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| "Hermione Bookmark" |
| "Carat Shop Exclusive! Hermione Granger silver plated bookmark 15mm "
Price: 5.49 |
| "Hedwig Bookmark" |
| "Carat Shop Exclusive! Hedwig silver plated bookmark 15mm"
Price: 5.99 |
| "Hogwarts Railway Bookmark" |
| "Carat Shop Exclusive! Hogwarts Railway stainless steel bookmark 15mm"
Price: 4.49 |
| "Deathly Hallows Bookmark" |
| "This Bookmark has been created using the official style guide from Warner Bros Silver Plated Bookmark with Deathly Hallows attached charm Approx 15mm This Bookmark comes on the official Harry Potter branded card packaging and shows the Warner Bros logo on the reverse This bookmark is one of many new Harry Potter Bookmarks we offer as a part of a collection The Carat Shop are the Official licensed manufacturers of Harry Potter Jewellery on behalf of Warner Bros"
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| "The Thing Around Your Neck" |
| "From the Orange Prize-winning author of Half of a Yellow Sun' come twelve dazzling stories that turn a penetrating eye on the ties that bind men and women parents and children Nigeria and the WestIn 'A Private Experience' a medical student hides from a violent riot with a poor Muslim woman whose dignity and faith force her to confront the realities and fears she's been pushing awayIn 'Tomorrow Is Too Far' a woman unlocks the devastating secret that surrounds her brother's deathThe young mother at the centre of 'Imitation' finds her comfortable life threatened when she learns that her husband back in Lagos has moved his mistress into their homeAnd the title story depicts the choking loneliness of a Nigerian girl who moves to an America that turns out to be nothing like the country she expected; though falling in love brings her desires nearly within reach a death in her homeland forces her to re-examine themSearing and profound suffused with beauty sorrow and longing this collection is a resounding confirmation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's prodigious storytelling powers"
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| "The World of Professor Layton" |
| "The Professor Layton series couples brilliant puzzle games with a fascinating story to create a riveting formula that has provided great entertainment for mystery fans and puzzle-solving gurus alike Now you can dive even deeper into Professor Layton&39;s universe with a fabulous tome that is sure to remind you of a puzzle! The World of Professor Layton is bursting with artwork rough concepts storyboards and detailed character profiles from every Professor Layton game as well as exclusive interviews creator commentary and much more!"
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| "Graded Chinese Reader 1500 Words - Selected Abridged Chinese Contemporary Short Stories" |
| "Graded Chinese Reader 1500 Words - Selected Abridged Chinese Contemporary Short Stories"
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| "Cocaine Nights by J. G. Ballard (Paperback, 1997)" |
| "Snort up Cocaine Nights It's disorientating deranging and knocks the work of other avant-garde writers into a hatted cock' Will SelfFive people die in an unexplained house fire in the Spanish resort of Estrella de Mar an exclusive enclave for the rich retired British centred on the thriving Club Nautico The club manager Frank Prentice pleads guilty to charges of murder - yet not even the police believe him When his Charles arrives to unravel the truth he gradually discovers that behind the resort's civilized facade flourishes a secret world of crime drugs and illicit sexAt once an engrossing mystery and a novel of ideas Cocaine Nights' is a stunningly original work a vision of a society coming to terms with a life of almost unlimited leisureThis edition is part of a new commemorative series of Ballard's works featuring introductions from a number of his admirers (including Neil Gaiman Zadie Smith John Lanchester and Martin Amis) and brand-new cover designs"
Price: 6.49 |
| "The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy (Paperback, 1997)" |
| "They all broke the rules They all crossed into forbidden territory They all tampered with the laws that lay down who should be loved and how And how much'This is the story of Rahel and Estha twins growing up among the banana vats and peppercorns of their blind grandmother's factory and amid scenes of political turbulence in Kerala Armed only with the innocence of youth they fashion a childhood in the shade of the wreck that is their family their lonely lovely mother their beloved Uncle Chacko (pickle baron radical Marxist bottom-pincher) and their sworn enemy Baby Kochamma (ex-nun incumbent grand-aunt)Arundhati Roy's Booker Prize-winning novel was the literary sensation of the 1990s a story anchored to anguish but fuelled by wit and magic"
Price: 7.99 |
| "Tolkien and the Great War: The Threshold of Middle-earth by John Garth (Paperback, 2004)" |
| "Acclaimed as the best book about Tolkien' this award-winning biography explores JRR Tolkien's wartime experiences and their impact on his life and his writing of The Hobbit and The Lord of The Rings To be caught in youth by 1914 was no less hideous an experience than in 1939 by 1918 all but one of my close friends were dead So JRR Tolkien responded to critics who saw The Lord of the Rings as a reaction to the Second World War Tolkien and the Great War tells for the first time the full story of how he embarked on the creation of Middle-earth in his youth as the world around him was plunged into catastrophe This biography reveals the horror and heroism that he experienced as a signals officer in the Battle of the Somme and introduces the circle of friends who spurred his mythology to life It shows how after two of these brilliant young men were killed Tolkien pursued the dream they had all shared by launching his epic of good and evil John Garth argues that the foundation of tragic experience in the First World War is the key to Middle-earth's enduring power Tolkien used his mythic imagination not to escape from reality but to reflect and transform the cataclysm of his generatuion While his contemporaries surrendered to disillusionment he kept enchantment alive reshaping an entire literary tradition into a form that resonates to this day This is the first substantially new biography of Tolkien since 1977 meticulously researched and distilled from his personal wartime papers and a multitude of other sources"
Price: 8.49 |
| "The Treasure Hunt" |
| "Percy the Park Keeper surprises his animal friends in this engaging story from highly-regarded best-selling author-illustrator Nick Butterworth Includes a fabulous fold-out poster! Percy the park keeper is planning a treasure hunt All his animal friends are to follow a trail of clues around the park and the first one to reach the end will find the treasure! The animals are so excited they can't wait for the hunt to begin"
Price: 5.49 |
| "A Place Called Here" |
| "A redemptive and captivating novel from the No 1 bestselling author of PS I Love You Ever wondered where lost things go? Ever since the day her classmate vanished Sandy Shortt has been haunted by what happens when something - or someone - disappears Finding has become her goal Jack Ruttle is desperate to find his younger brother who vanished into thin air a year ago He spots an ad for Sandy's missing persons agency and is certain that she will answer his prayers and find his brother But then Sandy disappears too stumbling upon a place that is a world away from the only one she has ever known Now all she wants more than anything is to find her way home"
Price: 7.49 |
| "Lewis Hamilton: My Story by Lewis Hamilton (Paperback, 2008)" |
| "Lewis Hamilton's explosive arrival on the Formula 1 scene has made front-page headlines In My Story for the first time Lewis opens up about his stunning debut season in grand prix racing as well as his dad Anthony his home life and his early years The only book with the real story as told by Lewis In his first season in F1 Lewis Hamilton thrilled the world of motor racing by finishing on the podium in his first nine consecutive races - the first driver to do so in the sport's 57-year history - and drove to victories in Canada America Hungary and Japan But bare statistics alone do scant justice to the amazing impact Lewis Hamilton has had on the sporting landscape My Story gives the real account from Lewis himself as he sets the record straight about his colourful life on and off the track Given a grounded upbringing by his dedicated father in unremarkable Stevenage Lewis tells about how he first tried out go-karting while on a cut-price family holiday in Ibiza In his book he gives the real version of events at a motor sport dinner where as a nine-year-old wearing a borrowed suit he approached McLaren team boss Ron Dennis with the immortal words that were to change his life forever He rose rapidly through the Junior and Formula ranks dominating every series with his raw speed and canny race craft Here Lewis candidly recalls those key moments that shaped his career and went some way towards compensating for the sacrifices made by his father Anthony in getting his son to the top Lewis also charts how he got into the sport and was signed up by Ron Dennis what motivates him who are his closest friends how he copes with the constant travelling and the physical and mental challenges of driving a state-of-the-art Formula 1 car He looks back in detail at the 2007 World Championship - the race wins the frightening crash in Germany his intense rivalry with team-mate Fernando Alonso his special relationship with Ron Dennis and the furore over the Ferrari allegations - right up to the dramatic last race of the season in Brazil"
Price: 8.49 |
| "20,000 Leagues Under The Sea" |
| "HarperCollins is proud to present a range of best-loved essential classics &39;The sea is everything It covers seven tenths of the terrestrial globe Its breath is pure and healthy It is an immense desert where man is never lonely for he feels life stirring on all sides&39; Scientist Pierre Aronnax and his colleagues set out on an expedition to find a strange sea monster and are captured by the infamous and charismatic Captain Nemo and taken abroad the Nautilus submarine as his prisoners As they travel the world&39;s oceans they become embroiled in adventures and events beyond their wildest dreams Visionary in its outlook Vern&39;s 20000 Leagues Under the Sea is a legendary science fiction masterpiece"
Price: 3.99 |
| "The Cat in the Hat Comes Back" |
| "The one and only Cat in the Hat gets a brand new look as he once more steps into the lives of Sally and her brother in this mayhem-filled sequel to the original classic adventure When the Cat in the Hat comes back Sally and her brother know it's going to mean trouble And guess what? They're right! The Cat in the Hat is one of the most popular characters in children's fiction and this classic title is one that every child should have the joy of reading The perfect book for early readers the new look and style brings a worldwide favourite to a whole new generation"
Price: 5.49 |
| "All Hell Let Loose : The World at War 1939-1945" |
| "A magisterial history of the greatest and most terrible event in history from one of the finest historians of the Second World War A book which shows the impact of war upon hundreds of millions of people around the world- soldiers sailors and airmen; housewives farm workers and childrenReflecting Max Hastings's thirty-five years of research on World War II All Hell Let Loose describes the course of events but focuses chiefly upon human experience which varied immensely from campaign to campaign continent to continentThe author emphasises the Russian front where more than 90 of all German soldiers who perished met their fate He argues that while Hitler's army often fought its battles brilliantly well the Nazis conducted their war effort with stunning incompetence' He suggests that the Royal Navy and US Navy were their countries' outstanding fighting services while the industrial contribution of the United States was much more important to allied victory than that of the US ArmyThe book ranges across a vast canvas from the agony of Poland amid the September 1939 Nazi invasion to the 1943 Bengal famine in which at least a million people died under British rule- and British neglect Among many vignettes there are the RAF's legendary raid on the Ruhr dams the horrors of Arctic convoys desert tank combat jungle clashes Some of Hastings's insights and judgements will surprise students of the conflict while there are vivid descriptions of the tragedies and triumphs of a host of ordinary people in uniform and out of itThe cliche is profoundly true' he says The world between 1939 and 1945 saw some human beings plumb the depths of baseness while others scaled the heights of courage and nobility' This is everyman's story' an attempt to answer the question What was the Second World War like ?' and also an overview of the big picture Max Hastings employs the technique which has made many of his previous books best-sellers combining top-down analysis and bottom-up testimony to explore the meaning of this vast conflict both for its participants and for posterity"
Price: 10.49 |
| "Secret Agent Splat" |
| "Splat the Cat turns detective in this hilarious new title in the internationally best-selling series from the creator of Russell the Sheep Splat the Cat notices that something isn't quite right in his house First the toy ducks his father makes start to go missing Then they are mysteriously returned but strangely enough without their beaks! Who could possibly be causing all of this trouble? To solve the mystery Splat musters up his courage and rises to the challenge as Secret Agent Splat!"
Price: 5.99 |
| "Evil Under the Sun" |
| "Agatha Christie's exotic seaside mystery thriller reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers It was not unusual to find the beautiful bronzed body of the sun-loving Arlena Stuart stretched out on a beach face down Only on this occasion there was no sun she had been strangled Ever since Arlena's arrival at the resort Hercule Poirot had detected sexual tension in the seaside air But could this apparent crime of passion' have been something more evil and premeditated altogether?"
Price: 6.49 |
| "The Monogram Murders : The New Hercule Poirot Mystery" |
| "The new Hercule Poirot novel - another brilliant murder mystery that can only be solved by the eponymous Belgian detective and his little grey cells' Since the publication of her first book in 1920 Agatha Christie wrote 33 novels two plays and more than 50 short stories featuring Hercule Poirot Now for the first time ever the guardians of her legacy have approved a brand new novel featuring Dame Agatha's most beloved creation Hercule Poirot's quiet supper in a London coffee house is interrupted when a young woman confides to him that she is about to be murdered She is terrified but begs Poirot not to find and punish her killer Once she is dead she insists justice will have been done Later that night Poirot learns that three guests at the fashionable Bloxham Hotel have been murdered a cufflink placed in each one's mouth Could there be a connection with the frightened woman? While Poirot struggles to put together the bizarre pieces of the puzzle the murderer prepares another hotel bedroom for a fourth victim In the hands of internationally bestselling author Sophie Hannah Poirot plunges into a mystery set in 1920s London - a diabolically clever puzzle that can only be solved by the talented Belgian detective and his little grey cells'"
Price: 6.49 |
| "Smith of Wootton Major" |
| "A charming new pocket edition of one of Tolkien's major pieces of short fiction and his only finished work dating from after publication of The Lord of the RingsWhat began as a preface to The Golden Key by George MacDonald eventually grew into this charming short story so named by Tolkien to suggest an early work by PG Wodehouse Composed almost a decade after The Lord of the Rings and when his lifelong occupation with the Silmarillion' was winding down Smith of Wootton Major was the product of ripened experience and reflection It was published in 1967 as a small hardback complete with charming black and white illustrations by Pauline Baynes and would be the last work of fiction to be published in Tolkien's own lifetimeNow almost 50 years on this enchanting tale of a wanderer who finds his way into the perilous realm of Faery is being published once again as a pocket hardback Contained here are many intriguing links to the world of Middle-earth as well as to Tolkien's other tales and this new edition is enhanced with a facsimile of the illustrated first edition a manuscript of Tolkien's early draft of the story notes and an alternate ending and a lengthy essay on the nature of Faery"
Price: 7.49 |
| "The Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis (Hardback, 2014)" |
| "A stunning new hardback edition of this timeless classic This is the best loved of all the Chronicles of Narnia - the first one ever written and the book everybody remembers reading as a child This is the land of Narnia said the Faun where we are now And you - you have come from the wild woods of the west! I - I got in through the wardrobe in the spare room said Lucy Lucy steps into the Professor's wardrobe - but steps out again into a snowy forest She's stumbled upon the magical world of Narnia a land of unicorns centaurs fauns and the wicked White Witch who terrorises all Lucy soon realises that Narnia and in particular Aslan the great Lion needs her help if the county's creatures are ever going to be free again"
Price: 8.99 |
| "The Court of Broken Knives : 1" |
| "Perfect for fans of Mark Lawrence and R Scott Bakker The Court of Broken Knives is the explosive debut by one of grimdark fantasy's most exciting new voices They've finally looked at the graveyard of our Empire with open eyes They're fools and madmen and like the art of war And their children go hungry while we piss gold and jewels into the dust In the richest empire the world has ever known the city of Sorlost has always stood eternal and unconquered But in a city of dreams governed by an imposturous Emperor decadence has become the true ruler and has blinded its inhabitants to their vulnerability The empire is on the verge of invasion - and only one man can see it Haunted by dreams of the empire's demise Orhan Emmereth has decided to act On his orders a company of soldiers cross the desert to reach the city Once they enter the Palace they have one mission kill the Emperor then all those who remain Only from ashes can a new empire be built The company is a group of good ordinary soldiers for whom this is a mission like any other But the strange boy Marith who walks among them is no ordinary soldier Marching on Sorlost Marith thinks he is running away from the past which haunts him But in the Golden City his destiny awaits him - beautiful bloody and more terrible than anyone could have foreseen"
Price: 7.99 |
| "Spelling Quick Quizzes Ages 7-9" |
| "Fun and engaging quizzes to test children's spelling skills A fun and easy way to test key skills taught at school Simple clear layout with colourful illustrations Includes a motivating colour in your score' chart for every quiz Handy hints to help guide children through the quizzes Answers are included to help you to support children's learning at home"
Price: 4.49 |
| "The Peregrine: 50th Anniversary Edition : Afterword by Robert Macfarlane" |
| "Reissue of J A Baker's extraordinary classic of British nature writing with an exclusive new afterword by Robert MacfarlaneJ A Baker's extraordinary classic of British nature writing was first published in 1967 Greeted with acclaim it went on to win the Duff Cooper Prize the pre-eminent literary prize of the time Luminaries such as Ted Hughes Barry Lopez and Andrew Motion have cited it as one of the most important books in twentieth-century nature writingDespite the association of peregrines with the wild outer reaches of the British Isles The Peregrine is set on the flat marshes of the Essex coast where J A Baker spent long winters looking and writing about the visitors from the uplands - peregrines that spend the winter hunting the huge flocks of pigeons and waders that share the desolate landscape with themThis new edition of the timeless classic published to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its first publication features an afterword by one of the book's greatest admirers Robert Macfarlane"
Price: 9.49 |
| "Dragon Paperback" |
| "The tenth action-packed thriller in the Dirk Pitt series where the adventurer must foil the deadly conspiracy of a group of Japanese nationalist fanatics A NUCLEAR PEARL HARBOUR Buried in the depths of the Pacific Ocean lies one of the greatest secrets of World War Two – a crashed B-29 Bomber that was carrying a third atomic bomb to Japan in 1945 Its deadly cargo lost in the sea for nearly fifty years could be Dirk Pitt’s only hope of stopping the conspiracy of a group of Japanese nationalist fanatics They’re hell-bent on neutralizing and blackmailing the USA – with nuclear weapons planted strategically in the country’s major cities – and only he can stop them…"
Price: 7.99 |
| Treasure |
| "In the ninth gripping thriller in the world famous Dirk Pitt series the adventurer finds himself in a deadly battle against the darkest forces of international terrorismTHE HIGH-EXPLOSIVE SECRET OF THE AGES391 ADFanatics destroy the greatest storehouse of knowledge and treasure in the ancient world - the mighty library and museum of Alexandria But a few conspirators secretly remove its most precious items and hide them deep in a specially excavated stronghold1991 ADA UN plane with the Secretary-General aboard crashes in the icy waters of Greenland brought down by a murderous conspiracy And trouble-shooter Dirk Pitt is drawn into a deadly battle against the darkest forces of international terrorism that could reshape the balance of world power forever"
Price: 7.99 |
| "i-SPY Something Beginning with : What Can You Spot?" |
| "Search for hundreds of interesting things with this i-SPY guide This fun activity book encourages kids to look all around to find things beginning with every letter of the alphabet in search of i-SPY points A fun interactive way to encourage curious children to learn about the world around them What can you spot? Get i-SPYing with these features Colour photographs for each type of the item from apple to xylophone Points to score from common sights like bus (5 points) to top spots such as astronaut (50 points) Extra space to write your own i-SPY spots for each letter of the alphabet Children love these fun and fascinating i-SPY activity books - discover over 30 other i-SPY guides in the series!"
Price: 3.49 |
| "The Last Mrs Parrish : An Addictive Psychological Thriller with a Shocking Twist!" |
| "SELECTED BY REESE WITHERSPOON AS HER DECEMBER BOOK CLUB PICK! Addictive dark thrilling and full of twists! You won't want to miss this mesmerising debut from a fresh new voice in psychological suspense Perfect for fans of B A Paris Shari Lapena and Liane Moriarty How far would you go to make all your dreams come true? Amber Patterson is tired of being a nobody an invisible woman who melts into the background She deserves more She deserves a life of wealth luxury and leisure Daphne Parrish is the golden girl of Bishops Harbor Connecticut With her model looks her picture-perfect mansion and her millionaire husband Jackson she has everything Amber wants Amber's envy could eat her alive-if she didn't have a plan Before long she has become Daphne's closest friend and is catching the eye of Jackson But a skeleton from her past could destroy everything and if discovered Amber's well-laid plan may end in disaster"
Price: 6.99 |
| "The Book of Mormon : The Testament of a Broadway Musical Hardcover – Illustrated, 15 Jan 2013" |
| ""The best musical of this century Heaven on Broadway The Book of Mormon achieves something like a miracle" -Ben Brantley New York Times"A crowning achievement A huge smash success So good it makes me angry-Jon Stewart The Daily ShowThe biggest Broadway hit in decades-the brilliant brainchild of South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone and Avenue Q co-creator Robert Lopez-The Book of Mormon is delighting theatergoers nightly with its outrageous irreverent humor and surprising heart Cleverly designed in the same fun spirit as the show this official full-color illustrated coffee table book takes readers behind the scenes with stories from the cast creators and crew Included are the complete book and lyrics to the smash hit Broadway musical extensively annotated plus an original introduction by theater critic and author author Steven Suskin about the creation of the show that Rolling Stone declares "is on its march into legend""
Price: 17.99 |
| "Discovering Scarfolk by Richard Littler (Hardback, 2014)" |
| "Scarfolk is a town in north-west England that did not progress beyond 1979 The entire decade of the 1970s loops ad infinitum In Scarfolk children must not be seen OR heard and everyone has to be in bed by 8 pm because they are perpetually running a slight feverPart-comedy part-horror part-satire Discovering Scarfolk is the surreal account of a family trapped in the town Through public information posters news reports books tourist brochures and other ephermera we learn about the darker side of childhood school and society in Scarfolk A massive cult hit online Scarfolk re-creates with shiver-inducing accuracy and humour our most nightmarish childhood memories FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE RE-READ"
Price: 9.99 |
