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Soccer Rules Quiz Book
Soccer Rules Quiz Book
Wheelwright, Wayne
¥19.52
Soccer is the most popular sport in the world. Watched and played by hundreds of millions of people around the globe, the sport's popularity continues to grow. One of the things that keeps people talking about games are referee's decisions. Everybofy seems to think they could do a better job. This quiz book puts that to the test with question about regulations, punishments, equipment and much more so put your knowledge to the test and see if you really do know more than the referee.
Valley of Weeping
Valley of Weeping
Truter, Clive
¥29.33
Kiam is frustrated in that his life appears to be going nowhere. He is a city boy, but is then confronted with the opportunity to inherit an abandoned farm in a remote tribal district. Will it be a new beginning or a disaster? What will the Valley of Weeping hold?The novel explores the cultural differences and the racial polarization that was typical of South Africa before 1994, and portrays the climatic and geographical qualities of this part of the world.
Gwen Stefani Quiz Book
Gwen Stefani Quiz Book
Wheelwright, Wayne
¥19.52
Gwen Stefani is the multi-talented singer who rose to fame with the band No Doubt. After over 20 years in the spotlight she has shown her unquestionable musical talent as well as turning her hand to fashion, acting and now being a coach on the Voice amongst other things.This quiz book covers subjects from her songs, early days, family, awards and much, much more.
Amazing Pub Quiz Book - Volume 1
Amazing Pub Quiz Book - Volume 1
Goldstein, Jack
¥29.33
Which band was originally called Strontium 90? Who was King of England during the great fire of London? What is the currency used in Malaysia? And in which video game did we first meet Guybrush Threepwood? This fantastic quiz book features four hundred questions split into forty sections covering all areas of geography, history, literature, music, sport, science and general knowledge. Whether you are a trivia master or a beginner on the quest to prove your knowledge, this is a perfect addition to your bookshelf.
Harry Potter - The Complete Quiz Book
Harry Potter - The Complete Quiz Book
Goldstein, Jack
¥48.95
How much do you know about the world of Harry Potter, his friends and of course his enemies? Do you know what language Merpeople speak? How long does felix felicis take to prepare? Who played Delores Umbridge in the films? And what colour hue does the Dogbreath potion have? This fantastically fun quiz book contains eight hundred questions (and answers!) covering every aspect of wizarding life including the characters, life at Hogwarts, spells, potions, fantastic beasts plus much, much more. It contains all of the questions from both Jack Goldstein's Ultimate Quiz Book and Frankie Taylor's Amazing Quiz Book, even adding some completely new ones!From questions even a muggle could answer all the way through to trivia that would test Dumbledore himself, this is the perfect way to test your Harry Potter knowledge.
Who Knew Felix Marr?
Who Knew Felix Marr?
Kelly, Paul
¥39.14
"e;Who knew Felix Marr?"e; by Paul Kelly, is a book which has been in his mind for many years and has now finally made it's way to paper. It is a fiction mystery about one particular person, telling the tale of a boy growing up on the streets in Glasgow, who is taken in by a kindly woman starting a care home. Felix grows up the only way he can, by surviving however he has too...
Crocodile Masquerade
Crocodile Masquerade
Shelby, Quig
¥39.14
After the murder of his family in South Africa, Joost van Houten relocates to London, and opens a nursing agency. When he falls for albino nurse Bheki Ncube they both become the target of a voodoo gang, and high preistess Dela Eden Obi. Joost has an old African crocodile mask that mediates between the living and the dead, and Bheki her delicious body, worth a fortune in ritual magic parts. But when the chance of resurrecting his wife arrives, Joost must make the hardest decision of his life - whom to love. And whilst Bheki flips from sub to domme, dela's murderous husband is facing a life locked in chastity.
Drover
Drover
Dalton, Sullatober
¥29.33
In the aftermath of Waterloo, even with the help of his intuitive black collie Bruce, Fergus Findlay will need all his guile and courage to rescue Fiona McRae from the drudgery of a failed farm and her father's plans to marry her off to their rich neighbour. He must do this in between droving cattle and sometimes dispossessed crofters from the Moray Firth to Glasgow Markets through flooded rivers with reivers lurking ready to steal and murder.
101 Amazing Mythical Beasts
101 Amazing Mythical Beasts
Goldstein, Jack
¥19.52
Did you know that a Hippogriff is supposedly the offspring of a horse and a griffin? Or that a Greek Sphinx generally has a male face, whereas an Egyptian one has a female visage? Where does the Skunk Ape roam, and how can you spot a Kitsune in human form? Is Slenderman the most frightening mythical creature, or is that honour bestowed on the fearsome Gashadokuro? This fantastic book contains details of over one hundred mythical beasts and legendary creatures, organised into categories for easy reference. Whether you are interested in the beasts of anywhere from Ancient Greece to modern-day Africa, this is the book for you!
Skulduggery
Skulduggery
Stevens, Bob
¥29.33
An America funded Australian spy operation is under way to ascertain what the French are building underground on one of their Pacific Ocean islands. Following their nuclear bomb testing at Mururoa Atoll in the South Pacific, and sinking of Greenpeace Ship 'Rainbow Warrior' in Auckland Harbour New Zealand by French Agents Prieur and Mafart in July 1985, the current French government is deemed as furtive and untrustworthy by fellow United Nations members. The American Government believing its array of navigation and communication satellites could be compromised by whatever it is the French are constructing, are determined to avert any French skulduggery.
Moltation
Moltation
Flaxton, Nigel
¥9.71
A professor and two students stumble across a highly unusual phenomenon. At first they attempt to keep it secret whilst investigating further, but leaks occur despite the intervention of MI5. The phenomenon involves a newly discovered element, synthesized by the professor and others together with a material deposited on earth by visitors from another planet who use the earth for observation. Their society is more advanced than that of earth, though they had no anticipation of the highly unusual result of the combination between the terrestrial and the extra-terrestrial materials. They are both appalled and pleased with aspects of the intriguing results.
Papa and Me
Papa and Me
Kelly, Paul
¥58.76
This is the story of the love of a fifteen year old boy BRADLEY ROBERTS for his grandfather whom he calls PAPA. It tells of the total understanding between the young and the old, with advice given that serves the boy through his life and well into his manhood.It is a story totally regardless of sex in its content, although Bradley learned much from his Papa that gave him a fuller understand of marriage and relationships.A story of LOVE in its purest form which gave Bradley the life that his Papa wished him to have and which filled his life with rich happiness.
Emerald Greene and the Witch Stones
Emerald Greene and the Witch Stones
Blythe, Daniel
¥19.52
There's a new pupil at St Agnes' school in the historic city of Meresbury. She's a mysterious, otherworldly girl called Emerald Greene. A girl without a past, without a family or friends. When Jess and Richie decide to befriend her, they're in for a few shocks - for Emerald lives in a mansion which doesn't exist, and can see things nobody else can see. Meanwhile, Meresbury becomes home to a series of strange events. What is the secret of the tomb which the eccentric Professor Ulverston has unearthed in an ancient stone circle? Where does the talking cat come from? And why have Mr Courtney and his Special Measures operatives arrived in town? With unearthly apparitions stalking the land, Jess and Richie soon realise that their mysterious classmate might be the only one to know what's happening. But it seems Emerald Greene has her own secrets - and nobody is quite sure whose side she is really on...
Poles Apart - Challenges for business in the digital age
Poles Apart - Challenges for business in the digital age
Baucherel, Kate
¥19.52
The internet gives us access to the whole world to build business. But many SMEs are Poles Apart: sitting in the cold, and missing out on the huge potential that the online space can offer. This is as true for the smallest businesses in the country as it is for large established organisations, where employees themselves are Poles Apart and the clash of cultures is causing turbulence. So, are you a Penguin or a Polar Bear? What skills do you need, and what risks do you face, to make the journey to warmer climes?
America
America
Berry, Ian
¥19.52
The Saskias, Saskia Chandler and Saskia Hunt, are off on holiday to America. But before they go they have a few things to attend to, both as the SuperTwins, Kyra and Katya, and as themselves. Saskia Chandler discovers she needs to use the knowledge and experience gained when she was still Richie and worked in IT to unravel a mystery involving robberies from ATM machines. Saskia Hunt seems to have come to terms with just exactly who Saskia Chandler actually is, now it's just up to Saskia Chandler to come to terms with that for herself. The Twins find themselves shunted backwards and forwards in time, sometimes only a little way, sometimes hundreds of years - and once into a timeline that has no beginning - and no end. Despite trips to the Moon and to Houston, this time with Rio to assist them, eventually they get to go on their holiday. But they find they still need to use their super powers as they get dragged back to Britain to prevent the whole of South East England becoming an uninhabitable wasteland. Perhaps the strangest thing of all happens in Chicago when they meet two men who were deadly enemies - in the nineteen twenties. But there's a problem - they have no means of returning to their own time!
Haunted
Haunted
Keen, A. M.
¥29.33
Mysteria, a small fishing island located just off the coast of Oregon. Covered in dense forests, its isolation is exactly what award-winning author Cameron Drake is looking for. After an amicable divorce he moves to the island from England, in an attempt to reignite his writing career. However, Cameron's arrival begins with a strange encounter on a deserted road, and leads to a series of hauntings that force him to question his sanity and investigate its history. As the community around him slowly vanishes, it appears Mysteria is not everything it seems. Aided by his loyal pet, Akando, an Alaskan malamute, Cameron descends into the strange world of the paranormal. Slowly, he begins to believe the hauntings are an attempt to warn of a fate that will befall the island and its remaining occupants. A quest of witchcraft, Ouija boards and contact with the dead awaits Cameron, but as he investigates deeper, the island's secret becomes clear.
101 Amazing Facts about Castles
101 Amazing Facts about Castles
Goldstein, Jack
¥19.52
Did you know that the world's oldest football was found in a room at Stirling Castle? Do you know what the person in charge of a castle's buttery is called? What is the difference between a trebuchet and a mangonel? And what is an oubliette? The answers to all of these questions and more can be found in the excellent quick-read guide to castles. Whether you're King Richard the Lionheart himself, or just some unlucky peasant, this book containing over one hundred facts is sure to keep you entertained.
101 Amazing Facts about Jane Austen
101 Amazing Facts about Jane Austen
Goldstein, Jack
¥19.52
Did you know that when some of Jane Austen's lesser-known work was sent to publishers in 2007 under a pseudonym it was rejected? Do you know in which radio sitcom she was once portrayed as a foul-mouthed and violent inhabitant of hell who even the devil was scared of? And what have zombies got to do with Pride and Prejudice? This fascinating book contains over one hundred facts about Jane Austen, organised into categories for easy reading. Whether you are studying Austen for a project or you are just interested in finding out more about the queen of regency romance, this is the book for you.
Each Man Kills
Each Man Kills
Barry, David
¥39.14
A drunken old farmer is murdered and Swansea police detective Harry Lambert is unable to discover a motive for what looks like the work of a professional killer. But before long the hunter becomes the hunted as an ex-SAS soldier escapes to remote, rural west Wales, pursued by DI Lambert. The trail is strewn with all manner of intriguing debris: terrorism; Celtic mysticism; and tortured relationships. Each man struggling to shrug off the complexities of the past. Each man having to surrender the present. Each man, in his own way, killing.
Colonel's Ducks at Oakhaven
Colonel's Ducks at Oakhaven
Dalton, Sullatober
¥29.33
No one would object to a rest home for soldiers where they could re-establish family relationships - or could they? In order to realise his dream for rehabilitaion, Colonel Cunninghame must get his ducks in a row for the Planning Committee and not count his chickens. He'll also have to accommodate Mrs Bonifacce's poets and painters - Oakhaven wouldn't be Oakhaven without her. Unfortunately, foxes like ducks and chickens run riot now and then. On top of that, there was a bomb and a ruin that Mrs Elaine Jackson insisted on having renovated before she would marry him.
Welcome to Oakhaven
Welcome to Oakhaven
Dalton, Sullatober
¥29.33
Widowed Elaine Jackson has moved to the country to get away from her urban friends attempts at matchmaking. Her daughter thinks she's mad but Elaine finds the characters who live in Oakhaven challenging and maybe even romantic. Her new relationships provide a mixture of anxiety, rivalry, amusement and romance. It's not literary but, if you want a good holiday read or just to chill out - Welcome to Oakhaven.