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African Waterhole
African Waterhole
Wright, Cavin
¥29.33
A charming tale of the animals living around an African waterhole. The intrigues, anxieties and relationships between such diverse characters as Walter, the warthog, Larry the evil leopard, Percival, the African Grey parrot and Michael the meercat will both amuse young readers and widen their appreciation of the natural world.
Middlemarch
Middlemarch
Eliot, George
¥19.52
Middlemarch is a 'realism' novel set in the fictional town of Middlemarch in the English Midlands. Written by George Eliot (the pen name of Mary Anne Evans) in the late 1860s/early 1870s, the novel tackles many of the political issues of the day, such as the Great Reform Bill and the death of King George IV.
I'm Alan Partridge Quiz & Trivia Book
I'm Alan Partridge Quiz & Trivia Book
McCaighey, Mark
¥29.33
Aha! It's 'The I'm Alan Partridge Quiz & Trivia Book' 100 questions featuring Norwich's very own broadcasting legend and embarrassing son. Test your knowledge on all twelve episodes of 'I'm Alan Partridge' from his pro-longed stay at the Linton Travel Tavern to his static caravan days with Sonja, his Ukrainian girlfriend. This excellent book also has a 'Fact of the Day' accompanying each episode and in 'Partridge's Particles' some of the key moments in the life of the nation's favourite broadcaster are highlighted. Needless to say, 'The I'm Alan Partridge Quiz & Trivia Book' will entertain and inform (just like Alan himself) and is an absolute must-have for Partridge fans of all ages.
Mrs Mary Eales's Recipes
Mrs Mary Eales's Recipes
Eales, Mrs Mary
¥19.52
120 fantastic recipes for all sorts of confectionary, from dried fruits to candies to preserves and jellies to biscuits and cakes, taken from the cookbook of Mrs Mary Eales, confectioner to Queen Anne. It even contains the very first instance of a recipe for ice cream to be included in an English cookbook.
London Underground The Quiz Book
London Underground The Quiz Book
Dugdale, Mike
¥19.52
For the last 150 years, every Londoner, tourist, and visitor uses the tube to explore and enjoy London. But behind the facade of ox-blood brick buildings and colourful diagrams lies a wealth of history and interesting facts. This book tests your knowledge in this area with 250 questions (and answers) about this incredible network.
Eugenio Barba ?i m?rul de aur
Eugenio Barba ?i m?rul de aur
Cozma Diana
¥61.83
M? numesc Gicu ?i sunt poli?ist. Mama crede c? a?a mi-a fost scris ?n marea carte a vie?ii, s? fiu poli?ist, ?i c?, de?i totul pare ?mpotriva mea, Dumnezeu are compasiune pentru mine ?i m? va ajuta. Sunt poli?ist la sec?ia 66 din Bucure?ti, la ordine public?. Acum sunt ?n ?nt?rziere la o ?nt?lnire conspirativ?. Eram decis s? nu m? las impresionat de ceea ce urma s? v?d.De la Universitate o iau pe jos. Ajung t?rziu la ?nt?lnire. Discu?iile introductive au durat mai mult dec?t ar fi fost necesar ?i pentru o clip? m-am ?ntrebat dac? nu era o ?nscenare, ?ns? am respins ideea.
Spirit, imagini ?i ?n?elesuri
Spirit, imagini ?i ?n?elesuri
Ion Papuc
¥59.68
Gndul c a fi putut-o sugruma pe sora mea mai mic, adormit n patul de sub mine i pe care o iubeam mai mult dect orice altceva pe lume. Nu o nebunie slbatic, ci una aproape n joac. O sugestie lene, somnoroas, maliioas, care prea s atepte acolo de mult vreme.“ Acolo, adic n pivnia ntunecoas a fiinei. Gnduri ceoase, impulsuri obscure, vinovii fr vin, acuzaii difuze. Inexplicabilul sau inavuabilul resimite ca reacie fireasc. Benign demonism infantil, dincolo de logic i de orice explicaie. i totul n caruselul Relaiei, cadrul obsedant al acestor istorii de via amar, pestri, derizorie. Relaii ntre prini i copii, surori i frai, bunici i nepoi, unchi, mtui, vecini. Cu avorturi, adultere, accidente, sinucideri, apendicite, bovarism, sex aiurea, decizii pripite de nunt i desprire. Gelozie ntre surori, ura fetiei fa de predicile mamei, Parkinson i Alzheimer, Toronto i Vancouver, baluri provinciale, paralizii, primele fantazri erotice ale vrstei nubile, rochia mamei, azilul, recuperri sentimentale dup jumtate de veac, apologia vieii neinhibate“, dar i rigorile inflexibile ale unui mediu intens irizat religios. Pe scurt, via. Mai precis: draga noastr via. Cea pe care adesea uitm s-o trim, necum s-o mai i gndim.
101 Amazing Facts About Everything - Volume 1
101 Amazing Facts About Everything - Volume 1
Goldstein, Jack
¥19.52
Did you know that President Theodore Roosevelt had a guinea pig called Fighting Bob Evans along with many other hilariously named pets? Were you aware that a certain Brazilian Emperor didn't oppose a military coup because he no longer enjoyed his job? Brought to you by renowned trivia historians Jack Goldstein and Jimmy Russell, this eBook is full of facts that will make you laugh, gasp in amazement and possibly blow your mind. Find out what percentage of the world's wood is used just by IKEA, the unusual job Sylvester Stallone once had, who wrote the world's first knock-knock joke and much, much more.
Union J - The Ultimate Quiz Book
Union J - The Ultimate Quiz Book
Goldstein, Jack
¥19.52
Are you the world's biggest Jcat? Can you prove it? This excellent quiz book has 100 questions about the world's greatest boy band. What is George's favourite film? How tall is JJ? What's Josh's favourite TV show? Who is Jaymi's biggest inspiration? If you knew the answer to those, wait until you get to the hard ones... and if you didn't, this book has all the answers for you. Show your friends you know everything there is to know about Union J!
101 Princess Diana Facts
101 Princess Diana Facts
Goldstein, Jack
¥19.52
Diana, Princess of Wales is one of the most recognisable figures in history. However how much do you really know about the woman who stole a nation's heart? This quick-read eBook gives you all the information you need in easy to digest sections which cover her life from a young child through her ill-fated marriage and subsequent divorce, her relationships, charity work plus much more. Find out everything there is to know about the people's princess whose life was tragically cut short.
Black Angel
Black Angel
Jones, Conrad
¥19.52
When Conrad Jones helps the police identify an occultist symbol carved into the chest of a murder victim, he attracts the attention of a Satanic cult who believe themselves to be human vampires. He writes a book about them exposing how far reaching their influence is and they desperately want to silence him. Hunted by the cult and by the law, he has no choice but to become the hunter.... A gritty, violent thriller based on recent true events.
Old Curiosity Shop
Old Curiosity Shop
Dickens, Charles
¥19.52
Charles Dickens' The Old Curiosity Shop has been enjoyed by readers of all ages around the world for 170 years.Follow the story of little orphan Nell Trent, living in her grandfather's curiosity shop in London.
Old Indian Days
Old Indian Days
Eastman, Charles Alexander
¥19.52
Fifteen classic Native American tales by Native American writer, physician, and reformer Charles Alexander Eastman.
Our Lady Saint Mary
Our Lady Saint Mary
Barry, Joseph Gale Hurd
¥19.52
A fascinating look at the life of Saint Mary by 19th century American minister Reverend Joseph Gale Hurd Barry.
Life Of Robert Peterson
Life Of Robert Peterson
Kelly, Paul
¥44.05
Robert Peterson has had a troublesome time in the past few weeks... well, the past few years really. Until the day he met Freya he thought he would always have to get through tough times by himself. She had met a few chaps since her divorce but Robert was different somehow, although she couldn't understand why.
Harold, the Last of the Saxon Kings
Harold, the Last of the Saxon Kings
Bulwer-Lytton, Edward
¥19.52
A fascinating fictionalised story of the life of Harold Godwinson, the last Anglo-Saxon King of England, written by bestselling novelist and coiner of such phrases as "e;the pen is mightier than the sword"e; and "e;It was a dark and stormy night"e;, Edward Bulwer-Lytton.
Retribution - An Eye for an Eye
Retribution - An Eye for an Eye
Fletcher, M.W.
¥39.14
The seizing of a British yacht by the Libyans, is followed by the OSC going in to rescue the high profile passenger and the crew. The cost; one of Colonel Gadhafi's sons is killed. A London Bank is raided with the occupants taken hostages. One of the hostages a young woman from Russia is executed in cold blood in front of the television cameras. Three brothers attached to the SPETSNAZ in Moscow whilst watching the world news, recognise the young woman as their sister. Whilst practicing; covering the fourth stage of the Dakar rally across the Libyan section; The Prime Minister's son is taken prisoner by Gadhafi. The British Prime Minister is given a ten-day deadline to comply with a single demand, for the return of her son. In the following days, The Prime Minister comes under attack on her own front door, Downing Street. The Police officer in charge of the Bank heist is also attacked by gunmen. Four men; from two totally different countries want Retribution against the British Prime Minister. This could bring the country into a war with two countries, one of which is a nuclear super power. If ever Max Storm and the OSC were needed it was surely now. Britain's first and last line of offence.
One-On-One
One-On-One
Spires, Philip
¥44.05
In her trademark series, One-On-One, Christine Gardner, freelance journalist and television presenter, puts powerful people into the limelight. Her latest subject is Salleh Abdullah, once known as Trevor Cartwright, a British expatriate mathematician and convert to Islam. He has amassed a fortune and now international notoriety via his deft trading on financial markets using methods that thus far have defied all analysis. In just two years his fortune in equities has grown so great that his holdings in multinational companies are causing concern. To date, he has resisted all contact with the media, but Christine and he share a past, a past that both of them keenly recall. Cartwright finds her request to record episodes of One-On-One impossible to refuse. This will be Salleh Abdullah's first media exposure. But who is Christine working for? Is she freelance? Or does she appear in someone else's script? Perhaps her husband, Anthony Green, who watches his wife's encounter with Salleh Abdullah from his office desk, can answer. Set on a private island in the South China Sea where Cartwright regularly retires to work, One-On-One follows the progress of Christine Gardiner's project as allegiances begin to shift.
Mixed Scenarios
Mixed Scenarios
Nite, Aluta
¥19.52
Contained in this book are 37 short stories on a fictional level and covering diverse issues on humanity. The stories encase many aspects of living on various levels of weightiness.
101 Amazing Facts about Ships and Boats
101 Amazing Facts about Ships and Boats
Goldstein, Jack
¥19.52
Do you know how many cannons a Tudor ship could carry? How many people go missing from cruise ships every year? What is a hawsehole? And why are submarines painted black? This fantastic quick-read eBook features 101 amazing facts about ships and boats, split into categories such as famous ships, seafaring terminology, naval ship classes and many more. So if you want to know what the fastest ship in the world is, or who made the deepest solo dive in a submarine, then this is the book for you. Find the information you want, fast!
101 Amazing Facts about Dinosaurs
101 Amazing Facts about Dinosaurs
Goldstein, Jack
¥19.52
Did you know there is a species of dinosaur named after Hogwarts? Which were the largest and smallest dinosaurs? What is the difference between a brontosaurus and an apatosaurus? This excellent book answers all of these questions and more, with over one hundred facts about dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures.