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Brand: Corgi Books/Arrow
EAN: 9789123464357
MPN: 9789123464357
Category: Books & Magazines

Titles in This Set: 1. The Day Of The Jackal 2. Avenger 3. The Odessa File 4. The Dogs Of War 5. The Fourth Protocol 6. The Cobra 7. The Kill List 8. The Fox Description: The Day Of The Jackal One of the most celebrated thrillers ever written, The Day of the Jackal is the electrifying story of the struggle to catch a killer before it's too late. It is 1963 and an anonymous Englishman has been hired by the Operations Chief of the O.A.S. to murder General de Galle. A failed attempt in the previous year means the target will be nearly impossible to get to. But this latest plot involves a lethal weapon: an assassin of legendary talent. Avenger A young American aid volunteer, Ricky Colenso, is brutally murdered in former Yugoslavia. His grandfather, the Canadian billionaire Steven Edmond, is bent on revenge. The quest to find Ricky's murderer leads Edmond to Cal Dexter, ex-Vietnam Special Forces, the one man who could bring the killer to justice. But what starts as a personal, domestic tragedy soon explodes into a terrifying drama on the centre stage of world terrorism. From the battlefield of Vietnam via war-torn Serbia to the jungles of Central America, Avenger is packed with riveting detail, breathtaking action and political suspense, while in Cal Dexter we meet an unforgettable hero in the most dynamic Forsyth tradition. The Odessa File It's 1963 and a young German reporter has been assigned the suicide of a holocaust survivor. The news story seems straighforward, this is a tragic insight into one man's suffering. But a long hidden secret is discovered in the pages of the dead man's diary. What follows is life-and-death hunt for a notorious former concentration camp-commander, a man responsible for the deaths of thousands, a man as yet unpunished. The Dogs Of War An astonishing discovery is made in the remote African republic of Zangaro, one which could change the course of a nation's history forever. But such a discovery cannot be kept secret for long and Sir James Manson will stop at nothing to protect this find. A ruthless and bloody-minded tycoon, Manson immediately hires an army of mercenaries and with this deadly crew behind him he sets out to topple the government and replace its dictator with a puppet president. But news of the discovery has reached Russia - and suddenly Manson finds he no longer makes the rules in this power game. A game in which win or lose means life or death. The Fourth Protocol Plan Aurora, hatched in a remote dacha in the forest outside Moscow and initiated with relentless brilliance and skill, is a plan within a plan that, in its spine-chilling ingenuity, breaches the ultra-secret Fourth Protocol and turns the fears that shaped it into a living nightmare. A crack Soviet agent, placed under cover in a quiet English country town, begins to assemble a jigsaw of devastation. MI5 investigator John Preston, working against the most urgent of deadlines, leads an operation to prevent the act of murderous destruction aimed...
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Brand: Wren & Rook
EAN: 9789398507568
MPN: 9789398507568
Category: Books & Magazines

Titles In The Set: 1. The You Are Awesome Journal 2. The Dare to Be You Journal 3. What Do YOU Think? Description: The You Are Awesome Journal Find your way to awesome with this brilliant toolkit of goals, plans and challenges! Boys and girls everywhere have been discovering that they can be awesome thanks to bestselling author Matthew Syed. Now he's created an interactive journal full of life hacks, challenges and activities to give kids the confidence to come up with their own plan of action to be the best they can be. Because, with the right mindset, you really CAN do (almost) anything, whether you want to supercharge your maths, try out for the team or be the first person to walk on Mars. Whether setting out their goals, planning the best practice ever, keeping calm with breathing exercises or making paper airplanes to understand marginal gains, readers will love the brilliant activities in The You Are Awesome Journal. This is the perfect toolkit for anyone who dreams big - and who wants to make those dreams come true. The Dare to Be You Journal Boys and girls everywhere have been finding their awesome and daring to be themselves thanks to bestselling author Matthew Syed. Now he's created an interactive journal full of life hacks, challenges and activities to give kids the confidence to come up with their own plan of action to be themselves, live happy and think differently. Whether thinking about what's truly important to you, seeing your differences as ultimately your greatest strengths, working out how to speak up for yourself or keeping anxiety at bay with breathing exercises, readers will love the brilliant activities in the Dare to Be You Journal. This is the perfect toolkit for anyone who wants to discover their own unique qualities and fearlessly step into the world. What Do YOU Think? Matthew Syed will help readers to find their voice, flex their social superpowers, and speak up with kindness and confidence. What if you could disagree with someone without it turning into the argument of the century? I'm here to tell you that it can be done. If you are the kind of person who... -Avoids disagreements because you don't want to fall out -Gets too embarrassed to say that you've changed your mind -Feels so overwhelmed that you don't know what to think ...then this book is for you. What do YOU think? will help young readers to discover what is influencing their ideas, from peer pressure to fake news. They'll learn how to form and change opinions, and how to debate their views with empathy. Readers will see how debates and disagreements can give you new ideas, stronger friendships, and help change the world for the better. I know you have loads of incredible thoughts and ideas and the world deserves to hear your voice. I want to know... what do you think? Practical and positive, this is the book to help children build confidence in their own thoughts, so they can grow into awesome adults who can listen, be listened to, and can agree to...
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Brand: Scholastic
EAN: 9780702315831
MPN: 9780702315831
Category: Books & Magazines

Horrible Histories Savage Book Set Horrible Histories is a series of books written by Terry Deary that provides a humorous and lighthearted look at different periods of history. The books are aimed at children and young adults and strive to make history more accessible and engaging. Horrible Histories books are perfect for children aged 7-9 but are also enjoyed by older children and adults alike. Each book in the series covers a specific historical era or event, such as the Roman Empire, the Tudors, or the World Wars, and provides interesting facts and details about the people, places, and events from that time. The books are known for their humorous writing style and use of cartoons, illustrations, and jokes to help convey information in a fun and entertaining way. The Horrible Histories books have been very popular and sold millions worldwide. They have been praised for their ability to make history more accessible and engaging for children and for encouraging young people to learn about and appreciate the past. Overall, the Horrible Histories books are an excellent way for kids to learn about history in a fun and entertaining way, and they offer a welcome break from more traditional, dry history textbooks. Titles in This Set : Horrible Histories: Awful Egyptians Horrible Histories: Rotten Romans Horrible Histories: Vicious Vikings Horrible Histories: Measly Middle Ages Horrible Histories: Terrifying Tudors Horrible Histories: Vile Victorians Horrible Histories: Frightful First World War Horrible Histories: Woeful Second World War Discover History with all the nasty bits left in! These books are a great way to encourage children to learn about history. These books contain valuable and gory information from brutal Roman entertainment to Ancient Egyptian burial rituals. The Horrible Histories books are loved by children and adults alike, with many people using them throughout school and even at University to help them grasp specific topics. CBBC adapted these fantastic books into a children's show which involved acting out the famous scenes from the novels as well as adding catchy songs and more visual learning tools to help children understand and learn a wide variety of important historical events. Whether your child is new to the subject or they are budding history buff, this box set is the perfect addition to their library. The book set features eight nasty novels crammed with historical facts framed in a memorable and accessible way to make history fun. About the Author: Terry Deary is a British author, playwright, and screenwriter. He is best known as the author of the Horrible Histories book series, which has been praised for making history more accessible and engaging for children. Deary was born in Sunderland, England, in 1946 and has been writing books for children and young adults for many years. In addition to his work on the Horrible Histories series, he has also written several other books, including fiction, non-fiction, and...
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Brand: Quercus Publishing
EAN: 9781529424096
MPN: 9781529424096
Category: Books & Magazines

Titles In This Set: 1. The Seeker 2. The Black Friar 3. Destroying Angel 4. The Bear Pit 5. The House of Lamentations Description: The Seeker London, 1654. Oliver Cromwell is at the height of his power and has declared himself Lord Protector. Yet he has many enemies, at home and abroad. London is a teeming warren of spies and merchants, priests and soldiers, exiles and assassins. One of the web's most fearsome spiders is Damian Seeker, agent of the Lord Protector. No one knows where Seeker comes from, who his family is, or even his real name. All that is known of him for certain is that he is utterly loyal to Cromwell, and that nothing can be long hidden from him. In the city, coffee houses are springing up, fashionable places where men may meet to plot and gossip. Suddenly they are ringing with news of a murder. John Winter, hero of Cromwell's all-powerful army, is dead, and the lawyer, Elias Ellingworth, found standing over the bleeding body, clutching a knife. Yet despite the damning evidence, Seeker is not convinced of Ellingworth's guilt. He will stop at nothing to bring the killer to justice: and Seeker knows better than any man where to search. The Black Friar London, 1655, and Cromwell's regime is under threat from all sides. Damian Seeker, Captain of Cromwell's Guard, is all too aware of the danger facing Cromwell. Parliament resents his control of the Army while the Army resents his absolute power. In the east end of London, a group of religious fanatics plots rebellion. In the midst of all this, a stonemason uncovers a perfectly preserved body dressed in the robes of a Dominican friar, bricked up in a wall in the crumbling Black Friars. Ill-informed rumours and speculation abound, but Seeker instantly recognises the dead man. What he must discover is why he met such a hideous end, and what his connection was to the children who have started to disappear from around the city. Unravelling these mysteries is challenging enough, and made still harder by the activities of dissenters at home, Royalist plotters abroad and individuals who are not what they seem... Destroying Angel Captain Damian Seeker has gone north. Charged with preparing the way for the rule of the major-generals, he is now under the command of Colonel Robert Lilburne at York. But when Lilburne orders him to a small village on the North York moors with details of the stringent new anti-Royalist laws, Seeker finds that what should be a routine visit will reveal a plot to rival anything in scheming London An invitation to dinner at the house of local businessman Matthew Pullan lifts the lid on the bubbling cauldron of grudges and resentment that is Faithly village. The local constable, drunk on the tiny bit of power he holds, using it to avenge old resentments. The hated lord of the manor, the last of a staunchly Royalist family who has managed to avoid suspicion of treachery - for now. The vicar on trial for his job and his home, accused of ungodly acts. And the Pullans...
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Brand: Nosy Crow Ltd
EAN: 9789123986170
MPN: 9789123986170
Category: Books & Magazines

This action-packed boxset features 5 super(hero) books that make up the My Brother is a Superhero series from best-selling author David Solomons. The award-winning series won the Waterstones Children’s Prize 2016 and the British Book Industry Award’s Children’s book of the Year 2016. Can you imagine the agony when eleven-year-old comic book nerd Luke goes for a wee at the wrong time only to find out that his undeserving, never-read-a-comic-in-his-life brother, Zack, gets to meet an alien? Not only that, but the alien gives Zack superpowers and gives him strict instructions to use them to save the world. I’d be terribly annoyed too. But when Zack is kidnapped, it's up to Luke and his friends only have five days to save the world. And the adventure doesn’t stop there. Join Luke and Zack on more extraordinary adventures in this gripping series guaranteed to keep your own little superheroes entertained for hours on end. This paperback collection features all five books in this rib-ticklingly hilarious series including My brother is a Superhero, My Cousin is a Time Traveller, My Gym Teacher is an Alien Overlord, My Arch Enemy is a Brain in a Jar and My Evil Twin is a Supervillain. These are the perfect books for any comic book superhero fanatic! This hilariously laugh-out-loud box set makes for the perfect gift for any 9-14-year-old superhero-mad fan. Looking for more hysterical and rib-tickling adventures? Well, they don’t come funnier than these! Why not check out our selection of books by David Walliams like Gangsta Granny or Billionaire Boy? For more comedic and side-splitting stories have a look at our Dav Pilkey collection featuring the waistband warriors in the Captain Underpants series and the canine hero series Dog Man. There’s sure to be something for everyone no matter what your child is interested in! About the Author: David Solomons was born and grew up in the suburbs of Glasgow and now lives with his wife, Natasha Solomons, and their two children, their son Luke and their daughter Lara. He has been writing screenplays for many years, with his first feature film being an adaptation of ‘Five Children and It’ starring Kenneth Branagh and Eddie Izzard. He also wrote the children’s books, Doctor Who: The Secret in Vault 13 and Doctor Who: The Maze of Doom. The My Brother is a Superhero series is his first solo novel aimed at children. Titles in This Set : My Brother is a Superhero My Cousin is a Time Traveller (My Brother is a Superhero) My Gym Teacher is an Alien Overlord (My Brother is a Superhero) My Arch Enemy Is a Brain in a Jar (My Brother is a Superhero) My Evil Twin Is a Supervillain (My Brother is a Superhero) From the Publisher: My Brother is a Superhero Winner of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2016 Luke is a comic-mad eleven-year-old who shares a treehouse with his geeky older brother, Zack. Luke's only mistake is to go for a wee right at the wrong time. While he's gone, an alien gives his undeserving,...
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Brand: Hodder Children’s Books
EAN: 9789124123604
MPN: 9789124123604
Category: Books & Magazines

From cult webcomic to Kickstarter success story, and now a hit Netflix series! Grab the first four volumes of Heartstopper by Alice Oseman and get caught up in this heartwarming tale of boy meets boy. The Heartstopper books by Alice Oseman are a young adult LGBTQ+ series that captivates and resonates with readers of all ages. The series consists of four volumes and follows the blossoming relationship between two high school students, Charlie and Nick. Volume 1 begins with Charlie, a popular and talented rugby player, and Nick, a quiet and reserved student, both attending a prestigious private school in England. Despite their vastly different personalities and social standings, Charlie and Nick form an unexpected bond. Over the course of the book, we see their friendship develop into something more as they navigate their feelings for each other in a world where being openly gay is still a challenge. In volume 2, Charlie and Nick’s relationship is put to the test as they face the difficulties that come with being in a same-sex relationship. This includes facing judgment and prejudice from their peers and families, as well as the pressure to conform to societal norms. Despite these obstacles, the two young men continue to support and encourage each other as they navigate the complexities of their relationship. Volume 3 delves deeper into Charlie and Nick’s relationship as they prepare to attend university. This volume focuses on their growth as individuals and how their relationship evolves as they experience new and exciting opportunities. They also face new challenges and confront the difficult truths about themselves and their relationship. Through it all, Charlie and Nick remain committed to each other, demonstrating the strength and resilience of their love. Finally, in volume 4, Charlie and Nick’s relationship reaches new heights as they prepare to start the next chapter of their lives together. This final volume is a testament to the power of love and the importance of self-discovery and acceptance. Through their journey, Charlie and Nick learn to appreciate and accept themselves for who they are and how their relationship has helped them become the people they were meant to be. One of the standout elements of the Heartstopper books is the representation of LGBTQ+ relationships. The series is a refreshing and authentic portrayal of same-sex love, highlighting the difficulties and triumphs that come with it. The story offers a much-needed representation of LGBTQ+ relationships in young adult literature and serves as a source of comfort and encouragement for those who may not have seen themselves represented in this way before. The series is also a testament to the power of friendship and the importance of supporting and encouraging those we care about. Charlie and Nick’s friendship is the foundation of their relationship, and it’s inspiring to see the lengths they go to support each other. The Heartstopper books remind us that love and...
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Brand: Simon & Schuster/Penguin
EAN: 9782211197069
MPN: 9782211197069
Category: Books & Magazines

Titles In This Set: Daisy Jones and The Six The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Maybe in Another Life One True Loves Malibu Rising Description: Daisy Jones and The Six Everybody knows Daisy Jones and the Six. From the moment Daisy walked barefoot on to the stage at the Whisky, she and the band were a sensation. Their sound defined an era. Their albums were on every turntable. They played sold-out arenas from coast to coast. Then, on 12 July 1979, it all came crashing down. They were lovers, friends, brothers. But they were also rivals. This is the story of their legendary rise and irrevocable fall. A story of ambition, desire, heartbreak and music. Everyone was there. Everyone remembers it differently. Nobody knew why they split. Until now... The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one is more astounded than Monique herself. Why her? Why now? Monique is not exactly on top of the world. Her husband has left her, and her professional life is going nowhere. Regardless of why Evelyn has selected her to write her biography, Monique is determined to use this opportunity to jumpstart her career. Summoned to Evelyn’s luxurious apartment, Monique listens in fascination as the actress tells her story. From making her way to Los Angeles in the 1950s to her decision to leave show business in the '80s, and, of course, the seven husbands along the way, Evelyn unspools a tale of ruthless ambition, unexpected friendship, and a great forbidden love. Monique begins to feel a very real connection to the legendary star, but as Evelyn’s story near its conclusion, it becomes clear that her life intersects with Monique’s own in tragic and irreversible ways. Maybe in Another Life At the age of twenty-nine, Hannah Martin still has no idea what she wants to do with her life. She has lived in six different cities and held countless jobs since graduating college. On the heels of leaving another city, Hannah moves back to her hometown of Los Angeles and takes up residence with her best friend Gabby. Shortly after, Hannah goes out to a bar one night with Gabby and meets up with her high school boyfriend, Ethan. Just after midnight, Gabby asks Hannah if she’s ready to go. A moment later, Ethan offers to give her a ride later if she wants to stay. Hannah hesitates. What happens if she leaves with Gabby? What happens if she leaves with Ethan? In concurrent story lines, Hannah lives out the effects of each decision. Quickly, these parallel universes develop into radically different stories with large-scale consequences for Hannah, as well as the people around her. As the two alternate realities run their course, Maybe in Another Life raises questions about fate and true love: Is anything meant to be? Is there such a thing as a soul mate? Hannah believes there is. And, in both worlds,...
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