This work contains four new titles in the fantastic First Reading series, aimed at children who are beginning to read. Luxurious hardback editions foster pride in book ownership and enthusiasm for reading. Each of these four exciting new stories is a clas

Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student\'s capabilities. Joe lives in Canada, in a beautiful, quiet place. His peace is interrupted one day by the noise of bulldozers excavating near his house. He is told that it\'s a diamond mine. Joe is a journalist

This full-color series presents nonfiction topics about interesting places and subjects. Each title features color photographs and a glossary to help with vocabulary comprehension. Exercises and suggestions for project work are also included. The books are graded at 400-to 1,400-word vocabulary levels. Audio \"CDs or \"Cassettes are available for select titles.

Brad Pitt\'s Plan B Entertainment and Warner Bros are set to bring YA sci-fi novel Illuminae to the big screen. The year is 2575 and two mega-corporations are at war over a planet that\'s little more than an ice covered speck. Too bad nobody thought to warn the people living on it. With enemy fire raining down on them Ezra and Kady have to make their escape on the evacuating fleet. But their troubles

It\'s Summer, 1991, the dawning of the New World Order; a post-MTV, pre-AOL generation. Jerome Shafir and Sylvie Green, two former New Yorkers who can no longer afford an East Village apartment, set off on a journey across the entire former Soviet Bloc with the intention of adopting a Romanian orphan. Unflinchingly dark, hilarious and moving - Torpor is at once a satire and philosophy of cultural history,

One of \"Sin City\'s\" most fascinatingly conflicted characters, Dwight, returns in \"The Big Fat Kill\", the third volume of Frank Miller\'s seminal noir comic and the inspiration for one of the segments of the blockbuster \"Sin City\" film! This third edition is newly redesigned and features a brand-new cover by Miller - some of his first comics art in years! For Dwight, sometimes standing up for

In the future, instead of terraforming planets to sustain human life, explorers of the galaxy transform themselves. *FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR* \'Extraordinary . . . A future masterwork\' Joanne Harris At the turn of the twenty-second century, scientists make a breakthrough in human spaceflight. Through a revolutionary method known as somaforming, astronauts can survive in hostile environments

Double sided road and travel map printed on synthetic paper, durable in tropical conditions. Scale 1:2,200,000. Distinguishes roads ranging from expressways to secondary roads unpaved. Legend includes seasonal tracks, paths, railways, ferry lines, swamps, glaciers, active volcanoes, protected areas, international/domestic airports, landing grounds, points of interest, ruins, lighthouses, passes, mines/mining

Hot stone massage is a unique variant of massage therapy that employs heated stones to release physical tension and calm the nervous system. The stones’ warmth and weight help the recipient focus more intently on the massage, and to be more receptive to its benefits. This superb introduction explains everything about this ancient healing practice, from which stones to choose (color, smoothness, shape,

The classic novel of love and family in the nineteenth century has grown some fangs! An uproarious retelling of Little Women that will leave readers craving the bloodthirsty drama on every page.

A gang war is raging through the dark underworld of Brighton. Seventeen-year-old Pinkie, malign and ruthless, has killed a man. Believing he can escape retribution, he is unprepared for the courageous, life-embracing Ida Arnold. Graham Greene\'s gripping thriller was adapted into a British film noir in 1947 starring Richard Attenborough as the razor-wielding Pinkie.

Vom Autor von \"Nachtzug nach Lissabon\". Seit dem Tod ihrer Mutter lebt Lea in ihrer eigenen Welt. Auch Martijn, ihr Vater, hat keinen Zugang zu ihr. Erst durch die Musik findet sie ins Leben zurück. Doch im Kampf um die Liebe seiner Tochter verstrickt Leas Vater sich in ein Verbrechen.

Omar Khayyam Shakil had three mothers who shared the symptoms of pregnancy, as they did everything else, inseparably. At their six breasts, Omar was warned against all feelings and nuances of shame. It was training which would prove useful when he left his mothers\' fortress (via the dumb-waiter) to face his shameless future...As captivating fairy-tale, devastating political satire and exquisite, uproarious

November 2009. An emaciated young lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky, is led to a freezing isolation cell in a Moscow prison, handcuffed to a bed rail, and beaten to death by eight police officers. His crime? To testify against the Russian Interior Ministry officials who were involved in a conspiracy to steal $230 million of taxes paid to the state by one of the world\'s most successful hedge funds. Magnitsky\'s

Spain’s capital is also its most ebullient city. To experience Madrid is to explore its restaurants and eateries, prop up its countless bars, and be swept up in its nocturnal charms. In this diverse and open-armed city is a thriving restaurant scene with menus serving dishes of infinite variety in the most innovatively designed settings. Readers will find the most fashionable destinations for enjoying

Imagine waking to a world where every last human has been mysteriously turned to stone... One fateful day, all of humanity turned to stone. Many millennia later, Taiju frees himself from the petrification and finds himself surrounded by statues. The situation looks grim-until he runs into his science-loving friend Senku! Together they plan to restart civilization with the power of science! When every

The men aboard an impounded freighter in the port of Marseilles are divided - should they wait for the money owed to them, or accept thier fate and look for work on another ship? This may be Captain Abdul Aziz\'s last commission and he is determined to save his ship and do the right thing by the men aboard.

Have you ever played two truths and a lie? It was Emma\'s first summer away from home. She made friends. She played games. And she learned how to lie. Then three of her new friends went into the woods and never returned. . . Now, years later, Emma has been asked to go back to the newly re-opened Camp Nightingale. She thinks she\'s laying old ghosts to rest but really she\'s returning to the scene of

How many of us have brought our cameras with us on holiday in hopes of creating a memorable visual record of our trip and been disappointed in the results? This book, written by a leading travel photographer and journalist contains a stunning array o f images from all over the world. Written from the author\'s vast experience of photographing subjects, he provides invaluable and practical advice on

MGM\'s hit show Vikings has drawn millions of viewers into the fascinating and bloody world of legendary Norse hero Ragnar Lothbrok, who led Viking warriors to the British Isles and France. Covering the first three seasons of the series, this official companion book delves into the real history as well as the behind-the-scenes stories. Viking historian Justin Pollard explains shipbuilding and navigation,