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Richard Horne 101 Things To Do Before You Die ENHave you ever milked a cow? Made the Guinness Book of World Records? Done the Monopoly board pub crawl? Joined the mile high club? NO? Then it´s high time you reassessed your priorities. 101 Things to do before you die is the definitivegiude to everything you should do before it´s too late.
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Richard Horne 101 Things to Do Before You're Old and Boring ENSo much to do, so little time, so best to start early. Full of things to make, achieve, learn (and some things you shouldn't learn), this is the perfect handbook for any child who wants to revel in being young and not-boring. Can you make an origami frog? Lie convincingly? Operate as a spy? Parents may need these skills (not origami) to wrest their child's copy from them and indulge in all the fun they should have…
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Richard Horne, Helen Szirtes 101 Things to Do to Become a Superhero ENYou are just 101 Things away from global fame (and possibly world domination). Inside this book is everything you need to transform yourself from mere mortal into exciting, dynamic total superhero material. Make things, learn amazing tricks, and be inspired by genius ideas in order to complete the transition from ordinary person to object of worship and admiration. Develop your ...Stealth Telepathy Powers of…
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Richard Horne 101 Things You Need to Know ENHere, 101 marvellous facts are brilliantly explained: why do we have nails? Why is the sky blue? Why can birds stand on electric wires and not be electrocuted? This title enables you to educate your child with minimum effort, and in blissful peace and quiet. It is a perfect source of fascinating facts for any child who doesn't want to be Boring when they Grow Old.
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Richard Horne, Tracey Turner 101 Things you wish You'd InventedMarvel at the sheer brilliance of invention, from glass to underpants, the noble compass to the humble pencil. Not forgetting, of course, the undeniably indispensable banana suitcase. Filled with fascinating details about everything from...
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Richard Horne, Tracey Turner 101 Things You Wish You'd Invented and Some You Wish No One Had ENMarvel at the sheer brilliance of invention, from glass to underpants, the noble compass to the humble pencil. Not forgetting, of course, the undeniably indispensable banana suitcase. Filled with fascinating details about everything from the most common everyday object to inventions which changed society, it will also distinguish the strokes of genius from discoveries of sheer chance, or millennia of evolution ..…
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Stephen Bevan 21st Century Workforces and Workplaces ENWhat does the future of work look like? This book charts, explains and analyses the past five years which have rewritten much of what we thought we knew about employment and how workplaces respond to pressure. It also outlines what hasn t changed and in doing so, distinguishes myth from reality.The book discusses critical questions for any member of any workforce, including:· Does work have to be a 'place ?· How…
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Stephen Hoskins 3D Printing for Artists, Designers and Makers ENRapidly gaining popular attention, 3D printing is viewed as the next life changing technology. This book explains how the creative industries are directly interfacing with this new technology and how it is changing the practices of many artists and designers across the globe. A selection of case studies of leading practitioners in their respective disciplines reveals this fascinating process in action. The book also…
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Stephen Hoskins 3D Printing for Artists, Designers and MakersFully revised and with a new chapter and international case studies, this second edition of the best-selling book traces how artists and designers continue to adapt and incorporate 3D printing technology into their work and ...
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Pete Fornatale 50 Licks ENOn July 12, 1962, London's Marquee Club debuted a new act, a blues-inflected rock band named after a Muddy Waters song - The Rolling Stones. They were a hard-edged band with a flair for the dramatic, styling themselves as the devil's answer to the sainted Beatles. A young, inexperienced producer named Andrew Loog Oldham first heard the band at a session he remembers with four words: 'I fell in love.' Though…
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Sonnet Stanfill 80's Fashion ENThis exciting book explores one of the most diverse and innovative periods in British fashion and showcases the work of some of the decade's leading designers - including Betty Jackson, Leigh Bowery, John Galliano, Body Map, Vivienne Westwood and many others. Highlighting the decade's extraordinarily creative interaction between fashion and popular music, the book shows how both catwalk and club fashions were…
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Brian Carter A Black Fox RunningThis is the story of Wulfgar, the dark-furred fox of Dartmoor, and of his nemesis, Scoble the trapper, in the seasons leading up to the pitiless winter of 1947. As breathtaking in its descriptions of the natural world as it is perceptive in its ...
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Alyxandra Harvey A Breath of Frost ENEmma Day and her two cousins, Gretchen and Penelope, are uninterested in their debutante lives. All the boring balls, tiresome curtsying and polite conversation leave much to be desired. Then a girl is found dead, frost clinging to her lifeless body, and the murder is traced to Emma. As their world is turned upside down, Emma discovers more about herself and her cousins, from her connection to the murders to the…
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Sarah J. Maas A Court of Frost and StarlightNarrated by Feyre and Rhysand, this story bridges the events in A Court of Wings and Ruin and the upcoming novels in the series. Feyre, Rhys and their companions are still busy rebuilding the Night Court and the vastly changed world beyond.
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Sarah J. Maas A Court of Mist and Fury ENFeyre survived Amarantha's clutches to return to the Spring Court - but at a steep cost. Though she now has the powers of the High Fae, her heart remains human, and it can't forget the terrible deeds she performed to save Tamlin's people. Nor has Feyre forgotten her bargain with Rhysand, High Lord of the feared Night Court. As Feyre navigates its dark web of politics, passion, and dazzling power, a greater evil…
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Sarah J. Maas A Court of Thorns and Roses ENFeyre's survival rests upon her ability to hunt and kill - the forest where she lives is a cold, bleak place in the long winter months. So when she spots a deer in the forest being pursued by a wolf, she cannot resist fighting it for the flesh. But to do so, she must kill the predator and killing something so precious comes at a price ... Dragged to a magical kingdom for the murder of a faerie, Feyre discovers that…
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Sarah J. Maas A Court of Thorns and Roses Colouring Book ENThe #1 New York Times bestselling A Court of Thorns and Roses series is brought to life in this stunning new colouring book. This must-have companion invites readers to experience and colour in the vivid imagery of Sarah J. Maas's #1 New York Times bestselling A Court of Thorns and Roses series. Forty-six pieces of stunning original artwork bring to life favourite characters, creatures and moments, including the…
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Sarah J. Maas A Court of Wings and Ruin ENLooming war threatens all Feyre holds dear in the third volume of the #1 New York Times bestselling A Court of Thorns and Roses series. Feyre has returned to the Spring Court, determined to gather information on Tamlin's maneuverings and the invading king threatening to bring Prythian to its knees. But to do so she must play a deadly game of deceit-and one slip may spell doom not only for Feyre, but for her world as…
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Magnus Mills A Cruel Bird Came to the Nest and Looked InFar away, in the ancient empire of Greater Fallowfields, things are falling apart. The imperial orchestra is presided over by a conductor who has never played a note, the clocks are changed constantly to ensure that the sun always sets at five ...
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Brigid Kemmerer A Curse So Dark and LonelyPrince Rhen, the heir to Emberfall, is cursed. Forced to repeat the autumn of his eighteenth year over and over, he can only be freed by love. But at the end of each autumn he is transformed into a beast hell-bent on destruction, ...
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Peter Robb A Death in BrazilDelving into Brazil's baroque past, Peter Robb writes about its history of slavery and the richly multicultural but disturbed society that was left in its wake when the practice was abolished in the late nineteenth century. Even today, Brazil is a nation of almost unimaginable distance between its wealthy and its poor, a place of extraordinary levels of crime and violence. It is also one of the most beautiful and…
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Daniel Goleman A Force for Good ENFor decades, the Dalai Lama has travelled the world, meeting with people from a wealth of countries who differ greatly in their background, social status and viewpoint, bringing them his own individual wisdom and compassion. In his encounters with everyone from the inhabitants of shantytowns in São Paulo and Soweto to heads of state in Davos and Washington D.C., the Dalai Lama saw similar problems: a set of values…
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Cecily von Ziegesar A Gossip Girl - All I Want Is Everything (3) ENIt's Christmastime and Blair and Serena are best friends again and up to their old tricks-partying hard and breaking hearts from Park Avenue to the Caribbean. Blair's mom and Cyrus are having their honeymoon in Salt Key. And when school lets out for the holidays, Blair, Serena, Aaron, and company head down there to blow off steam after their midterm exams. In between Piña Coladas and topless sunbathing, Blair and…
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Cecily von Ziegesar A Gossip Girl - Don´t You Forget About Me (11) ENThe Gossip Girl series is the ultimate in glamour and cool. Set in New York's glamorous Upper East Side the narrative follows the thrills and spills of its richest and most beautiful teenage residents (with Jimmy Choo shoes and shopping at Barneys mixed in along the way).