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Eva Ibbotson The Dragonfly Pool ENTally Hamilton is furious to hear she is being sent from London to a horrid, stuffy boarding school in the countryside. And all because of the stupid war. But Delderton Hall is a far more unusual and interesting place than Tally ever imagined, and she soon falls in love with its eccentric staff and pupils. Now she's even organising an exciting school trip to the kingdom of Bergania... Although Tally never expected…
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Ken Follett The Edge of Eternity ENThe epic final volume in the Century trilogy. As the decisions made in the corridors of power bring the world to the brink of oblivion, five families from across the globe are brought together in an unforgettable tale of passion and conflict during the Cold War. When Rebecca Hoffmann, a teacher in East Germany, finds herself pursued by the secret police, she discovers that she has been living a lie. Her younger…
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Robert Service The End of the Cold War ENThe Cold War had seemed like a permanent fixture in global politics, and until its denouement, no Western or Soviet politician foresaw that the stand-off between the two superpowers - after decades of struggle over every aspect of security, politics, economics and ideas - would end in their lifetimes. Even after March 1985 when Mikhail Gorbachëv became the leader of the Soviet Union it was not preordained that…
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David Baldacci The Escape ENFrom the Sunday Times number one bestselling author, David Baldacci, The Escape is the third title in this fast-paced, breathtaking series. Military CID investigator John Puller has returned from his latest case to learn that his brother, Robert, once a major in the United States Air Force and an expert in nuclear weaponry and cyber-security, has escaped from the Army's most secure prison. Preliminary investigations…
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Rob Yeung The Extra One Per Cent ENIn this book, leading psychologist and coach Dr Rob Yeung draws upon a wealth of scientific research and shares revelations from his work with entrepreneurs, business leaders, world-class sports people and celebrities. Discover what these successful people do differently and find out how you too can reach outstanding levels of success by tapping into the psychology of high achievers by discovering the eight…
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David Baldacci The Finisher ENThe Finisher is the first young adult book from number one bestselling author David Baldacci. The Finisher is a thrilling fantasy adventure story that follows one girl’s quest beyond her known world and into a dangerous realm full of magical beasts. Welcome to Wormwood: a place where curiosity is discouraged and no one has ever left. Until one girl, Vega Jane, discovers a map that suggests a mysterious world beyond…
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Damian Hughes The Five Steps to a Winning Mindset ENIn The Five Steps to a Winning Mindset, Professor Damian Hughes, the acclaimed author ofLiquid Thinking and How to Think Like Sir Alex Ferguson, draws on both his life time experience and academic background within sport, organization and change psychology to reveal the best ways to create a winning mindset in both personal and professional life. Having worked with some of the top teams in the UK, and watched some…
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David Goldblatt The Games ENThe Olympic Games have become the single greatest festival of a universal and cosmopolitan humanity. Seventeen days of sporting competition watched and followed on every continent and in every country on the planet. Simply, the greatest show on earth. Yet when the modern games were inaugurated in Athens in 1896, the founders thought them a display of manly virtue, an athletic celebration of the kind of amateur…
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Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler (Ilustrácie) The GruffaloThis special 20th anniversary edition of The Gruffalo is a must-have addition to the bookshelves of all Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler fans – big and small! The Gruffalo 20th Anniversary Edition features a wrap-around deep dark wood play ...
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Julia Donaldson The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child ENA new, deluxe slipcased edition of The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child - two of the world's favourite picture books. The award-winning stories about a clever little mouse outwitting the creatures of the deep dark wood have been delighting children and adults the world over for more than fifteen years. Created by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, the most successful picture-book partnership ever, they have been…
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Julia Donaldson The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's ChildThis foiled boxset contains board book editions of The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child - the two award-winning, bestselling stories that have been delighting children and adults the world over for more than a decade. Created by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, the most successful picture book partnership ever, and translated into over fifty languages, these two modern classics are now available as board books…
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David Baldacci The Guilty ENGoing home can kill you. When Special Agent Will Robie gets the call to make his first visit home since he was a teenager, it's because his father, the local judge, has been arrested for murdering a man who came before him in court. The small, remote Mississippi town hasn't changed and its residents remember Robie as a wild sports star and girl magnet. He left a lot of hearts broken, and a lot of people angry. Will…
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Guy Wellman The Heinemann ELT English Wordbuilder ENA vocabulary reference and practice book for higher-level ELT students, in which 60 units each focus on one vocabulary area, and new vocabulary is shown in context. In 1990 the book was Highly Commended in the Duke of Edinburgh English Language Book Competition.
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Douglas Adams The Hitchhiker´s Guide to the Galaxy ENLosing your planet isn't the end of the world...the movie tie-in edition of Douglas Adams's perennially popular novel, with exclusive on-set stories, interviews and pictures Summer 2005 finally sees the release of THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY movie from Walt Disney Pictures. Stars include Martin Freeman as Arthur Dent, Sam Rockwell as Zaphod Beeblebrox, Bill Nighy as Slartibartfast, supercool hip-hop artist…
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Arthur Conan Doyle The Hound of the Baskervilles ENThis series provides a wide variety of reading materials for all learners of English. The books are retold versions of popular classics and contemporary titles as well as specially written stories.
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Kate Morton The House of Riverton ENSummer 1924: On the eve of a glittering Society party, by the lake of a grand English country house, a young poet takes his life. The only witnesses, sisters Hannah and Emmeline Hartford, will never speak to each other again. Winter 1999: Grace Bradley, 98, one-time housemaid of Riverton Manor, is visited by a young director making a film about the poet's suicide. Ghosts awaken and memories, long-consigned to the…
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Victor Hugo The Hunchback of Notre-DameRejected by fifteenth-century Parisian society, the hideously deformed bell-ringer Quasimodo believes he is safe under the watchful eye of his master, the Archdeacon Claude Frollo. But after Quasimodo saves the beautiful Romani ...
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Lewis Carroll, Chris Riddell (ilustrácie) The Hunting of the SnarkThey sought it with thimbles, they sought it with care;They pursued it with forks and hope;They threatened its life with a railway-share;They charmed it with smiles and soap. First published by Macmillan in 1876, Lewis Carroll's magnificent nonsense poem,
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Valerio Massimo Manfredi The Ides of March ENFrom the pen of the international bestselling author of The Last Legion comes a new political thriller set during the tempestuous final days of Julius Caesar's Imperial Rome. It is March in the year 44 BC. The Roman Empire stretches from modern-day Syria in the east to the Atlantic Ocean in the west. Gaius Julius Caesar, Pontifex Maximus, dictator in perpetuity, indomitable military leader who has subjected much of…
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Alyson Noel The Immortals: Blue Moon ENThings have changed for Ever since she met her beloved Damen - not least because she's got a whole new set of powers, courtesy of her new Immortal status. Just as she's getting stronger, though, Damen seems to be weakening. Panicked at the thought of losing him, Ever finds a path to the in-between world known as Summerland, where she learns the secrets of Damen's tortured past. But in searching for a cure for him,…
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Alyson Noel The Immortals: Evermore ENSeventeen-year-old Ever is the sole survivor of a car crash that killed her entire family. Living with her aunt in Southern California, she's plagued by the ability to hear the thoughts of those around her, and haunted by the ghost of her little sister. She tries to tune everyone out, shunning her old lifestyle as the pretty, popular cheerleader, but somehow she can't hide from Damen, the new guy at school.…
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Alyson Noel The Immortals: Night Star ENWith 2 million copies of her Immortals series in print, Alyson Noël is one of the hottest paranormal teen authors writing today. Night Starcontinues the epic love story that has enchanted readers across the world.In this installment, Ever and Damen face down bitter rivals, jealous friends and their own worst fears—all in the hope of being together forever.
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Jess Rothenberg The KingdomWelcome to the Kingdom, a dazzling fantasy theme park where 'happily ever after' is not just a promise, but a rule. The Kingdom is a place where technology helps dreams come to life. Formerly extinct species roam the park, ...
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Robert Service The Last of the Tsars ENIn March 1917, Nicholas II, the last Tsar of All the Russias, abdicated and the dynasty that had ruled an empire for three hundred years was forced from power by revolution. Now, on the hundredth anniversary of that revolution, Robert Service, the eminent historian of Russia, examines Nicholas's reign in the year before his abdication and the months between that momentous date and his death, with his family, in…