When we last left Jack West, Jr., he was plummeting into a fathomless abyss and his quest to save the world from Armageddon appeared doomed. But all hope is not lost. After an astonishing escape, Jack regroups with his trusty team. Racing to rebuild the fabled \"Machine,\" they discover an ancient rhyme about five mysterious unnamed warriors -- great historical figures whose knowledge will help unlock

\"Decision Points\" is the extraordinary memoir of America\'s 43rd president. Shattering the conventions of political autobiography, George W. Bush offers a strikingly candid journey through the defining decisions of his life. In gripping, never-before- heard detail, President Bush brings readers inside the Texas Governor\'s Mansion on the night of the hotly contested 2000 election; aboard Air Force

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Marian is determinedly ordinary - she likes her work, her broody flatmate and her fiance Peter. All goes well at first, but she has reckoned without an inner self that wants more. Marriage a la mode, Marian discovers, is something she literally can\'t stomach.

This beautiful, deluxe slipcased edition of Tolkien\'s famous illustrated letters from Father Christmas to his children includes for the first time every letter, picture and envelope that he sent them, reproduced in glorious colour. The perfect Christmas gift for Tolkien lovers of all ages. This classic festive book of Tolkien\'s amazing Father Christmas letters written to his children between the

A deep, immersive recreation of a pivotal moment in history and a bold exploration of an eternal theme: the madness, rivalry, torment and ecstasy of creation\' A. D. Miller A gripping historical novel about the men behind the invention of the Gutenberg Bible. Bringing tumultuous medieval Europe to life, GUTENBERG\'S APPRENTICE is not to be missed by readers of Hilary Mantel, Peter Ackroyd and C. J.

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Midoriya inherits the superpower of the world\'s greatest hero, but greatness won\'t come easy. What would the world be like if 80 percent of the population manifested superpowers called \"Quirks\"? Heroes and villains would be battling it out everywhere! Being a hero would mean learning to use your power, but where would you go to study? The Hero Academy of course! But what would you do if you were

An attractive overview and peerless reference source on Asian furniture design through the centuries.Western-style furniture was a relatively late arrival in Asia, where climates and lifestyles were markedly different from those in Europe. But colonial incursions and the exigencies of history conspired to bring about profound changes, and furniture design in Asia blossomed into a major decorative art.Each

If you go down to the woods today ...Well, every child knows NOT to, don\'t they? Tamaya is on a scholarship to the prestigious Woodridge Academy and every day she and seventh-grader Marshall walk to school together. They never go through the woods. And when they arrive at school they stop talking to each other - because Marshall can\'t be seen to be friends with a little kid like Tamaya. Especially

\'My guest was lying sprawled on his back. There was a long knife through his heart which skewered him to the floor\' Richard Hannay has just returned to England after years in South Africa and is thoroughly bored with his life in London. But then a murder is committed in his flat, just days after a chance encounter with an American who had told him about an assassination plot which could have dire

What do you do when a girlfriend\'s 60th birthday party is the same day as your boyfriend\'s 30th? Is it wrong to lie about your age when online dating? Is it morally wrong to have a blow-dry when one of your children has head lice? Does the Dalai Lama actually tweet or is it his assistant? Is technology now the fifth element? Or is that wood? Is sleeping with someone after 2 dates and 6 weeks of texting

Thus after drifting to an icy death in 2001: A Space Odyssey, the body of astronaut Frank Poole is recovered in the outer reaches of the Solar System. Preserved at near absolute zero, it is a simple task for medical science a millennium hence to restore Poole to life--though strangely for a novel which pits religion against science, the metaphysical implications of technological resurrection are unexamined

Captain Tom Barnes is leading British troops in a war zone. Two boys are growing up there, sharing a prized bicycle and flying kites, before finding themselves separated once the soldiers appear in their countryside. On all sides of this conflict, people are about to be caught up in the violence, from the man who trains one boy to fight the infidel invaders to Barnes\'s family waiting for him to return

This is a lavishly illustrated celebration of world\'s most innovative and exciting illustrators. This superbly illustrated series brings together the best work from some of the world\'s finest illustrators. Each portfolio includes an interview in whic h they discuss their careers, their inspirations, and their passions, as well as full contact details and a selection of their favourite work.

Since their first publication in the 1830s and 1840s, Edgar Allan Poe\'s extraordinary Gothic tales have established themselves as classics of horror fiction and have also created many of the conventions which still dominate the genre of detective fiction. As well as being highly enjoyable, Poe\'s tales are works of very real intellectual exploration. Attentive to the historical and political dimensions

By the author of the best-selling, prize-winning Stuff Matters \'A truly delightful read\' Jim Al-Khalili, author of Paradox \'Exciting, anarchic and surprising\' Katy Guest, The Guardian This fascinating new book by the bestselling scientist and engineer Mark Miodownik is an expert tour of the world of the droplets, heartbeats and ocean waves that we come across every day. Structured around a plane

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.

Prodolzhenie serii posobij SHkoly dialoga kultur, nachatoj knigoj Zagadki chisla (M., 1996). Forma knigi zaimstvovana u I. Lakatosa (Dokazatelstva i oproverzhenija) - eto voobrazhaemye uroki-dialogi, v kotoryh obsuzhdajutsja na prostom i privychnom materi