Ebenezer Scrooge is a mean, miserable, bitter old man with no friends. One cold Christmas Eve, three ghosts take him on a scary journey to show him the error of his nasty ways. By visiting his past, present and future, Scrooge learns to love Christmas and the people all around him.

Once it seemed being immortal was a gift to Ever Bloom - now it\'s a curse. And she\'s a danger to herself. Ever has been dabbling in Magyck - seeking to explore her own powers, hoping to find a future for her relationship with Damen. But she\'s not in control - in fact, the magyck has bound her eternally to her immortal enemy, Roman. Whenever he\'s near, she feels his heartbeat, his breath, his blood

It is the twenty-fourth of December. Mean old Ebenezer Scrooge sits in his freezing cold office shouting \'Bah! Humbug!\' at anyone who dares wish him a Merry Christmas. But that night the miser has a terrifying visitor. Marley, his dead business partner who must wander the earth for ever to pay for his sins, comes with a warning. Scrooge will be haunted by three more spirits. The ghosts of Christmas

It\'s Jake\'s birthday. He is sitting in a small plane, being flown over the landscape that has been the backdrop to his life - his childhood, his marriage, his work, his passions. Now he is in his early sixties, and he isn\'t quite the man he used to be. He has lost his wife, his son is in prison, and he is about to lose his past. Jake has Alzheimer\'s. As the disease takes hold of him, Jake struggles

This text represents a synthetic approach to the understanding of the evolution of life history variation using the three types of environment (constant, stochastic, predictable) as the focus under which the theory is developed and tested. Each chapter includes a summary.

End of Days is the explosive conclusion to Susan Ee\'s bestselling Penryn & the End of Days trilogy. After a daring escape from the angels, Penryn and Raffe are on the run. They\'re both desperate to find a doctor who can reverse the twisted changes inflicted by the angels on Raffe and Penryn\'s sister. As they set off in search of answers, a startling revelation about Raffe\'s past unleashes dark

V seriju \"Klassika v shkole\" vkljucheny proizvedenija shkolnoj programmy, izuchajuschiesja v nachalnoj, srednej shkole i starshikh klassakh. Ne tratte vremja na poiski literaturnykh proizvedenij, ved v etikh knigakh est vse, chto neobkhodimo i dlja chtenija v klasse, i dlja vneklassnykh zadanij. Izdanija polnostju sootvetstvujut normam i trebovanijam GOST RF. Povesti \"Zakoldovannoe mesto\" iz knigi

Edward Lincoln has scaled the Himalayas, survived deadly car chases and defeated scores of assassins. As a movie action man he\'s even suffered stoically at the hands of sadistic directors. After finishing his latest film, he\'s asked to visit South Africa to discover why a dying friend\'s horses are suddenly failing on the race track. Unfortunately, Lincoln\'s attempt to help a friend soon puts him

Beautifully written, thought-provoking, intense and cleverly wrought, this is the most extraordinary first novel from a mesmerising new talent. One August afternoon, on the shoreline of the north-eastern edge of Russia, two sisters are abducted. In the ensuing weeks, then months, the police investigation turns up nothing. Echoes of the disappearance reverberate across a tightly woven community, with

Special edition slipcase edition of John Green\'s Paper Towns, with pop-up paper town. From the bestselling author of The Fault in our Stars. Quentin Jacobsen has always loved Margo Roth Spiegelman, for Margo (and her adventures) are the stuff of legend at their high school. So when she one day climbs through his window and summons him on an all-night road trip of revenge he cannot help but follow.

The seventh installment of Bernard Cornwell’s New York Times bestselling series chronicling the epic saga of the making of England, “like Game of Thrones, but real” (The Observer, London)—the basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit television series. At the onset of the tenth century, England is in turmoil. Alfred the Great is dead and Edward, his son, reigns as king. Wessex survives, but peace cannot

A superb new Joe Pike/Elvis Cole novel from Sunday Times bestselling author, Robert Crais...

The artists featured in Dirty Fingernails, make a concerted effort to do projects that require them to step away from the computer to create one-of-a-kind designs for clients and themselves. They demonstrate that good design doesn’t have to be clean--in fact, the messier the better. From silkscreen prints to collages created from photocopies, to hand-drawn lettering, each designer explains their process

Practice tests and exam techniques for students preparing for the Cambridge Preliminary English Test.

Without a doubt one of the greatest achievements in children\'s literature, \"Alice\'s Adventures in Wonderland\" introduces children to a whole world of humour, fun and invention. Featuring more iconic characters and locations than any other children\'s story, Alice\'s world introduces today\'s children to the Mad Hatter, the White Rabbit, the evil Queen of Hearts, the tea party and, of course, the

Gaming: it\'s the greatest British invasion of them all. Lara Croft is an international icon and the British-born Grand Theft Auto and its spin-offs have sold more than 100 million copies worldwide. The UK\'s games industry is now bigger than either its cinema or its music. Yet the medium\'s birth in Thatcher\'s Britain was almost accidental. While politicians championed computers like the BBC Micro

Following the revolutionary success of the blockbuster bestseller The Secret comes an inspirational companion that offers a new way to bring joy and harmony to all aspects of life, every single day.All around the world, The Secret is helping millions achieve the lives of their dreams. Now, with The Secret Daily Teachings, Rhonda Byrne takes readers through the next vital steps in living The Secret.

At thirty a woman has a directness in her eye. Juliet Montague did anyhow. She knew exactly what she wanted. She wanted to buy a refrigerator. But in a rash moment, Juliet commissions a portrait of herself instead. She has been closeted by her conservative Jewish community for too long, ever since her husband disappeared. Now she is ready to be seen. So begins the journey of a suburban wife and mother

Like a bolt from the blue, the original X-Men reunite - like never before! This time, Jean Grey takes her place as leader, and Cyclops, Iceman, Angel and Beast must follow her into action as they seek to bring mutant criminals to justice and restore a heroic sheen to their team. But how can they do that when their new mentor is their old mentor\'s arch-frenemy? That\'s right - Magneto has joined the