Holy unanticipated occurrences! A cynic meets an unlikely superhero in a genre-breaking new novel by master storyteller Kate DiCamillo. It begins, as the best superhero stories do, with a tragic accident that has unexpected consequences. The squirrel never saw it coming - the vacuum cleaner, that is. As for self-described cynic Flora Belle Buckman, she has read every issue of the comic book Terrible

Berlin, Summer 2011. Adolf Hitler wakes up on a patch of open ground, alive and well. Things have changed - no Eva Braun, no Nazi party, no war. Hitler barely recognises his beloved Fatherland, filled with immigrants and run by a woman. People certainly recognise him, albeit as a flawless impersonator who refuses to break character. The unthinkable, the inevitable happens, and the ranting Hitler goes

Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul?\' Jude Fawley, poor and working-class, longs to study at the University of Christminster, but he is rebuffed, and trapped in a loveless marriage. He falls in love wit h his unconventional cousin Sue Bridehead, and their refusal to marry when free to do so confirms their rejection of and by the world around them. The

Spy on the rare red-footed booby before diving into the Blue Hole Buzz across treetops on a zip-line at Jaguar Paw Jungle Resort Hear howler monkeys stake their territory as dawn breaks in the Spanish Creek Wildlife Sanctuary Take a riverboat through the

Discover how the world really works in this spectacular journey through space and time that shows the fundamentals of science in groundbreaking visuals, from the Big Bang to Artificial Intelligence. Following each stage of the development of the material Universe, from the first cataclysmic moments to the emergence of human and machine intelligence, Eureka! presents the unfolding science that lies

A new science is emerging that can empower you shape your dream life, create any reality you choose and make positive changes from the inside out. You are not doomed by your genes and hardwired to be a certain way for the rest of your life. In Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself, renowned author, speaker, researcher and chiropractor Dr Joe Dispenza combines the fields of quantum physics, neuroscience,

Over 250 readily usable, royalty-free, authentic Japanese designs — from ceramics, textiles, more. Includes florals, demons, animals, geometrics, more.

Pointed, dry, witty and endlessly inventive, rhyming slang is held in greater popular affection than any other type of English colloquial language. The Big Book of Rhyming Slang is a dictionary of over 3000 rhyming slang words and phrases defined in Standard English, constituting the foremost collection of contemporary and historical rhyming slang ever published. Whether you\'re a true-blood Cockney

Priaprism Press is proud to offer this silly comedy of manners by one of the leading talents of erotic graphic novels. Taken from the pages of the infamous Spanish Kiss Comix, this sexo-political farce by Chilean cartoonist Ferocius tells of a land where the standards of decency reign, and where the free expression of sexuality is severely reprimanded.

Juliet Joyce has been happily married to Rick for twenty-five years. But with two children who treat the house like a hotel, a mother who\'s moved in with them and a father who\'s announced a radical life change, Juliet and Rick have little time for themselves, let alone romance. And then Steven Aubrey returns. The same Steven who jilted Juliet on their wedding day twenty-six years ago. He ignites

Gabriel Allon took down the world\'s most dangerous man.He made just one mistake. Leaving him alive . . .Spy turned art restorer Gabriel Allon is in Umbria, when shocking news arrives from London. A Russian defector who saved his life has vanished without a trace. British Intelligence suspect he was a double agent, but Allon knows better. Soon he finds himself in a deadly duel of wits with a murderous

We come into contact with symbols everyday - from the green man at traffic lights to the \'@\' in our e-mail address. Properly designed, these symbols are readily understandable and can make life much easier.\"New Graphical Symbols\" is a project that ai ms to provide an easily understandable and standardized design concept for public-use symbols. The categories featured include: medical; travel; computing/internet;

A user-friendly font swatch: an ingenious reference for anyone working in advertising, design, or publishing.A user-friendly font swatch: an ingenious reference for anyone working in advertising, design, or publishing.If you\'re familiar with the Pantone color guide and can\'t imagine working without it at your desk and in presentations and meetings, have you ever wondered why there\'s not an equivalent

This is a four-part ELT course which aims to help nurture children\'s confidence and enthusiasm for English through gently graded activities. The syllabus has built-in revision and pronunciation lessons, and involves pupils in the evaluation of their own progress.

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Do you know your Sontarans from your Silurians? What are the 40 best ways to defeat a Dalek? What are the galactic coordinates of Gallifrey? Test your knowledge of the last Time Lord and the worlds he\'s visited in Who-ology, an unforgettable journey through 50 years of Doctor Who. Packed with facts, figures and stories from the show\'s entire run, this unique tour of space and time takes you from

The murders in London between 1888-91 attributed to Jack the Ripper constitute one of the most mysterious unsolved criminal cases. This story is the result of many years meticulous research. The author reassesses all the evidence and challenges everything we thought we knew about the Victorian serial killer and the vanished East End he terrorized.

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

The Six Degrees of Samuel Petrovitch: * Michael is an AI of incalculable complexity trapped under the remains of Oshicora Tower. Petrovitch will free him one day; he just has to trust Michael will still be sane by the time he does. * Maddy and Petrov itch have trust issues. But Petrovitch is pretty sure she loves him. * Sonja Oshicora loves Petrovitch too. But she\'s playing a complicated game and