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Greg Heffley has always been in a hurry to grow up. But is getting older really all it’s cracked up to be? Greg suddenly finds himself dealing with the pressures of boy-girl parties, increased responsibilities, and even the awkward changes that come with getting older—all without his best friend, R..

"Leave the pudding alone!"Betsey longs for some magic trainers, Cyril's cat is getting fatter and fatter, Billy's got his mother's best umbrella, and Julian and Huey can't quite resist the wonderful pudding their father has made as a surprise!Ideal to share with young children, this special ..

This is Book one in this new fantasy adventure series, "Keeper of the Realms". 'I've just had a flesh-eating giant tearing around my house and now I'm in this strange land I don't know anything about'! Charlie Keeper has been forced from her home by a bloodthirsty and terrifying stranger. But in esc..

Life as Zeba knows it could be over for good...Zeba Khan is like any other sixteen-year-old girl: enjoying herself, waiting for exam results ...and dreaming of the day she'll meet her one true love. Except her parents have other plans. In Pakistan for the summer, Zeba's world is shattered. Her futur..

"The Fall of the House of Usher", "The Murders in the Rue Morgue", "The Pit and the Pendulum", "The Gold-Bug" - these are some of the most famous tales of terror and the most macabre detective stories ever written. Acknowledged master of suspense, Poe was also a poet and - as his stories of mesmeris..

Queen was renowned for electrifying performances, envied for rumors of rock excess, and beloved for music that melded an array of genres. Now available in a nicely priced paperback edition comes the first history befitting this larger-than-life rock band. Packed with stunning performance and offstag..

Ever since the gods of Ancient Egypt were unleashed on the modern world, Carter Kane and his sister, Sadie, have been in big trouble. As descendants of the magical House of Life, they command certain powers. But now a terrifying enemy - Apophis, the giant snake of chaos - is rising. If Carter and Sa..

1916, Calcutta. A man pauses for breath outside the ruins of Jheeter's Gate station knowing he has only hours to live. Pursued by assassins, he must ensure the safety of two newborn twins, before disappearing into the night to meet his fate. 1932. Ben and his friends are due to leave the orphanage w..

Hidden in the heart of the old city of Barcelona is the 'cemetery of lost books', a labyrinthine library of obscure and forgotten titles that have long gone out of print. To this library, a man brings his 10-year-old son Daniel one cold morning in 1945. Daniel is allowed to choose one book from the ..

The Arab Spring, the Japanese tsunami, the England riots and beyond: "Our World Now 5" captures 2011 in over 350 powerful photos by award-winning Reuters Photojournalists, presenting a fresh take on the most memorable worldwide events and stories of the year. The book is organized into four sections..

This is a magnificent and highly illustrated international survey of 52 of the worlds elite fighting forces crack units that have changed the course of battles and influenced the fates of entire nations. Each profile includes fact boxes featuring key battles and dates, together with quotations from ..

Here is a book that no creative professional should be without. Written by one of the worlds leading advertising men, it contains over four decades of wisdom and insight from the man who put Nick Kamen into a laundrette for Levi Strauss and gave Audi the immortal Vorsprung durch Technik, amongst man..