Harry Potter thinks he is an ordinary boy. He lives with his Uncle Vernon, Aunt Petunia and cousin Dudley, who are mean to him and make him sleep in a cupboard under the stairs. (Dudley, however, has two bedrooms, one to sleep in and one for all his toys

Meet Jessica Jones. Once upon a time, she was a costumed super hero...but not a very good one. Her powers were unremarkable compared to the amazing abilities of the costumed icons that populate the Marvel Universe. In a city of Marvels, Jessica Jones never found her niche. Now a chain-smoking, self-destructive alcoholic with a mean inferiority complex, Jones is the owner and sole employee of Alias

At a moment of great discovery, one Big Idea can change the world...Black holes have long been a topic of fascination, from pop culture to science fiction. Stephen Hawking\'s discoveries and research on black holes and cosmology have made him an academic celebrity and perhaps the best-known scientist of our time. His book, \"A Brief History of Time\", was a record-breaking, worldwide bestseller and

Tense and witty drama\' Sunday Times \'High-concept sci-fi series with shade of Michael Grant a strong shot of black humour\' The Bookseller Just when you thought the apocalyptic detention was over...Having fought their way back to what they believe to be their home world, Rev, GG and The Ape discover that they\'re now stuck in the nightmarish world of doppelgangers, surrounded by a town of super-powered

The chilling true crime \'non-fiction novel\' that made Truman Capote\'s name, In Cold Blood is a seminal work of modern prose, a remarkable synthesis of journalistic skill and powerfully evocative narrative published in Penguin Modern Classics. Controversial and compelling, In Cold Blood reconstructs the murder in 1959 of a Kansas farmer, his wife and both their children. Truman Capote\'s comprehensive

The artist Angie Lewin has a unique vision of the natural world. Her hugely popular prints depict in intricate detail the native flora of a variety of environments, from salt marsh and Highland loch to flower-strewn meadow and wild garden. Lewin finds beauty in each landscape, whatever the season, and is particularly inspired by plant forms: slender reeds, stately goatsbeard, spiky teasels and sculptural

Book 2 in the hugely popular illustrated children\'s science fiction series, Warhammer Adventures, Warped Galaxies. Kids - get ready for some monsters! \"I read this book with my friends and we all loved it\" - Alice (age 9) Brave champions and the forces of the Imperium battle alien beasts and mechanical tyrants across the gulf of space. Having crash landed on a remote ice planet, Zelia Lor and her

Durable and easy to clean, tile has been a popular practical material for thousands of years, but its allure extends far beyond its ability to withstand wear and tear. Tile is a medium for bringing light and beauty into a space. Now, with more choices than ever before, tile has become an incredibly popular way to add personalized character to a home. In The Art of the Tile, tile enthusiast and design

This is an innovative and accessible guide to business, management and commerce. Learning about business can be daunting, but The Business Book makes it easier than ever by giving you all the big ideas simply explained. Simple explanations and stylish infographics open up the business world to even the complete novice. The Business Book is the perfect primer to key theories of business and management,

\'Calling all cars, calling all cars. Here\'s the story on the Smoke Rise kidnapping. The missing boy is eight years old, fair hair, wearing a red sweater. His name is Jeffry Reynolds, son of Charles Reynolds, chauffeur to Douglas King.\' The police at the 87th Precinct hate kidnappers. And these kidnappers are stupid, too. They took the wrong boy - the chauffeur\'s son instead of the son of the rich

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The activities in Dominoes keep students engaged in the stories and help to reinforce their understanding of the key language. They can be completed at home or in class. The project activities in Dominoes build on the themes from the story and encourage s

While drifting in space, lost, due to navigational failure, a mineral scout discovers God. When word gets out, academics from the studiums across Orion scramble to gain the Entity\'s favour. However, not all the sentients of Orion hold this \'god\' in awe - some, like the philosophers of Scolar and the Transhuman\'s of Extropy are deeply suspicious. Onto the grand stage of inter-planetary academic

Titan Books will work with acclaimed video gamedeveloper BioWare to publish brand new novels set in theuniverse of MASS EFFECT(TM): ANDROMEDA. The actionwill weave into the new game, with storylines developed inclose collaboration with the BioWare game team. Theaction takes place with the adventure of the game itself,setting up the story and events of the game adding depthand detail to the canonical

35 years of daring, defiant photography.Since her first photographs in the late \'70s, Bettina Rheims has defied the predictable. From her series on Pigalle strippers (1980) to her cycle on the life of Jesus in I.N.R.I. (1998), from Chanel commercials to Gender Studies (2011), her work has shaken up traditional iconography and pushed restlessly at the breaking point between two great human preoccupations:

Vladimir Vysotskij - fenomenalnoe javlenie v russkoj poezii. Vysotskomu-poetu udalos ulovit puls istorii, samomu stat nervom, bolevoj tochkoj epohi, vobrat v sebja ogromnyj slovar svoego naroda, podhvatit ritm svoego vremeni, otrazit samye nasuschnye prob

More than 100 million copies sold world wide. When literature student Anastasia Steele interviews successful entrepreneur Christian Grey, she finds him very attractive and deeply intimidating. Convinced that their meeting went badly, she tries to put him out of her mind - until he turns up at the store where she works part-time, and invites her out. Unworldly and innocent, Ana is shocked to find she

A girl sees a quiet good-looking boy on the boat to Spain. She loves his shy smile and she wants to see him again. The boy wants to be with her too, but there are problems. Can the boy and the girl get together? Or do they never meet again?