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Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam have swapped their life of crime for a career in cupcakes. But when they’re asked to bake for a seriously swanky party, Shifty and Sam find themselves caught up in the middle of a robbery. Can Shifty and Sam get to the bottom of the mystery and catch the culprit?
Zog is the keenest dragon in school. He’s also the most accident-prone,flying into trees and even setting his own wing on fire.Luckily, a mysterious little girl always comes by and patches uphis bumps and bruises. But will she be able to help Zog with histoughest test: capturing a princess?
Never fear, Superworm’s here! He can fish Beetle out of a well, andrescue Toad from a busy road. But who will come to Superworm’srescue, when he’s captured by a wicked Wizard Lizard? Luckily, allof Superworm’s insect friends have a cunning plan…
Every day, Tiddler is late for school, and every day he has anothertall tale for his teacher. But did he really ride a seahorse?Did he really meet a mermaid? And who will believe him when he reallydoes get captured in a net?”Picture-book perfection … It’s got laughs, drama and great rhymes.”INDEPENDENT
These seven ‘short lessons’ guide us through the scientific revolution that shook physics in the 20th century and still continues to shake us today. Rovelli explains Einstein’s theory of general relativity, quantum mechanics, black holes, the complex architecture of the universe, elementary particles, gravity, and the nature of the mind.
Oops and Ohlala are very naughty during their grocery shopping! Bilingual.
‘Shantaram’ introduced millions of readers to a cast of unforgettable characters through Lin, an Australian fugitive, working as a passport forger for a branch of the Bombay mafia. In ‘The Mountain Shadow’, the long-awaited sequel, Lin must find his way in a Bombay run by a different generation of mafia dons, playing by a different set of rules.
There was a time when Cicero held Caesar’s life in the palm of his hand. But now Caesar is the dominant figure and Cicero’s life is in ruins. Exiled, separated from his wife and children, his possessions confiscated, his life constantly in danger, Cicero is tormented by the knowledge that he has sacrificed power for the sake of his principles. His comeback requires wit, skill and courage – and for a brief and glorious period, the legendary orator is once more the supreme senator in Rome. But politics is never static and no statesman, however cunning, can safeguard against the ambition and corruption of others.
The No. 1 Sunday Times and international bestseller: 10th Anniversary Edition, with a new introduction and conclusion.
‘War & War’ begins at a point of danger: on a dark train platform Korim is on the verge of being attacked and robbed by thuggish teenagers. From here, we are carried along by the insistent voice of this nervous clerk. Desperate, at times almost mad, but also keenly empathic, Korim has discovered in a small Hungarian town’s archives an antique manuscript of startling beauty: it narrates the epic tale of brothers-in-arms struggling to return home from a disastrous war. Korim is determined to do away with himself, but before he commits suicide, he feels he must escape to New York with the precious manuscript and commit it to eternity by typing it all out onto the world wide web.
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