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Believe It Or Not! 2020
The multi-million-copy bestselling guide to the world of weird ripley’s is back! this year’s blockbuster annual contains over 1,200 of the scariest, weirdest and funniest stories from around the world, including: – the man who lived in a sand castle for twenty years – the cat who was born with twenty-eight toes – the restaurant that served a burger made out of worms . . . and much, much more. brimming with mind-boggling stories and eye-popping photographs, ripley’s believe it or not! 2020 is the perfect gift for anyone who is fascinated by the stranger side of life on earth.
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Strange But True!
Dive into a world of amazing facts that are weird but true in this eye-popping compendium of all things extraordinary. did you know there’s a plant that eats mice? or that you can dip your toe in a rainbow-coloured river? and if you have ever wanted to peer in to the doorway to hell, strange but true is the book for you! with more than 125,000 copies sold worldwide, this wacky children’s encyclopedia allows you to explore the oddities of geography, animals, plants, weather, and much more! whether you believe it or not, the peculiar phenomena, amazing animals, and stunning sights in this book are all real examples from the most astonishing places around the globe. from fiery tornadoes flying across the sky to huge sinkholes eating up the earth, each example is illustrated with jaw-dropping images and handy fast facts that provide scientific explanations behind the stories. stuffed full of not only nature’s wonders, but unbelievable human creations too, strange but true is ideal for those curious young minds who are fascinated by our weird and wonderful world.
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The Diary Of A Young Girl
Seventy years since anne began her diary . . . ’12th june, 1942- i hope i will be able to confide everything to you, as i have never been able to confide in anyone, and i hope you will be a great source of comfort and support.’ in the summer of 1942, fleeing the horrors of the nazi occupation, anne frank and her family were forced into hiding in the back of an amsterdam warehouse. aged thirteen when she went into the secret annexe, anne kept a diary in which she confided her innermost thoughts and feelings, movingly revealing how the eight people living under these extraordinary conditions coped with the daily threat of discovery and death, being cut off from the outside world, petty misunderstandings and the unbearable strain of living like prisoners. an intimate record of tension and struggle, adolescence and confinement, anger and heartbreak, this is the definitive edition of the diary of anne frank. ‘a modern classic.’ the times’rings down the decades as the most moving testament to the persecution of innocence.’ daily mail’astonishing and excruciating. its gnaws at us still.’ new york times book review’a monument to the human spirit.’ mail on sunday
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Death Of A Sweep
No wonder she’s been crowned queen of cosy crime’ mail on sunday the 26th outing for the highland’s most famous pc: hamish macbeth in the south of scotland, residents get their chimneys vacuum-cleaned. but in the isolated villages in the very north of scotland, the villagers rely on the services of the itinerant sweep, pete ray, and his old-fashioned brushes. pete is always able to find work in the scottish highlands, until one day when police constable hamish macbeth notices blood dripping onto the floor of a villager’s fireplace, and a dead body stuffed inside the chimney. the entire town of lochdubh is certain pete is the culprit, but hamish doesn’t believe that the affable chimney sweep is capable of committing murder. then pete’s body is found on the scottish moors, and the mystery deepens. once again, it’s up to hamish to discover who’s responsible for the dirty deed – and this time, the murderer may be closer than he realizes. praise for the hamish macbeth series: ‘[a] beguiling blend of wry humour and sharp observations about rural life’ good book guide ‘it’s always a special treat to return to lochdubh’ new york times book review ‘the detective novels of m c beaton, a master of outrageous black comedy, have reached cult status’ – anne robinson, the times
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The Love Of Her Life
Kate miller has lived in new york for three long years. now with her father ill, its time to come home and face everything she left behind – her friends, her family, her job, and the man she thought was the love of her life.
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The Killing Place
‘the most bone-chilling story featuring on-going characters rizzoli and isles.’ daily mail he watches something terrible has happened in the snowbound village of kingdom come, wyoming. twelve eerily identical houses stand dark and abandoned. the people who lived in them appear to have vanished, seemingly into thin air. he waits maura isles is driving through the area with a group of friends when they find themselves trapped in a snowstorm. they stumble into the abandoned village to take shelter. but their nightmare has only just begun. they disappear days later, jane rizzoli flies to wyoming to search for her missing friend. a crashed vehicle has been found with four badly burned bodies still inside. can one of the corpses be maura’s? jane’s hunt for the truth leads her to kingdom come. where the person who was watching maura now lies waiting for her …
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The Lovely Bones
This is the tale of family, memory, love, and living told by 14-year-old susie salmon, who is already in heaven. through the voice of a precocious teenage girl, susie relates the awful events of her death and builds out of her family’s grief a hopeful and joyful story.
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The Greek Escape
Running from heartbreak, chloe marston leaves her old life in london for a fresh start in new york. working at a luxury concierge company, she makes other people’s lives run perfectly, even if her own has ground to a halt. but a terrible accident forces her to step into a new role, up close and personal with the company’s most esteemed and powerful clients. charismatic joe lincoln is one of them and his every wish is her command, so when he asks her to find him a secluded holiday home in the greek islands, she sets about sourcing the perfect retreat. but when tom, her ex, unexpectedly shows up in manhattan and the stability of her new life is threatened again, she jumps at the chance to help joe inspect the holiday home; escaping to greece will give her the time and space to decide where her future truly lies. tom is the man she has loved for so long but he has hurt her before – can she give him another chance? and, as she draws closer to joe, does she even want to? as magnetic as he is mysterious, there’s an undeniable chemistry between her and joe that she can’t resist. but whatever her heart is telling her, she’s in over her head – another client’s wife has mysteriously disappeared and serious allegations about joe threaten more than just her happiness. who can she trust? and will chloe uncover the truth in time? praise for karen swan ‘smart plots, brilliant characters and juicy romance’ heat ‘a stunning journey’ sunday express
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Collins Junior Illustrated Dictionary
It introduces key dictionary features such as showing parts of speech (noun, verb, adjective or adverb) and other forms of a word (for example plurals or past tense of a verb). the collins word wizard section gives extra help with illustrated topic pages, support for writing and using the internet as well as really useful word lists and games to play. 6 yrs+
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Midnight In The Snow
The holiday season would not be complete without a wonderfully romantic story from karen swan, canadian bestselling author of together by christmas and the christmas party. award-winning director clover phillips is riding high when she encounters kit foley; a surfer and snowboarder as well-known for controversy as he is for winning championships. involved in an accident that had devastating consequences for a bitter rival, kit has never spoken about what really happened that day. determined to find out the truth, clover heads to the snowy wilderness of the austrian alps, sharing a romantic winter wonderland with a man who can’t stand her. but as she delves deeper, clover finds herself both drawn to kit, and even more convinced he’s hiding something. is kit foley really as cold as he seems? with midnight in the snow, international bestseller karen swan brings readers a passionate story of a forbidden attraction that will reveal long-buried secrets, set amongst the snow-covered mountains of the austrian alps.
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Palace Of Stone
This long-awaited follow-up to newbery honor winner princess academy hit the new york times bestseller list in the first week of us publication. a rich and compelling fantasy about one girl’s journey to discover where her home and heart truly belong in a divided world is reminiscent of the best writing by authors like eva ibbotson and cornelia funke. with a chance to study at the university and live at the queen’s castle, miri leaves village life and is thrust into the bustling chaos of the city. her best friend, britta, has been chosen by the prince of asland to be his bride, and the royal wedding is fast approaching. but helping britta prepare for her future is not an easy task. when miri discovers a secret plot against the royal court – which is motivated by good – she feels torn. will she choose loyalty to the princess, or reform for the people? as miri struggles to resolve this dilemma in her own mind, her heart is suffering: an old love comforts her; a new crush consumes her; she yearns for her homeland. can miri find her way in this new place, or will she be considered a traitor? the fate of the kingdom is at stake.
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Doctor Who Character Encyclopedia
Meet all the most important characters from the entire history of doctor who, including every doctor and companion. packed with fascinating facts and statistics for characters from the abzorbaloff to the zygons, and with large cut-out poses and stunning stills from the program, this is the ultimate compendium of doctor who characters.
