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Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire
₱360.00Young wizard-in-training harry potter prepares for a competition between hogwarts school of magic and two rival schools, develops a crush on cho chang, and wishes above all to be a normal fourteen-year-old.
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The Dorling Kindersley History Of The World
₱350.00This ambitious and colorful volume covers the history of the world from the beginnings of life on earth to the 1990’s in 384 pages of mostly pictures. the 20 chapters are arranged chronologically with catchy titles such as “conquest and plague” to go along with the dates included in the chapter heading. at the beginning of each chapter is a double-page world map with pictures illustrating some of the major developments during that particular era. a brief narrative introduces the chapter and a timeline, divided into regions-oceania, america, europe, asia and africa-covers the next two pages. the timeline is illustrated with pictures of models or artifacts. then a series of pages is devoted to narrative and illustration of some of the events of that chapter’s era in each of the regions. insert maps, photographs, biographical sketches, and drawings are prominent. there are supplementary reference pages which have more timelines featuring architecture, population, inventions, and the modern world, and some united states fact tables. there is a two-page glossary. the index is neither complete nor well-organized; the listing for czechoslovakia, for example, has a hard-to-find reference on a timeline, but does not mention more information on another page, no doubt because the heading there is a reference to the “prague spring” and is listed in the index only under prague. the issues discussed on these pages are never resolved by any reference in the index, or the text, for that matter, to the velvet revolution or the division of the country. students will be left thinking the intellectuals of “czechoslovakia” are still debating communism. the difficulties of sustaining continuity in this sort of work are obvious. the reference use of this history will be limited to browsing for a topic to research elsewhere. nonetheless, the volume will be visually appealing to many students in elementary and middle school.
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The Tattooist Of Auschwitz
₱180.00This novel is based on the true story of lale and gita sokolov, two slovakian jews, who survived auschwitz and eventually made their home in australia. in that terrible place, lale was given the job of tattooing the prisoners marked for survival – literally scratching numbers into his fellow victims’ arms in indelible ink to create what would become one of the most potent symbols of the holocaust. lale used the infinitesimal freedom of movement that this position awarded him to exchange jewels and money taken from murdered jews for food to keep others alive. if he had been caught he would have been killed; many owed him their survival.
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Hello, Is This Planet Earth?
₱200.00The number one sunday times bestseller the first book by astronaut tim peake – a mesmerising collection of over 150 of tim’s stunning photographs that he took on board the international space station, many of which have not been seen before. includes a personal commentary from tim. tim’s proceeds received from the book will be donated to the prince’s trust. ‘it’s impossible to look down on earth from space and not be mesmerised by the fragile beauty of our planet.’ i may have been 400km up, but i have never felt closer to earth than when i was on board the international space station. i’m delighted to share with you this collection of photographs with some of my thoughts from my mission. although i briefly left the santuary of our planet, i rediscovered the wonder of the place we call home. hello, is this planet earth? takes readers on a mesmerizing tour of tim’s historic and inspirational six-month principia mission. based on over 150 of tim’s stunning photographs that he took on board the international space station, many of which have not been seen before, this lavish collection showcases the beauty of earth from above, and is the perfect visual time capsule of tim’s remarkable trip, which captured the imaginations of millions of children and adults across the world. the book can be enjoyed by readers of all ages, and comes with a personal commentary from tim, full of his characteristic warmth and charm. the book includes breath-taking aerial photos of cities illuminated at night, the northern lights and unforgettable vistas of oceans, mountains and deserts. the title of the book is inspired by tim’s famous ‘wrong number’ dialled from space, when he accidentally misdialled a woman from the space station and inquired, ‘hello, is this planet earth?’ during his mission, tim conducted numerous ground-breaking science experiments and engaged the british public in ingenious ways. tim became the first british astronaut to complete a spacewalk and the first person to run the london marathon in space. he spoke to hundreds of thousands of school children back on earth via events such as the cosmic classroom live from the iss, engaging over 1 million children during the whole mission. he was also involved in other memorable events, such as presenting the brit awards live from space in a dinner jacket. 24 million people watched tim blast off and over 2 million fans continue to follow his updates across social media. in the queen’s birthday honours, tim was made a companion of the order of st michael and st george, an award given to those who have given distinguished service overseas, or, in tim’s case, in space.
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Artemis Fowl
₱100.00Twelve-year-old artemis fowl is a brilliant criminal mastermind. but even artemis doesn’t know what he’s about to take on when he kidnaps a fairy – captain holly short of the leprecon unit. artemis thinks he’s got the fairies just where he wants them; but these fairies are armed and dangerous.
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The Poppy War
₱440.00Winner of the reddit fantasy award for best debut 2018 ‘the best fantasy debut of 2018’ – wired a brilliantly imaginative epic fantasy debut, inspired by the bloody history of china’s twentieth century and filled with treachery and magic. when rin aced the keju – the test to find the most talented students in the empire – it was a shock to everyone: to the test officials, who couldn’t believe a war orphan from rooster province could pass without cheating; to rin’s guardians, who had hoped to get rich by marrying her off; and to rin herself, who realized she was finally free from a life of servitude. that she got into sinegard – the most elite military school in nikan – was even more surprising. but surprises aren’t always good. because being a dark-skinned peasant girl from the south is not an easy thing at sinegard. fighting the prejudice of rival classmates, rin discovers that she possesses a lethal, unearthly power – an aptitude for the nearly-mythical art of shamanism. exploring the depths of her gift with the help of psychoactive substances and a seemingly insane teacher, rin learns that gods long thought dead are very much alive – and that mastering these powers could mean more than just surviving school. for while the nikara empire is at peace, the federation of mugen still lurks across a narrow sea. the federation occupied nikan for decades after the first poppy war, and only barely lost the continent in the second. and while most people calmly go about their lives, a few are aware that a third poppy war is just a spark away…
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Avengers Assemble: Living Legends
₱230.00Your favorite movie heroes in action-packed comic book adventures! when tragedy strikes asgard, thor must hit back against the ice giant ymir! the villainous klaw visits sound and fury on wakanda – and the black panther! t’challa joins black widow, captain america and the falcon on a mission to the moon – where awaits a deadly weapon powered by shards of the cosmic cube! scott “ant-man” lang lives up to the hank pym’s heroic legacy when he teams with the wasp for a return trip to dimension z – home of the living eraser! and carol danvers fl ies into action as the mighty captain marvel! collecting: thor: where walk the frost giants 1, black panther: the sound and the fury 1, avengers: shards of infinity 1, ant-man and the wasp: living legends 1, captain marvel: tbd disney 1
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See Inside Castles
₱280.00A humorous yet historically accurate look at life in a thirteenth century medieval castle. inventive embedded flaps on page allow children to explore the hidden world of the castle. young readers are taken on an exciting journey in which they encounter a magnificent banquet, a thrilling tournament and a dramatic siege. david hancock’s bright, detailed illustrations combined with informative and friendly text, provide children with an entertaining insight into life long ago.
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21st Birthday
₱70.00‘smart characters, shocking twists’ lisa gardner ‘i couldn’t turn the pages quick enough’ heidi perks ‘terrific, high-octane, really pacy’ jo spain ‘a compelling read with great set pieces and, most of all, that charismatic cast of characters’ sun ______________ the sunday times bestseller will she live to see her twenty-first birthday? when a distraught mother pleads with reporter cindy thomas to investigate the disappearance of her daughter, tara, and her baby granddaughter, cindy goes straight to sfpd sergeant lindsay boxer. the prime suspect is tara’s husband, but he tells a conflicting story that paints tara as a wayward wife, not a missing person. is this a tragic case of domestic violence? or is the truth linked to a more complex network of killings? as the case grows into something far bigger than any of them could have imagined, the women’s murder club will need to work together to unpick the truth from a web of lies. ______________ more praise for the women’s murder club ‘fast-moving, intricately plotted . . . boxer steals the show as the tough cop with a good heart’ mirror ‘i have never begun a patterson book and been able to put it down’ larry king ‘patterson and paetro at their best…. a series that shows no signs of fatigue or flagging’ bookreporter. com
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Wolf Hall
₱65.00Now a major tv series winner of the man booker prize shortlisted for the the orange prize shortlisted for the costa novel award `dizzyingly, dazzlingly good’ daily mail ‘our most brilliant english writer’ guardian england, the 1520s. henry viii is on the throne, but has no heir. cardinal wolsey is his chief advisor, charged with securing the divorce the pope refuses to grant. into this atmosphere of distrust and need comes thomas cromwell, first as wolsey’s clerk, and later his successor. cromwell is a wholly original man: the son of a brutal blacksmith, a political genius, a briber, a charmer, a bully, a man with a delicate and deadly expertise in manipulating people and events. ruthless in pursuit of his own interests, he is as ambitious in his wider politics as he is for himself. his reforming agenda is carried out in the grip of a self-interested parliament and a king who fluctuates between romantic passions and murderous rages. from one of our finest living writers, wolf hall is that very rare thing: a truly great english novel, one that explores the intersection of individual psychology and wider politics. with a vast array of characters, and richly overflowing with incident, it peels back history to show us tudor england as a half-made society, moulding itself with great passion and suffering and courage.
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The Confessions Of Frannie Langton
₱180.00They say i must be put to death for what happened to madame, and they want me to confess. but how can i confess what i don’t believe i’ve done? 1826, and all of london is in a frenzy. crowds gather at the gates of the old bailey to watch as frannie langton, maid to mr and mrs benham, goes on trial for their murder. the testimonies against her are damning – slave, whore, seductress. and they may be the truth. but they are not the whole truth. for the first time frannie must tell her story. it begins with a girl learning to read on a plantation in jamaica, and it ends in a grand house in london, where a beautiful woman waits to be freed. but through her fevered confessions, one burning question haunts frannie langton- could she have murdered the only person she ever loved?
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Gangsta Granny
₱65.00A story of prejudice and acceptance, funny lists and silly words, this new book has all the hallmarks of david’s previous bestsellers. our hero ben is bored beyond belief after he is made to stay at his grandma’s house. she’s the boringest grandma ever: all she wants to do is to play scrabble, and eat cabbage soup. but there are two things ben doesn’t know about his grandma.1) she was once an international jewel thief.2) all her life, she has been plotting to steal the crown jewels, and now she needs ben’s help…
