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The Moses Stone
It’s only a stone covered in ancient script. yet within 24 hours the english couple who found it have been killed in a car crash, and the stone has vanished. was it an accident – or murder? and where is the stone they died to protect? determined to uncover a secret that’s endured for two millennia, chris bronson follows a trail of clues that leads him from the hustle of a moroccan souk to the silent, deserted caves of qumran; from the sinister echoes of a water-filled tunnel under the city of jerusalem to a ruined and windswept fortress in northern israel. threatened on every side by violent extremists, bronson is plunged into a mystery rooted in biblical times. for the stone he must find is older, and far more dangerous, than anyone could ever imagine .
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Who’s Who In The Bible
Who wore a coat of many colours? who killed the giant goliath? who was thrown into a lions’ den? who were the twelve disciples? who’s who in the bible is the perfect introduction for young children to the key figures of the old and new testaments. the book takes readers on a fascinating journey through the bible by telling the amazing stories of the people who appear in it. children will meet all the well-known characters, such as noah, moses and paul, as well as many less-familiar ones, such as deborah, josiah, cleopas and dorcas. all the biblical figures have a separate page devoted to their story. the story-telling style of the text enables complex issues and messages to be understood and absorbed by the reader simply and with enjoyment. stunning artwork brings the adventures, struggles and achievements of the characters to life. an introduction, which contains maps with which to locate the biblical characters, welcomes the reader to the bible and its figures. a comprehensive index of names enables the reader to cross-reference people to discover more about their lives, and a glossary explains, in simple terms, words or phrases that may be new or confusing to the reader. simple
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Oxford Illustrated Children’s Dictionary Flexi 2010
Easy-to-use illustrated dictionary, with thousands of clear meanings, age-appropriate example sentences, photographs and artworks to support children at home.
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North And South
This is one of the earliest novels of industrial alienation, tellingly linked to the plight of 19th-century women. it tells of the relationship between margaret hale, a girl from the old rural south, and john thornton, a mill owner from the new industrial north.
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The Other Boleyn Girl
Mary boleyn catches the eye of henry viii when she comes to court as a girl of fourteen. dazzled by the golden prince, mary’s joy is cut short when she discovers that she is a pawn in the dynastic plots of her family. when the capricious king’s interest wanes, mary is ordered to pass on her knowledge of how to please him to her friend and rival : her sister, anne. anne soon becomes irresistible to henry, and mary can do nothing but watch her sister’s rise. anne stops at nothing to achieve her own ambition. from now on, mary will be no more than the other boleyn girl. but beyond the court is a man who dares to challenge the power of her family to offer mary a life of freedom and passion. if only she has the courage to break away – before the boleyn enemies turn on the boleyn girls…
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City Of Glass
Discover more secrets about the shadowhunters as they fight to protect the world from demons in the third book in the internationally bestselling series. amid the chaos of war, the shadowhunters must decide to fight with the vampires, werewolves and other downworlders or against them. meanwhile, jace and clary have their own decision to make: should they pursue the love they know is a mortal sin?
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Hearts In Atlantis
‘although it is difficult to believe, the 60s are not fictional; they actually happened’ (from the author’s note). hearts in atlantis comprises of five brilliant, interconnected, sequential narratives, each deeply rooted in the 60s and haunted by the vietnam war: in ‘low men in yellow coats’ 11-year-old bobby discovers that adults are sometimes not rescuers but at the heart of the terror. in the title story, a bunch of college kids get hooked on a card game, discover the possibility of protest … and confront their own collective heart of darkness. in ‘blind willie’ and ‘why we’re in vietnam’, two men who grew up with bobby in suburban connecticut try to fill the emptiness of the post-vietnam era. and in ‘heavenly shades of night are falling’ bobby returns to his hometown where one final secret, the hope of redemption, and his heart’s desire may await him.
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The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
‘the world had teeth and it could bite you with them anytime it wanted. trisha mcfarland discovered this when she was nine years old. trying not to be terrified. trying not to think that sometimes when people got lost in the woods they got seriously hurt. sometimes they died.’ in trisha’s panic to get back on the track, she takes turnings which lead her deeper and deeper into the woods. with only a small amount of food and water in her knapsack, she begins to give up hope of ever getting out. alive. the only thing that keeps her going is her walkman on which she listens avidly to red sox baseball games, creating an imaginary friendship with her hero tom gordon. and as she struggles for survival and a way out, she realises she’s not alone. there’s something else in the woods – and it’s watching her…
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The Magic Of Reality
Richard dawkins has created a dazzling celebration of our planet with explanations of space, time, evolution and more, taking us on a journey through scientific reality.
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Fantastic Earth Facts
Discover lots of fantastic facts about the earth in this incredible book! you can also have fun with the activities, test your knowledge with the quizzes and read extraordinary information in the ‘did you know?’ boxes.
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Still Me
The third lou clark novel, following the number one international bestsellers me before you and after you. the third lou clark novel by jojo moyes, following the number one international bestsellers me before youand after you. lou clark arrives in new york ready to start a new life, confident that she can embrace this new adventure and keep her relationship with ambulance sam alive across several thousand miles. she is hurled into the world of the super-rich gopniks- leonard and his much younger second wife, agnes, and a never-ending array of household staff and hangers-on. lou is determined to get the most out of the experience and throws herself into her job and new york life within this privileged world. before she knows what’s happening, lou is mixing in new york high society, where she meets joshua ryan, a man who brings with him a whisper of her past. in still me, as lou tries to keep the two sides of her world together, she finds herself carrying secrets – not all her own – that cause a catastrophic change in her circumstances. and when matters come to a head, she has to ask herself- who is louisa clark? and how do you reconcile a heart that lives in two places?
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Across The Nightingale Floor
In his black-walled fortress at inuyama, the murderous warlord, iida sadamu, surveys his famous nightingale floor. constructed with exquisite skill, it sings at the tread of each human foot. no assassin can cross it unheard. what happens when takeo’s supernatural powers lead him there?
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Build Your House Around My Body
Feverishly energetic and playfully creepy, an unforgettable debut that hurtles through the ghostly secrets of vietnamese history
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City Of Bones
Suddenly able to see demons and the darkhunters who are dedicated to returning them to their own dimension, fifteen-year-old clary fray is drawn into this bizzare world when her mother disappears and clary herself is almost killed by a monster.
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