Illustrated by Jeffrey Alan Love. ... "Kevin Crossley-Holland is the master." Neil Gaiman The gods of the Vikings come to life as never before in this extraordinary illustrated anthology by Carnegie Medal-winning author Kevin Crossley-Holland and artist Jeffrey Alan Love. These dramatic, enthralling and atmospheric tales are based on the Scandinavian myth cycle - one of the greatest and most culturally significant stories in the world - and tell of Odin with his one eye, Thor with his mighty hammer and Loki, the red-haired, shape-shifting trickster. In this stunning collection of myths, the strange world of ... |
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A Battle-Tested Guide to Unshakable Performance. You don't have to be born confident. You can learn to be confident. Here's how. Dr. Nate Zinsser works with the cream of the US military to prepare them mentally for leadership and for action. He also trains top sportsmen and women to develop the self-belief essential for world-class performance. Now he shares the tried and tested techniques he has perfected over many years to help anyone who wants to acquire the confidence that will enable them to perform at their very best, whatever the environment, however stressful the situation. In the process he shows how ... |
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The Art of risking everything. In a world wired for chaos, these players are rewriting the rules. High-stakes, high-IQ, and often high on their own mythologies, they are driving the next era of finance, tech, and politics. But what happens when their bets go too far? Nate Silver's On The Edge reveals the hidden world of the River. It is the domain of gamblers and like-minded folks who move markets and change the fabric of society: poker legends, hedge fund titans, crypto speculators, and even those willing to bet the world's future on AI. They are obsessives with a deep hunger for volatility and an unrelenting ... |
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I could have been one too, except i needed a wee.... Winner of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize. ... Luke is a comic-mad eleven-year old who shares a treehouse with his geeky older brother, Zack. Luke' s only mistake is to go for a wee right at the wrong time. While he' s gone, an alien gives his undeserving, never-read-a-comic-in-his-life brother superpowers and then tells him to save the universe. Luke is massively annoyed about this, but when Zack is kidnapped by his arch-nemesis, Luke and his friends have only five days to find him and save the world... "You'll laugh until you fall out of ... |
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Funny rhymes and crazy creatures to make you giggle! ... With 121 possible combinations! What do you get when you cross a goat with a turkey? Why, a gurkey of course! What about a pig with a sheep? Well, that would be a peep, naturally! A very silly book that the whole family will enjoy. ... |
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Funny rhymes and crazy creatures to make you giggle! ... With 121 possible combinations! What do you get if you cross a whale with a jellyfish? Why, a whellyfish of course! And how about a lobster and an octopus? Well, that would be a lobstopus! More crazy creatures and silly names from best-selling illustrator, Axel Scheffler. ... |
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Funny rhymes and crazy creatures to make you giggle! ... With 121 possible combinations! What do you get if you cross a leopard and a armadillo? Well, that would be a leopadillo! And what about a porcupine and a chameleon? Why, a porceleon, obviously! More silly animals and bonkers words from best-selling illustrator, Axel Scheffler. ... |
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When Luna’s family win an island, Luna thinks it will solve everything AND she can finally get a donkey! But things don’t go entirely to plan - no one expects Luna’s younger brother to win a Sheep Pageant, for example – and the secret festival they hold soon spirals out of control. But the island is beautiful, and the family are happy, and maybe Luna will get her donkey after al. ... |
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Illustrator: Davide Ortu. ... Kit can’t STAND reading, She’d MUCH rather be outside, playing games and getting muddy, than stuck inside with a book. But when she’s dragged along to the library one day by her two best friends, she makes an incredible discovery - and soon it’s up to Kit and her friends to save the library.... and the world. ... |
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And my toaster is taking over the world... By the winner of the waterstones children's book prize. Cover artwork by Robin Boyden. ... Luke’s dad has bought a lot of gadgets recently and not one of them works as it’s supposed to. Maybe it’s because a machine-from-the-future is stalking Bromley, playing havoc with all the tech and trying to stop Star Lad going on a date. Could this be the Rise of the Machines? Luke knows what he must do - he just needs his fellow SCARF members to help, or it will be the end of everything... ... |
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Книгата съдържа допълнително съдържание към поредицата Магнус Чейс и боговете на Асгард. ... Поздравления! Избран си за един от смелите воини на Один и можеш да влезеш в хотел Валхала. И какво ще правиш сега? Този абсолютно задължителен указател за боговете и богините, митичните същества и фантастичните животни от Деветте свята е подготвен специално за теб, скъпи наш госте. Тук ще намериш всичко, което трябва да знаеш, за да започнеш подготовката си за Рагнарок - основна статистика, интервюта, любопитни истории, лични спомени. След като го изчетеш с кориците, вече никога няма да объркаш джудже с елф или пък да си ... |
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What if you found out that your family isn't yours at all? How far would you go to protect them? A gripping new psychological thriller from the bestselling author of "The Girl Before"... Pete Riley answers the door one morning and lets in a parent's worst nightmare. On his doorstep is Miles Lambert, a stranger who breaks the devastating news that Pete's son, Theo, isn't actually his son he is the Lamberts', switched at birth by an understaffed hospital while their real son was sent home with Miles and his wife, Lucy. For Pete, his partner Maddie, and the little boy they've been raising ... |
