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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -A brilliantly funny and original picture book featuring a feisty female detective who is absolutely the BEST Finder-Outer-in-the-Whole-Wide-World!Penelope Snoop has a new case to solve - her favourite toy, Sidney the Smelly Sock Snake, has disappeared. With her trusty sidekick, Carlos the dog, Penelope sets out to uncover the mystery - and begins a search for the Sock Snake which will take them right up into outer space!Hilarious, original and fabulously illustrated, this is an irresistible picture book from the bestselling, award-winning Pamela Butchart.Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld 32 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A brilliantly funny and original picture book featuring a feisty female detective who is absolutely the BEST Finder-Outer-in-the-Whole-Wide-World!Penelope Snoop has a new case to solve - her favourite toy, Sidney the Smelly Sock Snake, has disappeared. With her trusty sidekick, Carlos the dog, Penelope sets out to uncover the mystery - and begins a search for the Sock Snake which will take them right up into outer space!Hilarious, original and fabulously illustrated, this is an irresistible picture book from the bestselling, award-winning Pamela Butchart.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The perfect book to share with anxious little ones, and the ideal antidote to worries big and small - with gorgeous illustrations by the bestselling illustrator of THE WORLD MADE A RAINBOW.Whenever I am feeling sador life feels hard or wrong or badI focus for a little whileon little things that make me smile . . .What are the things that make YOU feel happy From swinging high on playground swings to licking melty ice cream, there are lots of small things that can cheer up a grey day.This reassuring, uplifting picture book celebrates the little things that bring us joy and happiness. We all have bad days and sad days, but sometimes it's the smallest things that make us smile!

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Bob is the stationmaster's dog at Puddle Train Station and a reporter for the Daily Bark, Puddle's best (and only) newspaper for dogs. It's up to Bob to make sure the trains are on time every day. He has everything under control until the day he digs up the SCOOP of a lifetime in the park - a DINOSAUR skeleton! Suddenly Bob's life isn't running like clockwork, it's running WILD, as he and the other News Hounds catch the scent of a dastardly dinosaur THIEF. Can Bob pull off a daring dinosaur rescue, or is he on the express train to DISASTER This young fiction series by the author of Captain Pug is perfect for fans of The Secret Life of Pets and Toto the Ninja Cat.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Percy Jackson meets Black Panther - this blockbuster middle-grade fantasy adventure is perfect for fans of Amari and the Night Brothers.Cameron Battle grew up reading The Book of Chidani, cherishing stories about the fabled kingdom that cut itself off from the world to save the Igbo people from danger. Passed down over generations, the Book is Cameron's only connection to his parents, who disappeared one fateful night two years ago.Ever since, his grandmother has kept the Book locked away, but it calls to Cameron. When he and his best friends, Zion and Aliyah, decide to open it again, they are magically transported to Chidani. Instead of a land of beauty and wonder, they find a kingdom in extreme danger, as the queen's sister seeks to destroy the barrier between worlds. The people of Chidani have been waiting for the last Descendant to return and save them . but is Cameron ready to be the hero they need Inspired by West African and Igbo history and mythology, this adventure-filled fantasy introduces readers to Cameron Battle as he begins his journey to greatness.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Meet Zoopertown's most brilliant Zooperheroes:Crash-Bang Koala, Zip-Zap Giraffe, Snap-Crack Croc, Zoom-Zoom Zebra and X-Ray Rabbit!No job too big, no job too small - so when ALL the food in Zoopertown goes missing, the Zooperheroes are right on the case. Could a villainously bad baboon be behind the disappearance There's only one way to find out! Here we go, guys . . . To the Zoopercopters!The first in an action-packed, super-charged ZOOPER series, perfect for superhero fans EVERYWHERE!

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An epic poem touching on issues of racism, intolerance and environmental destructions.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Sam's life has always been strange. After all, his family have no idea that he's half monster, half fairy.But now he's keeping an even bigger secret. He alone has the power to bring monsters to life! (He's even got a tiny gargoyle hatchling hidden in his sock drawer.)When Queen Maggie finds out, she's delighted. She wants Sam to create her a whole new legion of vile ogres.When he refuses, she vows that she will destroy everything Sam holds dear. And so the stage is set for a final battle, one that will determine not just Sam's future, but that of the whole of monsterkind .The conclusion to T.C. Shelley's magical fantasy trilogy is perfect for fans of Jennifer Bell, Sophie Anderson and Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - These poems range across a wide variety of subjects, from the autobiographical to the philosophical, from war to love, from nature to the difficulty of truly seeing.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A collection of new and recently completed poems by Ben Okri covering topics of the day, such as the refugee crisis, racism, Obama, the Grenfell Tower fire, and the Corona outbreak.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'If the antidote to a year of solitude and trauma is art, then this novel is the answer. It is superb' SUNDAY TIMES'A rare kind of literary celebrity' VOGUE'A hypnotic disappearing act' OBSERVERThe new novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning, Man Booker Prize-shortlisted author: a haunting portrait of a woman, her decisions, her conversations, her solitariness, in a beautiful and lonely Italian cityThe woman moves through the city, her city, on her own.She moves along its bright pavements; she passes over its bridges, through its shops and pools and bars. She slows her pace to watch a couple fighting, to take in the sight of an old woman in a waiting room; pauses to drink her coffee in a shaded square.Sometimes her steps take her to her grieving mother, sealed off in her own solitude. Sometimes they take her to the station, where the trains can spirit her away for a short while.But in the arc of a year, as one season gives way to the next, transformation awaits. One day at the sea, both overwhelmed and replenished by the sun's vital heat, her perspective will change forever.A rare work of fiction, Whereabouts - first written in Italian and then translated by the author herself - brims with the impulse to cross barriers. By grafting herself onto a new literary language, Lahiri has pushed herself to a new level of artistic achievement. A dazzling evocation of a city, its captures a woman standing on one of life's thresholds, reflecting on what has been lost and facing, with equal hope and rage, what may lie ahead.'An unusual literary and linguistic feat' NEW YORK TIMES.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An illustrated introduction into industrial life in Britain, as the nation geared up to meet the wartime demand for munitions, armor, shipping, uniforms and aircraft.In 1939 Britain was pitched into a war on the Continent for which it was ill-prepared, starting the fight against the Nazis on the back foot. As the nation stood alone against Fortress Europe, it desperately needed to turn all of its industrial might firstly to defending itself and then to expelling Axis troops from occupied countries. Peacetime factories such as car plants were turned to aircraft and tank production; the railway network was timetabled around military needs; and women were brought in to work in factories and shipyards, to fell timber and to bring in the crops. This beautifully illustrated book shows how every aspect of industrial life was coordinated to equip the fight for victory, and how Britain made it.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In Long Players, fifty of our finest authors write about the albums that changed their lives, from Deborah Levy on Bowie to Daisy Johnson on Lizzo, Ben Okri on Miles Davis to David Mitchell on Joni Mitchell, Sarah Perry on Rachmaninov to Bernardine Evaristo on Sweet Honey in the Rock.Part meditation on the album form and part candid self-portrait, each of these miniature essays reveals music's power to transport the listener to a particular time and place. REM's Automatic for the People sends Olivia Laing back to first love and heartbreak, Bjork's Post resolves a crisis of faith and sexuality for a young Marlon James, while Fragile by Yes instils in George Saunders the confidence to take his own creative path.This collection is an intoxicating mix of memoir and music writing, spanning the golden age of vinyl and the streaming era, and showing how a single LP can shape a writer's mind.Featuring writing from Ali Smith, Marlon James, Deborah Levy, George Saunders, Bernardine Evaristo, Ian Rankin, Tracey Thorn, Ben Okri, Sarah Perry, Neil Tennant, Rachel Kushner, Clive James, Eimear McBride, Neil Gaiman, Daisy Johnson, David Mitchell, Esi Edugyan, Patricia Lockwood, among many others.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The second in a dystopian thriller series, where modern-day recruits compete in an ancient fight to the death in the streets of Edinburgh.New Season. New Rules. Same deadly game.The Pantheon Games are the biggest underground event in the world, followed by millions online. New recruits must leave behind their twenty-first century lives and vie for dominance in a gruelling battle to the death armed only with ancient weapons - and their wits.Last season's new recruits Tyler and Lana have lived to fight another day, but now they face a series of even more lethal clashes before the Grand Battle that will bring the Season to a close.It's survival of the fittest in the most brutal fashion imaginable. As they race toward the bloody end, Lana must finally face the demons of her past, and Tyler will have to fight with the mother of all targets on his back.Squid Game meets The Hunger Games in this fast-paced, action-packed thriller series.Praise for the Pantheon series:'The moment you ask yourself if it could just be true, the story has you.' Anthony Riches 'Gripping and original - a terrific read!' Joe Heap 'The Wolf Mile is a thrilling ride and a heck of a debut. C.F. Barrington knocks it out of the park.' Matthew Harffy 'So gripping that I sometimes find myself holding my breath while I'm reading!' Ruth Hogan 'A brilliant eccentric concept which hits you like a fever dream.' Giles Kristian.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The third book in Heather Burnside's latest series, The Working Girls series - set amongst the working girls of Manchester. Crystal engages on a revenge mission to rob, blackmail and expose her most depraved clients. But some of these men are highly dangerous.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'A rollicking romantic read!' Phillipa AshleyEscape to the frost-sparkling Yorkshire Dales for some festive fun under the mistletoe!It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas for costume shop owner Becky Finn. Leaving London to move back home to the twinkly rural village of Egglethwaite, she plans to build a new life for herself with fiancé, Cole.Keen to raise funds for the struggling village hall she loved as a child, Becky finds herself at the head of a colourful group aiming to revive the Egglethwaite Christmas pantomime. But when that festive feeling sets in, she discovers there's more to panto than innuendo and slapped thighs.Falling in love was not in the script! But as opening night grows closer, she starts to wonder if the panto will ever make it to the stage and, with handsome co-star Marcus on the scene, if she has chosen her right leading man.Readers love The Perfect Fit!'Amazingly British story that brightened up my day! My newest, most favourite authors around. Her stories are full of romance and comedy. I feel all warm and fuzzy on the inside' Goodreads 5\* Review'Unleash your inner child and sit back and relax with this joyous book that will make you groan and also smile, laugh, believe in magic and fairy tales' Goodreads 5\* Review'Loved this book . A great fun book with loads of comic episodes that leaves you with a big smile on your face' Goodreads 5\* Review'Charming and fun read with loads of humor and shenanigans. The characters are likeable, witty and engaging' NetGalley 5\* Review'Had me laughing in the most unladylike way. I literally laughed until my stomach ached. I will never see, eat or think of Madeira cake again and not chuckle. By the end I felt like I was sat in the audience watching the panto's opening night. I wanted to stand up and applaud but I'd have dropped my kindle' Goodreads 5\* Review'Such a heart-warming story with VERY laugh out loud moments in typical Mary Jayne Baker style. If you know someone who needs cheering up, just purchase this book. I guarantee it will be the best tonic ever' Goodreads 5\* Review'A giggle-inducing read. Light-hearted, funny, romantic - and perfect for this time of year! . I could hardly believe how quickly I got through the pages. So much fun! Worth every one of its five sparkling stars!' Goodreads 5\* Review'Words cannot describe how much I loved this book. I wholeheartedly recommend this book if you want to be swept away with a tightly knit community of colourful characters and never-ending laughter' Goodreads 5\* Review'This book fits in perfectly in everyone's library! The best way to spend some funny hours in this summer and end-summer, it's like having a full glass of fresh squeezed lemonade. Be ready to get big laughs!' NetGalley 5\* Review'I literally cracked out laughing throughout the whole of this book. I just couldn't put this book down and was gutted when it ended. I will be recommending this book to everyone, loved it!' Goodreads 5\* Review.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Historical fiction of a high order' The TimesSpring, 1941. The war in the West is as good as won. Nation after nation has fallen before the Reich's armies. Only Britain endures, her cities under nightly bombardment from the Luftwaffe.Berlin would happily call off the bombers in exchange for a peace treaty. Hitler would like to persuade Britain to turn her back on Europe, to attend to her precious Empire instead, to allow Germany a free hand to deal with the real enemy in the East.Peace, perhaps, but at what cost For Churchill the price is too high; but for others within the British establishment, it is a price worth paying. On both sides of the channel, advocates of total war or peace-at-all-costs are at each others' throats - all unaware that Rudolf Hess, Hitler's quiet, contemplative deputy, has already taken radical steps to change the fortunes of the war.Raid 42 is part of the SPOILS OF WAR Collection, a thrilling, beguiling blend of fact and fiction born of some of the most tragic, suspenseful, and action-packed events of World War II. From the mind of highly acclaimed thriller author GRAHAM HURLEY, this blockbuster non-chronological collection allows the reader to explore Hurley's masterful storytelling in any order, with compelling recurring characters whose fragmented lives mirror the war that shattered the globe.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Historical fiction of a high order' The TimesBarely half of the Bomber Command's aircrews survive a full tour, but wireless operator Billy Angell has beaten the odds and completed his 30th - and final - mission. Now, Billy is due two-weeks leave, a posting to a training squadron and a six-month exemption from active duty.Except that MI5 need an airman to drop into Nazi-occupied France.MI5 are interested in Hélène Lafosse, a Frenchwoman keeping unusual company in her small family château in the depths of the Touraine. Hélène has begun an affair with a senior Abwehr intelligence officer, who, in return, has turned a blind eye to the succession of Jews, refugees, resistance fighters and downed Allied airmen to whom she offers shelter. MI5 believe they can exploit this relationship and plant a false lead about the anticipated allied invasion of northern France.It falls to Billy, playing a downed airman, to find Hélène, to win her confidence and to plant a lie that will only make sense to her German lover. But this time, Billy isn't flying at 20,000 feet and he won't be able to escape the incendiary consequences of his actions.Aurore is part of the SPOILS OF WAR Collection, a thrilling, beguiling blend of fact and fiction born of some of the most tragic, suspenseful, and action-packed events of World War II. From the mind of highly acclaimed thriller author GRAHAM HURLEY, this blockbuster non-chronological collection allows the reader to explore Hurley's masterful storytelling in any order, with compelling recurring characters whose fragmented lives mirror the war that shattered the globe.'Hurley's capable and understated characterization makes his lead's story plausible and engaging' Publishers Weekly.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Funny, timely and absolutely pitch perfect. I loved this unfiltered look at the world of influencers' Clare MackintoshCan you filter your way to #happiness Cassie Holliday is at the top of her game. A glamorous wife and mother with 1.3 million Instagram followers, she posts images of her gorgeous husband and cute (gender-neutral) twins online every day. To her adoring fanbase, Cassie's life is a string of perfect experiences in VSCO filter.But in real life, you can't airbrush the truth. Cassie's marriage is at breaking point, her finances are precarious, and she is terrified of every Insta-star's worst nightmare: becoming irrelevant.Then Cassie meets Beth, an anxious new mum who never ventures online. Finally, Cassie feels like she can be herself. They soon become each other's lifeline, until a video of Beth goes viral, and their offline friendship tips into online rivalry.Everything's Perfect is a smart and thought-provoking debut about motherhood, friendship and the quest for perfection in an Instagram age.Praise for Everything's Perfect:'Thought-provoking, fluid, vivid. and a reminder to us all that our inside lives rarely reflect what we show on the outside. I loved it' Lia Louis, author of Eight Perfect Hours'I couldn't put it down. Nicole Kennedy writes so brilliantly about the weird world we live in' Lucy Vine, author of Bad Choices'A witty, no-filter glance at the reality of becoming - and remaining - a social media influencer' Louise Hare, author of This Lovely City'A fresh, eye-opening look into the fascinating world of 'insta mums'' Katy Colins, author of The Best is Yet to Come'A smart and thought-provoking read about friendship, parenting and the pressure to appear perfect. Witty and relatable' Holly Miller'If you have any interest at all in the strange world of 'influencers'. This book is The One. I felt like I'd been spied on. Thought-provoking and laugh-out-loud funny. A perfect summer read' Sarah Turner.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - THE TOP TWENTY BESTSELLERWATERSTONES THRILLER OF THE MONTH'If you like Louise Candlish, then you'll want to take a walk in Greenwich Park' RED'A twisty, fast-paced read' SUNDAY TIMES'The perfect thriller' CAZ FREARHelen has it all.Daniel is the perfect husband.Rory is the perfect brother.Serena is the perfect sister-in-law.And Rachel Rachel is the perfect nightmare.When Helen, finally pregnant after years of tragedy, attends her first antenatal class, she is expecting her loving architect husband to arrive soon after, along with her confident, charming brother Rory and his pregnant wife, the effortlessly beautiful Serena. What she is not expecting is Rachel.Extroverted, brash, unsettling single mother-to-be Rachel, who just wants to be Helen's friend. Who just wants to get know Helen and her friends and her family. Who just wants to know everything about them. Every little secret.Masterfully plotted and utterly addictive, Greenwich Park is a dark, compelling look at motherhood, friendships, privilege and the secrets we keep to protect ourselves. 'A fantastically addictive read' ABIGAIL DEANKATHERINE FAULKNER'S BRILLIANT NOVEL THE OTHER MOTHERS IS OUT NOW. YOU WANT TO BE ONE OF THEM. UNTIL YOU KNOW THEM.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - SHORTLISTED FOR THE KERRY GROUP IRISH NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2022'Absolutely dazzling' MARIAN KEYES'On every page there are little shimmering bombs' LISA TADDEO'Quietly devastating . . . Reminded me repeatedly of Shuggie Bain' OBSERVERBeing Tommy's mother is too much for Sonya. Too much love, too much fear, too much longing for the cool wine she gulps from the bottle each night. Because Sonya is burning the fish fingers, and driving too fast, and swimming too far from the shore, and Tommy's life is in her hands.Once there was the thrill of a London stage, a glowing acting career, fast cars, handsome men. But now there are blackouts and bare cupboards, and her estranged father showing up uninvited. There is Mrs O'Malley spying from across the road. There is the risk of losing Tommy - forever.AN OBSERVER, GRAZIA, IRISH TIMES AND IRISH INDEPENDENT HIGHLIGHT FOR 2021.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Whether in your garden, kitchen, bathroom or under a log in the woods, minibeasts are everywhere to be found! So grab this handy nature guide and explore every nook and cranny you can find, there might just be a surprise.Did you know that honey bees have a special stomach for honey Or that butterflies got their name from butter From gorgeous orange-tip butterflies to the fierce-looking stag beetle, get ready to find out about over 190 different minibeasts and bugs. There are so many wonderful living things to meet in this children's spotter's guide, published in collaboration with the RSPB, the largest wildlife conservation charity in Europe.You will learn what a dragonfly's lifecycle looks like, which habitat each insect enjoys most and what kind of minibeasts you may be likely to spot each season. This guide covers all grounds when it comes to minibeast-watching. Whether you're in a city park or on a walk in the woods, don't ever leave your RSPB Nature Guide: Minibeasts at home!Includes information on how to make your green space bug friendly, activities such as making a wormery and a minibeast checklist so you can tick off everything you spot!With beautiful and life-like illustrations by Kate McLelland throughout, this is the perfect contemporary pocket guide for young wildlife watchers and adult nature enthusiasts alike.This is the third book in the RSPB Nature Guide series, following Birds and Wildlife.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Groundbreaking' OBSERVER'Blows assumptions about abusive relationships out of the water' CAITLIN MORAN'Offers a strategy for intervention that would save lives' INDEPENDENTEvery four days in the UK, a woman is killed by her partner or ex-partner - and in the past year, domestic abuse has become an epidemic.For thirty years, Jane Monckton Smith has been fighting to change this. A former police officer and internationally renowned professor of public protection, she has developed her ground-breaking research into an eight-stage homicide timeline, laying out identifiable stages in which coercive relationships can escalate to violence and murder.Drawing on disciplines including psychology, sociology and law, Monckton Smith talks to victims, their families and killers to piece together the hows and whys of abuse - while shining a searching light onto the society and media that allow it to thrive.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Alone and isolated in a snow-covered Scandinavian forest, a therapist begins to read her client's novel manuscript, only to discover the main character is terrifyingly familiar.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Basu's account of how Arthur Conan Doyle set about trying to get a pardon for Edalji is in itself a fine piece of detective work.' The Times'Compulsive reading.' A.N. Wilson'Nails the nastiness of a peculiarly English scandal.' The Spectator'A potent mix of racial injustice, Sherlockian mystery and Shrabani's signature storytelling.' Lucy WorsleyIn the village of Great Wyrley near Birmingham, someone is mutilating horses. Someone is also sending threatening letters to the vicarage, where the vicar, Shahpur Edalji, is a Parsi convert to Christianity and the first Indian to have a parish in England. His son George - quiet, socially awkward and the only boy at school with distinctly Indian features - grows up into a successful barrister, till he is improbably linked to and then prosecuted for the above crimes in a case that leaves many convinced that justice hasn't been served.When he is released early, his conviction still hangs over him. Having lost faith in the police and the legal system, George Edalji turns to the one man he believes can clear his name - the one whose novels he spent his time reading in prison, the creator of the world's greatest detective. When he writes to Arthur Conan Doyle asking him to meet, Conan Doyle agrees.From the author of Victoria and Abdul comes an eye-opening look at race and an unexpected friendship in the early days of the twentieth century, and the perils of being foreign in a country built on empire.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The dream home. The perfect nightmare.Vonny and Seth dream of a place in the country, but they can barely scrape together a deposit for a flat. So when they enter a competition and win a huge, remote plot of land, they can't believe their luck. They start building the house of their dreams and look forward to a happy life together.But then they discover an old suitcase - a suitcase filled with millions of pounds worth of heroin. Their idyllic existence comes crashing down around them. Because the original owner of the suitcase is coming for it.All that stands between Vonny and Seth and their worst nightmare is the house they built. Will their dream home save them - or will the nightmare become reality This gripping psychological thriller from acclaimed author P.R. Black is an edge-of-your-seat winter read, perfect for fans of The Chalet and The Hunting Party.Reviews for P.R. Black'A slow-burning thriller that builds to a devastating dénouement' Mail on Sunday'It's edge-of-the-seat stuff. A cracker' Bookbag.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Wright, Paul (illustrator). Neuware - A beautifully illustrated history of the iconic ocean-going gunboats of British 'gunboat diplomacy', the hundreds of little warships that for 50 years demonstrated the power of the Royal Navy worldwide, and which maintained and enforced the rule of the British Empire at its peak.In recent years the phrase 'gunboat diplomacy' has been used to describe the crude use of naval power to bully or coerce a weaker nation. During the reign of Queen Victoria, 'gunboat diplomacy' was viewed very differently. It was the use of a very limited naval force to encourage global stability and to protect British overseas trade. This very subtle use of naval power was a vital cornerstone of the Pax Britannica. Between the Crimean War (1854-56) and 1904, when the gunboat era came to an abrupt end, the Royal Navy's ocean-going gunboats underpinned Britain's position as a global power and fulfilled the country's role as a 'global policeman'.Created during the Crimean War, these gunboats first saw action in China. However, they were also used to hunt down pirates in the coasts and rivers of Borneo and Malaya, to quell insurrections and revolts in the Caribbean or hunt slavers off the African coast. The first gunboats were designed for service in the Crimean War, but during the 1860s a new generation of ships began entering service - vessels designed specifically to fulfill this global policing role. Better-designed gunboats followed, but by the 1880s, the need for them was waning . The axe finally fell in 1904 when Admiral 'Jackie' Fisher brought the gunboat era to an end in order to help fund the new age of the dreadnought.This exciting New Vanguard title describes the rise and fall of the gunboat, the appearance and capability of these vital warships, and what life was like on board. It also examines key actions they were involved in.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - You've read the myth of the Golden Fleece. Now find out how it really was for Jason and the Argonauts in this gripping reimagining of the famous Ancient Greek tale, and first book in the breathtaking Blades of Bronze series. Perfect for fans of Madeline Miller, Neil Gaiman and Natalie Haynes.He has come to take what is yours.Iolkos, Greece, 1230 BC. King Pelias has grown paranoid, tormented by his murderous past and a prophecy of the man who will one day destroy him.When a stranger arrives to compete in the Games of Poseidon, Pelias is horrified, for this young man should never have grown to manhood. He is Jason, Pelias' nephew, who survived his uncle's assassins as a child. Now Jason wants his revenge - and the kingdom.But Pelias is cunning as well as powerful. He gives Jason an impossible challenge: to claim the throne, he must first steal the fabled Golden Fleece of Colchis.Jason assembles a band of Greece's finest warriors. They are the Argonauts, named for their trusty ship. But even with these mighty allies, Jason will have to overcome the brutal challenges hurled his way. His mission and many lives depend on his wits - and his sword.PRAISE FOR THE BLADES OF BRONZE SERIES AND MARK KNOWLES'A bold and thrilling voyage that plunges you deep into the world of ancient myth' Daisy Dunn'Mark Knowles has taken the legend of Jason and the Golden Fleece, and stripped it down to its bare bones. A deeply researched historical epic, so brilliantly brought to life I could taste the salt air on my tongue. Epic battles, well-rounded characters sailing through a brilliantly described world' Adam Lofthouse'What a spectacular triumph! Knowles has taken a reassuringly familiar legend and elevated it into a new, realistic and engrossing story' Sam Taw'Knowles has combined historical realities with sure-footed imagination. brilliant' Dr Paul Millett'[Knowles] has teamed his love of learning classics and childhood love of sword-and-sandals epics to accomplish something remarkable' Boarding Schools' Association.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In Killology, players are rewarded for torturing victims, scoring points for 'creativity'. But Killology isn't sick. In fact it's marketed by its millionaire creator as a deeply moral experience. Because yes, you can live out your darkest fantasies, but you don't escape their consequences. Out on the streets, not everybody agrees with him. 'There is an instinctive revulsion against taking a human life. And that revulsion can be conquered.'.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - I'm doing this for her because this was my sister's dream. This isn't my natural habitat. I wouldn't normally choose this. But she would have.Two sisters. One dream. The hardest open-water swim in the world.This triumphant play from Olivier Award-winning writer Morgan Lloyd Malcolm moves forwards and backwards in time across the 21 miles between Dover and Calais as a young swimmer harnesses her mind and body to make the crossing.Tackling what it means to grieve, both physically and mentally, When The Long Trick's Over encapsulates the fact that love persists whatever the distance and however perilous the journey is to the other side. And that, sometimes, it means swimming against the tide and against the things that hold you back: the old memories and oil tankers, jellyfish and Jelly Babies.This edition was published to coincide with the world premiere production by HighTide and the New Wolsey Theatre, February 2022.