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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days Features Author Charles Curtis Publisher Month9books Release date 20150801 Pages 300 ISBN 1-942664-35-4 ISBN 13 978-1-942664-35-2

Paperback. English. Harper. 2012. In good condition. The master of historical fictions presents the iconic story of King Alfred and the making of a nation. Alfred, the great king, is said to be dying Death of Kings is an outstanding novel by a master storyteller of how England was made - and very nearly lost. Rivals for his succession are poised to tear the kingdom apart. The country Alfred has worked thirty years to build is about to disintegrate. Uhtred, the King's warrior, Viking born but Saxon bred, wants more than anything else to go and fight to reclaim his stolen Northumbrain inheritance. But he knows that if he deserts the King's cause, Alfred's dream - and indeed the very future of the England nation - will very likely vanish. Death of Kings is an outstanding novel by a master storyteller of how England was made - and very nearly los.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days "Edward Hyde, alone in the ranks of mankind, was pure evil." The mysterious association between respectable Dr Henry Jekyll and despicable lowlife Edward Hyde is a puzzle to Dr Jekyll's friends, including his lawyer Gabriel Utterson. Where Jekyll is sociable, hardworking and pious, Hyde is a violent criminal, a wild hedonist. When Hyde beats a member of Parliament to death, Utterson is determined to discover the ties that bind the two men together... Robert Louis Stevenson's account of man's capacity for evil is as powerful today as it was on first publication in 1886. Features Summary What is the mystery that binds respectable Dr Henry Jekyll and despicable lowlife Edward Hyde together? Author Robert Louis Stevenson (Author), H. G. Wells (Author) Publisher Scholastic Release date 20160107 Pages 182 ISBN 1-4071-6426-0 ISBN 13 978-1-4071-6426-7

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days From Salley Vickers, bestselling author of Miss Garnet's Angel, comes The Boy Who Could See Death, an enchanting and unsettling collection of short stories. Eli is an ordinary boy with an extraordinary gift. It will shape the course of his whole life but, he learns the hard way, he must keep it hidden from those who know him best. Seeing death is a mixed blessing. Eli is not the only one defying the world's expectations of him. Cousin Francesca, a charming spinster and a favourite with the children, is harbouring kleptomaniac tendencies. Sarah Palliser, living alone next to a ramshackle graveyard, is more scared of the small box under her stairs than the ghosts outside her window. Meanwhile dreamy artist Nan is nursing a growing obsession with wolves in Britain and the recently widowed Frances finds herself inventing an exotic imaginary boyfriend to pass the time. Push through an unassuming front door on an unremarkable street or peer into the glowing fluorescent windows of an urban office block and within you'll find strange and unforgettable scenes, normal people caught in situations they do not quite comprehend... Salley Vickers is a master of the uncanny and the unexpected. In this collection of eleven remarkable stories, she explores bereavement and betrayal, closely guarded secrets and common gossip, long-overdue endings and decidedly strange beginnings. Each story is perfectly formed: a snapshot of a total stranger, a fleeting glimpse of lives spiced with a little something extra. Features Summary A charming spinster with kleptomaniac tendencies, a wealthy engineer in love with his wife's cleaning lady, a middle-aged woman with an imaginary boyfriend and a homeless man who can foretell death. Author Salley Vickers Publisher Penguin Books Release date 20160303 Pages 224 ISBN 0-241-97246-9 ISBN 13 978-0-241-97246-5

  Doctor Strange Issue # 12 Blood in the Aether, ch. 1 Doctor Strange is on the brink of death, his magic nearly depleted. Sensing the Sorcerer Supreme at his weakest, his greatest foes will return from the shadows, ready to strike. Behold the return Doctor Strange's classic rogues gallery starting with...BARON MORDO!... Regular Chris Bachalo Cover

Paperback. English. Picador. 1988. In good condition. EXQUISITELY HARROWING. Very strange and brilliantly conceived. A sort of metaphysical murder mystery. The murder will stand among the innumerable murders of modern literature as one of the best and most powerfully rendered.' A mysterious and haunting tale of romance and murder, that begins with the marriage of a man and a woman in love. But when he inexplicably mistreats his beloved on the night of the wedding, he is in turn murdered by her brothers, and we are left with a strange sense of inevitability and passions gone terribly awry. 'From the Paperback. edition.'

Author: Albie Sachs Publisher: Oxford University Press (2009) ISBN-10: 0199571791 ISBN-13: 9780199571796 Condition: Very Good. Light wear to edges of the dust jacket.  Else a very good copy. Binding: Hardcover with dust jacket Pages: 306 Dimensions: 22.1 x 14.4 x 2 cm +++ by Albie Sachs (With Author's Inscription) +++ From a young age Albie Sachs played a prominent part in the struggle for justice in South Africa. As a result he was detained in solitary confinement, tortured by sleep deprivation and eventually blown up by a car bomb which cost him his right arm and the sight of an eye. His experiences provoked an outpouring of creative thought on the role of law as a protector of human dignity in the modern world, and a lifelong commitment to seeing a new era of justice established in South Africa. After playing an important part in drafting South Africa's post-apartheid Constitution, he was appointed by Nelson Mandela to be a member of the country's first Constitutional Court. Over the course of his fifteen year term on the Court he has grappled with the major issues confronting modern South Africa, and the challenges posed to the fledgling democracy as it sought to overcome the injustices of the apartheid regime. The book provides unique access to an insider's perspective on modern South Africa, and a rare glimpse into the working of a judicial mind. By juxtaposing life experiences and extracts from judgments, Sachs enables the reader to see the complex and surprising ways in which legal culture transforms subjective experience into objectively reasoned decisions. With rare candour he tells of the difficulties he has when preparing a judgment, of how every judgment is a lie. Rejecting purely formal notions of the judicial role he shows how both reason and passion (concern for protecting human dignity) are required for law to work in the service of justice.

    (W/A) Various Life and death struggles for Marvel's First Family! Just when the FF were coming to terms with Reed Richards' demise, he makes a suitably fantastic return! But that means Doctor Doom is alive, too! How did they both survive? Hyperstorm has all the answers, but his incredible lineage means he may be the one foe the Fantastic Four can't beat. That's not the only problem Reed has - there's also the small matter of the Sub-Mariner's feelings for Sue! A rejuvenated Franklin completes the family reunion, but will a reassembled Fantastic Four have any room for Scott Lang, aka Ant-Man? The legendary band is back together, but their joy won't last for long. Onslaught is coming! Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #403-416, FANTASTIC FOUR: THE LEGEND, ONSLAUGHT: MARVEL UNIVERSE and material from TALES OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days In "Remember Me," "Time" writer Lisa Takeuchi Cullen has created a humorous and poignant chronicle of her travels around the country to discover how Americans are reinventing the rites of dying. What she learned is that people no longer want to take death lying down; instead, they're taking their demise into their own hands and planning the afterparty. Cullen hears stories of modern-day funerals: lobster-shaped caskets and other unconventional containers for corpses; cremated remains turned into diamonds; and even mishaps like dove releases gone horribly wrong. Eye-opening, funny, and unforgettable, "Remember Me" gives an account of the ways in which Americans are designing new occasions to mark death--by celebrating life. Features Summary In a colorful, conversational, irreverent, and even hilarious narrative, journalist Cullen travels America chronicling the reinvention of the rites and business of the American funeral.. Author Lisa Takeuchi Cullen Publisher HarperBusiness Release date 20070904 Pages 218 ISBN 0-06-076684-0 ISBN 13 978-0-06-076684-9

Anya Gordon is the most envied woman in the country. A successful couturier to the elite of Sydney, she reigns supreme with her adoring husband, Joe, by her side. Finally she can escape the past - a past haunted by the ravages of war and the struggle to build a new life in a strange country. But behind the glamour lies a lies a lost dream, and a secret that could destroy all that Anya has fought so hard to achieve....

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 6 - 13 working days A heart-warming and humorous animal series by Holly Webb, with gorgeous illustrations throughout. Sophie isn't happy about moving to a strange new country and starting at a new school. But then she meets Josephine - a macaroon-eating, tutu-wearing guinea pig, who lives with her furry friends in the centre of Paris. Josephine soon shows Sophie that living in a new place is exciting and being friends with a guinea pig is the best adventure of all. Features Summary A heart-warming and humorous animal series by bestselling author, Holly Webb. Sophie isn't happy about moving to a strange new country. But then she meets Josephine - a macaroon-eating... Author Holly Webb (Author), Clare Elsom (Illustrator) Publisher Scholastic Press Release date 20160804 Pages 112 ISBN 1-4071-5432-X ISBN 13 978-1-4071-5432-9

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days It is 1906 and the Faro family gather in Orkney after the sudden death of Inspector Faro's son-in-law Erland Yesnaby. The family try to support grieving widow Emily, but after witnessing strange behaviour from the royal yacht, the 'Victoria and Albert III', and when a body of one of its passengers washes up on the shore, both Inspector Faro and his investigator daughter, Rose McQuinn, struggle to resist the mystery of the Scottish coastline. When the ever-loyal gardener Sven starts acting strangely, and a shocking truth about him is uncovered, Inspector Faro and Rose McQuinn realise that the lives of more than one member of their family might be in danger. And with time running out, will these two renowned detectives be able to crack the case together? Features Summary It is 1906 and the Faro family gather in Orkney after the sudden death of Inspector Faro's son-in-law Erland Yesnaby. After witnessing strange behaviour from the royal yacht... Author Alanna Knight Publisher Allison & Busby Release date 20170307 ISBN 0-7490-2117-9 ISBN 13 978-0-7490-2117-7

From the mind of Dean Koontz, the 400 million copy worldwide bestseller, comes this supernatural tale of good and evil, and life and death. Find out why Odd Thomas is the master storyteller's most talked about creation. Strange times need strange heroes. Odd Thomas lives always between two worlds. He can see the lingering dead and knows that even in chaos, there is order, purpose, and strange meaning that invites our understanding but often thwarts it. Intuition has brought Odd Thomas to the quaint town of Magic Beach on the California coast. As he waits to learn why he has been drawn there, he finds work as a cook and assistant to a once-famous film actor who, at eighty has become an eccentric with as long a list of fears as he has stories about Hollywood's golden days. Odd is having dreams of a red tide, vague but worrisome. By day he senses a free-floating fear in the air of the town, as if unleashed by the crashing waves. But nothing prepares him for the hard truth of what he will discover as he comes face to face with a form of evil that will test him as never before...

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 15 working days From the bestselling author of Eats, Shoots and Leaves, a hilarious new book from Lynne Truss about her strange journey through the world of sport and sports journalism.During her time at the newspaper she faced disdain from fellow sports writers; undertook last-minute, pre-fight research into 'The Rumble in the Jungle' (Muhammad Ali won, surprisingly); tried unsuccessfully to interpret bizarre commentary and memorize results statistics; wept at football matches and discovered a lasting love for golf. She was even nominated for Sports Writer of the Year.Get Her Off the Pitch! is the hilarious, perceptive and at times moving account of those four strange years. It is perfect for those for whom sport is a matter of life and death, for those who have no idea what all the fuss is about - and for everyone in between. Features Summary From the bestselling author of Eats, Shoots and Leaves, a hilarious new book from Lynne Truss about her strange journey through the world of sport and sports journalism.. Author Lynne Truss Publisher Fourth Estate Release date 20090901 ISBN 0-00-730617-2 ISBN 13 978-0-00-730617-6