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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days If you are a dreamer, come in, If you are a dreamer, A wisher, a liar, A hope-er, a pray-er, A magic bean buyer … Come in … for where the sidewalk ends, Shel Silverstein’s world begins. You’ll meet a boy who turns into a TV set, and a girl who eats a whale. The Unicorn and the Bloath live there, and so does Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout who will not take the garbage out. It is a place where you wash your shadow and plant diamond gardens, a place where shoes fly, sisters are auctioned off, and crocodiles go to the dentist. Shel Silverstein’s masterful collection of poems and drawings is at once outrageously funny and profound. Notable Children's Books of 1974 (ALA) 1985 Notable Children's Recording (BL) Outstanding Children's Books of 1974 (NYT) 1988 Choices (Association of Booksellers for Children) Notable Titles of 1974 (NYTBR) 1981 Michigan Young Readers' Award 1984 George C. Stone Center for Children's Books (Claremont, CA) "Recognition of Merit" Award Features Summary A boy who turns into a TV set and a girl who eats a whale are only two of the characters in a collection of humorous poetry illustrated with the author's own drawings.. Author Shel Silverstein Publisher HarperCollins Children's Books Release date 19781019 Pages 166 ISBN 0-06-025667-2 ISBN 13 978-0-06-025667-8

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 15 working days At long last, ten years after the Goddess of Mercy entrusted them with the journey to the West, San Zang and his disciples have reached the sacred mountain of West Heaven and will take possession of the Mahayana Sutras. But the Goddess intended for the journey to be difficult and dangerous, and just because the travelers have reached their destination does not mean they will make it safely home. Features Summary Description based on: volume 2, c2011, title from t.p. Author Weidong Chen Publisher Jr Comics Release date 20130801 Pages 176 ISBN 89-94-20865-8 ISBN 13 978-89-94-20865-7

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Ranulph Fiennes has entered the public imagination as the intrepid explorer par excellance. Taunted by his wife over the challenge of the never-before attempted circumpolar navigation of the globe, he set off in 1979 on a gruelling 52,000 mile adventure. Together with fellow members of 21 SAS regiment, Fiennes left from Greenwich, travelling over land, passing through both ends of the polar axis. Completed over three years later, it was the first circumpolar navigation of the globe, and justifiably entered Fiennes into the record books. TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH is the record of that journey. It captures the natural beauty of the landscapes they passed through, and the cameraderie that necessarily grows between men who had served in the British forces' elite regiment and were now throwing themselves into danger of a different sort. Time and again, the expedition found themselves in life-threatening situations, weaving through the pack ice of the Arctic Ocean or sharing a single sleeping bag to ward off the -40 degrees celsius Arctic night. The calm and measured approach which made Fiennes such a great expedition leader shines through TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH, deftly recreating the last unexplored regions on earth. It is also a book which lays the foundations for what was to come for Fiennes, confirming a need to exist outside the comfortable norms the rest of us inhabit. As the expedition progresses, there is also a mounting sense of tension as attainment of the final goal also spells the end of the adventure. TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH is a compelling account of one journey and Fiennes' drive to push himself to ever further extremes. Features Summary The awe-inspiring account of Ranulph Fiennes' first major expedition, completing the first circumpolar navigation of the earth. Author Ranulph Fiennes Publisher Simon & Schuster Release date 20140905 Pages 570 ISBN 1-4711-3570-5 ISBN 13 978-1-4711-3570-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days When the war ends, how do you leave your best friend behind? Jack was his friend, partner, protector, hero.. And Fletcher wasn't leaving him behind. Following a tragic accident, Fletcher Carson joins the flagging was effort in Vietnam. Lost and lonely, he plans to die in the war. But after stumbling upon a critically injured yellow Lab, Fletcher unexpectedly finds a reason to live. He finds Jack. Fletcher and Jack are a team, and like the hundreds of other U.S. Military dogs and their handlers in Vietnam, they serve their country, saving countless lives. To the men, the dogs are heroes. But at the end of the war, the U.S. government announces that all the dogs serving in the war have been declared "surplus military equipment" and will not be transported home. Ordered to leave Jack behind, Fletcher refuses - and so begins the journey of two friends who will go to the ends of the earth to save each other. Based on the actual existence and abandonment of canine units in Vietnam, Finding Jack is more than just a story of man saves dog. It is a story of friendship and love, and a moving tribute to the forgotten heroes of a desperate war. And proof that sometimes it is dog that truly saves man. Features Summary When the war ends, how do you leave your best friend behind? Jack was his friend, partner, protector, hero.. And Fletcher wasn't leaving him behind. Following a tragic accident... Author Gareth Crocker Publisher The Penguin Group (SA) (Pty) Ltd Release date 20150226 Pages 266 ISBN 0-14-353920-5 ISBN 13 978-0-14-353920-9

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 13 working days Acclaimed for the scholarship of its prominent authors and the clarity of its narrative, AMERICAN GOVERNMENT: INSTITUTIONS AND POLICIES, 13E, International Edition sets the standard for public policy coverage while maintaining focus on three fundamental topics: the institutions of American government; the historical development of governmental procedures, actors, and policies; and who governs in the United States and to what ends. Reader involvement in the material is bolstered by features such as learning objectives, "Who Governs?" and "To What Ends?" questions framing each chapter, and "How Things Work" boxes that illustrate important concepts. Available separately, a state-of-the-art media package with new online tools makes the learning experience engaging and accessible. Features Summary Focuses on three fundamental topics: the institutions of American government; the historical development of governmental procedures, actors, and policies; and... Author John J DiIulio (Author), James Q Wilson (Author), Meena Bose (Author) Publisher Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc Release date 20111228 Pages 688 ISBN 1-111-83002-9 ISBN 13 978-1-111-83002-1

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days "Sometimes "The One" comes along more than once in a lifetime." When Lauren Keegan met Cassie Burkett on a Yangtze River cruise, they immediately clicked. Cruise over, they kept in touch, and rapidly became close friends. The following year they're reunited for a visit which ends with a spontaneous kiss that surprises them both. That one kiss destroys their friendship, sending them back to their lives--and their partners--heartsick and remorseful. Ten years later everything--and nothing--has changed. While the path is now clear for them to reignite the old flame, the time still seems all wrong. Cassie is unable to break through the emotional walls separating her from both her estranged son and her rediscovered love, while Lauren is overcome with revelations about her late partner that shatter her belief in destiny and romance. Challenged by the past and besieged in the present, the only thing going for them is the one thing they've denied all these years: love. "With an unforgettable journey through China as backdrop for a story of fated love, Robbi McCoy (Waltzing at Midnight, Not Every River) returns with a decade-spanning romance that explores first impressions, second chances and perhaps third time's the charm." Features Summary When Lauren Keegan met Cassie Burkett on a Yangtze River cruise, they immediately clicked. Cruise over, they kept in touch, with increasing frequency. The following year they're reunited for a visit which ends with a surprised kiss... Author Robbi Mccoy Publisher Bella Books Release date 20101211 Pages 275 ISBN 1-59493-214-X ISBN 13 978-1-59493-214-4

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days At the centre of the Earth, in a world that no one knows exists, Will is in trouble. His enemy, the Styx, are close behind. They'll pursue him to the ends of the world - any world. Meanwhile Drake - with help from the unlikeliest of allies is preparing to fight the Styx from above. But will his daring plan bring him closer to victory... or to certain death? Features Summary At the centre of the Earth, Will is in trouble. His enemy, the Styx, are close behind. They'll follow him to the ends of the world - any world. Meanwhile Drake - with help from the unlikeliest of allies - is preparing to fight the Styx from above... Author Roderick Gordon (Author), Brian Williams (Author) Publisher Chicken House Release date 20100503 Pages 508 ISBN 1-906427-35-6 ISBN 13 978-1-906427-35-1

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days A frank and fascinating exploration of race and racial identity. NOTES FROM NO MAN'S LAND: AMERICAN ESSAYS begins with a series of lynchings and ends with a series of apologies. Eula Biss explores race in America and her response to the topic is informed by the experiences chronicled in these essays - teaching in a Harlem school on the morning of 9/11, reporting from an African American newspaper in San Diego, watching the aftermath of hurricane Katrina from a college town in Iowa, and settling in Chicago's most diverse neighbourhood. As Biss moves across the country from New York to California to the Midwest, her essays move across from biblical Babylon to the freedmen's schools of Reconstruction to a Jim Crow mining town to post-war white flight. She brings an eclectic education to the page, drawing variously on the Eagles, Laura Ingalls Wilder, James Baldwin, Alexander Graham Bell, Joan Didion, religious pamphlets, and reality television. These spare, sometimes lyric essays explore the legacy of race in America, artfully revealing in intimate detail how families, schools, and neighbourhood participate in preserving racial privilege.Faced with a disturbing past and unsettling present, Biss still remains hopeful about the possibilites of American diversity, 'not the sun-shininess of it, or the quote-making politics of it, but the real complexity of it. ' Features Summary NOTES FROM NO MAN'S LAND: AMERICAN ESSAYS begins with a series of lynchings and ends with a series of apologies. Eula Biss explores race in America and her response to the topic is informed by the experiences chronicled in these essays. Author Eula Biss Publisher Fitzcarraldo Editions Release date 20170419 Pages 240 ISBN 1-910695-39-4 ISBN 13 978-1-910695-39-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days It's time for Haruaki's first visit to his students' homes, and this can only mean one thing-youkai parents! Haruaki's job only gets worse as he risks his very life and nearly ends up as mandragora food in the process! This is one parent-teacher conference you won't want to miss! Features Summary It's time for Haruaki's first visit to his students' homes, and this can only mean one thing-youkai parents! Haruaki's job only gets worse as he risks his very life and nearly ends up as mandragora food in the process! Author Mai Tanaka (Author), Mai Tanaka (Visual artist) Publisher Yen Press Release date 20181210 Pages 160 ISBN 1-975328-43-4 ISBN 13 978-1-975328-43-6

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Award-winning novelist Steve Stern s exhilarating epic recounts the story of how a nineteenth-century rabbi from a small Polish town ends up in a basement freezer in a suburban Memphis home at the end of the twentieth century. What happens when an impressionable teenage boy inadvertently thaws out the ancient man and brings him back to life is nothing short of miraculous. " Features Summary Tells the story of how a nineteenth-century rabbi from a small Polish town ends up in a basement freezer in a suburban Memphis home at the end of the twentieth century.. Author Steve Stern Publisher Algonquin Books (division of Workman) Release date 20110522 Pages 400 ISBN 1-61620-052-9 ISBN 13 978-1-61620-052-7

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days This Newbery Honor Book by acclaimed author Avi is available again through Scholastic--in an After Words paperback edition In this thought-provoking examination of freedom, patriotism, and respect, ninth-grader, Philip Malloy, is kept from joining the track team by his failing grades in English class. Convinced that the teacher just doesn't like him, Philip concocts a plan to get transferred out of her class. Breaking the school's policy of silence during the national anthem, he hums along, and ends up in a crisis at the center of the nation's attention. Features Summary In this thought-provoking examination of freedom, patriotism, and respect, ninth-grader, Philip Malloy, is kept from joining the track team by his failing grades in English class... Author Avi Publisher Scholastic Paperbacks Release date 20100101 Pages 177 ISBN 0-545-17415-5 ISBN 13 978-0-545-17415-2

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days The extraordinary new novel from the incredible author of SOCKPUPPET. Perfect for fans of BLACK MIRROR.Early one morning, blogger Alex Kubelick walks up to a total stranger and slaps him across the face. Hard.He smiles.They've both just earned Emoticoin, in a new, all-consuming game that trades real-life emotions for digital currency. Emoticoin is changing the face of the economy - but someone or something is controlling it for their own, dangerous ends.As Alex picks apart the tangled threads that hold the virtual game together she finds herself on the run from very real enemies. It seems only one person has the answers she seeks. Someone who hides behind the name 'Lucky Ghost'.But Lucky Ghost will only talk to a young hacker called Thimblerig - the online troll who's been harassing Alex for months.Will Lucky Ghost lead Alex and Thimblerig to the answers they seek - or to their deaths? LUCKY GHOST is part of the Martingale cycle, a series of interconnected novels exploring the life of computing pioneer and political radical Elyse Martingale - and her strange afterlife in the 21st century. Features Summary The extraordinary new novel from the incredible author of SOCKPUPPET Author Matthew Blakstad Publisher Hodder Paperback Release date 20180111 Pages 400 ISBN 1-4736-2477-0 ISBN 13 978-1-4736-2477-1

 The Bancroft Strategy by Robert Ludlum (Paperback) In the tradition of such Ludlum classics as  The Chancellor Manuscript  and  The Icarus Agenda,  The Bancroft Strategy  is a compelling novel of intrigue, where two figures find themselves facing a shadowy organization working to twist global politics to their own unsavory ends. When Todd Belknap - a legendary field agent for Consular Operations with a reputation as something of a cowboy - is cut loose from the agency after an operation goes wrong, his best friend and fellow agent is abducted in Lebanon by a militia group with a vicious reputation. When the government refuses to either rescue him or negotiate for his release, Belknap decides to take matters into his own hands. Meanwhile, hedge fund analyst Andrea Bancroft gets a surprising call - she is to receive an unexpected bequest of six million dollars from a cousin she never met. With one condition -- she must agree to sit on the board of the Bancroft family foundation, a charitable organization that is run by the family patriarch, Paul Newton. Having never been involved with, or even met, the family - her mother was briefly married to an Bancroft and cut off all contact many years ago - Andrea is intrigued. But the foundation, which is dedicated to doing strategic good deeds, appears less and less benign the more deeply involved she gets. What exactly is their involvement with the "Genesis" - a mysterious group working to destabilize the geopolitical balance at the risk of millions of lives? As events escalate, Todd Belknap and Andrea Bancroft come together and must form an uneasy alliance if they are to uncover the truth behind "Genesis" -- before it is too late.      

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days It has been proven that children benefit immensely when parents take an active role in their education. Skill Sharpeners Spell & Write provides grade-specific practice designed to keep written language skills sharp. Each of the 12 units in Spell & Write, Grade 1 is introduced by a story that establishes the unit theme and features some of the eight spelling words. Students are then presented with eight activity pages that provide meaningful spelling and writing practice, centering on the unit's theme. Each unit ends with a Test Your Skills assessment page. Students take a spelling test, edit a sentence, and answer questions about the skills presented in the unit. Features Summary It has been proven that children benefit immensely when parents take an active role in their education. Skill Sharpeners Spell & Write provides grade-specific practice designed to keep written language skills sharp... Author Evan-Moor Educational Publishers Publisher Evan-Moor Educational Publishers Release date 20050601 Pages 144 ISBN 1-59673-045-5 ISBN 13 978-1-59673-045-8

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 a time of awakening. In our -fields, hedgerows and woodlands, our beaches, cities and parks, an almost imperceptible shift soon becomes a riot of sound and colour: winter ends, and life surges forth once more. Whether in town or country, we all share in this natural rhythm, in the joy and anticipation of the changing year.; In prose and poetry both old and new, Spring mirrors the unfolding of the season, inviting us to see what's around us with new eyes. Featuring original writing by Rob Cowen, Miriam Darlington and Stephen Moss, classic extracts from the work of George Orwell, Clare Leighton and H. E. Bates, and fresh new voices from across the UK, this is an original and inspiring collection of nature writing that brings the British springtime to life in all its vivid glory. Features Summary A beautiful collection that captures the unfolding of springtime Author Melissa Harrison Publisher Elliott & Thompson Limited Release date 20160206 Pages 208 ISBN 1-78396-223-2 ISBN 13 978-1-78396-223-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Hate skews reality even more than love. In the story of a Pakistani woman who has begun a new life in Paris, an essay about the writing of Kureishi's acclaimed film Le Week-End, and an account of Kafka's relationship with his father, readers will find Kureishi also exploring the topics that he continues to make new, and make his own: growing up and growing old; betrayal and loyalty; imagination and repression; marriage and fatherhood. The collection ends with a bravura piece of very personal reportage about the conman who stole Kureishi's life savings - a man who provoked both admiration and disgust, obsession and revulsion, love and hate. Features Summary Features a Pakistani woman who has begun a new life in Paris, and an essay about the film Le Week-End, and an account of Kafka's relationship with his father... Author Hanif Kureishi Publisher Faber and Faber Release date 20160130 Pages 240 ISBN 0-571-31970-X ISBN 13 978-0-571-31970-1

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days A prelude to fame, Just Kids recounts the friendship of two young artists--Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe - whose passion fueled their lifelong pursuit of art. In 1967, a chance meeting between two young people led to a romance and a lifelong friendship that would carry each to international success never dreamed of. The backdrop is Brooklyn, Chelsea Hotel, Max's Kansas City, Scribner's Bookstore, Coney Island, Warhol's Factory and the whole city resplendent. Among their friends, literary lights, musicians and artists such as Harry Smith, Bobby Neuwirth, Allen Ginsberg, Sandy Daley, Sam Shepherd, William Burroughs, etc. It was a heightened time politically and culturally; the art and music worlds exploding and colliding. In the midst of all this two kids made a pact to always care for one another. Scrappy, romantic, committed to making art, they prodded and provided each other with faith and confidence during the hungry years--the days of cous-cous and lettuce soup. Just Kids begins as a love story and ends as an elegy. Beautifully written, this is a profound portrait of two young artists, often hungry, sated only by art and experience. And an unforgettable portrait of New York, her rich and poor, hustlers and hellions, those who made it and those whose memory lingers near. Features Summary Winner of the 2010 Non-Fiction National Book Award Patti Smith's evocative, honest and moving coming-of-age story of her extraordinary relationship with the artist Robert Mapplethorpe Author Patti Smith Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Release date 20101215 Pages 288 ISBN 0-7475-6876-6 ISBN 13 978-0-7475-6876-6

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days A Former Army Ranger Tucker Wayne and his war dog Kane are thrust into a global conspiracy that threatens to shake the foundations of American democracy in this second exciting Sigma Force spinoff adventure from New York Times bestselling authors James Rollins and Grant Blackwood. Tucker Wayne's past and his present collide when a former army colleague comes to him for help. She's on the run from brutal assassins hunting her and her son. To keep them safe, Tucker must discover who killed a brilliant young idealist - a crime that leads back to the most powerful figures in the U.S. government. From the haunted ruins of a plantation in the deep South to the beachheads of a savage civil war in Trinidad, Tucker and Kane must discover the truth behind a mystery that leads back to World War II, to a true event that is even now changing the world...and will redefine what it means to be human. With no one to trust, they will be forced to break the law, expose national secrets, and risk everything to stop a madman determined to control the future of modern warfare for his own diabolical ends. But can Tucker and Kane withstand a force so indomitable that it threatens our very future? Features Summary Army Ranger Tucker Wayne and his war dog Kane return in the thrilling new novel from the author of MAP OF BONES and THE KILL SWITCH. Author James Rollins (Author), Grant Blackwood (Author) Publisher Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd) Release date 20160416 Pages 368 ISBN 1-4091-5448-3 ISBN 13 978-1-4091-5448-8

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Celebrate books, friendship, and chocolate milk shakes with Duncan the Dragon in this sweet, funny story perfect for fans of Dog Loves Books and Dragons Love Tacos. Duncan the Dragon loves to read. When he reads a story, his imagination catches fire! Unfortunately... so does his book. Fire breath is great for roasting marshmallows, but it s not so great for reading. Duncan just wants to get to those two wonderful words, like the last sip of a chocolate milk shake: The End. Will he ever find out how the story ends? This bright, warm tale champions determination, friendship, and a love for books. And milk shakes! Features Summary Celebrate books, friendship, and chocolate milk shakes with Duncan the Dragon in this sweet, funny story perfect for fans of Dog Loves Books and Dragons Love Tacos... Author Amanda Driscoll Publisher Dragonfly Books Release date 20170103 Pages 40 ISBN 0-385-75510-4 ISBN 13 978-0-385-75510-8

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days This smart, lyrical collection explores the dangers of a world so complex that no single consciousness may grasp it--however much the attempt must be made. Following historical and imagined figures as they encounter specific moments or objects (such as Thomas Hariot in the Ameri-can Wilderness of the late 16th century), the poems attempt to record the unraveling of the safe and singular into a multiplicity of unknowns. Impelled by metaphor and lilting repetition, "North True South Bright "seeks a sense of the world, and ultimately, a sense of the Infinite. Hariot's Round I know, to entice, to convince, I must sing Your ear inside stone, must sing Gold bitten and true, the corn kernel, one seed, I must plant one gold seed in your mouth with my lips. Raleigh says: the Queen known my name. The Crown Of a "woodpecker" is ruby, but shy. Inhabitants adorn themselves with feathers, and feathers Bright on arrow ends. Bow--before a Queen. Bend closed my book. The page is deaf that turns back to look at what it found." "In "North True South Bright," Dan Beachy-Quick proves the compass of his eye to be perfectly exact, precisely true. These poems are finely made contemporaries of sunlight. And, like sunlight, their history is Now."--Donald Revell Features Summary This lyric debut collection is grounded in history and nature. Author Dan Beachy-Quick Publisher Alicejamesbooks Release date 20030501 Pages 80 ISBN 1-882295-38-2 ISBN 13 978-1-882295-38-8

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Harriet M. Welsch is a spy. In her notebook, she writes down everything she knows about everyone, even her classmates and her best friends. Then Harriet loses track of her notebook, and it ends up in the wrong hands. Before she can stop them, her friends have read the always truthful, sometimes awful things she¿s written about each of them. Will Harriet find a way to put her life and her friendships back together? Features Summary Harriet M. Welsch is a spy. In her notebook, she writes down everything she knows about everyone, even her classmates and her best friends. Author Louise Fitzhugh Publisher Yearling Books Release date 20010626 Pages 316 ISBN 0-440-41679-5 ISBN 13 978-0-440-41679-1

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 6 - 13 working days It starts as a kid's game to while away the long drive across country. It ends in a grotesque nightmare of death and destruction. Alex and Colin are travelling three thousand miles by car to a golden city and a golden girl. She's Colin's adored sister, Alex's ravishing new wife. But she could cost them their lives. Someone's out to get them. To destroy their dreams. To plunge them into a paranoid world where every sound could be the last thing they ever hear. Features Summary A terrifying and suspenseful journey of cat and mouse across America from internationally bestselling author Dean Koontz Author Dean Koontz Publisher Headline Feature Release date 19900801 Pages 256 ISBN 0-7472-3523-6 ISBN 13 978-0-7472-3523-1

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 6 - 13 working days The Live Beat Workbook follows the Students' Book structure: * Exercises are at two levels of difficulty to cater for mixed ability classes. * Each input lesson ends with a grammar summary, with examples and simple rules. * Language round-ups give extra practice and provide self-check score boxes and an audio answer key so students can check their knowledge. * Skills practice pages focus on reading, writing and listening. Features Summary Live Beat is a new four-level course that keeps teenage students motivated and focused to achieve better learning outcomes. It builds on the successful approach by the same authors of the bestselling Upbeat course. Author Rod Fricker Publisher Pearson Longman Release date 20150108 Pages 88 ISBN 1-4479-5301-0 ISBN 13 978-1-4479-5301-2

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 15 working days "Stick Man lives in the family tree With his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three." But it's dangerous being a Stick Man. A dog wants to play with him, a swan builds her nest with him. He even ends up on a fire! Join Stick Man on his troublesome journey back to the family tree. Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's magical story is accompanied by a fun-filled audio CD: includes full story with music, the Stick Man Song (plus instrumental version) and a readalong version of the story with musical page turns. Features Summary Life is full of adventures for Stick Man. A dog wants to play with him, a swan builds her nest with him! Will he ever get back to the family tree? The classic picture book includes an audio CD performed by acclaimed actress Imelda Staunton... Author Julia Donaldson (Author), Axel Scheffler (Illustrator) Publisher Alison Green Books Release date 20100607 Pages 32 ISBN 1-4071-1729-7 ISBN 13 978-1-4071-1729-4

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days A diehard city girl, Amy is uprooted to the Midwest against her will. Miserable in her new home and unpopular at school, the 16-year-old blasts her parents for destroying her happiness. But when Amy's verbal attacks turn physical, she is sent away to a reformatory to learn some manners. Bonehead Bootcamp plays host to Amy and three other unruly -- and very competitive -- teenagers. The motley group is forced to navigate an obstacle course like those used for military training. The similarity ends, however, when climbing over a wall lands them in a frightening fantasy world of confusion, deception, and time-travel. The juvenile adversaries must now join forces as they search for a way back to reality. On their journey, they confront their individual character flaws through a series of freakish encounters, unveiling the hidden truths behind their rebellious natures. Features Summary A diehard city girl, Amy is uprooted to the Midwest against her will. Miserable in her new home and unpopular at school, the 16-year-old blasts her parents for destroying her happiness... Author Bruce Edwards Publisher Lambert Hill Release date 20120601 Pages 178 ISBN 0-9837604-0-3 ISBN 13 978-0-9837604-0-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 15 working days In Bit Rot, Douglas Coupland explores the different ways in which twentieth-century notions of the future are being shredded, and creates a gem of the digital age. Reading the stories and essays in Bit Rot is like bingeing on Netflix... you can't stop with just one. `Bit rot' is a term used in digital archiving to describe the way digital files can spontaneously and quickly decompose. As Coupland writes, `bit rot also describes the way my brain has been feeling since 2000, as I shed older and weaker neurons and connections and enhance new and unexpected ones'. Bit Rot the book explores the ways humanity tries to make sense of our shifting consciousness. Coupland, just like the Internet, mixes forms to achieve his ends. Short fiction is interspersed with essays on all aspects of modern life. The result is addictively satisfying for Coupland's legion of fans hungry for his observations about our world. For almost three decades, his unique pattern recognition has powered his fiction, and his phrase-making. Every page of Bit Rot is full of wit, surprise and delight. Features Summary In Bit Rot, Douglas Coupland explores the different ways in which twentieth-century notions of the future are being shredded, and creates a gem of the digital age... Author Douglas Coupland Publisher Windmill Books Release date 20171003 Pages 432 ISBN 0-09-951089-8 ISBN 13 978-0-09-951089-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 15 working days Features Summary A summer romance between two young lovers in North London ends in life-changing tragedy... Author Dane Anthony Howard Publisher Book Guild Publishing Ltd Release date 20161110 Pages 200 ISBN 1-910878-97-9 ISBN 13 978-1-910878-97-2

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 20 - 25 working days It starts on a summer evening, with the kind of magic found only in Paris. Once a year in the City of Light, a lavish dinner takes place outside a spectacular landmark. Selected by secret invitation, the guests arrive dressed in white, and when the night is over, hundreds of white paper lanterns bearing everyone's fervent wishes are released into the sky. Amid this wondrous White Dinner, a group of close friends stand at the cusp of change. Jean-Philippe and Valerie are high-flying, successful and devoted to their young family. But a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in China may lead to separation - and temptation. Bernadetta and Gregorio run an Italian clothing empire in Milan, but Gregorio has a weakness that will ignite a crisis in their company, and their marriage. Screenwriter Chantal and Indian tech entrepreneur Dharam arrive as friends, but their paths will be set on dramatically different courses before the night ends. A transformative year of successes and heartbreaks is to come, until the next White Dinner...Danielle Steel is famous for her inspirational stories about family, love and life. Her novels will be enjoyed by readers of Penny Vincenzi, Jodi Picoult and Diane Chamberlain. Features Summary It starts on a summer evening, with the kind of magic found only in Paris. Once a year in the City of Light, a lavish dinner takes place outside a spectacular landmark... Author Danielle Steel Publisher Corgi Books Release date 20170323 Pages 384 ISBN 0-552-16631-6 ISBN 13 978-0-552-16631-7

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 20 - 25 working days Dexter Morgan has burned the candle at both ends for many years. Blood spatter analyst...husband...father...serial killer. And now, for the first time, his world has truly collapsed. Dexter is arrested on charges of murder. He has lost everything - including his wife, his kids, and the loyalty of his sister. Now completely alone, Dexter faces a murder charge (for a crime...ironically...he did not actually commit). His only chance for freedom lies with his brother, Brian, who has a dark plan to prove Dexter's innocence. But the stakes are deadly, and the epic showdown that lies in Dexter's path may lead, once and for all, to his demise. Jeff Lindsay's trademark devilish wit and cutting satire have never been sharper. Dexter Is Dead marks the end of a beloved series, but is also Dexter's most satisfying and suspenseful outing yet. Features Summary New York Times bestselling author Jeff Lindsay bids a thrilling farewell to his uniquely twisted and beloved serial killer, Dexter Morgan. Dexter Is Dead is the definitive conclusion of the character who has become a global icon. Author Jeff Lindsay Publisher Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd) Release date 20160324 Pages 286 ISBN 1-4091-2871-7 ISBN 13 978-1-4091-2871-7

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 20 - 25 working days "If your opponent has only two possible options, you can be sure that he will take the third." A tough, resourceful master of his trade, British Intelligence agent Nick Stone has just been given a chilling ultimatum: find a missing agent who appears to have defected or lose the guardianship of his beloved nine-year-old daughter. In Stone's mind, there is no choice. The "runner" is Sarah Greenwood, U.K. liaison with the Counterterrorism Center, a cell set up by the CIA to warn against potential terrorist attacks. Steel-willed, beautiful, cunning, Sarah is also Nick's former lover, the only woman who has ever been allowed under his rough, impenetrable guard. "It's not only what you see. Sometimes what isn't there is just as important as what is." Relying on his keen instincts and cool logic, Nick tracks Sarah to the mountainous backwoods of North Carolina. There, in a remote cabin, she conspires with two Middle Eastern men. Then Nick's mission takes a decidedly dark turn when he receives a T104--an order to kill Sarah without a trace. But nothing is what it seems, as Nick and Sarah themselves become hunted, racing deeper into a dark, deadly conspiracy that will change the course of world events--and the lives of millions. With seventeen years of active service in the elite SAS force, Andy McNab writes from his own harrowing experiences. As compelling and relentless as a fast-burning fuse, Crisis Four hurtles us into a breathtaking plot of nonstop action and suspense. Packed with authentic procedural details, it is a thriller so gritty and real that you won't know where fact ends and fiction begins. "From the Hardcover edition." Features Summary Ex-SAS trooper Nick Stone is extremely highly trained. Clever, ruthless and very effective, it is no surprise that he is hired by British Intelligence... Author Andy McNab Publisher Corgi Books Release date 20110512 Pages 554 ISBN 0-552-16354-6 ISBN 13 978-0-552-16354-5