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The Eighth Continent
Set in the early 1980s, twins Chris and Jude enjoy an idyllic childhood in the wondrous land of Zealandia, a continent they believe exists in the year 350. But when circumstances force Jude to flee, he escapes into another world and begins to uncover shocking truths: that his entire life has been built on lies.
An avid sailor, Jude learns the art of navigation and listens to tales of those who have crossed seas before him. With his newfound love by his side, he embarks on a journey of discovery, learning that the world is round, that other continents exist, and that he possesses a unique power: the ability to perceive and understand quickly, even in the direst conditions, through his third eye.
Zealandia, Jude’s homeland, truly existed – and truly vanished.
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Johnny, The Inventor – Book 1
Young Johnny is an inventor! A very clever one! He has a vivid imagination to create ‘amazing’ and ‘out of this world’ things. His ‘big inventor’s armchair’ and his ‘red inventor’s thinking cap’ are all he needs to spark those brilliant ideas. These secret tools might just help him become the most important inventor and builder of all time. But when Johnny creates his greatest invention yet, the Garbage-Gobbler, will his life ever be the same again? What could possibly go wrong?
Johnny, the Inventor and the Garbage-Gobbler is a quirky, hilarious story about creativity, encouragement, perseverance, and personal growth.
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The Shoppa Squad - Amber's Adventures
Meet Amber – The Ski Powered Star of the Shoppa Squad Amber takes centre stage in this fun, colourful and community spirited introduction to the world’s first illustrated children’s book series about a brilliant team of autonomous delivery robots. She’s the Squad’s fearless ski rider: swift, agile, and always ready to glide into action. With her sturdy skis and incredible balance, Amber can zip across icy paths, snowy hills, and slippery streets, making even the trickiest winter deliveries look effortless. In this first book, children can read three of Amber’s most exciting adventures, each packed with teamwork, problem solving and heart. As Amber glides through your town, young readers also meet the rest of the Shoppa Squad: Finley, Lilah, Freya, and Billy, each with their own unique strengths and their own stories to explore throughout the series. Together, the Squad brings neighbourhoods to life with fast paced missions, kindness, curiosity, and a strong sense of community. These five lovable robots aren’t just delivering parcels, they’re delivering friendship, courage, and fun on every street they explore. A portion of the profits from this book supports Crisis UK, helping to end homelessness and bring hope to people who need it most.
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The Shoppa Squad – Freya’s Adventures
Meet Freya – The Fastest Wheels in the Shoppa Squad Freya takes centre stage in this fun, colourful and community spirited introduction to the world’s first illustrated children’s book series about a brilliant team of autonomous delivery robots. She’s the Squad’s speedster: bright, bold, and always first to race ahead when a delivery needs to be made. With her lightning quick wheels and sharp instincts, Freya zips through busy streets, tight corners, and tricky routes to make sure every parcel arrives right on time. In this first book, children can read three of Freya’s most exciting adventures, each packed with teamwork, problem solving and heart. As Freya speeds through your town, young readers also meet the rest of the Shoppa Squad: Lilah, Finley, Amber, and Billy, each with their own unique strengths and their own stories to explore throughout the series. Together, the Squad brings neighbourhoods to life with fast paced missions, kindness, curiosity, and a strong sense of community. These five lovable robots aren’t just delivering parcels, they’re delivering friendship, courage, and fun on every street they explore. A portion of the profits from this book supports Crisis UK, helping to end homelessness and bring hope to people who need it most.
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Stories of Nuclear Safety
This book contains true stories from Dr. Gürpınar’s travels to various parts of the world while he was an international civil servant at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). His career spanned over events such as Chernobyl (1986), attacks of 9/11 (2001) and Fukushima (2011) which all had a huge impact on nuclear safety and security. The reverberations of this impact were felt not only in the nuclear industry but also the public at large. His first visits to countries such as the USSR, Romania, Albania, Yugoslavia and China were during the 1980s when all of these countries had some kind of socialist/communist and totalitarian regime. He visited the Iraq of Saddam, Libya of Qaddafi, Romania of Çeausescu, North Korea of Kim Jong-il, Iran of Khomeini and Syria of Assad (the father).
This book is only a small sample of those experiences that he was not able to put in his travel reports, but which are worth remembering.
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The GY4HT Concert, Prague, Spring 2023
Three magnificent millennials, 3 singing sensations, and 3 younger persons on journeys of self-discovery. Meet Tomas Moreno from Buenos Aires, Argentina; Sarah Gellner from New York City, USA; and Saddih Ziad from Jericho in the Occupied West Bank of Palestine.
Tomas, a devoted Catholic Christian, travels to stay with his great aunt in Milan, Italy. Sarah, a conservative Orthodox Jewish woman, travels to stay with her grandmother in Prague, the Czech Republic.
Through a series of unexpected events and unconditional support, Saadih, a devoted man of the Muslim faith, meets up with Tomas and Sarah in Milan and Prague.
Tomas, Sarah and Saadih are 3 close friends who not only practice interfaith respect and coexistence but do it with sincerity, dignity and humility that leaves a positive feeling with everybody they meet as they navigate daily life in new surroundings.
A love of music bonds them and quickly they create a social media frenzy and attain social media stardom. Each is a singing superstar. Everybody (well, nearly everybody) they meet along the way is inspired by the devotion and respect they have for their own and each other’s religions.
They join together to present a unique springtime musical concert in Wenceslas Square, Prague.
Happiness prevails, and the crowd goes wild until…
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There’s a bubble all around me
Meet Octavia, a little girl who lives inside a bubble—literally!
Octavia’s bubble is cosy, squishy and safe and it keeps all the scary world away, but it also stops her from making friends. One day a family comes along, taking her in—bubble and all. She starts to finally learn about play, laughter and lots of kindness, then suddenly something starts to happen. With her bubble starting to wobble until… POP!
With her bubble gone, she starts to explore the world around her, learning about all the new and exciting things it has to offer.
Sometimes the world is better when we step outside our comfort zone.
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The Complexity of Being Human
The Complexity of Being Human is a thoughtful exploration of personal reflections and beliefs. It delves into the diversity of humanity and the ways in which people interact as they strive for harmony, respect, and acceptance.
The variety within Homo Sapiens shapes the outcomes of these interactions. It influences not only harmony and respect but also conflict, religion, cruelty, and joy. Ultimately, the book argues that the ability to accommodate and accept one another is the true foundation for a better, more compassionate world.
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Space and Time
Love, loss, finding oneself and healing – all these things can be found in the pages of Space & Time.
The author touches on each aspect that may have occurred in her own life or in the lives of those around her.
There are trigger warnings, places to find help, and messages of hope.
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Rebecca's Ball
Rebecca and her sister Debbie were excited about going on a trip to the seaside. Grandad George and Nanny Frances had given them two gold coins to spend. Debbie had already made up her mind about what she was having, but Rebecca was struggling to decide. She couldn’t wait to get there and buy something special. What did she choose? What happened next?
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Puffin in the Present
Puffin the pup rushes through his day, every day, always thinking about what’s coming next and never stopping to appreciate the value of now. Join Puffin on one of his daily adventures as he learns how to be content and happy in the present moment. Follow along as Puffin reflects on the experiences and adventures of his day, exploring mindfulness and discovering the warm feeling of gratitude as he snuggles beside his older doggy sister, Cassie.
Reading this heart-warming story with your child offers not only fun and quality time but also introduces key aspects of mindfulness in an engaging and relatable way.
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Gods of Olympus
Before men were the gods and titans, descendants of Gaia and Ouranos, respectively the Earth and the Sky, themselves children of Chaos. Zeus is the only survivor of his brothers and sisters. So to take revenge, he decides to deliver them. Poseidon, Hades, Hestia, Hera and Demeter are finally free and now rule on Olympus with their brother Zeus. Loves, marriages and conflicts begin to be heard, but unfortunately, ruling the world is not an easy thing between betrayals, conflict, quests for power, forbidden passions and incestuous relationships. Sins that don’t spare the gods.
£16.99
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