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Collins Murder Mystery Puzzles
$26.99
100 cosy crime puzzlesWhen a passenger is found dead by the tracks, detective and art lover Adrienne Sandford is forced to interrupt her holiday to solve the mystery. As the train crosses the Alps and murders multiply, she must apply all her wits to make it safely to Rome. <p>Take on the role of detective to solve 100 crime-related scenarios in a railway journey across the Alps from Switzerland into Italy.</p>
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Collins Murder Mystery Puzzles - Killer On The Canal
$26.99
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\pard\cf1\fs16\lang1033 Killer on the CanalClarity MediaGenre: Indoor Games & Puzzle BooksLabel: CollinsDescription: 100 cosy crime puzzles Follow detective aficionado and retiree Harvey Rivers as he traverses Britain's idyllic canal network uncovering murder and intrigue along the way. You will need to draw on all your powers of logic and deduction to help him solve these 100 original murder-mystery puzzles. Challenges abound as Harvey encounters mysterious characters on his journey. You are tasked with solving logic puzzles related to Harvey's story. Life is about to take a dramatic turn for Harvey. His peaceful days on the canal are brutally disrupted when the crime novels he adores become startlingly real. When his friend and fellow crime enthusiast Fred dies in mysterious circumstances Harvey sets out on the trail of the killer. The chase takes him past placid villages and through sprawling cities following the devastation the murderer leaves in his wake. He struggles to contain a fire at the locks fights off an attempted boarding rescues kidnapped animals and saves many others from meeting Fred\rquote s fate. Events come to a head at a detective convention by the mouth of the river. The killer murders one of the guests and assumes their identity intending to wipe out every detective in a single stroke. Only Harvey arriving late in his battered narrowboat can stop this hideous crime from taking place.\par
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Collins Murder Mystery Puzzles - Murder At Mill Pond
$26.99
The perfect gift for cosy crime puzzle fans this Christmas.Two people have died in quick succession in the usually sleepy village of Upper Gorsetown. One has been poisoned, the other stabbed, but are the deaths linked, and who is the killer? Detective Heather Vintner investigates the details of the case before coming to a surprising conclusion. Set in rural England, you must see beyond the red herrings, gather the clues and summon all your super-sleuthing skills to solve this super-fiendish and addictive murder-mystery case file. Solve the individual puzzles to piece together the events that led to the ghastly events.
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Collins World Atlas
$42.99
Collins World AtlasA beautiful gift for the adventurers in your family. A new, fully updated edition of this popular atlas in the Collins world atlas range. Designed in the distinctive Collins style, it is the ideal reference atlas for school, home, and business use.Explore our planet:• Highly detailed, updated regional and worldwide mapping• Wide range of topical issues covered including natural disasters, population, climate, and the environment• Key country statistics allow comparisons of their state of development and an understanding of today’s world• Thousands of facts and statistics including world and continental ranking tables• Discover more than 56,000 placesMapping updates include:• Country name changes – Czechia (formerly Czech Republic), Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) and North Macedonia (formerly Macedonia)• Extensive place name changes in New Zealand, Myanmar, and Ukraine• Changes to capital cities in Burundi, Chad, Eswatini, Kazakhstan, and Kiribati• Railways in France, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan. Motorways in the UK and Ireland• New rail and road bridge across Kerch Strait• Everest height updated to 8,849m / 29,032ftPaperback version available ISBN 978-0-00-837432-7
Nigel Biggar
Colonialism
$34.99
The Sunday Times Bestseller A new assessment of the West’s colonial record In the wake of the dissolution of the Soviet empire in 1989, many believed that we had arrived at the ‘End of History’ – that the global dominance of liberal democracy had been secured forever. Now however, with Russia rattling its sabre on the borders of Europe and China rising to challenge the post-1945 world order, the liberal West faces major threats. These threats are not only external. Especially in the Anglosphere, the ‘decolonisation’ movement corrodes the West’s self-confidence by retelling the history of European and American colonial dominance as a litany of racism, exploitation, and massively murderous violence. Nigel Biggar tests this indictment, addressing the crucial questions in eight chapters: Was the British Empire driven primarily by greed and the lust to dominate? Should we speak of ‘colonialism and slavery’ in the same breath, as if they were identical? Was the Empire essentially racist? How far was it based on the theft of land? Did it involve genocide? Was it driven fundamentally by the motive of economic exploitation? Was undemocratic colonial government necessarily illegitimate? and, Was the Empire essentially violent, and its violence pervasively racist and terroristic? Biggar makes clear that, like any other long-standing state, the British Empire involved elements of injustice, sometimes appalling. On occasions it was culpably incompetent and presided over moments of dreadful tragedy. Nevertheless, from the early 1800s the Empire was committed to abolishing the slave trade in the name of a Christian conviction of the basic equality of all human beings. It ended endemic inter-tribal warfare, opened local economies to the opportunities of global trade, moderated the impact of inescapable modernisation, established the rule of law and liberal institutions such as a free press, and spent itself in defeating the murderously racist Nazi and Japanese empires in the Second World War. As encyclopaedic in historical breadth as it is penetrating in analytical depth, Colonialism offers a moral inquest into the colonial past, forensically contesting damaging falsehoods and thereby helping to rejuvenate faith in the West’s future.
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Colony
$32.99
Ants live in communities, where everyone helps out. Everyone has a task for the community . . . Everyone is needed. No one has to know everything. One morning, Emelie can't get out of bed. Her therapist calls it burnout. Her neighbour calls it the tiny work death. She needs to get away from the brightness of the city lights, the noise of the people, the constant demands, so she goes to the woods, pitches her tent overlooking the lake, breathes. And that's where she sees them, the Colony- A man with a sad face.A tall, strong, older woman.A woman in her forties, squatting to examine an ant hill.Another woman in her forties, short, long hair, ample bosom, good posture - the leader?An extremely beautiful man.A slightly younger man, in a Helly Hansen jacket and trucker hat.And a teenage boy, standing a little way from the group. Who are they? What do they mean to each other? And why do they behave in such strange ways- thanking the fish they eat, sleeping under a tree, singing off key, dancing without music, never letting the boy fully in? As Emelie becomes more and more drawn to the Colony, she begins to re-evaluate her own lifestyle. Wouldn't it be nice to live as these seven do? Apart from society and its expectations. But groups always have their dynamics and roles. Which are you? And what if you want to change? 'Swedish writer Norlin's remarkable debut revolves around a commune in the Swedish countryside ... Norlin's character work is superior, bringing each Colony member to vivid life and examining in nuanced detail how they interact. It's an impressive tale of a found family.'-Publishers Weekly 'In this elegant, darkly funny, and deeply touching story about group dynamics and our need for belonging, the author once again shows she's a receptive and warm depicter of human life. This is a novel to take to your heart and warm yourself upon.'-Svenska Dagbladet 'Mesmerising, lush, and unsettling ... Colony is extraordinary.'-Diane Cook, author of The New Wilderness
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Colour House
$34.99
Colour HouseA stunning celebration of bold colour design in our homes.Many of us are too afraid to introduce bold colour into our clean, white homes. Yet colour is an essential part of human existence and life on Earth. Colour inspires. Colour enhances. Colour connects.Featuring stunning full-colour photography, this is the ultimate guide to creating rooms full of personality.
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Colour Your Own Adult Affirmation Cards
$29.00
Colour Your Own Adult Affirmation Cards DescriptionSweary Affirmation Cards. The perfect combination of self-care, sarcasm, and swear words. Because sometimes the only way to really get the message across is with some colourful language! We like to help you to help yourself, so take 5 minutes out of every day while you colour in a card. Display your card in the stand provided.Contents: 50 x Colour Your Own Affirmation Cards 1 x Wooden Display Stand 6 x Dual-Tipped Markers
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Colours (may Gibbs: Gumnut Babies)
$16.99
Colours (May Gibbs: Gumnut Babies) Learn the colours of the rainbow with May Gibbs’ Gumnut Babies. Explore the beautiful colours of the bush as they come to life in May Gibbs’ uniquely Australian wonderland. This board book includes beautiful soft colours that little ones are sure to recognise from their time outside. The Gumnut Babies, including Snugglepot and Cuddlepie, are bound to capture their attention. The sturdy edges of this board book are perfect for little hands just beginning to explore the world around them.
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Come On Australia
$34.99
One man’s bravery. A generation’s legacy. Lieutenant Colonel Terence Patrick McSharry CMG DSO MC was one of the Australian Imperial Force’s most respected battalion commanders—a man whose service, sacrifice, and leadership stand as a shining example of the AIF’s enduring values. From the brutal slopes of Gallipoli to the decisive battles of Bullecourt, Passchendaele, and Hamel, McSharry’s wartime experience spanned almost the entire duration of the Great War. He was among the first Australian officers to receive the Military Cross for gallantry, rising rapidly through the ranks to command the 15th Battalion with distinction. Tireless, courageous, and deeply respected by his men, McSharry embodied values-based leadership at every level of command, from subaltern to lieutenant colonel. Despite his extraordinary career, his story has never been told—until now. Come on Australia fills that long-standing gap, while also highlighting the broader absence of detailed studies on AIF battalion commanders. It places McSharry among the finest of his peers, offering a deeply researched and humanising portrait of a man who led by example and died as he lived, attempting to rescue a wounded soldier under fire. This is more than just a military biography. It is an exploration of character, of how excellence is built through habit and upheld through adversity. McSharry’s life offers modern readers, military professionals, and history enthusiasts an enduring lesson: that courage, compassion, and competence are as relevant today as they were more than a century ago. "Terence McSharry’s shows how one man’s leadership can shape a force — his legacy still underpins Australia’s role in coalition warfare today." “An inspiring true story of courage, sacrifice, and leadership on the battlefields of World War One.” "A powerful account of how AIF leadership, discipline, and innovation shaped Australia’s enduring military legacy."
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Come Together
$24.99
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 CBCA 'EVE POWNALL' AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 ABIA 'SOCIAL IMPACT BOOK OF THE YEAR' SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 BOOKPEOPLE KIDS' READING GUIDE AWARDS 'CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR' SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 WILDERNESS 'KARAJIA AWARDS FOR CHILDREN'S LITERATURE' Come Together is a heart-warming, debut picture book for children aged 5 and up from pop artist Isaiah Firebrace, inspired by his petition to the Australian Government calling for Aboriginal history to be taught in every classroom. In this essential book, Isaiah, a Yorta Yorta and Gunditjmara man, establishes a foundation of First Nations knowledge with 20 key topics. Alongside bright and contemporary illustrations by Mununjali and Fijian artist Jaelyn Biumaiwai, Isaiah connects us to each topic through his own personal story and culture, from the importance of Elders to the Dreaming. At once accessible and engaging, Come Together will make every Aussie kid proud that we are home to the longest continuing culture on Earth!
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Comedic Timing
$22.99
Naina Rao is ready for this to be her year: She’s entered her mid-twenties, landed a steady job, broken up with her intensely passionate older girlfriend Sofia, and committed to hustling her way into a creative career. But the city doesn’t exactly embrace her with open arms – at least not until she meets David, an aspiring filmmaker and collaborator who makes New York start to feel like home. But is this a professional connection or a romantic one? And does opening herself up to a relationship with David mean compromising her sexual identity and her aspirations?
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Comes The Night
$13.12
A superb YA fantasy set in the near future, full of secrets, high stakes, peril, deceptions and dreamwalkers, from the internationally acclaimed and bestselling author of the Obernewtyn Chronicles and The Gathering.
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Complete Book Of Classic John Deere Tractors
$79.99
The Complete Book of Classic John Deere Tractors explores the range of iconic 'green tractors' with which Illinois-based John Deere has become one of the world's most recognizable brands.
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Complete Collection Of Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes The Collectible Leather Edition
$44.99
Complete Collection Of Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes The Collectible Leather Edition Rediscover the timeless nursery rhymes of Mother Goose in this gorgeous leather bound picture book, packed with beautiful, full-color illustrations and a stunning four-panel gatefold! These charming bedtime stories and fairy tales will delight and enchant children of all ages. Children and adults alike will be charmed by this freshly presented collection of classic nursery rhymes, featuring more than 100 enchanting and colorful illustrations by Rhode Island School of Design illustrator, Gina Baek. This Collectable edition of The Complete Collection of Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes:- Features a beautiful leather bound picture book and four-page fold out illustration- Is great for children ages 5+- Perfect for family read alouds or as bedtime stories- Makes a great keepsake gift for young families, new parents, baby showers, or holidays Rediscover favorite tales, rhymes, and stories such as:- Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star- Humpty Dumpty- Jack and Jill- The Cat and the Fiddle- Baa, Baa, Black Sheep- and more!
