Asterix: Omnibus 8 - Asterix and the Great Crossing, Obelix

Frankie Fish and the Great Wall of Chaos

From Australias favourite comedian and childrens author Peter Helliar comes the second book in his best-selling Frankie Fish series! A hilarious time-travel adventure about mega-mischief, misbehaving grandparents, and one very naughty dog Pranksters Frankie Fish and Drew Bird have got hold of Grandads time machine, but its no laughing matter. Grandad and Nanna have disappeared to 17th ce...

Asterix: Asterix and Obelix All at Sea - Album 30

In ancient Rome the slaves are revolting and not only that, theyve stolen Julius Caesars own galley, the finest warship in the Roman navy. Under their heroic leader Spartakis, the former galley slaves make for the little Gaulish village where Julius Caesars old enemies Asterix and Obelix live only to find the place in crisis, for Obelix, after drinking the druid Getafixs magic potions...

Asterix: Omnibus 8 - Asterix and the Great Crossing, Obelix and Co, Asterix in Belgium

In this special collectors edition, books 22 to 24 are brought together in one fabulous volume. In ASTERIX AND THE GREAT CROSSING, a storm blows Asterix and Obelix off course. Luckily they land on the shores of a Roman colony or is it? Teepees, totems, gobbling birds: its not what theyre used to. Julius Caesar sends Caius Preposterus, graduate of the Latin School of Economics, to corru...

Asterix: Asterix and the Secret Weapon - Album 29

A woman bard is unheard-of in Ancient Gaul but when the mothers in Asterix and Obelixs little village decide that besides being a terrible musician Cacofonix, the local bard and school-teacher, is not educating their children properly, its Bravura they call in. The men of the village are horrified at first, but Bravura proves a useful ally in countering Julius Caesars secret weapon the...

Asterix: Omnibus 11 - Asterix and The Actress, Asterix and the Class Act, Asterix and the Falling Sky

In this special collectors edition, three great Asterix albums are collected in one fabulous volume for the first time ever. In ASTERIX AND THE ACTRESS, Asterix and Obelix celebrate their joint birthday party and some surprise guests have been invitied! ASTERIX AND THE CLASS ACT contains 14 stories, including tales of the day Asterix and Obelix were born (in the middle of a village fist fight...

The Net and the Butterfly - The Art and Practice of Breakthrough Thinking

The creative mode in your brain is like a butterfly. Its beautiful and erratic, hard to catch and highly valued as a result. If you want to capture it, you need a net. Enter the executive mode, the task-oriented network in your brain that help you tie your shoes, run a meeting, or pitch a client. To succeed, you need both modes to work togetheryour inner butterfly to be active and free, but yo...

The SACCONEJOLYs and the Great Cat-Nap

Hello, Friends! Welcome to the world of the Friendliest Friends six Maltese puppies on a mission to be the Best. Dogs. Ever! Inspired by the real-life SACCONEJOLY family, this childrens picture book is packed full of fun, adventure and mischief. Emilia wants something that only a girl with six dogs would want a cat! Her six dogs make it their mission to help, and they attempt to cat-nap...

Olive of Groves and the Great Slurp of Time

Exciting, imaginative, charming and very, very funny Judith Rossell, award-winning author of WITHERING-BY-SEA on OLIVE OF GROVES Olive is gobsmacked. Basil Heffenhuffenheimer has just hiked out of the Black Forest in 1857 and into Mrs Groves Boarding School for Naughty Boys, Talking Animals and Circus Performers. When he offers to take Olive into the past, she cannot resist a time-travel...

The Square and the Tower - Networks, Hierarchies and the Struggle for Global Power

The most brilliant British historian of his generation The Times What if everything we thought we knew about history was wrong? From Niall Ferguson, the global bestselling author of Empire, The Ascent of Money and Civilization, this is a whole new way of imagining the world. Most history is hierarchical: its about popes, presidents, and prime ministers. But what if thats simply because ...

The Square and the Tower - Networks, Hierarchies and the Struggle for Global Power

The New York Times bestseller Silicon Valley needed a history lesson and Ferguson has provided it Eric Schmidt What if everything we thought we knew about history was wrong? From Niall Ferguson, the global bestselling author of Empire, The Ascent of Money and Civilization, this is a whole new way of imagining the world. Most history is hierarchical: its about popes, presidents, and prime...

Asterix: Asterix and the Missing Scroll - Album 36

Asterix, the Gaul is back for more funny, fast-paced adventure in this cheeky and energetic comic, the New York Times bestselling thirty-sixth Asterix album. Julius Caesar has finished writing the history of his campaigns in Gaul. His publisher, Libellus Blockbustus, foresees a huge success but theres a snag. The chapter about Caesars defeats by the indomitable Gauls of Armorica. Cut it, B...

Asterix: Asterix and the Missing Scroll - Album 36

Asterix, the Gaul is back for more funny, fast-paced adventure in this cheeky and energetic comic, the New York Times bestselling thirty-sixth Asterix album. Julius Caesar has finished writing the history of his campaigns in Gaul. His publisher, Libellus Blockbustus, foresees a huge success but theres a snag. The chapter about Caesars defeats by the indomitable Gauls of Armorica. Cut it, B...

The Wrath and the Dawn - The Wrath and the Dawn Book 1

A #1 New York Times bestseller and a sumptuous, epic tale inspired by A Thousand and One Nights.A riveting Game of Thrones meets Arabian Nights love story US WeeklyEvery dawn brings horror to a different family in a land ruled by a killer. Khalid, the eighteen-year-old Caliph of Khorasan, takes a new bride each night only to have her executed at sunrise. So it is a terrible surprise when si...

Asterix: Omnibus 4 - Asterix the Legionary, Asterix and the Chieftain's Shield, Asterix at the Olympic Games

In this special collectors edition, books ten to twelve are brought together in one fabulous volume. In ASTERIX THE LEGIONARY, Obelix is in love but the lovely Panacea is engaged to Tragicomix, a conscript in the Roman army. Asterix and Obelix must join up to resue him.In ASTERIX AND THE CHIEFTAINS SHIELD, Caesar plans to hold a triumph using the shield of his defeated enemy, Vercingetorix,...

Asterix: Omnibus 10 - Asterix and the Magic Carpet, Asterix and the Secret Weapon, Asterix and Obelix All at Sea

In this special collectors edition, books 28 to 20 are brought together in one fabulous volume for the first time ever.In ASTERIX AND THE MAGIC CARPET,Cacofonixs awful singing vioce comes to the rescue of the lovely Princess Orinjade, who is going to be sacrificed.In ASTERIX AND THE SECRET WEAPON, Caesar has unleashed a troop of female legionaries, relying on the chivalrous Gauls not to fight ...

Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator

Phizzwhizzing new cover look and branding for the Worlds NUMBER ONE Storyteller Inside the Great Glass Elevator, Willy Wonka, Charlie Bucket and his family are cruising a thousand feet above the chocolate factory.They can see the whole world below them, but theyre not alone. The American Space Hotel has just launched. Lurking inside are the Vernicious Knids the most brutal, vindictive murde...

Powerhouse : America; China; and the Great Battery War

A Soul of the New Machine for our timeâa gripping account of invention; commerce; and duplicity in the age of technologyA worldwide race is on to perfect the next engine of economic growth; the advanced lithium-ion battery. It will power the electric car; relieve global warming; and catapult the winner into a new era of economic and political mastery. Can the United States win?Steve LeVine wa...

Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (colour edition)

Roald Dahls Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator in glorious full colour for the very first time Inside the Great Glass Elevator, Willy Wonka, Charlie Bucket and his family are cruising a thousand feet above the chocolate factory.They can see the whole world below them, but theyre not alone. The American Space Hotel has just launched. Lurking inside are the Vernicious Knids the most brutal,...

The Bears in the Bed and the Great Big Storm

How the wind blew! How the thunder crashed! How the lightning flashed!Baby Bear, Little Bear and Young Bear are scared of the storm. So one by one they climb into bed with their dad. What scaredy-bears you are! he says. But when theres a rat-tat-tat at the door and the lights go out, Daddy Bear is not quite as brave as he seems . . . A gorgeous story of bears, bedtime and a daddy who is not ...

Asterix: Omnibus 4 - Asterix the Legionary, Asterix and the Chieftain's Shield, Asterix at the Olympic Games

In this special collectors edition, books ten to twelve are brought together in one fabulous volume. In ASTERIX THE LEGIONARY, Obelix is in love but the lovely Panacea is engaged to Tragicomix, a conscript in the Roman army. Asterix and Obelix must join up to resue him.In ASTERIX AND THE CHIEFTAINS SHIELD, Caesar plans to hold a triumph using the shield of his defeated enemy, Vercingetorix,...

Sir Scallywag and the Golden Underpants book and CD

Sir Scallywag and the Golden Underpants by Giles Andreae and Korky Paul with readalong CD! When King Colins golden underpants go missing, he calls for Sir Scallywag, the bravest knight in the land. But . . . Sir Scallywag is only 6 years old and with an evil giant to pursue, its nearly mission impossible! Luckily, this epic tale is a story of David and Goliath. With his trusted steed Doofu...

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