The Mammoth Book Of Boys Own Stuff
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The Mammoth Book Of Boys Own Stuff
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Author : Jon E. Lewis
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2011-08-04
The Mammoth Book Of Boys Own Stuff written by Jon E. Lewis and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-04 with Reference categories.
Step 1: Turn off the TV, the PC, the PS3, the Wii... Step 2: Open up The Mammoth Book of Boy's Own Stuff and get into boyhood like it's meant to be ... A guide to life, the universe and pretty much everything The Mammoth Book of Boy's Own Stuff is full of fun as well as important facts on how to be top and an all round great person - from essential Latin to making your own volcano, from SAS survival skills to basic movie making. Read about heroes of war and exploration, find out how to make secret ink, check ALL the capitals of the world, learn and adhere to the 10 virtues, discover the means to make your brain go faster. There are even stories by such cool writers as Rider Haggard and Edgar Rice 'Tarzan' Burroughs. Amaze your friends, impress your teachers (and even girls)! And included for no extra cost - the world's official funniest joke. 100% guaranteed against boredom!! Contents include: SAS Survival Skills; 10 Books Every Boy Should Read before Age 12; How to make invisible ink; Comic Book Superheroes, Villains and Their Inventors; A Boy Hero: Jack Travers VC; The World's 12 Decisive Battles; The Plains Indians of America; How to perform a banana kick; and much much more ...
The Mammoth Book Of Merlin
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Author : Mike Ashley
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2009-09-24
The Mammoth Book Of Merlin written by Mike Ashley and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-09-24 with Fiction categories.
A superb collection of stories of magic and adventure from the golden age of Arthurian legend by bestselling writers. Enter into the darker realms of the age of the Knights of the Round Table, when magic held sway and Merlin vied with Arthur's heroic new world. Included are: Jane Yolen on Merlin's youth and coming of age; Marion Zimmer Bradley on Nimuë, Merlin's lover and doom; Charles de Lint on Merlin's influence through the centuries; Darrell Schweitzer on the legends of Merlin's birth; plus stories by Tanith Lee, Peter Tremayne, Phyllis Ann Karr, Jennifer Roberson, and many others. There is also a detailed introduction by Mike Ashley on the mystery and magic of Merlin and his world.
The Mammoth Book Of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures
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Author : Mike Ashley
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2009-05-28
The Mammoth Book Of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures written by Mike Ashley and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-05-28 with Fiction categories.
The biggest collection of new Sherlock Holmes stories since Sir Arthur Conan Doyle laid down his pen - nearly 200,000 words of superb fiction featuring the Great Detective by masters of historical crime, including Stephen Baxter, H. R. F. Keating, Michael Moorcock and Amy Myers. Almost all the stories here are specially written; the cases presented in the order in which Holmes solved them. The result is a new life of Sherlock Holmes, with a continuous narrative alongside the stories that identifies the 'gaps' in the canon and places the new and hitherto unrecorded cases in sequence. Plus an invaluable complete Holmes chronology.
The Mammoth Book Of On The Edge
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Author : Jon E. Lewis
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2012-03-01
The Mammoth Book Of On The Edge written by Jon E. Lewis and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
No one sees clearer than an individual whose life is hanging by the finger tips on the edge of an abyss. Probing the furthest reaches of human daring and endurance, here are 28 of the great first-hand accounts of extreme mountaineering, from legendary names. Written by the bestselling author of Meadowland and The Running Hare, Featuring: ·Heinrich Harrer - first conqueror of the notorious Eigerwand. ·Robert Bates - the classic account of the ill-fated American 1953 expedition to K2. ·Maurice Herzog - his unstoppable ascent of Annapurna at the cost of frostbite. ·Walter Bonatti - tragedy on the Central Pillar of Freney on Mont Blanc. ·George Leigh Mallory - surviving an avalanche on the 1922 Everest expedition. ·René Desmaison - his epic story of 14 days stuck on The Grandes Jorasses in winter. ·Jon Krakauer - recalling his solo ascent of The Devil's Thumb in Alaska. The price of the summit is often measured in human suffering, yet for those who succeed the rewards can be incalculable. Nerve-wracking and unputdownable.
The Mammoth Book Of Men O War
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Author : Jon E. Lewis
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2014-02-11
The Mammoth Book Of Men O War written by Jon E. Lewis and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-11 with Fiction categories.
Eighteen classic sea-faring tales by the best-loved writers of the genre, including Patrick O'Brian, C. S. Forester, Richard Woodman, Herman Melville and Frederick Marryat. Featuring favourite heroes such as Captain Jack Aubrey, Adam Hardy, Horatio Hornblower and Nathaniel Drinkwater. These tales vividly re-create the age of the glory days of sail, aboard the great ships that sailed for trade, discovery or warfare. They include storms and shipwrecks, the great sea battles of the Napoleonic era and the sheer, dangerous excitement of life before the mast.
The Mammoth Book Of Steampunk
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Author : Sean Wallace
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2012-04-05
The Mammoth Book Of Steampunk written by Sean Wallace and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-05 with Fiction categories.
An anthology focusing on newer elements of steampunk, one which deconstructs the staples of the genre and expands on them, rather than simply repeating them, with a greater spread both in terms of location and character. This is steampunk with a modern, post-colonial sensibility. Contributors include: Jeff VanderMeer, Caitlín Kiernan, Mary Robinette Kowal, Jay Lake, Cherie Priest, Cat Rambo, Catherynne M. Valente, Genevieve Valentine and many more.
The Mammoth Book Of Mindblowing Sf
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Author : Mike Ashley
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2009-07-30
The Mammoth Book Of Mindblowing Sf written by Mike Ashley and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-07-30 with Fiction categories.
Many readers are attracted to science fiction for that singular moment when a story expands your imagination, enabling you to see something in a new light. Not all SF works this way! This volume collects the very best of it that does, with 25 of the finest examples of mind-expanding and awe-inspiring science fiction. The storylines range from a discovery on the Moon that opens up vistas across all time to a moment in which distances across the Earth suddenly increase and people vanish. These are tales to take you from the other side of now to the very end of time - from today's top-name contributors including Stephen Baxter, Alastair Reynolds, Robert Silverberg, Gregory Benford and Robert Reed.
The Mammoth Book Of Modern Battles
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Author : Jon E. Lewis
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2011-08-04
The Mammoth Book Of Modern Battles written by Jon E. Lewis and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-04 with History categories.
From the start of the 20th century to the most recent major offensives, here are fifty accounts of the battles that made the modern world, described in superb detail by historians and writers including John Keegan, Alan Clark, John Strawson, Charles Mey, John Pimlott, and John Laffin. All the major conflicts are covered, from two world wars, through Korea, Vietnam, Bosnia, Chechnya, to Iraq and Afghanistan. Among the battles featured are: the Somme, Passchendaele, Battle of Britain, Stalingrad, El Alamein, Monte Cassino, Omaha Beach, Iwa Jima, Dien Bien Phu, Ia Drang, Hamburger Hill, Desert Storm, Kabul, Baghdad, and Basra.
The Mammoth Book Of Best New Sf 22
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Author : Gardner Dozois
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2009-09-10
The Mammoth Book Of Best New Sf 22 written by Gardner Dozois and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-09-10 with Fiction categories.
Widely acclaimed as the benchmark annual anthology for science fiction fans, The Mammoth Book of Best New SF is now in its 22nd successful year. Best SF 22 comprises over two dozen fantastic new pieces from the world's best writers of science fiction. This collection encompasses every aspect of the genre: soft, hard, cyberpunk, cyber noir, anthropological, military, and adventure. As ever, a bonus extra is an insightful review of the year's best books and an extensive list of recommended reading. Gardner Dozois is the world's leading SF anthologist, and has won the Hugo Award for Best Editor fifteen times.
Two Nuns In A Bath
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Author : Geoff Tibballs
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2009-10-15
Two Nuns In A Bath written by Geoff Tibballs and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-15 with Humor categories.
A brand-new, fantastic, enormous collection of 5,000 jokes, gags and one-liners - indexed and categorised to help with finding the right joke for any occasion or audience, from Bar-Mitzvahs to bar-rooms. Two Nuns in a Bath is the consummate collection, with jokes on every subject under the sun, from lawyers to low-energy light bulbs. Two nuns are sitting in a bath. One says "Where's the soap?"" The other replies "It does rather doesn't it?" A guy asks a lawyer what his fee is. "I charge $50 for three questions," the lawyer says. "That's awfully steep, isn't it?" the guy asks. "Yes," the lawyer replies, "Now what's your final question?"