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The European Championship - A Complete History (Part 2) takes in the tournaments from 1980 to 1992.¿ This period saw the competition format change to allow eight teams in the Final Tournament.¿ Each chapter contains a written history of each tournament plus full statistical details for every match.¿

Three Templar Knights are charged with delivering a copper scroll to the Pope in France at the end of the 13th Century. The scroll is purported to be The Gospel according to Mary Magdalene and contains information that could shed a whole new light on Christianity, if not throw it into total chaos. Prepare to undertake a whirlwind journey beginning with the Crusades, moving on to the Gulf War and finishing in modern-day war-torn Syria. How is I...

The great Silure War King, Arthur Pendragon, and his Round Table Companions are but one epic battle from ending the Saxon Wars and at last forging an era of peace, a golden age - the Summer Kingdom. Merlin is the chief strategist and architect of the plan that will bring the ultimate victory. He is also at the center of the conflict between the Roman Church, the Church of the Britons, and the people who cling to the old gods. Merlin is Arthur'...

This collection of humorous anecdotes follows Squadron Leader Folly, an ex-Second World War hero whose only friend is Johnny Walker Black Label whisky. The stories, told by the Squadron Leader's long-suffering young second-in-command Flight Lieutenant Gooner, are set in the nuclear testing range at Maralinga, South Australia during the 1959 to 1960 test series.Some Royal Air Force personnel appear and disappear, and farce and chaos reign. Thro...

A young Munich zookeeper, Marion Weisberg, is terrified of all dangerous animals. After being run over by a car, she is in a coma. She dreams of being with different tribes and cultures and learns how they see dangerous animals in their spiritualism and folklore. She encounters the world's most terrifying creatures and learns animal whispering to diffuse their aggression. But then she must risk her life in the Integrity Test, which no student ...

This horrifyingly clever crime thriller is sure to keep readers pumped full of adrenaline! A father and son fight to survive after losing everything. Together, they are willing to do anything - legal or not - to get back what they've lost. Chris is determined to do right by his son Josh, no matter the cost. The pair must evade arrest, avoid failure and above all learn to work as a team as they travel across the country. They have been brought ...

Xalien the Purple Alien is back for another fun-filled adventure! This time she is visiting the farm with Jessica, Adam and Sarah, where she learns all about farm life. Xalien's time is spent helping to milk cows and collect eggs, and exploring. What kind of mischief will Xalien get up to as she learns all about life in the country?

The First Day is the first book of 'The Adventures of Justine and Sebastien, the Bilingual Children'…When they meet each other on their first day of school, Justine and Sebastien realise that they are both bilingual! Able to speak to each other in both English and French, they soon become friends. They later find themselves lost within their new school corridors, but the pair quickly help and support each other and form a special bond.The Adve...

When Andi is engulfed by a wave, she finds herself transported to an underwater world called Corallai. There she meets Aquanna, a creature who is part fish and part human.Aquanna tells Andi that it is her destiny to help preserve the oceans and all the life within. Andi learns all about the work the various inhabitants do to ensure the survival of the ocean's ecosystem, and explores this new, spectacular world.

The Tale of Quita the Rescued Dog touchingly highlights the sad plight of abused, unloved dogs. One day, Lukas notices a puppy trapped in a cage, all alone. It seems hungry and thirsty and has nowhere to hide from the baking sun. When Lukas sees it in the hands of some teenage boys, he decides to take action and take the poor puppy back to his mamá, who always knows what to do. Will they be able to help the puppy before it's too late?

Ali is a young boy with a wild imagination. He loves having adventures, and he dreams of one day being an airline captain. One night, when Ali puts on his plain old PJs, something really amazing happens… He finds himself in the cockpit of a huge passenger jet! Surely this is just a dream… or is it?

Ali is a young boy with a wild imagination and an amazing pair of magic pyjamas to go with it. Where will they take him tonight?Join Ali and Flash the dolphin on their ambitious journey of friendship and fate. A heart-warming tale of adventure that will make bedtime a dream.

Eine Woche kann elend lang sein. Für den Unteroffizier Marc Schreckenstein, dessen Armeezeit in der DDR sich dem Ende zuneigt, ist jeder Tag in der Kaserne einer zuviel. Absurd und komisch sind die Erlebnisse des unfreiwillig Uniform tragenden jungen Mannes und seiner Kameraden - egal ob die Probe für die Unterwasserfahrt der Panzer glorios in die Hose geht oder beim Nachtschießen die falschen Ziele angepeilt werden. Eine amüsante und unterhal...

The scarecrows are coming…"Welcome to Freykirk - population, 266. A quaint, rural, yet affluent village where everybody knows everybody else and the locals are not afraid to leave their doors unlocked at night.Washed-up writer and city boy, Cage Roberts, is about to experience village life first-hand when he spends a weekend in Freykirk visiting his ex-wife and their two children. On his way there, he picks up a young runaway named Rochelle. T...

A remote port harbours corruption, secrets and violence. Three women must struggle to avoid drowning. Lenora is a young girl who watches her only parent, her father, become seduced by greed. When she finds romance with Helmer, her fairy-tale ending seems to be in sight. Annemarie's early years, scarred by poverty and strife, appear to brighten when she manages to find employment as Lenora's nurse. That is, until she is raped. Krister, an old f...

When Lois and Bea are invited to stay at their uncle's farm to help with the apple harvest, they have no idea what magical adventures await them! In a follow-up to An Anthology of Small Adventures, author and illustrator Peter Hull tells the story of two young girls and their remarkable encounters with some mischievous fairies. Written for Hull's own grand-daughters, A Little Story About Fairies is an entertaining tale accompanied by charming ...

Join your children on an incredible adventure as you explore the magical world of Mullac the Magician, Amanda the Panda and the Fernies. Look out for the Goocha Kelvommy, Toddy Teddy and the Witch with a Twitch as you delve into a universe that will delight and disgust in equal measure. Adults and children alike will be sure to enjoy the relatable and often thought-provoking tales of Sarah Jayne's disappearing home, the Nanny Fish who drinks t...

In Angel of the Night: The Monster Within, we follow a feisty assassin who works for Frankie Cucinotta, a cruel and dangerous crime lord. Angel stalks the dark streets of Rale in the early hours of the morning, using her sexuality as a weapon to extract information from her targets. Angel is tasked with abducting renowned entrepreneur Devon Fairweather, who is accused of setting up a raid at Rale National Bank. However, Angel soon realizes Dev...

This second instalment in the Crystal Bloodline series follows on from where the first book finished. Rachel Coast has just received news that her love, Austin Jacobs, is in grave danger. To make matters worse, she has less than twenty-four hours to make a life-changing decision… Follow Rachel as she tries to make sense of a strange world where everything she thought she once knew has been turned on its head. Her goal is to save Austin, but sh...

CONTAINS ADULT CONTENTWhen Freya's parents are brutally murdered, the horrifying experience turns her and her family's lives upside down. She embarks on an emotional journey to discover the truth of why this tragedy has occurred, but on the way she discovers secrets that have been kept for far too long, including some unbelievable truths that she has been unaware of her entire life…Wylie Forrester was inspired to write Freya after a dream she ...