AS SEEN ON BBC'S DON'T EXCLUDE ME AND HELPING OUR TEENS'Such an important book, by someone who really understands the issues that young people face in today's world.'Dr Zoe WilliamsIt's a tough time to be a parent. With pressures on time, energy and resources, it's difficult to give your child everything they need emotionally, and even more so when you're faced with defiance, disruption or challenging behaviour. In ...

An orc is a fireplug of a fighting machine made of muscle, hide, talon, and tusk, with a villainous disposition and a mean sense of humor. And, of course, an orc is a poor dumb grunt—the much abused foot soldier in the Horde of Darkness.The usual last battle of Good against Evil is about to begin, and Orc Captain Ashnak and his war band know exactly what to expect. The forces of Light are outnumbered, full of headstrong heroes devoid of tactics, but the Light's still going to win. ...

The year is 1610. Continental Europe is briefly at peace after years of war, but Henri IV of France is planning to invade the German principalities. In England, only five years earlier, conspirators nearly succeeded in blowing up King James I and his Parliament. The seeds of the English Civil War and the Thirty Years War are visibly being sown, and the possibility for both enlightenment and disaster abounds.But Valentin Rochefort, duelist and spy for France's powerful financial min...

Mary Gentle is one of Britain's most outstanding writers of imaginative fiction, able to move seamlessly from science fiction to fantasy within the same story.Following on from the success of ASH, 1610: A SUNDIAL IN A GRAVE and the omnibus volumes WHITE CROW and ORTHE, comes CARTOMANCY, the definitive collection of Mary Gentle's short fiction. CARTOMANCY includes the stories from SOLDIERS AND SCHOLARS as well as a number of tales previously unpublished in book form, all with new af...

Teenaged Holly finds a strange coin which leads her and her friend Chris into strange adventures with the magical people of the Hollow Hills.

Who is Yogi Bear's girlfriend?What links gazpacho soup with revenge?List the nine activities which are traditionally forbidden in public swimming pools.What does the Mona Lisa have in her left hand?List the ten ways in which a batsman may be dismissed in a game of cricket.What links the words "almost" and "biopsy"?On the Tip of My Tongue will take you from the natural world to notorious ships and novelty records, from the arts to adv...

'Tales of Mystery and Terror' is a collection of haunting stories of eerie enchantment and spine-tingling terror that will draw you in, chill you to the bone, and leave you sleeping with the lights on."

Stories narrated by people affected by the 2022 flood around Lismore,Australia...............................................................................................................

Pond Mountain Tales recalls experiences of the author during his eleven-year stay at Pond Mountain, a two-hundred-acre farm, with his first wife, their three sons, and eight dogs. Close encounters with snakes, blue herons, geese, turkeys, and vultures were a daily experience. Three lakes teeming with fish framed a story of the author's fishing parties for claimants in one of his settlements. A parody of point and counterpoint between a famous plaintiff lawyer and a chemical manufacturer is...

“Pond Mountain Tales” recalls experiences of the author during his eleven-year stay at Pond Mountain, a two-hundred-acre farm, with his first wife, their three sons, and eight dogs. Close encounters with snakes, blue herons, geese, turkeys, and vultures were a daily experience. Three lakes teeming with fish framed a story of the author's fishing parties for claimants in one of his settlements. A parody of point and counterpoint between a famous plaintiff lawyer and a chemical manufacturer ...

Have you ever dreamt of fulfilling your ideals or greatness? Have your dreams ever been pranked and what do you do about it? Have you aspired to be more than your wildest dreams or to find true love. The answer key to some of these lifelong questions is contained in the short stories and poetry in this book.

For the beautiful young woman Ash, life has always been arquebuses and artillery, swords and armour and the true horrors of hand-to-hand combat. War is her job. She has fought her way to the command of a mercenary company, and on her unlikely shoulders lies the destiny of a Europe threatened by the depredations of an Infidel army more terrible than any nightmare.Winner of the BSFA Award for best novel, 2000