**Soon to be a major TV series starring Lenny Rush, Sian Clifford and Tom Davis**A shocking announcement from the Vampire Prince begins a tale of ghoulish intrigue and hilarious horror…Welcome to the village of Katchem-by-the-Throat, where vampires have ruled for hundreds of years.Valentine, the vampire prince, has a terrible secret – he doesn't like blood! He prefers chips and a small glass of red…His startling confession leaves King Victor...

The unmissable sequel to The Reluctant Vampire – the book behind the major TV series starring Lenny Rush, Sian Clifford and Tom DavisIt’s a dark, stormy night in the village of Katchem-by-the-Throat. A lightning bolt strikes a lonely statue in the park … and out crawls Prince Vernon the vampire!Trapped inside the statue for three years, he’s now ready to seek terrible revenge and claim his rightful throne.He’s dusty, furious, and wearing a very squashed top...

The United States themselves are, essentially, the greatest poem’ said Walt Whitman. Here are the much-loved examples of the free spirit of America in all its glory.

ONE BODY. SIX EXPERTS. CAN YOU SOLVE THE CASE BEFORE THEY DO?Mega-bestselling British crime novelist Cara Hunter makes her big American debut with a wholly immersive thriller like none you've seen before: written as the teleplay of a true-crime documentary, it has the reader puzzling away, reviewing photos, maps, coroner's reports and other evidence as they read. The exciting multi-narrator audiobook features five actors telling the story f...

Here are sixteen tales from one of the great works of the Middle Ages. Ten young people have fled for a while the terrible effects of the Black Death in Florence and, in an idyllic setting, tell a series of brilliant stories, by turns humorous, bawdy, tragic and provocative. This celebration of physical and sexual vitality is Boccaccio’s answer to the sublime other-worldliness of Dante’s Divine Comedy…

Business English – schnell fit für den JobÜber 60 Minuten Hör- und Sprechtraining, um jedes berufliche Meeting zu meisternZehn hörspielartige Dialogszenen mit den wichtigsten Gesprächssituationen in MeetingsA bwechslungsreiche Übungen zum Vertiefen der gebräuchlichen Wendungen und AusdrückeAlle Hörtexte mit deutscher Übersetzung und Busin...

Set in contemporary Notting Hill, Man-man and his friends are swept up in the exuberant preparations for carnival. But his mother is ill and even as he dances, he calls desperately to the Queen of Revels, as old as time to make her well again.Swept away with his best friend Kareem and sharp-tongued sister Panama, to a place in between, the Queen of Revels plunges Man-man into Africa's past and reveals his family's heritage. As they gather around the sacred Tree of Memories, he witn...

Business English – schnell fit für den JobRund 60 Minuten Hör- und Sprechtraining, damit Small Talk gelingtZehn Small-Talk-DialogeAbwechslungsreiche Übungen zum Vertiefen der gebräuchlichen Wendungen und AusdrückeAlle Hörtexte mit deutscher Übersetzung und Business-Wortschatz im Begleitheft (PDF)Britisches und a...

From million-copy bestselling author David Baddiel comes a laugh-out-loud story for readers of 8 and up that takes you on a roller-coaster ride of fame and friendship…Nothing extraordinary has ever happened to Billy Smith. In fact, every single thing about him is ordinary, including his name. But when a documentary crew turns up at Billy’s school to film the new TV series School Daze, everything changes.Billy shouldn’t stand out: all the other kids...

From “modern Agatha Christie” (The Sunday Times, London) Janice Hallett, a follow-up to her blockbuster debut novel The Appeal, featuring the Fairway Players as they mount an Agatha Christie play and find themselves embroiled in murder, blackmail, and betrayal once again.Welcome back to Lower Lockwood. The Fairway Players return with Sarah-Jane and Kevin MacDonald as committee cochairs. This year, they have chosen to stage Agatha Christie...

The hilarious and action-packed middle grade adventure from beloved comedian and bestselling author Paul O’Grady.Unbeknownst to anyone, somewhat-unhappy and never-quite-fitting in 10-year-old Eddie Albert can speak to animals, including his pet dog Butch, his hamster and his two goldfish (who claim they were once pirates). But when Eddie is sent to stay with his eccentric aunt in Amsterdam, he discovers that she too has this gift…So begins a breathless cosmopolitan comic cr...

Explore how the universe began—and thwart evil along the way—in this cosmic adventure from Stephen and Lucy Hawking that includes a graphic novel.George has problems. He has twin baby sisters at home who demand his parents’ attention. His beloved pig Freddy has been exiled to a farm, where he’s miserable. And worst of all, his best friend, Annie, has made a new friend whom she seems to like more than George. So George jumps at the chance to help Eric with his plans...