Danny and the Dinosaur: A Very Dino Christmas Hoff Syd HarperCollins Publishers

The Doctor and Sarah arrive in London to find it deserted. The city has been evacuated as prehistoric monsters appear in the streets. While the Doctor works to discover who or what is bringing the dinosaurs to London, Sarah finds herself trapped on a spaceship that left Earth months ago travelling to a new world… • Against the odds, the Doctor manages to trace the source of the dinosaurs. But will he and the Brigadier be in time to unmask the villains before Operation Golden Age changes the history of planet Earth and wipes out the whole of human civilisation? • This novel is based on a Doctor Who story which was originally broadcast from 12 January–16 February 1974 • Featuring the Third Doctor as played by Jon Pertwee with his companion Sarah Jane Smith and UNIT

In a town by the seaside, Marianne is often seen foraging on the beach. But she isn't playing with children her own age. Instead Marianne is alone, and digging for dinosaur bones to build a special sort of companion. Then, one night, she goes to sleep wishing with all her heart that her dinosaur might come to life • A very rare and special book where the words and pictures take you on a magical journey far beyond the page

All George and his friends want to do is play with dinosaurs • So, when Mummy Pig and Miss Rabbit take them to hunt for dinosaur fossils at the beach they know it's going to be the best day ever! • But no one expects George to find an entire dinosaur hidden in the rocks- George is a proper dinosaur expert!

The record-holding two-time NBA champion and recently inducted hall-of-famer reflects on his work ethic, his on-the-court friendships and rivalries, the great teams he's played for, and what it takes to have a long and successful career in this thoughtful, in-depth memoir • Playing in the NBA for eighteen years, Ray Allen won championships with the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat and entered the record books as the original king of the three-point shot. Known as one of the hardest-working and highest-achieving players in NBA history, this most dedicated competitor was legendary for his sharp shooting. From the Outside, complete with a foreword by Spike Lee, is his story in his words: a no-holds-barred look at his life and career, filled with behind-the-scenes stories and surprising revelations about the game he has always cherished

The definitive collection of religious essays by C.S. Lewis, plus a selection of letters, brought together in a substantial paperback volume • As well as his many books, letters and poems, C.S. Lewis also wrote a great number of essays and shorter pieces on various subjects. He wrote extensively on Christian theology and the defence of faith, but also on various ethical issues and on the nature of literature and story-telling • This second volume (of two) collects together all Lewis’s religious essays. Grouped together by topic, there are over 50 essays covering The Search for God, Aspects of Faith, The Christian in the World, The Church, and also a selection of his Letters on the subject of Christianity

The diary of Jean-Dominique Bauby who, with his left eyelid (the only surviving muscle after a massive stroke) dictated a remarkable book about his experiences locked inside his body. A masterpiece and a bestseller in France, it is now a major motion picture directed by Julian Schnabel • On 8 December 1995, Jean-Dominique Bauby suffered a massive stroke and slipped into a coma. When he regained consciousness three weeks later, the only muscle left functioning was in his left eyelid although his mind remained as active and alert as it had ever been. He spent most of 1996 writing this book, letter by letter, blinking as an alphabet was repeatedly read out to him. ‘The Diving-Bell and the Butterfly’ was published in France on Thursday 6th March 1997

The suicide of a sales clerk at the box office of a London cinema leaves another girl in fear for her life. Persuaded to seek help from Scotland Yard, Miss Darke confides in Inspector Joseph French about a gambling scam by a mysterious trio of crooks and that she believes her friend was murdered. When the girl fails to turn up the next day, and the police later find her body, French's inquiries reveal that similar girls have also been murdered, all linked by their jobs and by a sinister stranger with a purple scar…

A timeless parody of Charlie Mackesy’s The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse • Enter the world of me, Panda, plus my sometime-friends Cat and Teddy. You will find us living our best lives, trying (and occasionally succeeding) to be kind to each other. The cat is quite nice but can be a little bit selfish. Teddy can come across as very nice, with his squeaky voice and looking so tiny and helpless. But I must warn you, Teddy can be a vicious little backstabber, actually • This is a book of nice illustrations and some words from which you will likely gain some sort of inspiration. Like • ‘Just because you’re struggling, it doesn’t mean you’re failing… But it might do.’ • ‘Nothing beats kindness,’ said the cat. ‘Gin does’, said Panda • ‘If you don’t stop saying inspirational things to me, I’m going to punch you up the hooter

"Рождественские истории Penguin Book" - идеальный подарок в этот рождественский сезон, щедрая подборка величайших праздничных историй всех времен • Здесь представлены классические рассказы таких писателей, как Трумэн Капоте, Ширли Джексон, Дилан Томас, Саки и Чехов, а также малоизвестные сокровища, такие как "косой взгляд" Итало Кальвино на рождественское потребительство, "История праздничной изобретательности" Вольфдитриха Шнурре в Берлине, "Зачарованный лес" Сельмы Лагерлеф в Швеции и Ирен Немеровски.мрачный семейный портрет. С Санта-клаусами, привидениями, троллями, неожиданными гостями, ворчунами и чудесами - вот Рождество, каким его представляли некоторые из величайших авторов коротких рассказов всех времен • Книга на английском языке • The perfect gift this Christmas season: a generous selection of some of the greatest festive stories of all time - now in a beautiful clothbound edition • This is a collection of the most magical, moving, chilling and surprising Christmas stories from around the world, taking us from frozen Nordic woods to glittering Paris, a New York speakeasy to an English country house, bustling Lagos to midnight mass in Rio, and even outer space

Rick Riordan did it for Greece. Now Sarwat Chadda does it for India... Book two in the incredible action-adventure trilogy about Ash Mistry, reluctant hero and living weapon of the death goddess Kali • Ash Mistry is leading a pretty complicated life. There's school, his unrequited crush on girl-next-door Gemma... and then there's the fact that he's the reincarnation of the great Indian hero Ashoka, not to mention the small detail that he died last year, and came back as an agent of the goddess of death • So when the demon servants of the evil Lord Savage come after Gemma in order to get to Ash, you'd think he'd be ready to take them on • But Lord Savage still has some tricks up his sleeve. And with Gemma out of the picture, the English villain is closer than ever to finding a magical aastra of his own, and the power to rule the world

Justine Picardie spent years puzzling over the truth about Coco Chanel, peeling away the accretions of romance and lies. Since its publication in 2010, hers has become the definitive Chanel biography. With a new foreword and previously unseen images, this new edition delves even deeper into the life and legacy of this eternally alluring woman • Coco Chanel was an extraordinary inventor - she conjured up the little black dress, bobbed hair, trousers for women, contemporary chic, best-selling perfumes, and the most successful fashion brand of all time - but she also invented herself, fashioning the myth of her own life with the same dexterity as her couture • While Chanel was supreme innovator and vendor of all things elegant and beautiful, what lies beneath her own glossy myth is far darker

"Принцесса и жеребенок" - роман Стейси Грегг о сердце и мужестве, вдохновленный невероятной историей реальной принцессы и жеребенка, которого она любит • Принцесса Хайя, дочь короля Иордании, любит свою семью больше всего на свете. Поэтому, когда трагедия поражает ее в самое сердце, она опустошена • Принцесса становится все более замкнутой, пока в день ее рождения король не преподносит ей подарок, который изменит ее жизнь. Растет невероятная новая дружба, и убитая горем принцесса начинает мечтать о необыкновенном будущем • Книга на английском языке • A novel of heart and courage inspired by the incredible story of a real-life princess and the foal she loves • Princess Haya, daughter of the King of Jordan, loves her family more than anything. So when tragedy strikes at its heart, she is devastated