John Williams
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"The Ritz London : the cookbook" is the first book to celebrate recipes of the dishes served today, at lunch and at dinner. The book features 100 delicious recipes, such as Roast scallops bergamot & avocado, Saddle of lamb belle epoque and Grand Marnier Souffle, and is divided into the four seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter. The recipes reflect the glorious opulence and celebratory ambience of The Ritz; seasonal dishes of fish, shellfish,...
43) Planes go!
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Exploring the skies is easy when you have an airport nearby. This book takes an exciting look at the world of plane travel, taking young readers on an exhilarating journey through the air, from the inside of a plane. Whether a small private plane at a local airport or a massive jet taking hundreds of people from city to city, full-color photographs and accessible text explain the rules of the skies to early readers with ease.
44) Cars go!
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Cars are everywhere people want to be. Motor vehicles zip around highways and through cities taking people from place to place with ease. This book features dazzling full-color photographs and accessible text that show cars on the move. From long drives across the country to short scoots to the store, readers learn that cars are an important part of daily life for many people.
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The Last of the Mohicans is the second and most popular of James Fenimore Cooper's five Leatherstocking Tales. Set in 1757 during the fierce French and Indian wars, Cooper's classic novel of adventure follows an adroit scout and his companion as they weave through the lush and spectacular wilderness of upstate New York, fighting to save the beautiful daughters of a fort commander from a treacherous Huron renegade. With its death-defying chases and...
55) Ghostscape
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When Aisha meets a pale, skinny boy called Richard in the school washrooms, of all places, she is as surprised to meet a 1940s boy as he is to see a black girl wearing a headscarf. Aisha is transported back sixty years to the time of the Blitz, when her school was a sanctuary for East Enders fleeing the bombing. But Richard becomes more than just a friendly ghost; he helps Aisha confront her difficulties at home, where she is torn between two cultures....
56) Home alone
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"Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister has become the man of the house overnight! Accidentally left behind when his family rushes off on a Christmas vacation, Kevin gets busy decorating the house for the holidays. But he's not decking the halls with tinsel and holly. Two bumbling burglars are trying to break in, and Kevin's rigging a bewildering battery of booby traps to welcome them!"--Container.
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Roy Neary is a cable worker who, along with several other stunned bystanders, experience a close encounter of the first kind - witnessing UFOs soaring across the sky. After this life-changing event the inexplicable vision of a strange, mountain-like formation haunts him. He becomes obsessed with discovering what it represents, much to the dismay of his wife and family. Meanwhile, bizarre occurrences are happening around the world. Government agents...