This is a mesmerising mystery story about friendship from the internationally bestselling author of Norwegian Wood & 1Q84. Tsukuru Tazaki had four best friends at school. By chance all of their names contained a colour. The two boys were called Akamatsu, meaning `red pine`, & Oumi, `blue sea`, while the girls` names were Shirane, `white root`, & Kurono, `black field`. Tazaki was the only last name with no colour in it. One day Tsukuru Tazaki`s friends announced that they didn`t want to see him, or talk to him, ever again. Since that day Tsukuru has been floating through life, unable to form intimate connections with anyone. But then he meets Sara, who tells him that the time has come to find out what happened all those years ago. ...

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This guide details 25 of the best scenic tours during fall foliage season in New Engl&. Trips vary from short drives on the coast to all-day excursions in the region`s mountains & forests. Detailed maps & itineraries complement trip descriptions that tell you what you`ll find along the route. In addition, sidebars suggest short walks & hikes that are great diversions when a little leg-stretching is required. This is the perfect companion for any leaf-peeping excursion. Drives include: A Covered Bridge Tour of Southwestern New Hampshire The Southern Berkshires: Hay Fields, Waterfalls, & Cobbles Rhode Island`s Beaches & Mansions: Westerly to Newport Connecticut River Tour Maine`s Big Woods: The Kennebec Valley & Moosehead Lake Experience the inimitable sights of autumn in New Engl&, & leave no leaf unturned! ...

A fun & exciting way for children to practise their counting skills, Colossal City Count will take readers on a journey around the world`s most exciting destinations, from Tokyo & Venice, to Amsterdam, Istanbul & many more. Inspector Metropolis & Constable Magnate are operating undercover on an incredibly important mission. They are trying to track down world-renowned villains in some of the busiest & most vibrant cities on the planet. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, will take you on a whistle-stop tour of the globe. Can you help the police gather evidence at each crime scene by finding & correctly counting the clues in each city to help them crack the criminal case? There are hundreds of things to add up & 18 different destinations to discover. ...

Niall Ferguson`s ” Colossus: The Rise & Fall of the American Empire” charts America`s rise as a world power, & issues a dire warning about its future. Is America the new world empire? Presidents from Abraham Lincoln to George W. Bush may have denied it but, as Niall Ferguson`s brilliant & provocative book shows, the United States is in many ways the greatest imperial power of all time. What`s more, it always has been an empire, expanding westwards throughout the nineteenth century & rising to global dominance in the twentieth. But is today`s American colossus really equipped to play Atlas, bearing the weight of the world on its shoulders? The United States, Ferguson reveals, is an empire running on empty, weakened by chronic defecits of money, manpower & political will. When the New Rome falls, he warns, its collapse may come from within. ” The most brilliant historian of his generation”. (” The Times”). ” Colossus” confirms Niall Ferguson`s standing as one of the most incisive writers of history, politics & economics today”. (” Sunday Telegraph”). ” One of the timeliest & most topical books to have appeared in recent years”. (” Literary Review”).” Yet another tour de force from a writer who displays all his usual gifts of forceful polemic, unconventional intelligence & elegant prose.. .guaranteed to spark fierce debate”. (” Irish Times”). ”A bravura exploration of why Americans are not cut out to be imperialists but nonetheless have an empire. Vigorous, substantive, & worrying”. (Timothy Garton Ash). Niall Ferguson is one of Britain`s most renowned historians. He is Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History at Harvard University & a Senior Research Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford. He is the bestselling author of ” The Pity of War”, ” The Ascent of Money”, ” Empire”, ” The House of Rothschild”, ” The War of the World” & ” Civilization”. ...

A brand new series from Jumped Up Publishing, available exclusively from Bookspeed which lets you colour in imaginative images inspired by much-loved classics. Create a colourful journey of discovery where every picture tells a story. Seventy images to colour & keep in each book provide a colouring marathon for adventure lovers of all ages & each illustration features a quirky abstract twist, waiting to be brought to life by personalised colouring choices. ...

A brand new series from Jumped Up Publishing, available exclusively from Bookspeed which lets you colour in imaginative images inspired by much-loved classics. Create a colourful journey of discovery where every picture tells a story. Seventy images to colour & keep in each book provide a colouring marathon for adventure lovers of all ages & each illustration features a quirky abstract twist, waiting to be brought to life by personalised colouring choices. ...

A brand new series from Jumped Up Publishing, available exclusively from Bookspeed which lets you colour in imaginative images inspired by much-loved classics. Create a colourful journey of discovery where every picture tells a story. Seventy images to colour & keep in each book provide a colouring marathon for adventure lovers of all ages & each illustration features a quirky abstract twist, waiting to be brought to life by personalised colouring choices. ...

Build a 3D model of Tower Bridge, colour in London`s world famous buildings & monuments, & complete lots of drawing activities designed to spark your imagination. Jennie Maizels` Colour In London is a wonderful way to explore the capital, whether you`re planning a sightseeing trip, bringing home a souvenir or sending a gift. Colour in the Royal Albert Hall, draw your own portrait to hang in the National Portrait Gallery & join the dots to discover the city skyline
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A colouring in book with 15 removable prints, published to coincide with the Queen`s 90th birthday. Detailed scenes are accompanied by explanatory captions on the reverse side. Each spread marks a different moment of the Queen`s life, & features iconic people, places & royal celebrations from across the Commonwealth. ...