Number of players: 1-5 Ages: 14+ Playing Time: 30-50 minutes Components: 6 Character cards, 9 Jungle cards, 56 Adventure cards, 2 Reference cards, 2 Playing pieces, 24 Health tokens, 24 Food tokens, 12 Ammo tokens, 2 Expedition leader tokens Legendary explorer Percy Fawcett marched deep into the Amazon in search of El Dorado. He was never seen again. Your team is following in his footsteps, but in searching for riches you must be careful not to lose the greatest treasure of all
- your life. Make the best of your food, your ammunition & your health, as you plunge deep into the jungle. Choose your path carefully to ensure you`re ready for the pitfalls which may occur. Play solo or co-operatively to survive the expedition, or play head-to-head to see which group can reach the lost city first. From award-winning designer Peer Sylvester & acclaimed comic artist Garen Ewing, The Lost Expedition is a game of hard choices on the road to El Dorado.
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Alvina Houghton, the daughter of a widowed Midlands draper, comes of age just as her father's business is failing. In a desperate attempt to regain his fortune & secure his daughter's proper upbringing, James Houghton buys a theater. Among the traveling performers he employs is Ciccio, a sensual Italian who immediately captures Alvina's attention. Fleeing with him to Naples, she leaves her safe world behind & enters one of sexual awakening, desire, & fleeting freedom. ...

In The Sleeping Army, Freya went to Hel & back. She fought dragons, fled fire & outwitted giants
- all to restore eternal youth
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In 1993 Colin Thubron set out to explore the The Lost Heart of Asia
- the Moslem republics of the former Soviet Union. He visited
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This is the number one, bestselling title in this new spin-off series from Percy Jackson creator, Rick Riordan. Old enemies awaken as camp half-blood`s new arrivals prepare for war. When Jason, Piper & Leo crash land at Camp Half-Blood, they have no idea what to expect. Apparently this is the only safe place for children of the Greek Gods
- despite the monsters roaming the woods & demigods practising archery with flaming arrows & explosives. But rumours of a terrible curse
- & a missing hero
- are flying around camp. It seems Jason, Piper & Leo are the chosen ones to embark on a terrifying new quest, which they must complete by the winter solstice in just four days time. Can the trio succeed on this deadly mission
- & what must they sacrifice in order to survive?



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Frederick Hamiton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin & Ava, enjoyed a glittering career which few could equal. As Viceroy of India & Governor-General of Canada, he held the two most exalted positions available under the Crown, but prior to this his achievements as a British ambassador included restoring order to sectarian conflict in Syria, helping to keep Canada British, paving the way for the annexation of Egypt & preventing war from breaking out on India`s North-West Frontier. Dufferin was much more than a diplomat & politician, however: he was a leading Irish landlord, an adventurer & a travel writer whose Letters from High Latitudes proved a publishing sensation. He also became a celebrity of the time, & in his attempts to sustain his reputation he became trapped by his own inventions, thereafter living his public life in fear of exposure. Ingenuity, ability & charm usually saved the day, yet in the end catastrophe struck in the form of the greatest City scandal for forty years & the death of his heir in the Boer War. With unique access to the family archive at Clandeboye, Andrew Gailey presents a full biography of the figure once referred to as the `most popular man in Europe`. ...

In ” The Lost Kingdoms of Africa”, cultural historian Gus Casely-Hayford takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of this remarkable continent. As we encounter archaeological sites of staggering beauty, vast & ancient universities that pre-date Oxford & Cambridge, kingdoms of extraordinary wealth, andartistic traditions that still inspire artists today, we see how new research has opened up the study of African history in ways previously unimaginable. Long-lost kingdoms are being brought back to life & civilizations that had faded into myth are revealing their secrets. Using this recent research, Casely-Hayford not only reveals the story of Africa`s major kingdoms in an entirely new & informed way, but provides a richer understanding of this often overlooked history. ...

The Lost Lines of Britain is a nostalgic trip along Britain's lost railways. Retracing Britain's lost railway history, the book explores many of Britain's more popular routes that have now been converted to footpaths & cycleways. The informative text not only gives the historical background to each railway, but also details of the route as it lays disused today, with clear directions for anyone to retrace bits of line. Historical photographs show the lines in use prior to their closure & there are modern photographs of what can be seen today. ...

Mayfair is comprised principally of the London estates of the Grosvenors & the Berkeleys. It has always been an area where the well-to-do resided, building town mansions whose interiors & exteriors revealed a flowering of domestic architecture, from the classicism of Lord Burlington to the extravagant exuberance of those erected by industrialists & bankers. This book focuses on the architectural heritage of Mayfair's lost buildings. It

Includes:: numerous illustrations, many published for the first time.

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