Give your memory a workout & hone your general knowledge with 80 definition-only puzzles from The Times T2 section. Containing 80 definition-only puzzles all reflecting the T2`s unique style, & encompassing a wide range of topics from geography, to literature, history & culture, this collection will test your word power & boost your general knowledge to boot. Compiled by the T2 Crossword Editor & taken from the T2 section of The Times, these quick accessible puzzles are utterly absorbing & addictive, yet concise enough to be completed on the move. With clues that are satisfyingly skilful & solutions helpfully provided at the back of the book, Times T2 Crossword Book 3 is guaranteed to entertain your brain. Previously published as The Times T2 Crossword book 3. ...

A new edition of this popular atlas from the prestigious & authoritative Times Atlas range. This seventh edition contains the latest satellite images & fascinating historical images, & contains the breadth, scale & detail to make it an ideal reference resource for school, home & business. The atlas has been brought fully up-to-date to provide a detailed & attractive picture of the world today. The beautifully illustrated introductory section gives a detailed profile of today`s world & covers major contemporary geographical & global issues
- such as environment & population growth
- through maps, images, statistics & graphics. The fully up-to-date reference maps give exceptional detail & provide accurate, accessible & attractive coverage, helping you explore the world. 44 city plans of the world`s major cities, showing major places of interest, have also been revised. A comprehensive guide to the world`s states & territories including flags, profiles & key facts in included, making this the ideal reference atlas for home, school or office.MAIN FEATURES * 104 pages of authoritative mapping of the whole world * Plans of 44 of the world`s major cities * Geographical reference section with flags, statistics & facts for the world`s states & territories * Statistics & world maps on major geographical themes, including earthquakes, population, cities, climate & the environment * The latest images of the earth from space * Historical mapping of the world from 1858 to the present day * 45, 000 index entries

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Eighth edition of this popular atlas from the prestigious & authoritative Times Atlas range. Latest satellite images & fascinating historical maps. This world atlas contains the breadth, scale & detail to make it an ideal reference resource for school, home & business. The atlas has been brought fully up-to-date to provide a detailed & attractive picture of the world today. The beautifully illustrated introductory section gives a detailed profile of today`s world & covers major contemporary geographical & global issues
- such as environment & population growth
- through maps, images, statistics & graphics. The fully up-to-date reference maps give exceptional detail & provide accurate, accessible & attractive coverage, helping you explore the world.44 city plans of the world`s major cities, showing major places of interest, have also been revised.A comprehensive guide to the world`s states & territories including flags, profiles & key facts in included, making this the ideal reference atlas for home, school or office.MAIN FEATURES* 104 pages of authoritative mapping of the whole world* Plans of 44 of the world`s major cities* Geographical reference section with flags, statistics & facts for the world`s states & territories* Statistics & world maps on major geographical themes, including earthquakes, population, cities, climate & the environment* The latest images of the earth from space* Historical mapping of the world from 1858 to the present day* 45, 000 index entries

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The Times Atlases have been providing world class cartography since 1895 (when the first Times world Atlas was published). They are widely considered the most prestigious & authoritative of atlas producers & their atlases are used by major international organizations including the UN, the EC, the UK government & the media – BBC, CNN & ABC. Atlases represent the earth with a fine balance of accuracy, style, authority, tradition & vibrancy. Each product not only contains detailed up-to-date physical topographical mapping, but also contains a range of precise & topical geo-political reference maps & a selection of nation based facts & information, giving real context to the atlas images in front of you. As a general rule of thumb, the more expensive the atlas the more detail it will contain: more plates showing various countries and/or regions in greater detail, more places shown on the maps & listed in the index, & more additional information such as thematic plates, charts & graphs.* Please note
- Atlas details vary from title to title. Please see individual descriptions.*
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The publication of The Tin Drum in 1959 launched Gunter Grass as an author of international repute. Bitter & impassioned, it delivers a scathing dissection of the years from 1925 to 1955 through the eyes of Oskar Matzerath, the dwarf whose manic beating on the toy of his retarded childhood fantastically counterpoints the accumulating horrors of Germany & Poland under the Nazis. ...

The unforgettable & achingly tender new novel from Sarah Winman, author of the international bestseller WHEN GOD WAS A RABBIT & the Sunday Times Top Ten bestseller A YEAR OF MARVELLOUS WAYS. It begins with a painting won in a raffle: fifteen sunflowers, hung on the wall by a woman who believes that men & boys are capable of beautiful things. & then there are two boys, Ellis & Michael, who are inseparable. & the boys become men, & then Annie walks into their lives, & it changes nothing & everything. Tin Man sees Sarah Winman follow the acclaimed success of When God Was A Rabbit & A Year Of Marvellous Ways with a love letter to human kindness & friendship, loss & living. ...

The final book in Philip Pullman`s classic SALLY LOCKHART quartet in a beautiful new edition. Jim Taylor, Sally Lockhart`s oldest friend, is engaged as bodyguard to a princess. But Crown Princess Adelaide of Razkavia is not what you`d expect. She`s the slum-girl Jim has been searching for ever since she vanished ten years ago. Now her life is in mortal danger, & together they must battle against unknown enemies in a country where no one can be trusted. ...

It`s 1938. In order to save your dad`s job, you need to invent a br&-new car that can carry: a farmer his wife two chickens a flagon of wine & a dozen eggs across a bumpy field without breaking a single egg...and without the Nazis discovering your top-secret design! Discover the extraordinary story
- inspired by real events
- of how one little car changed history.

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When her aunt Shirley dies, Dawn finds herself back in her claustrophobic home town in Northern Scotland for the first time in years. She spends her days caring for her small daughter, listening to tapes of old country songs & cleaning Shirley`s flat, until one day she comes across the key to a cupboard that she was forbidden to open as a child. Inside she finds an album of photographs, curling with age, shows a traveller community in the 1950s. A young couple pose on a beach, arms wrapped around each other; little girls in h&-me-down kilts reveal toothless smiles; &, an old woman rests her hands on her hips, her head thrown back in blurry laughter. But why has her aunt treasured these pictures secretly for so long? Dawn`s need for answers leads her to a group of Travellers on the outskirts of Elgin. There she learns of a young man left to die on the floor of a cell, & realises that the story of her family is about to be rewritten... ...

Once upon a time there was a tiny king who lived in a big castle guarded by lots of big soldiers. Every day the Tiny King eats an enormous feast at his big dining table (he can never finish it all), he rides on his big horse (he is so tiny that he`s thrown off every time), bathes in his big bath (not much fun), & sleeps, not very well, in his big bed all alone. Everything is just too big, & the Tiny King is sad & lonely. Until one day he meets a big princess & asks her to be his queen. Not long after, they are blessed with children
- lots of children! Now everything is just the right size. The enormous meals are always gobbled up, his horse is just the right size for family outings, bath time is a real riot, & the Tiny King sleeps soundly at last. With bright, bold cut-outs & a whimsical use of collage, Japanese artist Taro Miura creates a witty, heart-warming story with huge appeal for readers big & small.
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