Chris Evans
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Iron elves volume 1
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Konowa Swift Dragon, former commander of the Empire's elite Iron Elves, is looked upon as anything but ordinary. He's murdered a Viceroy, been court-martialed, seen his beloved regiment disbanded, and finally been banished in disgrace to the one place he despises the most -- the forest. Now, all he wants is to be left alone with his misery...but for Konowa, nothing is ever that simple. The mysterious and alluring Visyna Tekoy, the highborn daughter...
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As the human-dominated Calahrian Empire struggles to maintain its hold on power in the face of armed rebellion from within, the Iron Elves' perilous quest to defeat the power-hungry elf witch, the Shadow Monarch, takes on greater urgency as Konowa Swift Dragon and his troops cross storm-tossed seas to seek out the lost elves and the prophesied return of another Star somewhere in a desert wasteland roiling with mysterious power.
3) Puncture
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A David and Goliath law drama about a drug-addicted lawyer who takes on a health supply corporation while battling his own personal demons.
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This story tells of how the Jumbalees came to settle on their tropical island in the very beginning, but trouble from their past lies ahead.
Many, many years ago, the Jumbalees were captured from their distant home planet Jumbala by an evil robot race, the Captubots, to be used as servants. While traveling through space an asteroid struck the Captubots spaceship and the capture pod that the Jumbalees were being held in broke away, sending them hurtling...
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The story of how one council estate lad made good, really very good, and survived - just about - to tell the tale...
Chris Evans's extraordinary career has seen him become one of the country's most successful broadcasters and producers. From The Big Breakfast to Don't Forget Your Toothbrush and TFI Friday, Chris changed the TV landscape during the '90s; and on Manchester's Piccadilly Radio, BBC Radio 1's Breakfast show and as owner of Virgin Radio...
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Atlantic slavery does not loom large in the traditional telling of Welsh history. Yet Wales, like many regions of Europe, was deeply affected by the forced migration of captive Africans. Welsh commodities, like copper and brass made in Swansea, were used to purchase slaves on the African coast and some Welsh products, such as woollens from Montgomeryshire, were an important feature of plantation life in the West Indies. In turn, the profits of plantation...
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Esta historia narra cómo al inicio los Jumbalees se asentaron en su isla tropical, pero los problemas de su pasado están por venir. Hace muchos, muchos años, los Jumbalees fueron capturados y sacados de su lejano planeta de origen Jumbala por una malvada raza de robots, los Captubots, para ser usados como sirvientes. Mientras viajaban por el espacio, un asteroide golpeó la nave espacial de los Captubots y la cápsula en donde los Jumbalees permanecían...
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En esta historia los Jumbalees tienen un extraño encuentro con un alienígena cuando su nave espacial se estrella y cae a la Tierra. Pronto, se convierte en un amigo y va a la escuela con los Jumbalees donde casi se meten en problemas con un profesor. Se divierten juntos, pero el extraterrestre extraña a sus padres y le gustaría regresar a su planeta.
Esta serie de cuentos ilustrados para niños trata sobre los Jumbalees, un grupo de criaturas...
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In this story the Jumbalees go on a hidden treasure hunt. They split up into two groups, three of them search the beach and the other four look in the jungle. Several interesting items are found but a golden coloured object buried in the sand at the beach causes the most excitement. Is it valuable treasure, how did it get there and who does it belong to?
This series of illustrated stories for kids are about the Jumbalees, a group of colourful young...
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The Jumbalees set off for a night's camping in the forest but Fred has to stay behind and finish his homework. On their walk through the forest Elvis entertains them with poems. They set up camp, but just as it was getting dark and they were about to go to bed, a distant wailing sound in the night scares them. What kind of creature could it be? They set off cautiously in the dark to find out where the strange noise is coming from.
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En esta historia los Jumbalees van en búsqueda de un tesoro escondido. Se dividen en dos grupos, tres de ellos buscan en la playa y los otros cuatro en la jungla. Encuentran varios objetos interesantes, pero un objeto de color dorado enterrado en la arena de la playa es el que les causa mayor emoción. ¿Es un tesoro valioso, cómo llegó allí y a quién le pertenece?
Esta serie de cuentos ilustrados para niños trata sobre los Jumbalees, un grupo...
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Los Jumbalees salen a acampar una noche en el bosque, pero Fred tiene que quedarse en casa y terminar sus deberes. En el paseo por el bosque, Elvis los entretiene con poemas. Acamparon, pero justo cuando oscurecía y estaban a punto de irse a dormir, un lejano sonido de lamentos en la noche los asusta. ¿Qué clase de criatura podría ser? Salieron en la oscuridad, cautelosamente, para averiguar de dónde provenía ese extraño ruido.
Esta serie...
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In Its Not What You Think, Chris Evans had written himself a recipe for success. He was poised on the brink of seeing it become a reality. All the right ingredients were there: he was rich, famous; now he was the owner of his own radio station and media company. What could possibly go wrong? As it turned out, the answer was everything…well almost. In It's Not What You Think Chris Evans had seemingly found the recipe for success. He was rich, famous,...
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The Jumbalees decide to play a game of hide and seek. They hide in all kinds of places but one of them proves to be too clever for their own good! See if you can help find the hiding Jumbalees in the pictures. This is the first book in the series and is for younger readers ages 3 — 5.
This series of illustrated stories for kids are about the Jumbalees, a group of colorful young creatures that live and play together on an exotic island close to...
15) Los Jumbalees en El escondite: Una divertida historia sobre el escondite, para niños de 3 a 5 años
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Los Jumbalees deciden jugar al escondite. Se esconden en todo tipo de lugares, pero uno de ellos demuestra ser demasiado listo para su propio bien. Mira si puedes ayudar a encontrar a los Jumbalees escondidos en las imágenes. Este es el primer libro de la serie y es para los lectores más jóvenes de 3 a 5 años.
Esta serie de cuentos ilustrados para niños trata sobre los Jumbalees, un grupo de criaturas jóvenes y coloridas que viven y juegan...
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Chris Evans is one of the country's most successful broadcasters and producers. For the first time, readers can follow Chris's journey in this single volume - from a young paperboy living in a council estate in It's Not What You Think to battling his demons whilst hosting his radio show in the Sunday Times bestseller Memoirs of a Fruitcake.
It's Not What You Think tells the story of how one council estate lad made good, really very good, and survived...
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• Visual history of the Vietnam War
• Hundreds of photos, many of them rare and never published before
• Photos of soldiers, helicopters and ground vehicles, villages and terrain, base camps, and more
• Perfect complement to the narrative accounts in the Stackpole Military History Series, such as Street Without Joy and Land With No Sun
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In this story the Jumbalees have a strange encounter with an Alien when his spaceship crashes to Earth. He soon becomes a friend and goes to school with the Jumbalees where they almost get into trouble with a teacher. They have fun together but the Alien misses his parents and would like to return to his planet.
This series of illustrated stories for kids are about the Jumbalees, a group of colorful young creatures that live and play together on...
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En esta historia, los Jumbalees se decepcionan al enterarse de que su centro juvenil tiene que cerrar por falta de fondos. Al no poder entrar, van a la playa a nadar, donde divisan un barco pirata acercándose a lo lejos. ¡Un encuentro con los piratas les provee una solución inesperada para el centro juvenil!
Esta serie de cuentos ilustrados para niños trata sobre los Jumbalees, un grupo de criaturas jóvenes y coloridas que viven y juegan juntas...
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Fearless Freddie charts the career of pugilist Freddie Mills, who became the biggest name in British boxing, a television star in the 1950s only to commit apparent suicide in 1965. Freddie was a boxing superstar at a time when the country was still trying to pick up the pieces in the aftermath of the Second World War. A natural entertainer, he embarked on a successful media career long after his days in the ring came to an end, paving the way for...