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Pioneer Aviators records the various stages of man's journey into the skies, taking the reader from the earliest years of experimentation, through the early age of ballooning, into heavier-than-air flight, our ventures into space and even all the way back around to modern human-powered vessels. The book introduces the reader to almost three hundred aviation pioneers and the aircraft they flew, and is illustrated throughout with photographs mos...

This is the collector's hardback edition of Meteoric Programming for the Oric-1The Oric-1 8-bit home computer was released in 1982 and would go on to sell more than 150, 000 units in the UK alone. It was considered a rival to the popular ZX Spectrum, with its advantage being a much better keyboard than Sir Clive's rubber monster. Despite official production ceasing just two years after its launch, clones of the machine were produced in Eastern...

First published in 1983, this outstanding reference work about the Commodore 64 helped many owners of the much-loved home computer understand their machine to a whole new level. The details within the book enabled users to perfect their coding skills in both BASIC and advanced machine code. To this day it remains a highly useful guide for those interested in retro games programming on the classic machine.* * *As the original publisher Melbourn...

Harry Devlin is in trouble. The wife of his best client, Jack Stirrup, has vanished and the police suspect foul play. Stirrup claims she's still alive, but Harry wonders if he has something to hide. When Stirrup's daughter and her boyfriend go missing, Harry finds himself hunting a brutal murderer...

When Liverpool solicitor Harry Devlin watches fire destroy the studio of his client, tattooist Finbar Rogan, he suspects it is no accident. And when a bomb is planted under Finbar's car, Harry is left in no doubt. Someone hates Finbar enough to want him dead. Meanwhile, another client is provoking Devlin's curiosity. Why should Rosemary Graham-Brown and her husband suddenly be so anxious to leave their luxurious home and emigrate to Spain? Aft...

Harry Devlin is hired by the Kavanaugh Trust to contest the will of their late patron. Charles Kavanaugh has left everything to his new housekeeper, Vera Blackhurst. Then the current Chairman of the Trust is found dead, fallen from a third-floor hotel window. Did he jump or was he pushed?

A House of Pomegranates is a collection of fairy tales written by Oscar Wilde and first published in 1891. It was technically a follow-up to his popular 1888 collection The Happy Prince and Other Tales, however he did claim the stories were intended 'neither for the British Child nor the British Public!' The collection is made up of four stories: The Young King, The Birthday of the Infanta, The Fisherman and His Soul and The Star-Child. Though...

This wonderful book about the struggles of a dog named Buck has been loved by generations since its original publication in 1903. The story sees Buck, a happy and loyal pet, stolen from his home in Santa Clara, California, his captors sell him on to become a sled dog in the cold wilds of Alaska.What will happen as Buck fights not only for his freedom, but also the perils of a ferocious environment? And will he be the same loving companion if h...

Emma Woodhouse lives a rich, comfortable village life in Highbury, entertaining herself by playing Cupid to those around her. However, she greatly overestimates her matchmaking abilities. Emma's over-confidence when trying to partner off her latest target - Harriet Smith - now seems to be causing more trouble than good. Blinded to the risks of meddling in others' affairs, could Emma be jeopardising her own chances for true love and happiness?T...

Louisa May Alcott's classic tale about domesticity, work and true love is as popular today as it has ever been. The story follows the March sisters - Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy - as they come of age and attempt to find their place in the world. Considered a semi-autobiographical novel, it is loosely based on the lives of the author and her three sisters and still finds resonance in modern society. Little Women is a popular classic that has been ada...

One of H.G. Wells's masterpieces in science fiction, The Invisible Man follows experimental scientist Griffin who invents a serum designed to make the imbiber invisible. Having tested the potion on himself, Griffin discovers that it does not work exactly as intended and finds himself burdened with a condition for which there is no known remedy.As the voyeuristic reader, we follow Griffin's descent into madness, exploring the question of morali...