The definitive biography of the world's most important body of water ? the Atlantic.One hundred and ninety million years ago, the shifting of two of the world's tectonic plates led to the creation of an immense chasm. This giant gash in the flanks of the planet slowly opened up and eventually evolve...
New York Times bestselling author Michael Crichton delivers another action-packed techo-thriller in State of Fear.When a group of eco-terrorists engage in a global conspiracy to generate weather-related natural disasters, its up to environmental lawyer Peter Evans and his team to uncover the subterf...
From Michael Crichton, the #1 bestselling author of Jurassic Park and The Andromeda Strain, comes an astounding, eye-opening look at the world of genetics: Next.
In the vein of Jurassic Park, this high-concept thriller follows a group of graduate students lured to Hawaii to work for a mysterious biotech company?only to find themselves cast out into the rain forest, with nothing but their scientific expertise and wits to protect them.An instant classic, Micro...
In the early 1950s, an eleven-year-old boy in Colombo boards a ship bound for England. At mealtimes he is seated at the ¡°cat¡¯s table¡±?as far from the Captain¡¯s Table as can be?with a ragtag group of ¡°insignificant¡± adults and two other boys, Cassius and Ramadhin. As the ship crosses the Indian...
Imagine all the Wimpy Kid laughs you've had from reading the diaries, all the best bits you talk about with your friends and all the cartoons of Greg Heffley you've had a go at drawing yourself. Now imagine it all - on screen! "The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary" goes behind the scenes of each of the three W...
The fantastically successful 100 Facts series takes a detailed look at why we find venomous creatures so frightfully fascinating. A huge variety of animals use toxins everyday learn which ones are the most ferocious in this brilliant book. Expert advice explains how to avoid attack and reveals how p...
The fantastically successful 100 Facts series takes an in-depth look at space exploration in this brilliant book. Discover the history of space technology, from the first probe to orbit the Earth to the first man on the Moon. Learn about roving robots exploring the surface of Mars, encounter differe...
The fantastically successful 100 Facts series takes an in-depth look at the world of spiders in this brilliant book. Discover why these eight-legged mini-beasts inspire fear in many people, and learn how many of them are actually harmless to humans. Explore what makes these fascinating creatures sup...
An electrifying thriller debut set in modern China, in a world of artists, paranoid revolutionaries and government conspiracies! First she tried to start over. Now she's just trying to survive. ON HER OWN Ellie Cooper's tour of duty in Iraq left her with a damaged leg, a faithless husband, and a des...
Based on the inspirational true story of surfing icon Jay Moriarity, Chasing Mavericks tells the story of a young man's quest to surf Northern California's most dangerous waves, and the local legend who takes him under his wing. What begins as a mentorship turns into a unique bond, as the two unlike...
There was no day that dumplings couldn't make better. Pacy is back! The beloved heroine of The Year of the Dog and The Year of the Rat has returned in a brand new story. This summer, Pacy's family is going to Taiwan for an entire month to visit family and prepare for their grandmother's 60th birthda...
When DI Terry Connor turns up on David Hunter's doorstep, it's an unwelcome reminder of the past in more ways than one. The two used to be friends before Connor's behaviour caused a bitter rift. And the news the policeman brings is even less welcome: the psychotic rapist and murderer Jerome Monk has...