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Barnaby Grimes is a tick-tock lad, high-stacking his way across the rooftops of his city in search of adventure and mystery. In each tale, he encounters a supernatural force and must battle the horrors that await him.

I met a man in the Strand one day that I knew very well - though I had not seen him for years. We walked together to Charing Cross, and there we shook hands and parted. Next morning - I learnt, for the first time, that the man had died six months before.

When Paddington discovers a new ice rink in the park, he can’t wait to learn how to skate. Trouble is, where do you find bear-sized skates? And will the young cub be able to learn in time for the Windsor Gardens Ice Disco?

A burning summer's day explodes into violence when a murderous gang targets the exclusive island of Terror's Reach, home to business tycoon Valentin Nasenko and his family. The residents are facing annihilation, and only one man stands a chance of saving them: former CID Officer Joe Clayton, now working as a bodyguard to Nasenko's wife. When night falls, he must draw upon all his experience to keep them alive.

Strange things bring people together. Things like a tragic death. 31st December 1999. The cusp of a new millennium. Six friends gather for their traditional New Year Celebration - this year, in a lakeside cabin on the outskirts of Prague. In every group of friends, each has a role. All except Gael that is. The outsider. The one who wasn't there when it happened.

Nine of the bard’s most tragic plays, from Hamlet to Romeo and Juliet, abridged and novelised for young listeners. Hours of audio fun to keep children entertained while on the move! Introduce your children to the world of Shakespearean tragedies with these abridged stories, written especially for children. Filled with atmospheric sound effects, your children will come away with a newfound love for these classic stories!

Kel Boon thinks he has managed to escape his past as an agent in the secret organisation the Core, protecting the blissfully unaware Noreelans from the threat of the lizard-like Strangers - creatures from beyond the known world capable of untold destruction. In the sleepy fishing village of Pavmouth Breaks, Kel has become the woodcarver, leaving fighting behind and forming a tentative relationship with trainee witch Namior. But a storm is brewing and at its centre the witches sense something dark, and deadly.

Ten classic stories, magically retold, featuring a cast of familiar faces from Puss In Boots to Snow White. Hours of audio fun to keep children entertained while on the move! Introduce your children to a selection of classic fairy tales written especially for children. Filled with sound effects and fun, your children will come away with a newfound love for these classic stories!

In the unexplored regions of Noreela there are rumours of the Great Divide, a massive cliff which demarcates the end of the known world and something else, something unknown. Ramus and Nomi obtain a parchment from a voyager who claims to have visited the region and it indicates that there are other, even greater, mysteries to be explored. They set off on the ultimate challenge and potentially lethal expedition.

Western intelligence is in meltdown trying to locate Salim Dhar, the world’s most wanted terrorist. But only renegade MI6 officer Daniel Marchant knows how to find him. Everywhere Marchant moves, from Marrakech to Sardinia, he is shadowed by the exotic CIA agent Lakshmi Meena. As Britain braces itself for a series of terrifying terrorist attacks, Marchant is forced to confront dark personal truths about loyalty and love.

It can all feel a bit too much. We find ourselves occupied, morning to night, with reacting, responding and coping with uncontrollable and often challenging circumstances. How can we rise above stress, anxiety and frustration? How do we perform a restart? Is it possible to radically transorm our daily life? How can we invite deeping meaning and freedom into our lives?

Paddington learns all about the joys of autumn in this charming audiobook story. He discovers that if you can catch a falling leaf and make a wish it may even come true! But the leaves keep blowing away. Will the young bear from Peru ever get to make a wish?

Fifteen years ago, Rolf was destined for the gutter. His luck has changed. Now a cellist with the Salzburg City Orchestra, he has his dream job and dizzying prospects. All because of her. Smart, sexy, well connected and crazy about him, Leonor is his fantasy woman. She made him and he'll never forget it. Neither will she.

Discover eye-opening facts about a collection of go-getting women who have pioneered careers in a kaleidoscope of different industries. Prepare yourself for a celebration of women who opened doors and made it possible for more women to achieve amazing things today. List of women featured: Junko Tabei, Sophie Blanchard, Maria Merian, Elizabeth Magie, the London Matchgirls, Rosa May Billinghurst, Katherine Johnson, Annette Kellerman, Katia Krafft, Rosalind Franklin, James Barry, Madam C.J. Walker and Lotte Reiniger.

It’s time for the Windsor Gardens Annual Pet Show and everyone is very excited! But when the judge fails to show up, has Paddington got what it takes to pick the best in show? With hilarious pet fashion shows, animal assault courses and a special skills round, Paddington has a real job on his hands to select a winner!

Something very exciting is going on at the City Farm – three chicken eggs are about to hatch and it’s Paddington and his friends’ job to watch over them. The trouble is that Paddington’s egg is taking rather a long time to hatch and he's feeling rather sleepy! Will he be able to stay awake until the egg hatches to see what's inside?

What seems like a simple case of a missing pet soon has the Space Detectives completely bamboozled! This is no ordinary pet—it’s a synthpet, where owners mix in different animals to make a totally unique one-of-a-kind pet. The missing pet has the body and legs of a cat, a duck’s bill, long rabbit-like ears and the scaly tail of a crocodile. A creature like that should be easy to spot, right? Not on Starville, the universe’s biggest space station where every inhabitant looks different—it’s like looking for a star in a galaxy.

When Paddington lets go of Jonathan’s amazing new helium dinosaur balloon, he goes on an epic adventure to try and retrieve it, drifting over London’s most famous landmarks on his way.

The Browns have planned a special outing for Paddington’s birthday – a trip around all the famous landmarks of London! The young bear can’t wait to spend the day with the Browns, but when he misses the tour boat, the young bear finds himself at the Tower of London, dressed as a Beefeater and mistakenly accused of stealing the Crown Jewels! Uh-oh!

Fred is the Best Bear in the Wood - and he’s got the medals to prove it. Being the best takes a lot of hard work, and time on your own, but Fred doesn’t mind. Until a new bear moves to town, and Fred’s champion GRRRRR goes missing. How will he ever win now? Or will Fred instead learn that some things are more important than winning? The second stunning, captivating and witty book from the immensely talented Rob Biddulph, whose debut Blown Away won the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize.