Arky Steele: The Cursed City

Arky Steele: The Cursed City
Author: E. Coombe
Publisher: Lothian Children's Books
Total Pages: 101
Release: 2013-07-09
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0734411618

A gripping, action-packed new adventure series. Arky Steele is a not your average 12-year-old: his mother is an adventurer and his father is an archaeologist. With them, he travels the world hunting for ancient treasures and trying to stay one step ahead of their nemesis, evil billionaire Goran Rulec. In The Cursed City, Arky and his friend Bear join an expedition to find a mythical lost city that holds a priceless treasure. But not everyone on the expedition is on their side... This second Arky Steele Adventure from E. Coombe follows on from GUARDIAN OF THE TOMB, and finds Arky, once again, up to his neck in trouble!

Arky Steele: Guardian of the Tomb

Arky Steele: Guardian of the Tomb
Author: E. Coombe
Publisher: Lothian Children's Books
Total Pages: 103
Release: 2013-07-09
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0734411596

A gripping, action-packed new adventure series. Arky Steele is a not your average 12-year-old: his mother is an adventurer and his father is an archaeologist. With them, he travels the world hunting for ancient treasures and trying to stay one step ahead of their nemesis, evil billionaire Goran Rulec. In Guardian of the Tomb, Arky accompanies his dad on a mission to Mongolia to find the lost treasure of one of the world?s most infamous despots, Genghis Khan. But they are not alone: a band of criminals is determined to thwart Arky at every turn. E. Coombe?s fast-paced writing in the Arky Steele Adventures is full of twists and turns, blending danger, suspense and humour. Arky's story continues in THE CURSED CITY, also now available.

The Cursed City

The Cursed City
Author: Eleanor Coombe
Publisher:
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2013
Genre: Archaeology
ISBN: 9781459668829

Arky Steele is a not your average 12 - year - old: his mother is an adventurer and his father is an archaeologist. With them, he travels the world hunting for ancient treasures and trying to stay one step ahead of their nemesis, evil billionaire Goran Rulec. In THE CURSED CITY, Arky and his friend Bear join an expedition to find a mythical lost city that holds a priceless treasure. But not everyone on the expedition is on their side ... E. Coombe s fast - paced writing in the Arky Steele Adventures is full of twists and turns, blending danger, suspense and humour.

Quest for the Crown

Quest for the Crown
Author: Eleanor Coombe
Publisher: Lothian Children's Books
Total Pages: 54
Release: 2011-10-21
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0734412509

Where is the Fairy Queen's crown? Without it, the fairies can't elect their new ruler. Whoever finds the crown will reign over Faraway Island. Can one of the little fairies succeed? Or will it be a nasty goblin sitting on the throne?

The Magical Upside-Down Plant

The Magical Upside-Down Plant
Author: Eleanor Coombe
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 49
Release: 2011-10-21
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0734412576

Garton the Ghastly has stolen the fairies' precious Plant Spell Book and worked out how to use a poisonous black flower to turn the whole island upside down! The Faraway Fairies need the help of the Midnight Fairy before their world changes forever...

The Mystery of a Hansom Cab

The Mystery of a Hansom Cab
Author: Fergus Hume
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Total Pages: 318
Release: 2016-01-18
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1473378974

This early work by Fergus Hume was originally published in 1886 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Mystery of a Hansom Cab' is a tricky tale set in Australia and is Hume's most famous crime novel. Fergusson Wright Hume was born on 8th July 1859 in England, the second son of Dr. James Hume. The family migrated to New Zealand where Fergus was enrolled at Otago Boys' High School, and later continued his legal and literary studies at the University of Otago. Hume returned to England in 1888 where he resided in London for a few years until moving to the Essex countryside. There he published over 100 novels, mainly in the mystery fiction genre, though none had the success of his début work.

Beer

Beer
Author: Charles W. Bamforth
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2008-04-15
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1405147970

This important and extremely interesting book is a seriousscientific and authoritative overview of the implications ofdrinking beer as part of the human diet. Coverage includes ahistory of beer in the diet, an overview of beer production andbeer compositional analysis, the impact of raw materials, thedesirable and undesirable components in beer and the contributionof beer to health, and social issues. Written by Professor Charlie Bamforth, well known for alifetime's work in the brewing world, Beer: Health andNutrition should find a place on the shelves of all thoseinvolved in providing dietary advice.

The Fairy Gold Collectors

The Fairy Gold Collectors
Author: Eleanor Coombe
Publisher: Lothian Children's Books
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2011-10-21
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0734412533

Cedar, the fairy wand-maker and keeper of spells, is in a panic: the fairy penguins' golden chick eggs are missing and something tells her the nasty bugaboos are to blame. Can the fairies find the eggs in time, before they hatch?

Occupying Iraq

Occupying Iraq
Author: James Dobbins
Publisher: Rand Corporation
Total Pages: 411
Release: 2009-04-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0833047248

Focuses on the activities of the Coalition Provisional Authority during the first year of the occupation of Iraq. Based on interviews and nearly 100,000 never-before-released documents from CPA archives, the book recounts and evaluates the efforts of the United States and its coalition partners to restore public services, counter a burgeoning insurgency, and create the basis for representative government.