Night World Release Date
Young adult sci-fi writer, Lisa J Smith brings us another volume of the hugely popular Night World series aimed at young adults, which take place in a world similar to ours but where vampires, witches, werewolves and shape-shifters live unnoticed among humans. Their secret society known as the Night World live by two fundamental laws to prevent discovery: 1) Never allow humans to gain knowledge of the Night World’s existence and, 2) Never fall in love with one of them.
The series has been on the New York Times Bestseller List for children’s books for 22 weeks as of May 19, 2009.
Night World: Bind-Up, V. 2, BKS. 4-6 will be released on 4th June.
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Sarah Waters Release Date
In a dusty post-war summer in rural Warwickshire, a doctor is called to a patient at lonely Hundreds Hall. Home to the Ayres family for over two centuries, the Georgian house, once grand and handsome, is now in decline, its masonry crumbling, its gardens choked with weeds, the clock in its stable yard permanently fixed at twenty to nine. Its owners – mother, son and daughter – are struggling to keep pace with a changing society, as well as with conflicts of their own.
But are the Ayreses haunted by something more sinister than a dying way of life? Little does Dr Faraday know how closely, and how terrifyingly, their story is about to become entwined with his.
Prepare yourself for a chilling ghost story. Little Stranger is released in hardback on 4th June.
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Fern - My Story Release Date
Dearly loved TV presenter, wife and mother, Fern Britton has had a tough time of it in the UK press recently but has come out on top and is now at the top of her game. She has beaten her critics and her strength of character and great sense of humour and fun have seen her through a difficult period.
Now, for the first time, she is revealing her story. Her sometimes difficult childhood, her struggle in private and in public with her personal life, appearance and career as she climbed the ladder to fame. Now a full-time working mum, with a very happy marriage to her second husband Phil Vickery she is ready to tell it like it is.
Fern: My Story is released in paperback on 4th June.
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Eagle Day Release Date
Robert Muchamore is an English writer who decided to write the Cherub series, a series of young adult spy novels, because his nephew couldn’t find any books he liked reading.
They have been compared to the Alex Rider books by Anthony Horowitz, the Jimmy Coates books by Joe Craig or the Six of Hearts series by Jack Heath. Muchamore has crevealed CHERUB to be an acronym whose first two letters standing for “Charles Henderson” but has cleverly kept the meaning of the rest of the 6 letters secret.
The books centre around a division of the British Security Services named CHERUB who employ orphans as intelligence officers. The focus has now shifted from James Adams when he entered Cherub to now his sister Lauren and several other vital characters.
Eagle Day takes us back to the origins of Cherub seen through the eyes of the Henderson Boys, a spin-off series of books. Set in World War II era, the series will reveal the meaning of Cherub and how the organisation’s logo came to be.
Eagle Day is released in paperback on the 4th June.
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NDrive G800R 3D Real Photo GPS Sat Nav
This is the ‘NDrive G800R 3D Real Photo GPS Sat Nav’. This satellite navigation system has a black rubberised casing.
The NDrive offers travellers the facility to navigate their journey using real-life photographic images in 3-D. As the manufacturers say “see your destination before you set off and makes it impossible to miss your turning when you can see exactly what it looks like!” there is also the facility to broadcast travelling instructions via the in car radio system. This unit is easy to operate through the large 4.3 inch Digital TFT LCD Touch panel.
The ‘NDrive G800R 3D Real Photo GPS Sat Nav’ is a unique way to get directions on your travels and also offers multimedia capabilities for a more entertaining travelling experience.
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TomTom GO 740 Live Sat Nav
This is the ‘TomTom GO 740 Live Sat Nav’. This satellite navigation unit uses TomTom’s latest technology called TomTom LIVE.
TomTom LIVE (requires a low subscription) will connect users to premium services including High Definition Traffic, mobile safety camera locations, fuel prices, and local search using Google. These services can only be obtained through TomTom. There is the latest map guarantee future which allows users to download the most current map available from TomTom’s website. The ‘Help me!’ function will provide information quickly for things like local emergency services.
The ‘TomTom GO 740 Live Sat Nav’ is a premium quality satellite navigation device that will provide travellers with every conceivable service that they need for journeys.
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Panasonic DMREZ27EBK DVD Recorder
The ‘Panasonic DMREZ27EBK DVD Recorder’ is available in both black and silver versions, and offers an affordable way to record programmes to DVD format.
The technology included within this DVD recorder will also allow recorded footage to be played back in high definition using the 1080p upscaling facility. User’s current DVD collections will also play back in this high-quality definition. Included within the unit is a digital TV tuner using Freeview channels that the manufacturers claim is very effective in poor signal conditions. This recorder is compatible with Panasonic’s VIERA link, so that one remote control can be used for multiple devices.
The ‘Panasonic DMREZ27EBK DVD Recorder’ is a great way to enhance existing DVD recordings to a high quality viewing experience as well as being an extremely affordable option.
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Toshiba XD-E500 Advanced Upscaling DVD Player
Here we have the ‘Toshiba XD-E500 Advanced Upscaling DVD Player’. This player uses Toshiba’s new XDE technology which will provide viewers with near high-definition images from normal DVDs, as well as enriching colours, contrast and clarity.
The unit has Dolby Digital included; the audio output is fantastic giving an around sound experience. This DVD player, can also playback MP3 files in a multitude of different formats. Viewers can take their digital image files onto the large screen for optimum viewing. The player is also REGZA compatible.
Toshiba has come up with intelligent technology within the ‘Toshiba XD-E500 Advanced Upscaling DVD Player’ that will take a users viewing experience to a whole new level.
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Mobiblu T10 8GB 2.6
Here we have the ‘Mobiblu T10 8GB 2.6″ Video/MP3 Player’. This is a great looking little MP3 player it has a 2.6 inch touchscreen with 8 GB of storage space. There are also 2 GB and 4 GB versions available.
This model has a whole suite of different features, it will playback MP3 files, video files, is an FM radio plus it will record voice files as well as recording directly from the radio. Users will also be able to store photographic images as JPEG files for viewing. To get just the right sound balance there is an included graphic equaliser system. As far as longevity of playback goes it will play for 18 hours in audio mode and six hours in video mode.
The ‘Mobiblu T10 8GB 2.6″ Video/MP3 Player’ is an extremely versatile MP3 player with lots of cool features, and looks great.
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Creative Zen V Plus 2GB MP3 Player
This is the ‘Creative Zen V Plus 2GB MP3 Player’. This version of the MP3 player comes in a black colour with 2 GB of storage space; there are other colours available as well as a 1 GB model.
The’ Zen V Plus’ will store 500 MP3 files or around 1000 WMA’s. As well as being an MP3 player this device will also store photographic images and small video clips. It has a full-colour 1.5 inch OLED display. There’s plenty of life in the rechargeable battery; users should expect about 15 hours of continuous use. To add to the diversity of features it has a built-in FM radio.
The ‘Creative Zen V Plus 2GB MP3 Player’ has lots of very useful features, is very easy to operate, and is a nice looking device that comes in at a very reasonable price.
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