TAKEN PRISONER!Late in the Second World War Biggles and his team are in Malaya, operating a secret commando mission under the nose of the Japanese occupiers. Algy is captured after his plane goes down over the Indian Ocean but Biggles will not abandon him and a rescue plan is put into action...Join cult hero and flying ace, Squadron Leader James Bigglesworth on another action packed adventure!

Is this the end of Captain James Bigglesworth?Biggles is missing. Fearing that this may be the result of a failed mission, Algy, Ginger and Bertie demand answers from Air Commodore Raymond. Raymond informs them that Biggles' last known whereabouts were in Monaco, on a solo mission to rescue an Italian princess. Whilst protecting the princess as she boarded a plane, Biggles was shot. He hasn't been heard from since, and is believed dead. With Raymond's permission, Algy, Bertie and Ginger set off in search of Biggles, determined to find him. The three friends parachute into southern France and then split up, each covering different ground in their individual searches across Europe. Without their leader, can Algy, Ginger and Bertie successfully complete their mission? And even if they find him, is Biggles still alive?A desperate quest for a fallen friend across wartime Europe.

Seven missing planes and a compromised air-route... Sounds like a job for Biggles!Mid-way through the Second World War, there has been suspicious activity along a vital British air corridor between the West coast of Africa and the Middle East. Aircraft have been disappearing with no explanation; urgent stores, dispatches and important officials have failed to arrive at their destinations.Something must be interfering with this vital route, and the British Government knows just who to send to investigate the mystery: Biggles and his squadron set out for the desert.However, they soon discover that this is no quick fix. A German squadron located in the desert presents an unexpected threat, and Biggles finds himself in peril once again...Join Captain James Bigglesworth to solve a wartime mystery...

Biggles protects a secret message!Following a bad bout of fever, Biggles is taking it easy. His doctor has advised him that a sea voyage will do him good, and so he is relaxing aboard the S.S. Stavritos bound for Athens, with Algy and Ginger for company.It is not all smooth sailing, however. Disaster occurs when a fighter plane attacks and crashes into the deck, sinking the ship and forcing everyone on board to swim to safety.Exhausted but alive, Biggles and the gang make it to the shore of Barcelona - but they have swapped the frying pan for the fire. A chance encounter with a British intelligence agent, a hunchbacked assassin and a mysterious coded document lands them in a web of espionage.With enemies at every turn, can Biggles, Algy and Ginger make it back to England alive, and keep the document from falling into the wrong hands?Amidst the Spanish Civil War, Biggles must face his most dangerous mission yet!

A mysterious black aeroplane... and a dastardly plot.Forced down by thick fog, Biggles and Algy cut short a pleasure flight and land on a river in Norfolk to wait out the weather. Exploring the banks, they stumble across a wartime pillbox with papers written in German hidden inside! Shortly afterwards, a massive plane - painted black to camouflage it against the night sky - sets down on the water with a roar.Biggles investigates, boarding the craft to find it is a bomber of immense proportions. He quickly finds himself in trouble when, becoming trapped inside one of the plane's compartments, he feels it take off with him still inside!Who is the mysterious 'Blackbeard'? And why is he making secretive landings on the English coast? Biggles and Algy - and introducing 'Ginger' Hebblethwaite for the first time - must find out...Britain is under threat, and our heroes will answer her call.

A searing and beautifully-written account of colonial legacy told through the stories of three women living on the continent of Africa in the present day.

A block of butter. A couple of courgettes. A tin of anchovies. A handful of apples. Half a dozen eggs. Sometimes, you need a new idea for a familiar ingredient. In this inspiring and deeply practical cookbook, award-winning food writer Kate Young takes fifteen readily available ingredients and helps them reach their very best potential. With a chapter dedicated to each ingredient, there are delicious recipes here for whoever may be at your dining table: a meal for one, something fancy for two, a mid-week dinner for four-ish, a slower weekend meal for more. There are ways to use up ingredients that will help you in the future, even if they're not on the table tonight. And there are dishes designed for transporting, for sharing with friends, or for dropping round to a pal in need.Making the most of the items you'll find in your weekly shop, this cookbook will transform your dinners and have you suggesting: 'Dinner at Mine?'

This book uses three communities - the Kaingaing, the Kukama and the Guarani peoples - as case studies to reveal patterns of anti-Indigenous behaviours among governments and private organisations, which in turn limit progress towards achieving the SDGs.

From a New Yorker staff writer and PEN Award winner, a blend of memoir, history, and reportage on one of the most complex and least understood states in America."In Alabama, we exist at the border of blessing and disaster...."Alexis Okeowo grew up in Montgomery, Alabama-the former seat of the Confederacy-as the daughter of Nigerian immigrants. Here, she weaves her family's story with her state's, from Alabama's forced removal of the Creek nation, making room for enslaved West Africans, to present-day legislative battles for "evolution disclaimers" in biology textbooks. She immerses us in the landscape, no longer one of cotton fields but rather one dominated by auto plants and Amazon warehouses. Defying stereotypes at every turn, Okeowo shows how people can love their home while still acknowledging its sins.In this emotional, perspective-shifting work that is both a memoir and a journalistic triumph, Okeowo investigates her life, other Alabamians' lives, and the state's lesser-known histories, to examine why Alabama has been the stage for the most extreme results of the American experiment.

Fresh, funny and ultra cool - Jacqueline WilsonFrom TV comedian Rosie Jones comes a sparky and HILARIOUS series for readers aged 9+. Perfect for fans of Jacqueline Wilson and DORK DIARIES.Hi! Im Edie Eckhart. Im a little bit different. I have a disability called cerebral palsy, so I talk slowly and fall over a lot. Its never really bothered me because Ive never known anything else. Its almost the end of the school year and Edie is reflecting on all she has achieved, like being a fully-fledged member of the drama society and completing one WHOLE year of writing in her journal. As Edie and her friends head into end-of-year celebrations, the school organise a trip to a theme park, but why does Edie feel like shes on a rollercoaster all of the time, even when shes not on a ride? Lifes worries can sometimes feel overwhelming. Will Edie discover that its normal to feel anxious sometimes, and that a problem shared is a problem halved?

The planet's reliance on industrial agriculture has resulted in serious environmental and social costs, including high greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, biodiversity loss and widening gaps in food security across the world. Transitioning to agroecological practices is recognised as one solution to reversing the unsustainable trajectory of energy-intensive food systems. The science and practice of agroecology: Pathway to sustainable food systems reviews where we are in terms of the ecological theory underpinning agroecosystem function, the synergies, yield and other tradeoffs involved in practical agroecosystems as well as their social dimensions. Edited by a world-renowned expert, this book will be a standard reference for university and other researchers in the agricultural, environmental and social sciences, soil scientists, ecologists, policymakers, as well as government and other private sector agencies supporting the transition to a more sustainable agriculture. Dr Laurie Drinkwater is a Professor in the School of Integrative Plant Science at Cornell University, USA. Professor Drinkwater is internationally renowned for her research on soil nutrient cycling processes in agroecosystems. In 2018 she received a Lifetime Achievement Award in Organic Agriculture from the Agronomy Society of America. Professor Drinkwater is co-Editor of the journal Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment.

Looks at the ceramic surface in the context of the vessel and platter that includes the non-functional, the metaphoric, the narrative and the sculptural. It covers areas of methodology and techniques for making, decorating and firing, along with the full spectrum of clays and firing temperatures.

"The world runs on social media--and so should your business. While over 54 percent of users make purchasing decisions using social media, only 49 percent of companies have a documented social media strategy. Your business can't afford to be left behind."--Page 4 of cover.

A special Dork-tastic journal full of questions from Nikki for you to answer across the year!

The first full biography of one of the most controversial figures of the English Civil War, this is an insightful and thoroughly researched reappraisal of a maligned man who sentenced Charles I to his death.