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It's the summer of 1951 and everyone is looking to put the dark days of the war behind them. The government's solution: The Festival of Britain, a celebration of the country's creativity, grit and ingenuity. For foreign correspondent turned war reporter Harry Flynn, it might offer the chance of redemption after a bad war in the Far East and a peace that is proving no easier to negotiate. Having failed to resume his journalistic career, he reluctantly joins an oddball team of misfits, ne'er-do-wells and downright chancers helping to ready the Festival of Britain for launch. Flynn's attempts to resume some semblance of a romantic life also founder when one of his dates goes missing and he is deemed to be the last person to have seen her alive. Could he have been in some way responsible for her disappearance? Little does he realize that the answer to some of his mounting problems may lie in the hands of a precocious, straight-talking thirteen-year-old called Veronica and a rather scruffy terrier who goes by the name of Mrs Betty...

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'Demonstrates how to create enduring value' - Larry Fink, Chairman and CEO of BlackRock 'For leaders seeking to create outsized impact' - Ruth Porat, President and CIO of Alphabet and Google Expert advice to master your potential, from the founder and CEO of Discovery and Vitality. Adrian Gore built a company from a single, bold idea into a global financial group serving over 40 million customers across more than forty markets. He didn't just scale a business; he created a whole new shared-value business model, a system so revolutionary it's taught as a case study at Harvard Business School and has been recognized by Fortune magazine as 'changing the world'. In The Four Principles, Gore reveals the framework and guiding principles that powered this success for the first time. Moving beyond standard leadership advice, he explores the behavioural science and 'multiplier effect' that occur when these four principles intersect: Disciplined Optimism: We have a default tendency to seek out negative signals. Learn w

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Join a quirky crew of alien scientists in this out-of-this-world dinosaur adventure that makes learning prehistoric science hilarious and fun! Hop aboard a spaceship and join a ragtag team of aliens as they study the most fascinating planet in the universe: Earth. And what could be even more exciting? Dinosaurs, of course! Hit the time-travel button on the spaceship's control panel and step back to the Mesozoic Era to meet your favourite prehistoric creatures. What did Earth look like 240 million years ago? Who would win in a race between a Compsognathus and an Allosaurus? And which creature had armour over its eyelids? With jokes, poetry, and fascinating prehistoric facts courtesy of your alien tour guides, this isn't just another dinosaur encyclopedia - it's an extraterrestrial experience! Inside this prehistoric adventure, you'll find: A hilarious alien perspective offering a fresh take on prehistoric life to keep readers laughing while they learn. Comic-style illustrations bringing the Mesozoic Era to lif