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- Just A Matter Of Time ₦2,000.00 × 1
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Wedding Dress

₦2,500.00 ₦2,500.00

ByConfetti.co.uk

Breaking down every detail of wedding dresses and suggesting which styles suit different body shapes, this title covers all components of the dress in addition to offering advice for essential accessories such as veils, shoes and bags. Advice for the larger bride, pregnant brides, bridesmaids and attendants is also included. Additional sections offer advice on what to consider when buying your dress. There are tips for wearing and looking after your dress on the big day as well as a comprehensive glossary.

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The Race For Capital

Nigerian/African

₦3,500.00 ₦3,500.00

THE RACE FOR CAPITAL (And Other out-of-the-box Economic Arguments), is my third book and an aggregation of some my most important economic and financial thoughts in recent times, as distilled from my weekly column and elsewhere. The book’s title derives from the biggest economic argument of the day – the problem of inequality – which has finally been noticed by important economists around the world but to which no solution has yet been found. In this book, that argument is further advanced and an African perspective is added, because when ever important economic arguments such as this goes on, that most-vulnerable continent does not feature in the analysis. But the perspective of this book is not all about complaining about the state of Africa and its position development-wise, but also on solutions. Some germane solutions are hereby offered for African economies especially but every other economy around the world which seeks to reposition its people and make a dent in these hard-to-solve quagmires facing the world today. There are no simple solutions apparently.

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Trump University: Branding 101

Entrepreneurship

₦5,000.00 ₦5,000.00

Trump University books are practical, straightforward primers on the basics of doing business the Trump way – successfully. Each book is written by a leading expert in the field and includes an inspiring foreword by Trump himself

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Revolution of Ideas

Nigerian/African

₦3,500.00 ₦3,500.00

This is my fifth book. It’s a collection of some of my best economic ideas over time. It is focused on Nigeria to a large extent and encompasses my thoughts for our country and people. This book is named REVOLUTION OF IDEAS because the ideas herein are indeed out-of-the-box and revolutionary. I believe that the ideas that will transit Nigeria people of color out of the current state of pity, lie in the mind. I have put my perspective together here. I assure that you’ll find it indeed interesting. Let’s get going

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Blink

₦5,000.00 ₦5,000.00

ByMalcolm Gladwell

An art expert instantly spots a fake. A cop decides whether to shoot. A psychologist accurately predicts a couple’s future in minutes. This book is about those moments when we ‘know’ something without knowing why. It shows that honing your instincts could change the way you think about thinking forever

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Fake

Entrepreneurship

₦6,000.00 ₦6,000.00

ByRobert Kiyosaki

Robert Kiyosaki has challenged and changed the way tens of millions of people around the world think about money. With perspectives that often contradict conventional wisdom, Robert has earned a reputation for straight talk, irreverence and courage. He is regarded worldwide as a passionate advocate for financial education

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Competitive Strategy

Entrepreneurship

₦6,000.00 ₦6,000.00

ByMichael E. Porter

Competitive strategy has transformed the theory practice and teaching of business strategy throughout the world. Electrifying in its simplicity like all breakthroughs porter’s analysis of industries captures the complexity of industry competition in five underlying forces. Porter introduces one of the most powerful competitive tools yet developed. His three generic strategies-lowest cost, differentiation and focus which bring structure to the task of strategic positioning.

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Beyond Talent

Entrepreneurship

₦4,500.00 ₦4,500.00

ByJohn C. Maxwell

John C Maxwell shows that talent is just the starting point for s successful impact in any organization. It is what takes you beyond your talent that matters.

People everywhere are proving him right. Read the headlines, watch the highlights, or just step out your front door. Some talented people reach their full potential, while others self-destruct or remain trapped in mediocrity. What makes the difference? Maxwell, the go to guru for business professionals across the globe, insists that the choices people make not merely the skills they inherit propel them to greatness. Among other truths, successful people know that.

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Blink

₦5,000.00 ₦5,000.00

ByMalcolm Gladwell

“If you want to trust my snap judgment, buy this book: you’ll be delighted.” – David Brooks, New York Times Book Review

In his international bestseller The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell redefined how we understand the world around us. Now, in BLINK, he revolutionizes the way we understand the world within.

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The 100 Absolutely Unbreakable Laws of Business Success

Entrepreneurship

₦5,000.00 ₦5,000.00

Why are some people more successful in business than others, why do some business flourish where others fail? Renowned business speaker and author Brian Tracy has discovered the answers to these profoundly puzzling questions. In this eye opening practical guide, he presents a set of principles or universal laws that lie behind the success of business people everywhere.

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Crushed

Nigerian/African

₦3,500.00 ₦3,500.00

CRUSH-ED is not another whining story about the African experience, even though the title may lead in that direction. The title is really an acronym for the strategies that Africa (the sub-Saharan region in Particular), must adopt if it is not to face extinction in the medium to long term. The book presents pungent and urgent, analysis of the precarious situation that region of Africa has found itself; a situation foisted not only by the historical facts of slave trade and colonialism (as most texts on the subject are wont to aver), but most importantly the failure of the African states themselves to properly interpret their cultures and how those clash with the ones they are try to adopt and adapt to.

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Change is Going To Come

Nigerian/African

₦3,500.00 ₦3,500.00

CHANGE IS GOING TO COME is a compendium of engaging essays and ideas for developing countries to rethink their state and get out of economic morass. It is not a political book but a book of interrogation on questions such as: What does change really mean? It contains common-sensical but overlooked solutions to problems such as the proper use of resources, thinking right socially and politically, and being realistic in an unrealistic environment. Put together by one of the Nigeria’s finest rising economic analysts, it is a simple book written in a conversational manner that will help to get people thinking right – if they listen.

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Burden Of Service

Nigerian/African

₦5,000.00 ₦5,000.00

ByMohammed Bello Adoke

In recounting my five-year experience in government, I offer the tiniest details of the billion-dollar oil deal and unveil the web of local and international intrigues, deceit, lies and conspiracy around an avoidable scandal

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Love Does Not Win Elections

Nigerian/African

₦3,500.00 ₦3,500.00

Love Does Not Win Elections is a book about her experiences in the electoral process and Nigerian Politics as a whole. … The book also provides insight into the role that money plays in Nigerian elections.

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My Vision – Challenges in the Race For Excellence

₦5,000.00 ₦5,000.00

ByMohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum

“With each new day in Africa, a gazelle wakes up knowing he must outrun the fastest lion or perish. At the same time, a lion stirs and stretches, knowing he must outrun the fastest gazelle or stave. It is no different for the human race. Whether you consider yourself a gazelle or a lion, you simply have to run faster than others to survive.

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Honour For Sale-An Insider Account Of The Murder Of Dele Giwa

Nigerian/African

₦5,000.00 ₦5,000.00

ByMajor Debo Basorun Rt, Wole Soyinka

The murder of Dele Giwa remains on the infamous list of Nigeria’s unsolved murders. More than twenty-five years after Nigeria’s first ever parcel bomb ended the life of one of the country’s most colourful investigative journalists, the case has refused to be laid to rest.

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Revolution of Ideas

Nigerian/African

₦3,500.00 ₦3,500.00

This is my fifth book. It’s a collection of some of my best economic ideas over time. It is focused on Nigeria to a large extent and encompasses my thoughts for our country and people. This book is named REVOLUTION OF IDEAS because the ideas herein are indeed out-of-the-box and revolutionary. I believe that the ideas that will transit Nigeria people of color out of the current state of pity, lie in the mind. I have put my perspective together here. I assure that you’ll find it indeed interesting. Let’s get going

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The Race For Capital

Nigerian/African

₦3,500.00 ₦3,500.00

THE RACE FOR CAPITAL (And Other out-of-the-box Economic Arguments), is my third book and an aggregation of some my most important economic and financial thoughts in recent times, as distilled from my weekly column and elsewhere. The book’s title derives from the biggest economic argument of the day – the problem of inequality – which has finally been noticed by important economists around the world but to which no solution has yet been found. In this book, that argument is further advanced and an African perspective is added, because when ever important economic arguments such as this goes on, that most-vulnerable continent does not feature in the analysis. But the perspective of this book is not all about complaining about the state of Africa and its position development-wise, but also on solutions. Some germane solutions are hereby offered for African economies especially but every other economy around the world which seeks to reposition its people and make a dent in these hard-to-solve quagmires facing the world today. There are no simple solutions apparently.

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Outsider Inside

Nigerian/African

₦5,000.00 ₦5,000.00

ByKeith Richards

Outsider inside offers a unique perspective on our Nigerian society and offers one of the more intelligent analyses of our culture and economy. Keith successfully demonstrates the idiosyncrasies and frustrations of our daily life, the pervasiveness of corruption in our society

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Nigeria’s Story Is My Story

Nigerian/African

₦3,500.00 ₦3,500.00

This is my sixth book and one in which I’ve been a bit more revealing. It should make very interesting reading because it is not a boring rant about economic and financial issues, but interesting dialogues on matters of mostly Nigeria’s sociopsychology and aspects of history. I personally enjoy such discourses better than the drone on the stiff subject of money and how it is made.

I think this is a more important aspect of the development quest of African people because from a systems point of view we should interrogate our lifeviews, our paradigms and of perspectives. Once the sociopsychological aspects are dealt with, development and progress becomes fairly easy and sustainable. The writings here reflect my mindset and perspective which fuses into my understanding of the larger issues towards ensuring that my people attain a better existence in this present world where no nation waits for another.

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Things To Do Before Your Career Disappears

Nigerian/African

₦3,500.00 ₦3,500.00

This book is a clarion call, an urgent alarm. It purviews beyond the problem of global unemployment, but speaks to economic and social decisions being made by individuals, households, companies and governments. The author seeks to find an intricate balance in between all of these. At least, if a balance was not achievable, he seeks to add his voice as one of those who pulled back the world from extremism. This time, the focus is on economic extremism.

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Thought Of A Village Boy

Nigerian/African

₦3,500.00 ₦3,500.00

ByOluwadele L. Boluwatife

Oluwadele, in my opinion, has succeeded in bringing together an assembly of his writings over the years. The book – Thoughts of a Village Boy, represents a compendium of different areas of human endeavor and expression of author’s views on different issues in our national life.

The book is very rich in events and ideas from which people of all ages can learn. He is a very knowledgeable and highly talented writer. He has succeeded in prompting whoever reads this book to think deeply on how our country can be better governed and the role elites should as a matter of priority assume from now on. His take on his perception of Tinubu’s Philosophy of Poverty Management is worth considering. I believe the message is for our politicians and those aspiring office holders.

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Nelson Mandela

₦5,500.00 ₦5,500.00

ByPresident Barack Obama

‘A little more than two decades after I made my first foray into political life, I stood in Mandela’s former cell in Robben Island. Standing there, I tried to transport myself back to those days when President Mandela was still Prisoner 466/64 – a time when the success of his struggle was by no means a certainty. I tried to imagine Mandela – the legend who had changed history – as Mandela the man who had sacrificed so much for change. Conversations with Myself does the world an extraordinary service in giving us that picture of Mandela the man.’

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA

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Consistent Cash Flow

Entrepreneurship

₦4,000.00 ₦4,000.00

ByTom Palzewicz

Business is a game and like any game, you’ve got to keep score to know whether you are winning or losing. Unfortunately, all too many people in business lose track of the scoreboard… which leads to big problems in and around the business.

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Entrepreneurship

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Investing Under Fire

Entrepreneurship

₦3,500.00 ₦3,500.00

ByAlan R. Ackerman

Investing under fire, thirty of Americans top money managers, market strategists, and political, academic, and business experts provide lessons on how to interpret and navigate through these tumultuous times. Assembled by veteran market commentator Alan Ackerman, these expert views are arranged in five discrete sections, each shedding light on the hazards-and the opportunities-that lie ahead for investors amidst the crossfire in our uncertain times.

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The Business Model Book

Entrepreneurship

₦3,500.00 ₦3,500.00

ByAdam .J. Bock, Gerald George

Great business models drive rapid growth; bad business models can doom the most promising ventures. The business model book clearly shows you how to create, test, adapt and innovate successful business models for any company in any situation.

Every company has a business model. When the business model works, the company create value. The business model book combines the latest research, straightforward tools and current examples to bring this surprisingly tricky topic to life. Your company changes over time, and so should your business model

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The 4-Hour Weekwork

Entrepreneurship

₦3,500.00 ₦3,500.00

ByTimothy Ferriss

Forget the old concept of retirement and the rest of the deferred-lifeplan- there is no need to wait and every reason not to, especially in unpredictable economic time. Whether your dream is escaping the rat race, experiencing high-end world travel, earning a monthly five-figure income with zero management, or just living more and working less, this book is blueprint

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Managing In Turbulent Times

Entrepreneurship

₦5,000.00 ₦5,000.00

ByPeter F. Drucker

This book the author explains is concerned with action rather than understanding, with decisions rather than analysis. It deals with the strategies, needed to transform rapid changes into opportunities to turn the threat of change into productive and profitable action that contributes positively to our society, the economy and the individual.

Politics

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Israel – The Will To Prevail

₦4,500.00 ₦4,500.00

Danny Danon is one of Israel’s emerging leaders and a force for keeping Israel free and strong. He unabashedly rejects the notion of making concessions and capitulations to terrorists, whether individuals or rogue nations.

His skills as a political figure are exceptional and matched by his keen intellect and commitment to a strong and stable Israel. You will love the strength, thought, and clarity of this book.

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Dead Heat

₦4,500.00 ₦4,500.00

ByJoel C. Rosenberg

The stage is set for war. And in the midst of a world ready to explode, American president James MacPherson’s second term is ending.

The battle to succeed him is heating up into the most fiercely contested presidential election in American history. Who will lead a bitterly divided country over the next four years? And just what role-if any-does the U.S. play in history’s last days?

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On Wollstonecraft

₦4,000.00 ₦4,000.00

ByPatricia Altenbernd Johnson

Get inside the minds of great thinkers in history. Each volume in the Wadsworth Philosophers series provides a brief and accessible insight into the ideas of major philosophers throughout history. Each of the authors in the series is a scholar writing with expert knowledge and understanding of the philosopher under discussion.

Series editor Daniel Kolak, Chairman of the Department of Philosophy at The William Peterson University New Jersey; oversees each volume, helping to ensure that each book achieves its goal of empowering the reader to better understand the original works of these influential thinkers.

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Party Coalitions In Nigeria

Nigerian/African

₦4,000.00 ₦4,000.00

ByAnthony Akinola

This book is a comprehensive appraisal of the political history of Nigeria since colonization, with emphasis on political parties. The author argues that party coalitions in Nigeria can be explained by the factors of heterogeneity as well as political systems the country has experimented with. He asserts the influence of the institution of the presidency in the current trend towards a two-party system.

“A panaromic nugget book for students in Political Science and History—it will serve well the public interest who are trying to find answers to the maze I the political landscape

Biography

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Chris Hoy – The Autobiography

₦2,500.00 ₦2,500.00

This 33-year-old cycling fanatic from Murrayfield in the suburbs of Edinburgh defied the doubters who thought he would struggle when his specialist discipline, the 1km time trial, was dropped from the Olympics, and went on to reinvent himself as a track cycling sprinter and triple Olympic gold medallist in Beijing. His return to these shores sparked unprecedented celebrations and real admiration that here was a role model who was the epitome of all things that are good in sport.

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The Fountain

₦3,000.00 ₦3,000.00

Northfolk, 1920. Barbara Bosgrove has lived in the market town of Melsham all her life, and is looking forward to the annual Harvest Supper dinner ball- the first since the dark days of the First World War.

George Kenneth, a fiercely ambitious man, had his eye on Barbara since spotting her with her great friend Penny, and Penny’s brother Simon. He begins a slow and steady courtship and Barbara is eventually won over, agreeing to marry a man she believes can rely on.

Little does she realise how wrong she can be. Worn down by George’s unfaithfulness during their marriage, Barbara feels she has lost all the vitality of her youth.

But Simon is not prepared to let Barbara lose sight of the woman she really is-the woman he has always loved. Her reawakens Barbara’s passion and fighting spirit, but at what cost?

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William & Kate – Celebrating A Royal Engagement

₦2,000.00 ₦2,000.00

This unique book is a fully illustrated biography of a very modern, some would say unprecedented, British royal romance between the man who will, one day, be king and a beautiful, middle-class English girl. It is also the story of a love that will, arguably, help shape the future of the monarchy as a 21st century institution.

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Jade: Forever In My Heart

₦3,000.00 ₦3,000.00

In August 2008 Jade Goody received the shattering news that she had cervical cancer. She was only 27 years old. But with her usual strength of character, Jade was determined to beat the disease and carry on with life as normal with her two little boys. But in February 2009, Jade received the tragic news that any mother dreads to hear – the cancer had spread and was untreatable. Covering her initial diagnosis while appearing on Celebrity Big Brother in India, their emotional last Christmas as a family, her magical wedding to her partner Jack Tweed and her dying wish to be christened with her boys, Jade’s heart-breaking diary of her final months is set against a backdrop of flashbacks to her difficult early years and her rise to fame in the Big Brother house.

Management

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The Practice Of Management

₦3,500.00 ₦3,500.00

ByPeter F. Drucker

A classic since its publication in 1954, THE PRACTICE OF MANAGEMENT was the first book to look at management as a whole and being a manager as a separate responsibility. THE PRACTICE OF MANAGEMENT created the discipline of modern management practices. Readable, fundamental, and basic, it remains an essential book for students, aspiring managers, and seasoned professionals.

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The Economist – Management Ideas And Gurus

₦5,000.00 ₦5,000.00

This guide provides a lively and accessible tour of the management thinking that has driven business change over the years and will continue to be influential. For managers everywhere, it will be an invaluable and entertaining source of reference.

PART ONE provides a clear overview of more than 100 ideas that have most influenced the management of business over the past century or so. As well as explaining each idea, it gives a brief run-down of the history behind it and lists suggestions for further reading.

PART TWO gives the low-down on more than 50 of world’s most influential management thinkers past and present. The majority are American – including what can be called the “Famous Five”: Peter Drucker, Douglas McGregor, Michael Porter, Alfred Sloan and Fredick Winslow Taylor – but more than 20 come from countries such as Britain, Japan, India, France and the Netherlands.

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An Introduction To Bond Market – Third Edition

₦5,000.00 ₦5,000.00

ByMoorad Choudhry

The bond markets have grown in importance in recent years and witnessed significant advances in design structure. The third edition of Professor Moorad Choudhry’s benchmark reference text An Introduction to Bond Markets brings readers up to date with latest developments and market practice. It offers a detailed yet accessible and reader-friendly look at the main instruments, and is aimed specifically at newcomers to the market or those unfamiliar with modern fixed income products. The author capitalizes on wealth of experience in the bond markets to present this concise yet-in-depth coverage of bonds and associated derivatives.

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Myths Of Management

₦3,500.00 ₦3,500.00

ByCary Cooper, Stefan Stern

Is it really true that working longer hours makes more successful? Do you really need to hide your emotions in order to gain respect as a manager? Do you need to use a certain type of language if you want to be taken seriously?

The world of management is blighted by fads, fiction and falsehoods. In MYTHS OF MANAGEMENT, Stefan Stern and Cary Cooper take you on an entertaining journey through the most famous myths surrounding management. They debunk false assumptions, inject truth into over-simplifications and tackle damaging habits head on. With fascinating insights from psychology, leadership theory and organizational behavior, this book provides you with compelling and practical guidance to avoid falling into the trap of cliché, misinformation and prejudice. This engaging read offers you insights into the reality of work, drawn from extensive research and real-world business examples. Whether cheesy, native or destructive, management myths could be holding you back and stifling your team’s potential. MYTHS OF MANAGEMENT is the guide you need to become a better, more enlightened manager.

Children

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Egyptian Myths

₦2,500.00 ₦2,500.00

The land of Egypt gave rise to one of the first great civilizations on Earth. Over the course of three-and-a-half-thousand years the Ancient Egyptians created a rich and epic mythology to express their religion. Read the stories of Ra, Osiris and Isis, and how Horus Fights Seth.

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream

₦2,500.00 ₦2,500.00

ByWilliam Shakespeare

Strange things are afoot in the woods outside Athens. Two men are in love with the same girl, the king and Queen of Fairies are at loggerheads, and a mischievous sprite is about to wreak havoc with a magic flower. Meanwhile, someone has really made an ass of an amateur actor called Bottom. How will it all end?

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Britannica student encyclopedia

₦5,000.00 ₦5,000.00

Entertainment and informative, the new “britannica student encyclopedia” helps school children gain a better understanding of the world around them. These captivating articles are the perfect resource for homework, classroom reference and for satisfying the curiosity of young learners. Children are sure to immerse themselves in vivid photos, and informative charts and tables that helps to explain concepts and subjects.

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The Master Of The World

₦2,500.00 ₦2,500.00

A sleepy American town is awoken up in the middle of the night by horrifying noises. The terror-stricken citizens claim to have heard unexplained rumblings and there are reports of bright lights emanating from a nearby mountain.

As the head of police inspector in Washington DC, John Strock is assigned to investigate the mysterious happenings. He sets out on the case, having no idea what shocking secrets will be discovered.

During his investigation, reports of other inexplicable events around the country start to come to light. Unusual boats, fast cars and flying machines all play a part in the mystery as it unfolds. Strock starts to suspect that all these incidents are connected in some way, and strives to get to the bottom of it.

Will he succeed in his quest? Or will the Master of the World live up to his name?

Fiction

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Spanish City

₦3,000.00 ₦3,000.00

Little remains of the glamour of Setton, once the Noth-East’s premier pleasure resort. The Spanish City is boarded up; its famous Charleston roller coaster turning rapidly to rust. Only in Moscadini’s ice-cream parlour, with its glowing mural of an arcadian coastline, is there a hint of its former glory. It is here that the world-weary teacher Hal Price is brought by his teenage kidnappers to meet a ghost. As the snow falls outside and Hal relives the memories of his dancing days, he tells the boys a story – a tale of wartime dreams and peacetime disappointments, of love, betrayal, death and resurrection. Sarah May’s fictional worlds are comic and macabre, lyrical and violent. In this second novel, she applies her unique vision to the boom and bust of post-war England to create a romantic fable as heart-stopping as the Charleston Coaster itself.

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8th Confession

₦3,000.00 ₦3,000.00

ByJames Patterson, Maxine Paetro

Appearance can be deceiving, but the truth can be deadly…let the confession begin.

When a rock star, a fashion designer, a software tycoon and a millionaire heiress are all murdered in mysterious circumstances, Detective Lindsay Boxer is quickly assigned to the high-profile investigation.

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The Darkest Red

₦2,500.00 ₦2,500.00

ByViviane Moore

Romance, adventure, murder and intrigue in the latest Chevalier Galeran medieval mystery. France 1145, and Normandy coast is bracing itself against the impending gales of the autumn equinox.

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A Perfect Execution

₦2,500.00 ₦2,500.00

He always travelled to work under an assumed name, though typically it was one he never changed. In later years, when he retired and it became public knowledge, there came a time when schoolchildren would dance around concrete playgrounds singing of his fabled false identity and the case which made him, as one newspaper tactlessly put it, ‘hang up his hat’.