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The perfect way to send a message to someone special this year, the Thanks and Blanks Notecard set is guaranteed to come in useful as you find yourself needing to say 'hello' or 'thank you' to friends and family. The box is packed with 24 handcrafted and printed cards, each with a coordinated envelope, that contain a mixture of thank you messages and blanks for your own sentiments. The stylish cards are perfect for any occasion and also come in a neat size, meaning you won't feel compelled to write too much whenever you send one!

In this bumper box, Peppa is here to make sure everyone has a jolly time on their birthday. With a good mix of cards for both boys and girls, this collection features 18 birthday, 4 thank you and 8 blank cards for just #6.99... that's less than 17 pence per card!

Every cook knows that diners enjoy their meals with their eyes as well as their tastebuds... and the same goes for books. How delightful to take down one of these classics of food writing from your kitchen shelf and enjoy its beautifully designed cover as well as the treats to be found within! This very special collection will let you travel in space and time as you journey through the tasted of the Middle East with Claudia Roden, sample the joys of excess with Samuel Pepys, make thrifty cooking into an art form with Eliza Acton and enjoy a taste of the sun with Elizabeth David. Make your way through them all, or pass them on to twenty food-loving friends!

The books in the Read with Biff, Chip & Kipper Levels 4 to 6 collection are designed to help your child develop their reading skills and become a confident reader. Created by experts and based on current teaching practice, the books accurately reflect the curriculum's emphasis on phonic learning. The collection features phonics books and first stories created to support your child as they progress from Level 4 of the Oxford Reading Tree programme, where they are starting to read with less support, through to Level 6 , when they will be reading with confidence. The fun stories feature Roderick Hunt and Alex Brychta's popular characters Biff, Chip and Kipper and are full of humour that is sure to keep children motivated while they gain confidence in reading.

Including 20 books united by the abundant theme of love, the Great Loves Collection features the glorious works of writers such as Virgil, Leo Tolstoy and Sigmund Freud. From innocent youthfulness to tainted, embittered infatuation, this collection covers love in its myriad forms. Full of hope and inspiration as well as tragedy and heartbreak, this passionate set makes for compelling reading.

This complete set of Colin Dexter's Inspector Morse novels will transport you directly into an Oxford seething with jealous, dark secrets and criminal behaviour. Join the curmudgeonly Morse and his faithful, more restrained companion Lewis, as they attempt to solve a variety of crime cases. Old-fashioned stories that will keep you guessing, this collection will appeal to fans of Morse and anyone who enjoys a good murder mystery.

The Self-Sufficiency Collection can help you learn new skills and change the way you live. A collection of 12 diverse titles that could lead to life improvement, the books cover everything from weaving your own textiles to keeping bees and making cheese, soap and natural remedies. A brilliantly practical series that will help you master the basics of new activities in a very short space of time, each book contains colour illustrations and easy-to-follow instructions. You can either tackle one hobby at a time, or perhaps share the books out amongst your friends!

An accessible set of paperbacks that are perfect for English Literature students, the Oxford Student Texts Collection includes ten annotated works from great writers such as Chaucer, Shakespeare and Keats. Great for establishing a knowledge of some of the most influential texts in the history of English Literature, this collection helps students discover themes and learn more about the context of each particular text.

Starring a fine cast of characters from Bulldog Drummond and Carruthers to Sherlock Holmes and Gabriel Syme, fans of crime fiction will be delighted to get their hands on this fabulous set of classics. In addition to household names, like Arthur Conan Doyle, Charles Dickens and Edgar Allan Poe, you'll also find lesser known - but equally worthy - inclusions, such as Mary Elizabeth Braddon's classic Victorian spine-tingler Lady Audley's Secret and G.K. Chesterton's chilling classic The Man Who Was Thursday. Definitely ten of the best books ever published in this genre, miss it at your peril!

This collection brings together ten of bestselling author Charlaine Harris's Southern Vampire Mysteries, the novels that introduced the world to Sookie Stackhouse and inspired the hit television series True Blood. Sookie is a waitress and telepath in Bon Temps, a small town in Louisiana where vampires, werewolves and supernatural beings all reside. Sookie is funny, pretty and well-mannered but still struggles to find a man, especially in this crazy town. These books are addictive and packed with humorous cultural references.

Based in Edinburgh, Inspector John Rebus has to battle with demons of his own, while also attempting to unveil and uncover the brutal crimes he has to confront as part of his increasingly important workload. Ian Rankin, OBE, subtly introduces challenging social issues into each novel as racial prejudice, the sleaze behind the tourist-friendly facade and a rapidly evolving Scotland are all expertly covered. This set of ten books includes Let It Bleed, Mortal Causes and a stand-alone crime thriller, Doors Open, that shows Rankin's stories are just as enticing even when they don't feature Inspector Rebus.