At Home (Illustrated Edition) - A short history of priv...
In At Home, Bill Bryson applies the same irrepressible curio...
At Home - A Short History of Private Life
In At Home, Bill Bryson applies the same irrepressible curio...
At Home - A Short History of Private Life
Bill Bryson was struck one day by the thought that we devote...
On the Origin of Species - The Illustrated Edition
Now in paperback, this richly illustrated edition of Charles...
Pilgrim's Progress (Illustrated Edition)
Acclaimed as one of the greatest literary masterpieces in ...
The Book of Lost Things Illustrated Edition
A brilliantly creepy coming of age novel Daily Mirror...
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - Illustrated E...
Prepare to be spellbound by Jim Kays dazzling full-colour ...
Animal Farm - The Illustrated Edition
The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man...
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - Illustrated ...
An extraordinary creative achievement by an extraordinary ta...
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Bill Bryson describes himself as a reluctant traveller, but ...
At Home (Illustrated Edition) - A Short History Of Private Life
The Book of Lost Things Illustrated Edition
A brilliantly creepy coming of age novel Daily MirrorA moving fable, brilliantly imagined, about the agony of loss and the pain of young adulthood The TimesThis is no saccharine fairytale, but an eerie fable thats perfect for long winter nights Daily Mail This illustrated edition includes two new short stories Cinderella, A Version and The Rat King, the latter introducing the C...
Pilgrim's Progress (Illustrated Edition)
Acclaimed as one of the greatest literary masterpieces in the world, John Bunyans beloved allegory captivates the readers attention while providing insight into the Christian life. Join Bunyan in this illustrated edition as he tells the story of Christian, a man on an adventurous journey across rough terrain, over sunlit hills, and through dark valleys. His trek is an intriguing allego...
Animal Farm - The Illustrated Edition
The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again: but already it was impossible to say which was which
Halas & Bachelor studios classic and controversial 1954 animation of Animal Farm, George Orwells chilling fable of idealism betrayed, was the first ever British animated feature film. This landmark illustrated edition of Orwells novel was f...
Neverwhere - the Illustrated Edition
Discover Neil Gaimans Neverwhere, the extraordinary modern classic from the bestselling author of American Gods, illustrated for the first time by 2015-2017 UK Childrens Laureate Chris Riddell. This beautiful edition features the fully illustrated short story, How the Marquis Got His Coat Back, and will delight fans of Coraline, The Book of Dust and Goth Girl. Gaiman is, simply put, a...
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - Illustrated Edition
Prepare to be spellbound by Jim Kays dazzling full-colour illustrations in this stunning new edition of J.K. Rowlings Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Breathtaking scenes, dark themes and unforgettable characters including Dobby and Gilderoy Lockhart await inside this fully illustrated edition. With paint, pencil and pixels, award-winning illustrator Jim Kay conjures the wizardin...
A Short History of Truth - Consolations for a Post-Truth World
How did we find ourselves in a post-truth world of alternative facts? And can we get out of it? A Short History of Truth sets out to answer these questions by looking at the complex history of truth and falsehood. It identifies ten types of supposed truth and explains how easily each can become the midwife of falsehood. There is no species of truth that we can rely on unquestioningly, but ...
Drover (Illustrated Edition)
Photographer Darren Clark has captured the spirit of Bruce Simpsons outback in glorious colour, revisiting and celebrating the historic properties, landscapes, droving routes, towns and people of todays outback. Based on Where the Outback Drovers Ride, the much-loved memoir of bushman and drover Bruce Simpson, Drover celebrates a way of life that has all but vanished and records how its ...
On the Origin of Species - The Illustrated Edition
Now in paperback, this richly illustrated edition of Charles Darwins paradigm-shattering masterpiece brings his life and controversial theories into full view. Edited and with an introduction by award-winning science journalist David Quammen, it features more than 300 illustrations, including paintings, personal photographs, botanical and zoological studies and newspaper engravings. Excerpts fro...
Mythology - Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes, 75th Anniversary Illustrated Edition
Since its original publication by Little, Brown and Company in 1942, Edith Hamiltons Mythology has sold millions of copies throughout the word and established itself as a perennial bestseller in its various available formats: hardcover, trade paperback, mass market paperback, and e-book. For 75 years readers have chosen this book above all others to discover the thrilling, enchanting, and fascin...
A Short History of the Motorcycle
Its cold, wet and dangerous, so why do we do it? Richard Hammonds A SHORT HISTORY OF THE MOTORCYCLE attempts to explain what it is about bikes and biking that calls to some people, leaving them powerless to resist. This entertaining guide charts the history of the bike from its origins as a cheap and modest means of transport for the masses to its modern incarnations: a terrifying symbol o...
A Short History of Stupid - The Decline of Reason and Why Public Debate Makes Us Want to Scream
How did everything get so dumb? How did we become hostages to idiocy? What must we do to be freed from a captor whose ransom note simply reads, Doh? The deteriorating quality of our public debate and the dwindling of common sense in media, politics and culture can drive you to despair and rage. It certainly drove writers Helen Razer and Bernard Keane to a desperate act: befriending each o...
How to Stop Time - The Illustrated Edition
Tom Hazard has a dangerous secret. He may look like an ordinary 41-year-old, but owing to a rare condition, hes been alive for centuries. From Elizabethan England to Jazz-Age Paris, from New York to the South Seas, Tom has seen a lot, and now craves an ordinary life. Always changing his identity to stay alive, Tom has the perfect cover working as a history teacher at a London comprehensive. ...
Mythology - Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes, 75th Anniversary Illustrated Edition
For decades readers have chosen this book above all others to discover the thrilling, enchanting and fascinating world of Western mythology. From Odysseuss adventure-filled journey to the Norse god Odins effort to postpone the final day of doom, Edith Hamiltons classic collection not only retells these stories with brilliant clarity but shows us how the ancients saw their own place in the wo...
The Name of the Wind - 10th Anniversary Deluxe Illustrated Edition
I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow kings. I burned down the town of Trebon. I have spent the night with Felurian and left with both my sanity and my life. I was expelled from the University at a younger age than most people are allowed in. I tread paths by moonlight that others fear to speak of during day. I have talked to Gods, loved women, and written songs that make the minstr...
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - Illustrated Edition
An extraordinary creative achievement by an extraordinary talent, Jim Kays inspired reimagining of J.K. Rowlings classic series has captured a devoted following worldwide. This stunning new fully illustrated edition of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban brings more breathtaking scenes and unforgettable characters including Sirius Black, Remus Lupin and Professor Trelawney. With paint,...
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Bill Bryson describes himself as a reluctant traveller, but even when he stays safely at home he cant contain his curiosity about the world around him. A Short History of Nearly Everything is his quest to understand everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization how we got from there, being nothing at all, to here, being us. Bill Brysons challenge is to take subj...
Read & Think Italian, Premium Second Edition
A first-class ticket to building key Italian language skills From the bestselling Read & Think series, this fully-illustrated guide brings the Italian language to life! In addition to introducing, developing, and growing key vocabulary, this book gives you an insiders look at Italian life-from Italys coffee culture to regional festivals, and from biographies of famous Italians (from Leonar...
Read & Think French, Premium Second Edition
Your first-class ticket to building key French language skills From the bestselling Read & Think series, this fully-illustrated guide brings the French language to life! In addition to introducing, developing, and growing key vocabulary, this book gives you an insiders look at Francophone life and culture-from a trip around Marseilles to a walk through Senegals bustling markets, and from b...
A Full Life - Reflections at Ninety
In his major New York Times bestseller, Jimmy Carter looks back from ninety years of age and reveals private thoughts and recollections over a fascinating career as businessman, politician, evangelist, and humanitarian (Booklist). At ninety, Jimmy Carter reflects on his public and private life with a frankness that is disarming. He adds detail and emotion about his youth in rural Georgia that...
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian
The hilarious and award winning debut novel from bestselling author Marina Lewycka Two years after my mother died, my father fell in love with a glamorous blonde Ukrainian divorcee. He was eighty-four and she was thirty-six. She exploded into our lives like a fluffy pink grenade, churning up the murky water, bringing to the surface a sludge of sloughed-off memories, giving the family ghosts a k...
A Short History Of Christianity
For 2000 years, Christianity has had a varying but immense influence on world history. Who better, then, than Geoffrey Blainey, author of the best-selling Short History of the World and one of Australias most accomplished historians, to bring us a history of this world-changing religion. A Short History of Christianity vividly describes many of the significant players in the religi...