Shakespeare - The Essential Guide to the Plays
A beautifully illustrated reference to Shakespeare and his...
The Three Theban Plays - Antigone, Oedipus the King, Oe...
Towering over the rest of Greek tragedy, Sophocles The Thr...
Midsummer Night's Dream & Other Classic Tales of the Pl...
This title features six illustrated stories from Shakespeare...
The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakspere Unfolded
The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakspere Unfolded - Universi...
Shakespeare for Freedom: Why the Plays Matter
Shakespeare for Freedom: Why the Plays Matter - University t...
The Twits - The Plays
The Story Of The Orchestra - Listen While You Learn About the Instruments, the Music and the Composers Who Wrote the Mus...
Eye-catching illustrations, an engaging text and delightful musical selections on an accompanying 70-minute CD lead children aged 8 to 12 (and parents too!) on an exciting and educational listen-while-you-learn tour through the instruments and music of the orchestra. The Composers, name by name Baroque Classical Romantic Modern - The Orchestra, instrument by instrument String ...
The Wizard - The Life of Stanley Matthews
Stanley Matthews taught us the way football should be played PelU I couldnt believe he was just a man. He was the best player in the world Bobby Charlton He told me that he used to play for just twenty pounds a week. Today he would be worth all the money in the Bank of England Gianfranco Zola Stanley Matthews is one of the most famous footballers ever to play the beautiful game. N...
Something in the Blood - The Untold Story of Bram Stoker, the Man Who Wrote Dracula
An essential examination (New York Times Book Review), this revelatory biography exhumes the haunted origins of the man behind the immortal myth. In this sumptuous (Publishers Weekly) portrait of the man who birthed an undying cultural icon, David J. Skal pulls back the curtain to reveal the author who dreamed up this vampire (Time). A fascinating character whose own anxieties and ...
Dancing to the Precipice - The Life of Lucie de la Tour Du Pin, Eyewitness to an Era
[A] remarkable biography
.Moorehead deftly wields periods detail
to tell the story of a captivating woman who kept her sense of self amid the vicissitudes of politics. Vogue From acclaimed biographer Caroline Moorhead comes Dancing to the Precipice, a sweeping chronicle of the remarkable life of Lucie de la Tour du Pinan astute, thoroughly engaging biography of a formidable woman (Bo...
The Girl, the Dog and the Writer in Rome
Hes the worlds vaguest novelist. Shes a shy and unusual child. Together, theyre travelling the world, one book a time.QUITE SIMPLY THE BEST SORT OF READING PLEASURE FROM THE FIRST PAGE TO THE LAST- Ravens Parlour Bookstore For the first ten years of Frejas life, she and her mother Clementine have roamed the Arctic in search of zoological wonders. Happy, content, together. Freja an...
The Hunters (The Hunters 1)
The first in THE HUNTERS series from the international bestseller Chris Kuzneski If you seek, they will find
The Hunters: Financed by a billionaire philanthropist, this elite team an ex-soldier, an historian, a computer whiz, a weapons expert, and a thief is tasked with finding the worlds most legendary treasures. The mission: Fearing a German victory in WWI, the Romanian govern...
Defender - The most gripping read-in-one-go thriller since The Stand (The Voices Book 1)
Defender by G X Todd is an imaginative thriller that draws on influences from Stephen King, Clive Barker and Neil Gaiman to create a new world where the biggest threat mankind faces is from the voices inside your own head. If you loved The Stand, youll love Defender, the first in a four part series. So accomplished that its difficult to believe its a first novel, Defender is already wo...
THE WALLFLOWER DUCHESS/CAPTIVE OF THE VIKING/THE COWBOY'S ORPHAN BRIDE
The Wallflower Duchess Liz TynerTo Lily Hightower, Edge is still the adventurous boy she grew up with, even though hes now become the formidable Duke of Edgeworth. So when he doesnt propose to her sister as everyone expects, shy Lily marches right up to him to ask why
Wallflower Lily is amazed to learn that she is the dukes true choice. Shes hiding a secret that could threaten everythi...
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - The Trilogy of Four
A one-volume edition charting Arthur Dents odyssey through space, comprising:The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy: One Thursday lunchtime the Earth gets demolished to make way for a hyperspace bypass. For Arthur, who has just had his house demolished, this is too much. Sadly, the weekends just begun.The Restaurant at the End of the Universe: When all issues of space, time, matter and th...
The Queen Of The Tearling - (The Tearling Trilogy 1)
Kelsea Glynn is the sole heir to the throne of Tearling but has been raised in secret after her mother a monarch as vain as she was foolish was murdered for ruining her kingdom. For 18 years, the Tearling has been ruled by Kelseas uncle in the role of Regent however he is but the debauched puppet of the Red Queen, the sorceress-tyrant of neighbouring realm of Mortmesme. On Kelseas ninete...
To Touch the Clouds - The Frontier Series 5
The fifth novel in the compelling Duffy and Macintosh series. The home grown version of Wilbur Smith The Sunday Age They had all forgotten the curse
Except one
Until it touched them. I will tell you of those times when the whitefella touched the clouds and lightning came down on the earth for many years. In 1914, the storm clouds of war are gathering. Matthew Duffy and his cousin Al...
The Disaster Artist - My Life Inside the Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made
Now a major motion picture, The Disaster Artist, by Warner Bros. starring James Franco. From the actor who somehow lived through it all, a sharply detailed
funny book about a cinematic comedy of errors (The New York Times): the making of the cult film phenomenon The Room. In 2003, an independent film called The Roomstarring and written, produced, and directed by a mysteriously wealthy soci...
It's All about the Bike - The Pursuit of Happiness on Two Wheels
The bicycle is one of mankinds greatest inventions and the most popular form of transport in history. Robert Penn has ridden one most days of his adult life. In his late 20s, he pedaled around the world. Yet, like cyclists everywhere, the utilitarian bikes he currently owns dont even hint at this devotion. Robert needs a new bike, a customized machine that reflects how he feels when hes ri...
Farewell to the Horse - The Final Century of Our Relationship
THE SUNDAY TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 A beautiful and thoughtful exploration of the role of the horse in creating our world James Rebanks Scintillating, exhilarating
you have never read a book like it
a new way of considering history Observer The relationship between horses and humans is an ancient, profound and complex one. For millennia horses provided the strength and...
Shakespeare - The Essential Guide to the Plays
A beautifully illustrated reference to Shakespeare and his time. Four centuries after he penned them, Shakespeares plays continue to delight audiences and readers worldwide. Shakespeare: The Essential Guide to the Plays is a stimulating and accessible guide to all of Shakespeares known works as well as a revealing study of the man himself. More than 250 full-color photographs, artwo...
The Hunted (The Enemy Book 6)
The Hunted is Charlie Higsons sixth terrifying installment in the thrilling The Enemy series The sickness struck everyone over fourteen. First it twisted their minds. Next it ravaged their bodies. Now they roam the streets Crazed and hungry The others had promised that the countryside would be safer than the city. They were wrong. Now Ellas all-alone except for her silent rescuer, Sca...
Race to the End of the World - The Mapmaker Chronicles Book 1 - a bestselling adventure for fans of Emily Rodda and Rick...
A map of the world? Why did the King need one of those? Besides, everyone knew that if you went too far in either direction youd fall off the edge, and if that didnt kill you Genesi the dragon of death would be waiting. The King is determined to discover what lies beyond the known world, and has promised a handsome prize to the ships captain who can bring him a map of the whole globe. To do ...
Food Of The Gods - The Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge
A journey is some of the Earths most endangered people in the remote Upper Amazon. . . . a look at the rituals of the Bwiti cults of Gabon and Zaire. . . . . a field watch on the easting habits of stoned apes and chimpanzees these adventures are all a part of ethnobotanis t Terence McKennas extraordinary quest to discover the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge. He wonders why, as a species,...
To Chase the Storm - The Frontier Series 4
The fourth novel in the compelling Duffy and Macintosh series. The home grown version of Wilbur Smith The Sunday Age When Major Patrick Duffys beautiful wife Catherine leaves him for another, he is propelled out of the Sydney Macintosh home and into yet another bloody war. However the battlefields of Africa, fighting the Boers, bring him in contact with one he thought long dead and lost to...
Battle in the Overworld - The Unofficial Minecrafters Academy Series, Book Three
Age range 7 to 12 Lucy and her friends time at Minecrafters Academy is coming to an end, and the entire school is preparing for graduation. But when an explosion shakes the campus and Lucys old friend Steve appears with bad news from his village, all plans to celebrate come to a halt. The school is no longer under attack-its being destroyed. And its time for the students to use their tra...
The Monk and the Riddle - The Art of Creating a Life While Making a Life
What would you be willing to do for the rest of your life
? Its a question most of us consider only hypothetically-opting instead to do what we have to do to earn a living. But in the critically acclaimed bestseller The Monk and the Riddle, entrepreneurial sage Randy Komisar asks us to answer it for real. The books timeless advice-to make work pay not just in cash, but in experience, sa...