The Tyrannicide Brief - The Story of the Man who sent C...
Charles I waged civil wars that cost one in ten Englishmen t...
Martin Luther - The Man Who Rediscovered God and Change...
On All Hallows Eve in 1517, a young monk named Martin Luth...
Anne Frank Remembered - The Story of the Woman Who Help...
For the millions moved by Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young G...
Crew - The story of the men who flew RAAF Lancaster J f...
On the evening of 24 February 1944, RAAF Lancaster bomber J ...
The Story Of The Orchestra - Listen While You Learn Abo...
Eye-catching illustrations, an engaging text and delightful ...
The Fellowship of the Ring - Being the First Part of th...
Tolkiens classic fantasy about the quest to save Middle-Ea...
The Book of the Court: Exhibiting the Origin, Peculiar ...
The Book of the Court: Exhibiting the Origin, Peculiar Dutie...
Something in the Blood - The Untold Story of Bram Stoke...
An essential examination (New York Times Book Review), t...
The Story of the Lost Child - The Neapolitan Novels, Bo...
Winner, Readers Choice Award, International Book of the Ye...
The Man Who Was Thursday - Green Popular Penguins
G.K. Chestertons 1908 masterpiece, The Man Who Was Thursda...
Impact - The Story of the September 11 Terrorist Attack...
Four airplanes crashed; thousands of people died; and millio...
Vulgar Favours - NOW A MAJOR BBC TV SERIES about the Hu...
A true story of dark forces that ended a colourful life. T...
The Tyrannicide Brief - The Story Of The Man Who Sent Charles I T
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 Story of Be - A Verb's-Eye View of the English Language
Its the most simple, unassuming, innocent-looking verb: to be. Yet it is jam-packed with more different meanings, forms, and uses than any other English word. As he reveals bes multiple incarnations, David Crystal takes us to the heart of our flexible and changing language. He tells the intriguing story in 26 chapters, each linked to a particular usage. We meet circumstantial be (how are...
The Man Who Climbs Trees
A book of heart-stopping bravery and endurance Helen Macdonald A great read incredible adventures and a dramatic new perspective Chris Packham (A) delightful, endlessly fascinating book Daily Mail BOOK OF THE WEEK This is the story of a professional British tree climber, cameraman and adventurer, who has made a career out of travelling the world, filming wildlife for the ...
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
The intergalactic adventures of Arthur Dent continue in this second volume of the Trilogy of Five. Douglas Adams is a terrific satirist. Washington Post Book World Whats such fun is how amusing the galaxy looks through Adams sardonically silly eyes. Detroit Free Press Following the smash-hit sci-fi comedy The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, The Restaurant at the End of the Unive...
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 ...
The Man Who Was Thursday
The Penguin English Library Edition of The Man Who Was Thursday by G. K. Chesterton A mans brain is a bomb, he cried out, loosening suddenly his strange passion and striking his own skull with violence. My brain feels like a bomb, night and day. It must expand! It must expand! A mans brain must expand, if it breaks up the universe In a park in London, secret policeman Gabriel Sym...
The Story of The Streets
WINNER OF THE NME BEST BOOK AWARD i> i>This book is going to try and get as close as possible to the full story of what informed the noise of The Streets. Obviously thats something I should be fairly well-qualified to know about, and Im going to be as honest as the publishers lawyers will allow. i> With the 2001 release of The Streets debut single Has It Come To This? the landscape...
Women Who Run With The Wolves - Contacting the Power of the Wild Woman
Women Who Run With The Wolves isnt just another book. It is a gift of profound insight, wisdom and love. An oracle from one who knows. Alice Walker In the classic Women Who Run With The Wolves, Clarissa Pinkola Estes tells us about the wild woman, the wise and ageless presence in the female psyche that gives women their creativity, energy and power. For centuries, the wild woman has be...
Girls! From Line to Color - The Inks and the Pencils Behind the Fantasy Paintings of Michal Dutkiewicz
One of the most prolific and talented artists in the field of fantasy illustration, Australias own Michal Dutkiewicz has made quite a name for himself down-under with his over-the-top abilities . His unique blend of the classic pin-up with a post-modern sensibility makes every one of his paintings a delight to behold! One of the most-asked questions Michal gets (past How much do want for that ...
The Library at the Edge of the World
A charming and heartwarming story.Jenny Colgan, New York Times bestselling author of The Cafe by the Sea Hanna Casey, local librarian on the West Coast of Irelands Finfarran Peninsula, is wondering where it all went wrong
As she drives her mobile library van between farms and villages she tries not to think of the sophisticated London lifestyle she abandoned after finding her barrister hus...
The Find-Outers: The Mystery of the Secret Room - Book 3
The Find-Outers is a clever mystery series from bestselling author Enid Blyton, and perfect for fans of The Secret Seven. Pip discovers a room in Miss Crumps old empty house isnt empty at all someone has been using it! Its the perfect mystery for Fatty to put his new talent for disguises to use. Now its up to Fatty and Pip along with Bets, Larry, Daisy and Buster the dog to find out w...
The Doldrums and the Helmsley Curse (The Doldrums, Book 2)
A DREAMY CHARMER OF A BOOK. New York Times on The Doldrums Archer Helmsleys grandparents-famous explorers who went missing on an iceberg two years ago-are finally coming home. Archer is overjoyed, but he may be the only one. Rumours are flying that Archers grandparents were never really abandoned on the iceberg; that theyre making it all up. Archer knows the rumours are false. With ...
Out of Australia - Aborigines, the Dreamtime, and the Dawn of the Human Race
In their startling new book, Steven and Evan Strong challenge the out-of-Africa theory. Based on fresh examination of both the DNA and archaeological evidence, they conclude that modern humans originated from Australia, not Africa. The original Australians (referred to by some as Aborigines), like so many indigenous peoples, are portrayed as backward and primitive. Yet, as the Strongs...
The Man Who Listens to Horses
Monty Roberts is a real-life horse whisperer-an American original whose gentle Join-Up® training method reveals the depth of communication possible between man and animal. He can take a wild, high-strung horse who has never before been handled and persuade that horse to accept a bridle, saddle, and rider in thirty minutes. His powers may seem like magic, but his amazing horse sense is based o...
Anne Frank Remembered - The Story of the Woman Who Helped to Hide the Frank Family
For the millions moved by Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, here is Miep Giess own astonishing story. For more than two years, Miep and her husband helped hide the Franks from the Nazis. Like thousands of unsung heroes of the Holocaust, they risked their lives every day to bring food, news, and emotional support to its victims. From her remarkable childhood as a World War I refugee to the...
The Find-Outers: The Mystery of the Burnt Cottage - Book 1
The Find-Outers is a brilliant mystery series from bestselling author Enid Blyton, perfect for fans of The Secret Seven. Someone has set fire to Mr Hicks cottage, but who could it be? Fatty, Larry, Daisy, Pip, Bets and Buster the dog have their very first case to solve. But its not easy being detectives with policeman Mr Goon telling them to clear orf. The Find-Outers are determined t...
The Man Who Was Thursday - Green Popular Penguins
G.K. Chestertons 1908 masterpiece, The Man Who Was Thursday, is a metaphysical thriller, and a detective story filled with poetry and politics. Gabriel Syme is a poet and a police detective. Lucian Gregory is a poet and a bomb-throwing anarchist. Syme infiltrates a secret meeting of anarchists and becomes Thursday, one of the seven members of the Central Anarchist Council. He soon learns, ho...
Media Madness - Donald Trump, the Press, and the War over the Truth
According to the media, Donald Trump could never become president. Now many are on a mission to prove he shouldnt be president. The Trump administration and the press are at war and as in any war, the first casualty has been truth. Bestselling author Howard Kurtz, host of Fox Newss Media Buzz and former Washington Post columnist, offers a stunning expose of how supposedly objective journal...
The Wisdom of Sally Red Shoes - The new novel from the author of The Keeper of Lost Things
Loved Ruth Hogans The Keeper of Lost Things? Keep on reading
Masha is drowning.Once a spirited, independent woman with a rebellious streak, her life has been forever changed by a tragic event twelve years ago. Unable to let go of her grief, she finds solace in the silent company of the souls of her local Victorian cemetery and at the towns lido, where she seeks refuge underwater safe from ...
Mother Tongue - The Story of the English Language
More than 300 million people in the world speak English and the rest, it sometimes seems, try to
Only Bill Bryson could make a book about the English language so entertaining. With his boundless enthusiasm and restless eye for the absurd, this is his astonishing tour of English. From its mongrel origins to its status as the worlds most-spoken tongue; its apparent simplicity to its decepti...
The Fender Telecaster - The Life and Times of the Electric Guitar That Changed the World
An in-depth history and celebration of over six decades of the Tele, now available in paperback.The Fender Telecaster is a working-class hero and the ultimate blue-collar guitar. It wasnt meant to be elegant, pretty, or sophisticated. Designed to be a utilitarian musical instrument, it has lived up to that destiny. In the hands of players from Muddy Waters to James Burton, Bruce Springsteen to J...