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| "Hedgehog Holidays by Ruth Green (Hardback, 2017)" |
| "With a delicious picnic under one arm and swimsuits under the other they enthusiastically make the most of everything the seaside has to offer sand castles playing ball surfing with dolphins and last but not least a satisfying ice cream at the end of the day With distinctive bold colourful illustrations this book is filled with fun and laughter and is the perfect companion for a long summer's day"
Price: 6.99 |
| "London Calls! by Gabby Dawnay (Paperback, 2017)" |
| "From the creators of A Possum's Tail comes another rollicking rhyming adventure Taking in all the major sights and sounds of the British capital London Calls! zooms past parks and palaces monuments and museums at a pace that readers of all ages will find exhilarating In this thrilling tour led by two of the city's best-dressed residents a pearly grandma and her granddaughter we make the acquaintance of the Gherkin the Shard and the Eye not to mention a whole host of other characters who make London the rich and diverse city that it is today Expressing all of the energy history and excitement that London has to offer London Calls! is both the perfect introduction to and memento of an unrivalled cityThe journey continues with this exciting new paperback edition"
Price: 5.99 |
| "A Gathering Storm by Rachel Hore (Paperback, 2011)" |
| "From the bestselling author of A Week in Paris and the Richard & Judy Bookclub pick A Place of Secrets comes a gripping and moving story of secrets passed through the generations of one family Photographer Lucy Cardwell has recently lost her troubled father Tom While sifting through his papers she finds he'd been researching an uncle she never knew he'd had Intrigued she visits her father's childhood home the once beautiful Carlyon Manor She meets an old woman named Beatrice who has an extraordinary story to tell Growing up in the 1930s Beatrice plays with the children of Carlyon Manor - especially pretty blonde Angelina Wincanton Lucy's grandmother Then one summer at the age of fifteen she falls in love with a young visitor to the town Rafe Ashton whom she rescues from a storm-tossed sea But the dark clouds of war are gathering and Beatrice Rafe and the Wincantons will all be swept up in the cataclysm of events that follow Beatrice's story is a powerful tale of courage and betrayal spanning from Cornwall to London and Occupied France in which friendship and love are tested and the ramifications reach down the generations And as Lucy listens to the tales of the past she learns a secret that will change everything she has ever known Praise for Rachel Hore's novels A tour de force Rachel's Paris is rich romantic exotic and mysterious' JUDY FINNIGAN An elegiac tale of wartime love and secrets' Telegraph A richly emotional story suspenseful and romantic but unflinching in its portrayal of the dreadful reality and legacy of war' Book of the Week Sunday Mirror 'Pitched perfectly for a holiday read' Guardian 'Engrossing pleasantly surprising and throughly readable' SANTA MONTEFIORE 'A beautifully written and magical novel about life love and family' CATHY KELLY"
Price: 7.99 |
| "Troublemakers : How a Generation of Silicon Valley Upstarts Invented the Future" |
| "THE FINANCIAL TIMES BUSINESS BOOK OF THE MONTH THE GRIPPING TALE OF THE EARLY FRONTIER DAYS OF SILICON VALLEY FROM ACCLAIMED HISTORIAN LESLIE BERLIN 'The book is compelling as it maps out the building of the Valley the challenges its early tech pioneers faced as well as highlighting those who reached dizzying success only to suffer as the dot com bubble burst' Financial Times Kaleidoscopic ambitious and brilliant the book draws on a dazzling cast of characters to chart the rise of the five industries that have come to define technology today and collectively to remake the world' Eric Schmidt former CEO of Google and Executive Chairman of Alphabet IncLeslie Berlin's previous work has been acclaimed by the New York Times 'so engagingly narrated that you don't realize how much business and technology you are learning along the way' Between 1968 and 1976 five landmark industries that shaped the modern world were launched within 30 miles of each other personal computing video games biotechnology modern venture capital and advanced semi-conductor logic The dominant players in many of those industries - firms like Apple and Intel - had also been launched at the same time During those early days of Silicon Valley the first ARPANET transmission (now known as the Internet) came into a Stanford lab universities began licensing innovations to businesses and the Silicon Valley tech community began to develop their lobbying clout Now for the first time the stories of the men and women who changed the world during these pivotal years are brought to life in rich detail by respected Silicon Valley historian Leslie Berlin Berlin shines a light on the wild frontier days of Silicon Valley where the old rules were broken revealing how the modern tech world was built and empires were forged Troublemakers is a compelling story of the upstarts of Silicon Valley that will appeal to fans of HBO's Silicon Valley and Walter Isaacson's biography of Steve Jobs Further praise for Troublemakers Leslie Berlin combines the keen observations of an historian with gorgeous writing and riveting storytelling to write the landmark book on the Valley The interwoven lives of wonderfully iconoclastic characters bring the formative years of the Valley to life with sheer brilliance Troublemakers is a must-read for anyone hoping to understand America's tech capital'Julia Flynn Siler New York Times bestselling author of The House of Mondavi Leslie Berlin has done it again Following on her richly informative biography of Intel co-founder Robert Noyce The Man Behind the Microchip Berlin now brings us a definitive account of Silicon Valley's breakthrough years in the 1970s Troublemakers recounts the fascinating careers of seven little-known but enormously impactful players who shaped the Valley's unique high-tech ecosystem As entertaining as it is authoritative Troublemakers is required reading for anyone seeking to understand how the tech revolution took root in the San Francisco Bay Area and eventually transformed the entire planet's way of life'David M Kennedy Donald J McLachlan Professor of History Emeritus at Stanford University winner of the Pulitzer Prize"
Price: 11.49 |
| "Top Gear: The Cool 500 : The coolest cars ever made" |
| "Ever since Karl Benz first powered up his Patent-Motorwagen in 1885 man has salivated and swooned over automobiles And none more so than the motoring fanatics at Top Gear who have test-driven critiqued and worshipped some of the best cars in motoring history While many have fallen short of Top Gear's exacting standards others have triumphed proving so damn cool they're SubZero In this unique bible of motoring coolness Top Gear's Matt Master recounts the stories behind history's greatest cars from pre-war vintage motors to the supercars of the future pairing stunning Top Gear photography and rarely seen archive photographs with expert commentary He'll break down the technology behind these incredible machines and place each car in the context of its time with anecdotes and analysis that explain just what's so cool about each one From the quintessential British luxury of the Bentley Brooklands to the Italian sex appeal of the Bizzarini Strada the old Hollywood glamour of the Chrysler Airflow to the futuristic lines of the Aston Martin Bulldog via Steve McQueen's Ford Mustang and James Dean's doomed Porsche Spyder this will be social history as much as car worship The only book like it on the market this is the evolution of cool Top Gear-style; the definitive guide to the undisputed coolest cars on the planet"
Price: 17.49 |
| "My Kitchen Table: 100 Easy Chinese Suppers" |
| "A follow-up to Ken Hom's popular stir-fries book 100 Weeknight Chinese Suppers offers Ken's favourite quick and simple Chinese recipes perfect for a cosy after-work meal From stews and curries to easy stir fries and healthy steamed and braised dishes there are also some great light bites and easy entertaining recipes Ken Hom is the nation's favourite Chinese chef and these recipes will turn you from the take away to the wok"
Price: 5.99 |
| "KS3 History by Aaron Wilkes: Invasion, Plague & Murder Student Book (1066-1485)" |
| "This gripping and intriguing Student Book combines an enquiry-led approach with factual narrative Written by experienced Head of History Aaron Wilkes in an approachable and understandable style including relevant and fascinating facts interesting and motivating activities and specific sections to extend or reinforce learning Content has been thoroughly researched and revised in this popular 2nd edition"
Price: 19.99 |
| "GCSE Religious Studies: Mark's Gospel: Edexcel A Unit 16" |
| "Written to match the 2009 specification for Edexcel A Unit 16 this book is fully endorsed by Edexcel The colourful student-friendly Student Books in this series are written to match the Edexcel A specification providing clear and interesting coverage of five units and written in a lively and engaging style by best-selling author Ina Taylor"
Price: 20.49 |
| "The Biggest Prison on Earth : A History of the Occupied Territories" |
| "Shortlisted for the Palestine Book Awards 2017From the author of the bestselling study of the 1948 War of Independence comes an incisive look at the Occupied Territories picking up the story where The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine left off Publishing on the fiftieth anniversary of the Six-Day War that culminated in the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip Pappe offers a comprehensive exploration of one of the world's most prolonged and tragic conflicts Using recently declassified archival material Pappe analyses the motivations and strategies of the generals and politicians - and the decision-making process itself - that laid the foundation of the occupation From a survey of the legal and bureaucratic infrastructures that were put in place to control the population of over one million Palestinians to the security mechanisms that vigorously enforced that control Pappe paints a picture of what is to all intents and purposes the world's largest open prison"
Price: 14.49 |
| "Humanism : A Beginner's Guide" |
| "Why should we believe in God without any evidence? How can there be meaning in life when death is final? With historical adherents including such thinkers as Einstein Freud Philip Pullman and Frank Zappa Humanism's central quest is to make sense of such questions explaining the ethical and metaphysical by appealing to shared human values rationality and tolerance Essential reading for atheists agnostics ignostics freethinkers rationalists skeptics and believers too this Beginner's Guide will explain all aspects of the Humanist philosophy whilst providing an alternative and valuable conception of life without religion"
Price: 7.49 |
| "Psychology : A Beginner's Guide" |
| "Why do we become aggressive? How does the brain allow us to see hear and feel? Can listening to Mozart improve IQ? How do babies learn to perceive and think? How can we reduce obesity and cigarette smoking? Is being physically attractive an advantage? Psychology the scientific study of the mind and our behaviour has never been more popular From TV experts to the amateur musings of your best friend the language of psychology has permeated all aspects of everyday life Here Martin reveals that modern psychology concerns far more than the everyday stereotypes of Freud Jung and common sense' advice This Beginner's Guide is informed by the latest cutting-edge research and provides a vibrant and witty exploration of our senses how our memory works and what determines our intelligence development and personality"
Price: 7.49 |
| "Sorry, I'm British! : An Insider's Romp Through Britain from A to Z" |
| "Packed with facts and razor-sharp observations Sorry I'm British! is hilarious and informative in equal measure From small-talk to superiority from the famous stiff upper lip to the infamous football hooliganism this book will take you through the sometimes sarcastic often poetic generally polite never boastful but universally proud realm of all that's British Discover the fate of a pitbull named ASBO find out exactly why we get bank holidays when we do and learn why it's better to drive on the left with this mini encylopedia of British behaviour Peppered with illustrations from the legendary British cartoonist Ed McLachlan (Punch Private Eye The Spectator) this is the perfect book for a nation that loves to laugh at itself"
Price: 5.99 |
| "Winning Running : Successful 800m and 1500m Racing and Training" |
| "Written by the father and coach of Sebastain Coe the winner of nine World Records and three World Bests this book analyses the 800m and 1500m events in detail to provide an understanding of what is required to race and win All the vital components of event training are included from fitness testing mental conditioning and multi-pace training to post-event analysis"
Price: 10.49 |
| "Lake District: Low Level and Lake Walks" |
| "This guidebook describes 30 low-level day walks in the valleys beside the lakes and on the low fells of the Lake District suitable for walkers of all abilities Each route is illustrated with OS map extracts and range from 7 to 17km in length with no technical difficulties over terrain from wide constructed trails to narrow paths on open fell Walkers who know the Lakes well may have missed some of the lower gems covered here from delightful wooded glades and sparkling tarns hidden in green folds on the hillside to tumultuous waterfalls and glacier-carved valleys towered over by craggy mountains this guidebook aims to seek out the best lower level walks the Lake District have to offer Located across the whole of the Lake District the walks are divided into five sections South Lakes (Windermere Coniston Duddon and the south) Central Lakes (Ambleside Langdale Grasmere and Thirlmere) Western Valleys (Eskdale Wasdale and the Buttermere area) North Lakes (Keswick Borrowdale and Derwentwater) and Eastern Lakes (Ullswater and Patterdale)"
Price: 7.49 |
| "Three Men in a Boat & Three Men on the Bummel by Jerome K. Jerome (Paperback, 1992)" |
| "Introduced and Annotated by Cedric Watts MA PhD Emeritus Professor of English University of Sussex Three Men in a Boat is a comic classic When it first appeared in 1889 it became a best seller and has remained popular ever since This motley novel has not only been translated into many languages but has also been staged filmed televised and imitated The adventures and misfortunes on the Thames of the three English friends and their pugnacious dog Montmorency provide rich humour shrewd observations lyrical reflections and predominantly genially ironic perceptions of human fallibility The sequel Three Men on the Bummel reunites the three friends for their Bummel' (roaming or wandering') through Germany The results vary from the seductively titillating to the outrageously farcical; and subsequent history has laden the narrative with ironies"
Price: 2.99 |
| "Tales from King Arthur by Wordsworth Editions Ltd (Paperback, 1993)" |
| "In this selection of tales by the master folklorist Andrew Lang the reader is taken into the romantic world of the gallant Knights of the Round Table and their courageous and chivalrous deeds fair maidens castles steeped in history the quest for the Holy Grail and the tragic love of King Arthur and Sir Lancelot for Guinevere and Tristan for Iseult The Arthurian legends are the most potent of the thrilling and mist-enshrouded tales of adventure to be passed down from pre-recorded history and they have as much appeal today as they did in the age of the troubadours"
Price: 2.99 |
| "Five Children and It by Edith Nesbit (Paperback, 1993)" |
| "Its eyes were on long horns like a snail&39;s eyes… it had ears like a bat&39;s ears and its tubby body was shaped like a spider&39;s and covered with thick soft fur… and it had hands and feet like a monkey&39;s ‘It’ was the Psammead the grumpy sand-fairy that could if in the mood grant a wish a day When the five children befriend him they find that each wish granted often has a sting in its tail Golden guineas are too difficult to spend wings let them down in a most inconvenient way and when they wish for Red Indians the children forget that they can sometimes be a little warlike Generations of children have come to love the fantasy and the whimsy of the stories in the classic book from the author of The Railway Children"
Price: 2.99 |
| "Robin Hood by Henry Gilbert (Paperback, 1994)" |
| "Robin Hood is the best-loved outlaw of all time In this edition Henry Gilbert tells of the adventures of the Merry Men of Sherwood Forest - Robin himself Little John Friar Tuck Will Scarlet and Alan-a-Dale as well as Maid Marian good King Richard and Robin's deadly enemies Guy of Gisborne and the evil Sheriff of Nottingham"
Price: 2.99 |
| "Rob Roy by Sir Walter Scott (Paperback, 1995)" |
| "With an Introduction and Notes by David Blair From its first publication in 1816 Rob Roy has been recognised as containing some of Scott's finest writing and most engaging fully realised characters The outlaw Rob Roy MacGregor was already a legendary disputed figure by the time Scott wrote - a heroic Scottish Robin Hood to some an over-glamorised unprincipled predator to others Scott approaches Rob Roy indirectly through the adventures of his fictional hero Frank Osbaldistone amid the political turmoil of England and Scotland in 1715 With characteristic care Scott reconstructs the period and settings so as to place Rob Roy and the Scotland he inhabits amid conflicting moral economic and historical forces This edition features besides a new critical introduction and extensive explanatory notes an essay outlining clearly the novel's historical context and a glossary of Scottish words and phrases used by Scott's colourful vernacular characters"
Price: 2.99 |
| "Collected Poems of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling (Paperback, 1994)" |
| "Introduction and Notes by RT Jones Honorary Fellow of the University of York This edition of the poetry of Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) includes all the poems contained in the Definitive Edition of 1940 In his lifetime Kipling was widely regarded as the unofficial Poet Laureate and he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907 His poetry is striking for its many rhythms and popular forms of speech and Kipling was equally at home with dramatic monologues and extended ballads He is often thought of as glorifying war militarism and the British Empire but an attentive reading of the poems does not confirm that view This edition reprints George Orwell's hard-hitting account of Kipling's poems first published in 1942 and generally regarded as one of the most important contributions to critical discussion of Kipling"
Price: 4.99 |
| "Le Morte Darthur by Sir Thomas Malory (Paperback, 1996)" |
| "With an Introduction by Helen Moore The legend of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table is one of the most enduring and influential stories in world literature Its themes - love war religion treachery and family loyalty - are timeless as are the reputations of its major characters Arthur Merlin Guenever and Launcelot Malory's Le Morte Darthur is a story of noble knights colourful tournaments and fateful love set in a courtly society which is outwardly secure and successful but in reality torn by dissent and ultimately treachery Originally published in 1485 Malory's Le Morte Darthur is here presented in modern spelling and is accompanied by an Introduction and helpful Glossary"
Price: 4.99 |
| "The Love Scrapbook" |
| "Filled with fun silly cheeky and sensual activities for couples It is a fill-in-yourself book that will help you get the most out of your relationship from when it's flashy new and box-fresh to when it's fully worn in and super comfy Designed to help you achieve maximum relationship awesomeness The Love Scrapbook gives you the chance to enjoy assess and celebrate your relationship while you are in it! From logging your important milestones argument scorecards and 'Which romcom would your relationship be?' to in-jokes design your own love heart sweets and the Meatloaf Test (just what would you do for love?) What's more once finished with the fill-in activities fold down the pages of the book to create a 3D heart shape as a physical memento of your love and relationship"
Price: 5.99 |
| "Country Wife" |
| "Restoration era London Puritan laws and censorship laws are repealed; theatres re-open; and the cosmopolitan wives are living it up with extravagance infidelity and impertinence towards their cuckold husbands But when Margery the country wife comes to town she arrives with strict handholding from her uptight husband and is promptly locked in a house But then the door opens to Horner a reputed womanizer"
Price: 4.49 |
| "A Number" |
| "With her finger as always on the pulse of our deepest concerns in A Number Caryl Churchill turns her extraordinary dramatic gifts to the subject of human cloning - how might a son feel to discover that he is only one of a number of identical copies And how would the father feel confronted by these reproachful clones ? First staged in 2002 to huge acclaim at the Royal Court Theatre London with Michael Gambon as the father and Daniel Craig as the sons A Number is revived at Sheffield in October 2006 with real-life father and son Timothy and Samuel West playing the leads"
Price: 7.49 |
| "Commedia Plays : Scenarios - Scripts - Lazzi" |
| "Barry Grantham's first book Playing Commedia offered a brilliantly practical introduction to the characters history and techniques of Commedia dell' Arte In his new book Commedia Plays Grantham - himself a well-known Commedia performerdeviser - offers a collection of eight short plays illustrating the different periods and styles of this famous dramatic genre Each of the eight plays carries its own detailed introduction and each play is presented both in outline form and in full text allowing performers to improvise around the theme or to mount a fully-fledged staging The second half of the book consists of a unique compilation of the Lazzi that form the basis of Commedia - we might call them bits of comic business - ranging from the Aside and the Chase to whole scenes such as 'The Proposal' and 'Caught in the Act' As well as being suitable for performance on stage the plays can be used as the basis for classroom and workshop study And the bits of comic business from the Lazzi can be inserted into the written text or explored and improvised in the drama studio"
Price: 10.49 |
| "Inside Lives: Psychoanalysis and the Growth of the Personality by Margot Waddell (Paperback, 2001)" |
| "Inside Lives belongs to the heart of the thinking and working of the Tavistock Clinic Its aim is to bring psychoanalytic theory to life to make it accessible to a much wider range of readers both lay and professional than would normally be familiar with this kind of approach In the simplest of terms it tells the most complex of stories the story of the internal development of a person from infancy to old age In so doing it reflects and encompasses the generational structure of the clinic as a whole tracing the interacting influences - between infant child adolescent and adult - on the nature and quality of emotional growth and developmentThis book provides a perspective on the relationship between psychoanalytic theory and the nature of human development which is not currently available in written form Following the major developmental phases from infancy to old age the author lucidly explores those vital aspects of experience which promote mental and emotional growth and those which impede it In bringing together a wide range of clinical non-clinical and literary examples it offers a detailed and accessible introduction to contemporary psychoanalytic thought and provides a personal and vivid approach to the elusive question of how the personality develops"
Price: 26.49 |
| "Secret Brotherhoods: And the Mystery of the Humandouble by Rudolf Steiner (Paperback, 2004)" |
| "This volume is an investigation into secret groups with hidden agendas"
Price: 11.99 |
| "Plant and Process Engineering 360 by Mike Tooley (Hardback, 2010)" |
| "Plant and Process Engineering 360 will be the backbone of any plant chemical or process engineer's library This is a broad area in which engineers need to be familiar with a wide array of techniques technologies and equipment Its focus on providing a broad introduction to key systems make the book the first point of reference for engineers who are involved with designing specifying maintaining or working with plant process and control technologies in many sectors including manufacturing chemical process and energy"
Price: 72.99 |
| "Dogs: Best in Show:Trump Cards" |
| "No product created as much internal debate What dogs should we include? Everyone in the office expressed a different view One person loved Pugs then the person on the desk opposite expressed a passionate distaste for them This one thought Irish Setters were the best dogs in the word while another argued that you couldn't beat Labradors But were they too expensive to feed? And how about the amount of grooming required? Dalmatians? Whippets? And how about that old favourite the English Bulldog? In order to settle all these questions once and for all this informative game aimed at dog lovers of all ages pitches dog breeds against one another in a number of categories from keenness of nose to top speed diet and grooming Presented in a simple yet stylish box this set of forty playing cards (instructions not included) will become the ideal gift for anyone who loves dogs (and great drawings of dogs) We all love our dogs and dogs have seldom been so lovingly captured as in Polly Horner's watercolour illustrations"
Price: 6.99 |
| "Colombia - Culture Smart! The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture" |
| "Culture Smart! Colombia provides essential information on local attitudes beliefs and behaviour This concise guide will tell you what to expect and how to behave This inside knowledge will enable you to avoid embarrassing faux pas feel confident in un"
Price: 7.49 |
