Category Archives: Accessories
Little People, Big Dreams: Agatha Christie
Irish Times: โ€The kind of books that adults will covet and collect as well… The language and structure is simple enough for young readers, while a biographical timeline at the end of each book offers greater historical complexityโ€ In the Little People, Big Dreams series, discover the lives of outstanding people from designers and artists
Hadji Murat
Tolstoy knew as he was writing Hadji Murat, his last work of fiction, that it would not be published in his lifetime, and so gave an uncompromising portrayal of the Russians` faults and the nature of the rebels` struggle. In the process, he shows a mastery of style and an understanding of Chechnya that still
Treasure Island
One of the best-loved adventure stories ever written, Treasure Island`s timeless tale of pirates, lost treasure maps, mutiny and derring-do has appealed to generations of readers ever since Robert Louis Stevenson penned it in 1881 with the claim: โ€If this don`t fetch the kids, why, they have gone rotten since my day.โ€ But more than
Tosca
Tosca, one of Puccini`s greatest and most popular operas, is a supreme example of music`s power to enthral the audience. In his introductory essay to this guide, Bernard Williams discusses the enduring quality of its appeal. Bernard Keeffe, in his article, analyses different aspects of the score, noting Puccini`s special genius for orchestration and the
Idomeneo
Mozart wrote Idomeneo when he was twenty-four years old, and the opera was described by Albert Einstein as `one of those works that even a genius like Mozart could write only once in his life`. It is one of most astonishing achievements of an altogether astonishing career. In this newly commissioned guide, Julian Rushton explains
There`s a Tiger in the Garden
When Grandma says she`s seen a tiger in the garden, Nora doesn`t believe her. She`s too old to play Grandma`s silly games! Everyone knows that tigers live in jungles, not gardens. So even when Nora sees butterflies with wings as big as her arm, and plants that try and eat her toy giraffe, and a
Dead Men Tell No Tales and Other Stories
In contrast with the epic scope of the Rougon-Macquart novels, Zolaโ€s short stories are concerned with the everyday aspects of human existence and the interests of ordinary people. From the cruel irony of โ€Captain Burleโ€ to the Rabelaisian exuberance of โ€Coqueville on the Spreeโ€, these stories display the broad range of Zolaโ€s imagination, using a
Belle and Sebastien
The son of a gypsy woman, Sebastien is found as a newborn baby in the Alps and brought up by Cesar and his grandchildren Angelina and Jean. Born on the same day, Belle is a beautiful white Pyrenean Mountain Dog who has been neglected and passed on from owner to owner, until one day she
As Good as it Gets?
A warm, funny read for fans of Outnumbered and the novels of Fern Britton, Fiona writes about life as it really is. โ€Midlife crisis? WHAT midlife crisis?!โ€ Charlotte Bristow is worried about her husband Will. With her 16-year-old daughter Rosie newly signed to a top modelling agency, and Will recently out of a job, things
The Seed Collectors
What secrets are hiding in your family tree? Great Aunt Oleander is dead. To each of her nearest and dearest she has left a seed pod. The seed pods might be deadly, but then again they might also contain the secret of enlightenment …A complex and fiercely contemporary tale of inheritance, enlightenment, life, death, desire
Dinosaurs Love Underpants
You may wonder why dinosaurs became extinct, well here is the answer …They were all wiped out in a mighty Pants War! Join T. rex and the rest of the gang as they slog it out to gain prehistoric pants supremacy in this hilarious follow-up to the award-winning Aliens Love Underpants. You`ll be sure to
Monsters Love Underpants: Book 2
There are prowly monsters howling loudly and drooling monsters from the steamy swamp. There are wild, woolly mountain monsters and spiky, spooky monsters from outer space. And they all have one thing in common – they LOVE underpants! This new title from the bestselling Claire Freedman and Ben Cort is full of pantastic fun!
The Great Cat Conspiracy
The New Cat keeps bringing dead things into the house as presents for Tom. When he brings in the head of the vicar`s very expensive Koi Carp and the Vicar makes Mum pay GBP200 for a replacement, Anna`s Dad is so cross he locks the New Cat out of the cat-flap. Tom argues for the
The Worst Princess
Once upon a time, in a tower near you, Lived a sad princess; the Princess Sue. โ€Some day,โ€ she sighed, โ€my prince will come, But I wish he`d move his royal bum.โ€ But when Princess Sue`s prince finally does arrive, he`s not quite what she had in mind. Find out how the feisty princess escapes
Burptastic Body Book
Why are bogies green? Are boys smellier than girls? Does everybody fart – even teachers? Dirty Bertie – the boy with nose-pickingly revolting habits – is back! Join him as he tours the human body to discover the weird, wonderful and plain yucky things happening right under our noses. From bad breath, smelly sweat and
Thatcher`s Britain
Britain`s first female prime minister remains a political figure of almost mythical proportions. Margaret Thatcher divided a political nation, became a cultural icon, and was the longest-serving prime minister of the twentieth century. Her period in government coincided with extraordinary changes in British society and in Britain`s place in the world. Thatcher`s Britain tells the
The Incredible Adventures of Cinnamon Girl
โ€Maybe the earth will continue to spin, and the stars won`t implode for a bazillion more years, but I know, with a certainty my stupid brain has done its best to ignore, that this moment – right here, with the people I love most – is not going to last.โ€ Alba is facing one of
Norman Mailer: A Double Life
Norman Mailer was one of the most famous writers of his generation. People who have never read a word that he wrote know who he was because of his fame as a novelist or journalist, or his notoriety because of his womanising, his rivalries with other writers, his appearances on television, his political outspokenness and
I`ll be Home for Christmas
The UK`s top Young Adult authors join together in this collection of new stories and poems on the theme of home. Contributors include: Tom Becker, Holly Bourne, Sita Brahmachari, Kevin Brooks, Melvin Burgess, Katy Cannon , Cat Clarke, Juno Dawson, Julie Mayhew, Non Pratt, Marcus Sedgwick, Lisa Williamson and Benjamin Zephaniah. GBP1 from the sale
