Category Archives: Accessories
The RAF Association Puzzle Book: Do You Have What It Takes to Fly with the Best?
An aircraft- and flight-themed puzzle book compiled by Dr Gareth Moore, author of the bestselling Mindfulness Puzzle Books among many others, done with the support of The RAF Association, a membership organisation and registered charity that has been providing welfare support to the RAF family for over 90 years. Their membership of 74,000 includes serving
Agatha Raisin: Something Borrowed, Someone Dead
Incomer Gloria French is at first welcomed in the Cotswold village of Piddlebury. She seems like a do-gooder par excellence, raising funds for the church and caring for the elderly. But she has a bad habit of borrowing things and not giving them back, so when she is discovered dead, poisoned by a bottle of
Changing Our Minds: How children can take control of their own learning
Children are born full of curiosity, eager to participate in the world. They learn as they live, with enthusiasm and joy. Then we send them to school. We stop them from playing and actively exploring their interests, telling them it`s more important to sit still and listen. The result is that for many children, their
The British Oak
The British Oak is a comprehensive overview of everything that the iconic oak tree signifies to Britain and its people. Archie Miles explores the rise of oak woods since the last Ice Age, placing the tree in its biological, cultural and economic context. We still speak of the `heart of oak` that built the British
London: Immigrant City
`One of the best books on the many diverse migrations to London . . . revealing the extent to which the diversity of immigrant origins has had transformative effects – through food, music, diverse types of knowledge and so much more. The book is difficult to put it down`Saskia Sassen, The Robert S. Lynd Professor
I Had to Survive: How a Plane Crash in the Andes Helped Me to Save Lives
On 12 October 1972, a Uruguayan Air Force plane carrying members of the `Old Christians` rugby team (and many of their friends and family members) crashed into the Andes mountains. I Had to Survive offers a gripping and heartrending recollection of the harrowing brink-of-death experience that propelled survivor Roberto Canessa to become one of the
Texts from Jane Eyre: And Other Conversations with Your Favourite Literary Characters
Mallory Ortberg presents…Texts from Jane Eyre is a whimsical collection of sharp, satirical and side-splittingly funny text message conversations from your favourite literary characters. Of course if Scarlett O`Hara had an unlimited data plan, she`d be sexting Ashley Wilkes at all hours; and if Mr Rochester could text Jane Eyre, his ARDENT MISSIVES would be
The Wish: The 99 Things We Think We Want Most
Uniquely the book will be published with 99 different covers, a selection of which can be seen here. Your cover will therefore be a surprise and we really hope that you like the one that you receive. Just over 1,000 days ago, Bill Griffin launched Crowdwish, a website and app with a single proposition –
Patronising Bastards: How the Elites Betrayed Britain
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of 50 People Who Buggered Up Britain, Quentin Letts, comes his blistering new book on how Britain`s out-of-touch, illiberal elite fills its boots.`HILARIOUS` Daily Mail`With its vicious takedowns, Quentin Letts` laugh-out-loud Patronising Bastards will have the lefty-elite running scared` The SunNot since Marie Antoinette said `Let them eat cake`
Bethlehem: Biography of a Town
The town of Bethlehem carries so many layers of meaning–some ancient, some mythical, some religious–that it feels like an unreal city, even to the people who call it home. Today, the city is hemmed in by a wall and surrounded by forty-one Israeli settlements and hostile settlers and soldiers. The population is undergoing such enormous
The Garden Visitor`s Handbook 2018
Published annually in spring, The Garden Visitor`s Handbook 2018 lists nearly 4,000 gardens open for visiting. It is packed with full-colour photographs and informed comment.Fully updated and supported by an online database, The Garden Visitor`s Handbook 2018 is now easier to use than ever. Look out for sensory gardens, those offering accommodation and delicious treats,
Woke: A Guide to Social Justice
`The book everyone`s talking about` The Times (Book of the Year)`Titania McGrath is a genius` Spectator (Book of the Year)`Beautiful classic satire` Ricky Gervais `Hilarious . . . the most artful form of subtle parody` Joe Rogan `Just as Bridget Jones was the embodiment of the anxiety-ridden Nineties feminist, a creation whose diary entries encapsulated
Pure Invention: How Japan`s Pop Culture Conquered the World
`Amazingly well researched, fabulously informative and an awful lot of fun. If you love Japanese culture or are just curious to know more I can`t recommend this book highly enough` Jonathan Ross`A nerd- and generalist-friendly look at how Japan shaped the post-World War II world, from toys to Trump . . . A non-native`s savvy
Guarded by Dragons: Encounters with Rare Books and Rare People
`Rick Gekoski`s encyclopaedic knowledge of rare books is matched only by the enthusiasm and brio with which he writes about them` Ian RankinRick Gekoski has been traversing the rocky terrain of the rare book trade for over fifty years. The treasure he seeks is scarce, carefully buried and often jealously guarded, knowledge of its hiding
The Mammoth Book of Jack the Ripper Stories: 40 Dark New Tales by Martin Edwards, Michael Gregorio, Alex Howard, Barbara Nadel, Steve Rasnic Tem and Many More
Maxim Jakubowski, together with Nathan Braund, edited the bestselling Mammoth Book of Jack the Ripper (1999), which has reprinted several times and was reissued in 2008 in a revised and expanded edition. The book focused on the countless theories that have been put forward with regard to the identity of the notorious Victorian serial killer
The Spiralizer Cookbook: Delicious, fresh and healthy recipes to make the most of your spiralizer
Spiralizing is essentially the art of turning vegetables and fruits into noodles. Spiralized vegetables provide low-carb alternatives to pasta or rice and, therefore, useful for diabetic and weight-reducing diets. But they are much more: they add variety and colour to a healthy balanced diet, together with plenty of nutrients. This book provides innovative but reliable
How to Speak Any Language Fluently: Fun, Stimulating and Effective Methods to Help Anyone Learn Languages Faster
This book will give you the skills to learn to speak any language with confidence. It uses techniques that can easily be incorporated into your daily life, while making use of whatever resources you have available. Whether you are starting out with your first foreign language or wishing to add to your repetoire, you`ll find
Cats on Catnip
Andrew Marttila has been a professional animal photographer for the past five years and most of that time has been dedicated to photographing cats exclusively. With his set-up he`s able to cap-ture wonderful split-second images of`cat`s most abandoned expressions as they enjoy every cats favourite treat, catnip. Andrew res-cues and raises orphan kittens with his
The Bookshop Book
Every bookshop has a storyWe`re not talking about rooms that are just full of books.We`re talking about bookshops in barns, disused factories, converted churches and underground car parks. Bookshops on boats, on buses, and in old run-down train stations. Fold-out bookshops, undercover bookshops, this-is-the-best-place-I`ve-ever-been-to-bookshops.Meet Sarah and her Book Barge sailing across the sea to France;
Death or Ice Cream?
Larkin Mills: The Birthplace of Death! Larkin Mills is no ordinary town. It`s a place of contradictions and enigma, of secrets and mysteries. A place with an exquisite ice cream parlour, and an awful lot of death. An extraordinary mystery in Larkin Mills is beginning to take shape. First we meet the apparently healthy Albert
