Category Archives: Accessories
The Life & Times Of Mr Pussy: A memoir of a favourite cat
Anyone that has a cat will recognise the truth of this tender account by The Gentle Author.โ€I was always disparaging of those who doted over their pets, as if this apparent sentimentality were an indicator of some character flaw. That changed when I bought a cat, just a couple of weeks after the death of
Ithaka: Odysseus.
In this booklet Jill Dudley describes many of the perilous adventures faced by the great hero Odysseus when returning to his island of Ithaka from the Trojan war. She explains the problems faced by his wife and twenty year old son who did not know whether Odysseus was dead or alive. Jill`s explorations of the
Sensible Footwear: A Girl`s Guide: A graphic guide to lesbian and queer history 1950-2020
Peopled by a cast of gay icons such as Dusty Springfield, Billie Jean King, Dirk Bogarde and Alan Turing, and featuring key moments such as Stonewall, Gay Pride and Section 28, Sensible Footwear: A Girl`s Guide, is the first graphic history documenting lesbian life from 1950 to the present. It is a stunning, personal, graphic
The Umbrella
On a windy day a little dog finds an discarded umbrella in the garden. The moment it picks up the umbrella, it catches the wind and pulls the dog skywards, taking them both on an exciting journey around the world, from desert to sea, and jungle to North Pole. A wordless picture book that tells
The Sports Timeline Wallbook: Unfold the Story of Sport – From Ancient Olympics to the Present Day!
TAKE A TRIP back in time more than 2,500 years to the first ever Olympic Games – then journey through hundreds of the most extraordinary stories of sport through to the present day. This unique history of sport includes a 2 metre-long fold-out timeline containing more than 1,000 pictures and captions that tells the story
Brexit: What the Hell Happens Now?
Britain`s departure from the European Union is riddled with myth and misinformation – yet the risks are very real.Brexit could diminish the UK`s power, throw its legal system into turmoil, and lower the standard of living of 65m citizens.In this revised bestseller, Ian Dunt explains why leaving the world`s largest trading bloc will leave Britain
Journeys with Open Eyes: Seeking Empathy with Strangers
Journeys with Open Eyes is not a travel book although it provides a wealth of information about places far-away and sometimes very close to home, both locationally and psychologically.Nor is it a history book, although the author, Hugh Roberts, was present in or around many of the world`s trouble spots immediately before or after some
Why We Hate Cheap Things and Other Money-Related Essays
We don`t think we hate cheap things, of course, but we rather behave as if we do, in the sense that we rarely properly appreciate what is always around us and doesn`t appear to cost very much, for example, the night sky, pencils, fried eggs, zips and the holding of hands. This volume explores the
BUGS!: Explorer
Fly into the engrossing world of bugs with the buzziest book in the What on Earth Explorer series, complete with a nearly 2-metre-long fold-out timeline. Join explorer Agent Eagle on his next mission, as he shares the history and science of our insect friends. From ants and bees, to spiders and wasps, learn what a
