Category Archives: Accessories
Wildlife Photographer of the Year: Portfolio 28
For more than 50 years, the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition has championed honest and ethical wildlife photography, while pushing the boundaries of artistic freedom, technical skill, and narrative excellence. This powerful collection of pictures features all the winning photographs from the 2018 competition. The collection represents the work of many international photographers, both
Parliament: the Biography: v. II: Reform
Over the last two hundred years Parliament has witnessed and effected dramatic and often turbulent change. Political parties rose – and fell. The old aristocratic order passed away. The vote was won for the working classes and, eventually, for women. The world was torn apart by two extraordinarily bloody wars. And individual politicians were cheered
The Body: A Guide for Occupants
THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER `A directory of wonders.` – The Guardian`Jaw-dropping.` – The Times`Classic, wry, gleeful Bryson…an entertaining and absolutely fact-rammed book.` – The Sunday Times`It is a feat of narrative skill to bake so many facts into an entertaining and nutritious book.` – The Daily Telegraph `We spend our whole lives in
Five Quarters of the Orange
Beyond the main street of Les Laveuses runs the Loire, smooth and brown as a sunning snake – but hiding a deadly undertow beneath its moving surface. This is where Framboise, a secretive widow, plies her culinary trade at the creperie – and lets her memory play strange games. As her nephew attempts to exploit
A Brief History of Time
In the ten years since its publication in 1988, Stephen Hawking`s classic work has become a landmark volume in scientific writing, with more than nine million copies in forty languages sold worldwide. That edition was on the cutting edge of what was then known about the origins and nature of the universe. But the intervening
Vanish: Rizzoli Isles Series 5
The beautiful woman appears to be just another corpse in the morgue. But when medical examiner Maura Isles looks down at the body, she gets the fright of her life. The corpse opens its eyes. Now very much alive, the woman is rushed to the hospital, where she murders a security guard and seizes hostages,
Dinosaurs: How They Lived and Evolved: 2016
From the Victorian golden age of dinosaur discovery to the cutting edge of twenty-first century fossil forensics `Dinosaurs` unravels the mysteries of the most spectacular group of animals our planet has ever seen. Despite facing drastic climatic conditions including violent volcanic activity, searing temperatures and rising and plunging sea levels, the dinosaurs formed an evolutionary
Wildlife Photographer of the Year Portfolio 23
Presenting the year`s very best wildlife images, this powerful collection of pictures represents the work of many international photographers, both professionals and amateurs. It comprises all the winning and commended photographs from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013 competition, the most prestigious event of its kind in the world. The photographs are chosen by
Paws and Whiskers
This special anthology features the very best stories about cats and dogs from the world of children`s literature, chosen by bestselling author and Battersea Cats and Dogs Home patron Jacqueline Wilson. It includes a brand new story by Jacqueline herself, Leonie`s Pet Cat, as well as extracts from treasured classics such as The Hundred and
The Uncommoners: The Crooked Sixpence
When Ivy Sparrow`s grandmother Sylvie is rushed to hospital, Ivy and her annoying big brother Seb cannot imagine what lies in store for them. Returning to Sylvie`s house, they find it has been ransacked by unknown intruders – then a mysterious feather scratches an ominous message onto the kitchen wall, and a very strange policeman
Perfect
Summer, 1972: In the claustrophobic heat, eleven-year-old Byron and his friend begin `Operation Perfect`, a hapless mission to rescue Byron`s mother from impending crisis. Winter, present day: As frost creeps across the moor, Jim cleans tables in the local cafe, a solitary figure struggling with OCD. His job is a relief from the rituals that
True Grit (Junior Edition)
Who are the people that inspired Bear Grylls to become one of the world`s toughest adventurers? From famous explorers whose never-say-die attitude led them to achieve astonishing feats, to everyday people unexpectedly caught up in life-threatening situations, True Grit is a collection of some of the toughest feats of survival ever accomplished. Learn what it
Straight Jacket
`This is an essential read for every gay person on the planet` – Elton John`A really brilliant and moving read for everybody, especially LGBTQI+ people` – Olly Alexander, star of It`s A SinStraight Jacket is a revolutionary clarion call for gay men, the wider LGBT community, their friends and family. Part memoir, part ground-breaking polemic,
The Fairytale Hairdresser and the Sugar Plum Fairy
On the night of the winter ballet – disaster strikes! The Prince of the Land of Sweets has gone missing! Who will help defend the realm from the terrible Mouse King and Queen? With the help of some enchanted toys and some fabulous fairytale fashion, can the Fairytale Hairdresser save the day? The Fairytale Hairdresser:
Avenue of Mysteries
Juan Diego`s little sister is a mind reader. As a teenager, he struggles to keep anything secret – Lupe knows all the worst things that go through his mind. And sometimes she knows more. What a terrible burden it is to know – or to think you know – your future, or worse, the future
