Category Archives: Accessories
Five Little Pigs (Poirot)
Agatha Christie`s ingenious murder mystery, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers. Beautiful Caroline Crale was convicted of poisoning her husband, yet there were five other suspects: Philip Blake (the stockbroker) who went to market; Meredith Blake (the amateur herbalist) who stayed
Pinocchio
The perfect gift for all ages, Pinocchio as you`ve never seen him before: telling his own story through the master storyteller and award-winning author of WAR HORSE. “Now – there`s no point in pretending here – I was, and still am deep down, a puppet. Everyone knows Pinocchio is a puppet. I reckon I must
Hercule Poirot`s Christmas (Poirot)
Agatha Christie`s seasonal mystery thriller, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers.It is Christmas Eve. The Lee family reunion is shattered by a deafening crash of furniture, followed by a high-pitched wailing scream. Upstairs, the tyrannical Simeon Lee lies dead in a
The Day the Crayons Quit
Debut author Drew Daywalt and international bestseller Oliver Jeffers team up to create a colourful solution to a crayon-based crisis in this playful, imaginative story that will have children laughing and playing with their crayons in a whole new way. Poor Duncan just wants to colour in. But when he opens his box of crayons,
Evil Under the Sun (Poirot)
Agatha Christie`s exotic seaside mystery thriller, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers. It was not unusual to find the beautiful bronzed body of the sun-loving Arlena Stuart stretched out on a beach, face down. Only, on this occasion, there was no
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: Being the Adventures of Ser Duncan the Tall, and His Squire, Egg
A century before A GAME OF THRONES, two unlikely heroes wandered Westeros…A KNIGHT OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS compiles the first three official prequel novellas to George R.R. Martin`s ongoing masterwork, A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE. Before Tyrion Lannister and Podrick Payne there was Dunk and Egg. A young, naive but courageous hedge knight, Ser
Secret War: Spies, Codes and Guerrillas 1939-1945
`As gripping as any spy thriller, Hastings`s achievement is especially impressive, for he has produced the best single volume yet written on the subject` Sunday Times `Authoritative, exciting and notably well written` Daily Telegraph `A serious work of rigourous and comprehensive history …royally entertaining and readable` Mail on Sunday In `The Secret War`, Max Hastings
Murder on the Orient Express (Poirot)
Agatha Christie`s most famous murder mystery, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers. Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of the year, but by the morning it
Mr Atkinson`s Rum Contract: The Story of a Tangled Inheritance
Shortlisted for the RSL Christopher Bland Prize 2021 `Rarely has family history been so vivid` JENNY UGLOW `An extraordinarily original work` AMANDA FOREMAN Like many well-to-do Georgian families, the Atkinsons` wealth was acquired at a terrible cost, through the labour and lives of enslaved Africans. Drawing on his ancestors` private correspondence, Richard Atkinson pieces together
Munnu: A Boy from Kashmir
A beautifully drawn graphic novel that illuminates the conflicted land of Kashmir, through a young boy`s childhood. Seven-year-old Munnu is growing up in Indian-administered Kashmir. Life revolves around his family: Mama, Papa, sister Shahnaz, brothers Adil and Akhtar and, his favourite, older brother Bilal. It also revolves around Munnu`s two favourite things – sugar and
An Alphabet of Stories
The alphabet is gloriously brought to life by international best-selling picture book creator, Oliver Jeffers. This beautiful paperback edition is based on Once Upon an Alphabet which won the CBI Book of the Year Award. From an astronaut afraid of heights, to dynamic detectives the Owl and the Octopus, by way of some rusting robots,
Bing: Something for Daddy
An exciting new relaunch of Ted Dewan`s Bing books – resized and beautifully produced for the next generation of toddlers – paving the way for Bing`s TV debut in 2014. Ted Dewan has created a series that focuses on the dynamic between toddler and parent, and that speaks to them both equally, about life as
The Architecture of the Cocktail: Constructing The Perfect Cocktail From The Bottom Up
Is it better for a martini to be shaken, not stirred? Does it matter which order you add the ingredients of a Long Island Iced Tea? How many ice cubes can you add to a margarita without compromising the flavour? The perfect home begins with a blueprint and a dream, and your perfect cocktail should
Supercat vs the Chip Thief
The first hilarious book in a super new series by bestselling author and queen of comedy, Jeanne Willis. Meet Tiger – an ordinary, tubby tabby cat. But Tiger has a secret! Just one lick of a toxic sock and he transforms into…SUPERCAT! Now, with his astonishing powers and his best friend James, can Supercat save
Who Gets What – and Why: Understand the Choices You Have, Improve the Choices You Make
This book shows how our lives are shaped not only by the choices we make, but by the choices we have. From dating, school and university applications to the job market, understand the most important decisions you`ll ever make with insights from a Nobel Prize-winner. Who Gets What and Why is a piquantly written, mind-expanding
The Sons of Scarlatti
Humour and high adventure combine in the biggest, new action adventure in years – even if its characters are very small. Infinity Drake – aka Finn – is off on holiday with his mad scientist uncle when they are summoned to a crisis meeting. Scarlatti, a lethal bio-weapon – an ber-wasp killing machine – has
The Moon Field
A poignant story of love and redemption, The Moon Field explores the loss of innocence through a war that destroys everything except the bonds of human hearts. No man`s land is a place in the heart: pitted, cratered and empty as the moon…Hidden in a soldier`s tin box are a painting, a pocket watch, and
The Silmarillion
A new B-format edition of this novel, designed to take fans of `The Hobbit` and `The Lord of the Rings` deeper into the myths and legends of Middle-earth`The Silmarillion` is an account of the Elder Days, of the First Age of Tolkien`s world. It is the ancient drama to which the characters in The Lord
Diary Of A Christmas Wombat
A hilarious view of Christmas as seen through the eyes of Mothball the wombat. Christmas comes but once a year and it`s just as well for Santa`s reindeer who have to fight with Mothball for the carrots left out for them by the local children. And when Mothball takes an unexpected sleigh ride, it`s not
