Category Archives: Globes
Private Peaceful
A stunning new edition of this modern classic of World War One, featuring a new introduction by the author and insightful testimonies from soldiers, to commemorate the centenary of the Battle of the Somme. Told in the voice of Private Tommo Peaceful, the story follows twenty-four hours at the front, and captures his memories of
The World`s Worst Children
READ BY DAVID WALLIAMS, with Nitin Ganatra as Raj – listen to David perform these ten cautionary tales introducing a delightfully dreadful cast of characters. Are you ready to listen to the World`s Worst Children? Five beastly boys and five gruesome girls! * Like Sofia Sofa – a TV super-fan so stuck to the sofa
Radio Boy and the Revenge of Grandad (Radio Boy, Book 2)
Debut sensation Christian O`Connell is back with more hilarious adventures of Spike, super-star radio DJ… and trouble-prone ordinary kid. The World`s youngest DJ is still the talk of the town. A town that`s about to turn against him. Radio Boy and his team, Artie and Holly, are back and continue to broadcast live to the
The Times 2 Jumbo Crossword Book 12: 60 of the World`s Biggest Puzzles from the Times 2
A super-sized challenge for crossword lovers, selected by the times2 Crossword Editor John Grimshaw. This Crossword appears weekly in the Saturday edition of The Times. The puzzles offer the same challenge as The Times2 daily crossword but the larger grid packs an extra punch! The clues are also a little more testing than the daily
A Piece of the World
`Graceful, moving and powerful . . . a wonderful story that seems to have been waiting, all this time, for Kline to come along and tell it` MICHAEL CHABON For decades, Christina Olson`s whole world has been a rocky, windswept point on the coast of Maine, the farmhouse her ancestors fled to from the Salem
Farthest Field: An Indian Story of the Second World War
Described as `a masterpiece` by critics, this remarkable book tells the story of war through the lives, heartbreaks and deaths of a single family. If you loved The English Patient or Rohinton Mistry`s Fine Balance or Katherine Boo`s Behind the Beautiful Forevers, you will love this book. Three young men gazed at him from silver-framed
And Then There Were None: The World`s Favourite Agatha Christie Book
The book that topped the international online poll held in Agatha Christie`s 125th birthday year to discover which of her 80 crime books was the world`s favourite. 1939. Europe teeters on the brink of war. Ten strangers are invited to Soldier Island, an isolated rock near the Devon coast. Cut off from the mainland, with
Letter to an Unknown Soldier: If You Could Write a Letter to a First World War Soldier, What Would You Say?
On Platform One of Paddington Station in London, there is a statue of an unknown soldier; he`s reading a letter. On the hundredth anniversary of the declaration of war everyone in the country was invited to take a moment and write that letter. A selection of those letters are published here, in a new kind
Charmed Life: The Phenomenal World of Philip Sassoon
The story of a fascinating man who connected the great politicians, artists and thinkers at the height of British global power and influence. A famed aesthete and patron, Philip Sassoon`s world was one of luxury and classic English elegance with oriental flair. He gathered a social set that would provide inspiration for Brideshead. There you
An Eagle in the Snow
The powerful new novel from the master storyteller – inspired by the true story of one man who might have stopped World War II. 1940. The train is under attacks from German fighters. In the darkness, sheltering in a railway tunnel, the stranger in the carriage with Barney and his mother tells them a story
The World`s Favourite: And Then There Were None, Murder on the Orient Express, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
A boxed set of the three books that have been confirmed in a popular vote as the World`s Favourite Agatha Christie novels. In a worldwide poll to mark the Queen of Crime`s 125th birthday on 15 September 2015, three books stood out as clear favourites amongst Christie fans past and present. And Then There Were
Universal Man: The Seven Lives of John Maynard Keynes
From the bestselling and award-winning author of `An English Affair`, a dazzlingly original thematic biography which throws fresh light on the greatest economist of the twentieth century. John Maynard Keynes is the man who saved Britain from financial crisis not once but twice – over the course of two World Wars. He remains a highly
The Evolution of Everything: How Small Changes Transform Our World
`If there is one dominant myth about the world, one huge mistake we all make …it is that we all go around assuming the world is much more of a planned place than it is.` From the industrial revolution and the rise of China, to urbanisation and the birth of bitcoin, Matt Ridley demolishes conventional
Middle-Earth: From Script to Screen: Building the World of the Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit
For the first time ever, the epic, in-depth story of the creation of one of the most famous fantasy worlds ever imagined, a richly illustrated compendium that reveals the breathtaking craftsmanship, artistry, and technology behind the magical Middle-earth of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit Motion Picture Trilogies, directed by Peter Jackson. The
Labrador: The Story of the World`s Favourite Dog
A social history of Labradors, and how they have become the world`s most beloved dogs, by writer, presenter and long-time dog lover Ben Fogle, whose beloved black Labrador, Inca, famously accompanied him on numerous journeys and adventures. Labradors are the most popular breed of dog in the world. Not only a great family companion, they
The World of David Walliams: 6-Book Mega Box-Set
SIX hilarious and moving novels from bestselling, critically acclaimed author, David Walliams, in one MEGA box-set! DEMON DENTIST: Strange things were happening in the dead of night. When children put a tooth under their pillow for the tooth fairy, they would wake to find something creepy in its place. Evil was at work. But who
Divergent Series Box Set (Books 1-4 Plus World of Divergent)
No. 1 New York Times bestsellers DIVERGENT, INSURGENT and ALLEGIANT plus FOUR – A DIVERGENT COLLECTION and WORLD OF DIVERGENT available as a set for the first time! DIVERGENT is a major motion picture in 2014. Divergent: Sixteen-year-old Tris has been forced to make a terrible choice. In a divided society where everyone must conform,
World Factfile
From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, this illustrated reference book gives a brief description and essential statistical information for each of 195 independent countries and dependent territories.
Deserter: The Last Untold Story of the Second World War
A poet, a gangster and an agent of the Resistance; `Deserter` details three astonishing lives shaped by the decision to flee during WWII. During the Second World War, the British lost 100,000 troops to desertion, and the Americans 50,000. Commonwealth forces from Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Britain`s colonial empire also left the
