Category Archives: Travel Guides
I Shall Wear Midnight: A Tiffany Aching Novel
Tiffany Aching is a witch alone. Well, that`s how she feels. Everyone seems so, apart. People respect her, but also fear her. There are loads of secrets she can`t share. And when the Baron dies, and Tiffany is framed for his murder, it`s clearer than ever that she is, well… Not liked.Now Tiffany must journey
The Shepherd`s Crown: A Tiffany Aching Novel
Tiffany Aching has finally got her wish. She is a witch (and a respected one, at that). Overworked and underpaid, that`s for certain, but a witch nonetheless. Help is at hand though. In the form of young Geoffrey and his goat. Geoffrey wants to be a witch too, and thinks he can save the world
Dodger
Dodger is a tosher – a sewer scavenger living in the squalor of Dickensian London. Everyone who is nobody knows Dodger. Anyone who is anybody doesn`t. But when he rescues a young girl from a beating, suddenly everybody wants to know him. And Dodger`s tale of skulduggery, dark plans and even darker deeds begins…
Long Lankin
Beware of Long Lankin …When Cora and her little sister Mimi are sent to stay with their great-aunt in the isolated village of Bryers Guerdon, they sense immediately that they`re not welcome. What they don`t know is that the last time two young girls were at Guerdon Hall, their visit ended in a mysterious, violent
Land of the Midnight Sun: Alexander`s Arctic Adventure
In an adventure of a lifetime, Alexander Armstrong wraps up warm and heads ever north to explore the hostile Arctic winter – the glittering landscape of Scandinavia, the isolated islands of Iceland and Greenland, and the final frontier of Canada and Alaska. Along the way he learns from the Marines how to survive sub-zero temperatures
Are the Dinosaurs Dead , Dad?
Dad takes Dave to the museum to look at dinosaurs. Dad is convinced that he knows all there is to know about these mighty beasts. And if nothing else he knows that they are most definitely dead. But Dave isn`t quite so sure…This is a highly original must-read story that rivals Not Now, Bernard in
The Tunnels: The Untold Story of the Escapes Under the Berlin Wall
“A story with so much inherent drama… a kaleidoscopic cold war story.” The GuardianIn the summer of 1962, one year after the rise of the Berlin Wall, a group of daring young West Germans risked prison, Stasi torture and even death to liberate friends, lovers, and strangers in East Berlin by digging tunnels under the
You Choose Colouring Book
Imagine you could go anywhere, with anyone and do anything. Where would you live? Where would you sleep? Who would be your friends? What games would you play? Go on …You choose! With the help of Nick Sharratt`s wonderful illustrations, Pippa looks at a whole range of scenarios where choosing is made fun! There are
The Long and Winding Road
Winner of the Parliamentary Book Award, best memoir by a Parliamentarian, 2016From the condemned slums of Southam Street in West London to the corridors of power in Westminster, Alan Johnson`s multi-award-winning autobiography charts an extraordinary journey, almost unimaginable in today`s Britain. This third volume tells of Alan`s early political skirmishes as a trades union leader,
Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World`s Greatest Nuclear Disaster
“An invaluable contribution to history.” Serhii Plokhy”Tells the story of the disaster and its gruesome aftermath with thriller-like flair. `Midnight in Chernobyl` is wonderful and chilling… written with skill and passion.” Luke Harding, The Observer”Superb, enthralling and necessarily terrifying… every step feels spring-loaded with tension… extraordinary.” The New York Times The story of Chernobyl is
Amazons: The Real Warrior Women of the Ancient World
Since the time of the ancient Greeks we have been fascinated by accounts of the Amazons, an elusive tribe of hard-fighting, horse-riding female warriors. Equal to men in battle, legends claimed they cut off their right breasts to improve their archery skills and routinely killed their male children to purify their ranks. For centuries people
Origin: (Robert Langdon Book 5)
Sunday Times #1 BestsellerNew York Times #1 Bestseller The global bestseller – Origin is the latest Robert Langdon novel from the author of The Da Vinci Code.`Fans will not be disappointed` The TimesRobert Langdon, Harvard professor of symbology and religious iconology, arrives at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao to attend the unveiling of an astonishing scientific
Barbarians at the Wall: The First Nomadic Empire and the Making of China
The people of the first nomadic empire left no written records, but from 200 BC they dominated the heart of Asia for 400 years. They changed the world. The Mongols, today`s descendants of Genghis Khan, see them as ancestors. Their rise cemented Chinese unity and inspired the first Great Wall. Their heirs under Attila the
A Pair of Silver Wings
It can take a lifetime to heal the wounds of war”Brings history to life” GuardianEdward Enderby has never spoken about being an RAF fighter pilot. But fifty years after the greatest conflict the world has ever seen, he must finally confront the memories he has tried so hard to forget.From the bright skies over England
Sicily `43: A Times Book of the Year
`James Holland is the best of the new generation of WW2 historians.` Sebastian Faulks`Holland`s skill lies in bringing these warriors to life with vivid prose.` The TimesShortlisted for the 2021 British Army Military Book of the Year This is the story of the biggest seaborne landing in history.Codenamed Operation HUSKY, the assault on Sicily on
Christmas with the Spitfire Girls
Yorkshire 1944: All they want this year is a truly happy Christmas… The end of the war feels tantalisingly close, but Air Transport Auxiliary girls Bobbie, Viv and Mary have plenty more flights in their beloved Spitfires yet – battling everything from snow to enemy fire on their journeys. Risking their lives doing their bit
A Really Short History of Nearly Everything
Bill Bryson’s A Really Short History of Nearly Everything is a fun and fact-filled illustrated children’s version of his best-selling adult title Short History of Nearly Everything. Bryson’s story-telling makes the ‘How?’ and the ‘Who?’ of scientific discovery entertaining and accessible for the younger audience. The book explores the mysteries of space and time, the
The Bomber
Seven days. Three killings. And one woman who knows too much…Crime reporter Annika Bengtzon is woken by a phonecall in the early hours of a wintry December morning. An explosion has ripped apart the Olympic Stadium. And a victim has been blown to pieces. As Annika delves into the details of the bombing and the
Please, Mister Postman
In July 1969, while the Rolling Stones played a free concert in Hyde Park, Alan Johnson and his young family left West London to start a new life. The Britwell Estate in Slough, apparently notorious among the locals, in fact came as a blessed relief after the tensions of Notting Hill, and the local community
Johnny Kingdom`s West Country Tales
There are few people better acquainted with the West Country than Johnny Kingdom. His knowledge of local wildlife is second to none, but he`s also a fount of knowledge when it comes to all the old stories that get passed down from generation to generation. “West Country Tales” is a charming collection of these local
