Category Archives: Travel Guides
The Gaze
From award-winning writer Elif Shafak, the Orange Prize long-listed author of The Forty Rules of Love and The Architect`s Apprentice, The Gaze is a humorous and carnivalesque exploration of what it means to look and be looked at…An obese woman and her lover, a dwarf, are sick of being stared at wherever they go and
LEGO Ninjago Build Your Own Adventure
Get ready for your own Ninja adventure! Build, play and learn all about the thrilling world of LEGO[registered] NINJAGO[trademark]. LEGO[registered] NINJAGO[trademark]: Build your own Adventure combines great ideas for building with exciting stories. Get inspired to build with creative NINJAGO-themed story starters, then play out your own Ninja adventures using your LEGO bricks. Comes with
Tudor
A spectacular and engaging non-fiction Eyewitness guide to one of history`s most turbulent periods, the Tudor era Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived. We all know the famous rhyme but do you know which Queen out-lived Henry VIII? Who ruled after his death? Or what life was like for Tudor children? Find out in Eyewitness
Victorians
A spectacular and engaging non-fiction Eyewitness guide to one of history`s most fascinating periods, the Victorian era. What did the Victorians invent? Was this a peaceful era? How many children did Queen Victoria have? Find out in Eyewitness Victorians and discover this peaceful and prosperous era which produced huge developments in technology and engineering, alongside
The Very Busy Spider
This is a beautiful and classic picture book from Eric Carle – “The Very Busy Spider”. Early one morning a little spider begins to spin her web on a fencepost. In this multi-sensory book, children can feel the pictures as well as see them, while they hear or read the easy rhythmic text. Alongside the
Knight
This book includes a spectacular and engaging non-fiction eyewitness guide to the most revered noblemen in history, “Knights”. How did you become a “Knight”? When would you be sent on crusades? What are caltrops and how were they used? Find out in eyewitness “Knight” and discover what is was like to be a “Knight”. From
Mr Loverman: From the Booker Prize-Winning Auhtor of `Girl, Woman, Other`
From the Booker Prize-Winnign Author of `Girl, Woman, Other`Treat a loved one to this joyful, big-hearted read from Booker Prize-winning novelist Bernardine Evaristo…”[`Mr Loverman` is] Brokeback Mountain with ackee and saltfish and old people” Dawn FrenchBarrington Jedidiah Walker is seventy-four and leads a double life. Born and bred in Antigua, he`s lived in Hackney since
A Hologram for the King
New from Dave Eggers, National Book Award finalist A Hologram for the King. In a rising Saudi Arabian city, far from weary, recession-scarred America, a struggling businessman pursues a last-ditch attempt to stave off foreclosure, pay his daughter`s college tuition, and finally do something great. In A Hologram for the King, Dave Eggers takes us
Made in India: Cooked in Britain: Recipes from an Indian Family Kitchen
Real Indian food is fresh, simple and packed with flavour and in this book, Meera Sodha introduces Britain to the food she grew up eating here every day. Unlike the stuff you get at your local curry house, her food is fresh, vibrant and surprisingly quick and easy to make. In this collection, Meera serves
Gretel and the Dark
Gretel and the Dark is Eliza Granville`s dazzling novel of darkness, evil – and hope. It is suitable for fans of Markus Zusak`s The Book Thief and Guillermo del Toro`s Pan`s Labyrinth. Vienna, 1899. Josef Breuer – celebrated psychoanalyst – is about to encounter his strangest case yet. Found by the lunatic asylum, thin, head
The Tao Of Travel
Paul Theroux celebrates fifty years of wandering the globe by collecting the best writing on travel from the books that shaped him, as a reader and a traveller. Part philosophical guide, part miscellany, part reminiscence, “The Tao of Travel” enumerates `The Contents of Some Travellers` Bags` and exposes `Writers Who Wrote About Places They Never
The Circle
Fast, thrilling, compulsively addictive – The Circle is Dave Eggers` timely novel about our obsession with the internet. When Mae is hired to work for the Circle, the world`s most powerful internet company, she feels she`s been given the opportunity of a lifetime. Run out of a sprawling California campus, the Circle links users` personal
To be Continued…
An utterly mad, entirely heart-warming Highland adventure from the Man Booker-longlisted author of And the Land lay Still Douglas is fifty years old – he`s just lost his job, been kicked out by his girlfriend and moved back into his dad`s house. Just when things are starting to look hopeless, he makes a very unexpected
The Tea Book
This book helps to experience the world`s finest tea. The Tea Book guides you through the best ways to choose, prepare and taste the many different varieties of tea available around the world, with everything you need to know to bring the fragrance and allure of the tea shop into your home. The essential companion
The Shakespeare Book
The Shakespeare Book is the perfect primer to the works of William Shakespeare, packed with witty illustrations and inspirational quotes. Covering every work, from the comedies of Twelfth Night and As You Like It to the tragedies of Julius Caesar and Hamlet, plus lost plays and less well-known works of poetry. Easy-to-understand graphics and illustrations
Marvel`s the Avengers Encyclopedia
Marvel`s The Avengers Encyclopedia is the most comprehensive volume of Marvel`s premier Super Hero team ever. Follow the genesis of the team and the individual heroes – including Captain America, Thor, Iron Man and the Hulk – and their many friends and foes. Super Hero profiles explode from the page with stunning Marvel comic book
Ocean A Children`s Encyclopedia
This book explores the hidden depths of the ocean with this stunning visual encyclopedia for kids Ocean: A Children`s Encyclopedia reveals the secrets of the seas through stunning images and beautiful photography to engage and educate kids. From the Arctic to the Caribbean, tiny plankton to giant whales, sandy beaches to the deepest depths, Ocean:
Wildlife of the World
Wildlife of the World is a spectacular celebration of global wildlife bringing you face to face with the most fascinating animals on Earth. Journey through some of the most scenic and rich animal habitats, from the Amazon rainforest to the Himalayas, the Sahara to the South Pole, and get closer than you ever imagined to
SAS: Rogue Heroes – The Authorized Wartime History
From the secret SAS archives, and acclaimed author Ben Macintyre: the first ever authorized history of the SAS`Impeccably researched, superbly told – by far the best book on the SAS in World War II` – Antony BeevorIn the summer of 1941, at the height of the war in the Western Desert, a bored and eccentric
