The nineteenth-century craze for building pleasure piers around the coast of Britain has left a legacy of seaside fun unmatched around the world. Although some of Britain’s…
"There is no greater sorrow than to be mindful of the happy time in misery." Dante Alighieri''s Inferno, the first Canticle in the epic poetic masterpiece The Divine Comedy, is…
From the bestselling Simon James Green and Garry Parsons, comes thisbeautifully-told, gorgeously illustrated picture book about whatit REALLY means to be fabulous!
A delightful treasure trove of tips on how to hold animals without hurting them.Should you hold a mouse by its tail? A grasshopper by its leg? A butterfly by its wing?How do you…
In Why Knowledge Matters, influential scholar E. D. Hirsch, Jr., addresses critical issues in contemporary education reform and shows how cherished truisms about education and…
You thought capitalism was permanent? Think again.David Harvey unravels the contradictions at the heart of capitalism-its drive, for example, to accumulate capital beyond the…
An original Gears of War novel, exclusively detailing the aftermath of the Locust War written by New York Times bestselling author Michael A. Stackpole.THE END OF THE LOCUST WAR…
With full captions explaining how these species hunt and feed, nest, and rear their young, Birds of Prey is a brilliant examination in outstanding color photographs. Birds of…
We are surrounded by stationery: half-chewed Cristal Bics and bent paper clips, rubber bands to fiddle with or ping, blunt pencils, rubbers and Tipp-ex are integral parts of our…
Appeals to both manga and colouring fans. Fun-to-colour illustrations. By bestselling how-to-draw author Christopher Hart. Bestselling how-to-draw author Christopher Hart…
The perfect first picture board book for your child to learn about food. Well researched pictures will help your baby to identify food items, build vocabulary and improve their…
Award-winning picture book star Oliver Jeffers explores themes of love and loss in this life-affirming and uplifting tale.Once there was a girl who was full of wonderment at how…
Professor Puffendorf is a world-class inventor: where would any of us be without her Unburnable Toast or her Smell-o-Telephone? She shares her laboratory with her much-loved…
''Timeless'' HELEN MOORE, DAILY EXPRESS''I try to get every girly girl to read this one because those four sisters are so real. Everybody''s favourite is Jo, the tomboy who wants…
