June 1940. In just weeks, General Erwin Rommel’s 7th Panzer Division – dubbed the ‘Ghost Division’ — had driven headlong through Allied forces in Belgium and France
''What holds sway over this country without morals, beliefs, or feelings? Gold and pleasure.''Sexual attraction, artistic insight, and the often ironic relationship between them…
How does a little blob floating in jelly turn into a hopping, croaking frog? This inventive information book, specially written for little children and with interactive holes, is…
Winner of the Booker Prize 1971 and nominated for the Golden Man Booker Prize in 2018. A young Indian servant in Washington. An Asian West Indian in London. Both are far from home…
Matt wears a black suit every day. No, not because his mom died – although she did, and it sucks. But he wears the suit for his gig at the local funeral home, which pays way…
Wonder: The Natural History Museum Poetry Book by Ana Sampson is a beautiful collection of poetry with poems inspired by The Natural History Museum. Covering everything from the…
A stunning exploration of London’s most beautiful, interesting and unusual members’ club architecture and interiors. London has more private members’ clubs than any other…
Life is never dull for Winnie and Wilbur! In ''Hot Cross Winnie'' a shopping trip turns into a desperate hunt for a missing Wilbur; in ''Winnie''s Book Day'' a problem with…
Winnie and Wilbur are not afraid of taking the plunge. In ''Winnie''s Mouse Organ'' Winnie discovers that the little rodents that share her house have undiscovered musical talents…
Everyone knows Winnie can be a little batty. In ''Big Top Winnie'' Winnie and Wilbur enjoy some clowning around; in ''Winnie''s Bubble Trouble'' Wilbur must save Winnie from…
''The Darkness Before Them brims with magic, monsters and intrigue, and the depth of the world is wonderfully, enthrallingly complex . . . a delight'' Ben GalleyALL PATHS LEAD TO…
This compilation of quick crosswords will delight and frustrate word fanatics. Challenge yourself and increase your vocabulary with these speedy brainteasers from the UK''s best…
'Eliade writes of the shamans with [a] masterly combination of sympathy and detachment.' - New York Times Book Review
A rip-roaring Fargo Adventure from the Grand Master of Adventure, Clive Cussler.In the stormy wastes of Canada''s Baffin Island, treasure hunters Sam and Remi Fargo make an…
The next great page-turner from the master of the noir spy novel.By 1939, thousands of Italian intellectuals, teachers and lawyers, journalists and scientists, had fled Mussolini'…