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You might have heard the word ‘atlas’ and thought, isn’t that a dusty old book with maps and stuff? But hang on – this is a totally WEIRD atlas: a curious collection of the strangest places on Earth! As you journey through this book, you’ll discover some of the most weird and wonderful places on every continent. And sometimes, you’ll travel back in time to discover the strange histories of these locations.
Nappies are yuuech!, said the little princess. There must be something better! Tony Ross’s hilarious account of royal potty training will amuse young children and help their parents.
Originally published in Big Issue magazine as a short story this is now an irresistible clothbound stocking-filler gift book. Christmas is coming, and everyone seems happy behind their cosy front doors – except Evie’s family. Ever since Mum and Grandpa had their big argument, Mum has been sad and Grandpa has stopped coming round. Then Evie’s beloved cat, Pax, runs away. Evie knows she won’t survive out there on her own. If only Grandpa was here! He would know what to do. As Evie searches the streets for Pax, can she hope for not one miracle, but two?
A perfect story for young horse-enthusiasts, kids learning their first words and as a bedtime read-aloud, this board book is a must-have introduction to reading for a new baby, new parents or to gift at baby showers and birthdays. Your horse is brown, but it could be other colours, too. It can do a lot of things, like run, walk, and jump. But best of all, it will keep your secrets. It will never ever tell. At the end of the day, it will sleep, your secrets held behind closed eyes, and you can sleep, too.
Henri the mouse and Miko the bee adore winter. Even on the coldest of days there is so much to do. There are snowballs to throw, snowcakes to decorate and candlelit feasts to gather ’round. The pair revel in the wonders of the festive season, but most of all, Henri and Miko celebrate friendship – with old friends, and new ones too! Together, it surely will be a winter to remember.
There was once a greedy wolf. He was so greedy that every day he would eat enough food for TEN birthday parties and still be hungry for more. A wicked and ravenous wolf is on the prowl for dinner when he spots, dun dun dun, seven young goats left at home alone. But, fear not, whilst these kid goats may be little, they are clever, innovative and have enough downright silly tricks in hand to avoid getting eaten and maybe even get a little (or rather big) snack themselves.
Goat has had enough of eating grass. She wants to try something different – the dog’s food, the pig’s potatoes and even the farmer’s pants. But things go wrong in this hilarious, but cautionary, farmyard tale.
A novel of secrets and female solidarity set in post-war Milan, by one of Italy’s most significant women writers.
An updated and revised edition detailing a critical period in the history of the British Army.
The oldest mystery specialty bookstore in the world, The Mysterious Bookshop, has for most of its forty-five-year history commissioned an original short story as a holiday gift for its customers. Written exclusively for the store and never published elsewhere, the stories were given as a holiday gift to its customers as a thank you for their business, handed out or mailed between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day. The prompt for the story requires three elements: that it be set at Christmastime, that it involve a crime of some kind, or the suspicion of one, and that it be set at least partially in the bookstore. And from these loose structural guidelines, diverse tales took flight. The dozen tales included in this volume are among the finest to be produced in this annual tradition, sure to charm any reader looking for a holiday-themed escape.
Set in the rich farmland of California’s Salinas Valley, this powerful, often shocking, story follows the intertwined destinies of two families – the Trasks and the Hamiltons.
<p>In <em>Money Market Mayhem</em>, David Buik takes readers inside the high-stakes, fast-evolving world of the City of London, offering a candid and often irreverent account of a career spent at the heart of global finance. </p><p></p>
Lisa Maffia is the queen of UK garage. She is a multi-talented singer-songwriter, musician, fashion designer, model and presenter. A legend in her own right, she has accumulated various awards and accolades including a Mobo, a BRIT and a Q Award. In ‘First Lady,’ Lisa candidly reflects on her struggles with identity, early motherhood, abusive relationships and the pressures of fame, while also recalling her experiences as the only female member of the award-winning collective So Solid Crew.
Dissatisfied with the ways of life he has experienced, Siddhartha, the handsome son of a Brahmin, leaves his family and his friend, Govinda, in search of a higher state of being. Having experienced the myriad forms of existence, from immense wealth and luxury to the pleasures of sensual and paternal love, Siddhartha finally settles down beside a river, where a humble ferryman teaches him his most valuable lesson yet.
Benjamin Stanton – decorated Gulf War veteran, star jurist in Europe’s highest courts, orphan, addict. But after an unexpected encounter his allegiance begins to shift. Introduced by his new handler to the petit bleus pills, which take away. Introduced by his new handler to the petit bleu pills, he finds himself surrendering to sublime visions: of sublime nerve-rays conjoining all spaces and all humanity in a great web of pure benevolence, in which lurk traces of a violent incident back in Iraq. Soon Stanton finds himself passing out Court documents to Pirotti’s colleagues – or just passing out. When the Court begins to detect leaks in security, its suspicion falls on anyone but Stanton, who can do no wrong. Indeed, it is he who has been charged with the task of drafting a landmark ruling, more important than anything he has written before.
In this rich and engaging collection of essays, Tessa Hadley reflects on a lifetime of reading with the clarity and perceptiveness that have made her one of the most widely loved names in contemporary fiction. She charts her development as a lover of literature from a book-mad childhood shaped by libraries and imaginary worlds, through the long, uncertain years of writing and teaching, to the mature artistic vision that defines her work today. Here, Tessa Hadley turns to writers as varied as George Eliot and George Saunders, Tolstoy and Elizabeth Bowen, and looks closely at a handful of paintings. Throughout, her sharp eye, precise judgement, and instinct for style guides the reader towards the pleasures found in each text, and in a life made richer, deeper, and more fully imagined through art.
The Village in Britain
1 × £25.00 First Lady
1 × £22.00 The Other Love
1 × £12.99 The Weirdest Wonders on Earth
1 × £14.99 Subtotal: £74.98