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Willy the Whizz and the Wormhole
Willy the Whizz and the Wormhole
Funnell, Lyn
¥19.52
Will Spalding had an IQ of 172. But nobody knew it yet. And nobody would realise it even when he constructed what was probably the most amazing invention that the world had ever seen. Actually most of the world would never see it!Read the hilarious story of what happens when Will's little sister Maud crawls into it, and how Will and his friends (with the help of Einstein the dog) try to get her back without Will's Mum Pru finding out.
Paris Peace Conference 1919
Paris Peace Conference 1919
Shepley, Nick
¥29.33
In six months, from December 1918 to May 1919, the fate of the world was decided by a small group of statesmen and diplomats in Paris. The First World War had left behind a chaotic legacy of new nations, collapsed empires and the question of how Germany should be punished. This eBook is the first in a new series called 'Study Essentials', which takes complex historical events and makes them accessible and easy to understand for students of all experience and abilities. If you are studying inter war diplomacy for the first time, this eBook is the perfect introduction to the Paris Peace Conference. It includes:* A short history of the First World War* An overview of the victorious powers* An overview of the defeated powers* The history of European empires after the war* The historiography of the Paris Peace Conference* Advice on how to answer essay questions
I'm Alan Partridge Quiz & Trivia Book
I'm Alan Partridge Quiz & Trivia Book
McCaighey, Mark
¥29.33
Aha! It's 'The I'm Alan Partridge Quiz & Trivia Book' 100 questions featuring Norwich's very own broadcasting legend and embarrassing son. Test your knowledge on all twelve episodes of 'I'm Alan Partridge' from his pro-longed stay at the Linton Travel Tavern to his static caravan days with Sonja, his Ukrainian girlfriend. This excellent book also has a 'Fact of the Day' accompanying each episode and in 'Partridge's Particles' some of the key moments in the life of the nation's favourite broadcaster are highlighted. Needless to say, 'The I'm Alan Partridge Quiz & Trivia Book' will entertain and inform (just like Alan himself) and is an absolute must-have for Partridge fans of all ages.
London Underground The Quiz Book
London Underground The Quiz Book
Dugdale, Mike
¥19.52
For the last 150 years, every Londoner, tourist, and visitor uses the tube to explore and enjoy London. But behind the facade of ox-blood brick buildings and colourful diagrams lies a wealth of history and interesting facts. This book tests your knowledge in this area with 250 questions (and answers) about this incredible network.
Travels through History - The Balkans
Travels through History - The Balkans
Worker, Julian
¥19.52
The Macedonians build a fountain and upset the Greeks. Villages on the road to Lake Ohrid fly Albanian flags instead of Macedonian ones. Kosovan taxi drivers believe fundamentalists are being sponsored in their country by former foes. Dubrovnik is so popular a one-way system is now in operation on the city walls. In Sarajevo, the place the First World War started is not easy to find, but evidence of more recent atrocities is. Memories are long in The Balkans, contrasts and contradictions are all around. History is always in your face, reminding you nothing stays the same for long in this most fascinating corner of Europe.
Black Angel
Black Angel
Jones, Conrad
¥19.52
When Conrad Jones helps the police identify an occultist symbol carved into the chest of a murder victim, he attracts the attention of a Satanic cult who believe themselves to be human vampires. He writes a book about them exposing how far reaching their influence is and they desperately want to silence him. Hunted by the cult and by the law, he has no choice but to become the hunter.... A gritty, violent thriller based on recent true events.
Myths that Every Child Should Know
Myths that Every Child Should Know
Hamilton Wright Mabie, Hamilton Wright
¥19.52
A fantastic collection of 16 classic legends from ancient mythology, compiled by American essayist, editor, critic, and lecturer Hamilton Wright Mabie.
News from Nowhere
News from Nowhere
Morris, William
¥19.52
William Morris' classic novel News from Nowhere has been enjoyed by readers around the world for 120 years.A soft science-fiction, this is an exploration of socialist ideas, following the story of William Guest, a man who falls asleep after a Socialist League meeting to find himself waking up in a future socialist society.
Old Curiosity Shop
Old Curiosity Shop
Dickens, Charles
¥19.52
Charles Dickens' The Old Curiosity Shop has been enjoyed by readers of all ages around the world for 170 years.Follow the story of little orphan Nell Trent, living in her grandfather's curiosity shop in London.
Old Indian Days
Old Indian Days
Eastman, Charles Alexander
¥19.52
Fifteen classic Native American tales by Native American writer, physician, and reformer Charles Alexander Eastman.
British Crime and Prison Quiz Book
British Crime and Prison Quiz Book
Courtney, Dave
¥58.76
Will you be held at gunpoint and find yourself reaching for the panic button or will you be laughing all the way to the bank as you try to answer this quiz book's 450 testing questions cunningly prepared by former London gangster and nowadays best-selling celebrity author and film-maker Dave Courtney and ex-prison officer Jim Dawkins? Covering all aspects of the British underworld and the heroes and villains that have grabbed media attention and stirred up public interest and imagination, this book is as much an educational treasure trove as it is a quiz book. With a fitting foreword by Charles Bronson, this is definitely a quiz book with an encyclopaedic twist and is guaranteed to provoke hours of reminiscing and discussion about the daring escapades and notorious characters that have stamped an indelible mark on the British crime scene.
Healing Teas for your Body, Mind & Soul
Healing Teas for your Body, Mind & Soul
Carraz-Bernabei, Estelle
¥19.52
Enhance your life with the great therapeutic and healthful benefits of teas. From green tea to herbal decoctions that can treat obesity to the common cold. Find useful ways to relax the mind, strengthen the body, and soothe the soul. In the book of Healing Teas for your Body, Mind & Soul you will discover: * How to blend, brew, and appreciate more than 45 varieties of green,white,black, oolong and herbal teas. * Up-to-date information on the health benefits of drinking green tea. * Common ailments and how they can be helped with herbal teas. * Wonderful tea history, recipes, glossary tea terms, therapeutic benefits, and traditions from around the world
Ten Camels for My Wife
Ten Camels for My Wife
Meadows, John
¥48.95
A highly entertaining anecdotal collection of humorous life observations during a trip around the world. Travelling by bus to Kathmandu, the author experiences hair-raising misadventures: a chase through Jerusalem, a gun battle in Jordan, a pummelling by a gargantuan masseur in Istanbul, a python in India, and the terrifying James Bond encounter in Australia. His portrait of an Afghani shopkeeper has a bizarre twist. Time-travelling detours punctuate interesting stories about the Taj Mahal, Sydney Opera House, Tahiti, Easter Island statues and Christ in Rio. More than a travelogue, personal insights and character portrayals are underscored by whimsical humour.
One-On-One
One-On-One
Spires, Philip
¥44.05
In her trademark series, One-On-One, Christine Gardner, freelance journalist and television presenter, puts powerful people into the limelight. Her latest subject is Salleh Abdullah, once known as Trevor Cartwright, a British expatriate mathematician and convert to Islam. He has amassed a fortune and now international notoriety via his deft trading on financial markets using methods that thus far have defied all analysis. In just two years his fortune in equities has grown so great that his holdings in multinational companies are causing concern. To date, he has resisted all contact with the media, but Christine and he share a past, a past that both of them keenly recall. Cartwright finds her request to record episodes of One-On-One impossible to refuse. This will be Salleh Abdullah's first media exposure. But who is Christine working for? Is she freelance? Or does she appear in someone else's script? Perhaps her husband, Anthony Green, who watches his wife's encounter with Salleh Abdullah from his office desk, can answer. Set on a private island in the South China Sea where Cartwright regularly retires to work, One-On-One follows the progress of Christine Gardiner's project as allegiances begin to shift.
Mixed Scenarios
Mixed Scenarios
Nite, Aluta
¥19.52
Contained in this book are 37 short stories on a fictional level and covering diverse issues on humanity. The stories encase many aspects of living on various levels of weightiness.
Fantastic Beasts - The Ultimate Quiz Book
Fantastic Beasts - The Ultimate Quiz Book
Thomas, Archie
¥39.14
How much do you know about the fantastic beasts that live within the world of Harry Potter? Is your knowledge of the film second-to-none? Are you ready to test your own knowledge and that of your friends?Fantastic Beasts: The Ultimate Quiz Book contains 400 questions (and answers!) covering a wide range of subjects. From simple things that even a no-maj would likely know all the way up to complex subjects that would test even Newt Scamander himself, this is the perfect book for any Harry Potter fan. With sections on the characters, the beasts, the events in the film and much more, this is an excellent addition to any bookshelf.
Gooners Quiz Book
Gooners Quiz Book
Cowlin, Chris
¥68.57
Will you do the Gooners proud as you display an impressive knowledge of your favourite club, Arsenal, or will you instead prove yourself to be a complete goon, as trip over your own feet in search of the answers to the 1,000 cunning questions in this quiz book? Covering every aspect of the club's history from players to managers and from national to international competitions since its foundation over a century ago, and with a fitting Foreword by former Scotland and Arsenal goalkeeping legend and TV presenter, Bob Wilson, this book will challenge Gooners fans of all ages as well as providing fascinating facts and figures both to enthral and to trigger fond memories and ardent discussions. If you find yourself floundering, you can recover your dignity and find consolation in the fact that AGBP1.00 from the sale of every book will go to the Willow Foundation, a charity founded by Bob and Megs Wilson and dedicated to arranging individually tailored 'Special Days' for seriously ill young adults.
Shell Shock
Shell Shock
Blower, Neil
¥63.67
This short, diary-style novel, by a British army veteran chronicles the difficulties faced by Tommy, a 23-year-old squaddie, as he desperately tries to conquer post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - shell shock. His over-emotional responses to the stresses of everyday life - post-office queues, a trip to Ikea, and his relationship with his family and girlfriend - eventually lead to alienation and suicidal urges. Told in the vernacular, with humour and personal understanding, the story highlights the work of the Charity Combat Stress in rehabilitating returning troops.
101 Amazing Facts about William Shakespeare
101 Amazing Facts about William Shakespeare
Goldstein, Jack
¥19.52
Did you know Shakespeare introduced thousands of words into the English language, amongst them alligator, eyeball and swagger? Do you know what unusual item he left to his wife in his will? Have you heard of the conspiracy theory that suggests Shakespeare didn't write the plays we attribute to him today? This fascinating book contains over one hundred facts about William Shakespeare, organised into categories for easy reading. Whether you are studying the bard for a project or you are interested in finding out more about the English speaking world's greatest ever author, this is the book for you.
Social Radicalism and Liberal Education
Social Radicalism and Liberal Education
Paterson, Lindsay
¥147.05
Liberal education used to command wide political support. Radicals disagreed with conservatives on whether the best culture could be appreciated by everyone, and they disagreed, too, on whether the barriers to understanding it were mainly social and economic, but there was no dispute that any worthwhile education ought to hand on the best that has been thought and said. That consensus has vanished since the 1960s. The book examines why social radicals supported liberal education, why they have moved away from it, and what the implications are for the future of an intellectually stimulating and culturally literate education.
Alone in the Crowd
Alone in the Crowd
Field, Amanda J
¥19.52
Alone in the Crowd discusses the identity of nineteenth-century Paris, one of the most widely imaged cities in the modern world, whose most enduring attribute is that of a city of spectacle - a city of the pleasure of looking and being looked at simultaneously. Did Haussmann's re-figuring of the city, with its unrelenting straight boulevards, stirring vistas and uniform buildings, create a 'mass produced' image of Paris? If so, who benefited - and who lost out - in the construction of this new identity? Did the boulevards represent dystopia as well as utopia?