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Katy Perry - The Ultimate Quiz Book
Katy Perry - The Ultimate Quiz Book
Goldstein, Jack
¥19.52
This excellent quiz book contains 150 questions to test the knowledge of any Katy Perry fan. From questions everyone should know all the way through to trivia that would challenge even the ultimate Katycat, this is a fantastic addition to any bookshelf. With easy navigation between each question and answer section - including Katy's music, lyrics, love-life, her ill-fated marriage plus many more - you are sure to enjoy this fantastic quiz. Play it yourself or test your friends!
Nightmare Tales
Nightmare Tales
Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna
¥19.52
A collection of 9 spooky tales from Ukrainian author and co-founder of the Theosophical Society, Helena Petrovna Blavatsky.
Notes from Underground
Notes from Underground
Dostoyevsky, Fyodor
¥19.52
Fyodor Dostoyevsky's short novel Notes from Underground is considered the world's first existentialist novel. Originally published in 1864 (this English translation was first published in 1918), it is presented as the memoirs of an unnamed narrator, a retired civil servant living in St Petersburg, whose rambling stories and insights are a deep existentialist attack on emerging Western philosophies.
Old St Paul's
Old St Paul's
Ainsworth, William Harrison
¥19.52
A fantastic classic novel set during the events of the Great Plague and Great Fire of London in 1665-1666.
Old Christmas
Old Christmas
Washington Irving, Washington
¥19.52
A fantastic festive tale by American author, essayist, biographer and historian Washington Irving.
Blue Fairy Book
Blue Fairy Book
Lang, Andrew
¥19.52
Thirty-seven traditional fairytales collated by famed anthropologist Andrew Lang, as one of his series of "e;Coloured"e; Fairy Books. Contains many childhood favourites, such as Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, Snow-White and Aladdin, as well as many forgotten classics like Toads and Diamonds or The Princess on the Glass Hill.
Hero Tales from American History
Hero Tales from American History
Lodge, Henry Cabot
¥19.52
A fascinating look at some of the greatest heroes of American history, written by Theodore Roosevelt and his friend Henry Cabot Lodge, the eminent historian.Includes writings on: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, General Grant, John Quincy Adams, and the battles of Gettysburg, New Orleans and the Alamo.
History of England 1066-1216
History of England 1066-1216
Adams, George Burton
¥19.52
A history of the 150 years following the Norman conquest of England in 1066, detailing all the major events during one of the most turbulent eras of English history.
Language
Language
Sapir, Edward
¥19.52
Taken from the work of late-19th/early-20th century anthropological linguist Edward Sapir, this is a fascinating comprehensive introduction to the field of linguistics.
Life in the Medieval University
Life in the Medieval University
Rait, Robert S.
¥19.52
A fascinating look at University life in the Medieval era, written by Scottish historian, Historiographer Royal and Principal of the University of Glasgow Sir Robert Sangster Rait Kt. CBE DL.
Prester John
Prester John
Buchan, John
¥19.52
John Buchan's novel 'Prester John' tells the tale of David Crawfurd, a young scotsman who travels to South Africa, where he experiences a Zulu uprising which is somehow linked to the medieval legend of 'Prester John'.
Red Badge of Courage
Red Badge of Courage
Crane, Stephen
¥19.52
Published in 1895 by the American author Stephen Crane. This book is considered to be one of the most influential works in American Literature, it features a young recruit who overcomes his fears to be a hero, it also gives an insight into the cruelty of the American Civil War.
Life in the Red Brigade
Life in the Red Brigade
Ballantyne, R. M.
¥19.52
A fantastic adventure novel by the master of juvenile fiction Robert Michael Ballantyne about life in the London Fire Brigade.
Rachel Ray
Rachel Ray
Trollope, Anthony
¥19.52
A fantastic romantic novel set in mid-19th century England by one of the most prolific and successful writers of the Victorian era, Anthony Trollope.
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
Defoe, Daniel
¥19.52
Daniel Defoe's classic tale of the castaway who spends 28 years on a remote tropical island has been enjoyed around the world for over 290 years. A staple of classic English literature, the book's name alone has become a synonym for 'castaway'.
Our Mutual Friend
Our Mutual Friend
Dickens, Charles
¥19.52
This was Charles Dickens' last complete novel, published in 1865.The novel concerns the events that follow the discovery in the Thames of the body of a certain John Harmon, who had returned to London to receive his inheritance. The ownership of this inheritance forms the main focus for the novel, as do the themes of greed and corruption.
Hard Times
Hard Times
Dickens, Charles
¥19.52
Charles Dickens' Hard Times has been enjoyed by readers around the world for over 150 years.Now you can enjoy this classic novel, which in unusual amongst Dickens' work in that it is not set in London, but in the fictional town of Coketown, which was based on the real town of Preston. It paints a somewhat cynical view of life in an industrial English town in the 19th Century.
101 Amazing Facts about Wine
101 Amazing Facts about Wine
Goldstein, Jack
¥19.52
Do you know how much the most expensive bottle of wine ever auctioned sold for? Or how the production processes of red and white wine differ? What should you be doing when a waiter hands you a cork? And what is the difference between an aroma and a bouquet? All these questions and more are answered in this fascinating book about wine. Whether you are an experienced wine buff and want to discover some interesting and little-known facts, or you are new to the world of fine wines and want an introduction to the subject, this is an excellent addition to your bookshelf.
Pointless Conversations Quickies - The Off-White Collection
Pointless Conversations Quickies - The Off-White Collection
Tierney, Scott
¥19.52
Pointless conversations: a selection of daft, ridiculous and utterly pointless meanderings from the mind of Scott Tierney. In this collection of short (but still pointless) conversations, we learn about the age of Jesus, smelly sweets and dirty gobstoppers, more random film references from Taken, X-Men and Willy Wonka, and much more...
How I Found Livingstone
How I Found Livingstone
Stanley, Henry Morton
¥19.52
In 1869, Sir Henry Morton Stanley was instructed by James Gordon Bennett Jr, the son of the founder of the New York Herald, to find the famous explorer David Livingstone, who no-one had seen for years after travelling to explore Africa. This is Stanley's own fascinating account of his search for Livingstone.
Hushed Up! A Mystery of London
Hushed Up! A Mystery of London
Le Queux, William
¥19.52
Hushed Up! A Mystery of London, William Le Queux's classic tale of intrigue and conspiracy in one of the world's greatest cities, has been enjoyed by readers around the world for almost a century.