TTMM
7 years +
If your child wants to immerse themselves in the weird and wonderful world of Roald Dahl, this hardback contains three of his most famous stories - George's Marvellous Medicine, Matilda and The Witches. With all three featuring Quentin Blake's iconic illustrations, each story is unforgettable and has a wicked sense of humour that is sure to appeal to children of all ages. The tales of a young boy who creates a powerful medicine, a very special little girl with a love for books and a group of evil witches plotting to kill every child on Earth, the Three Tales of Magic and Mischief show just why Roald Dahl is one of the most popular children's authors of all time.
The Agile Architecture Revolution (Hardback)
Jason Bloomberg
AGEAD
A sneak peek at up-and-coming trends in IT, a multidimensional vision for achieving business agility through agile architectures The Agile Architecture Revolution places IT trends into the context of Enterprise Architecture, reinventing Enterprise Architecture to support continuous business transformation. It focuses on the challenges of large organizations, while placing such organizations into the broader business ecosystem that includes small and midsize organizations as well as startups. Organizes the important trends that are facing technology in businesses and public sector organizations today and over the next several years Presents the five broad organizing principles called Supertrends: location independence, global cubicle, democratization of technology, deep interoperability, and complex systems engineering Provides a new perspective on service-oriented architecture in conjunction with architectural approaches to cloud computing and mobile technologies that explain how organizations can achieve better business visibility through IT and enterprise architecture Laying out a multidimensional vision for achieving agile architectures, this book discusses the crisis points that promise sudden, transformative change, unraveling how organizations' spending on IT will continue to undergo radical change over the next ten years.
NOID
No! I Don't Need Reading Glasses is a funny and touching novel from Virginia Ironside. Despite entering her twilight years, Marie is enjoying her life. She has Archie to share her bed, a part-time job and some close friends, as well as Pouncer the cat and a beloved grandson. But a roller coaster year beckons, one that encompasses love, death, laughter and tears, not to mention the bizarre decision to take up residence in a tree... This is a wonderful book that proves age is no barrier to growing up disgracefully!
Elvis Remembered (Other)
Gillian G. Gaar
AFMNM
Elvis passed away in 1977 but his spirit lives on. His records still sell, his movies are still hugely popular and his concerts are still discussed by new generations of fans. The Elvis Presley estate has tens of thousands of photographs and miles of video footage from all eras of Elvis' career and fans' hunger for new imagery and information on the King remains unsated. This book adds up to a beautiful, desirable package, ideal for any Elvis fan.
AFMWV
Illustrator by day, surrealist by night, Ted Geisel created a body of previously little-known work that he called his "Midnight Paintings," and which is now known as "The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss." This irrepressible and soulful collection redefines Ted Geisel as an iconic artist. For sixty years, his "Secret Art" allowed Geisel to expand his artistic boundaries without the confines and pressures of commercial deadlines and influences. This volume exuberantly juxtaposes Geisel's "Midnight Paintings" with his best-loved children's books because this was how Dr. Seuss constructed his creative life-his days devoted to literature for children, his nights to letting his mind and palette wander to even stranger shores. Inevitably, Geisel created images in his private artworks that would find their way into his literary projects. The iconic artwork packed into these pages helps us understand that it isn't always a straight line from here to there that matters ...but rather the fun of the journey that really counts.
Simply Good Pasta (Hardback)
Peter Sidwell
SGPA
Simply Good Pasta is a fantastic cookbook that will provide you with a huge variety of wholesome, quick and easy pasta dishes that are suitable throughout the year. Peter Sidwell's expert recipes and step-by-step instructions are ideal for people who don't have much time to cook, but still want to eat delicious and nutritious food. Included amongst the many sumptuous recipes are ideas for lighter pasta bites, everyday eating and impressive dishes sure to impress any guest!
Operation Typhoon Shore (Hardback)
Joshua Mowll
TYP2
9 years +
Celebes Sea, May 1920: battered by a typhoon, the Expedient is shipwrecked on a volcanic island. No radio, no rescue, no escape. Doug and Becca MacKenzie's search for their missing parents must wait; but what part did the mysterious Guild play in their disappearance? And what is their uncle, Captain MacKenzie, really searching for? Will the strange riddle Doug and Becca unearth be the key to the dark secrets of the Guild and a means to escaping the island? Joshua Mowll's Operation Typhoon Shore will appeal to fans of adventure fiction aged 9 and over.
Love Poems (Hardback)
Carol Ann Duffy
LOVP
Passionate love, tangled love, fierce and hungry love, unrequited love ? Love Poems contains some of the most popular poems by the current Poet Laureate and displays all the eloquence and skill that have made Carol Ann Duffy one of the foremost poets of her time. Always imaginative, heartfelt and direct, Duffy finds the right words to portray our experiences of love in all its guises.
Ella's Kitchen -The Cook Book (Hardback)
Ella's Kitchen
LLAS
With products stocked in supermarkets throughout the UK, Ella's Kitchen is a loved and trusted brand becoming more and more popular with parents and here is their first book aimed at creating nutritious, convenient home-cooked food that the whole family will love. Including 70 yummy recipes that will inspire both big and little cooks, this fantastic cookbook features snacks, light meals and filling dinners that can be whipped up in no time. Delicious and satisfying with interesting twists and handy shortcuts, dishes like Salmon Fishcakes, Blueberry Pancakes, and more detailed Pasta Weekend meals, are all sure to become firm favourites in your household. Kids will love getting involved with the activities throughout like vegetable prints, colouring-in and sticker pages too.
D-Day to Victory (Hardback)
Trevor Greenwood
DAYV
Tank Commander Sgt Trevor Greenwood's D-Day to Victory: The Diaries of a British Tank Commander provides a fascinating new personal perspective on a famous conflict. Greenwood sailed for France in June 1944 as part of the Allied invasion of Normandy, and from D-Day to April 1945 he kept a diary of his experiences as the Allies made the final push through France and into Germany. Often writing in secret in terrible conditions, this is the memoir of an ordinary man thrown into extraordinary circumstances. An intriguing and powerful read for anyone interested in military history.
DDCG
6 years +
The Big Book of Drawing, Doodling and Colouring for Girls is full of birds, butterflies, fairies, fashion, rainbows and shooting stars, plus many more pretty patterns and popular designs. With oodles of girl appeal and a beautiful range of styles and subjects that will inspire kids to get creative, this bumper activity book has pictures to fill and colour, drawings to complete and plenty of images on which to doodle! Bursting with gorgeous and original artwork, this book will be sure to please everyone who opens it, both children and grown-ups.
XDSCD
3 years +
A true children's classic from Doctor Seuss, this edition of The Cat in the Hat includes both a hardback book and a hilarious audio CD. A fantastic adventure that is great for helping children to learn to read with its simple and often single vowel vocabulary, this popular story has proved to be a winner with numerous generations. Retold with real personality on the accompanying audio CD, this zany tale is ideal for enlivening long car journeys.
Packing For Mars (Hardback)
Mary Roach
MARS
Mary Roach, best-selling author of Stiff and Bonk, turns her attention to space travel with the thoroughly entertaining Packing For Mars: The Curious Science Of Life In The Void. Through a series of bizarre space simulations by space agencies, she looks at just how astronauts survive in space, a place that contains none of the things we need to live and thrive - air, gravity, showers and privacy. What is it like being with only a few people for months? Just how much can one person give up? How much weirdness can they take?
Inside the Yield Book (Hardback)
Sidney Homer
AGOWA
A completely updated edition of the guide to modern bond analysis First published in 1972, Inside the Yield Book revolutionized the fixed-income industry and forever altered the way investors looked at bonds. Over forty years later, it remains a standard primer and reference among market professionals. Generations of practitioners, investors, and students have relied on its lucid explanations, and readers needing to delve more deeply have found its explication of key mathematical relationships to be unmatched in clarity and ease of application. This edition updates the widely respected classic with new material from Martin L. Leibowitz. Along the way, it skillfully explains and makes sense of essential mathematical relationships that are basic to an understanding of bonds, annuities, and loans-in fact, any securities or investments that involve compound interest and the determination of present value for future cash flows. The book also includes a new foreword. Contains information that is more instructive, important, and useful than ever for mastering the crucial concepts of time, value, and return Combines the clear fixed-income insights found in the original edition with completely new knowledge to help you navigate today's dynamic market Includes over one hundred pages of new material on the role of bonds within the total portfolio In an era of calculators and computers, some of the important underlying principles covered here are not always grasped thoroughly by market participants. Investors, traders, and analysts who want to sharpen their ability to recall and apply these fundamentals will find Inside the Yield Book the perfect resource.
English Manuscripts Before 1400 (Hardback)
A. S. G. Edwards
AFEBY
The latest volume of English Manuscript Studies 1100-1700 focuses on early English manuscripts, those copied before 1400, which reflect the multi-lingual written culture of this period. The thirteen essays examine works written in Old and Middle English, Latin and Anglo-Norman. They explore a variety of approaches to important, hitherto neglected topics, such as the historical and cultural importance of documentary records including charters, forgeries, and genealogical chronicles. Other essays focus on aspects of the material book, including the function of script and illustration and the transmission of early texts into the Renaissance. The volume as a whole offers a range of important perspectives on a period where manuscript study reveals complex multi-lingual, multi-cultural relationships.
The Trend Following Bible (Hardback)
Andrew Abraham
AFQYA
A proven approach to trading success based on the best commodity trading advisors Profiting from long-term trends is the most common path to success for traders. The challenge is recognizing the emergence of a trend and determining where to enter and exit the market. The Trend Following Bible shows individual traders and investors how to profit from this approach by trading like today's top commodity trading advisors. In this book, author Andrew Abraham stresses the importance of a disciplined, consistent methodology, with stringent risk controls, that allows you to catch big trends, while limiting losses on unprofitable trades. By trading in this manner, he shows you how to successfully achieve market-beating returns over the long term and multiple your trading capital along the way. Reveals exactly how top commodity trading advisors operate and how individuals can incorporate these methods into their everyday trading endeavors Addresses key issues like position sizing and risk control, which are critical to trading success, but often underemphasized in other trading literature Highlights how to effectively execute the trading strategies outlined Engaging and accessible, The Trend Following Bible will put you in a better position to profit as you make more informed trading decisions.
Classic FM: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Classical Music But Were Too Afraid to Ask sees Darren Henley and Sam Jackson share their passion for some of the greatest music ever written. The duo set out to make the classical music world not only accessible but also disarmingly simple and engrossing. The book celebrates Classic FM's twentieth anniversary by lifting the lid on listeners' most frequently asked questions as well as providing a fascinating and detailed history of the genre, as well as an informative reference guide that covers 1,000 years of classical music. The book even gives advice on putting together your own collection of recordings.
Desert Island Discs (Hardback)
Mitchell Symons
DSID
Written by Mitchell Symons to celebrate 70 years of the hit BBC Radio 4 programme, Desert Island Discs: Flotsam & Jetsam is the ultimate trivia book for fans of the show as it features a whole range of fascinating facts and figures from its extensive archives. Spanning the early years with Roy Plomley through to the present day, the hardback takes the reader through seven decades of wonderful entertainment that includes information on who chose what, and why. From Beethoven and The Beatles to chessboards and chocolate, this is the perfect companion guide to a national treasure.
Holocaust (Hardback)
Clare Zinkin
CUT2
9 years +
Historical information is combined with moving first-person accounts to give you the full story of the Holocaust in Holocaust: The Events and Their Impact on Real People by Clare Zinkin, Angela Gluck Wood and Dan Stone. Maps, charts and time-lines provide eye-opening context whilst survivors' accounts and a DVD take you behind the statistics.
