Mark Shand trekked 300 miles across East Benghal & Assam on the back of an elephant with Parbato Barua, the foremost & only female elephant trainer in all India. This book describes the experiences shared during this remarkable journey
- joining a government 'elephant squad' together with local villagers to chase a band of wild elephants off a tea estate, & making a stop at Parbati's ancestral home, now a virtual shrine to her father's lifelong work with elephants. The importance of this ancient knowledge becomes clear: if not preserved, the Asian elephant stands an even greater chance of disappearing altogether.
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Annie Taylor, a short, plump & fussy sixty-two year old widow, runs a charm school, right by Niagara Falls. When this starts to fail, she resolves to find fame & fortune by being the first person to ever to go over the thundering waters of Niagara Falls in a barrel.

Readers of all ages will warm to this inspiring story of bravery, as they take the roller coaster ride of a lifetime over the falls.

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Private detective Toni Marconi has one golden rule: always mix business with pleasure. Provided, that is, she can be in charge. When she sets out on the trail of a missing heiress her friends worry she may have bitten off more than she can chew. Toni ...

'A is for Apples, some green & some red B is for Breakfast We're having in bed.' With a simple rhyming text & characteristically brilliant illustrations from Quentin Blake, this wonderful ABC is an absolute must for young children just getting to grips with their alphabet. ...

At the dawn of history, an epic war is about to begin in the deadly quest for honour.

The city of Sumer, ruled

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At the dawn of history, an epic war is about to begin in the deadly quest for honour.

The city of Sumer, ruled

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Quest for Justice is the inside story of the battle for the Wolfenden reforms, told by one of its main protagonists. The ...

Stephen Jay Gould examines the phenomenon of the millennium. He looks at the origins of the term in the Biblical prophecies of the Book of Revelation
- if the six ages of man date from 4000BC, will 2000AD signify the end of time? Gould describes how the meaning of the word has evolved to its present day usage & tackles the debate over whether the millennium ends in 1999 or at the end of 2000AD. He also questions the human compulsion to impose our time-schemes on the universe & wonders how far can we go in applying our mathematical principles to nature. Existing methods of calculating time are all flawed to some extent & yet the complexities of lunar months, leap years, & the calculation of dates such as Easter, are part & parcel of our fascination with calendrics as both a hobby & an occupation.
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Stephen Jay Gould examines the phenomenon of the millennium. He looks at the origins of the term in the Biblical prophecies of the Book of Revelation
- if the six ages of man date from 4000BC, will 2000AD signify the end of time? Gould describes how the meaning of the word has evolved to its present day usage & tackles the debate over whether the millennium ends in 1999 or at the end of 2000AD. He also questions the human compulsion to impose our time-schemes on the universe & wonders how far can we go in applying our mathematical principles to nature. Existing methods of calculating time are all flawed to some extent & yet the complexities of lunar months, leap years, & the calculation of dates such as Easter, are part & parcel of our fascination with calendrics as both a hobby & an occupation.
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