In 1909 the millionaire French banker & philanthropist Albert Kahn embarked on an ambitious project to create a colour photographic record of & for the peoples of the world 336 pages 376 photographs Okuefuna David (Author) ...

Description; Paul Oakenfold is the greatest DJ of all time one of the progenitors of house music platinum selling artist & composer of numerous soundtracks Now comes the not quite true story about of his life told in graphic novel form Starting at the genesis of his career in Ibiza this book charts the windy road taken to fame fortune & musical nirvana Featuring an Soundtrack By Paul Oakenfold ...

Young readers have already fallen in love with Simon's fabulous world Now they can explore it further with this bumper book packed with 64 pages of activities plus 500 fantastic stickers From monster mazes to spooky cupcake decorations it's all in here Just mind the vampire bats don't bite! ...

In this extraordinary debut novel with its deft nod to Dickensian heroes & rogues Mira Bartok tells the story of Arthur a shy fox-like foundling with only one ear & a desperate desire to belong as he seeks his destiny Welcome to the Home for Wayward & Misbegotten Creatures an institution run by evil Miss Carbunkle a cunning villainess who believes her terrified young charges exist only to serve & suffer Part animal & part human the groundlings toil in classroom & factory forbidden to enjoy anything regular children have most particularly singing & music For the Wonderling an innocent-hearted one-eared fox-like eleven-year-old with only a number rather than a proper name
- a 13 etched on a medallion around his neck
- it is the only home he has ever known But unexpected courage leads him to acquire the loyalty of a young bird groundling named Trinket who gives the Home's loneliest inhabitant two incredible gifts a real name
- Arthur like the good king in the old stories
- & a best friend Using Trinket's ingenious invention the pair escape over the wall & embark on an adventure that will take them out into the wider world & ultimately down the path of sweet Arthur's true destiny



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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Wonders Of The Solar System With incredible images & CGI footage this spellbinding series explains how the laws of physics carved natural wonders across the solar system Witness giant ice fountains rising over 100km high; an ocean hidden beneath a frozen crust of ice; blood red storms twice the size of our planet & immense volcanoes that could rip a planet apart Wonders Of The Universe Who are we? Why are we here? Where do we come from? These are among the most enduring & profound questions we can ask & it is an essential part of human nature to want to find the answers Our journey began 137 billion years ago with the beginning of our universe & in this series Prof Brian Cox tells the epic story of our universe & shows how it&s story is also our story ...

The book behind the viral internet sensation of The Scottish Granny reading this story to her grandchild viewed over 3 million times Based on the popular song THE WONKY DONKEY has sold over one million copies worldwide 24 pages Smith Craig ...

From one of our greatest science writers this biography of a beech-&-bluebell wood through diverse moods & changing seasons combines stunning natural history with the ancient history of the countryside to tell the full story of the British landscape Guided by his abiding love of nature & a lifetime of scientific expertise Richard Fortey takes us on a journey through ecosystems & time The Wood for the Trees is the story of humankind meeting nature an homage to the mesmerising interactions between flora fauna & fungi Discover the lives of animals & plants; the passage of seasons; visits by fellow enthusiasts; the play of light between branches; the influence of geology; & how woodland has shaped history architecture & industry On every page Fortey shows how an intimate study of one small wood can reveal so much about the natural world & demonstrates his relish for the incomparable pleasures of discovery ...

My son betrayed me It is a family tradition Didn't I do the same to my father? The World War intensifies in Europe In Zurich a writer breathes his last imagining his life till now from his childhood in Dublin The voices of his family circling him
- wife son daughter
- carry him to his end as he hears each separate chapter chronicling the power of their passion for their famous father their love their hate their need their sorrows & joys their strangeness & James Joyce has saved for them one last story to delight & defy them The Woodcutter & His Children

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This is the first authoritative account of the history of the wooden bowl It details evidence of the turners craft dating back 4000 years & looks at the development of lathe technology as well as the tools & timbers used The author has been given unprecedented access to study & photograph important collections many of which have never appeared in print before The superb photographs show priceless gold-adorned vessels buried with Saxon Kings Tudor bowls from the wreck of the Mary Rose & even a bowl which some claim to be the Holy Grail ...

The Greek army has been sent to Troy to recapture Helen the most beautiful woman in the world But how can they get inside the heavily defended city? The Greek commander Odysseus comes up with an extraordinary solution
- but will his daring plan really work?
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