It is a story like no other an epic of endurance against destruction of creativity in oppression joy amidst grief the affirmation of life against the steepest of odds It spans the millennia & the continents
- from India to Andalusia & from the bazaars of Cairo to the streets of Oxford It takes you to unimagined places to a Jewish kingdom in the mountains of southern Arabia; a Syrian synagogue glowing with radiant wall paintings; the palm groves of the Jewish dead in the Roman catacombs & its voices ring loud & clear from the severities & ecstasies of the Bible writers to the love poems of wine bibbers in a garden in Muslim Spain Within these pages the Talmud burns in the streets of Paris massed gibbets hang over the streets of medieval London a Majorcan illuminator redraws the world; candles are lit chants are sung mules are packed ships loaded with spice & gems founder at sea & a great story unfolds Not
- as often imagined
- of a culture apart but of a Jewish world immersed in & imprinted by the peoples among whom they have dwelled from the Egyptians to the Greeks from the Arabs to the Christians Which makes the story of the Jews everyone's story too


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The paperback edition of the bestselling biography The Kinks are the quintessential British sixties band revered for an incredible series of classic songs (' You Really Got Me' ' Waterloo Sunset' & ' Lola' to name but a few) & critically acclaimed albums (The Village Green Preservation Society) Featuring original interviews with key band members Ray Davies his brother Dave & Mick Avory as well as Chrissie Hynde & many others close to the group every stage of their career is covered in fascinating detail the hits the American successes of the 1970s & the legendary band in-fighting Nearly 50 years after they formed The Kinks influence is still being felt today as strongly as ever ...

We see unusual animals in the zoo or on TV but have you ever wondered how they came to be discovered? Some of these animals were so strange & different that they were originally thought to have been invented or made up These books tell the story of some of those animals the reports of their first discovery & people's reactions to them the search for evidence of their existence & how they became recognized as real animals The books also describe the animals themselves & what makes them special or different ...

The outrageous bestseller now in a new edition of the hilarious pop-up! Who did their business on the mole's head? Join the intrepid mole as he sets out to find the culprit & exact his revenge in his own little way The Story of the Little Mole is a favourite story loved by children & their parents all around the world with over a million copies sold! & now you play along with compelling pop-ups tabs to pull & flaps to lift! This edition

Includes:: the following features Opening scene Poo falling Mole popping out of hole (as previous ed) Mole on hill No longer a pop-up Rabbit Rabbit pops up poo appear when tab is pulled (as previous ed but mole does not move head) Horse Flap opens to reveal poo (as previous ed) Pig Poo falls onto ground (as previous ed) Cow Pull tab to reveal poo (as previous ed) Bird Bird pops up poo falls to ground (as previous ed) Goat Turn wheel & poo falls (as previous ed but goat does not move head) Flies Flies fly around mole's head (as previous edition on right but without movement on left-hand page) Dog Poo appears on dog's head & mole runs (as previous edition) Final Mole Disappears down hole (as previous edition)

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This picture book tells the tale of a little mole who wakes up one morning only to have one of the other animals do its business on his head The mole then sets out to track down the culprit to exact his revenge in his own little way 24 pages 24 colour illustrations Holzwarth Werner ...

After creating the successful but controversial DC-10 jetliner in the 1970s Mc Donnell Douglas updated the type to create the MD-11 in the early 1990s A lack of resources & time meant the MD-11 became much less
- a sales flop with a questionable safety record
- & much more
- a unique three-engines machine in the twin-jet era that went on to have a long & interesting career both in passenger operations & freight hauling This book shows the development of the aircraft with a detailed look at the history of Douglas the path through the DC-10 to the MD-11 it's troubled entry into service & its second wind as a reliable cargo hauler The text is accompanied by a detailed history of every airframe from delivery to retirement A fascinating chapter in the history of the Jet Age


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Richard Garay lives alone with his mother hiding his sexuality from her & from those around him Stifled by a job he despises he finds himself willing to take considerable risks Set in Argentina in a time of great change The Story of the Night is a powerful & moving novel about a man who as the Falklands War is fought & lost finds his own way to emerge into the world ...

A brilliant introduction to the history of The Olympics from the traditional games of Ancient Greece to their revival by Pierre de Coubertin & the pomp & ceremony of the modern Games Specially written as part of the Usborne Reading Programme for children growing in reading confidence & ability featuring humorous illustrations throughout by Paddy Mounter It is developed in consultation with Alison Kelly who is a senior lecturer in education & an early reading specialist from Roehampton University ...

When the hunter's children fall out of their cradle in the woods a kind mother rabbit takes them home & cares for them She makes them rabbit suits to keep them warm & they play happily with her rabbit children Meanwhile the hunter searches desperately for his children He comes across some rabbits which run away in fear But there's something strangely familiar about these little rabbits thinks his clever dog Spot ...

All through the winter the Root Children are asleep underground but when spring comes Mother Nature wakes them up Then the Root Children are busy cleaning & painting the beetles & bugs When summer comes they play in the fields ponds & meadows Also available in a mini-version ...