From the author of the unforgettable bestseller TIME TRAVELLING WITH A HAMSTER comes another surprising beautiful & funny novel about a child who by disappearing will write herself into your heart forever Turning invisible at will it's one way of curing your acne But far more drastic than 13 year-old Ethel Leatherhead intended when she tried a combination of untested medicines & a sunbed It's fun at first being invisible & aided by her friend Boydy she manages to keep her extraordinary ability secret Or does she? When one day the invisibility fails to wear off Ethel is thrown into a nightmare of lies & deception as she struggles to keep herself safe to find the remedy that will make her seen again
- & solve the mystery of her own birth
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A brand new never-before-seen rhyming romp of a picture book from the legendary Dr Seuss
- special Collector's edition This never-ever-before-seen
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A brilliantly original picture book with an important message about the environment from Children's Laureate Lauren Child
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One of four titles in Thames & Hudson's innovative new ' Big Idea' series this well-informed & lucid book takes a comprehensive look at the incredible ideas & possibilities born from the simple question ' What shape is space?' 144 pages with over 200 illustrations Sparrow Giles ...

If you find the subject of food to be both vexing & transfixing you'll love What She Ate' Elle Dorothy Wordsworth believed that feeding her poet brother William gooseberry tarts was her part to play in a literary movement Cockney chef Rosa Lewis became a favourite of King Edward VII who loved her signature dish of whole truffles boiled in Champagne Eleanor Roosevelt dished up Eggs Mexican
- a concoction of rice fried eggs & bananas
- in the White House Eva Braun treated herself to Champagne & cake in the bunker before killing herself alongside Adolf Hitler Barbara Pym's novels overflow with enjoyment of everyday meals
- of frozen fish fingers & Chablis
- in midcentury England Cosmopolitan editor Helen Gurley Brown's idea of having it all meant having almost nothing on the plate except a supersized portion of diet gelatin In the irresistible What She Ate Laura Shapiro examines the plates recipe books & shopping trolleys of these six extraordinary women casting a new light on each of their lives
- revealing love & rage desire & denial need & pleasure




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This clear & informative guide draws on the words spoken by the Buddha to convey the true nature of Buddhist wisdom It also features an illustrative section of texts from the Suttas & the Dhammapada a glossary of Buddhist terms & an up-to-date bibliography ...

In these breathtaking intellectual adventure stories covering everything from criminology to ketchup job interviews to dog training Malcolm Gladwell looks under the surface of everyday life to show how the most ordinary subjects can illuminate the most extraordinary things about us & our world' Masterpieces in the art of the essay' Steven Pinker The New York Times' Beautiful brings together the writing that made Gladwell the extraordinary figure he is today one of the most imaginative non-fiction writers of his generation' Ian Sample Guardian ' Chatty perceptive impish & amiable Comes exuberantly close to what goes on inside other people's heads' Philip Womack Daily Telegraph ' Gladwell makes the world seem fresh & exciting again' Evening Standard ...

A collection of astonishing photos from around the world which the editors stumbled upon during their many hours on the world wide web 180 pages 180 colour ...

A beautifully designed & darkly comic collection of work this book gathers together the best of Shrigley's work old & new It is a celebration of the surreal world of one of our finest contemporary artists ...

Is something that happened to you weighing you down? If so this picture book for adults is the pick-me-up you need With Richy K Chandler's artistic flair warmth & humour it shows how to face the past & embrace the future providing pragmatic advice about how to get back on your feet 56 pages Fully illustrated Chandler Richy K ...