Snow & Steel will be a huge reassessment of Hitler`s last great throw of the dice: ` The Battle of the Bulge`, the battle for the Ardennes 16 December 1944 to 25 January 1945. This is an utterly fascinating five weeks when for a time it looked like Hitler had outflanked the allied armies pushing toward the Rhine & might just throw them back to the Normandy beaches. It is also the context for the catastrophic events at Bastogne depicted so graphically in Band of Brothers. For military history fans this is one of those touchstone battles of the second world war, written by an author with a fast growing, world-wide reputation. Peter will use primary archival material & personal interviews to write a controversial, commercial, landmark book. ...

This image shows a snow covered Trafalgar Square steeped in history with Nelson’s Column, the National Gallery in the background & the statue of Charles I on a horse facing down Whitehall. Blank inside, this card comes with a white envelope & is cello wrapped. Other cards available in this series include Battersea Park’s Peace Pagoda, Tower Bridge, St Paul’s Cathedral & Big Ben. London Winter is the Christmas range from The Coconut Tin Card Company, creation of London based illustrator Finn Dean, award winning illustrator of evocative cityscapes & landscapes. ...

In the icy-cold heart of winter, a little snow bear wanders through the snow. As the wind whips past him, ruffling his fur, he searches for a home. But where can he go? Each warm place has been claimed, & there is no room for a bear, no matter how little. Suddenly he sees a flickering of light, orange & bright against the snowy ground. A house! As Snow Bear pushes open the creaking door, he feels warmth spread over him. There`s a girl by the window, &, somehow, deep down, Snow Bear knows that he is home. A heartwarming, wintry read, perfect for fans of Guess How Much I Love You? ...

From the creator of the highly acclaimed Snow Bunny`s Christmas Wish comes this br&-new tale about a little bunny with a big heart & the true gift of friendship. Little Snow Bunny loves nothing better than playing with her friends in the wintry forest. Every day holds the promise of adventure for Snow Bunny, Fox, Bear & Mouse. But one particularly cold day, no one wants to play & Snow Bunny is left all alone. Whatever will she do? With a little luck & a lot of imagination, she makes cosy winter gifts for all her friends, just in time for Christmas Eve. ...

A useful guide for aspiring ski reps, providing insight into a typical winter season Explores Swedish culture & traditions- portrays Sweden in an honest, different light Andrew Reed spent a winter as a ski rep for a well known UK travel company in the resort of Are, Sweden. The book is a humorous account of his experiences from the daunting first week of the selection process in Austria, the convoluted journey by road, ship & rail to the resort itself & through the hectic first month of setting up in resort. The chapters that follow reveal a very different type of ski resort to the normal alpine resort with activities that included snowmobile safaris, husky dog sledging, chaotic reindeer rides & visits to the spectacular frozen waterfall. Even the Northern Lights & the real Santa Claus make brief appearances. The book offers a realistic, honest perspective & explains the strains & pressures of the job, including working in close proximity to others over such a long, hard season which finished well beyond the alpine resorts. It will help aspiring reps to prepare by offering useful advice & encouragement, but it is also of interest to the wider ski & travel community. Snow Business is based on Andrew`s Nordic adventures & it provides a fascinating insight into the country, its people & its traditions, along with the quirks of the language. It will appeal to those who love all things skiing, or those with an interest in Swedish culture. ...

A snowy day, a deserted school & the teacher you least want to see. Welcome to Snow Day, the most magical day of the year... When Danny goes to school one quiet, snowy morning, the last thing he expects to find is a deserted school & his least favourite teacher. But that`s exactly what he does find. & what starts as the worst day imaginable, ends as the most life-affirming & magical day of the year. It is an incredibly moving story about finding friendship in the most unexpected of places. ...

A snowy day, a deserted school & the teacher you least want to see. Welcome to Snow Day, the most magical day of the year... When Danny goes to school one quiet, snowy morning, the last thing he expects to find is a deserted school & his least favourite teacher. But that`s exactly what he does find. & what starts as the worst day imaginable, ends as the most life-affirming & magical day of the year. An incredibly moving story about finding friendship in the most unexpected of places. ...

” It`s going to be woof-onderful!” There is nothing Nicky wants more in the world than a dog to play with. But Mum & Dad don`t want a dog. Then Granddad has an idea
- he & Nicky can make a dog: a snow-dome dog. Even better, he has some special clay, found at the end of a rainbow, so that the dog will be extra-special. Maybe even magic... Colour First Readers are perfect for new readers & include notes be reading specialist Prue Goodwin, honorary fellow of the University of Reading.
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In 1954 a fisherman is found dead in the nets of his boat, & a local Japanese-American man is charged with his murder. In the course of his trial, it becomes clear that what is at stake is more than one man`s guilt. For on San Piedro, memories grow as thickly as cedar trees & the fields of ripe strawberries
- memories of a charmed love affair between a white boy & a Japanese girl; memories of land desired, paid for, & lost. Above all, San Piedro is haunted by the memory of what happened to its Japanese residents during World War II, when an entire community was sent into exile while its neighbours watched.
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A beautiful new limited edition paperback of Snow Falling on Cedars, published as part of the Bloomsbury Modern Classics list ...