This ebullient, gallivanting novel encapsulates the world vision of the Czech Republic`s best-loved author in one tumbling, breathtaking sentence. Saints & sinners, emperors & embezzlers, barmaids & balalaikas all play their part in the bawdy reminiscences of Hrabal`s cobbler as he charms an audience of young beauties. ...

Dancing on Ice
- A 1930s Arctic Adventure is the story of fourteen young men, with barely a shred of experience between them,
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It`s the start of a stormy, passionate affair when internationally successful singer Siobhan Mc Govern turns up at the launch of Robert Lanaghan`s latest book in Dublin. Though they both love the written word
- & each other
- they find they come from very different worlds: Robert lives a solitary, quiet life & Siobhan is in the media spotlight every day. & after their daughter Ciara is born, it becomes clear that their relationship is over. Bitter with the way things have turned out, Robert accepts a substantial financial settlement from Siobhan but also signs an agreement never to see his daughter again. He thinks, in the circumstances, it will be best for everyone. But after travelling aimlessly around Europe, spending the money as he goes, his life begins to spiral out of control as he struggles to come to terms with what he has done. Can Robert overcome the disappointments of his past to build a better future?

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Lucie de la Tour du Pin was the Pepys of her generation. She witnessed, participated in, & wrote diaries detailing one of the most tumultuous periods of history. From life in the Court of Versailles, through the French Revolution to Napoleon`s rule, Lucie survived extraordinary times with great spirit. She recorded people, politics & intrigue, alongside the intriguing minutia of everyday life: food, work, illness, children, manners & clothes. Caroline Moorehead`s richly novelistic biography sets Lucy & her dairies in their wider context, illuminating a remarkable period of history. Dancing to the Precipice was shortlisted for the Costa Biography Award 2009. ...

Adapted from our perennial bestseller Dancing with Jesus, this humorous kit

Includes:: a bobbling Jesus figurine

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Danger Is Everywhere is a brilliantly funny handbook for avoiding danger of all kinds. Does it warn you about what to do if a shark comes up out of the loo while you are sitting on it? Yes it does. & how to find out if your granny is a Robot? That too. & what to do if a volcano erupts underneath your house? After you`ve made sure it`s not a neighbour`s barbecue, this book will let you know exactly how to deal with it. Written by Doctor Noel Zone, the world`s greatest (and only) Dangerologist, with the help of his neighbours: David O` Doherty (words): a multi-award-winning st&-up comedian, writer & popular guest on television shows such as QI, Have I Got News For You & Would I Lie to You? David has written two theatre shows for children, including one where he fixed their bicycles live on stage. Chris Judge (pictures): the award winning author/illustrator of The Lonely Beast, three successive picture books & a number of other projects. Chris` work has appeared in high-profile advertising campaigns, newspapers, magazines, exhibitions & other media in Ireland & the UK. ...

Danger is Still Everywhere: Beware of the Dog! Will Docter Noel Zone`s second book tell you how to combat a Crocumm? Yes. & reveal the secrets of the world`s greatest (and only) Dangerologist? That Too. Has he written it yet? No. Is it because he`s hiding in a wardrobe? Maybe. Docter Noel is facing his most terrifying situation Ever
- a little dog called Napkin has come to stay. That may not sound particularly dangerous, but every POD (Pupil of Dangerology) knows the only safe pet is a pet rock. So now Docter Noel is hiding in a wardrobe while Napkin wreaks havoc around the Dangerzone. & all the while Docter Noel is supposed to be writing his new Very Important handbook on Dangerology (Level 2). That is until the Pet of the Year (POTY) contest is announced & Docter Noel hatches a plan. There`s only one problem. Serial safety-flouter Max WURST is the judge... For Docter Noel, it`s never been clearer that Danger is Still Everywhere: A crocodile that looks like a vacuum that lives under the stairs. Diary of a Wimpy Kid meets The Dangerous Book for Boys, Danger is Still Everywhere is the second brilliantly funny handbook for avoiding danger of all kinds that will have everyone from reluctant readers to bookworms laughing out loud (very safely) from start to finish. Praise for Danger is Still Everywhere: ”I dislocated my jaw laughing.” (Eoin Colfer, author of Artemis Fowl). ”A brilliantly silly survival guide.” (Sunday Express). ”A Joyful riposte to over-cautious parents...well-paced & funny throughout.” (Time Out London). ” Imagine the Mighty Boosh crashed into the Wimpy Kid.” (The Times). ”A surreal, daft & funny book...A bracing satirical sideswipe at today`s health-&-safety culture, aimed at kids who`ll get the irony & relish the silliness.” (Financial Times). ” Brilliantly funny.” (Gransnet). ”A brilliantly mapcap guide” (ni 4 Kids.com). ” Laugh-out-loud.” (The School Run.comcom).
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Don`t panic, but this fill-in journal is threatening to self-destruct (and take the universe with it) if it isn`t completed. Danger Mouse did start filling it in, but he`s been called away on an important mission.. . So now the Danger Network needs your help! Do you have what it takes to complete the activities, fill-in all the doodle pages & save the world? Can you step up & wear the Danger Trousers? Yes? You can? Oh, good. Better get started then. After all, the fate of the universe is in your hands.. . ...

From the co-author of the bestselling ` The Dangerous Book for Boys`, this is a book of heroes, new & old, known & sadly forgotten, now to be glorified as they ought to be. From Captain Scott to Joe Simpson, from Douglas Bader to Ernest Shackleton, from Gertrude Bell to Emily Pankhurst, Conn Iggulden brings our great heroes from history back to life. Filled with the British sense of fair play & decency that made ` The Dangerous Book for Boys` so popular, ` The Dangerous Book of Heroes` celebrates those who fought for what is right & good, those who made amazing discoveries, those who moved boundaries in their lifetimes. A book of heroes written by Conn Iggulden, a man who knows what makes a hero. ...

Think that Ancient Egypt is just a load of old obelisks? Don`t bet your afterlife on it. Ancient Egypt should be deader than most of our yesterdays. After all it was at its height 5, 000 years ago. Yet we still marvel at its mummies & ponder over its pyramids. It`s easy to forget these people once lived & laughed, loved & breathed.. .though not for very long. These were dangerous days for princes & peasants alike. In Ancient Egypt
- a world of wars & woes, poverty & plagues
- life was short. Forty was a good age to reach. A pharaoh who was eaten by a hippo ended up as dead as a ditch-digger stung by a scorpion. Unwrap the bandages & you`ll find that the Egyptians` bizarre adventures in life were every bit as fascinating as the monuments they left to their deaths.

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