` Human beans is not really believing in giants, is they? Human beans is not thinking we exist.` On a dark, silvery moonlit night, Sophie is snatched from her bed by a giant. Luckily it is the Big Friendly Giant, the BFG, who only eats snozzcumbers & glugs frobscottle. But there are other giants in Giant Country. Fifty foot brutes who gallop far & wide every night to find human beans to eat. Can Sophie & her friend the BFG stop them? ...

The Bhagavad Gita, a scintillating jewel embedded in the great Sanskrit epic Mahabharata, is a dialogue between Krishna & Arjuna set against the background of war. At the beginning of the poem, we learn that there is going to be a great war for the rule of a kingdom. On the battlefield, with armies of the Kuru clan ranged against each other, Arjuna & Krishna explore the necessity of war & the nature of the human soul. The eighteen chapters of the Bhagavad Gita encompass the whole spiritual struggle of a human soul, & the central themes of this immortal poem arise from the symphonic vision of God in all things & of all things in God. ...

The Bakkarwals of Jammu & Kashmir: Navigating through Nomadism presents this almost entirely nomadic community, through an ethnography of their social association, religion, language, folklore & material culture, normative beliefs & indigenous knowledge, the contexts for development, gender relations, the nature of power & reciprocity, as well as the indices of change, with the aim to sensitize the reader to the precariousness of their lives, as also to their remarkable vitality & grace. ...

Catch-22 meets The Brothers Karamazov in the last great satire of the Soviet Era The Great Patriotic War is stumbling to a close, but a new darkness has fallen over Soviet Russia. & for a disparate, disconnected clutch of wanderers
- many thousands of miles apart but linked by a common goal
- four parallel journeys are just beginning. Gorych & his driver, rolling through water, sand & snow on an empty petrol tank; the occupant of a black airship, looking down benevolently as he floats above his Fatherland; young Andrey, who leaves his religious community in search of a new life; & Kharitonov, who trudges from the Sea of Japan to Leningrad, carrying a fuse that, when lit, could blow all & sundry to smithereens. Written in the final years of Communism, The Bickford Fuse is a satirical epic of the Soviet soul, exploring the origins & dead-ends of the Russian mentality from the end of World War Two to the Union`s collapse. Blending allegory & fable with real events, & as deliriously absurd as anything Kurkov has written, it is both an elegy for lost years & a song of hope for a future not yet set in stone.

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Catch-22 meets The Brothers Karamazov in the last great satire of the Soviet Era The Great Patriotic War is stumbling to a close, but a new darkness has fallen over Soviet Russia. & for a disparate, disconnected clutch of wanderers
- many thousands of miles apart but linked by a common goal
- four parallel journeys are just beginning. Gorych & his driver, rolling through water, sand & snow on an empty petrol tank; the occupant of a black airship, looking down benevolently as he floats above his Fatherland; young Andrey, who leaves his religious community in search of a new life; & Kharitonov, who trudges from the Sea of Japan to Leningrad, carrying a fuse that, when lit, could blow all & sundry to smithereens. Written in the final years of Communism, The Bickford Fuse is a satirical epic of the Soviet soul, exploring the origins & dead-ends of the Russian mentality from the end of World War Two to the Union`s collapse. Blending allegory & fable with real events, & as deliriously absurd as anything Kurkov has written, it is both an elegy for lost years & a song of hope for a future not yet set in stone. Translated from the Russian by Boris Dralyuk

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A rip-roaring narrative celebration of the 21st century's great transport success story: the bicycle. Millions of us now cycle, some obsessively, & this glorious concoction of history, anecdote, adventure & lycra-clad pedalling is the perfect read for two-wheelers of all kinds. Two wheels. A frame. Two pedals. What could be simpler than a bicycle? & yet the bike
- old, & cheap, & slightly comic
- continues to inspire a passionate following. Since the millennium its use in Britain has doubled, & then doubled again. Thousands now cycle to work, & more take it up every day. In trial after trial, it is the bike which reaches its urban destination faster than the car, the bus, the underground or the pedestrian. Self-reliant & straightforward, cycling has recycled itself. It is an antiquated idea, & its time has finally come. But what is it about the bicycle that so enchants us? & why do its devotees become so obsessed with it? Acclaimed & prize-winning author Bella Bathurst takes us on a journey through cycling's best stories & strangest incarnations, from the bicycle as weapon of twentieth-century warfare to the secret life of couriers & the alchemy of framebuilding. With a cast of characters including the woman who watercycled across the Channel, the man who raced India's Deccan Queen train & several of today's top cyclists, she offers us a brilliantly engaging portrait of cycling's past, present & world-conquering future. The result is a story of passion & obsession, of exultation, endeavour, & risk. Above all, it is the story of partnership between man & machine, perfectly balanced -- a story of love & souplesse.

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A rip-roaring narrative celebration of the 21st century`s great transport success story: the bicycle. Millions of us now cycle, some obsessively, & this glorious concoction of history, anecdote, adventure & lycra-clad pedalling is the perfect read for two-wheelers of all kinds. Two wheels. A frame. Two pedals. What could be simpler than a bicycle? & yet the bike
- old, & cheap, & slightly comic
- continues to inspire a passionate following. Since the millennium its use in Britain has doubled, & then doubled again. Thousands now cycle to work, & more take it up every day. In trial after trial, it is the bike which reaches its urban destination faster than the car, the bus, the underground or the pedestrian. Self-reliant & straightforward, cycling has recycled itself. It is an antiquated idea, & its time has finally come. But what is it about the bicycle that so enchants us? & why do its devotees become so obsessed with it? Acclaimed & prize-winning author Bella Bathurst takes us on a journey through cycling`s best stories & strangest incarnations, from the bicycle as weapon of twentieth-century warfare to the secret life of couriers & the alchemy of framebuilding. With a cast of characters including the woman who watercycled across the Channel, the man who raced India`s Deccan Queen train & several of today`s top cyclists, she offers us a brilliantly engaging portrait of cycling`s past, present & world-conquering future. The result is a story of passion & obsession, of exultation, endeavour, & risk. Above all, it is the story of partnership between man & machine, perfectly balanced -- a story of love & souplesse.

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The Bicycle Book is an extraordinary celebration of the history of cycling from BMX & mountain biking, to track & road racing. Take a ride through the sport`s history & discover classic & cutting-edge bicycles, following the evolution of cycling throughout the decades. Perfect for anyone with a love for cycling, the Bicycle Book features the latest high-performance bikes & cycling technology, along with profiles of famous cyclists, & iconic manufacturers & brands. With up-close images, maps, & histories of key races & competitions, the Bicycle Book is a stylish & fascinating addition to any enthusiast`s collection. ...

The Bicycle Colouring Book follows the fantastic journey of a bicycle exploring an unknown, fantastical world
- without its rider!
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George is having One of Those Days. One of Those Days where he shouts, `I WILL NOT play nicely. I WON`T.. .I CAN`T.. .I DON`T WANT TO!!` George`s mum says there`s a Big Bad Mood hanging around him, but George has never seen a Big Bad Mood. That is, until today.. .A gloriously clever tale about tempers, tantrums & making amends. For fans of My Big Shouting Day but Rebecca Patterson. ...