It has been said that " The history of childhood is a nightmare from which we have only recently begun to awake'. This nightmare was particularly evident on the streets of Victorian London when society was going through a massive & tumultuous change. In the nineteenth century, the population in Britain trebled from 10 million to 32 million bringing with it numerous social problems, principally poverty & attendant ill-health. Many of the victims of this upheaval were children who made up 40 per cent of the population (compared to 20 per cent now). This led to an increased focus on the role children played in society seen most famously in the writings of Charles Dickens. Indeed Charles Dickens became one of the chief supporters of the new children's hospital founded at Great Ormond St to alleviate infant suffering & death. The ensuing history of the hospital is no less intriguing & this book charts its rise to become a world famous institution, surviving the blitz, pioneering many medical procedures & saving many lives. Wonderful pictures accompany the fascinating text along with celebrity anecdotes & stories from the children themselves. ...

The author follows the story of R.E.M. from its origins to a leading world-wide act. This edition brings the band's story up-to-date, covering the departure of drummer Bill Berry, Michael Stipe's increasing role as a spokesman for humane causes, & the group's music up to their Reveal album. ...

The Biographic series presents an entirely new way of looking at the lives of the world's greatest thinkers & creatives. It takes the 50 defining facts, dates, thoughts, habits & achievements of each subject, & uses infographics to convey all of them in vivid snapshots. ...

Unable to forgive herself for the death of her two-year-old son Bobby in a car accident, Menley Nichols' marriage to Adam starts to fall apart
- until the birth of their daughter Hannah. Determined to rebuild a life together around their precious baby, Menley & Adam decide to rent a house on Cape Cod for a month, confident that the tranquility of the place will be ideal for Menley & little Hannah. But the peace they crave is disturbed when strange things start to happen
- incidents which make Menley relive the horror of the accident in which she lost Bobby...incidents which make her fear for Hannah. & step by step, Menley & Adam are drawn into a dark & sinister web of events which threatens their marriage, their child, & ultimately Menley's sanity.

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Mary, a Cornish mariner's daughter, makes the biggest mistake of her short life when she steals a silk hat.

Convicted

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Details: Shari just stepped onto the balcony for some fresh air, she didn't mean to fall. Whilst her friends assume it
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The hilarious romantic comedy from Sophie Kinsella. Lexi wakes up in a hospital bed after a car accident, thinking she's twenty-five with crooked teeth & a disastrous love life. But, to her disbelief, she learns it's actually three years later
- she's a super-toned twenty-eight-year-old, her teeth are straight, she's the boss of her department
- & she's married to a good-looking millionaire! She can't believe her luck
- especially when she sees her stunning new loft apartment. & she'll definitely have a fantastic marriage once she gets to know her husband again. He's drawn up a 'marriage manual', which should help. But soon she realises her perfect life isn't all it seems. All her old friends hate her. A rival is after her job. Then a dishevelled, sexy guy turns up... & lands a new bombshell. Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9780552772761 •†Author:   Sophie Kinsella •†Publisher:   Transworld Publishers Ltd •†Format:   Paperback •†Pages:† 443 •†Dimensions:†19.8 x 12.8 x 2.8 cm


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For most people the details of the American Revolution, the history of Thanksgiving & the Battle of the Alamo are sketchy at best. This book contains the American history you learnt at school. It teaches you the basics of over 150 key events from Columbus to Nixon & from cowboys to cosmonauts. ...

Remember the Seventies is a unique account of an age at once charming & terrifying, under a pall of insecurity extending over a frightened world: The troubles in Northern Ireland & terrorism at the Munich Olympic Games, the shock-horror films & the arrival of Punk, the world's first test tube baby & the shame of the Watergate Scandal. Relive the greatest moments of the stirring seventies with a companion DVD containing historical footage from the Getty Images archives. ...

The story of consumer age as we know it begins in the Victorian era, when many of the elements that changed society forever- including mass production, the Penny Post, railways & labour saving domestic appliances-first emerged. Changes such as these gradually made fashionable clothes & cosmetics, books, music, sweets & eventually foreign holidays available to the general public, & were responsible for a higher standard of living, increased literacy & greater freedom for women. This absorbing book examines the 20th century decade by decade. It explores aspects of daily life such as shopping, fashion, travel, entertainment, toys & games through the hoard of packaging, advertising & products themselves that Robert Opie has carefully assembled. Key historical events of the 20th century are also covered-including two World Wars, four coronations, the arrival of radio & television & the first man on the moon. All of these events influenced daily life- not just the newspaper headlines but also the sweet wrappers & the cereal packets. There is something in this book to inspire a smile of recognition in readers of all ages reminders of grappling with wartime ration, poring over Picture Post or being swept along on a wave of Beatlemania. Remember When celebrates the way of life that these familiar names & images vividly evoke. It is packed with pictures & anecdotes that will appeal to anyone with a fondness for our shared past-from school children to graphic designers, social historians to lovers of nostalgia. ...