A double bill of classic James Whale horror. ' Frankenstein' is Whale's 1931 version of Mary Shelley's ghost story which made a star of Boris Karloff as the tragic monster. Scientist Henry Frankenstein (Colin Clive) has become alienated from his friends an ...

Irresistible to the punters, champion jockey Frankie Dettori is a charismatic personality with an easy charm & immaculate dress sense that make him an instant favourite on the track & a household name off it. His autobiography has been fully updated to include Frankie's record-breaking racing exploits in 2004. ...

In a charming new chapter-book series by a social-change advocate, young Frankie emulates her journalist mama by reporting on household news with the help of her sister & an unlikely news crew. Frankie’s mama is leaving to cover a breaking news story. Frankie, Papa & Frankie’s teenage sister, Raven, are all proud of Mama, even though they miss her when she’s away. But Frankie has a great idea: she can make her own news show! After all, Mama has told her that news is happening around her all the time. With a little assistance from her friends – including her doll Farrah, Robert the toy robot, & her tabby cat, Nina Simone – Frankie prepares for her first “broadcast”. & when she hears someone crying in the house, she knows that’s the developing story she must cover. With sweet illustrations throughout, this engaging new series embraces communication & compassion & is a refreshing portrayal of Black women in journalism. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781529526349 • Author: Ch... ...

Details: Famous for his straight-talking, no-holds-barred st&-up, critically acclaimed comedian Frankie Boyle brings
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Details: Reading Scotland's Jesus should be like being called into the living room by your child shouting that they see
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Moving into a new home in Easterhouse in 1961 was the start of some great adventures for Rikki Brown. For a young boy, it was hard to tell what to worry about more
- the threat of nuclear war or starting primary school! Certainly each offered its own horrors. But after surviving Scarlett Fever, primaries were a whirl of games & lessons.
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In 1845 Captain Sir John Franklin led a large, well equipped expedition to complete the conquest of the Canadian Arctic, to find the fabled North West Passage connecting the North Atlantic to the North Pacific. This story of the Arctic discovers Franklin: a character far more complex, & more truly heroic, than previous histories have allowed. ...

Work! Consume! Die! Is the collected wisdom of an idiot. Interwoven with this numb hymn to show business are chapters detailing Boyle's worldwide view, an incessant fusillade of laughter & despair, the hollow clanging scream of a dying mechanical God & an honest attempt to describe the world by refusing to take it seriously. ...

Following the death of her mother, Franziska turns away from love in order to pursue a career as a concert pianist. She goes on from a humble home in a small Czech town, to Prague & a life that does not conform in any way to convention. It all ends in Berlin, with a bitter lesson learned: the fragility of life, & how debilitating love can be. ...

What do estate agents & the Ku Klux Klan have in common? Why do drug dealers live with their mothers? What do schoolteachers & sumo wrestlers have in common? How can your name affect how well you do in life? This title shows you a totally new way of seeing the world. ...