A lovely jigsaw puzzle featuring two pictures from Paul Stickland's Children's Book Bears, for ages 6 (with help) to adult. This jigsaw puzzle helps develop essential skills including listening/visual skills, tactile/motor skills & thinking/learning skills. Puzzle contains 150 pieces. Finished puzzle measures 490mm x 350mm. ...

Experience the ragged edge of road racing …

In over 120 stunning full-colour photographs, Stephen Davison gives

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The heartwarming new novel from Dilly Court, the Sunday Times Top Ten bestselling author of The Beggar Maid. With the fate of her family in her hands, Rose has to make a terrible choice. Be thrown onto the streets without a penny to her name, or watch her loved ones fall into ruin... Rose is keeping a dreadful secret, & too scared to ask her strict father for help, it’s down to her to keep her brother from the hangman’s noose – whatever it takes. Her innocent sister Cora is on a different road to ruin, bewitched by a handsome cad whose intentions are anything but gallant. Product Information: ISBN: 9780008137359 Author: Dilly Court Publisher: Harper Collins Format: Paperback Pages: 489 Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 3cm ...

The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists tells the story of a group of working men who are joined one day by Owen, a journeyman-prophet with a vision of a just society. Owen's spirited attacks on the greed & dishonesty of the capitalist system rouse his fellow men from their political quietism. ...

Amy is having dreams & visions that threaten her sanity & possibly her life. A handsome Voodoo priest may hold the secret to Amy's possession by spirits of the past, & to her ultimate salvation, in this story of childhood betrayed, love lost & secrets rediscovered. ...

Richard Burton stars as British officer Captain Foster in this WWII action spectacular. Foster is a man with a mission
- he wants
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To the people of Great Britain World War II was the deadliest & bloodiest war in history. Never before or since have so many people made such a personal sacrifice in the line of duty. Raiders tells the extraordinary true stories of six of the most daring special operations ever undertaken in warfare & the heroism of the people behind them. Operation Chariot was the most ambitious amphibious raid ever mounted by the British Forces. Attacking the heavily fortified dry dock at St Nazaire in German occupied France, an elite group of commandos battered their way through a maelstrom of bullets & incendiaries. Their boat is punctured by over a hundred shell holes, the dead & wounded lie all around them on the decks, but still their guns are blazing & still they press on..." Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality that guarantees all others". (Winston Churchill). ...

Zen Starling is a petty thief. A nobody. Destined to ride the rails to nowhere special. That is until Raven, a strange & mysterious figure, enlists him for one small job. One small job that might just bring everything in this galaxy, & the next, to the end of the line. ...

  In this visually glorious chronological history, prolific railroad historian & photographer Brian Solomon curates a selection of the world’s most significant trains & locomotives over the last two centuries. Hop aboard to see trains & locomotives at work in scenic locations throughout North America, Europe, & Asia.  Two centuries after iron behemoths first began appearing in Europe & North America, locomotives & trains continue to fascinate folks of all ages. From North American steam & electric-diesel machines designed & built by the likes of Baldwin & General Electric to state-of-the-art electric freight & commuter trains in Europe & Asia, Solomon provides a thorough look at the development of the most famous, most influential, & most technologically advanced trendsetters across more than two centuries, with photography depicting heavy hardware at work in North America, Europe, & Asia. Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9780760389331 •†Author:   Brian Solomon ... ...

Anthology of short excerpts from the writings of more than 50 famous literary & historical figures on the subject of railways & rail journeys around the world
- Bill Bryson, Agatha Christie, William Dalrymple, Peter Fleming, Kenneth Grahame among many others.
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