This is the true story of the Battle of Trafalgar, Britain's most significant sea battle, as seen through the smoke-hazed gunports of the fighting ships. In an atmosphere of choking fumes from cannon & musket fire, amid noise so intense it was almost tangible, the crews of the British, French & Spanish ships did their best to carry out their allotted tasks. For over five hours they were in constant danger from a terrifying array of iron & lead missiles fired from enemy guns, as well as the deadly wooden splinters smashed from the ships' hulls by the cannon-balls. While the men manoeuvred the ships & kept the cannons firing, the women helped the surgeons tend the sick or helped the boys
- the 'powder monkeys'
- in the hazardous job of carrying gunpowder cartridges from the central magazine to the gun decks. Trafalgar set the seal on British naval supremacy, which became the mainspring for the growth of the British Empire, & in the short term not only prevented Napoleon from invading Britain, but also enabled Britain & its Continental allies to mount the campaign that would eventually defeat the French Emperor: without Trafalgar there would be no Waterloo.

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Examines the various ways in which traffic & parking are controlled & helps children identify the nature of a road in relation to traffic. This CD-ROM introduces children to words & phrases related to traffic & helps them discover the purpose of various road signs, parking controls & road safety measures. ...

The Traffic Lights Magic Cube is an update of the classic colour-matching puzzle that’s a great mental challenge at home or on the move.

Turn & twist the sides of the cube so that each of the six faces match.

A must for puzzle lovers, the aim is to twist & turn the Magic Cube to return it to its original state.

Product Information:
• Traffic Lights Magic Cube
• Cubed Puzzle
• Perfect for Puzzle Lovers
• Measures: 5.6 x 5.6 x 5.6cm









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US mini-series based on the 2000 film starring Benicio Del Toro & Catherine Zeta Jones. The lives of three Seattle-based men become intertwined as they become caught up in the dark inner workings of the highly risky
- but extremely lucrative
- world of

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This is the story of Trafford Park in vintage photographs, once the largest industrialised area in Britain & the workshop of Greater Manchester. The industrial zone known as Trafford Park, between the Manchester Ship Canal & the Bridgewater Canal, began life as an extensive area of parkland surrounding the stately home of the de Trafford family.

Finding themselves completely hemmed in by waterways after the establishment of the Manchester Ship Canal, the de Traffords vacated the l&, opening up the whole area for industrial development. Gradually the whole area was covered with factories & the ancillary roads & railway lines, as the advantages of the transport links impressed themselves on developers & businessmen. Trafford Park became the largest industrialised area in Great Britain, drawing in a labour force from all over the country.

Housing was built in the Park itself to meet the accommodation needs of the incoming workers & their families, & the expansion of nearby towns like Stretford owed much to the proximity of factories & jobs. After a decline in the late sixties & early seventies, Trafford Park is once again a vast centre of industry & business. Ask anyone in the Greater Manchester area about Trafford Park, & they will either have worked there themselves, or know someone who did. It features a wonderful selection of over 200 vintage photographs. It is written by two expert local historians.

This paperback book has 96 pages & measures 17.7 x 27.6 x 1.4cm





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What do we mean by 'tragedy'? When we turn on the news, does a report of the latest atrocity have any connection with Sophocles & Shakespeare? Addressing questions about belief, blame, revenge, pain, witnessing & ending, this book demonstrates the sig ...

When Bernard Pomeroy finds a letter slipped under his door in the early hours, he flies into a panic. After dashing off a short

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Jolene & her family are in Quebec where Jolene's father is conducting research for his Museum of Disasters. When Jolene finds a time crease, she discovers Montreal in the 1920s. ' Back there at the church', Jolene said, 'I was hiding'. But Stephan, the handsome boy who lives next door to her Grandma Rose in Montreal, knows otherwise. ...

For his many friends & fans, Peter Cook was quite simply the funniest man they'd ever encountered. & nearly eight years since his death, his status as one of Britain's greatest comedians shows no sign of shrinking. This collection ranges from Cook's first writing to transcripts of his late, great TV appearances. ...