The Haunted Life is the coming-of-age story of Peter Martin, a college track star determined to idle away what he knows will be one of his last innocent summers in his tranquil New England home town. But with the war escalating in Europe and his two closest friends both plotting their escapes, he realizes ...
Nat, a 47 year-old veteran of Britain''s Secret Intelligence Service, believes his years as an agent runner are over. He is back in London with his wife, the long-suffering Prue. But with the growing t.
A fun and interactive way for children to learn and listen to over 100 school words spoken by a native speaker. Children will love selecting a card with illustrations of a topic, slotting it into the books special frame and pressing an illustration to hear the word read aloud. Each of the four double-sided ...
At a time when science can seem complex and remote, it has a greater impact on our lives, and to the future of our planet, than ever before. It really matters that its discoveries and truths should be clearly and widely communicated. That its enemies, from the malicious to the muddled, the self-deluding ...
An icon of the last fifty years, Stephen Hawking seems to encapsulate genius: not since Albert Einstein has a scientific figure held such a position in popular consciousness. In this enthralling memoir, writer and physicist Leonard Mlodinow tells the story of his friend and their friendship, offering ...
''What''s so hard about pulling a sword out of a stone? The real work''s already been done. You ought to make yourself useful and find the man who put the sword in the stone in the first place.'' The City Watch needs MEN! But what it''s got includes Corporal Carrot (technically a dwarf), Lance-constable ...
THE GROUNDBREAKING GRAPHIC NOVEL A story about ordinary people navigating a strange land, in even stranger times. On the eve of the US elections, a Syrian family leave their world behind for a chance at the American dream. But as the first day of their new life dawns, they are greeted by the news of ...
Kniha nás provází dobrodružstvím starého známého Lu-Tze, uklízeče u mnichů historického řádu. Náplní jejich práce je starat se o Čas, který, jak všichni víme, je Zdrojem. Kdo lépe by zvládl uskladnit Čas a pak jej napumpovat do míst, kde se s ním plýtvalo, například pod vodou a také do míst, jako jsou ...
''''Anything you do in the past changes the future. The tiniest little actions have huge consequences. You might tread on an ant now and it might entirely prevent someone from being born in the future.'''' There''''s nothing like the issue of evolution to get under the skin of academics. Even if their ...
A universal narrative on the significance of distance with love, remember to hold on to what you believe in. Ideal for those ",whose love knows no bounds,", The Space Between Us is full of profound anecdotes and messages, illustrating the courage and heartache of enduring physical distance. The ...
Richard Scarry’s classic collection of his funniest stories is back in print! All your favorite Busytown characters are back and getting up to countless silly s….