WITNESS HOW people have changed the world with their hands & brains over more than 10, 000 years from the Stone Ages to the present day. This unique history of science & engineering

Includes:: a 2 metre-long fold-out timeline containing more than 1, 000 pictures & captions thattell the story of the world`s greatest scientists & inventors from ancient China to the Middle East & from enlightenment Europe to modern America. The Wallbook of Science & Engineering also

Includes:: the Wallbook Chronicle that reports on more than 30 key moments from the timeline in the style of a newspaper. Other features include a crossword, letters to the editor, 50-question quiz & pocket magnifier. Perfect for 7-14 year olds but equally fascinating for all curious adults. Developed with experts at the Science Museum in London.



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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE`S plays are presented as never before, with all 38 masterpieces performed in front to you at once on a timeline set in the iconic Globe Theatre. Spot the ghosts, hunt for the murderers, discover the poison & revel in Elizabethan romance as each play reveals its story with a plot summary, key"es & characters. The timeline features essential moments in Shakespeare`s life providing a unique, visual & narrative context to the works of the world`s favourite bard. The Wallbook of Shakespeare also

Includes:: the Wallbook Chronicle that reports on more than 30 key moments from the timeline in the style of a newspaper. Other features include a crossword, letters to the editor, 50-question quiz & pocket magnifier. Perfect for 7-14 year olds but equally fascinating for all curious adults. Developed in partnership with the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.

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TAKE A TRIP back in time more than 2, 500 years to the first ever Olympic Games
- then journey through hundreds of the most extraordinary
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Details a wide selection of ideas of weekend breaks, from boating in the lake district to urban weekends in London, Bath or Edinburgh. All suggestions are accompanied by information on what to see, where to stay & where to eat. Published by Which?, one of Britain's leading consumer organisations. ...

Winner of an English PEN `PEN Translates!` award. Barcelona, 1952: General Franco`s fascist government is at the height of its oppressive powers, casting a black shadow across the city. When wealthy socialite Mariona Sobrerroca is found dead in her mansion in the exclusive Tibidabo district, the police scramble to seize control of the investigation. Ana Marti Noguer, an eager young journalist, is surprised to be assigned this important story, shadowing Inspector Isidro Castro. But Ana soon realises that a bundle of strange letters unearthed at the scene point to a sequence of events dramatically different from the official version. She enlists the help of her cousin Beatriz, a scholar, & what begins as an intriguing puzzle opens up a series of revelations that implicate the regime`s most influential figures. The two women have placed themselves in mortal danger. As the conspiracy unfolds, Ana`s courage & Beatriz`s wits will be their only weapons against the city`s corrupt & murderous elite. ...

In THE WHISPERING MOUNTAIN by Joan Aiken, the small town of Pennygaff, the legendary Harp of Teirtu is found
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The year is 1949 & Valdimar Haraldsson, an eccentric Icelander with elevated ideas about the influence of fish consumption on Nordic civilisation, has had the singular good fortune to be invited to join a Danish merchant ship on its way to the Black Sea. Among the crew is the mythical hero Caeneus, disguised as the second mate. Every evening after dinner he entrances his fellow travellers with the tale of how he sailed with the fabled vessel the Argo on the Argonauts` legendary quest to retrieve the Golden Fleece. En route the heroes happened upon the island of Lemnos & discovered to their astonishment, & considerable delight, that it was inhabited solely by women. An ode to storytelling, The Whispering Muse evokes a time gone by with wit & verve, from the rogues & oddities among sea-faring types, to the long-lost romance & mystique of ancient mythology. ...

It is winter in the mountains of Greece & as the snow falls in the tiny village of Vrisi a coffin is unearthed & broken open, revealing some unexpected remains to the astonished mourners gathered at the graveside. In a village where gossip flows like ouzo, the discovery in the grave sets tongues wagging & heads shaking. But when a body is found buried beneath the fallen snow in the shadow of the shrine of St Fanourios (the patron saint of lost things), it seems the truth, behind both the body & the coffin may be far stranger than the villagers` wildest imaginings. Hermes Diaktoros, drawn to the mountains on an affair of the heart, finds himself embroiled in the mysteries of Vrisi, as well as the enigmatic last will & testament of Greece`s most admired modern poet. The Whispers of Nemesis is a story of desperate measures & dark secrets, of murder & immortality, & of pride coming before the steepest of falls. ...

When orphans Ben & Jennet arrive in the seaside town of Whitby to stay with Alice Boston, they have no idea what to expect. A lively 92-year-old, Miss Boston is unlike any other foster mother they’ve known. Ben is gifted with ‘the sight’, which gives him the power to see things invisible to other mortals. He soon encounters the mysterious fisher folk who live under the cliffs & discovers that Alice & her friends are not quite what they seem. But a darkness is stalking the streets of Whitby, bringing with it fear & death. Could it be a ghost from the Abbey? Or a beast from hell? Unless the truth is uncovered, the town & all its inhabitants is doomed. Robin Jarvis started writing in 1988 & quickly became a bestselling author with his Deptford Mice & Whitby Witches series. The Whitby Witches is the book that inspired his latest series, which begins with The Power of Dark. You can find out more at www.robinjarvis.com or follow him on Twitter @robinjarvis 1963 ...

From the author of The Vegetarian & Human Acts comes a book like no other. The White Book is a meditation on colour, beginning with a list of white things. It is a book about mourning, rebirth & the tenacity of the human spirit. It is as stunning investigation of the fragility, beauty & strangeness of life. Translated from the Korean by Deborah Smith. ...