Looks at ska, calypso, and raggae music, examines, its African and Caribbean origins, and describes its place in modern popular music[...]

KISS OF DEATH Moments after a high tea is interrupted by a fire in the servants' hall, art collector Daniel McCourt is found sprawled on the floor of his study under a bundle of mistletoe, his throat slit by the bloody sword lying next to his body. Could the killer be a disgruntled lover, sending a [...]

What do you get when you cross an anteater with an elephant? Kids can create and color their own animal riddles when they switch and swap these 24 perforated images. By trading cartoon-style heads, bodies, and legs, they can make crazy and comical combinations of a parrot, monkey, zebra, lion, giraf[...]

Concern about rising crime rates, high levels of unemployment and anti-social behaviour of youth gangs within particular urban neighbourhoods has reinvigorated public and community debate into just what makes a functional neighbourhood. The nub of the debate is whether concentrating disadvantaged pe[...]

Bestselling illustrator Tullet presents a creative game of turn the flaps, in which children can create their own paintings. Part of a bright and lively series of board books that work like a game. Full color.[...]

In this stunning memoir, Rob Sheffield, a veteran rock and pop culture critic and staff writer for Rolling Stone magazine, tells the story of his musical coming of age, and how rock music, the first love of his life, led him to his second, a girl named Renee. Rob and Renee's life together - they wed[...]

Thirty million Americans are gluten-intolerant or have a gluten sensitivity, eliminating it from their diets because gluten a protein found in wheat, rye, and barley has been implicated in health issues ranging from respiratory problems and abdominal discomfort to anemia, anxiety, and infertility. T[...]

Have fun creating endless looks and disguises with magnetic Roger, using a full range of magnetic clothing and accessories.[...]