The eagerly anticipated fifth instalment in The Grantchester Mysteries series, now a major ITV drama Archdeacon Sidney Chambers is beginning to think that the life of a full-time priest (and part-time detective) is not easy. So when a bewitching divorcee in a mink coat interrupts Sidney's family lun[...]
Archdeacon Sidney Chambers is beginning to think that the life of a full-time priest (and part-time detective) is not easy. So when a bewitching divorcee in a mink coat interrupts Sidney's family lunch asking him to help locate her missing son, he hopes it will be an open and shut case.The last thin[...]
The sixth book in the James Runcie's much-loved series, adapted for ITV's Grantchester which stars James Norton as Sidney Chambers. Perfect for fans of M. C. Beaton. It is May 1971 and the Cambridgeshire countryside is bursting into summer. Archdeacon Sidney Chambers is walking in a bluebell wood wi[...]
The sixth book in the James Runcie's much-loved series, adapted for ITV's Grantchester which stars James Norton as Sidney Chambers. Perfect for fans of M. C. Beaton.It is May 1971 and the Cambridgeshire countryside is bursting into summer. Archdeacon Sidney Chambers is walking in a bluebell wood wit[...]
The sixth book in the James Runcie's much-loved series, adapted for ITV's Grantchester which stars James Norton as Sidney Chambers. Perfect for fans of M. C. Beaton.Life is never straightforward when you're a full-time priest and part-time detective. So when a walk in a bluebell wood takes an unexpe[...]
The world struggles with increasing threats to global sustainability, caused by population growth, overuse of fresh water resources, depletion of biodiversity, and reliance on non-renewable energy sources. There is an urgent need for an overall plan to address these challenges in a coordinated and e[...]
American Indians have always told stories filled with characters, creatures, and legends that have fascinated people around the world. This book mixes dramatic retellings and nonfiction information to give a full picture of American Indian stories, exploring the gods, goddesses, heroes, villains, tr[...]
No one has yet visited Mars at least, no humans have. Robot rovers have explored the surface of the Red Planet, and it s the job of people on Earth to control their every movement. Find out what s involved in being a rover driver, the tools and skills you need, and the difficulties of controlling so[...]
What makes Dilma Rousseff extraordinary? Read this book to find out. We explore her early years, including her developing interest in events and problems in her country. We look at the road to her significant political accomplishments, peaking with her role as the first female president of Brazil. R[...]
Written by international authorities in ocular toxicology, including the Founder of The National Registry of Drug-Induced Side Effects and its current Director, this essential resource provides the clinically relevant information you need to effectively diagnose and manage herbal, chemical, and drug[...]
Peek into this diary of an aluminum can as it goes on a journey from inside a bauxite rock, to the manufacturing line, to the store shelf, to a display on a bookshelf, to a garbage can, and finally to a recycling plant where it emerges into its new life...as a baseball bat
This 8x8 paperback st[...]
In this Cyrano de Bergerac-like novel, Karl, a teenage boy, enlists a famous writer to help him impress his girlfriend, Firella. She's asked him to write her a letter in which he reveals his true self. Convinced he's not good enough with words to please her, Karl tracks down Friella's favorite autho[...]
In this brand-new collection of short stories, Aidan Chambers explores moments of truth, when a character or an event suddenly reveals an often-surprising meaning: A girl loses her humanity when she takes a summer job as a theme-park character; a boy tries to save a girl from a fiery death, only to [...]
In this Cyrano de Bergerac-like novel, Karl, a teenage boy, enlists a famous writer to help him impress his girlfriend, Fiorella. She's asked him to write her a letter in which he reveals his true self. Convinced he's not good enough with words to please her, Karl tracks down Fiorella's favourite au[...]
Independent Evelyn Darlington is unimpressed by most marriageable men of her acquaintance, who all believe a woman's intelligence is inferior to a man's. The daughter of an Oxford professor, she mistakenly believes she has found her perfect husband in Randolph Sheldon, her father's Fellow at the Uni[...]
In this 17th Century Japan the Shogun is a woman...and the harem is full of men.R to L (Japanese Style). In this 17th Century Japan the Shogun is a woman...and the harem is full of men. The tale told in the Chronicle of the Dying Day continues as the young female shogun Iemitsu tries desperately to [...]
In this 17th Century Japan the Shogun is a woman...and the harem is full of men.Reads R to L (Japanese Style). In this 17th Century Japan the Shogun is a woman...and the harem is full of men. Despite Iemitsu and Arikoto's best efforts, there is no male heir to take over the shogunate. As the Redface[...]
In this 17th Century Japan the Shogun is a woman...and the harem is full of men.Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for M audiences. Gyokuei, who first arrived at the Inner Chambers as a young novitiate monk, has risen to become one of the Shogun Tsunayoshi's advisors. He hopes to protect the shogunate t[...]
In this 17th Century Japan the Shogun is a woman...and the harem is full of men.Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for audiences M[...]
In this seventeenth century Japan the Shogun is a woman...and the harem is full of men.In Edo period Japan, a strange new disease called the Redface Pox has begun to prey on the country's men. Within eighty years of the first outbreak, the male population has fallen by seventy-five percent. Women ha[...]
In this 17th Century Japan the Shogun is a woman...and the harem is full of men.
In Edo period Japan, a strange new disease called the Redface Pox has begun to prey on the country's men. Within eighty years of the first outbreak, the male population has fallen by seventy-five percent. Women have[...]