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Curly Verse: Selected Poems - Popular Penguins
In this selection of poems covering the period 1972 to 2002. This beautifully elegant volume excludes the cartoon element, focusing on Leunig's brilliant texts, with all their absurdity, hilarity, poignancy and joyfulness. Michael Leunig pokes fun at human folly and pretentiousness, deplores the idiocy ...
The Mark of the Horse Lord
Blood was staining the sand of the arena - the blood of his friend Vortimax whom he had just slain. All around him Phaedrus the Gladiator could hear the triumphant shouts of the crowd; and he knew that he had won his freedom. But he had not left a life of chance behind him. Soon he found himself riding ...
Quick and Easy Weaning
Weaning your baby can be a tricky milestone for any parent, but with her years of experience and wealth of expertise, Annabel Karmel is on hand to help. In her new book, Quick and Easy Weaning, Annabel aims to take the stress out of your baby's transition to solid food, guiding you through the weaning p...
Don't Point That Thing at Me: The First Charlie Mortdecai Novel
The deliciously nasty, highly entertaining, comic masterpiece of a thriller--a cult favorite of Stephen Fry and Julian Barnes. A cult classic in the UK since its first publication there in the 1970s, Don't Point that Thing at Me is the hilarious and dark humored crime thriller featuring the Honorable Ch...
Midnight in the Century
In 1933, Victor Serge was arrested by Stalin's police, interrogated, and held in solitary confinement for more than eighty days. Released, he spent two years in exile in remote Orenburg. These experiences were the inspiration for Midnight in the Century, Serge's searching novel about revolutionaries liv...
Who Was Nelson Mandela?
As a child he dreamt of changing South Africa; as a man he changed the world. Nelson Mandela spent his life battling apartheid and championing a peaceful revolution. He spent twenty-seven years in prison and emerged as the inspiring leader of the new South Africa. He became the country s first black pre...
Jamie Cooks Italy
Jamie has travelled around Italy to find the best of fast and slow cooking for us all to enjoy in our kitchens at home. Jamie Cooks Italy is a celebration of the joy of Italian food. Jamie wants to share his love of all things Italian with accessible, best-ever recipes for Classic Carbonara, Salina Chic...
The Whispers
Since his mother's disappearance four months ago, Riley has become increasingly frustrated by the incompetence of the police and apathy of his family and friends. In desperation, Riley turns to the Whispers, creatures of legend that he believes can grant him his heart's desire. But Riley has secrets of ...
The Great Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
A set of 6 much-loved stories from classic English literature for children, brought together by Puffin Classics in beautiful paperback cover designs. From the strange case of 'The Red-Headed League' to the extraordinary tale of 'The Engineer's Thumb', Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr Watson grapple...
Spacecraft: A Smithsonian Coloring Book
Smithsonian Institution; John Pirtel (Illustrator)
Launch into a universe of creativity -- ready for you to color! The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum presents a galaxy-spanning new coloring book that provides a crisp, informative look at the history of space exploration.With this expertly crafted coloring book, fire your imagination as you ...
Atlas of the Invisible: Maps & Graphics That Will Change How You See the World
An unprecedented portrait of the hidden patterns in human society - visualised through the world of dataHumans create data with nearly everything we do. This world of information is invisible, but it shapes society in profound ways. In Atlas of the Invisible, award-winning geographer-designer team Jame...
Elizabeth: An intimate portrait from the writer who knew her and her family for over fifty years
A personal account of the life and character of Britain's longest-reigning monarchThis intimate, personal biography of Queen Elizabeth II tells the story of her remarkable life, reign and times, from a perspective unlike any other. Gyles Brandreth writes the Queen's tale candidly with grace and sensitiv...
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