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Hardback. Condizione: Good. Spend a year in the company of the ancient Egyptians, during the twenty-sixth and final year of the reign of Amenhotep II (c.1400 BC), which saw a royal transition will take place bringing Thutmose IV to the throne of Upper and Lower Egypt.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. This 'paw-some' collection has hundreds of hilarious animal themed jokes for funny kids to share. Pinder, Andrew (illustratore).

Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. Ageing is one of those unavoidable facts of life, and what more can you do about it than laugh (admittedly, slightly defensively)? The Book of Senior Jokes is the perfect present for anyone feeling their age, no matter how old they may be, that will help them celebrate all that is positive - and positively hilarious - about growing older.…

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. In Why We Think the Things We Think, author Alain Stephen attempts to demystify some of the key philosophical questions by tracing their origins and breaking them down into jargon-free, accessible form.

Hardback. Condizione: Good. Ageing is one of those unavoidable facts of life, and what more can you do about it than laugh (admittedly, slightly defensively)? The Book of Senior Jokes is the perfect present for anyone feeling their age, no matter how old they may be, that will help them celebrate all that is positive - and positively hilarious - about growing older.…

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. David is eleven years old. He is happy, healthy and affectionate. He loves school, Disney songs and climbing trees. But he's also profoundly autistic. Unable to speak more than a few words. Barely capable of expressing his most basic needs. Oblivious to danger. Blind to other people's emotions. Deaf to their pleas. A Real Boy is David's story - the true story, told by his parents, of bringing up a child who will always be a little boy. Loving an autistic child is easy .but living with one is harder than could ever be imagined. This extraordinarily moving account describes the heartbreak and the unexpected joy of autism - once a rare condition, but one that now affects one in a hundred British children. With raw and sometimes brutal honesty, Christopher and Nicola Stevens lay bare their experiences, which are by turns harrowing, funny and inspirational. As David's story unfolds, his parents reveal how the condition has bestowed on them an unbreakable bond. Caring for David is an all consuming experience .and through it they have learned, above all, the meaning of unconditional love. …

Hardback. Condizione: Fair. Full of facts, trivia and anecdotes, this engaging miscellany covers a broad range of aspects, from the types of trains and services, key people and station architecture, to station pets, accidents and crime, and the depiction of the railways in literature and art.

Hardback. Condizione: Good. Jay Jayamohan makes life and death decisions on a daily basis. Thats because hes a Consultant Paediatric Neurosurgeon in a busy Oxford hospital. This is his poignant, heart-breaking, funny, harrowing and unflinchingly human memoir.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. 'This beautiful collection of animal portraits is one of the most intricate colouring books on the market.' ? Isabelle Broom, Heat magazine_____________________The Menagerie is filled with beautiful animal heads to colour and complete. Each wonderfully detailed piece is a work of art to be treasured by keen colourers and animal lovers alike.The book features bespoke artwork from Richard Merritt, one of the talented illustrators of the bestselling Art Therapy series.…

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Eliza Jane was an unusual child. Instead of a puppy or a kitten her heart was set on a prehistoric pet. Join our feisty heroine and her family on a magical Mesozoic tour of their local dinosaur department store.

Hardback. Condizione: Good. The third in a series of books in association with the Royal Institution on their world-renowned Christmas Lectures, this time exploring the intriguing pathways of the human brain and the complexities of the mind.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. In Why We Think the Things We Think, author Alain Stephen attempts to demystify some of the key philosophical questions by tracing their origins and breaking them down into jargon-free, accessible form.

Hardback. Condizione: Good.

Hardback. Condizione: Good. For too long northerners have faced derision at the hands of southerners, whether it be about the northern climate, their thriftiness, or gloomy outlook, but all this is about to change. Now is the time for northerners to rise up as one and growl, 'I'm from t'North and I'm proud!' The Northern Monkey Survival Guide is a collection of reasons to love the North, together with some useful survival tips for anyone who dares to venture south of Birmingham. Including: . A north-south currency conversion guide - what a cheese and onion buttie is called and what it costs . The Northern Monkey hall of fame - the greatest northerners in history . Places to avoid in the 'Beautiful South'. The Northern Monkey Survival Guide is a celebration of the northern outlook on life and the perfect gift for all northerners.…

Hardback. Condizione: Good. Covering various aspects of health and human nature, including DNA, sex, exercise, food, the environment, germs, medicine, stress, and general wellbeing, this book takes a look at the truth behind the myths.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. The life of the Princess of Wales based on interviews with those closest to her. Details of her beauty routine, her diet, how she relaxed and her likes and dislikes.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. This is your chance to prove you know it all as you work your way through a vast array of general knowledge head scratchers. With space to scribble, tick and graffiti, as well as an answers section for when you admit defeat, this book will entertain and challenge in equal measure.…

Hardback. Condizione: Good. As a wit, Wilde lived by his own maxim: "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." A century after he left that world, he is not only still talked about, but widely quoted. This tribute marks the centenary of his death.…

Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. Young, good-looking, famous and rich, there is no better-known celebrity couple than Posh and Becks. In this biography, Andrew Morton reveals the truth behind the headlines. He examines Victoria's relationship with the other Spice Girls and David's relationship with Manchester United. Through tell-all interviews with those who inhabit the Beckhams' circle, the author unfolds a story of two young people struggling to lead ordinary lives and obsessed with guarding their privacy. Yet, he argues, the Beckhams are also a couple prepared to do whatever it takes to keep themselves in the spotlight.…

Hardback. Condizione: Good. Spanning several eras and drawing on the experience of a wide range of women, this text provides humourous quotes with its satirical approach to public life, politics and society.

Hardback. Condizione: Good. Young, good-looking, famous and rich, there is no better-known celebrity couple than Posh and Becks. In this biography, Andrew Morton reveals the truth behind the headlines. He examines Victoria's relationship with the other Spice Girls and David's relationship with Manchester United. Through tell-all interviews with those who inhabit the Beckhams' circle, the author unfolds a story of two young people struggling to lead ordinary lives and obsessed with guarding their privacy. Yet, he argues, the Beckhams are also a couple prepared to do whatever it takes to keep themselves in the spotlight.…

Hardback. Condizione: Good. This book is a hilarious call-to-arms for everyone infuriated by 21st Century technology. If you have found yourself shouting at a recorded voice on the phone, been driven crazy by the illogical pricing of train tickets or found yourself drowning in a sea of half-remembered passwords, then this is the book for you.…

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Enter a world of meerkat madness with this awesome animal activity book, packed with puzzles, quizzes, games and cool things to do. Full of cute and funny illustrations of meerkats making mischief on every page, it's guaranteed to provide hours of fun for fans of these crazy critters. Kids can make a pop-up meerkat greetings card, find their way through madcap mazes, burrow through brilliant board games, discover marvellous meerkat facts, make moreish meerkat biscuits and much more.…

Paperback. Condizione: Good. For those 7.3 million people who tune into "The Chris Moyles Show" in the mornings, Rob DJ is a household name. This plain-speaking Yorkshireman, who hosts a weekly pub quiz in Leeds has become a cult figure after his regular appearances on the show. Every Tuesday morning Chris, Dave, Dom and Carrie attempt to answer five of the questions Rob set in his pub quiz the previous night. Rob's catchphrases are legendary: 'Schnizzle my quizzle, mother', 'let's get busy with the quizzy', 'what a thicko' and 'I say pub - you say quiz' are all instantly recognisable, as is his one rule - Rob DJ's answer is always right (even when it isn't.). In "Rob DJ's Monday Night Pub Quiz Book", Rob compiles the best questions from his five-year archive so that you can host your own "Monday Night Pub Quiz". Featuring posers on a multitude of subjects, plus some mind-bending anagrams, these questions will provoke as much debate with your friends as they do in the Radio I studio. So turn your texts off and get your phones out of your area, the quiz is about to begin.…

Hardback. Condizione: Good. From the theories of Pythagoras (did you know he ran a secret brotherhood that studied maths, music and gymnastics?) to coining the term 'Googol', From 0 to Infinity in 26 Centuries: The extraordinary story of maths is packed full of fascinating facts and surprising stories from ancient times to the modern day.…

Hardback. Condizione: Good.

Hardback. Condizione: Good. Packed with original games, projects and activities that will captivate both kids and dads alike, this book is suitable gift for Father's Day. It includes how to: build a snow fort; perform an essential 'Capoeira' move; plan and take a road trip adventure; make the best burgers ever; make a glow in the dark t-shirt; and, hold a scavenger hunt.…

Hardback. Condizione: Fair. Travel back through time to learn about the invasions of Britain, the Renaissance, the American, French and Russian Revolutions, World Wars I and II and the Cold War. and everything else you forgot from your school history lessons.

Hardback. Condizione: Good. The Story of English illustrates the compelling history of how the relatively obscure dialects spoken by tribes from what are now Denmark, the Low Countries and northern Germany, became the most widely spoken language in the world, and of how that language evolved during the last two millennia.…

Paperback. Condizione: Good. The Loo Companion contains pages of trivia, news stories, historic references, quotes, anecdotes, statistics, sudoku, jokes, quizzes, puzzles, and more . all written in bite-sized chunks, perfect for the reader to dip into - however long they're otherwise 'engaged'.