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Sadly, the fates had still not finished with the Reeve family. Shortly after Christopher’s 52nd birthday his system was dealt a final blow by a combination of MSRA and the ever-greater doses of antibiotics he was taking to fight it, then 17 months later, aged just 44, Dana too died. A bittersweet saga of success, tragedy, triumph and loss. Photos, 238pp. £16.99 NOW £5
69010 THE MAID’S TALE: Life Below Stairs as it Really Was by Rose Plummer and Tom Quinn
Born into the noise and squalor of Hoxton in an East End slum in 1910, Rose Plummer knew at first hand a world lit by candles and oil lamps where you slept in your clothes, if you hadn’t already been sewn into them for the winter, and fighting an unending battle with
hunger and bed bugs. Life was lived on the bustling noisy streets where fish sellers jostled with hurdy-gurdy men, organ grinders and street fighters. At the age of 15 Rose left the East End and started work as a live-in maid at a house in the West End. Here and in later grander houses Rose had to endure the strict hierarchy of the servants’ world. A pretty girl, Rose was approached by the lascivious and ugly brother of an earl and her days out with Mary, who had a fondness for hats, truly takes us into a bygone era. 182pp in paperback. £6.99 NOW £3.50
68947 BILLY CONNOLLY: Bravemouth by Pamela Stephenson
‘Billy’ was the groundbreaking biography of the nation’s favourite Glaswegian with his purple beard, saggy trousers and monstrously funny outlook on life. It gave us a fascinating insight into the personal and professional life of the genius that is Billy Connolly. Now in the sequel to that book his beautiful blonde wife Pamela Stephenson celebrates the life of our Scottish hero as he hits the big six-0. She draws the reader into two different worlds - hers of international sexology and the serious psychology of humorists, his of incontinence pants, being married to a shrink and the finer points of banjo playing. 334pp with many colour photos. £7.99 NOW £4
BUSINESS AND COMPUTERS
Credit is a system whereby a person who can not pay gets another person who can not pay to guarantee that he can pay.
- Charles Dickens
68880 PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS DROP DEAD PHOTOGRAPHY TECHNIQUES
edited by Steve Luck Photoshop Elements 3 may be the stripped-down budget version of Photoshop, but for amateur photographers and home users it is
a fantastically powerful software package which retains many of Photoshop’s most exciting and useful features. The book shows how Elements can do much, much more than simply correct exposure, boost contrast or adjust colours. Full of all the hints, tips and shortcuts, from simple image-editing tricks to ambitious digital montages, everybody can achieve spectacular professional results with a short while spent studying this book. Includes some excellent advice on creating homage shots like Dali’s melting watch. Colour, 224pp softback, 9"×10¼”. £19.95 NOW £6
69041 IMAGINARY FUTURES: From Thinking
Machines to the Global Village by Richard Barbrook Barbrook traces the emergence of the computer era in the Cold War context of two desperately competing ideologies, economies and empires, and how it served the ideological needs of both élites. The West’s invention of the Western utopia was a vital factor in the struggle for global power, and the
Internet was essential for getting that message across. However, the Soviet East arguably had a more accurate vision of the future, which is beginning to look more and more likely. Barbrook shows us how we can reclaim the revolutionary purpose of the web to change information technologies to suit us, the general public. 334pp, paperback.
£17.99 NOW £4
68962 DRAGONS’ DEN: Start Your Own Business
by Rus Slater
Practical and proven business know-how by people who have been through the financial mill makes this book an essential read for every aspiring entrepreneur. But do you really and truly want to start your own business? Are you suited to the entrepreneurial way of life? This book assesses what makes a good product and a good business plan and enables you to assess whether you personally can make it work. Have you had a big idea? or do you just want to make money and more money? Are you hoping for a profit from your hobby? Starting with the marketplace, the questions to ask are why someone would buy your product rather than a competitor’s and how much profit you will need to stay afloat. Designing your business involves a mission statement and finding your unique selling point. The formal side of business means red tape, tax, company returns and other legal responsibilities. Next comes the Business Plan, Finance, Marketing, patenting and copyright. Finally you are ready to sell, sell, sell. The book is illustrated throughout with real-life case-histories, including some ideas that the Dragons did not invest in. The final list of Dos and Don’ts provides the bottom line. 239pp, softback, numerous colour photos. £12.99 NOW £4
CHILDREN’S
Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.
- Bible, Proverbs 22:6
68843 POLLYANNA and POLLYANNA GROWS UP by Eleanor H. Porter
When Pollyanna Whittier goes to live with her sour- tempered aunt after her father’s death, things seem bad enough, but then a dreadful accident ensues. However, Pollyanna’s sunny nature and good humour prove to have an astonishing effect on all around her, and this wonderful tale of how cheerfulness can conquer adversity has remained one of the world’s most popular children’s books since its first publication in 1913. In Pollyanna Grows Up, the only sequel written by Porter herself, Pollyanna finds that that, despite being cured of her health problems, adulthood brings fresh challenges to be overcome. New from Wordsworth. 383 page paperback. ONLY £2
68446 FAIRY TALES by Hans Christian Andersen Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tales are probably the best-known, best-loved and timeless stories in the world. Here is a great opportunity to acquire a superbly rendered collection of six of the best, reproduced in glowing colour throughout and with fairly large text to help younger readers and older
eyes. The tales are The Ugly Duckling, The Little Match Girl, The Nightingale, The Tinder Box, The Little Mermaid and The Swineherd, all sturdily bound and perfect for replacing your dog-eared, child-mangled volume. 98pp, 8¾”×11½”. ONLY £3
66936 THE FAIRY TALES OF THE BROTHERS GRIMM
Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm, Matthew Price (Contributor), Noel Daniel (Editor) A compendium of the Brothers Grimm’s most beloved fairy tales, newly translated and accompanied by an array of vintage illustrations. It brings together 27 of the most beloved of the famous Grimms’ fairy tales, including all the classics, such as Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, and Hansel and Gretel in an all-new translation specially commissioned for this publication. The illustrations are by some of the most famous illustrators including golden age legend Kay Nielsen, bestselling author Gustaf Tenggren, British darlings Walter Crane and Arthur Rackham, and giants of nineteenth century German illustration Gustav Sus, Heinrich Leutemann, and Viktor Paul Mohn, as well as many new discoveries-this compilation also includes beautiful silhouettes culled from original publications from the 1870s and 1920s that run throughout the entire layout. Interlaced in the book are also dozens of entirely new silhouettes. Also includes brief introductory texts for each tale. 304pp, 8x10", luxury edition with two coloured satin ribbon bookmarks. ONLY £25
20320 COMPLETE NONSENSE by Edward Lear
The Owl and the Pussy-Cat, Calico Pie and The Pobble Who Has No Toes, together with Edward Lear’s crazy limericks, have entertained adults and children alike for over 100 years. This edition, illustrated by the author, contains all the verse and stories of The Book of Nonsense, More Nonsense, Nonsense Songs, Nonsense Stories and Nonsense Alphabets and
Nonsense Cookery. It has a biographical Preface by Lear himself, and concludes with some delightful ‘heraldic’ sketches of his cat, Foss. 272pp. Paperback. ONLY £2
67561 THE NIGHTINGALE by Hans Christian Andersen and Igor Oleynikov
First published in Copenhagen in 1843, this beautiful rendering of the Hans Christian Andersen classic The Nightingale is based on the 1872 English translation by Mrs H.P. Paull and is illustrated with exquisite and all new colour artworks by Igor Oleynikov. The emperor of China surrounds himself with beautiful things, but one day he learns that the most beautiful thing in his empire is the song of the nightingale. He orders one to be brought to court, and is so struck with the beauty of its song that he keeps the bird captive at court. However, the emperor’s craftsmen make him a mechanical bejewelled nightingale, and the real bird flies away. 40pp, 8½”×11½”. £11.99 NOW £5
24417 GIFT BOX OF BOOKS By special arrangement we have a specially commissioned boxed set of one large dot-to-dot book, one thick colouring book, large size, one small puzzle fun, suitable for car journeys, one junior word search and one fun
pad which for example has a picture of a superboy in the top half of the page, and the aim being to join this top with the bottom half of the opposite page. Five colouring pens in red, yellow, green, blue and black. With British standards quality mark. ONLY £2.50
23987 ANNE OF GREEN GABLES & ANNE OF
AVONLEA by L. M. Montgomery When the Cuthberts send to an orphanage for a boy to help them at Green Gables, their farm in Canada, they are astonished when a talkative little girl steps off the train. Anne, red-headed, pugnacious and incurably romantic, causes chaos at Green Gables and in the village, but her wit and good nature delight the fictional community of Prince Edward Island, Canada and ensure that Anne of Green Gables continues to be a firm favourite with readers worldwide. Anne of Avonlea continues Anne’s story. Now half-past 16 but as strong- headed and romantic as ever, Anne becomes a teacher at her old school and dreams of its improvement. But her responsible position and mature ambitions do not
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prevent her entanglement in the scrapes that still seem to beset her in spite of her best intentions. 527pp, paperback. ONLY £2
68979 MATCHBOX MOTORCOP: Book and Toy by Darice Bailer
Max is a policeman who rides a motorcycle. Zoom along with him as he stops speeders and helps out in a traffic jam in this colourful eight page board book to suit ages three and up and blue and black plastic matchbox police motorcycle, complete with panniers. For little boys of all ages.
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TIME TALES illustrated by Peter Stevenson The Gingerbread Man, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, The Enormous Turnip, The Three Billy Goats Gruff, The Little Red Hen, The Elves and the Shoemaker, Puss In Boots, The Magic Porridge Pot, Chicken Lickin’ and Tom Thumb are the ten magical, timeless tales for toddlers aged 3+. Big large hardback edition published by Ladybird (no less) and delightfully illustrated by Chris Russell, Stephen Holmes and others. Abridged and retold by famous children’s authors. Heavy hardback. £9.99 NOW £5
66803 MILLION DOLLAR MATES by Cathy Hopkins
Jess Hall has lost her mother to cancer and been living happily with Gran and her brother Charlie. Now her father has a new job in a mega luxury apartment block near Harrods, and he is moving Jess, Charlie and her pet cat Dave in with him. But what about her school friends and her beloved Gran? Soon she learns that only strictly A-list actors, musicians, models and millionaires will populate the glitzy new block and surely a life of glitz and glamour beckons? Teen fiction. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. 248pp in paperback. £6.99 NOW £1.25
68459 STORY OF KING ARTHUR by Alan Baker and Robin Lister Merlin the Wizard believes that his student, the young Arthur, is destined for greatness. When Arthur achieves the impossible and pulls the sword out of the stone, he is crowned King of Camelot and forms the Fellowship of the Round Table. Many adventures follow - the quest for the Holy Grail, the doomed love of Lancelot and Guinevere and finally the treachery of Morgan le Fay. This dramatic retelling of the classic tale contains all the exhilaration and immediacy of the original. Excitingly illustrated. Ages 10+. 174pp in paperback. $7.99 NOW £2.75
67992 POP-UP DINOSAURS GALORE!
by Giles Andreae and David Wojtowycz Nestling in the pages are little tabs to pull as baby dinosaurs appear from their cracked eggs or from behind trees in the distance. Meet Tyrannosaurus Rex ‘I’m big and strong and very scary, but I am very pleased to meet you because my giant, gaping jaws would really like to EAT YOU!’ The Pteranodons leap from the page, three of them coloured blue, pink and yellow and each has a cheeky grin like each of their friends like the Triceratops and the huge winding purple Diplodocus. Ages 4+.
$15.95 NOW £6 68970 HORRID HENRY’S
HOUSE OF HORRORS by Francesca Simon Ten favourite stories and more, illustrated by Tony Ross, from this terrifically popular series. Horrid Henry’s home is a house of horrors where he is made to do things he doesn’t want to like eating vegetables, shopping for clothes with his Mum, spending his money
on Christmas presents when he ought to be allowed to keep it for himself, and visiting his relations instead of going to Rude Ralph’s birthday party. No wonder he plans to run away. But running away is only one of the spectacular ideas Henry comes up with to sabotage the grown-ups’ plans. New colour pictures and lots of brilliant ideas. 192pp. £10.99 NOW £4.50
68666 SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON by Johann David Wyss
Narrates the exciting adventures of a family, wrecked on a remote Pacific island, who have to struggle in dangerous, unfamiliar surroundings. They learn many practical lessons - where to build their tree house, how to prevent meat from decaying, how to cure a bearskin and how to co-habit with an improbable variety of animals including kangaroos, penguins, lions, wolves, bears and monkeys, as well as buffalo. There is a surprise on almost every page, not the least being that there is another family on the island. Eventually, after adapting to living on exotic fruit, turtle, honey, oysters and other delicacies, they have an opportunity to escape - but will they want to leave this peaceful haven? 338 pages. ONLY £3.50
66957 NIGHT FRIGHT: Octavius Grimwood’s Grisly Collection of Terrors that Lurk in the Dark by Rod Green
Each double spread takes you into a supernatural world, starting with the man in the top hat who haunts Highgate Cemetery. Borley Rectory in Essex, burned down in 1939, had the reputation of being the most haunted house in England, with several headless horsemen and a nun being regularly sighted. Werewolves terrorise the regions where the ordinary wolf once prowled. Finally zombies and mummies exert a grip on the modern imagination through popular films. Colour with pull-out features. £17.99 NOW £3
67951 WRITE ME A STORY: Circus Animals’ Adventures by Eeboo Literacy
With 50 huge blank lined pages and 96 colourful animal and circus stickers, birthday cakes, doggies and more to insert at the top of each page, we can join Bob the Monkey who found a key in the Ringmaster’s tent. The next morning the cage was open and the lion was gone! The Ringmaster was worried. Where was his lion? After picking one or more stickers, the child tells the story to an adult, who writes it down for them. Recurring characters, locations, props and stickers allows the illustrations to be linked in endless ways. ONLY £4
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68413 TERSIAS by G. P. Taylor His book ‘Shadowmancer’ was hailed as the biggest event in children’s fiction since Harry Potter. London is living through dark times and Magnus Malachi, a magician is closely guarding his latest money-spinner - Tersias, a blind boy who can see into the future. But as the boy’s powers become known, others who seek to use them are drawn from the shadows - Jonah, a teenage highwayman, and his companion in crime Tara; Solomon, a crazed zealot who has bred a new species of giant flesh-eating locust and Lord Malpas, a keeper of mysterious powers. Suit ages nine and up. 320pp in paperback.
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68444 EDDIE DICKENS TRILOGY: Box Set by Philip Ardagh
The three paperbacks in the set are Awful End, Dreadful Acts and Terrible Times in this wonderfully ridiculous world of extremely silly, sophisticated nonsense. Meet Eddie Dickens, our half-naked hero, sent to live at Awful End. Mr and Mrs Dickens are Eddie’s ailing parents, yellow and crinkly round the edges. Mad Uncle Jack is the thinnest of thin, a beaky-nosed gentleman and then there is even madder Aunt Maud with her stuffed stoat Malcolm. In book two, Dreadful Acts, the Great Zucchini the escape artist’s act has gone dreadfully wrong and Bone Crusher the escaped convict is as unfriendly as his name suggests! 130pp, 130pp and 156pp in paperback respectively. Wacky line art. £12.99 NOW £4
COLLECTABLES / ANTIQUES
It is only an auctioneer who should admire all schools of art.
- Oscar Wilde
68869 EAGLE ANNUAL: The Best of the 1960s Comic
edited by Daniel Tatarsky The 1960s - technology was “white hot”, England won the World Cup and man walked on the moon. And the greatest boys’ comic in the world, The Eagle, continued to thrive. A whole generation of schoolboys had the groovy decade refracted through Eagle’s pages, but
gradually Eagle staples like how to fish from a rowing boat or feed your hamster were slowly replaced with articles on the Space Race, the modernisation of British Rail and the latest cars. Some aspects were ever- present, of course - Dan Dare of the Interplanetary Space Fleet, Harris Tweed and Jeff Arnold - but they began to rub shoulders with Fraser of Africa and Mike Lane, “The Guinea Pig”, regularly subject to the most horrifying scientific experimentation. Nostalgia and social history all rolled into one, strips, articles, adverts and editorial are reprinted and annotated with contemporary captions and longer pieces which tell the story of Eagle’s second decade. 192pp, 8¾”×11", mostly colour. £14.99 NOW £6.50
68873 ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF CIGARS
by Bernard Le Roy and Maurice Szafran This superbly produced history of cigars is joy to read and, like a Romeo y Julieta Churchill, is both new, reassuringly familiar and source of absolute and dependable satisfaction. It is an epic tale which begins with the discovery of tobacco by the conquistadors, and embraces the whole gamut of emotional responses that cigars provoke, from passion to prohibition. A wealth of colour and b/w photos conjures up the atmosphere of plantations such as Cuba’s Vuelta Abajo and Dominica’s Valle del Cibao, 19th century factories with their strippers and rollers and great cigar characters like Zino Davidoff, Groucho Marx, Orson Welles and, naturally, the greatest of them all, Winston Churchill. In these days of automation it is fascinating to reflect on the fact that cigar production, from planting the seedlings to boxing the finished article, and each step is of critical importance to the quality of the final product. A marvellous tour of all of the world’s cigar-producing countries, with plenty of practical information, including a guide to the best dealers and duty-free shops and extensive tables which cover sizes, colours, tobacco type, presentation and tasting notes. 216pp, 9½”×11¼”. £30 NOW £11
68904 COSTUME JEWELRY FOR HAUTE COUTURE
by Florence Müller and Patrick Sigal The term ‘costume jewellery’ was coined in the 20th century for the use of non-precious metals and jewels for human adornment. This sumptuously illustrated book surveys the exquisite range of costume jewellery produced by haute couture fashion houses, a subject until now overlooked by both historians and fashion cognoscenti alike. It showcases the extraordinary diversity and exceptional craftsmanship in hundreds of beautifully reproduced pieces from such fashion houses as Chanel, Balenciaga, Dior, Yves Saint Laurent and Lanvin. The story begins in antiquity but the main focus is on costume jewellery’s heyday from the 1920s to the 1990s. The main stages in its development are placed in an historical, sociological and cultural context, then the focus moves to the creative activity of jewellery-making and the partnerships between great couturiers, costume jewellers and craftsmen. The spectacular photographs include hundreds specially taken for this volume, as well as many original photographs of the parures and bijoux being worn. This volume will delight anyone with an interest in a most creative and accessible decorative art. 270 very large format pages with 400 colour illustrations.
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