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70662 HER MAJESTY by Christopher Warwick


In honour of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee 2013, 60 years on the throne, Bibliophile celebrates the extraordinary private and public life of Her Majesty. Born in 1926, married in 1947, crowned as Queen in 1953, for over six decades she has steadfastly and loyally carried out her duty on behalf of her country. The hundreds of spectacular photos have it all - history, politics, glamour, fashion, culture, travel, and, of course, hats. As the Queen, she has endlessly travelled the globe, been introduced to every leading icon of the 20th century, including the Beatles, Marilyn Monroe and JFK, attended thousands of receptions and state functions; while concurrently being a mother to four children and under the constant glare of public scrutiny. These photographs cover the early years, coming of age during World War II, becoming a wife, Queen and mother, the Royal Tours, the palaces, the crowds, the weddings, the Royal Family, the Silver Jubilee in 1977 and the later years. God save her indeed! Photographers include Cecil Beaton, Studio Lisa, Dorothy Wilding, Karsh, Lord Snowdon, Patrick Lichfield, as well as more contemporary work from the likes of Wolfgang Tillmans, Rankin, Annie Leibovitz, and many others. With two gatefold colour posters included of the family tree and the Coronation Commonwealth Tour. Text in English, French and German. A huge luxury tome, 11.4 x 15.6 in., 366 pages in special mailing box. ONLY £100


74683 JOHN BETJEMAN by Greg Morse


In the early 1960s, John Betjeman had gained recognition as a bestselling poet, writer and broadcaster with a cause. ‘When you look ‘at’ things instead of just looking through them, life starts absolutely crackling with interest and excitement.’ He did much to help us appreciate beauty in the


landscape, architecture, churches and on the coast, and in particular on the railways. Greg Morse here explores the life and work of this great man explaining how he came to be seen somewhat unfairly as ‘a teddy bear to the nation’. Lyrical, humorous, nostalgic and unsentimental and above all distinctively English, Betjeman is in the first rank of poets and became the most popular Poet Laureate since Tennyson. A Shire paperback, 56pp, colour and other illus. £6.99 NOW £4


72363 THE TEMPTRESS: The Scandalous Life of Alice de Janzé and the Mysterious Death of Lord Erroll by Paul Spicer


The scandalous life of Alice, Countess de Janzé, here is passion and murder in Kenya’s Happy Valley. No one paid too much attention to the privileged and decadent colonial set until on a January morning in 1941, Josslyn Hay, Earl of Erroll, was shot dead at the wheel of his Buick. Some say the good-looking womaniser had it coming. Cuckolded husband Jock Delves Broughton stood trial for Erroll’s murder but was acquitted and the mystery remained unsolved, until now. American heiress Alice de Janzé had been conducting a clandestine affair with Joss for years. 262pp with photos. Remainder mark. $25.99 NOW £4


74553 FIRST MAN: The Life of Neil Armstrong by James Hansen


Neil Armstrong was always the reluctant American hero, the Navy fighter pilot, test pilot and astronaut who found success back home in his native Ohio in business and academia and became a community leader. In July 1969, as a 38 year old astronaut, he became the first person ever to walk on the Moon.


Perhaps no words in recent history became better known than those few he uttered at that historic moment. Upon his return to Earth, Armstrong was honoured and celebrated for his achievement. His biographer recreates Armstrong’s life and career in flying to the dear personal price he and his family has paid for his dedication to his vocation. At the same time it is a penetrating exploration of our hero-worship of astronauts and a cipher for decoding the State Age and its cultural legacy. Paperback, 769pp, photos. £9.99 NOW £3.50


73962 HOUSE IN FRANCE: A Memoir by Gully Wells


Her mother Dee Wells, the glamorous and rebellious American journalist, was an adventurous TV commentator, earning a reputation for her outspoken style and progressive views. Her father A. J. Ayer, known as Freddie, was an icon in the world of 20th century philosophy and as prodigious a womaniser as he was a thinker! In London, the author’s mother and stepfather mixed with the likes of Alan Bennett, Isaiah Berlin, Iris Murdoch, Bertrand Russell, Jonathan Miller, Martin Amis, Christopher Hitchens, Robert Kennedy and Claus von Buelow. In New York, they were friendly with Mayor John Lindsay, boxer Mike Tyson and lingerie king Fernando Sánchez. Wherever they went, they ‘caught the spirit of the sixties’ and the vivid memories of the author manages to capture them too. 307 roughcut pages, photos. $26.95 NOW £4


74237 DIARY OF A YOUNG WIFE 1953 by Hazel Wheeler


Hazel Wheeler is a feisty young woman who passed her 11 plus to attend Greenhead Girls High School in Huddersfield. She chronicles in her daily diary the first shaky steps of marriage. She and her husband Granville are flat broke and burdened by a cold, carpet-less house with a dark cellar which simply will not sell. No one is safe from neighbours’ prying eyes and escape comes in the form of a trip down to town and a coffee at Sylvio’s. Studded with the author’s own photos. There is much local colour, nostalgia and recollections like the funeral of Queen Mary. 128pp in large softback, illus. £12.99 NOW £2.50


CHILDREN’S


Fill your house with stacks of books, in all the crannies and all the nooks.


- Dr. Seuss


75553 RETURN TO THE HUNDRED ACRE WOOD


by David Benedictus Inspired by A. A. Milne and E. H. Shepard here is a joyful and apt addition to the Pooh saga with decorations in colour mimicking the original by Mark Burgess. Over 80 years since Winnie the Pooh first delighted readers, we are taken back for more adventures. From the excitement of Christopher


Robin’s return to the curious business of learning to play cricket, children and adults alike will delight in spending a few more treasured hours with the Best Bear in All the World. It is the authorised sequel which we are thrilled to discount for the first time. See Eeyore, Pooh, Piglet, meet Lottie and find out if Roo knows 7x4 and the capital of Spain. 201pp in softback. £6.99 NOW £4


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74820 A FIELD FULL OF BUTTERFLIES


by Rosemary Penfold Subtitled ‘Memories of a Romany Childhood’, Rosemary Penfold was born in 1938 in a traditional Gypsy wagon and grew up in the fields of the English countryside. In her beautiful memoir she recounts life within a loving extended family in a small but close-knit community. From early memories of her father bringing home oranges during the


war to the simple beauty of a field full of butterflies on a hot summer’s day, her stunningly elegant narrative captures the love and losses, hopes and struggles, traditions and prejudices that bound her to her family and help her adapt to a fast-changing world. 291pp in paperback with short glossary of Romany words. £6.99 NOW £3.50


BUSINESS AND COMPUTERS


Here’s the rule, for bargains: “Do other men, for they would do you.” That’s the true business precept.


- Charles Dickens, Martin Chuzzlewit


75225 ON THE MONEY: The Economy in Cartoons 1925- 2009


edited by Robert Mankoff Robert Mankoff is not only cartoon editor of The New Yorker but also a gifted cartoonist in his own right and, having edited many volumes, is an expert on how to pick ‘em. Here, he has selected over 400 of


the magazine’s best cartoons on the theme of money. Sketches about personal and financial issues have been a feature of its humour throughout the paper’s history. Shared experience about booms and busts, from the heights of the 1920s to the depths of the Depression and back up again, has provided endless inspiration for artists. Whether the stock market is up or down, this hilarious book will keep readers laughing at over 80 years of classic cartoons on banking, investments, employment, and the economy. Our favourite is the two corporate types who are placing a report on their boss’s desk, saying: ‘These projected figures are a figment of our imagination’. The witty introduction by the bestselling author of The Tipping Point, Blink and Outliers serves to open readers’ eyes to the cleverness as well as the hilarity of the cartoons that follow. 260 pages 26cm x 21cm with cartoons in b/w and index of cartoonists.


£16.99 NOW £9.50


73452 PERSONAL COMPUTING FOR SENIORS by Harshad Kotecha


Designed to introduce the uncertain older age group to the world of computers. You are most likely to want to use a computer for letter writing, storing and editing photo albums and music, contacting friends, shopping, banking and researching safely online, to name but a few. It also helps with the desktop vs. laptop debate. Covers Windows Vista, although most of the tasks and uses are little-changed in more recent (or indeed older) versions of Windows. The text and screenshots are nice and large and it includes plenty about such services as eBay, Skype, comparison websites, genealogy sites and search engines. 146pp, colour, 9"×11½” softback. £7.99 NOW £3.50


74773 DIGITAL DIET: The 4-Step Plan by Daniel Sieberg


A four step plan to break your technology addictions and regain balance in your life. If you are bogged under by Facebook, Twitter, Blog, Gmail, Blackberry, iPad, laptop or X-box, if your heart flutters when you see a flashing red light, your phone beep and your e-mail ping, perhaps technology is increasingly taking over your life. It’s time for a digital detox. This 28 day four step plan will get you started - rethink, reboot, reconnect and revitalise, learning to live with technology. 254pp in paperback. £10 NOW £2.50


75541 PIRATE’S ADVENTURES: Sticker Fun


and Colouring Book by W. F. Graham


An outsize softback of more than 16 pages of original outlined artwork to colour in with a faded shape to insert one of the 48 large colour stickers of crowns, treasure, fish, pirates, skull and crossbones, daggers, sea monsters, mermaids,


chimpanzees, crab, parrot and more. Fantastic value for money, suit ages three and up. Stickers could be used for adult crafts. ONLY £1.75


75594 THE WORST FART:


Monkey Noises Sound Book by North Parade Publishing


Children of all ages giggle at farting noises - we just can’t help it! Pull the little tab to start the battery and press one of six buttons down the


edge of this ‘audio’ book with a difference. Be prepared to laugh and guffaw and maybe even break wind yourself! A family of monkeys like to fart. Bertie’s mum tries to fart in secret but everyone knows it’s her! Press the button for each character and listen to them giggling and laughing. Our favourite is Granddad! Fun board book, all in colour, for all bottom burpers. £4.99 NOW £3.50


75595 THE BEST BURP:


Monkey Noises Sound Book by North Parade Publishing


Bertie the monkey likes to burp, so he eats his banana as fast as he can. Press one of the six buttons down the side panel to hear


munching noises followed by an enormous rather revolting burp! Just listen to how he sounds after he has glugged coconut milk or bright red berries. Suit ages three to very silly adults. Colour board book. £4.99 NOW £3.50


75509 5 MINUTE


CHRISTMAS STORIES from Little Tiger Press You believe that it is much too early to start buying presents for Christmas? Then think again. Wise parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and an assortment of canny godparents are already squirrelling


away their finds at super bargain prices. This gorgeous collection of 10 short stories is enchanting. Here is a very worried Santa, whose alarm clock did not go off and who needs all the help he can get from his little helpers if he is to deliver the gifts in time, but his naughty reindeer are more interested in playing at snowballs. Children will love joining Little Rabbit as he builds a magic snowman, and urging on Little Mouse as he tries to decorate the best Christmas tree ever. But poor Little Mouse goes from one disaster to another. First, he cannot find any holly, then he is terrified because he thinks the Mouse Ness Monster is following him. The other stories are just as magical and the pictures are especially lovely. 288 pages 22.5cm x 22.5cm extremely lavishly illustrated in glorious colour, with gold edging and sturdy child-proof covers. £14.99 NOW £7


75513 LOOK WHAT I CAN


COLOUR ANIMALS by Marie Allen


Colour, trace and copy these adorable pictures of animals like a cat climbing a tree with a bumble bee looking on, parrots, frogs on a lily pond, dragonflies, mother and baby elephant, cheeky monkeys and leaping dogs in this big chunky softback book. There is a glittery


cover, it measures 21 x 28cm and each coloured page has the outline drawing and then either a six number key to colour in the picture, colouring in to match the little picture provided, or tracing the coloured lines to finish the picture. Hours of entertainment for children aged 4+. £9.99 NOW £4


75231 ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON’S TREASURE


ISLAND retold by Dereen Taylor Ahoy there! All aboard the Hispaniola for the sea-going adventure of a lifetime! Boasting a front cover inset by two rubies, this classic adventure, retold, and with a


host of swashbuckling shocks, should appeal to any child. Within its pages, young Jim Hawkins unlocks a world of mysteries and danger when he discovers a curious pirate treasure map. Together with his new- found friends, he sails far into the unknown on the trail of Captain Flint’s legendary gold. But are Jim’s crewmates all they seem? And what other dark secrets might Treasure Island hold? Young readers will thrill to the unlocking of the sea chest to find the pirate treasure map and unfolding the message in a bottle for Ben Gunn’s grim tale. They will not be able to resist choosing their favourite character and playing the treasure hunt game, and pulling the tab to raise the dreaded Jolly Roger. But first, they will have to mug up on a cabin boy’s duties and learn all the must-know facts in the pirate handbook. Aaarr, Jim-lad! 28 sturdy cardboard pages 30.5cm x 26.5cm, lavishly illustrated in colour, packed with exciting surprises, with many inserts, and models for folding and/or cutting out. Illus by Carlos Fonseca.


£14.99 NOW £7 BEDTIME STORIES Join our


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youngster reading or if you have just five


minutes spare, these bedtime stories are classics, retold for today’s youngsters.


75603 SLEEPYTIME STORIES (Blue): 5 Minute Classic Tales


adapted by Christine Deverell


Little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty, The Wolf and the Seven Little Goats, Old Mother Frost and the Frog Prince are the stories selected especially for bedtime reading and beautifully illustrated in colour to be enjoyed by today’s children. With sleepy bunnies design on the endpapers, sky blue satin bookmark, the hardback volume is a clothback linen, pale blue with gold block type on the front and an inset design of the sleepy bunnies. Quality gift edition, 96pp. £9.99 NOW £4


75605 SLEEPYTIME STORIES (Cream): 5 Minute Classic Tales


adapted by Christine Deverell


Rapunzel, The Three Little Pigs, The Ugly Duckling, Rumpelstiltskin and Goldilocks and the Three Bears. With sleepy bunnies design on the endpapers, pale cream satin bookmark, the hardback volume is a clothback linen, cream with gold block type on the front and an inset design of the sleepy bunnies. Quality gift edition, 96pp. £9.99 NOW £4


75604 SLEEPYTIME STORIES (Burgundy): 5 Minute Classic Tales


adapted by Christine Deverell The Fisherman and his Wife, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, The King’s New Clothes, The Little Match Girl and the Golden Goose. With sleepy bunnies design on the endpapers, magenta dark red satin bookmark, the hardback volume is a clothback linen, burgundy with gold block type on the front and an inset design of the sleepy bunnies. Gift edition, 96pp. £9.99 NOW £4


75606 SLEEPYTIME STORIES (Peach): 5 Minute Classic Tales


adapted by Christine Deverell Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, Beauty and the Beast, Snow White and Rose Red and Puss In Boots. With sleepy bunnies design on the endpapers, pale orange satin bookmark, the hardback volume is a peach coloured clothback linen, with gold block type on the front and an inset design of the sleepy bunnies. 96pp.


£9.99 NOW £4 75697 SLEEPYTIME STORIES: 5 MINUTE


CLASSIC TALES: Set of Four adapted by Christine Deverell Buy all four and save even more. £39.96 NOW £12


75543 SUPER MONSTER


COLOURING by W. F. Graham Big cheeky faced monsters, ghoulish houses, Cinderella, a pirate, treasure, Noah’s Ark and animals, football players, the farmyard, fairies, an alien, a chimpanzee and her babies, a double-decker bus are among the 70+ designs in outline on these very large softback pages. All


ready to colour in with your own crayons or felt tip pens. Easily detachable from the book for framing. Fantastic bargain price. ONLY £2.75


73944 DODSWORTH IN LONDON by Tim Egan


Dodsworth and the Duck have just arrived in London via hot air balloon. There is so much to see! Take a memorable trip with these lovely cartoon characters around Trafalgar Square and along Charing Cross Road, playing darts in the pub, seeing Big Ben and driving on the bus along the River Thames towards Parliament and Kensington Gardens and the Royal Academy and finally to ask if the Queen can help at Buckingham Palace. Zany humour. Colour illus, ages 4 +. $15 NOW £3.50


73963 I, HOUDINI by Lynne Reid Banks


Houdini the Hamster is no ordinary animal. He is an escapologist with exceptional talents! His longing for the Great Outdoors leads him into all kinds of adventures and outside the walls of his home can be a terrifying place. First published in 1978 and heralded now as a classic, here in illustrated paperback with a magical quiz and other fun stuff and hamster facts after the story has finished. 170pp in paperback. £4.99 NOW £2.25


73984 PLAYSKOOL 24 MR POTATO HEAD


CRAYONS by Leap Year Publishing Super value box set of colourful non-toxic children’s crayons. Mr Potato Head design on the front. Great value.


ONLY £2 73985 PLAYSKOOL 8 WASHABLE JUMBO


MARKERS by Leap Year Publishing Washable in soap and hot water from skin and most clothing, play away with your non-toxic colourful markers in black, red, bright green, orange, blue, purple, brown and yellow. Great value. ONLY £4


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