Archive for July, 2008

Danny Wallace - Friends Like These - Signed Edition

Thursday, July 10th, 2008

Danny Wallace - Friends Like These - Signed EditionDanny Wallace is recently married and lives in a smart new area of town. He stopped drinking pints down the pub and started having lattes and brunch. He’s trying his hardest to act like a grown-up. However, something is missing in his life, until he finds his old address book containing his twelve best mates as a kid. He begins tracking them down and travels from Berlin to Tokyo and from Sydney to LA. He even goes to Loughborough, meets Fijian chiefs, German rappers, some ninjas and a carvery manager who’s managed to solve time travel. But how will they respond to a man they haven’t seen in twenty years turning up and asking if they’re coming out to play?

Paul Temple and the Madison Mystery

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

Paul Temple and the Madison MysteryPaul Temple is called in to investigate when a gang of counterfeiters is flooding Europe with dodgy dollars. Crime novelist and detective Paul Temple and his Fleet Street journalist wife Steve, have solved case after case in one of BBC radio’s most popular serials. They live in a sophisticated, well-dressed world of chilled cocktails and fast cars, where the women are chic and the men still wear cravats. Listen to this thrilling recording as Paul and Steve unravel the Madison mystery.

My Booky Wook - Russell Brand

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

My Booky Wook - Russell BrandThis is Russell Brand’s amazing story. He is a comedian, journalist, TV and radio presenter and actor. He was bulimic at age 12 and began drinking heavily and taking drugs by age 16. He began cutting himself, often visited prostitues in Soho, took drugs on stage during his stand-up shows and even set himself on fire whilst on crack cocaine. In 2003 he was told he would be in prison, a mental hospital, or dead within six months unless he went into rehab. He has now been clean for three years and hasn’t looked back since.

The Just William Collection - 10 Books

Monday, July 7th, 2008

The Just William Collection - 10 BooksA fantastic collection of ten books with at least nine Just William stories in each one. This lovable trouble-maker has been harassing his unfortunate family and delighting hundreds of thousands of readers for decades and with this wonderful collection he will certainly carry on the tradition. The 10 books included in this set are Just William, William, More William, William The Fourth, Still William, William -The Good, William Again, William in Trouble, William The Outlaw and William The Conqueror.

Collins Language Revolution! French Beginner - 1 Book & 2 CDs

Sunday, July 6th, 2008

Collins Language Revolution! French Beginner - 1 Book & 2 CDsIf you’d like to learn French then this book and two CDs might well be the solution you’re looking for. Tony Buzan helps you learn in the fastest way possible. Firstly, he establishes whether you are a visual, tactile or auditory learner, then he sets out the best techniques for you using his tried and trusted mind maps. He shows you how to increase the number of words you can learn and remember and how to organise your new vocabulary.

James Martin - The Collection

Saturday, July 5th, 2008

James Martin - The Collection

James Martin presents 300 fully illustrated classic recipes in this 400 page hard backed book. The dishes range from Roast Beef and Yorkshire Pudding, Steak and Kidney Pie and Spotted Dick, to more recent favourites such as Pizza Marghertia, Chicken Kiev and Black Forest Gâteau. James simplifies complex recipes so that even the most inexperienced home cook can follow them.

The Garden Handbook

Friday, July 4th, 2008

The Garden HandbookThis essential guide to gardening has detailed illustrations showing you how to approach many garden tasks, from the basics of digging to the skills of propagation. It explains how to tackle a raw new garden or tame an overgrown one, allowing you to grow fruit, vegetables and flowers successfully. It has a month-by-month breakdown of things to do, plus hints, tips and advice.

Children’s Book of Baking

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

Children's Book of Baking
This handy book is packed full of delicious recipes accompanied by illustrated step-by-step instructions and clear photographs to ensure perfect results every time. Recipes include chocolate cake, strawberry tarts and tropical fruit cake, plus others. It also includes basic baking techniques and skills, as well as tips on decorating your masterpieces!

 

Dr Who - Box Set Collection

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

Dr Who - Box Set CollectionThis Dr Who box set collection of ten books captures all the excitement and adventure of the extraordinary television series! The ten stories follow the Doctor and his assistants, Rose and Martha, as they journey through time and space to battle with evil in it’s many shapes and fomrs. The set includes The Pirate Loop by Simon Guerrier, Wishing Well by Trevor Baxendale, The Last Dodo by Jacqueline Rayner, The Price of Paradise by Colin Brake, Wetworld by Mark Michalowski, Forever Autumn by Mark Morris, Sting of the Zygons by Stephen Cole, Sick Building by Paul Bagrs, The Art of Destruction by Stephen Cole and Wooden Heart by Martin Day.

Cherie Blair: Speaking for Myself

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

Cherie Blair: Speaking for MyselfCherie Blair’s unconventional childhood was full of drama and she grew up with a fierce sense of justice. She rose to the top of her profession as a barrister and judge at a young age, only to find herself in a new and challenging role in the public eye. In her autobiography she speaks for the first time about what it was like to combine this role with her life as a working mother. She is used to speaking on behalf of other people and now she speaks for herself, offering a warm, intimate and often very funny portrait of a family living in extraordinary circumstances.