Books

In Fall of Giants and Winter of the World, Ken Follett followed the fortunes of five international families—American, German, Russian, English, and Welsh—as they made their way through the twentieth century. Now they come to one of the most tumultuous eras of all: the 1960s through the 1980s, from civil rights, assassinations, mass political movements, and Vietnam to the Berlin Wall, the Cuban Missile Crisis, presidential impeachment, revolution—and rock and roll.East German…

Learn to Write Horses introduces first concepts, such as counting and the alphabet, with a simple, fun approach for children aged 3+. Ideal for preschool children, each book covers a different topic, and includes bright photographs and simple instructions to help make learning fun. Every page has space for children to trace, draw and practise what they have learnt, while simple activities help to develop pen control. The pages are designed to be wipe clean, so children can try the educational…

Learn to Write Animal Babies introduces first concepts, such as counting and the alphabet, with a simple, fun approach for children aged 3+. Ideal for preschool children, each book covers a different topic, and includes bright photographs and simple instructions to help make learning fun. Every page has space for children to trace, draw and practise what they have learnt, while simple activities help to develop pen control. The pages are designed to be wipe clean, so children can try the…

Alien lunch ladies attack in the third book in this #1 New York Times bestselling series by Dav Pilkey, the author and illustrator of Dog Man!   George and Harold have played a trick or two on nearly everyone at Jerome Horwitz Elementary. When their latest prank causes the school's cranky cafeteria ladies to quit, Mr. Krupp hires a trio of unusual replacements -- who happen to look an awful lot like aliens! Will that curtain-caped crusader, Captain Underpants, save the day once…

تدور أحداثها حول خطر مروع يهدد الأرض فى غفلة من أهلها.. خطر قادم من زمن سحيق، استطاع الكهنة تحجيمه منذ آلاف السنين دون أن يسيطروا عليه، بمعاونة أصدقاء أتوا من وراء النجوم، هذا الخطر تم احتواؤه بداخل صناديق ذهبية مطلسمة، دفنت داخل إحدى المقابر المجهولة الملعونة بإحدى قرى الصعيد النائية، ودفنت مفاتيح تحريرهم فى عدة مواقع سرية أخرى. حدوث زلزالان يفصل بينهم ربع قرن، مع دفن أحد المشعوذين حياً.. خلق فرصة استثنائية لتحرر هذه القوى الوحشية. وانطلقت المخلوقات الطفيلية لتجوب مصر، بحثا عمن ارتبط مصيره…

In his #1 bestselling books The Tipping Point, Blink, and Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell has explored the ways we understand and change our world. Now he looks at the complex and surprising ways the weak can defeat the strong, the small can match up against the giant, and how our goals (often culturally determined) can make a huge difference in our ultimate sense of success. Drawing upon examples from the world of business, sports, culture, cutting-edge psychology, and an array of unforgettable…

Tommy and Tuppence Beresford have just become the proud owners of an old house in an English village. Along with the property, they have inherited some worthless bric-a-brac, including a collection of antique books. While rustling through a copy of The Black Arrow, Tuppence comes upon a series of apparently random underlinings.