'[An] impressively comprehensive, concise introduction to the biggest challenge facing us all – how to get our act together to keep our only planet habitable, for ourselves, our descendants and...
'Extremely authoritative. The best book I have read on space travel since Arthur C. Clarke's classic,The Promise of Space.' Marcus ChownIn an era of rapidly developing technology and renewed ambition,...
'10 Short Lessons in Time Travellucidly sums up the essential parts of this fascinating subject.' John Gribbin________________________InTen Short Lessons in Time Travel, Brian Clegg takes us on a fascinating and...
A magical collection of fairy tales, featuring retellings of favourites such as Aladdin, Little Red Riding Hood and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Each charming story in this hardback...
A sorcerer’s apprentice, a flying horse and a magical firebird are just some of the characters in this collection of tales from all over the world, along with more familiar...
Contains 90 brilliant, ten-minute puzzles, to help train your brain. The wide variety of timed puzzles and exercises will keep you guessing and give your brain a real workout.Including memory...
This brand-new book in theClever Kids® series contains over 100 quick-fire number puzzles to exercise young minds.From number chains and simple calculations to target sums and times-table challenges, it’s packed...
A definitive treasury of philosophers from around the world, from ancient times to the modern day. A must-read for anyone wanting answers to the most important questions, from those that...
"Everywhere you go, you keep overhearing other moms say to their misbehaving children, 'That's one. That's two. That's three.' And then you watch in disbelief as their kid actually stops!"-PopSugar...
'Accessible, informative, enjoyable' -All About History_____________________Spend 24 hours with the ancient Athenians. See the city through their eyes as it teeters on the edge of the fateful war that would...
Spend 24 hours with the ancient Chinese.The year is AD 17. The Han dynasty is in power and we are in and around Chang’an, the capital and one of the...
'Lively and amusing [...] an engaging read. Ryan successfully makes this ancient civilisation more immediate and accessible.' -Current World Archaeology_____________________'[Donald] Ryan - who has worked in and on Egypt for...