'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...
Over 100 fun, illustrated crosswords to test your knowledge and boost your word powerKids can put their general knowledge and word power to the test with this handy paperback, containing...
Kids can test their knowledge of Planet Earth with these 100 geography-themed crosswords, covering everything from animals and plants to cities, countries, rivers, mountains and volcanoes. The puzzles gradually grow...
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...
A collection of 100 of author's finest stories; it describes life south of the Rio Grande and chronicles the activities and concerns of 'the four million' ordinary citizens who inhabited...