When Blinky Bill, an adventurous young koala, discovers a mysterious marker that hints at his dad's whereabouts, he embarks on a journey that takes him into the wild and dangerous Outback. He befriends Nutsy, a zoo koala, and Jacko, a nervous frill necked lizard. Pursued by a ven...
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Contains two versions of "The Ten Commandments" from director Cecil B. DeMille, including the 1923 silent film, and the 1956 remake, dramatizing the biblical story of Moses, a man who turned his back on a privileged life to lead his people, the Jews, to the Promised Land.
"'In a hurry! Important journey! Mustn't be late!' says the elephant. Snail doesn't want to be late either, but he just can't go any faster... Where is Snail going? Will he get there in time? At last it all becomes clear -- when little Snail arrives safely at Noah's ark."--back c...
The gay divorcee: Mimi Glossop wants a divorce so her Aunt Hortense hires a professional to play the correspondent in apparent infidelity. American dancer Guy Holden meets Mimi while visiting Brightbourne (Brighton) and she thinks he is the correspondent--www.imdb.com.
His girl Friday: "When a conniving newspaper editor learns that his ex-wife is retiring, he will stop at nothing to keep her on staff and win back her heart!"--Container.
Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of this epic-spectacle; its opulence and sweeping grandeur have never been more glorious. Elizabeth Taylor stars as Cleopatra, the glamorous and cunning queen of Egypt. To secure her hold on power, she seduces the rulers of Rome, only to meet her ma...
Dale Carnegie was raised on a poverty-stricken farm in back woods Missouri, twelve miles from the nearest railroad. Yet this farm boy became one of the best-known men of our time -- a success in business, teacher of millions, famous author. How did he do it? Though beset by feeli...
Their bookshop in the old Edwardian Arcade meant everything to Jenny Wyatt and her father. But were the rumours that the arcade was to be sold to a development company true? Jenny decides to organise a protest group. Then, when darkly attractive Leo Cooper enters her life, his up...
"A glittering, glamorous portrait of the golden age of American department stores and of three visionary women who led them, from the award-winning author of The Plaza"-- Provided by publisher.
Wordsworth and Coleridge as you've never seen them before in this new book by Adam Nicolson, brimming with poetry, art and nature writing. Proof that poetry can change the world. It is the most famous year in English poetry. Out of it came The Ancient Mariner and Kubla Khan, as w...
An illustrated biographical compilation of over fifty African American women from the 1700s through to the present day.
Told from the perspective of beloved housekeeper Kinky Kincaid, a starring character in Taylor's cherished series, An Irish Country Cookbook explores Ireland's rich culture through its comfort food and storytelling tradition. Over 140 authentic tried-and-true recipes and ten shor...
Following a broken engagement, Rosa takes up a friend's offer to work on her Anglesey holiday cottage. When she meets her new neighbour, brooding Welsh farmer Gareth, a powerful mutual attraction flares between them, and she agrees to work on his upcoming barn conversion. But the...
"More than 140 family recipes from soda bread to Irish stew, paired with ten new, charming short stories from the beloved Irish Country Series."--Front jacket cover.
A comprehensive collection of British verse, featuring poems from every era of British history, includes classic poets ranging from Chaucer to Auden, and offers works by little-known women writers and the best of Britain's contemporary poets
The Detection Club was founded by the creme de la crime of British crime writing in 1930 and its members included Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Anthony Berkeley and the Club's first president, G. K. Chesterton. The Detection Club was a way for crime writers to get together,...
Bookseller Kay Deacon learns that she has been left part of the late Tobias Garner's collection of antique books on condition she brings his records up to date. So when Tobias's nephew Marshall Garner accuses her of cultivating the old man's affections, Kay resolves to carry out ...