2020, ISBN: 9781784180140

The Nowhere Emporium has been stolen. The shop from nowhere has vanished without a trace. Will it ever reappear? As they search for the lost Emporium, Daniel and Ellie encounter magical… Mehr…

The Nowhere Emporium has been stolen. The shop from nowhere has vanished without a trace. Will it ever reappear? As they search for the lost Emporium, Daniel and Ellie encounter magical bookshops, deserted islands, and an array of magicians (both dead and alive). Meanwhile a dangerous force is attacking the Emporium from the inside, waiting for a chance to break free. In this highly anticipated sequel to the award-winning The Nowhere Emporium, readers will once again be transported into a magical realm where imagination is power and anything is possible. Loyal fans will be astonished by the new wonders beyond the Emporium's doors as the gripping mystery unfolds.|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/a15c7649/the-elsewhere-emporium-ross-mackenzie-9781782505198.jpg|9781782505198|The Elsewhere Emporium : Paperback : Floris Books : 9781782505198 : 13 Sep 2018 : Highly anticipated sequel to the Blue Peter Book Award winner. The Emporium has been stolen. Will it ever reappear? Return to a magical world where imagination is power ...|new|1|1|138|7.99|0|GBP|Ross MacKenzie|Floris Books|13 Sep 2018|Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage) 9781784180225|Book of Royal Useless Information|8.61|https://wordery.com/book-of-royal-useless-information-noel-botham-9781784180225|If you have ever wanted to know more about the totally useless but fascinating history of Britain's Royal Family, then look no further The Book of Royal Useless Information is jam-packed with surprising, shocking, and hilarious facts. Did you know that King Richard the Lionheart was gay? That Charles I liked to place his 18-inch court dwarf between half-loaves of bread and pretend to eat him? That Elizabeth I said she bathed once every three months whether she needed it or not? That Henry VII was the last English king to win his throne on the battlefield? That the Queen uses black blotting paper so people can't see what she's written? Authors Noel Botham and Bruce Montague irreverently present everything you could ever possibly want to know about the Royals. and a little bit more! So feed the corgis, make yourself a nice cup of tea, and enjoy this truly mind-boggling collection of totally useless information.|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/eb6932f8/book-of-royal-useless-information-noel-botham-9781784180225.jpg|9781784180225|Book of Royal Useless Information : Paperback : John Blake Publishing Ltd : 9781784180225 : 06 Nov 2014 : Bestselling authors Noel Botham and Bruce Montague irreverently present everything you could ever possibly want to know about the Royals - and a ...|new|1|1|4|8.99|0|GBP|Noel Botham|John Blake Publishing Ltd|06 Nov 2014|Gift 9781784163525|The Remarkable Life of the Skin|7.54|https://wordery.com/the-remarkable-life-of-the-skin-monty-lyman-9781784163525|- Shortlisted for the Royal Society Science Book Prize 2019 - A Sunday Times 'MUST READ' - 'An exciting introduction to a little-known microscopic universe.' Sunday Times - 'A seriously entertaining book.' Melanie Reid, The Times - As read on RADIO 4's BOOK OF THE WEEK _______________ How does our diet affect our skin? What makes the skin age? And why can't we tickle ourselves? Providing a cover for our delicate and intricate bodies, the skin is our largest, fastest growing and yet least understood organ. We see it, touch it and live in it every day. It's a habitat for a mesmerizingly complex world of micro-organisms and physical functions that are vital to our health and our survival. It's also one of the first things people see about us and is crucial to our sense of identity. Our skin plays a central role in our lives. And yet how much do we really know about it? Through the lenses of science, sociology and history, Dr Monty Lyman leads us on a journey across our most underrated and unexplored organ. Examining our microbiome, our love of tattoos and whether or not beauty products really work, he reveals how the skin is far stranger and more complex than you've ever imagined.|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/452bc34b/the-remarkable-life-of-the-skin-monty-lyman-9781784163525.jpg|9781784163525|The Remarkable Life of the Skin : Paperback : Black Swan : 9781784163525 : 20 Feb 2020 : - Shortlisted for the Royal Society Science Book Prize 2019 - A Sunday Times 'MUST READ' - 'An exciting introduction to a little-known microscopic universe.' Sund ...|new|1|1|1|9.99|0|GBP|Monty Lyman|Transworld Publishers Ltd|20 Feb 2020|Popular science 9781784163495|Call of the Curlew|7.41|https://wordery.com/call-of-the-curlew-elizabeth-brooks-9781784163495|'Unforgettable' - ROSAMUND LUPTON Virginia Wrathmell has always known she will meet her death on the marsh. One snowy New Year's Eve, at the age of eighty-six, Virginia feels the time has finally come. New Year's Eve, 1939. Virginia is ten, an orphan arriving to meet her new parents at their mysterious house, Salt Winds. Her new home sits on the edge of a vast marsh, a beautiful but dangerous place. War feels far away out here amongst the birds and shifting sands - until the day a German fighter plane crashes into the marsh. The people at Salt Winds are the only ones to see it. What happens next is something Virginia will regret for the next seventy-five years, and which will change the whole course of her life.|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/363bea95/call-of-the-curlew-elizabeth-brooks-9781784163495.jpg|9781784163495|Call of the Curlew : Paperback : Black Swan : 9781784163495 : 02 May 2019 : 'Unforgettable' - ROSAMUND LUPTON Virginia Wrathmell has always known she will meet her death on the marsh. One snowy New Year's Eve, at the age of eighty-six, Virginia feel ...|new|1|1|2|8.99|0|GBP|Elizabeth Brooks|Transworld Publishers Ltd|02 May 2019|Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) books 9781784163488|Code Zero|8.99|https://wordery.com/code-zero-marc-elsberg-9781784163488|ZERO, an anonymous activist, has given the world a warning: stop the tech giants before it&;s too late. But is anyone listening? Thousands of teenagers are signing up to Freemee, the biggest new social media site, uploading personal information in exchange for advice on what to eat, how to dress, even how to choose their friends. No one questions what Freemee is doing with all that data. Until hundreds of users begin to take their lives. What will it take to bring down the Freemee mastermind, and who is up to the job?|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/f73c5049/code-zero-marc-elsberg-9781784163488.jpg|9781784163488|Code Zero : Paperback : Black Swan : 9781784163488 : 13 Jun 2019 : DISCOVER THE TECHNO THRILLER THAT ROCKED THE INTERNET GENERATION A Guardian thriller of the month: 'Elsberg is nothing if not prescient' _______ ZERO, an anonymous activist, has give ...|new|1|1|1|8.99|0|GBP|Marc Elsberg|Transworld Publishers Ltd|13 Jun 2019|Espionage & spy thriller 9781784163570|I Owe You One|8.24|https://wordery.com/i-owe-you-one-sophie-kinsella-9781784163570|The irresistible standalone from Sophie Kinsella is a story of love, empowerment and an IOU that changes everything . . . Fixie Farr can't help herself. Straightening a crooked object, removing a barely-there stain, helping out a friend . . . she just has to put things right. It's how she got her nickname, after all. So when a handsome stranger in a coffee shop asks her to watch his laptop for a moment, Fixie not only agrees, she ends up saving it from certain disaster. To thank her, the computer's owner, Sebastian, scribbles her an IOU - but of course Fixie never intends to call in the favour. That is, until her teenage crush, Ryan, comes back into her life and needs her help - and Fixie turns to Seb. But things don't go according to plan, and now Fixie owes Seb: big time. Soon the pair are caught up in a series of IOUs - from small favours to life-changing debts - and Fixie is torn between the past she's used to and the future she deserves. Does she have the courage to fix things for herself and fight for the life, and love, she really wants? ***** EVERYBODY LOVES SOPHIE KINSELLA: ***** 'Left me giddy with laughter. I loved it' JOJO MOYES 'Life doesn't get much better than a new Sophie Kinsella novel' RED 'One of the most relatable books I've read in a long time, I couldn't put it down.' LOUISE PENTLAND (SprinkleofGlitter) OUT NOW the joyful new standalone novel from Sophie Kinsella: LOVE YOUR LIFE|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/e00f23fa/i-owe-you-one-sophie-kinsella-9781784163570.jpg|9781784163570|I Owe You One : Paperback : Black Swan : 9781784163570 : 27 Jun 2019 : The irresistible standalone from Sophie Kinsella is a story of love, empowerment and an IOU that changes everything .|new|1|1|26|8.99|0|GBP|Sophie Kinsella|Transworld Publishers Ltd|27 Jun 2019|Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) books 9781784163532|Slow Motion Ghosts|8.99|https://wordery.com/slow-motion-ghosts-jeff-noon-9781784163532|'Noon's storytelling is assured and compelling ... it's a belter' Guardian 'Constantly surprising' Spectator A viciously occult murder. A curious clue left on the body. The soundtrack to the murder still playing... It is 1981 and Detective Inspector Henry Hobbes is still reeling in the aftermath of the fire and fury of the Brixton riots. The battle lines of society - and the police force - are being redrawn on a daily basis. With the certainties of his life already sorely tested, a brutal murder will shake his beliefs to their very core once more. The manner of the death and its staged circumstances pose many questions to which there are no obvious answers. To track the murderer, Hobbes must cross boundaries into a subculture hidden beneath the everyday world he thought he knew. His investigation takes him into a twisted reality, which is both seductive and devastating, and asks him the one question he has been dreading: How far will he go in pursuit of the truth? Jeff Noon is the author of six acclaimed novels, Vurt, Pollen, Automated Alice, Nymphomation, Needle in the Groove and Falling Out of Cars, as well as two collections of short fictions, and is also the crime fiction reviewer for The Spectator. He lives in Brighton.|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/ac233eb7/slow-motion-ghosts-jeff-noon-9781784163532.jpg|9781784163532|Slow Motion Ghosts : Paperback : Black Swan : 9781784163532 : 31 Oct 2019 : 'Noon's storytelling is assured and compelling ... it's a belter' Guardian 'Constantly surprising' Spectator A viciously occult murder. A curious clue left on the body. The s ...|new|1|1|7|8.99|0|GBP|Jeff Noon|Transworld Publishers Ltd|31 Oct 2019|Crime & mystery books 9781784183813|Chris Pratt|7.31|https://wordery.com/chris-pratt-joe-allan-9781784183813|Discover Guardians of the Galaxy actor Chris Pratt's spectacular rise to stardom and fame in this zero-to-hero biography Chris Pratt is now one of the world&;s most sought-after actors. As the breakout star of Marvel&;s Guardians of the Galaxy and The Lego Movie (two of 2014&;s biggest box-office hits), as well as landing the lead role in the 2015 Jurassic Park franchise re-boot, Jurassic World, his meteoric rise to fame is proof that anything is possible in Hollywood. Chris&;s journey to the movie-star A-list may just make him the ultimate "zero to hero," but it certainly wasn&;t an overnight success story. A chance encounter transformed Chris&;s life from living in a van and waiting tables to make enough money to survive, to the bright lights of Los Angeles and his first tentative steps into the acting world. After years as a supporting player in both comedy and dramatic roles, on television (Everwood, Parks and Recreation) and in movies (The Five-Year Engagement, Delivery Man), Chris finally started to attract superstar buzz after appearing in three Best Picture Oscar-nominated films between 2011 and 2013. Along the way he&;s shown that nice guys don&;t always finish last, has managed juggling a successful movie career and life as a devoted family man, and somehow finds time to develop killer abs along the way.|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/932f09bb/chris-pratt-joe-allan-9781784183813.jpg|9781784183813|Chris Pratt : Paperback : John Blake Publishing Ltd : 9781784183813 : 04 Jun 2015 : CHRIS PRATT is now one of the world's most sought-after actors, as the breakout star of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy and The Lego Movie. Along the way he's shown ...|new|1|1|2|7.99|0|GBP|Joe Allan|John Blake Publishing Ltd|04 Jun 2015|Biography: arts & entertainment 9781784163624|Work Like a Woman|7.89|https://wordery.com/work-like-a-woman-mary-portas-9781784163624|'There aren't many books that can claim to change your life, but this one will.' Clare Balding 'A force for good, for change. This book will make you change the way you think. Mary is my hero.' Scarlett Curtis, author of Feminists Don't Wear Pink Are you ready to be your best self at work? Packed with advice, tips and decades of business experience from Mary Portas, this is a book for every one of us: whatever level you are, wherever you work. It's about calling time on alpha culture and helping every one of us to be happier, more productive and collaborative. It's time to #WorkLikeAWoman. 'Mary Portas doesn't want to lean in, she wants a whole new office culture.' Evening Standard|Books|https://wordery.com/jackets/5b27bdee/work-like-a-woman-mary-portas-9781784163624.jpg|9781784163624|Work Like a Woman : Paperback : Black Swan : 9781784163624 : 09 May 2019 : 'There aren't many books that can claim to change your life, but this one will.' Clare Balding 'A force for good, for change.|new|1|1|36|9.99|0|GBP|Mary Portas|Transworld Publishers Ltd|09 May 2019|Employment & labour law 9781784163815|The Vanishing Hours|7.30|https://wordery.com/the-vanishing-hours-barney-norris-9781784163815|'Shot through with compassion . . . this dreamlike, winding tale is a joy.' A. L. KENNEDY 'Moving and unconventionally wise.' Guardian ________________________ This was how I heard the most important story of my life, the thing that decided me, the story that determined who I was in the end. As snow begins to fall outside, two strangers meet by chance in a bar. She is trying to make sense of a life shaken by heartbreak and ruined dreams. He is on a desperate quest to find something he lost in his youth. From the blustery cliffs of Dover to the confines of a nuclear bunker; from the courtroom witness box to the West End stage, he flits from one life to another, never able to stand still. 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ISBN: 9781784180140

On the eve of World War I, they had the world at?and watching?their feet, enchanting New York, London, and Paris with their dizzying steps. The intimate and tragic biography of America's … Mehr…

On the eve of World War I, they had the world at?and watching?their feet, enchanting New York, London, and Paris with their dizzying steps. The intimate and tragic biography of America's pioneering ballroom couple. Vernon and Irene Castle were the world's first true celebrity couple. He, an Englishman, was tall, poised, and slim, a template for the Hollywood idols who would follow. She, a New Yorker, was a glorious, modern beauty, with her haired cropped into a "shock," a disdain for crippling corsets, and a love of a martini and a good time. Together, they beat the censors and made their vibrant dancing acceptable for all. In the fashionable quarters of New York they opened a dance school and night clubs to which Society flocked. They broke the rules by touring with black musicians, and led the way forward to the Charleston-galloping Gatsby Generation. They enlightened and enchanted from London to Paris to New York. Launching one racy dance craze after another, they taught the world to dance? and often dress?the way we do today. Yet the whirlwind story of perhaps the most influential dance team ever is also one of tragedy. Their timing, so perfect in everything else, saw Vernon Castle, at the height of their fame, return to England to enlist in the Royal Flying Corps; he saw action as a pilot on the Western Front, winning the Croix de Guerre, while his wife made special appearances to support the Allied war effort. And then, in February 1918, he was killed in a flying accident in Texas, while training American pilots for war. Irene received a last note from him: "When you receive this letter I shall be gone out of your sweet life. You may be sure that I died with your sweet name on my lips. . . . be brave and don't cry, my angel." She and many others did cry, for as far as the world was concerned Vernon and Irene Castle could have danced all night, and forever. Books<