Hobbies, Games & Quizzes Books
Titan Books Ltd Friends: The One With The Crochet: The Official
Book SynopsisThere's nothing better than enjoying an activity with your friends! Gather yours and re-create iconic moments with this deluxe collection of over 25 official patterns for amigurumi, housewares, costume replicas, inspired apparel, and more both inspired by and pulled directly from the hit TV show, Friends. Featuring patterns for all skill levels, beautiful full-colour photography, step-by-step instructions, and clearly presented charts and schematics, Friends: The One with the Crochet is the ultimate crocheter's guide to the show that's always been there for you.
£23.99
Titan Books Ltd World of Warcraft: The Dragonflight Codex: A
Book SynopsisUncover the rich history of the legendary dragons of Azeroth with this official, lavishly illustrated guide from the iconic game World of Warcraft. With over 100 never-before-seen illustrations, World of Warcraft: Dragonflight Codex (A Definitive Guide to the Dragons of Azeroth) is the ultimate WoW fan's guide to everything dragons. Journey across Azeroth and beyond with this comprehensive guide, highlighting the magnificent dragons of the video game World of Warcraft. With this immersive in-world field guide written by Archmage Khadgar of the Kirin Tor, get an in-depth look at draconic species and the newly awakened dracthyr, along with the magical abilities of World of Warcraft's dragonflights, proto-dragons, and more! After enduring years of hardship, the dragons of Azeroth must reclaim their legacy, and it is more important than ever to learn about their vast history and incredible abilities. Though the Dragon Isles stood dormant for 10,000 years, now the Watcher has reawakened, the beacon has been lit, and the dragons have come home-called to be Azeroth's protectors once more. The New Age of Dragons has begun in World of Warcraft: Dragonflight. From the untamed northlands of Azeroth, fans of World of Warcraft will be able to follow the history of the dragons from their origins as elemental drakes to the present day dragonflights in this new, all-inclusive dragon codex. This fully illustrated, comprehensive guide will highlight the creatures' magical abilities, outline a chronological evolution of the dragons, and map out enchanting new zones. World of Warcraft: Dragonflight Codex (A Definitive Guide to the Dragons of Azeroth) is a must-have companion piece to the latest expansion, World of Warcraft: Dragonflight.
£23.99
Bonnier Books Ltd Christmas
Book SynopsisPacked with festivity, Christmas is full of crafts ideas, yuletide facts and decorative scratch-art pages for some festive creativity
£10.44
Usborne Publishing Ltd League of Thieves
Book SynopsisPrepare for death-defying rooftop chases, shadowy enemies and fiendish picture puzzles in this thrilling adventure gamebook where the hero of the story is YOU. As a member of the League of Thieves you're used to plenty of danger and mystery, but your most perilous mission yet is about to begin. Can you succeed where all others have failed and break into the infamous Castle Flaggstone to rescue your friend, steal a priceless treasure and uncover an ancient secret? With a fun dice-based combat system (complete with a link to an online dice-roller), beautifully illustrated puzzles to solve and a story full of twists and turns, this interactive adventure will have you gripped from beginning to end.Trade ReviewA thrilling story complete with rooftop chases, shadowy enemies - and of course plenty of fiendish puzzles to solve along the way. * The Week Junior *
£7.59
Loredana Loson Schmetterling Malbuch: Einzigartige Schmetterling
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£15.19
The History Press Ltd How Fat Was Henry VIII?: And Other Questions on
Book SynopsisEver wondered how fat Henry VIII really was? Or what made Mary I ‘Bloody’? Over many hundreds of years, British royalty has had its fair share of accidents, rumours, scandals, misrepresentations and misconceptions. For instance, could Richard III be innocent of the deaths of the ‘Princes in the Tower’? And what really happened between Queen Victoria and her Highland servant John Brown?In today’s world, where newspapers clamour to report new revelations about the Royal Family, this informative and quirky book gives the inquisitive reader an in-depth look at the secrets of our past royals. For anyone curious about what went on behind the palace walls, Raymond Lamont-Brown answers those intriguing, confusing and mysterious questions we might have about our monarchs.
£9.49
The History Press Ltd The Little Book of Lancashire
Book SynopsisDid You Know? In Stacksteads, a village near Bacup, there is an annual event which has to rank among the wackiest in the country’s sporting calendar: the Gravy Wrestling competition. According to legend King Arthur’s mighty sword Excalibur is lying at the bottom of Lancashire’s deepest lake, Martin Mere. In Wigan, Eccles cakes used to be called ‘slow walking cakes’ because they were offered to mourners at funerals. St Walburge’s Church in Preston was named after the patron saint of people suffering from rabies. The Little Book of Lancashire is fun and informative guide to the things you did not know about this amazing part of England.Whether you want to sit down and read it cover to cover or dip into it for hilarious facts and anecdotes, this book will delight both visitors to this beautiful county and the residents who call it home.
£11.69
The History Press Ltd Fate Deals a Hand: The Slippery Fortunes of
Book SynopsisDuring the early twentieth century, professional gamblers were such a scourge in the smoking rooms of trans-Atlantic passenger liners that White Star Line warned its passengers about them. In spring 1912 three professional gamblers travelled from the USA to England for the sole purpose of returning to America on the maiden voyage of Titanic. "Kid" Homer, "Harry" Rolmane and "Boy" Bradley (Harry Homer, Charles Romaine and George Brereton) were grifters with a long history of living on the wrong side of the law, who planned to utilize their skills at the card table to relieve fellow passengers of cash. One swiftly fell under suspicion of being a professional "card mechanic", and was excluded from some poker games, but other games continued apace. This new book, the result of years of research by George Behe, reveals the true identities of these gamblers, their individual backgrounds, the ruses they used, and their ultimate fates after tragedy struck, as well as providing an intriguing insight into a bygone age.
£17.00
The History Press Ltd Telling the Bees and Other Customs: The Folklore
Book SynopsisAs featured in The New York Times...Throughout the history of civilisation, traditional crafts have been passed down from hand to skilled hand. Blacksmithing, brewing, beekeeping, baking, milling, spinning, knitting and weaving: these skills held societies together, and so too shaped their folklore and mythology.Exploring the folklore connected with these rural crafts, Telling the Bees examines the customs, superstitions and stories woven into some of the world’s oldest trades. From the spinning of the Fates to the blacksmith’s relationship with the devil, and the symbolism of John Barleycorn to a ritual to create bees from the corpse of a cow – these are the traditions upon which our modern world was built.Trade Review"A wonderful, eclectic collection of folklore essentials" -- Joanne Harris
£999.99
The History Press Ltd The Little Book of the London Underground
Book SynopsisDid You Know? In 1884 the Circle Line opened and was described in The Times as ‘a form of mild torture which no person would undergo if he could conveniently help it.’ According to one psychologist, Tube commuters can experience greater levels of stress than a police officer facing a rioting mob or even a fighter pilot going into a dogfight. Underground trains have only twice been used to transport deceased people in coffins: William Gladstone and Dr Barnardo. Some of the most bizarre items handed in to lost property include 250lb of sultanas, a 14ft canoe, a child’s garden slide, a harpoon gun, a pith helmet, an artificial leg, someone’s brother’s ashes and a sealed box containing three dead bats. WITH well over a billion passengers a year, more than 250 miles of track, literally hundreds of different stations and a history stretching back at least 160 years, the world’s oldest underground railway might seem familiar, but how well do you actually know it?This book offers a feast of Tube-based trivia for travellers and lovers of London alike.
£10.44
The History Press Ltd The Little Book of Belfast
Book SynopsisDid You Know? Belfast’s motto is Pro Tanto Quid Retribuamus: ‘What shall we give in return for so much?’ In 1170, the first Belfast Castle was established in what is now Castle Place. The present castle on Cavehill dates from 1870 and was gifted to the city in 1937. The Belfast News Letter was the first paper outside of America to publish the Declaration of Independence. The Little Book of Belfast is a compendium of obscure, strange and entertaining facts about the city’s fascinating past and present.Funny, fast-paced and fact-packed, here you will find out about Belfast’s trade and industry, crime and punishment, music, literature and sport, architectural heritage, and its famous (and occasionally infamous) men and women. It covers not only the major elements in Belfast’s history but also those unusual, little-known facts that could so easily have been forgotten.A reliable reference and a quirky guide, this book can be dipped into time and again to reveal something new about the people, heritage and secrets of this ancient city.
£11.69
The History Press Ltd The Little Book of Manchester
Book SynopsisDid You Know? In 1824 a Pendleton tollkeeper set up Britain’s first true public bus service, thought to be one of the first in the world. Communism can claim to have been conceived, if not born, in Manchester as Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx used to meet in the city. Manchester has the grim distinction of being the place where the first death of the English Civil War occurred. The Little Book of Manchester is an intriguing, fast-paced, fact-packed compendium of places, people and events in the city, from its Roman origins to the present day. Here you can read about the important contributions the city made to the history of the nation, learn about the individual communities and how they came together to form the modern city and meet some of the great men and women, the eccentrics and the scoundrels with which its history is littered.A reliable reference book and quirky guide, its bite-sized chunks of history can be dipped into time and again to reveal some new facts about the story of this amazing city. This is a remarkably engaging little book.
£11.69
The History Press Ltd Secrets of Success: The Quirks and Superstitions
Book SynopsisDid you know that Beethoven made every cup of coffee with exactly 60 beans?Or that Shirley Temple always had precisely 56 curls in her hair?Or that the young Frank Sinatra practised underwater swimming as a way of developing his ability to hold long breaths?In Secrets of Success, Charlie Croker brings his proven blend of gripping trivia and incisive humour to the question of how famous high achievers reached those heights. We’ll see Chopin sleeping with wedges between his fingers to increase their span, learn how P.G. Wodehouse reminded himself which pages of a manuscript still needed work, and find out why Thomas Edison chose his research assistants on the basis of their soup-eating habits.This revealing and entertaining book provides countless glimpses into the methods – and sometimes madness – of the world’s most famous figures. From ancient Egypt to the modern day, you’re about to learn the secrets of their success . . .
£10.44
The History Press Ltd The Little Book of Antrim
Book SynopsisDid You Know? Overlooking Ballymena, Slemish Mountain was believed to be the first home of St Patrick in Ireland. His footprint is said to be indented in a stone close to Skerry churchyard. The ‘sport’ of rat racing thrived on the shores of Lough Neagh in the 1960s, with the annual championships taking place in Norman Wilson’s bar in the main street of Crumlin. In January 1998, a 16-year-old Glengormley schoolgirl became one of the youngest National Lottery millionaires when she picked up £1,055,101 for choosing the six winning numbers. The Little Book of Antrim is a compendium of fascinating, obscure, strange and entertaining facts about County Antrim. Here you will find out about Antrim’s people and places, its business and industry, its spectacular coasts and glens and its proud sporting heritage. Across quaint villages and bustling towns, this book takes the reader on a journey through County Antrim and its vibrant past.A reliable reference book and a quirky guide, this can be dipped into time and again to reveal something new about the people, the heritage and the secrets of this ancient county.
£11.69
The History Press Ltd The Little Book of Cheshire
Book SynopsisDid You Know? In medieval times, Cheshire was a County Palatine with its own independent parliament. The village of Willaston hosts the annual World Worm Charming Championships. With 86,000 ponds, Cheshire claims to be the pond capital of Europe. Cheshire cheese is the oldest named cheese in England. The Little Book of Cheshire is a fast-paced, fact-packed compendium of the sort of frivolous, fantastic or simply strange information no one will want to be without. Here we find out about the most unusual crimes and punishments, eccentric inhabitants, famous sons and daughters and hundreds of other facts, plus some authentically bizarre bits of historical trivia.This is an ideal book to have by your bedside or to while away the hours on a long train journey. And if you like to take part in pub quizzes – or set them – then you will find this book a veritable treasure trove of useful information.
£11.69
The History Press Ltd The Little Book of Kildare
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£11.69
The History Press Ltd The Little Book of Glasgow
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£11.69
The History Press Ltd The Little Book of Bath
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£11.69
Octopus Publishing Group The Paper Florist
Book SynopsisTutorials and inspiration for making beautiful blooms of paper flowers, from bluebells and hellebores to roses and cherry blossom, as well as projects to use your stunning creations - beautiful centerpieces, cake decoration, hair accessories, unique gift wrapping and more. Paper flowers are not only beautiful, but also incredibly versatile. They can be used to create everything from simple home decorations and gorgeous gifts to unique centerpieces and decorative one-off bouquets, all made from the most basic and inexpensive materials. Suzi McLaughlin's step-by-step tutorials cover a beautiful array of flowers including bluebells, peonies, poppies, cherry blossom and more, and will teach everything you need to know. Make delicate lifelike flowers, or let your imagination run wild and use Suzi's techniques to create playful hybrids. Adorn your home with color and style with just a few simple steps. The flowers are accompanied by templates for every
£17.09
MX Publishing Shurdle
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£14.57
MX Publishing Sherlock Holmes Word Search Volume 1
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£10.63
Wild Goose Publications Starlight Stone
Book SynopsisA mindfulness colouring book of intricate stars and timeless Celtic crosses - for all ages.
£11.39
Wild Goose Publications Natures Blessings
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£11.39
Helion & Company The Rise of Byzantium: Fast Play Rules for
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£16.96
Helion & Company Bismarcks Wars
Book SynopsisBismarck?s War provides an operational-level strategy game, allowing command of multiple corps, with adaptable rules, completed in 3 hours.Bismarck?s War focuses on the operational level and puts the players in command of multiple corps. A typical game can be completed within 3 hours. The rules can be used with any range of models. Uses several mechanics seen in ?Muskets & Springfields?.
£16.96
Helion & Company Swords of God
Book SynopsisA narrative wargame set in the Age of Crusades that emphasizes fast-paced, abstract battles inspired by medieval romantic literature.Swords of God is a narrative wargame centered on the Age of Crusades (1100-1400). Rather than attempt direct simulation of the physical aspects of warfare, the rules instead take inspiration from chansons de geste and other romantic literature of the time and aim to create a faster-flowing, more abstract struggle still worthy of a song.The game aims to fit battles of around 20-30,000 men a side onto a 6? x 4? table, but any size of table can be used if your unit bases are smaller than the ?Impetus? standard of 120mm by 40mm, or more numerous than the sands of the sea! Centred as it is on the command and control of key personalities in each army, any size of battle is possible with the easy-to-use points system provided. The game also provides a quick chart to help you pick the right size of table for your battle.Inspired by psychohistorical studies of the Crusades like Avner Falk?s Franks and Saracens and Vincent Baker?s seminal Apocalypse World rules engine, the game?s deep but simple mechanics promote meaningful tactical choices while ensuring the action always moves forwards. Among other things, it features:? A unified mechanic based on the roll of 3 six-sided dice.? Gridded movement to get the action started quicker. The sides of each square are equal to half the width of a unit base.? Scenario generation that takes the table?s terrain into account.? More than half a dozen sets of special rules based on the army commander?s relationship with the divine. In an era of personal oaths and charismatic authority, these special rules extend to their army as well.Army lists for campaigns in Iberia, the Baltics, the Languedoc, Bohemia and the Levant feature curated spreads of generic unit types, while the ?Faith Trees? available to generals of any religion grant special rules based on their emotional connection to the divine and the religious war that has ensnared them. Each one gives an army a different feel, providing a great deal of replayability even within the same campaign.
£21.25
Helion & Company A Savage and Romantic War
Book SynopsisGives all the information needed for the gamer to build and play with the armies, Spanish, French, British and Portuguese.In the quarter-century after the fall of Napoleon, there were several wars in Europe, and this Spanish civil war was the lengthiest, and most varied. It was the first of a set of conflicts that split the nation and would continue to do so for a century and more. A Savage and Romantic War gives the wargamer all the information needed to play games set in Spain in these tumultuous seven years, and to make and paint the armies that fought. The First Carlist War is one that is becoming more familiar to English-speakers, and can be gamed in any scale, with dedicated ranges available in 28 and 18mm. Although taking place only two decades after the latter stages of the Peninsular campaign, and sometimes over the same landscape, it has a quality all of its own. It was big enough to have full-scale battles with two dozen or so units a side, and small enough that games can be played with a brigade or two, and with no need to compromise on scale ? every pair of guns or battalion can appear on the table. There were numerous skirmishes, with Carlists in their huge berets and irregular bands facing militia, guardsmen and everything in between. The sheer variety and picturesque appearance of the soldiers of four nations who fought, the involvement of larger-than-life generals on both sides, and the spectacular scenery over which it took place make this a perfect conflict for re-creating in miniature.Those who play most Napoleonic rules will be able to use them for this war, and this work is not linked to anyparticular set.The book has a short history of the war, then full details of the Spanish, French, British and Portuguese forces, including organization, tactics, uniforms, weapons, equipment and flags. Then there are descriptions of 13 battles, each with the map and orders of battle that will make it easy to translate onto the table-top. Finally, there is a lengthy account of the Oriamandi campaign of 1837, culminating in the dramatic battle which saw the largest involvement of British troops in Europe since Waterloo.Throughout, there is detail of which regiments did what and how they did it.
£22.50
Helion & Company Renatio Et Gloriam
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£21.25
Helion & Company Renatio Et Gloriam Many Enemies Much Honour
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£21.25
Helion & Company Heiho The Art of War
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£21.25
Helion & Company Renatio Et Gloriam The Sun Kings Wars
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£21.25
Helion & Company Renatio et Gloriam
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£22.50
BookLife Publishing And How They Are Made
Book SynopsisToys are terrific fun to play with! But have you ever wondered how your toy truck was made? What about how your doll might have been different 100 years ago? Explore the magic behind the toys you love in this wonderful series!
£8.54
Usborne Publishing Ltd Superpoodle and the Mega Blaster
Book SynopsisHelp Superpoodle to solve the puzzles and defeat Velma Vixen in this superhero adventure. What is the sinister secret behind Velma Vixen's Phantastic Plastic? Can it really be as green as it seems? Superpoodle suspects not, and must use all his super powers to expose a fiendish plot. He'll need your help to solve a host of tricky puzzles and save the day. The latest addition to the amazing adventures of the Animal Action Squad. - Packed full of puzzles to solve as you read the story- Amusing text and comic strips make reading fun for beginner readers- Perfect for shared reading as you work to solve the puzzles together
£999.99
Bonnier Books Ltd Wordsearch Compendium
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£24.57
Gemini Books Group Ltd Hidden World Water Painting Wild Beasts
£11.69
Troubador Publishing Ltd Quiz Night at The Canting Arms
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£13.49
Key Publishing Ltd Pete Watermans West Coast Main Line Volume 2
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£9.49
Key Publishing Ltd Modelling British Railways By Design
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£999.99
Key Publishing Ltd Hornby Yearbook 2025
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£10.79
Key Publishing Ltd Modelling British Railways GWR Express Locomotives
£14.11
Key Publishing Ltd Hornby Yearbook 2026
£999.99
Key Publishing Ltd Modelling British Railways Gresley Pacifics
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£999.99
Key Publishing Ltd Modelling British Railways BR Test Trains
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£10.79
Reaktion Books Illumino
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£21.25
Continental Sales Opening Repertoire SemiSlav
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£20.85
Continental Sales The Iron English
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£999.99
The History Press Ltd The Little Book of Dalkey and Killiney
Book SynopsisDiscover a delightful and unspoiled seaside village through this fact-packed compendium. Renowned for its castle, book festival and nearby island, Dalkey and neighbouring Killiney Hill Park have plenty of special places to find and history to uncover.
£11.69
