Hobbies, Games & Quizzes Books
Vintage Publishing Homework for Grownups
Book SynopsisElizabeth Foley (Author) Elizabeth Foley is an author and editor living in London. With Beth Coates she is the author of Homework for Grown-ups, Advanced Homework for Grown-ups and the Homework for Grown-ups Quiz Book. Shakespeare for Grown-ups was published in 2014.Beth Coates (Author) Beth Coates is an author and editor living in London. With Elizabeth Foley she is the bestselling author of Homework for Grown-ups, Advanced Homework for Grown-ups and The Homework for Grown-ups Quiz Book. Shakespeare for Grown-ups was published in 2014.Trade ReviewAn obvious candidate to take to a desert island, along with Shakespeare and the Bible * Daily Telegraph *Feel like you’ve forgotten everything you learned at school? Then this subject-by-subject guide, with tests, is for you * Observer *They write in a clear, brisk, no-nonsense style, and strike a perfect balance between seriousness and fun. It’s a glorious opportunity to dust the cobwebs from your brain * Mail on Sunday *Relentlessly jolly-hockey-sticks on 10 subjects from maths to PE * Independent *After just a few pages of this you will be reminded of forgotten facts. You may even end up teaching your child a thing or two * Sun *
£11.69
White Star 1984
Book Synopsis1984 by George Orwell in the Novel Escapades series offers engaging activities, providing hours of immersive entertainment with quizzes, puzzles, and creative exercises for literature enthusiasts.
£12.34
Canterbury Classics Marvel Zombies ColorByNumber
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£15.19
Dover Publications Creative Haven Boho Bugs Coloring Book
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£7.65
Fox Chapel Publishing The Little Sock Knitting Book
Book SynopsisLearning your knitting skills from headto toe? Maybe it's better to start at the toes! In TheLittle Sock Knitting Book,you'll learn the basics of knitting with the bottom-up approach. Featuringbeginner-friendly lessons for knitting basics without confusing you with thefrills, this guide from ChristopherusVerlag is a great entry to what may become a lifelong hobby. If this is yourfirst attempt at knitting, you'll love the handy photographs explaining cast-on stitch techniques, cuffs, shaft patterns, and more. Knitting your first socksto give someone else as a gift? You'll get foolproof guides for craftingperfect-fitting heels and toes like you've been knitting for years! TheLittle Sock Knitting Book offersfive different sock designs - complete with step-by-step explanations, as wellas different patterns so you can mix and match to your heart's content. Just aword of warning: once you complete your first pair of socks, you may behooked on knitting for life!
£7.59
Quality Chess Powerhouse Pawn Sacrifices
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£27.16
Ebury Publishing The Official Doctor Who Puzzle Book
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£15.29
Publishing Print Matters Zulu beadwork
Book SynopsisZulu beadwork is increasingly eclectic and much of it is directed at the fast growing external market. Zulu Beadwork tells the fascinating and important story of this transformation, and of the major players who were instrumental in bringing it about.Table of ContentsContinuity and change in Zulu beadwork; in praise of the Lord: new wine in old Wineskins; speaking with beads: Zulu bead making, bead colours, messages and meaning; new beadwork frontiers; Zulu bead sculptures: the African Art Centre in the 1970s and 1980
£14.20
NNK Press (Never Not Knitting) Botanical Knits
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£17.95
Continental Sales Strategic Play with 1 E4
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£20.85
Titan Books Ltd Diablo The Shadows of Sanctuary Short Story
Book SynopsisDon't miss this original Diablo (R) short story collection featuring horrifying tales from across Sanctuary, where the line between heroism and tragedy is razor-thin, and the price of failure is paid in blood.
£19.54
Stichting Kunstboek BVBA Sustainable Floral Design
Book SynopsisFlorists Per Benjamin and Max van de Sluis (Life2) explore the history of floral design to search for past techniques that can help reduce the footprint of the sector and promote eco-friendly floral design.
£999.99
Paizo Inc. Pathfinder Adventure Prey for Death P2
Book SynopsisThe infamous Red Mantis assassins are feared throughout the world for their ruthlessness and legacythose they slay stay dead! Yet they are not without honor, so when a group of assassins sent on a dangerous mission are met with unexpected treachery, they must clear their own names while remaining true to their murderous calling, even as greater plots and shocking truths reveal themselves. Prey for Death is a deluxe hardcover Pathfinder Second Edition adventure for 14th level characters, and gives players the chance to play members of the world''s most notorious assassin''s guild. The adventure also includes new items, lore, and character backgrounds, as well as a several powerful monsters ready to threaten high level characters!
£31.99
Bonnier Books Ltd Connections
Book SynopsisPerfect for fans of logic games, this interactive book features 500 challenging puzzles.Find the link between four words from a group of sixteen to solve each mind-bending puzzle - but watch out for red herrings!A take on popular deduction puzzles for fans of daily online games, this book features challenges ranging from easy, medium to hard and extreme. Turn to the back of the book to discover the link and find the answer.
£8.54
Search Press Ltd CornertoCorner Blankets to Crochet
Book Synopsis18 stunning corner-to-corner crochet blanket and Afghan patterns, in a range of fresh and contemporary colours!
£11.69
Scholastic Pokemon Origami Fold Your Own Pokemon Kanto to
Book SynopsisPokémon Origami: Fold Your Own Pokémon from Kanto to Paldea includes:Simple step-by-step origami walkthroughsAll the materials necessary to complete 10 Pokémon, including specialsheets of origami paper!Helpful, full-colour examples of all the finished origami Pokémon!Tips and tricks to keep your Pokémon looking extra sharp!
£8.54
St. Martin's Publishing Group Mythogoria Fairy Nightmares
Book SynopsisWelcome to a nightmarish land where evil gets its wings Follow your childlike sense of wonder to a place where magic turns malevolent. Mythogoria: Fairy Nightmares unveils a twisted collection of hellish sprites conjuring chaos, menacing fairy queens ruling in blood, and nasty ogres picking off their pixie prey. Dare to color more than 45 hand-drawn scenes that reveal fantastical nightmares under the cursed moonlight. Immerse yourself in the fairy forest's deepest night terrors with Mythogoria: Fairy Nightmares. * Experience the spectacular thrill of a fairyland cloaked in darkness* Transform this world of cursed demon fae with vibrant pens, glitter, or watercolors* Let toxic vines and deadly arachnids prickle your senses and stir your artistic vision
£15.20
Oxford University Press Inc The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction
Book SynopsisAlan Jacobs offers a witty, literate, and accessible guide for aspiring readers, offering tips on what to read and how to get the most out of it. Each chapter focuses on one aspect of approaching literary fiction or poetry or even the Bible, from reading responsively, to rereading, to reading on electronic devices.Trade ReviewHe writes with panache...it is excellent * The Tablet *fascinating study * Writing Magazine *Delightful yet discombobulating * The Wall Street Journal *what could be nicer to read than a book about how nice reading is? * Steven Poole, The Guardian *lively volume...prepare to be engrossed. * Times Higher Education Supplement *A vigorous and friendly exhortation to get back into the kind of reading that made you a reader in the first place. * Library Journal *Table of ContentsYes, we can ; Whim ; All in your head ; Aspirations ; Upstream ; Responsiveness ; Kindling ; Slowly, slowly ; True confessions ; Lost ; Abbot Hugh's advice ; The triumphant return of Adler and Van Doren ; Plastic attention ; Getting schooled ; Quiet, please ; One more, with feeling ; Judge, Jury, Executioner ; In solitude, for company ; Serendip ; How it all started
£14.39
Oxford University Press Writing with Scissors
Book SynopsisMen and women 150 years ago grappled with information overload by making scrapbooksthe ancestors of Google and blogging. From Abraham Lincoln to Susan B. Anthony, African American janitors to farmwomen, abolitionists to Confederates, people cut out and pasted down their reading. Writing with Scissors opens a new window into the feelings and thoughts of ordinary and extraordinary Americans. Like us, nineteenth-century readers spoke back to the media, and treasured what mattered to them. In this groundbreaking book, Ellen Gruber Garvey reveals a previously unexplored layer of American popular culture, where the proliferating cheap press touched the lives of activists and mourning parents, and all who yearned for a place in history. Scrapbook makers documented their feelings about momentous public events such as living through the Civil War, mediated through the newspapers. African Americans and women''s rights activists collected, concentrated, and critiqued accounts from a press that they did not control to create unwritten histories in books they wrote with scissors. Whether scrapbook makers pasted their clippings into blank books, sermon collections, or the pre-gummed scrapbook that Mark Twain invented, they claimed ownership of their reading. They created their own democratic archives. Writing with Scissors argues that people have long had a strong personal relationship to media. Like newspaper editors who enthusiastically scissorized and reprinted attractive items from other newspapers, scrapbook makers passed their reading along to family and community. This book explains how their scrapbooks underlie our present-day ways of thinking about information, news, and what we do with it.Trade ReviewEminently readable and endlessly fascinating. * Libby Bischof, University of Southern Maine *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; Chapter 1: Reuse, Recycle, Recirculate: Scrapbooks Remake Value ; Chapter 2: Mark Twain's Scrapbook Innovations ; Chapter 3: Civil War Scrapbooks: Newspaper and Nation ; Chapter 4 Alternative Histories in African American Scrapbooks ; Chapter 5: Strategic Scrapbooks: Activist Women's Clipping and Self-Creation ; Chapter 6: Scrapbook as Archive, Scrapbooks in Archives ; Chapter 7: The Afterlife of the Nineteenth-Century Scrapbook ; Index
£40.84
Galison Happy Hanukkah Countdown Puzzle Set
Book SynopsisCOUNTDOWN PUZZLE – Celebrate all 8 nights of Hanukkah with our Happy Hanukkah Countdown Puzzle Set. Open the cover flap to find 8 perforated windows, each with a 48-piece mini puzzle inside. A double-sided insert provides an image reference for each mini puzzle. BRIGHT AND BOLD ARTWORK – This Happy Hanukkah Countdown Puzzle features the cutest dogs partaking in Hanukkah customs like making latkes, playing dreidel, and of course lighting the menorah! Children will have a great time putting together these adorable paw-nukkah puzzles every night of the holiday! PERFECT FOR GIFTING – This Happy Hanukkah Countdown puzzle is a fun way to introduce children to the customs and traditions of Hanukkah. Each piece is made of sturdy greyboard and is brightly colored to engage young children's senses and encourage screen free playtime. The puzzle is designed to develop problem solving skills, spatial reasoning, and hand-eye coordination, all while
£16.19
St. Martin's Griffin The New York Times Will Shortz Presents Kenken
Book SynopsisKenKen has quickly become the successor to sudoku that the world''s been waiting for! KenKen became the first puzzles to be printed in the daily editions of the New York Times next to its famous crossword puzzle. This New York Times edition of KenKen contains 300 easy to hard 4x4 and 6x6 size puzzles, with How to Solve instructions and an introduction by puzzlemaster Will Shortz. The puzzles use all four mathematical operations and increase in difficulty, like they do in the New York Times.
£12.60
Orion Publishing Co 5Card Major Stayman MASTER BRIDGE
Book SynopsisAn original and exciting book for all senior intermediate and expert players who would like to refine their technique when bidding One No-Trump.
£9.49
Chronicle Books 50 MustWatch Movies Bucket List 1000Piece Puzzle
Book Synopsis As you piece together this 1000-piece 50 Must-Watch Movies Bucket List puzzle from Ridley's Games, you'll uncover 50 classic titles from various genres to inspire fun family movie nights at home. Featuring beautiful illustrations inspired by classic and blockbuster films like Ghostbusters, Parasite, Lord of the Rings, and West Side Story, this great gift for movie lovers offers a bucket list of incredible films to watch after piecing it together! Perfect for the cinephile or puzzle lover, it comes in giftable packaging. Made using 80% recycled materials and 20% FSC paper. Printed using soy inks.
£999.99
Annie's Crittergurumi
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£9.49
Thinkers Publishing The Modernized SemiSlav
Book SynopsisThe Semi-Slav Defense transcends its classification as a mere defensive response to 1.d4. It embodies a dynamic and multifaceted system that offers Black not only solidity in defense but also active counterplay and strategic flexibility. Here''s why the Semi-Slav is more than just a defense: Rather than passively defending, the Semi-Slav allows Black to counterattack in the center and on the flanks. Moves like ...e6-e5 and ...c6-c5 often lead to sharp, tactical positions where Black can seize the initiative. By delaying the development of the knight to f6, Black achieves a solid pawn structure with pawns on d5, e6, and c6. This structure provides a firm foundation for Black''s pieces and restricts White''s options for pawn breaks. The Semi-Slav leads to strategically rich positions with multiple pawn breaks and piece maneuvers. Both sides must navigate intricate plans, making it a fertile ground for cre
£28.79
Wooden Books Altaiir Design Pattern Pad
Book SynopsisThe Original No.2 Pattern Pad.
£8.18
HarperCollins Publishers Comics Collins Learn to Draw
Book SynopsisLearn to Draw Comics is a new title in the successful Learn to Draw series of instructional step-by-step books for beginners. It covers the basic techniques of drawing comic strips and graphic stories in a lively and accessible way.
£7.19
Dover Publications Inc. The Eras of Taylor Swift
Book SynopsisHere''s your ultimate backstage pass into Taylor Swift?s magical world. Color your way throughThe Eras of Taylor Swift: An Unofficial Coloring & Creativity Book?from her country-pop origins to her currentTortured Poet''s Department album. Color your favorite icon in this inspiring Taylor Swift coloring and activity book. Thirty-two gorgeous line-art illustrations plus six bonus full-color images take you through the different eras of Taylor Swift. Puzzles and journal activities will teach you little-known facts about Taylor, test your Swiftie knowledge, and inspire you to get in tune with your own creative side. Bound in a glossy foil cover, this book is a must-have for die-hard Swifties of all ages.
£13.50
Page Street Publishing Co. Knit a Little
Book SynopsisThis re-release of a collection by yarn maven Marie Greene is packed with precious baby - and kid-sized sweaters and beanies.
£17.99
Cottage Door Press Piece of Cake Word Search
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£9.98
New In Chess Chess Coach
Book SynopsisA LIFE DEDICATED TO CHESS AND ITS PLAYERSThis remarkable book is a tribute to a man who is probably the greatest chess coach of all time. Mark Dvoretsky was a fascinating, intelligent, honest, decent, hard-working and good-natured man who dedicated his life to chess and its players.When Dvoretsky started coaching after a fairly successful career as a player, he became a kind of doctor who could quickly spot what his students needed help with. He made them better chess players but also better people. In this book, not only his most famous students Artur Yusupov and Sergey Dolmatov explain what made Dvoretsky so special, but also former World Champions such as Garry Kasparov, Vishy Anand, Veselin Topalov and Magnus Carlsen, and many others.In addition to a wealth of delightful and often touching stories, Chess Coach contains 39 of Dvoretsky''s games, which show what a strong player he was. They have been analysed by Dvoretsky himself and by many o
£22.91
Chessable Zwischenzug
Book SynopsisZwischenzug! is the first-ever comprehensive guide to the chess tactic also known as the intermediate move, or intermezzo. This exciting manoeuvre can catch opponents off guard because it is against the expected run of play. You will learn how to spot Zwischenzugs, when to look out for them, and how to set them up in your games.The authors have studied thousands of games and have identified the patterns that appear frequently in practical play. The book categorizes the different types of Zwischenzugs and distils them into easily accessible themes. The concepts are given catchy names to make them more memorable, and historical details and anecdotes are added throughout the book.Included is an extensive mix of sample puzzles for learning and practice.When published on Chessable, the course was received very enthusiastically and awarded an average rating of 4.82 out of a possible five stars. Another welcome effect is that the authors are now finding a lot of Zwisch
£22.91
New In Chess 1001 Chess Exercises for Club Players
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£999.99
Continental Sales 100 Endgames You Must Know
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£19.96
New in Chess Associative Thinking
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£23.96
Continental Sales 100 Endgame Studies You Must Know
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£19.96
Annie's Stylish Crochet for the Home
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£10.44
Annies Woodland Crochet Blankets
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£10.44
Michael O'Mara Books Ltd Happy Cats Colouring
Book SynopsisLose yourself in the magic of colouring with these wonderfully happy cats!Whether you wish to use crayons, felt-tip pens, pastels or coloured pencils, you can bring these beautiful images to life and create your very own artwork, either for yourself or to give to your friends as a gift. With all sorts of feline-inspired artwork to choose from, there’s something here for every cat lover.Unlock your creativity and make something special!
£9.49
Orion Publishing Co Understanding Slam Bidding MASTER BRIDGE
Book SynopsisA lucid guide to the intricacies of slam bidding which not only gives all the important modern conventions but also teaches you how to identify the key cards in your hand
£9.49
Gibbs M. Smith Inc Mushroom Jiggie Puzzle XX Piece
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£13.25
Penguin Books Ltd Peanut Butter and Jelly
Book SynopsisA favorite play rhyme takes on super-duper proportions as two children create a table-sized sandwich from scratch.A simple popular rhyme about that childhood culinary favorite, peanut butter and jelly, becomes rich fare indeed in this buoyant picture book . . . a fully satisfying treat.—Publishers WeeklyA real treasure.—School Library Journal (starred)The softly colored, joyously sketched pandemonium will enliven story hours and preschool introductions with a perennially pleasing chant.—Booklist
£8.54
Headline Publishing Group Mensa Mighty Brain Teasers
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£15.30
Batsford Crochet Squares
Book Synopsis 30 magical crochet square designs for clothes, accessories and the home. A square is a small, repeatable crochet project that is versatile and easy to take with you wherever you go. You can use them individually or you can join endless amounts of squares together to build up patterns which can give you everything from mug coasters to duvet covers. In this book, Maria Gullberg has designed different types of squares including classic and easy granny squares, new and interesting designs of squares and hexagons, as well as mosaic crochet squares. They can be used for all kinds of projects, from jumpers, shawls and waistcoats to rugs, cushion covers and bags: the possibilities really are endless. Each square you encounter in this book can be joined together in as many ways as you can think of. There are pattern examples with clear instructions if you''re looking for inspiration or specific designs, or you can make it up as you go along mixing patterns and choosing your own colour ways. In this book you''ll discover squares to crochet that you''ll never have seen before. With projects suitable for all abilities, from beginner through to intermediate and advanced, there''s plenty to ignite your imagination.
£17.09
Design Originals Around the World with Taylor Swift
Book SynopsisThe ultimate fan tribute to the one-and-only Taylor Swift. Travel the world with Taylor and visit 27 landmark city tour stops on her world-famous ERAS in this (unofficial) global celebration of Taylor Swift.
£11.69
Page Street Publishing Crochet Bouquet
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£19.54
Page Street Publishing Brochet
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£19.19
The History Press Ltd The Northumberland Colouring Book Past and
Book SynopsisFeaturing a range of picturesque vistas, from sandy beaches and national parkland to harbour towns and medieval castles, each stunning scene is full of intriguing detail sure to fire the imagination and make you reach for your colouring pencils.
£11.69
