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McGill-Queen's University Press The Child Letters: Public and Private Life in a Canadian Merchant-Politician's Family, 1841-1845
Child came to Lower Canada from Massachussetts in 1812 and made his fortune as a smuggler during the War of 1812. He later became a merchant and druggist and then entered politics, serving as MLA for Stanstead County in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. The letters provide the first detailed history of Eastern Township politics during the 1840s. They are also an excellent source of information for the social historian, reflecting the concerns of a nineteenth-century Canadian family who were not part of the small British-born elite. Issues discussed in the letters include religion and moral reform, daughter Elizabeth's search for a husband, local life in Stanstead village, and vignettes of social life among MLAs in Kingston. The letters support recent findings that gender identities were not as strictly defined during this era as earlier historians have suggested. Breaking the public/private divide, The Child Letters shows how family and politics are linked and reveals the family support which underpinned the rise to political prominence of men such as Child.
£81.90
Little, Brown Book Group Asterix: Asterix A Whole World to Colour In
A brand new colouring book bursting with some of the most beloved scenes and characters from the bestselling and iconic Asterix series.Featuring battles, banquets and of course, Romans, bring the world of Asterix to life with 112 pages of exquisite original line art, ready to colour.This is the perfect gift for Asterix fans old and new!
£15.29
Little Genius Books 3,2,1 Liftoff! (A First Numbers Book)
It's an exciting day at mission control. In 10 short seconds, a rocket is launching into space, and we get to count along! From 10 giant screens and 9 rows of engineers, all the way to 3 rocket boosters, 2 thumbs up, and 1 soaring rocket, little explorers will delight counting down while also counting the fun things to find on each spread. With Natalie Briscoe's quirky illustrations and the fun, rhyming text, this book is an out-of-this-world read-along children will return to again and again.
£8.42
Austin Macauley Publishers True Love Waits
£17.99
Orion Publishing Co The Little White Lies Guide to Making Your Own Movie: In 39 Steps
Whether you're posting a clip on Facebook, making a presentation video, introducing yourself to others online, or just sending out a greeting to friends, today everyone is a filmmaker. This book cuts away the jargon to offer a highly accessible, no-fuss guide to getting the best results from the kit you already own. In just 39 steps, it offers essential instructions and tips to help amateur movie-makers – filming anything from family celebrations to no-budget horror movies – make their creations look and feel more cinematic. Drawing on its vast network of professional filmmakers as well as on its unique style, (with a compelling illustration language and direct, quotation-rich approach) Little White Lies presents the definitive, fun, and straightforward handbook for making films.
£12.99
Penguin Books Ltd Our World: Our OFFICIAL autobiography
Telling their story in their own words, with exclusive photos and behind-the-scenes gossip, this is a must-have for any Little Mix fan. Little Mix are the UK's most successful girl band. They first found fame - and each other - on The X Factor in 2011. Five years later they have gone from strength to strength, achieving huge global success. With three platinum-selling albums in the UK and over 14 million record sales worldwide, the band are both adored by their fans and critically acclaimed for their brilliant music. In this book the girls share the real behind-the-scenes story of both their personal lives and their success. They reveal the many highs - what it feels like to perform in front of thousands of people; the excitement of seeing your music soar to Number One around the world - but also the lows. Through it all the girls have had each other, and their incredibly close friendship has grown stronger and stronger as the years have gone by. Now the girls are like sisters, and in this book they share their journeys and how it feels for your dreams to come true.Brimming with exclusive photos, this book shares with us the girls' innermost secrets - their hopes and dreams for the future, their families, their relationships, their style advice and above all their friendship. This book is Little Mix's story in their own words and tells you everything you need to know about their lives both in and out of the spotlight.
£16.99
Little Genius Books Baby Bach: A Classical Music Sound Book: With 6 Magical Melodies
Babies and toddlers will delight in the wonderful world of classical music with this series that features a sound button on every spread. Aah, Bach . . . Follow along as a snake plays Bach's Suite No.3 on flute . . . a hippo plays Cello Suite No.1 on cello . . . three tigers play the Brandenburg Concerto No.3! These are just three of the wonderful spreads that go for Baroque as they introduce young children to the music of Bach. With bright colours and silly animal characters playing orchestral instruments, kids will giggle along as they push the sound buttons on every spread over and over. What a wonderful way to learn about Bach! BONUS: The final spread features fun facts about Johann Sebastian Bach as well as a musical instrument search and find!
£10.36
Little Genius Books Baby Beethoven: A Classical Music Sound Book (with 6 Magical Melodies)
£11.74
Little Tiger Press Group Noisy Farm
Touch, feel and hear the noisy animals on every page of this interactive chunky board book, packed with appealing photographs, tactile textures and farmyard sounds.
£12.99
Orion Publishing Co The Flip Side of…Jurassic Park: Unofficial and Unauthorised
Little White Lies film magazine presents a The Flip Side of Jurassic Park, a comic spin on a cult classic. A fleeting yet delightful flipbook experience, The Flip Side of Jurassic Park is the physical embodiment of a one-liner – the perfect gift for the dinosaur-loving fan. Discover other The Flip Side of… flipbooks by Little White Lies: The Flip Side of Alien and The Flip Side of Pulp Fiction.
£7.62
Little Brother Books Limited Gigantosaurus Official Annual 2022
Travel back in time to the cretaceous world and join Dino friends Rocky, Bill, Mazu and Tiny on their ROARsome adventures... but keep your eye out for Gigantosaurus! Packed full of puzzles, games, activities and more, the new Annual for 2022 will keep fans of the prehistoric pals entertained for hours.
£10.15
Die Gestalten Verlag The Mountain
£14.95
Die Gestalten Verlag Goliath: The Boy Who Was Different
£12.95
Little, Brown Book Group Distract Yourself: 101 positive and mindful things to do or learn
SUITABLE FOR KINDLE AND OTHER EBOOK DEVICESSwitch off the news and mute your tense WhatsApp chats - here are 101 family-friendly, fun, smart, silly, useful, good-to-know things to do and learn that will take your mind off what's going on outside the comfort of your own home, providing you with plenty of much needed moments of positivity and calm. Including (but not limited to!):· Quizzes· Anagrams· Poems· Riddles· Jokes· Word games· Fun facts· And other ways to occupy your time in a fulfilling way.Suitable for those aged 7 to 107, with the quizzes requiring some grown-up knowledge.And whilst you #StayHome, don't miss these other great titles from Sphere Books:** The Bumper Book of Would You Rather? Over 350 hilarious hypothetical questions for ages 6 to 106 **** Home Sweet Home: The Little Book of Natural Cleaning **** Shelf Respect: A Book Lovers' Guide to Curating Book Shelves at Home **
£7.78
Little Genius Books Baby Vivaldi: A Classical Music Sound Book: With 6 Magical Melodies
Babies and toddlers will delight in the wonderful world of classical music with this series that features a sound button on every spread. Press the buttons to hear the beautiful music of Vivaldi! Three flamingos dance to Spring from the Four Seasons. (Watch out for that high kick!) Four frogs synchronise swim to Summer. Two bats sway to the magical sounds of Allegro molto from the Concerto in C Major. These are just three of the wonderfully imaginative spreads that feature animals dancing, skating, and playing instruments in this wonderful introduction to the classical works of Antonio Vivaldi. Children will giggle over the silly illustrations as well as love pushing the sound buttons over and over. What a great way to learn about Vivaldi! The final spread features fun facts about Antonio Vivaldi as well as a colour search and find!
£9.99
Little Brother Books Limited Gigantosaurus Official Annual 2023
Travel back in time and join four young Dino friends on their ROARsome adventures growing up in the cretaceous period. Packed full of playful puzzles, awesome activities and stomping great stories, fans of the prehistoric pals will need to keep an eye out for the mysterious Gigantosaurus as they delve into the 2023 Annual
£8.99
Little Brother Books Limited The World of Dinosaurs by JurassicExplorers 2023 Edition
Want to know more about the amazing creatures that once ruled planet Earth? Then this book has you covered. Inside you can discover roar-some dinosaur facts, learn how to make an erupting volcano, solve fun dino puzzles and much, much more. Travel though time and start your Jurassic journey today
£8.99
Austin Macauley Publishers True Love Waits
£11.99
Deep Vellum Publishing ABC That Could Be Me
ABC That Could Be Me is an alphabet picture book written and illustrated to empower Black children across the world. This book champions Black excellence by showing kids they can be doctors, lawyers, the president, and so much more! Read about people like Paul R. William, the first Black architect, Marie Maynard Daly, the first Black chemist, and more who paved the way for the next generation to do great things in this world. This vibrant picture book will give children the confidence to dream big dreams, knowing that there’s a whole alphabet who came before them!
£14.00
Die Gestalten Verlag The Animal Show
£9.01
Die Gestalten Verlag Explore the World
£16.95
Die Gestalten Verlag You and Me and Everybody Else
£12.95
Die Gestalten Verlag Sun and Shiro and the Polka-Dot Snake
£9.95
Die Gestalten Verlag She Rides Like the Wind: The Story of Alfonsina Strada
£12.95
Die Gestalten Verlag Fox and the Deep Sea Quest
£16.95
HarperCollins Publishers New York Movies (Close-Ups, Book 3)
The indispensable, illustrated pocket guide to New York movies, from Martin Scorsese and Woody Allen to Lena Dunham and Noah Baumbach. ALSO AVAILABLE: Close-Ups: Wes Anderson Close-Ups: Vampire Movies New York has always been one of the world’s most filmed cities, with its apartments housing tenants like Rosemary's baby and the Royal Tenenbaums, its skyscrapers scaled by the likes of King Kong and graffiti artists and its rubble-strewn streets prowled by everyone from Travis Bickle to Carrie Bradshaw. In this illustrated pocket guide to New York and its movies, Mark Asch explores the Big Apple block by block and neighbourhood by neighbourhood, jogging past the iconic bench from Manhattan, eating at Katz’s Deli from When Harry Met Sally and mooching around the Coney Island boardwalk like one of The Warriors. Retracing the steps of countless iconic actors, cinematographers and directors, he draws up a unique cinematic map of The City That Never Sleeps.
£9.99
Abrams David Fincher: Mind Games
David Fincher: Mind Games is the definitive critical and visual survey of the Academy Award– and Golden Globe–nominated works of director David Fincher. From feature films Alien 3, Se7en, The Game, Fight Club, Panic Room, Zodiac, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Social Network, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Gone Girl, and Mank through his MTV clips for Madonna and the Rolling Stones and the Netflix series House of Cards and Mindhunter, each chapter weaves production history with original critical analysis, as well as with behind the scenes photography, still-frames, and original illustrations from Little White Lies' international team of artists and graphic designers. Mind Games also features interviews with Fincher's frequent collaborators, including Jeff Cronenweth, Angus Wall, Laray Mayfield, Holt McCallany, Howard Shore and Erik Messerschmidt. Grouping Fincher's work around themes of procedure, imprisonment, paranoia, prestige and relationship dynamics, Mind Games is styled as an investigation into a filmmaker obsessed with investigation, and the design will shift to echo case files within a larger psychological profile.
£27.00
Little Genius Books Baby Mozart: A Classical Music Sound Book (with 6 Magical Melodies)
£11.08
Orion Publishing Co The Movie Quiz Book
Imagine the best movie-themed pub quiz you've ever been to, but without suffering the hangover the next morning! From heroic heroines, famous final lines and award-winning directors, to Hollywood's golden age, memorable movie flops and the film world's biggest franchises, the book's over 1,600 questions cover every aspect of the movies. Thrown in among the brain-testing questions are a series of visual quizzes and challenges—including an It's a Wonderful Life spot-the-difference and the world premiere of a Jean-Claude van Damme-themed wordsearch! The Movie Quiz Book is illustrated by Sophie Mo
£14.99
Die Gestalten Verlag Penny, the Mirror
£12.95
Die Gestalten Verlag Whatever the Weather: Learn abot Sun, Wind and Rain
£16.95
Die Gestalten Verlag Young Adventurers: Outdoor Activities in Nature
£16.95
Die Gestalten Verlag Let's Play Outdoors!: Exploring Nature for Children
£12.95
Abrams Sofia Coppola: Forever Young
An illustrated critical survey of Academy Award–winning writer and director Sofia Coppola’s career, covering everything from her groundbreaking music videos through her latest films In the two decades since her first feature film was released, Sofia Coppola has created a tonally diverse, meticulously crafted, and unapologetically hyperfeminine aesthetic across a wide range of multimedia work. Her films explore untenable relationships and the euphoria and heartbreak these entail, and Coppola develops these themes deftly and with discernment across her movies and music videos. From The Virgin Suicides and Marie Antoinette to Lost in Translation and The Beguiled, Coppola’s award-nominated filmography is also unique in how its consistent visual aesthetic is informed by and in conversation with contemporary fine art and photography. Sofia Coppola offers a rich and intimate look at the overarching stylistic and thematic components of Coppola's work. In addition to critical essays about Coppola's filmography, the book will include interviews with some of her closest collaborators, including musician Jean-Benoît Dunckel and costume designer Nancy Steiner, along with a foreword by Italian filmmaker Alice Rohrwacher. It engages with her creative output while celebrating her talent as an imagemaker and storyteller. Along the way, readers meet again a cast of characters mired in the ennui of missed connections: loneliness, frustrated creativity, rebellious adolescence, and the double-edged knife of celebrity, all captured by the emotional, intimate power of the female gaze.
£31.50
Die Gestalten Verlag Top Secret: The Book of Spies and Agents
£16.95
Die Gestalten Verlag Let's Play Indoors!: Fun Crafts for Children
£12.95
Pan Macmillan The Snail and the Whale and Friends Outdoor Activity Book
Grab your wellies and head outdoors with this fun-filled activity book packed full of outdoor activities for children, including characters from four bestselling picture books by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.Based on much-loved picture books including The Snail and the Whale and The Gruffalo's Child, and created by nature play specialists Little Wild Things, The Snail and the Whale and Friends Outdoor Activity Book is packed full of fun outdoor activities to encourage children and families to explore nature together. With easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions and lots of hints and tips, the whole family can get involved!Includes activities based on: The Snail and the Whale, The Gruffalo's Child, The Smartest Giant in Town and A Squash and a Squeeze.Enjoy more outdoor activities with The Gruffalo and Friends Outdoor Activity Book.
£10.99
Die Gestalten Verlag Tales of the Rails: Legendary Train Routes of the World
£16.95
Die Gestalten Verlag The Beach
£14.95
Die Gestalten Verlag We Love Pizza: Everything You Want to Know about Your Number One Food
£12.95
Little Grasshopper Books I Sleep in My Big Bed
£18.63
Die Gestalten Verlag Explore the Ocean: Adventures Under the Sea with Emma and Louis
£16.95
Die Gestalten Verlag Explore the Rainforest: Emma and Louis in the Jungle
£16.95
Pan Macmillan The Gruffalo and Friends Outdoor Activity Book
Grab your wellies and head outdoors with this fun-filled activity book packed full of outdoor activities for children, including characters from four bestselling picture books by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.Based on much-loved picture books including The Gruffalo and Room on the Broom, and created by nature play specialists Little Wild Things, The Gruffalo and Friends Outdoor Activity Book is packed full of fun outdoor activities to encourage children and families to explore nature together. With easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions and lots of hints and tips, the whole family can get involved!Includes activities based on: The Gruffalo, Monkey Puzzle, Room on the Broom and Charlie Cook's Favourite Book.Enjoy more outdoor activities with The Snail and the Whale and Friends Outdoor Activity Book.
£10.99
Die Gestalten Verlag Smart Animals: Clever Creatures in the Animal Kingdom
£18.95
Die Gestalten Verlag The Path: A Story about Finding Your Way
£12.95
Die Gestalten Verlag Let's Go to Italy!: The Land of Pizza, Pasta, Gelato, and so much more
£14.95
Die Gestalten Verlag Garbage Dog
£12.95