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<p><b>A collection of life-affirming books to guide you through. Settle down with <i>100 Books to Live By</i> and learn which book prescriptions can be dispensed to lift your spirits, whatever you may need.</b><br><br>Sometimes, only a good book will help. In life’s biggest moments and challenges, turning to a book can often help us to navigate our way through. Whether you need a dose of resilience, a course of comfort or a prescription of purpose, this gem of a book <b>offers guidance</b> on everything from love and heartbreak to grief and loss, to friendship and family, and more.<br><br>These are <b>100 life-affirming reads</b> and remedies for anyone searching for love, meaning, belonging, purpose and hope in their everyday lives. Featuring <b>well-known favourites</b> alongside <b>undiscovered gems</b> and modern classics, the <b>literary prescriptions</b> will see you through unsteady waters, whatever they may be. With authors ranging from <b>Haruki Murakami</b> to <b>Sally Rooney</b>, <b>Toni Morrison</b> to <b>Franz Kafka</b>, <i>100 Books to Live By</i> is the perfect collection of remedies, featuring books from all over the world. <br><br>Each prescription also features a number of 'Alternative Remedies', so the book includes as many diverse literary prescriptions as possible. With books to address all manner of ailment, this is the <b>ultimate celebration of reading</b> that can be referenced and treasured for years to come.<br><br><b>Also available:</b><br><i>100 Poems to Live By</i> (9781789298345)<br><i>100 Speeches to Live By</i> (9781789298635)</p>

<p><b>The official companion to the smash-hit series, covering all six series. Featuring hundreds of official images and behind-the-scenes stories, plus exclusive cast and crew interviews, by order of the Peaky Blinders.</b><br><br>Walk through the Garrison Tavern’s saloon bar doors and onto the streets of Birmingham, past the fire-belching factories and towards the horse fairs on the edge of town. Welcome to the world of the Peaky Blinders. Bringing together <b>behind-the-scenes stories</b> from the incredible cast and crew who created the series, as well as hundreds of <b>official photographs</b>, this stunning full-colour book offers <b>full access</b> to <i>Peaky Blinders</i>.<br><br>An extended insider’s look at Tommy and the Shelby family, this official book tells the <b>exclusive</b> backstage stories of the awe-inspiring <b>stunts and special effects</b>, as well as the <b>iconic costumes</b>, <b>unforgettable soundtrack</b> and <b>atmospheric set</b> which have transported millions of fans to the 1920s Birmingham underworld.<br><br>Featuring a detailed look back at each series, exclusive interviews with <b>Cillian Murphy,</b> Paul Anderson and Sophie Rundle, and interviews with the late <b>Benjamin Zephaniah</b> and <b>Helen McCrory</b>, alongside tributes to them from creator <b>Steven Knight</b>.<br><br><b>As Tommy Shelby is reimagined in <i>The Immortal Man</i> on Netflix, this is the ultimate way to reacquaint yourself with the award-winning series. </b><b>The</b><b> perfect gift for completist fans.</b></p>

<p>The book contains 20 stories as wide-ranging as Theseus and the Minotaur to Thor’s Hammer to the Journey of the Monkey King. They are split thematically into six chapters: In the Beginning, Gods and Goddesses, Journeys and Quests, Fantastic Worlds, Monsters and Mythical Creatures and Magic and Trickery. <br><br>These stories are interspersed with spreads which bring together different myths in an interesting unifying theme. Featured, for example, are the many weapons used by the gods, the amazing objects collected by heroes and heroines on their quests and the different relics found in the underworld.<br><br>All the myths are brought to life by Stella Caldwell’s engaging and immersive storytelling. Each myth is illustrated by an artist from the culture where the story takes place, creating a unique artistic celebration that is culturally sensitive to all featured tales. The artists included are Erin Brown, George Caltsoudas, Danica Da Silva Pereira, Sandra Eleftheriou, Tinuke Fagborun, Pauliina Hannuniemi, Teo Georgiev, Janine Gibbons, Hemad Javadzade, Kiki Kita, Vassilis Koutsogiannis, Solji Lee, Coco Apunnguaq Lynge, Renia Metallinou, Nour Nasser, Jiatong Liu, Anastasiia Panchenko, Cathrin Peterslund, Robert Sae-Heng, Katie Skelland and Nadiyah Suyatna. These artists have been nominated for, and won, a number of prestigious national and international illustration awards, including the World Illustration Award, the Bologna Children’s Bookfair Award, the Hans Christian Anderson Award and the American Indian Youth Literature Honor Award.</p>

<p><b><i>Winston and the Windsors </i></b><b>is a rich and vivid story not only of how Churchill befriended and advised Kings, Queens, princes and princesses but of how the Prime Minister’s splendid and glorious association with the crown shaped modern Britain.</b><br><br>Few figures in British history have been so deeply and consequentially involved with the British royal family as Winston Churchill. Churchill was unique in his role: helping to shape not only a single reign but an entire royal dynasty.<br><br>However, it was by no means a seamless relationship. At times, the royals treated him with suspicion and contempt; at others they were avuncular, competitive and cheering. Yet whether he was playing the role of antagonist to the royal family or that of trusted confidante, the Prime Minister's influence was central to the twentieth-century history of the monarchy. This is <b>drama of the first order</b>, at times <b>thrilling </b>and always <b>compelling</b>.<br><br><i>Winston and the Windsors</i> marks the <b>first dual biography</b> of Winston Churchill alongside the royal family. Having <b>unearthed much under-appreciated archival material</b> – including <b>diary entries</b>, <b>postcards </b>and <b>letters </b>to and from Kings, Queens and princes – Morton presents a <b>meticulously researched</b> biography of a royal house and a beloved Prime Minister.<br><br><b>Also available:</b><br><i>Diana: Her True Story</i> (9781789290448)<br><i>Wallis in Love</i> (9781789293739)<br><i>Elizabeth and Margaret</i> (9781789294231)<br><i>The Queen</i> (9781789295313)</p>

<p><b>An out-of-this-world middle-grade fiction title which immerses the reader in a page-turning alien adventure. </b><br><br>You are part of a research team who have been sent to another planet to collect plant samples. Just as you prepare to head back to Earth, an alien life form is detected on board your ship. You and the crew are placed on a quarantine island for seven days to check you’re safe. Arguments break out as the crew accuse each other of being infected. The island is lush, jungle and hot, and a sense of paranoia soon sweeps through the group ... Who can you trust on the island? And can you work out who the aliens are before your mind is taken over, too? <br><br>This exciting adventure story for readers aged 9+ features a fast-paced branching structure with over 40 possible endings. At the end of each page there are two distinct options that will take the reader on different paths through the action – meaning that the reader controls the narrative (and their destiny!) throughout.<br><br>Twenty illustrated puzzle missions are woven into the narrative at key turning points, so the reader is fully immersed in the story. Featuring gripping plot twists and atmospheric illustrations, this is an alien adventure like no other.<br><br><b>Also available in this series:</b><br>9781837250455<i> Traitors in Space</i></p>

<p><b>Celebrating the Formula One World Championship’s 75th season in unique, sometimes poignant, sometimes shocking and always high-energy style with Channel 4’s voice of F1, Alex Jacques.</b><br><br>Over 75 chapters, Alex Jacques tells <b>the story of Formula One’s rise, fall and recovery</b> through the <b>extraordinary moments</b> that shaped the <b>world’s most dramatic sport</b>. Covering the teams, the drivers, the bosses and the pit crews, Alex Jacques truly takes us trackside to feel the energy and hear from the personalities we love to watch.<br><br>With stories ranging from the huge personalities that make up the sport – and the hijinks they wreak at every turn – to a simple misreading of regulations that led to the creation of a monster car, to Lewis Hamilton's shock move to Ferrari and Romain Grosjean's death-defying Man on Fire crash, <i>Grid to Glory </i>brings together some of the most iconic moments in the sport’s history, making it <b>a</b> <b>classic F1 title</b>.<br><br><b>Colourfully written</b> and encompassing every aspect of the unique composition of elite motorsport – glamour, rivalry, death, strategy, technology, business and controversy – this book will appeal to old and new fans of the sport, as its mix of known and <b>never-before-told stories</b> provide context to some of the most talked-about incidents in sporting history.</p>

<p><b>Life has a habit of tripping us up at times, usually when we least expect (or can cope) with it. In <i>The Emergency Poet</i>, Deborah Alma (the Emergency Poet herself) presents a thoughtful and highly therapeutic selection of poems, designed to lift your mood, helping you relax and take stock.</b><br><br>We've all experienced moments when life feels overwhelming, and it can sometimes be difficult to see a path through troubled times. Organized into sections that follow a life through its challenges and hard times – from learning to be yourself, falling in and out of love and having children, through to ill-health, dying and coping with grief, as well as poems that <b>serve as a tonic to lift the spirits</b> – the anthology contains poems old and new, from world-renowned and lesser-known poets. What matters is that their words speak intimately, as though from one person to another, with grace and wisdom. They are soothing and carefully <b>chosen to purge melancholy, provide hope and give courage</b> in the most trying circumstances.<br><br>In this anthology of poems for every circumstance, Deborah Alma proves that poems really can be the perfect pick-me-ups for the soul.</p>

<p><b>Travel back in time to when dinosaurs roamed the Earth in this roar-some, giant search challenge.</b><br><br>From the Triassic and Jurassic periods to the Cretaceous and beyond, there are over 150 dinosaurs and prehistoric animals for readers to spot, as well as bonus modern-day objects to find for extra fun. <br><br>Across ten action-packed spreads, the book features over 50 bite-sized facts about the dinosaurs and their environments. The search scenes get busier as the book progresses, adding an extra challenge as readers work their way through the spreads. <br><br>Illustrated in a cute and quirky style, this t-rexcellent book is the perfect gift for dino-loving kids everywhere.<br><br><b>Also available in the series:</b><br><i>Where in the World? </i>9781780557335<br><i>Search Through Time </i>9781780557960</p>

<p><b>A new fun and festive title in the ‘Buster Laugh-a-Lot’ series, this hilarious collection has hundreds of Christmassy jokes for kids to enjoy and share over the festive period.</b><br><br><b>Why did the Christmas tree go to the barber? </b><br><i>It needed a trim!</i><br><br><b>What does Frosty the Snowman eat for breakfast?</b><br><i>Snowflakes.</i><br><br><b>What do you call a badly behaved reindeer?</b><br><i>Rude-olph! </i><br><br>Filled with over 300 laugh-out-loud jokes, and reindeer riddles, designed to be easy to read and with wonderfully silly illustrations for extra fun, this comical collection will keep jokers entertained for hours in the run up to Christmas.</p>

<p><b>Taking readers on a global journey through human history, Natasha Tidd examines how lies can change the world around us, from Julius Caesar’s deceptive PR machine to the cover-ups that caused Chernobyl.</b><br><br><i>A Short History of the World in 50 Lies</i> journeys through <b>forgeries</b> that created centuries worth of conflict and domination, such as The Donation of Constantine, that all started with a forged papal document that went on to spark the start of the European Reformation. Also uncovered are mass <b>political</b> and <b>press cover-ups</b> including the infamous Dreyfus Affair in France that explores wrongful accusations, anti-semitism and Devil’s Island. <br><br>Alongside these are examinations of how our <b>retellings</b> of history can <b>turn</b> <b>fiction into fact</b>, including The Spanish Inquisition’s deceitful legacy. Plus, there is an in-depth look at how historic lies can still impact our lives today, such as the <b>deadly legacy</b> of America’s Tuskegee Experiment.<br><br>Meet incredible people, including Jeanne de Clisson who became the fourteenth century's most feared pirate – all because of a lie.<br><br><i>A Short History of the World in 50 Lies</i> details the profound impact of this secretive side of history and shows that the truth really is stranger – and far more dangerous – than any fiction.<br><br><b>Also available:</b><br><i>A Short History of the World in 50 Places</i> (9781789291971)<br><i>A Short History of the World in 50 Animals</i> (9781789292954)<br><i>A Short History of the World in 50 Books</i> (9781789294088)<br><i>A Short History of the World in 50 Failures</i> (9781789296938)</p>

<p><b>Embark on your very own LEGO® Minecraft® adventure with this awesome set. Included inside are a fold-out 3D play scene, two awesome books, your very own Alex minifigure and a Creeper and TNT mini-model to build.</b><br><br>In the book ‘Creeper Chaos’, journey across the Overworld and into the Nether with your Alex minifigure. Complete the activities, read the comics and, most importantly of all, beware the creepers!<br><br>The ‘Mob Guide’ book is your essential guide to the mobs of LEGO Minecraft. What mob scares away creepers? Are cave spiders hostile? How can Alex defeat the skeletons in your 3D play scene? Find out the answers to all of these questions and more. Discover tips and tricks for your play scene and awesome build ideas.<br><br>Fans of LEGO Minecraft will love this opportunity to bring their favourite characters to life through imaginative play, fun activities and engaging reading.<br><br>LEGO, the LEGO logo and the Minifigure are trademarks of the LEGO Group.<br>©2025 The LEGO Group.<br><br>© 2025 Mojang AB. All Rights Reserved. Minecraft, the Minecraft logo, the Mojang Studios logo and the Creeper logo are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies.</p>

<p><b>It’s time for an adventure with your favourite LEGO® characters. Funny comics, exciting stories and super-fun activities await you in this awesome Official Annual.</b><br><br>First, visit the world of Ninjago and build your Zane minifigure. See how his powers help the other ninja during dangerous missions.<br><br>Then, head over to LEGO City and cheer for Just Jason as he performs extreme skateboard tricks. <br><br>Included inside are fact files, spot-the-differences, join-the-dots puzzles, mazes, drawing and colouring challenges and loads of other fun stuff to read and play along with.<br><br>LEGO, the LEGO logo, the Minifigure, the Brick and Knob configurations and NINJAGO are trademarks of the LEGO Group. ©2025 The LEGO Group.</p>

<p><b>Build your Ron Weasley™ minifigure and dive into this magical yearbook full of puzzles, activities and wizarding facts.</b><br><br>Explore Hogwarts™ mazes, design a Quidditch™ poster, lead Ginny to a Slug Club party and lots more. The Weasleys are waiting for you!<br><br>LEGO, the LEGO logo, the Minifigure and the Brick and Knob configurations are trademarks of the LEGO Group. ©2025 The LEGO Group.<br><br>All characters and elements © & ™ Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.<br>Publishing Rights © JKR. (s25)</p>

<p><b>A new fang-tastic title in the ‘Buster Laugh-a-Lot’ series, this hilarious collection has hundreds of Halloween-themed jokes to get kids in the spooky spirit. </b><br><br><b>What dessert does a monster like best?</b><br><i>I-scream! </i><br><br><b>How do ghosts keep their hair in place?</b><br><i>They use scare-spray! </i><br><br><b>What music do mummies prefer?</b><br><i>Wrap music! </i><br><br>Filled with over 300 laugh-out-loud jokes, designed to be easy to read and with wonderfully silly illustrations for extra fun, this comical collection will keep jokers entertained for hours.</p>

<p><b>100 years on from the first publication of the Winnie-the-Pooh books, overseer of the E. H. Shepard artistic and literary estate James Campbell has written the first ever dual biography of Shepard and Milne.</b><br><br>In this <b>first-ever dual biography</b> of A. A. Milne and E. H. Shepard, James Campbell brings to life the two remarkable men. The book takes us from their early professional and personal relationships, through their work at <i>Punch </i>magazine, all the way to the Second World War and beyond, including their other collaborations, most notably Shepard's renowned <i>The Wind in the Willows</i> illustrations and Milne's work on the dramatization of <i>Toad of Toad Hall</i>.<br><br>Using <b>never-before-seen archival materia</b>l – including <b>excerpts from original manuscripts</b> <b>and drawings</b>, draft illustrations, photographs, documents, ephemera and more – this timely book is a<b> beautiful, full-colour volume </b>celebrating the centenary of these much-loved characters and ultimately uncovering just who were the men who created Winnie-the-Pooh.</p>

<p><b>For years, the Magical Mermaid Society has been studying mermaids and gathering stories from all over the world. Now, at last, the head of the society presents everything you need to know about these mysterious creatures.</b><br><br>Take a trip around the world to discover accounts of mermaid sightings in Iceland, the Red Sea, the Gulf of Thailand and the Mediterranean. Read about the Mami Wata mermaids of Africa, a narwhal mermaid encounter at an Arctic research base, and a submarine captain’s magical experience in the depths of the Pacific Ocean. Learn about the Sea Sprite mermaids of the Caribbean, and the enchanting selkie mermaids of Ireland and Scotland. This lavish guide features species fact files, dos and don’ts of mermaid encounters and tips on creating your own mermaid-seeking kit. You can also read about the history of the society and find out how you can become a member. With its detailed information, captivating stories and exquisite hand-drawn illustrations, this is the perfect gift for all of those who truly believe.<br><br><i>Includes a foreword by Selwyn E. Phipps, President of the Magical Unicorn Society, </i><i>revealing his own incredible mermaid encounter.</i></p>