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  • Johnny Ball – Stories That Must Be Told!

    by Johnny Ball ...
    After seventeen years in stand-up comedy and, by 1981, fourteen years in children’s television, Johnny’s self-created shows Think of a Number and Think Again were attracting huge audiences. Yet his roller-coaster career was anything but steady. Each success seemed to be matched by a setback, as if someone, or something, was always waiting to pull him back down.Before long, the world of engineering ... Read more

    $7.19 USD

  • Johnny Ball - My Previous Life in Comedy

    by Johnny Ball ...
    From an idyllic childhood in Bristol, with my gag-a-minute dad inspiring me to become a comedian, to dreadful teenage years in Bolton where education overlooked me, and all I learnt was how to be funny.My first job gave me a taste of success and confidence, followed by my real education in the RAF. Butlins gifted me an enduring smile, and in Liverpool, I worked with the less fortunate while ... Read more

    $7.19 USD

  • Ball of Confusion

    Puzzles, Problems and Perplexing Posers

    by Johnny Ball ...
    TV maths star Johnny Ball presents brain-teasers from his regular slot on his daughter Zoe's Radio 2 show. Ball of Confusion is designed to twist your brain into enjoyable knots of empuzzlement, from puzzles solved in a twinkling of an eye to some that will knit your brow for hours. From how to cheat in a coin toss to why it is that some parts of a high speed train travelling at 125mph are ... Read more

    $7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Wonders Beyond Numbers

    A Brief History of All Things Mathematical

    by Johnny Ball ...
    In this book, Johnny Ball tells one of the most important stories in world history – the story of mathematics.By introducing us to the major characters and leading us through many historical twists and turns, Johnny slowly unravels the tale of how humanity built up a knowledge and understanding of shapes, numbers and patterns from ancient times, a story that leads directly to the technological ... Read more

    $15.49 USD

  • Why Pi?

    by Johnny Ball ...
    Series series Big Questions
    If you think numbers are boring, think again! Imagine the world without measurements: What time is it? Are we nearly there yet? How big do you want it? Why Pi? takes readers through a mesmerizing, historical number journey, from the ancient civilizations that used numbers as simple measurement, through the Renaissance period with the conquering of the seas and mapping of the world, the Industrial ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

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    From Stealing Thunder to Red Herrings

    by Susie Dent ...
    Join Susie Dent, lexicographer extraordinaire and Queen of Countdown's Dictionary Corner, on a curious and exceedingly interesting adventure through all the very best RED HERRINGS, COCK AND BULL STORIES and NINE-DAY WONDERS in the English language.Who was SWEET FANNY ADAMS?What's the dramatic true story behind STEALING THUNDER?Why is it CHANCING YOUR ARM when you take a risk?What do bears ha... ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • The Winter Spirits

    Ghostly Tales for Frosty Nights

    by Bridget Collins, Imogen Hermes Gowar, Natasha Pulley, Jess Kidd, Andrew Michael Hurley, Elizabeth Macneal, Laura Purcell, Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Stuart Turton, Catriona Ward, Laura Shepherd-Robinson, Susan Stokes-Chapman ...
    THE DAZZLING SECOND GHOST STORY COLLECTION FROM THE CREATORS OF THE HAUNTING SEASON, NOW AVAILABLE IN PAPERBACK.'Terrific - every bit as good as an MR James collection' ROSIE ANDREWS, author of THE LEVIATHANFeaturing new and original stories from:Bridget CollinsImogen Hermes GowarKiran Millwood HargraveAndrew Michael HurleyJess Kidd</stro... ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Introducing Psychology

    A Graphic Guide

    by Nigel Benson ...
    Series series Graphic Guides
    What is psychology? When did it begin? Where did it come from? How does psychology compare with related subjects such as psychiatry and psychotherapy? To what extent is it scientific?Introducing Psychology answers all these questions and more, explaining what the subject has been in the past and what it is now. The main "schools" of thought and the sections within psychology are described, ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Death at the Auction

    by E. C. Bateman ...
    Series Book 1 - The Stamford Mysteries
    A brilliant whodunnit mystery perfect for fans of M.C. Beaton and Richard Osman!Murder stalks the cobbles in England’s finest Georgian town…When an accident forces Felicia Grant back to her family’s auction house in Stamford, she vows it’ll only be a flying visit. But as the gavel falls on the final lot, a hidden secret is revealed—the body of her father’s business rival, murdered during the ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

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  • In the Blink of an Eye

    A Novel

    by Jo Callaghan ...
    **SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER • Two detectives: one human, one AI. And a case that will test them both.“Wildly original, heartfelt, funny, and properly thrilling, this is the kind of fresh and fearless debut I just adore.”—Chris Whitaker, author of All the Colors of the Dark, a Read with Jenna Book Club PickWinner of the Crime Writers’ Association’s John Creasy New Blood Dagger Award and the Theakston ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

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  • This Charming Man

    (The Stranger Times 2)

    by C. K. McDonnell ...
    Series series The Stranger Times
    **STOP PRESS! The Stranger Times wins the 2023 British Fantasy Award for Best Audio Work!Vampires do not exist. Everyone knows this. So it's particularly annoying when they start popping up around Manchester . . .**Nobody is pleased about it. Not the Founders, the secret organisation for whom vampires were invented as an allegory, nor the Folk, the magical people hidden in plain sight who only ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

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  • The Dead of Winter

    A chilling Scottish detective crime thriller from the instant Sunday Times bestseller

    by Stuart MacBride ...
    **THE UNPUTDOWNABLE, UNMISSABLE NEW THRILLER FROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR'One of this country's finest crime writers'** Daily Mail'Concludes with a glorious twist' The Times'A high wire balancing act but MacBride never falters' Scotland on SundayIt was supposed to be an easy job.All Detective Constable Edward Reekie had to do was pick up a dying prisoner from HMP Gr... ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

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