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Fairy folk, very bad rabbits, a big bumblebee, and children on summer holidays are among the characters to be met in these 22 short, simple stories and nature tales for young readers, or for reading aloud. Age 6+

Nigel Reed invites readers to improve the lives of their dogs by developing a better relationship with them. This guide examines why dogs behave the way they do and looks at specific problems, providing solutions through real case histories and a link to online video tutorials.

While a junior reporter, Michael Parkinson played cricket for Barnsley and counted Geoffrey Boycott and Dickie Bird amongst his team mates. Detailing his rise from local journalist to national broadcaster, this memoir relates his experiences in the television industry over a 40-year period, including the infamous TV-am launch, and his thoughts about the many famous and influential people he interviewed on his long-running chat show and Desert Island Discs.

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Slightly off-mint.

Overhearing the very proper Miss Bartlett and Lucy Honeychurch bemoaning the lack of a view from their rooms in a Florentine pensione, Mr Emerson and his son George offer to swap: a social gaffe that leads to tears, love and muddle. (1908)

Daniel Tammet, author of the bestselling memoir Born on a Blue Day, here draws on his own experiences as an autistic person and a polyglot to explore what the intricacies and oddities of human language can teach us about ourselves. His 15 essays cover such topics as the art of translation, sign languages, the music and patterns of words, the grammar of telephone conversations and the rules that prescribe acceptable Icelandic names. Slightly off-mint.

Almina Wombwell married the 5th Earl of Carnarvon in 1895. She brought with her a large dowry, as the daughter of banking tycoon Alfred de Rothschild. This is the story of her life at Highclere Castle, where Downton Abbey was filmed, and especially the ways in which the First World War affected the fates of the family and staff alike. The author, the current countess, draws on the extensive family archive to write this engaging and personal history.

In 4th-century Roman Britain, Paul leaves his wealthy family for the harsh life of a centurion. When a barbarian uprising threatens the province, he and ex-slave Eachna embark on a hazardous journey.

Having moved from Spain to be with husband Nick Clegg during the coalition years, these recipes are adapted from the blog Durántez started to encourage her boys to enjoy the food of their homeland. Traditional favourites – Gazpacho, Tortilla de Patatas and Churros – sit alongside Self-Important Potatoes, Cuban Rice, and more substantial dishes, such as Pisto – a comforting meal, especially after losing an election.

As a revolutionary players' union rep, innovative manager and pioneering presenter and pundit, Jimmy Hill had a profound effect on football. This new edition of his autobiography, first published in 1998, contains an additional chapter reflecting on his remarkable career.

Mikey Walsh was born into a family of Romany gypsies and brought up, with no formal education, in the isolated and fiercely loyal culture of the traditional gypsy community. This acclaimed autobiography tells the story of his childhood with a cruel and abusive father and how coming out as gay forced him to abandon his roots, educate himself and seek a new life.

Convinced that there is such a thing as ‘Englishness’, the popular anthropologist Kate Fox looks beyond the ‘the ethnographic dazzle of superficial differences’ to reveal the unwritten rules that define English national identity and character. This is an updated edition of the 2004 international bestseller.

Embracing ideas about God from all the main world religions, Mark Vernon tackles some of the difficult questions encountered in traditional theological discussion – suffering, morality, peak experiences and God’s goodness – but he also considers modern concerns about ecology, the end of time and the death of God.

Christopher Somerville, the best-selling author of Coast, presents the basics of British geography, starting with borders and counties of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and going on to deal with 21 big cities, 'the watery bits', coasts and islands and 100 landmarks. There is also a glossary of geographical terms and, when you feel you've mastered the subject, a pub quiz.

Ranulph Fiennes OBE, known for his remarkable polar expeditions, mountaineering and marathon running, here turns his attention to his own family and England's history. For 600 years, the Fiennes have lived in Broughton Castle in Oxfordshire, and through their story, Ranulph Fiennes offers 'a simplified squint at the history of my country, England, warts and all, from its beginnings until 1944 when I was born'.

JM Barrie's classic tale of the boy who never grows old, the mischievous Tinker Bell and the villainous Captain Hook has thrilled readers for a century. This edition features the 1925 abridgement of the text by writer and poet May Byron plus illustrations from the bestselling children's author Shirley Hughes, who reveals in a foreword her love for the story and especially 'one of the most vividly characterized pirates in children's fiction... that lean, suave English gent gone to the bad'. Age 6+

John Manley, the archaeologist who discovered a new Roman building near Fishbourne Palace in Chichester, presents an introduction to the Romans, focusing on exactly what it is about their civilization that has created such enduring fascination. Plus a timeline and ten 'top tens', from Roman deities to battles. Part of the All That Matters series of essential introductions written by world-class experts.

Second World War fighter pilot Eric Carter is one of the few surviving members of a top-secret mission code-named Force Benedict. In 1941, as Hitler closed in on the Soviet Union, Churchill sent a task force to Murmansk, the only Russian port that had not fallen to the Germans. Now, for the first time, Carter tells how two squadrons of Hurricanes and their crew were dispatched on the Arctic Convoy with orders to 'defend Murmansk at all costs.'

Catherine Wendell, a charismatic and charming American girl, caught the eye of Lord Porchester when she was just 20, marrying him in 1922. Less than a year later his father, Lord Carnarvon, died, and she found herself the chatelaine of Highclere Castle, the setting for the massively popular drama Downton Abbey. Drawing on private archives and beautiful period photographs, the present Countess tells Catherine's story, transporting us back to a vanished world of magnificent banquets and weekend house parties. Felt-tip mark on upper trimmed edge.

There is far more to preserves than jams: chutneys, pickles, relishes, ketchups, fruit butters and cheeses, and even liqueurs and cordials. In this lavishly produced book, cookery writer Thane Prince shares her knowledge and gives home cooks everything they need to make perfect preserves. There's technical advice on cooking times, jars, sterilization and seals, plus more than 100 recipes, from Lime Curd to the perfect Brown Sauce.

Almina Wombwell married the 5th Earl of Carnarvon in 1895. She brought with her a large dowry, as the daughter of banking tycoon Alfred de Rothschild. This is the story of her life at Highclere Castle, where Downton Abbey was filmed, and especially the ways in which the First World War affected the fates of the family and staff alike. The author, the current countess, draws on the extensive family archive to write this engaging and personal history.

A landmark in the history of the English language, the translation of the Bible known as the 'Authorized Version' or 'King James Bible' has had an incalculable influence on cultural life and literature ever since it appeared in 1611. Beginning with the labyrinthine politics of Tudor and Jacobean England and a world being transformed by the new technology of printing, Alister McGrath narrates the story of the translation, why it was ordered by James I, who translated it, the problems they faced and the reception of the new Bible.

Theodore Boone, the 13-year-old lawyer, is campaigning to stop his friend's house being bulldozed to make way for a bypass; but things become complicated when he stumbles upon a terrible secret about the corrupt developers – a secret it is illegal for him to know. Age 9+

With characteristic wit, honesty and clarity, Ruby Wax draws on her personal experiences of depression as well as her studies in psychotherapy and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy to introduce practices that can ‘change your mind and how you think’. Explaining why the way we think about our experiences is so important for our mental health, Wax shows how to regulate mind and moods, creating healthier, happier and more flexible ways of thinking.

In 1720s London, amid court intrigues and royal mistresses, this second Thomas Hawkins adventure finds the young rake employed as Queen Caroline's agent – and in a cart on the way to Tyburn and the hangman's rope.