Appetite for Life - The Biography of Julia Child

Julia Child became a household name when she entered the lives of millions of Americans through our hearts and kitchens. Yet few know the richly varied private life that lies behind this icon, whose statuesque height and warmly enthused warble have become synonymous with the art of cooking.

The Stranger's Child

In the late summer of 1913 the aristocratic young poet Cecil Valance comes to stay at ‘Two Acres’, the home of his close Cambridge friend George Sawle. The weekend will be one of excitements and confusions for all the Sawles, but it is on George’s sixteen-year-old sister Daphne that it will have the most lasting impact, when Cecil writes her a poem which will become a touchstone for a generation, an evocation of an England about to change for ever.

How It Works - Ship

This book, one of a series of information books, introduces the child to the ship - how it works and how it has developed.

How It Works - Computer

This book, one of a series of information books, introduces the child to the computer - how it works and how it has developed.

How It Works - Aeroplane

This book, one of a series of information books, introduces the child to the aeroplane. It explains how it flies and how it came to be.