The Wisdom of Bones'To find a creature part eel part African lion who steps the tightrope plays the viola frightens the ladies and sings like a nightingale. This is my task. I must conjure procure and invent as a novelty is only novel once and no success succeeds as surely as failure fails. ' London 1879 In a gloomy room on Islington's backstreets showman Percy Unusual George dreams of the miracle that will change his fortunes and that of his troupe of performing

a place where mistakes of the past reappear in the future

incredible and dead-awesome facts about the natural world

but not quite final

A perennial backlist bestseller in hardcover

and psychology

from when it was only a game

Growing up in the aftermath of the devastating 2010 Haiti earthquake

As this dramatic tale begins Quetzalcoatlus a huge pterosaur is seen flying over a lush landscape looking for a good breakfast

entertaining and a joy to read

children affected by poverty and children in care

strong drink and stronger language -- that reveals the rotten heart of the global economy - Oliver Bullough

travelogues and technical books