The Curious Tales of Alfred the Great Thinker (Fordham Oliver)(Paperback)

The Curious Tales of Alfred the Great Thinker (Fordham Oliver)(Paperback)

Alfred, 10, is a great thinker. Or at least he thinks he's a great thinker. He knows that life is full of puzzles and mysteries so he has a lot of questions to answer. With a bit of help from Rose (best friend) and Charlie (little brother), he does his best to make some sense of the world. But he

True Tales of Kings & Queens - Reading Book: Boudica, Alfred the Great, King John & Queen Victoria (CGP Books)(Paperback / softback)

True Tales of Kings & Queens - Reading Book: Boudica, Alfred the Great, King John & Queen

Alfred the Great (Horspool David)(Paperback)

The discovery earlier this year in Winchester of human remains, almost certainly of Alfred the Great or his eldest son, has sparked renewed interest in England's most celebrated monarch. King Alfred's historical achievements, saving his kingdom from invasion by marauding Vikings and attempting both

The End of Me (Hayes Alfred)(Paperback)

A moving tale about middle age, divorce, modern love, and returning home by one of the great American storytellers. Asher's career as a Hollywood screenwriter has come to a humiliating end; so has his latest marriage. Returning to New York, where he grew up, he takes a room at a hotel and wonders

Curious Tale of the Lady Caraboo (Johnson Catherine)(Paperback / softback)

Shortlisted for the YA Book Prize 2016, this is a very curious tale indeed . . . Or is she the princess everyone wants her to be?This the tale of the ultimate historical hustle, steeped in delectable romance. Whoever Caraboo turns out to be, she will steal your heart

Alfred the Great: Asser's Life of King Alfred and Other Contemporary Sources (Anonymous)(Paperback)

This comprehensive collection includes Asser's Life of Alfred, extracts from The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, and Alfred's own writings, laws, and will. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles,

In Search of Alfred the Great: The King, the Grave, the Legend (Albert Edoardo)(Paperback)

Alfred, son of AEthelwulf, king of the West Saxons, ran. Behind him, the takers of his land and kingdom fanned out, searching for the fleeing king ... Buried in AD 899 as the king of the English at his capital city of Winchester, Alfred the Great's bones were thought to have ultimately been moved

Warrior Queen - The Life and Legend of Aethelflaed, Daughter of Alfred the Great (Arman Joanna)(Paperback / softback)

thelfl d, eldest daughter of Alfred the Great, has gone down in history as an enigmatic and almost legendary figure. To the popular imagination, she is the archetypal warrior queen, a Medieval Boudicca, renowned for her heroic struggle against the Danes and her independent rule of the Saxon Kingdom

Alfred the Great (Pollard Justin)(Paperback)

Homelands: Four Friends, Two Countries, and the Fate of the Great Mexican-American Migration (Corchado Alfredo)(Paperback)

From prizewinning journalist and immigration expert Alfredo Corchado comes the sweeping story of the great Mexican migration from the late 1980s to today. When Alfredo Corchado moved to Philadelphia in 1987, he felt as if he was the only Mexican in the city. But in a restaurant called Tequilas,

Spinoza and the Politics of Renaturalization (Sharp Hasana)(Paperback)

There have been many Spinozas over the centuries: atheist, romantic pantheist, great thinker of the multitude, advocate of the liberated individual, and rigorous rationalist. The common thread connecting all of these clashing perspectives is Spinoza's naturalism, the idea that humanity is part of

Carl Jung: Wounded Healer of the Soul (Dunne Claire)(Paperback)

The first fully illustrated biography of Carl Jung--the great 20th-century thinker famous for his pioneering exploration of dreams, consciousness, and spirituality in psychology Carl Jung continues to be revered today as a true revolutionary who helped to shape psychology, provided a bridge

The Last of the Mohicans (Fenimore Cooper James)(Paperback)

Fenimore Cooper's tale of Hawkeye and Chingachgook. Part of his 'Leatherstocking Tales' of the great Frontier. Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, providing an excellent introduction for younger readers. Also includes theme discussions and study

Tales from the Toolbox: A Collection of Behind-The-Scenes Tales from Grand Prix Mechanics (Oliver Michael)(Paperback)

Tales from the Toolbox is a unique collection of behind-the-scenes stories and anecdotes as told, in their own words, by former Grand Prix mechanics who have worked at the top level of the sport during the past 50 years. On the front line of the sport, mixing with drivers and team bosses, they saw

Ubik (Dick Philip K.)(Paperback / softback)

A classic tale of artificial worlds by one of the great SF writers

The Great Convergence: Asia, the West, and the Logic of One World (Mahbubani Kishore)(Paperback)

An influential policy thinker and muse of the Asian Century* illuminates the contours of our new global civilization, and shows why power must shift to reflect the new reality (*Foreign

History Starting Points: Alfred the Great and the Anglo Saxons (Gill David)(Paperback)

Alfred was the only English king to ever be given the title 'Great'. Why? He successfully defended Britain from wave after wave of Viking invaders, formed the first English army and navy, encouraged English people to talk in their mother tongue and set up the beginnings of a renowned, progressive

Curious Warnings - The Great Ghost Stories of M.R. James (James M.R.)(Pevná vazba)

A lavishly illustrated collector's edition containing all the tales ever written by M.R. James, the undisputed father of the modern ghost

Great Reformer - Francis and the Making of a Radical Pope (Ivereigh Austen)(Paperback / softback)

The first major biography of Pope Francis traces the life of this revolutionary thinker from his childhood in Argentina to the world leader he is

Oliver Twist (Dickens Charles)(Paperback)

Charles Dickens's second novel is the tale of a young orphan who faces the gruelling conditions of a Victorian workhouse before finding himself sucked into the criminal underworld of London. Teeming with unforgettable characters such as the villainous Fagin, the virtuous Nancy and the brutal Bill

Kent's Strangest Tales - Extraordinary but true stories from a very curious county (Latham Martin)(Paperback / softback)

Kent s Strangest Tales is a book devoted to the weird and wonderful side of the Garden of England. Home to historically rich towns such as Canterbury, Margate, and Ramsgate, Kent is a county with more strangeness than you can shake a strange-shaped stick at. From Chaucer's legendary tales of

Edward the Elder: King of the Anglo-Saxons, Forgotten Son of Alfred (Key Michael John)(Pevná vazba)

Edward the Elder succeeded his father Alfred the Great to the kingdom of Wessex, but was largely overlooked by his contemporaries (at least in terms of the historical record) and to a greater or lesser extent by later historians. He is the forgotten son of Alfred. Edward deserves to be recognised

Heavy Weather: Tempestuous Tales of Stranger Climes (Manwaring Kevan)(Paperback)

Since Odysseus' curious crew first unleashed the bag of winds gifted him by Aeolus, the God of Winds, literature has been awash with tales of bad or strange weather. From the flood myths of Babylon, the Mahabharata and the Bible, to 20th century psychological storms, this foray into troubled

Explore!: Anglo Saxons (Bingham Jane)(Paperback)

Travel back to the time of the Anglo Saxons Who was Alfred the Great? Where did the Anglo Saxons come from, and what traditions and beliefs did they bring with them? Explore this ancient civilisation to understand how prehistoric people have influenced the way we live today. Find out how we know