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Windrush
Broadcaster Trevor Phillips and his novelist brother retell the very human story of Britain's first West Indian immigrants and their descendants from the first wave of immigration fifty years ago to the present day.
London Crossings
"Mike Phillips was born in Guyana, migrated to Britain as a child, went to school and grew up in London. Now he is one of the leading black writers in Europe. London Crossings is a portrait of the city and the role it played in remaking his identity and nourishing the creative process."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
The Dancing Face
"This book is brutal, deep, cunning and unbearably beautiful"- The Independent A blistering, original thriller that examines the powerful link between identity, sacrifice, and possession, as a Black university professor plans a burglary to “liberate” an African sculpture from a London museum . . . University lecturer Gus knows that stealing the priceless Benin mask, the Dancing Face, from a museum at the heart of the British establishment will gain an avalanche of attention. Which is exactly what he wants. But such a risky theft will also inevitably capture the attention of characters with more money, more power, and fewer morals. Naively entangling his loved ones in his increasingly dangerous pursuit of righteous reparation, is Gus prepared for what it will cost him?
1001 Really Stupid Jokes
Another terrific compilation of jokes in the hugely successful series of Robinson Children's joke books - this one specialises in completely ridiculous and utterly stupid ones - they'll love it!
The Legends of King Arthur: The Sword in the Stone
When two boys save an old man from robbers, they learn of a competition in Londinium to decide the next king of Britain. The elder, Kay, is determined to prove himself worthy as a knight or a king. The younger is Arthur, a farm boy through and through - until he sees the sword in the stone.
Horrible Geography: Earth-Shattering Earthquakes (Reloaded)
CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF HORRIBLE GEOGRAPHY! Discover what it takes to be an earthquake expert, learn how to survive when an earthquake hits, and discover how rats and snakes can predict tremors. Filled with hilarious illustrations by Mike Phillips, HORRIBLE GEOGRAPHY is the perfect escapism from miserable maps, rotten rock piles and dire diagrams. Hold tight!
Rîmaru
In September 1971 Ion Rimaru stood trial for the murder of several women, accused of 23 very serious offences over a period of one year from May 1970: murders committed in extremely aggravated circumstances, with cruelty, premeditation, bestiality and sadism in four cases; attempted murders in six cases; rapes and attempted rapes; theft.
Monster Lakes
Monster Lakes sweeps young readers along on a tour of the world's most fascinating lakes. They can explore a volcanic crater lake meet scuba-diving spiders, and hunt monsters from the deep. Wit a brand-new cover design, text updates and an added extra-horrile index, it's geography with even more gritty bits left in!
Wrong Lanes Have Right Turns
The unforgettable true story of one man’s escape from the school-to-prison pipeline, how he reinvented himself as a pastor and education reform advocate, and what his journey can teach us about turning the collateral damage in the lives of our youth into hope. “A heart-wrenching and triumphant story that will change lives.”—Bishop T. D. Jakes Michael Phillips would never become anything. At least, that’s what he was told. It seemed like everyone was waiting for him to just fall through the cracks. After losing his father, suffering a life-altering car accident, and losing his college scholarship, Michael turned to selling drugs to make ends meet. But when his house was raided, he w...
A Billion Suns
A tabletop miniatures game of intense starship combat between fleets of powerful cruisers, sleek destroyers, and agile fighters. A Billion Suns is a wargame of interstellar combat that puts you in command of fleets of powerful starships, from squadrons of agile, but fragile, fighters, to hulking and powerful capital ships. Choose your vessels from pre-existing classes then customize them to create your own sub-classes, each with their own strengths, weaknesses, and armament, from accurate torpedoes to devastating macro-cannon. Using simple dice pool mechanics, you must carefully manage your resources and seize the opportunities that come your way in order to lead your fleet to victory and assert your dominance over the stars.
