Meet Engie Benjy, the boy mechanic with blue hair. In Engie Benjy's world, almost anything can happen. Planes creep out to have parties at night, trees go leaping into the sky to play with Spaceship, and Farmer Fred's fruity fizz cloud waters the iced-lolly fields every day. This is where Engie Benjy shares his fabulous workshop with his friends Dan the Van and Jollop the Dog. Unlike many pre-school shows, Engie's world is imbued with child's logic and imagination making it off-the-wall, but also realistic.

Engie Benjy and His Friends

Bridget Appleby

Carlton Books Ltd.

The Secret World of the Brain

Loveday, Catherine

As present-day political and military hostilities between Russia and the West threaten to escalate, The Cold War looks back at a global drama that positioned the world on the brink of nuclear Armageddon. Published 30 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of Communism in Europe that led to the end of the Cold War, it is a graphic account of a confrontation that encompassed moments of high tension, such as the Berlin Crisis of 1961, the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 and the nuclear alerts of 1973 and 1983. Written by leading defence analyst, Dr Norman Friedman, The Cold War is a fully illustrated account of this period of crisis, subterfuge and power. Showing rare documents, such as a 1963 nuclear attack protection booklet produced for homeowners by the British government, and an official pack for US troops passing through Checkpoint Charlie, the reader can witness events as they unfolded. The result is a vivid account of a historical period that is echoed in today's geopolitical climate. The Cold War is the perfect companion with which to examine the events of this tense period of history - events that resonate ever strongly in this modern era of paranoia and surveillance.

The Cold War

History

Norman-Friedman

Military

Spanning two and a half thousand years of warfare, from Salamis, where the Greeks put an end to Persian attempts to overwhelm their country, through the Battle of Hastings and the fall of Constantinople to the key engagements in the World Wars: Midway, El Alamein and Stalingrad right up to Operation Desert Storm, Battles that Changed History is a stimulating and lively account of fifty decisive battles that, either as a result of victory or defeat, have had a long-term impact on the course of world history. With the aid of numerous maps and illustrations military expert Geoffrey Regan not only examines the background and consequences of each battle, but also vividly re-creates the actual fighting, analyses the tactics and profiles key commanders and weaponry. Battles that Changed History provides an informative look at the military engagements that have shaped the modern world and will appeal to both the military history enthusiast and the general reader alike.

Battles That Changed History : Fifty Decisive Battles That Changed the World

Engineering & Transportation

Geoffrey, Regan

Engineering

The Battle of Little Bighorn: The site of Little Bighorn has been researched like no other American battlefield. Using the results of this recent scientific research, the book will peel away the myths about Little Bighorn, revealing that there was no 'last stand' just as there were few bows, arrows or tomahawks. The Battle of Hastings: We all know what happened in 1066 - or do we? Only one contemporary account, of a few lines, survives about the Battle of Hastings. Had Harold's army really marched from Stamford Bridge? Was Harold killed by an arrow through the eye? And where did the battle take place? Almost all our knowledge of 1066 rests in myth and illusion. The Battle of Agincourt: Agincourt was a triumph of the English long bow - 'the machine gun of the Middle Ages' - over French knightly military tactics. But it was seventy years since the English under the black Prince had devastated the cream of the French aristocracy at Crecy. Had the French really learned nothing in the intervening years? The Spanish Armada: It's almost legendary. The story of the Spanish Armada is a wonderful one. English heroism and Spanish incompetence plus bad weather have always been blamed for the Armada's failure. Now marine archaeology and recently discovered Spanish documentation are casting the reasons for the Armada's failure in new light. Waterloo: In history Waterloo has always been told as the great triumph of Britain's greatest general, Wellington, and the victory of British fire power over the French. But new discoveries suggest a quite different story... The Charge of the Light Brigade: The Charge of the Light Brigade lives on in history as one of the most pointless andexpensive in terms of loss of life actions in history. The book will put it in its proper context of just one of three actions that took place that day and reveal that pointless and unsuccessful as it was, fewer than a quarter of the 'Six Hundred' actually died; and Battlefield Detectives reveals what were the real killers that day. Gallipoli: The most public disaster of the Allied campaign in WWI. The book will investigate why - at the height of the campaign - both sides were losing many more men to disease than to enemy fire, and why the leadership did not take this into account. And the true story of the 12th Norfold, who disappeared in mysterious circumstances on 12 August.

Battlefield Detectives: What Really Happened on the World's Most Famous Battlefields

Wason, David

Coronation Street - The Epic Novel tells the story of 40 years of The Street. Nearly 1,000 pages detail the life, loves and losses of characters who have become national institutions. We follow the fortunes of the most popular characters from the longest-runing TV soap in Britain: Elsie Tanner, Ena Sharples, Hilda Ogden, Deirdre Barlow, Vera Duckworth, Audrey Roberts, Bet Gilroy, Gail Platt, Stan Ogden, Ken Barlow, Len Fairclough, Mike Baldwin, Curly Watts, the Battersbys and many others. The fascinating story is told in a compelling manner that will introduce new fans to what is by now ancient history, and provide a trip down memory lane for the older members of the audience.

Coronation Street: The Epic Novel

Humor & Entertainment

Collier, Katherine

Television

This is the 100 per cent official, behind-the-scenes look at all the action from 'Popstars - The Rivals'. The idea behind the 'rivals' is to pit the girls against the boys and let them fight it out at the end of the series in the unforgiving arena of the pop charts.

The Rivals Boy Band Version: One True Voice (Popstars)

Arts & Photography

ROBINSON, PETER

Music

Countdown' Puzzle Book : 1, 000 More Puzzles from the Ever-Popular Channel Four Show

Michael Wylie

What is the fastest corner in the world? Where will you find Maternity Bend? What g-force is experienced around Monza¹s Parabolica? World Motor Racing Circuits answers these questions and many more in an illustrated tour of 72 of the most important motor racing venues in the world. Readers are offered insights into the challenges faced by the drivers, the atmosphere at the great events, and the heroes of the past who inspired the drivers of today. Entries on all current circuits include track plans, major incidents, gear and speed data, race-result tables, and elevation changes around the track. In addition, entries on 20 selected tracks include three-dimensional views, historical track changes, driver profiles, greatest races, and championship form guides to the top drivers.

World Motor Racing Circuits

Sports & Outdoors

Higham, Peter

Jones, Bruce

Miscellaneous

From ancient times to the Bay of Pigs and the Falklands War, military history has been marked as much by misjudgements and incompetence as by gallantry and glory. Author Geoffrey Regan not only recounts some of the staggering stories, but also highlights the kinds of difficulties that can lead to military disaster. Incorporating 50 fascinating illustration and laced with famous last words ('Well, don't worry about it' - American officer at Pearl Harbor observing blips on radar screen), this entertaining and instructive book will appeal to the military buff and general reader alike.

Geoffrey Regan's Book of Military Blunders

REGAN, Geoffrey

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