Sunday 11 December 2011

Don't forget the Frankfurt German Christmas Market in Birmingham!

Yes, please don't forget the Frankfurt German Chirstmas Market in Birmingham!

You can get a flavour of what it is like here

Saturday 10 December 2011

That's Books: Who Said That First?

That's Books: Who Said That First?: Subtitled 'the curious origins of common words and phrases', this book by Max Cryer is a must buy present for just about anyone, this Christ...

Ideal Christmas gift! Homework For Grown-ups Quiz Book - Everything You Learnt At School And Then Promptly Forgot!

Who is Senuna? Where would you find the islets of Langerhans? Mr Deasy, Gabriel Conroy and Robert Hand are all characters from works by which author? Which of the following is larger: 0.00099 or 0.001? ...and many, many more fiendishly fun questions to test your old-school knowledge

Do the simplest questions have you scratching your head? Or are you happiest shouting out the answers to Mastermind and QI? The Homework for Grown-ups Quiz Book will provide hours of fun for the whole family. Test your knowledge and remind yourself of everything you learnt at school and promptly forgot.

The book accompanies the bestselling Homework for Grown-ups series of books by E. Foley and B. Coates, described by the Daily Telegraph as "An obvious candidate to take to a desert island, along with Shakespeare and the Bible."

Published by Random House.

That's Books: Fire Bubbles & Exploding Toothpaste: More Unforget...

That's Books: Fire Bubbles & Exploding Toothpaste: More Unforget...: Parents and children who enjoyed the entertaining science in "Naked Eggs & Flying Potatoes" will love this spectacular second volume of thri...