Gizmos, Gadgets, Noir and Steampunk
Mildred Hubble’s first term at Miss Cackle’s Academy for Witches starts badly. She can’t control her broomstick her kitten or her spells unlike goody-goody Ethel.
Price : £ 2.75
“The Rough Guide to Cult Movies” offers a blend of essential trivia and informed opinion as it takes you on a tour of the most compellingly weird – and weirdly compelling – films in the world. Whether you’re a paid-up member of The Big Lebowski fan club or just looking for a night in with an interesting DVD, “The Rough Guide to Cult Movies” is the ultimate guide to the world’s most memorable films. “The Rough Guide to Cult Movies” selects cinema’s most compelling triumphs: films that are brilliant, intriguing or just plain bizarre; from action flicks to zombie films, by way of nuns, yakuza, musicals and mutations. You’ll find expert, pithy reviews of over 1500 movies, with forgotten legends like Charlie Chan and the Opera or contemporary classics like “There Will Be Blood”, plus filmmakers’ picks of their favourite cult movies, in their own words. There are good movies and there are bad movies and then there are cult movies.
Price : £ 6.99
One by one the boys begin to fall…In 1914 a room full of German schoolboys fresh-faced and idealistic are goaded by their schoolmaster to troop off to the ‘glorious war’. With the fire and patriotism of youth they sign up. What follows is the moving story of a young ‘unknown soldier’ experiencing the horror and disillusionment of life in the trenches.
Price : £ 5.07
Aliens love underpants in every shape and size But there are no underpants in space so here’s a big surprise… You probably thought aliens came down to Earth with a view to taking over the planet – but no they simply want to steal your pants! This zany hilarious tale delightfully brought to life by Ben Cort’s vibrant illustrations is sure to enchant and amuse the whole family. With a madcap rhyming text perfect for joining in this story is fantastically fresh and funny – you’ll laugh your pants off!
Price : £ 5.18
“The Rough Guide to Cult Movies” offers a blend of essential trivia and informed opinion as it takes you on a tour of the most compellingly weird – and weirdly compelling – films in the world. Whether you’re a paid-up member of The Big Lebowski fan club or just looking for a night in with an interesting DVD, “The Rough Guide to Cult Movies” is the ultimate guide to the world’s most memorable films. “The Rough Guide to Cult Movies” selects cinema’s most compelling triumphs: films that are brilliant, intriguing or just plain bizarre; from action flicks to zombie films, by way of nuns, yakuza, musicals and mutations. You’ll find expert, pithy reviews of over 1500 movies, with forgotten legends like Charlie Chan and the Opera or contemporary classics like “There Will Be Blood”, plus filmmakers’ picks of their favourite cult movies, in their own words. There are good movies and there are bad movies and then there are cult movies.
Price : £ 6.99
‘At Victoria station the R.T.O. gave me a travel warrant a white feather and a picture of Hitler marked ‘This is your enemy’. I searched every compartment but he wasn’t on the train’. Spike Milligan’s on the march blitzing friend and foe alike with his uproarious recollections of army life from enlistment to the landing at Algiers in 1943. Bathos pathos and gales of drunken laughter and insane military goonery explode in superlative Milliganese.
Price : £ 5.44
From the author of “Notes from a Small Island” and “The Lost Continent” comes this humorous report on his walk along the Appalachian Trail. The Trail is the longest continuous footpath in the world and it snakes through some of the wildest and most spectacular landscapes in America.
Price : £ 6.39
You can find features, interviews and reviews of this title in nationals and film, scifi and entertainment magazines; and reviews on scifi, comics and cult entertainment websites. Ollie Janson had it all going for him – plenty of friends at school, good looks, and his coach called him one of the most talented basketball players he’s ever seen. But that was when he could still move his legs. Now he’s living with multiple sclerosis, then…Superior entered his life. This is the newest smash graphic novel from Mark Miller (“Kick-Ass”) and Leinil Francis Yu (“Secret Invasion”).
Price : £ 13.99
Mariam is only fifteen when she is sent to Kabul to marry the troubled and bitter Rasheed who is thirty years her senior. Nearly two decades later in a climate of growing unrest tragedy strikes fifteen-year-old Laila who must leave her home and join Mariam’s unhappy household. Laila and Mariam are to find consolation in each other their friendship to grow as deep as the bond between sisters as strong as the ties between mother and daughter. With the passing of time comes Taliban rule over Afghanistan the streets of Kabul loud with the sound of gunfire and bombs life a desperate struggle against starvation brutality and fear the women’s endurance tested beyond their worst imaginings. Yet love can move a person to act in unexpected ways lead them to overcome the most daunting obstacles with a startling heroism. In the end it is love that triumphs over death and destruction. “A Thousand Splendid Suns” is an unforgettable portrait of a wounded country and a deeply moving story of family and friendship. It is a beautiful heart-wrenching story of an unforgiving time an unlikely bond and an indestructible love
Price : £ 9.35
‘Wise old man won’t you help me please? My house is a squash and squeeze’. What can you do if your house is too small? The wise old man knows: bring in a flappy scratchy noisy crowd of farmyard animals. When you push them all out again you’ll be amazed at how big your house feels! This brilliantly funny story is the first ever picture book written and illustrated by the award-winning team of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler authors of “The Gruffalo”.
Price : £ 5.69
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