369円 Sir David Attenborough perhaps personifies the title of 'National Treasure' better than any other. Having been on our screens for more than sixty years, his groundbreaking documentaries have continually highlighted the true beauty of nature and taken us to alien worlds within our own planet. Atte...

326円 Vivienne Westwood is, of course, best known as one of the most renowned names in fashion design. Her works in fashion have revolutionised the industry’s landscape and inspired many new trends. Yet there is much more to Westwood than her extensive work in fashion. She is a symbol of boldness and i...

326円 Paul Watson is one of the best known environmental activists in the world today. Very instrumental in the early formation of Greenpeace, he has devoted his life to helping protect the environment and in particular animals of the sea. One cannot fail to respect Watson to the major powers he has st...

326円 Best known, of course, for her role as Hermione in the Harry Potter films, Emma Watson has known fame since just nine years old. Yet, in contrast to many childhood stars, she has managed to remain grounded and has never let her fame go to her head. Having won several major awards, Emma has since ...

1,718円 Did he really just say that?!? Douchebags have a gift for speaking the unspeakable. Vain, arrogant, brash, and clueless, they’re the worst the male species has to offerーand now their most outlandish statements have been compiled into a single volume. The Quotable Douchebag features dozens of bon...

605円 Benjamin Franklin led an astonishing life.  His work as a scientist would in itself have preserved his name for posterity.  But add to that his genius as an inventor (he invented, among other things, bifocal glasses) and his fame as a diplomat, writer , political leader and philanthropi...

777円 A connoisseur's compendium of Freudian slips, spoonerisms, double-talk, and utter bosh from famous and infamous figures past and present -- a complete course in anti-eloquence by the foot-in-mouth champions of all time.

605円 In his own day, Henry David Thoreau was not a highly influential personality, more a minor irritation to the Establishment with his views that were regarded as akin to advocating anarchy and his anti-slavery sentiments.  He was one of the first to put forward the concept of civil disobedienc...

526円 ‘Read & Soar’ is about the many benefits and joys of reading for adults and kids and how to get children to enjoy reading from an early age so they can achieve more at school. Research shows that a love of reading is more important for a child’s educational success than their family’s wealth...

796円 Oregon Trivia is the who, what, when, where, and how book of the great state of Oregon. Filled with interesting questions and answers about well-known and not-so-well-known facts of this colorful, historic state, Oregon Trivia will provide hours of entertainment and education. Designed for use in...

878円 This book brings together almost 200 of Sir Winston Churchill´s most striking quotations and thoughts, ranging from self-help and personal motivation to deeper considerations on knowledge, history and the future of humanity and, last but not least, his witty replicas and humorous confession...

1,327円 In the words of author Dianne Stewart, 'African proverbs reflect both the past and the present, and are as relevant to contemporary society as they were to traditional society.' As with so much of African culture, proverbs have been passed on in the oral tradition so it's rare to find such a trea...