Mara: 417 books
My Grammar and I (Or Should That Be 'Me'?)
Old-School Ways to Sharpen Your English
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2010
A runaway hit and Sunday Times bestseller, My Grammar and I has continued to grow in popularity, becoming the go-to guide for grammar. My Grammar and I offers amusing examples of awful grammar, while steering you in the direction of grammatical greatness. Taking you on a tour of the English language...
As Right as Rain
The Meaning and Origins of Popular Expressions
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2013
Would you be down in the dumps if, when asked the definition of certain phrases, it was all Greek to you? Let's not beat about the bush: the English language is littered with linguistic quirks, which, out of context, seem completely peculiar. If you can't quite cut the mustard, this book will explain...
Darn It!
Traditional Female Skills That Every Man Should Know
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2013
Have you ever wondered how you'd survive without your wife or girlfriend (or mum!) attending to those little tasks - such as mending, sewing and cleaning - that you should, rather embarrassingly, be able to do yourself? Have you ever wished you knew these skills so that you can finally sew on a button...
The Little Book of Big History
The Story of Life, the Universe and Everything
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2016
From the Big Bang to the future of our planet, The Little Book of Big History divides history into manageable but comprehensive time frames, encompassing the cosmos, the stars, life and everything in between. Big History is the attempt to understand and condense the entire story of the cosmos, from the...
It's About Time
From Calendars and Clocks to Moon Cycles and Light Years - A History
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2013
From the ice-age recordings of moon cycles and the earliest calendars, to modern wristwatches and quantum clocks, time and its effects have always enthralled mankind. We've spent centuries developing new ways of measuring time, describing it and quantifying it, and such methods have given rise to some...
I Used to Know That
Geography
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2012
Discover the physical world of rivers, glaciers and coasts; the human world of population changes and migration; agriculture, including farming, GM foods and the green revolution; and industry, from tourism to ports and old industry. I Used To Know That: Geography is an accessible yet fun way to revisit all the stuff you have forgotten from your school days.
The Science of Food
An Exploration of What We Eat and How We Cook
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2017
In this fascinating and easily digestible book, The One Show’s resident scientist Marty Jopson takes us on a mouth-watering tour of the twenty-first century kitchen and the everyday food miracles that we all take for granted. Ever wondered what modified starch is and why it’s in so much of the...
Angel of Death
Killer Nurse Beverly Allitt
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2014
It made national headlines: the true story of how state enrolled nurse Beverley Allitt murdered four children on her ward and attempted to take the lives of many others. Liam Taylor's death, on 21 February 1991, was to become the first in a string of infanticides carried out by the soon-to-be-notorious...
Spanish to go
A weekend's worth of essential words and phrases
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2014
Getting to grips with a foreign language is never easy, and most phrase books are too convoluted to help you when you really need it. Spanish to go is here to help. Using everyday Spanish for everyday scenarios, this book is your passport to survival at the airport, in bars and restaurants, hotels...
Bizarre England
Discover the Country's Secrets and Surprises
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2015
An alternative journey around England, visiting the sights that are definitely not on the average tourist trail. In this charming book, David Long introduces the reader to some of the oddest and most interesting sights in England, such as: * Devon's Gnome Reserve * Britain's smallest pub * A church for...
by Mark Leigh
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2012
It doesn't take much to get an Old Fart complaining - whether it's about the price of electricity, reality TV, muesli, the metric system, self-checkouts or smoothies. It seems the whole world has it in for him and it's no wonder that he finds himself beginning most sentences with 'I remember when...'...
by Mara Stone
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2013
The Billionaire's Daughter (Part 1): Breaking Free
Claire Montgomery’s wealthy father has always given her everything she’d wanted – as long as she toed the line. When she refuses her father’s request for the first time, cancelling her engagement to the most successful bachelor at his...
by Mara Stone
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2012
Take advantage of this FOUR STORY collection and make sexy savings! Contains the following down and dirty adventures: Rodeo Magic, The Cowboy Way and Learning the Ropes.
Plus one free bonus story - DANCE HALL GIRL
RODEO MAGIC Fiercely independent Moira swears she doesn’t need...
The Billionaire's Daughter (Part Two): San Francisco Breeze
The Billionaire's Daughter, #2
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2013
Claire's feelings towards Jordan confuse her. She’s always been raised to be a lady in the drawing room and a whore in the bedroom – at least, that’s what her mother said men wanted. But this? This is something entirely different.
Jordan focuses his sexual and romantic energy on Claire,...