Harpercollins The TalkSport Quiz Book

A revised and expanded reissue containing over 1,200 brain-teasing questions on the legendary works of J.R.R. Tolkien, published to coincide with the release of the third and final The Lord of The Rings movie • How many Hobbits joined the Fellowship of the Ring? • What colour is the Orcs’ skin? • Why did Gandalf have difficulty in opening the West-door of Khazad-dum? • Who betrayed Berien and Luthien to Thingol? • What was Farmer Giles’ full name? • The worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien, from the saga of Middle-earth to a brief visit to Wootton Major, are so rich and varied that they inspire legions of followers of different ages. This peerless revised and expanded quiz book offers over 1,200 questions and answers, including easy starter questions and more difficult tie-breakers, to test the range and depth of your knowledge

Разожгите свое воображение, придумайте свои собственные приключения и раскройте давно утраченные навыки • В этом долгожданном продолжении своего любимого бестселлера, написанном совместно со своими сыновьями Кэмероном и Артуром, Конн Иггулден представляет совершенно новый сборник хитроумных схем, проектов, трюков, игр и рассказов о необычайной храбрости • Будь то постройка летательного аппарата (в этом случае не теряйте самообладания) или обучение вскрытию навесного замка (или вашей собственной входной двери, но не чужой), знакомство с нашими забытыми исследователями и величайшими речами в мире, или освоение хваленой задачи по решению кубика Рубика, книга "Двойная опасность для мальчиков" - это идеальный компаньон, которым будут дорожить читатели и деятели всех возрастов

How well do you know your football? You follow your team week in, week out, share in the agony of defeat, the pure joy of a solid win, but do you really know what's going on on the pitch? • Match of the Day Quiz Book will settle thousands of arguments up and down the country - and challenge football know-it-alls to finally put their money where their mouth is. Quizzes range from the classic era right up to the modern game, taking in the best players, most successful teams, highest-scoring matches, most brutal derbies and many more besides • With 3,000 brand-new questions from the MOTD team, this is the ultimate test for any football fan

RY CLV RNGH? Can you find the connection between Gandalf, Sherlock Holmes, David Brent and Ford Perfect? • Only Connect is the ultimate test of knowledge and lateral thinking. Since 2008 the fiendishly difficult quiz show has been challenging contestants to find connections between apparently unrelated clues • The Only Connect Quiz Book collects over 200 of the most entertaining and perplexing challenges from the team behind the BBC’s hugely popular quiz show - including many new (never broadcast) questions. Covering each of the show’s four rounds – Connections, Sequences, the Connecting Wall and Missing Vowels – and with introductions from presenter Victoria Coren Mitchell, here is your chance to put your own sleuthing and quizzical knowledge to the Only Connect test

The newest picture book written and illustrated by the bestselling and award-winning Rob Biddulph, the creative star behind the viral and phenomenal #DrawWithRob! • Let’s follow the footprints! • Let’s hunt for some clues! • Left footprint! Right footprint! • No time to lose! • As everybody knows, Red-Footed Boobies are fabulous bakers. But when Desmond’s frangipane tart goes missing amidst a flurry of footprints, the Blue-Footed Booby becomes the chief suspect. But all is not as it seems… • Featuring one of the stars of Draw With Rob (video number 24), this is a gloriously silly rhyming story about the perils of jumping to conclusions. Perfect read-aloud fun for children aged 3+!

Packed full of puzzles and challenges, this book will help you develop the vital mind-training skills needed for any team player or budding recruit – get ready to tackle logic puzzles, explore mazes and wrestle with problem-solving tests. You’ll learn to • Crack codes essential to survival situations • Complete complex navigation challenges • Put leadership and teamwork skills to the test with essential lateral thinking techniques • Strengthen crucial cognitive skills through quizzes and word games • Problem-solve under pressure • Analyse ‘real-life’ scenarios, and ask yourself: ‘What would I do in this situation?’ • Teamwork is at the heart of the British Army, and this is the perfect challenge book to enjoy with family and friends – work together or invite some friendly competition!

"Тот, кто убивает" - невероятный новый прорывной триллер от Джейн Кейси • Ингрид никогда не забудет того, что сделал Джон • Люди, которым он причинил боль. То, как легко он солгал об этом. То, как она защищала его • Теперь он вернулся • Он говорит, что за ней охотится убийца. Он говорит, что только он может защитить ее • Стали бы вы ему доверять? • Время идет, и Ингрид должна принять решение. Потому что убийца готов нанести удар… • Книга на английском языке • The incredible new break-out thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author. Shortlisted for the Irish Crime Book Awards 2021 • Ingrid will never forget what John did • The people he hurt. The way he lied about it so easily. The way she defended him • Now he’s back • He says a murderer is after her

Alex Ross’s sweeping history of twentieth-century classical music, winner of the Guardian First Book Award, is a gripping account of a musical revolution • The landscape of twentieth-century classical music is a wild one: this was a period in which music fragmented into apparently divergent strands, each influenced by its own composers, performers and musical innovations. In this comprehensive tour, Alex Ross, music critic for the ‘New Yorker’, explores the people and places that shaped musical development: Adams to Zweig, Brahms to Bjork, pre-First World War Vienna to ‘Nixon in China’ • Above all, this unique portrait of an exceptional era weaves together art, politics and cultural history to show how twentieth-century classical music was both a symptom and a source of immense social change

«За мной, все истинные нарнийцы! Или будете ждать, пока ваши новые хозяева убьют вас одного за другим?» Настал самый мрачный час для Нарнии. Фальшивый Аслан приказывает всем нарнийцам служить жестоким калорменцам и вселяет ужас в каждое сердце. Единственная надежда короля Тириана – позвать Юстаса и Джилл обратно в Нарнию и найти истинного Аслана, чтобы восстановить мир на земле. Но им предстоит великая битва • Прекрасное издание «Последней битвы» в твердом переплете с цветной обложкой и иллюстрациями Паулины Бейнс. Седьмой книги классического цикла "Хроники Нарнии". По мотивам цикла была снята одноименная серия фильмов • Книга на английском языке • A beautiful hardback edition of The Last Battle, book seven in the classic series, The Chronicles of Narnia

«Ко мне, все истинные нарнийцы, ко мне! Неужели вы ждёте, когда ваши новые хозяева перебьют вас одного за другим?!» • В свои последние дни Нарния сталкивается с самым тяжёлым испытанием – не с захватчиком извне, а ложью и предательством в самом сердце страны. Теперь только король Тириан с горсткой верных последователей может предотвратить гибель всего, что им дорого на этой волшебной земле • «Последняя битва», книга выдающегося британского писателя Клайва Стейплза Льюиса, станет великолепным подарком для любителей жанра фэнтези • Издание дополнено оригинальными иллюстрациями Паулины Бейнс • Книга завершает цикл «Хроники Нарнии» • Книга на английском языке • A full-colour paperback edition of The Last Battle, book seven in the classic fantasy series, The Chronicles of Narnia

The Burpee Bears are back in this glorious new picture book from #1 bestselling author Joe Wicks! • For this bear family, every day is a new day: a day for adventure and discovery, and true to Joe’s ethos, each book will feature a fun and positive story with added exercises and recipes – perfect for families to share and enjoy together! • The Burpee Bears is the first book in the series and is infused with Joe’s signature sense of fun. Join the bears as they explore the everyday ups and downs of family life. Children will fall in love with the Burpee Bear characters; they bring a little bit of Wicks magic and a whole lot of Joe energy to each and every page. The Burpee Bears will delight and engage children as they read, laugh and leap into action! • Created by Joe, with the story co-written with acclaimed author Vivian French, and gloriously illustrated by stellar artist Paul Howard

The fifth and penultimate book in the bestselling bookwandering series for readers aged eight to twelve. As Tilly and Milo hurtle towards their final showdown with the Alchemist, the stakes are higher than ever – though there is always time for hot chocolate! • Milo Bolt is ready to be the hero of his own story. With Uncle Horatio trapped in an enchanted sleep by the power-hungry Alchemist, he sets off with his new friend Alessia to find a cure and save them all • Their journey leads them to the magical treehouse – home of the Botanist, the Alchemist’s sworn enemy. Against the clock, they hunt for the cure: foraging in the Secret Garden, challenging Robin Hood and confronting the mighty Jabberwock • But the Alchemist will stop at nothing to unlock the powerful secrets of The Book of Books, and Tilly, Pages & Co