Particular Books Guestbook. Ghost Stories Shapton Leanne

Do you believe in ghosts? • Ghosts, spirits, spectres or spooks, we have always felt the presence of someone - or something - hovering in the darkest corners of our imaginations • The great writers of the nineteenth and early twentieth century, from Elizabeth Gaskell to Rudyard Kipling, also produced some of the most influential ghost stories ever written, defining the genre for generations of writers to follow • Gathered in this thrilling collection are some of the most iconic Victorian ghost stories, from Charles Dickens's 'The Signalman' to M.R. James's 'A Warning to the Curious', alongside more unexpected contributions from masters of the form such as J.S. Le Fanu and H.G. Wells • You may think you don't believe in ghosts, but these stories will haunt you nonetheless

Take a journey to a vanished world with the Adventures in Time* series - stories so exciting you won't believe they're all true • 'Winter has come; and in a far distant land, a warrior queen is expecting a child...' • Step through these pages into the Tudor world: a dangerous place, where one miss-step could cost your life. Through the eyes of Henry VIII's six very different queens, from a brave Spanish princess to a wise English widow, historian Dominic Sandbrook takes us on a thrilling journey through the twists and turns of a dramatic age. For no one is safe from the wheel of fortune: it can take you from a golden throne to the Tower of London • The Adventures in Time series brings the past alive for twenty-first century children. These stories are every bit as exciting as those of Harry Potter or Matilda Wormwood

Совершите путешествие в исчезнувший мир с серией "Приключения во времени" - истории настолько захватывающие, что вы не поверите, что все они правдивы • Рожденная в самой богатой династии в мире, юная Клеопатра всегда мечтала о славе и империи. И когда она побеждает своих брата и сестру, чтобы стать царицей Египта, она уверена, что боги избрали именно ее. Но затем военный флот Юлия Цезаря входит в ее гавань - и внезапно судьба ее страны висит на волоске • Присоединяйтесь к Доминику Сэндбруку, в книге "Клеопатра, царица Нила" и мы последуем за самой знаменитой королевой от Александрии до Рима, через любовные романы и эпические битвы, к укусу змеи, который изменит ход истории • Книга на английском языке • Take a journey to a vanished world with the Adventures in Time series - stories so exciting you won't believe they're all true • Born into the richest dynasty in the world, young Cleopatra has always dreamed of glory and empire

'Thunder crashed across the sky. Fire-dragons soared through the heavens. And then, one fine June day, came the warriors from the north - the Vikings...' • Prepare to meet the most terrifying raiders the world has ever known, as historian Dominic Sandbrook plunges us back into the thrilling drama of the Viking Age. We'll encounter gods and giants, axemen and shield-maidens, from the warlords rampaging through King Alfred's England to the sea-captains who first glimpsed the mountains of Iceland. For even in the most glittering cities on earth, no one is safe from the Northmen's fury • The Adventures in Time series brings the past alive for twenty-first century children. These stories are every bit as exciting as those of Harry Potter or Matilda Wormwood

A thrilling illustrated journey through the history of video games and what they really mean to us • Pac-Man. Mario. Minecraft. Doom • Ever since he first booted up his brother's dusty old Atari, comic artist Edward Ross has been hooked on video games. Years later, he began to wonder: what makes games so special? Why do we play? And how do games shape the world we live in? • This lovingly illustrated book takes us through the history of video games, from the pioneering prototypes of the 1950s to the modern era of blockbuster hits and ingenious indie gems. Exploring the people and politics behind one of the world's most exciting art-forms, Gamish is a love letter to something that has always been more than just a game

The Italian colour bible: a gorgeously illustrated exploration of colour and the modern gaze, from an award-winning designer • Why are pencils yellow and white goods white? Why is black the colour of mourning? What connects Queen Victoria's mauve gown and Michelle Obama's yellow dress? • In Chromorama, acclaimed graphic designer Riccardo Falcinelli delves deep into the history of colour to show how it has shaped the modern gaze. With over four hundred illustrations throughout and with examples ranging widely across art and culture - from the novels of Gustave Flaubert to The Simpsons, from Byzantine jewellery to misshapen fruit, from Mondrian to Hitchcock's thrillers - Falcinelli traces the evolution of our long relationship with colour, and how first the industrial revolution, and then the dawn of the internet age, changed it forever

A playful and accessible guide to fermenting at home • James Read is on a mission to smuggle bacteria into our kitchens. In Of Cabbages & Kimchi, he takes the ten greatest 'living' ferments - fermented foods that are neither cooked nor pasteurized - and places them under the microscope, before cooking with them in all their delicious versatility • From the fiery funk of kimchi to the velvet tang of kefir, James describes the microbial process, then shares his recipes for recreating these wonders in your own kitchen - no specialist equipment required. Alongside his recipes, James investigates the extraordinary cultural and historic backgrounds of fermented foods, exploring how the microbes that bring them to life have developed alongside our culinary evolution

Want to know what your cat is really thinking and doing? • In Kitty Language, animal illustrator Lili Chin explains everything you need to read your cat's body language. With sections dedicated to their ears, whiskers, tail and more, you'll gain deeper knowledge into many feline behaviours, including sniffing, scratching, play-hunting, chattering and tail flipping. And you'll learn the answers to questions such as: does my cat want to be petted, or do they need space? Are they feeling confident, frightened, relaxed or frustrated? What do they need to feel safe, secure, stimulated and happy? • Backed by scientific research, endorsed by animal behaviourists and vets, and packed with playful illustrations, Kitty Language is bursting with information for cat lovers

What do the ingenious sea otter, the incredible shrinking reindeer, the tree-dwelling baby dragon or the Dodo's long-lost cousin have in common? • They are all at risk of disappearing from our world forever. This book is all about the amazing creatures that are now endangered around the globe, from oceans and forests to mountains and snow. Filled with beautiful beasts, glorious illustrations, facts and tales, it will make you fall in love with the animal kingdom - and maybe even try to save it

Беспрецедентный и поражающий взгляд на жизнь Дэвида Боуи во время его грандиозного гастрольного тура Serious Moonlight Tour 1983 года запечатлен в уникальной книге официального фотографа музыканта, Дэниса О`Ригана "Рикошет. Дэвид Боуи, 1983 год. Интимный портрет". Книга представляет собой богатую коллекцию эксклюзивных, никогда раньше не публиковавшихся фотографий, документально отображающих жизнь Дэвида Боуи во время годового концертного тура. Каждый снимок помещён в книгу с личного одобрения самого Боуи. Свидетельства профессиональной работы музыканта на сцене, закулисные моменты и переезды из города в город, из страны в страну. Каждый снимок в этой книге - очень личный и драгоценный эпизод из жизни культового музыканта на пике его карьеры

As they relax after dinner on Christmas Eve, members of Uncle John’s family and their guests turn to telling stories about their encounters with ghosts. These supernatural accounts range from the melancholy to the humorous and get increasingly bizarre as the companions get drunker and the talk turns to spirits allegedly residing under the very roof of the house they are sitting in – and one of them decides to investigate whether these apparitions are fact or fiction • A masterful work of comic horror, Jerome K. Jerome’s After-Supper Ghost Stories is presented here with other pieces that showcase the author’s wit and brilliance • Contains: ‘After-Supper Ghost Stories’, ‘Evergreens’, ‘Clocks’, ‘Tea Kettles’, ‘A Pathetic Story’ and ‘The New Utopia’

Malignant forces and supernatural visitors haunt this selection of superbly spooky tales selected and introduced by Ruth Rendell • M. R. James wrote his ghost stories to entertain friends on Christmas Eve, and they went on to both transform and modernise a genre. James harnesses the power of suggestion to move from a recognisable world to one that is indefinably strange, and then unforgettably terrifying. Sheets, pictures, carvings, a dolls house, a lonely beach, a branch tapping on a window - ordinary things take on more than a tinge of dread in the hands of the original master of suspense