Packed with over 400 puzzles and a free pen!

Sudoku fans will love this collection of fiendish Sudoku puzzles. With over 400 puzzles, 'Best Ever Sudoku Book One' provides something for everyone: fiendishly difficult puzzles for the expert, as well as less challenging us to do to grids for the novice puzzler. Over 400 addictive puzzles are clearly laid out, with all the solutions at the back of the book. Take this handy book anywhere and enjoy a bit of brain exercise whenever you have a spare moment!

In 1783 the Montgolfier brothers made history with the first hot-air balloon flight. Their exploits, and those of Rozier, Lunardi, Blanchard and other pioneering aeronauts, attracted the attention and admiration of the masses like nothing before. The aeronauts became heroes of their time. This new edition of L T C Rolts's classic book, with a foreword by famous modern-day aeronaut Don Cameron, is a complete history of balloons and the intrepid men and women who flew in them, from the first flights until 1903, when the Wright brothers heavier than air flight at Kittyhawk changed the history of aviation forever.

Sprinkled with lively extracts from journals and drawing on contemporary accounts, 'The Balloonists' follows the exploits of the early pioneers: the first Channel crossing by air, the first high altitude ascents and determined efforts to cross the Atlantic from America. It ranges from showman aeronauts such as husband and wife couple the Garnerians, to Napoleon's use of the first Corp of Aerostiers in the Egyptian campaign of 1798 - 1801, and from man's first powered flight - taken by Henri Giffard in a steam balloon - to the use of balloons for early scientific and meteorological research.

Lightly and entertainingly written 'The Balloonists' sheds light on a fascinating period of aeronautical history.

With over 230 puzzles, 'The Book of Sudoku' features something for everyone; from the absolute beginner to the Sudoku expert. Complete with solutions pages.

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Sue Cook presents a year-round collection of inspired cross stitch designs that are sure to appeal to stitchers of all abilities.

Hundreds of motifs that follow the calendar theme - whether its budding flowers in March, fun on the beach in July, or witches in October - are topped by twelve delightful pictures that capture the seasonal qualities of each month.

Each chapter is brimming with ideas for ways to use these lovely designs - as gifts for friends and family, as cards for children or adults, or as original keepsakes.

The City of London has one of the strongest unbroken traditions of livery companies in the world. Over one hundred companies, some six centuries old, maintain strong, colourful, beneficial, traditional and independent lives, and many of them have beautiful halls. This book traces the history of the guilds and liveries in various countries and shows their influence on the government of the city, on which the Westminster model is based, on the actual trades, on royalty and on the history of Britain and other lands. The author compares the guilds of Britain with those of Europe and describes each of the city guilds, their halls, history, traditions, work and influence.

A hang up guide to First Aid. Covers:-

Drowning, Unconsciousness, External Bleeding, Hypothermia, Seasickness, Head Injury, Heart Attack or Fit, Spinal Injuries, Limb Fractures, Burns & Scalds, Abdominal Pain

Plasticised Pages. Spiral Bound.

Instant Wind Forecasting is a quick reference guide for all who work or play outdoors, whether dingy, coastal or offshore sailors, fishermen, motor boaters, walkers, farmers or pilots. Its revolutionary presentation will help all outdoor sportsmen to make meaningful predictions about what the wind will do based on the look of the sky and the feel of the day.

Alan Watts, formerly a meteorologist, has spent many years studying wind changes and short-term alterations in the weather. He has written numerous books and articles on the subject including his worldwide bestseller for over 20 years, "Instant Weather Forecasting".

In this easy-to-follow and excellently researched book, Stan Yorke explains the background, machines and processes that helped to create our industrial world, using drawings and diagrams by his son, Trevor. Four major industrial areas are examined: the water wheel as a source of power in mills and foundries; the steam engine which made power available to a variety of manufacturing industries; the mechanisation of textile production making cloth for all reality; and iron, which revolutionised bridge construction and made the railways possible.

A compilation of over 250 quick crosswords to challenge the brains of crossword lovers.

Compiled by Michael Curl. Spiral bound to fold flat.

Ideal for those quiet moments aboard.

A cracking selection of puzzles

A compilation of over 270 puzzles to challenge the brains of codebreaker lovers

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A compilation of over 250 of the most popular puzzles to challenge your mind and tease your brain

A compilation of logic puzzles to challenge the 'little grey cells' and tease the mind

This book describes the evolution of the first practical stationary engines and illustrates some of the many designs, with notes on their important features and information on the better-known manufacturers. There are many different forms of stationary engine and emphasis has been placed on engines that the reader is most likely to come across. There are small-power engines, large engines, common and rare engines - something to appeal to everyone.

Although there are many good books describing the development and progress of early gas, oil and diesel stationary engines, most were written for the technical man and consequently are difficult for the uninitiated to understand. But this book is designed for the newcomer who wishes to learn more about old stationary engines and the reasons why people collect them. It will also be of interest to the longer-term enthusiast because of the large collection of captioned photographs, which will be useful for reference.

Something for all those crossword addicts...

Over 140 puzzles to challenge the brain cells wherever you go for hours of entertainment. Solutions are included.

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Over 140 addictive and challenging word and number puzzles for you to solve, including wordsearches, crosswords, mazes, codewords and more!

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Behind the familiar concept of Victorian Britain as the workshop of the world lies a complex story of invention, achievement and unfailing optimism. L T C Rolt, author of distinguished biographies of Brunel, the Stephensons and Telford, has produced a lively and wide ranging survey of the revolutionary engineering feats in Victoria's reign.

It is a survey which combines the fascination of individual achievement - Stephenson's Britannia Bridge over the Menai Straits; Paxton's design for the Crystal Palace; the Severn Tunnel; the London sewage system - with the crucial questions of how industrialisation takes place and how it changes its environment.

Finally, Rolt tackles the problem of why, after the years of success, the Victorians apparently suffered a loss of nerve; financial support became more hesitant and many of the innovations of British engineering found their best expression in other countries.

The Victorians, he argues, failed to come to terms with the consequences of industrialisation - a failure we have perpetuated.

A hang up guide to the weather and how to interpret weather forecasts. Covers:-

Weather Maps, Highs Lows & Fronts, Predicting Winds, Wind Modification, Clouds & Rain, Fog, Thunderstorms, Terminology, Sources of Forecasts, Drawing a Weather Map

Plasticised Pages. Spiral Bound.

See also G098 Diesel Companion, G602 Electrics Companion, G603 First Aid Companion

Take time to relax and solve these puzzling word searches. With over 130 puzzles you're onto a winner which will provide hours of entertainment.

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Canal poems by Rod Dungate. Photographs by Carl Hopley & Agui da Palma

Rod Dungate is a published, performed and broadcast, award-winning poet and playwright. He's lived in Birmingham since 1984 - ' to move to Birmingham is one of the few decisions in my life I got right'

He has a long-standing interest in the UK canals and after hiring boats eventually bought a part share in one, launched in 2003 - Centurion. ' I own 1/12 of a narrowboat and 11 kind people lend me their parts when I take it out.' This group of poems were all written since 2003.

As well as writing Rod runs many workshops for poetry and drama writing, and when not writing, works as an education specialist. He is a regular tutor or for undergraduate actors at Birmingham School of Acting and for adults at Birmingham University, Centre for Lifelong Learning in creative writing.

Details and examples of Rob's work can be found on www.RodDungate.com