Bloomsbury

On 13 February 1945 Dresden, one of the most beautiful and historic cities of Europe, was destroyed by British and American air raids. This book is the first comprehensive history in the English language of this important cultural and historical centre.The book traces the city's evolution from 1206 to its great baroque period under Augustus...

Have you ever wondered what the story is behind the strange sports superstitions you hear about? Gay's collection of superstitions in sports runs the gamut from fishing to football, from amateur players to professionals, from individuals to teams, and from ancient times to the present....

Arthur (Art) Mumby and his irritating sister Myrtle live with their father in the huge and rambling house, Larklight, travelling through space on a remote orbit far beyond the Moon. One ordinary sort of morning they receive a correspondence informing them that a gentleman is on his way to visit, a Mr Webster. Visitors to Larklight are rare if not...

A humorous, but at times intense, text held together by a strong, intelligent and eventually charming heroine. -Kirkus Reviews"e;There is indisputable fun to be had as this saucy, cosmopolitan heroine maintains, and even redoubles, her dignity in a debut novel that may draw readers for its gentle parallels with TV's The Simple Life."e;...

Silliness trumps all in this giddy novel . . . Amid the madcap spy antics is the story of a once invisible girl who happily loses her knack for going unnoticed.-Kirkus Reviews"e;A good choice for precocious readers who want a book without mature themes."e; -School Library Journal Also available by Anna Dale:Whispering to Witches 1582346992...

Since defeating a nasty dragon and becoming a knight, Digory has been quite happy living at Widget Castle, where he spends lots of time with his best friend, Princess Enid, playing the lute and writing beautiful songs.Unfortunately, King Widget's gone missing and Digory must be the one to find him. Full of jousting matches, fire-breathing baby...