This is the prequel to The Lord of the Rings trilogy. The Silmarrilli were three perfect jewels, fashioned by Feonor, most gifted of the Elves. When the first Dark Lord, Morgoth, stole the jewels for his own ends, Feonor and his kindred took up arms and waged a long and terrible war to recover them. This is the story of their rebellion against the gods and the history of the First Age of Middle…
Basher Science: Planet Earth, What planet are you on? Created & illustrated by Simon Basher, written by Dan Gilpin From Basher, the illustrator who showed the periodic table in a whole new light and gave us his fresh spin on physics, biology, astronomy and rocks and minerals, comes Planet Earth, a book that sheds light on this rock we live on, from its mountains and ocean depths to the storm…
One hundred and fifty years after the extraordinary, imaginative feat of Jules Verne's 'Journey to the Centre of the Earth', David Whitehouse embarks on a voyage of scientific discovery into the heart of our world
Company of the Ring is sundered. Frodo and Sam continue their journey alone down the great River Anduin, alone that is, save for a mysterious creeping figure that follows wherever they go. In the second volume of the trilogy, the fellowship has been forced to split up in order to destroy the ring and fight the first battle of the war of the ring.
In a sleepy village in the Shire, a young hobbit is entrusted with an immense task. He must make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Crack of Doom, there to destroy the Ruling Ring of Power - the only thing that prevents the Dark Lord's evil dominion.
Come face to face with the tough challenges of our savage world. Hundreds of powerful photographs and hard-hitting facts reveal everything from explosive elements and dangerous predators to wild storms and brutal historical battles.
Frodo and his Companions of the Ring have been beset by danger during their quest to prevent the Ruling Ring from falling into the hands of the Dark Lord by destroying it in the Cracks of Doom. They have lost the wizard, Gandalf, in a battle in the Mines of Moria. And Boromir, seduced by the power of the Ring, tried to seize it by force. While Frodo and Sam made their escape, the rest of the co…
In the years after the cataclysmic Yellowstone eruption there is massive economic dislocation as populations flee Datum Earth to myriad Long Earth worlds. Sally, Joshua, and Lobsang are all involved in this perilous rescue work when, out of the blue, Sally is contacted by her long-vanished father and inventor of the original Stepper device, Willis Linsay. He tells her he is planning a fantastic…
A humor parody satire book about Earth
This title helps you discover our beautiful Earth with incredible augmented reality animations. Astonishing images literally pop-up from the pages of Earth: 3-D Pops"
The earth is like a spaceship in orbit—it has everything on board that we need to survive: water, food, and air with oxygen. Unlike a space shuttle, Earth is able to renew its resources. Read and find out why Earth is the greatest spaceship to be aboard!
They live where it's cool and dark and damp, where roots spread out like underground trees. Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of the common earthworm
The 'Philip's Modern School Atlas' is an essential reference work for secondary education. It includes country-by-country statistics, providing up-to-date figures on population, land use, trade, health, education and economic performance.
The killer tsunami of 2004 and the devastation of Hurricane Katrina remind us of the fragility of mans place on his home planet.Now Time explores the past, present and future of this unpredictable planet, tracing the rise and fall of ancient civilizations, exploring earths most extreme environments and flying with scientists into the wildest of weather systems. An attractive volume that combine…