"Kiss me. Just this once . . . please Walker." Those whispered words were my undoing . . .As the most hated player in baseball, I had two options: either clean up my image or pack my bags. Being traded wasn't an option which only meant one thing, I had to become compliant. That's how I found myse...

This is the memoir of a child growing up in England at war. Life on a small farm in Sussex was full of the beauties of the countryside; though it was peopled not only with all the rural characters - farmers and labourers, stockmen and squires, but also with poachers and poisoners, bobbies, blacksmit...

Traditional Glass Christmas Tree Ornament Mouth blown and hand painted in Poland Approximately 5 inches tall Individually gift-boxed Two nicknames for British police, 'bobbies' and 'Peelers', come from the founder of the 'Met' Police, Sir Robert Peel, who founded the police in 1829. This ornament de...

A thrilling history of England's great metropolis at a point of great change, told through the story of a young vagrant murdered by "resurrection men" Before his murder in 1831, the "Italian boy" was one of thousands of orphans on the streets of London, moving among the livestock, hawkers, and con...

Edgar Award winner Otto Penzler—“detective fiction’s best editor and champion” (The Washington Post )—returns with a new anthology of exhilarating mysteries, assembling Victorian society's lords and ladies and most miserable miscreants. Behind the velvet curtains of horsedrawn carriages...

Handmade in France Sold in matching pairs Great for most hair types Made of luxurious cellulose acetate Dimensions: 1/4" wide, 2 5/8" long France Luxe Bobby Pin Pair on Gold Wire - Classic will lend a luxurious touch to your look. Handcrafted in France and polished to perfection, the bobbies are a v...

The federal government’s attempt to enforce civil rights measures during Reconstruction is usually regarded as a failure. Far more successful, however, was the collection of federal excise taxes on liquor during the same period — an effort that secured for the government its single most importan...

France Luxe Bobby Pins will lend a luxurious touch to your look. Handcrafted in France and polished to perfection, the bobbies are a versatile styling solution for any occasion. Whether accenting an updo or pinning stray hairs, these beautiful hair......

France Luxe Bobby Pins will lend a luxurious touch to your look. Handcrafted in France and polished to perfection, the bobbies are a versatile styling solution for any occasion. Whether accenting an updo or pinning stray hairs, these beautiful hair......

France Luxe Bobby Pins will lend a luxurious touch to your look. Handcrafted in France and polished to perfection, the bobbies are a versatile styling solution for any occasion. Whether accenting an updo or pinning stray hairs, these beautiful hair......

France Luxe Bobby Pins will lend a luxurious touch to your look. Handcrafted in France and polished to perfection, the bobbies are a versatile styling solution for any occasion. Whether accenting an updo or pinning stray hairs, these beautiful hair......

France Luxe Bobby Pins will lend a luxurious touch to your look. Handcrafted in France and polished to perfection, the bobbies are a versatile styling solution for any occasion. Whether accenting an updo or pinning stray hairs, these beautiful hair......

France Luxe Bobby Pins will lend a luxurious touch to your look. Handcrafted in France and polished to perfection, the bobbies are a versatile styling solution for any occasion. Whether accenting an updo or pinning stray hairs, these beautiful hair......

France Luxe Bobby Pins will lend a luxurious touch to your look. Handcrafted in France and polished to perfection, the bobbies are a versatile styling solution for any occasion. Whether accenting an updo or pinning stray hairs, these beautiful hair......

France Luxe Bobby Pins will lend a luxurious touch to your look. Handcrafted in France and polished to perfection, the bobbies are a versatile styling solution for any occasion. Whether accenting an updo or pinning stray hairs, these beautiful hair......

Handmade in France Sold in matching pairs Great for most hair types Made of luxurious cellulose acetate Dimensions: 1/4" wide, 2 5/8" long France Luxe Bobby Pin Pair on Gold Wire - Classic will lend a luxurious touch to your look. Handcrafted in France and polished to perfection, the bobbies are a v...

Wild horses and wild outlaws. Horse-thieves and “bobbies and bushies”. What youngster does not love them?Though he adheres to his fidelity of detail in depicting the lives and habits of the brumbies -- the wild horses of outback Australia -- the author really gets going after Blackie the Brumby ...

From Newbery Honor author Kirby Larson comes the moving story of a young boy who, with a dad fighting in Europe and a sister working at the Higgins Boat factory, longs to have a dog of his own. Fish has a knack for inventing. His annoying neighbor, Olympia, has a knack for messing things up. But wh...

Tom Read Wilson is here to take us on a rip-roaring tour through some of the most astonishing and amusing words in the English language with Every Word Tells a Story . See how the English language evolved in this extraordinary exploration  of the origins of everyday words. Full of funny storie...

DISCOVER YOUR NEXT FAVOURITE SERIES. MEET BRITAIN’S BEST-LOVED VILLAGE POLICEMAN. Perfect for fans of James Herriot, T.E. Kinsey, Gerald Durrell, J.R. Ellis or anyone who loves a great read. “ It’s original, it’s funny . . . one of life’s little pleasures .” Yorkshire Post Change i...