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Crashing Computers


Michael Coleman - 1999
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Awful Art


Michael Cox - 1997
    Next - you name it, they painted it - from luscious landscapes and mouldy meat to diabolical dream-sequences. This work introduces rich artists, poor artists, dead artists and artists who really made an exhibition of themselves.

More Murderous Maths


Kjartan Poskitt - 1998
    Plus, One Finger Jimmy and the rest of the gang are here to show how dangerous maths can be.

Villains (Horrible Histories Handbooks)


Terry Deary - 2008
    From gangs of gangsters to maniacs who massacre, Terry Deary introduces the biggest baddies in history and explains how they tortured and terrified their way to the top.

The Terrible Truth About Time


Nick Arnold - 2002
    Find out who was killed for changing the calendar, make your own crazy clock, meet the tortured time geniuses and check out your chances of a time-travel trip. With fantastic fact files and quirky quizzes and crazy cartoons, The Terrible Truth about Time is seconds to none!

Inventors and Their Bright Ideas


Mike Goldsmith - 2002
    Now you can get the inside story from their long lost notebooks, read the ground-breaking news as their inventions hit the headlines, and find out about their bright ideas.

Elizabeth I and Her Conquests


Margaret Simpson - 2001
    But have you heard that she was a right raver on the dance floor, locked up ladies for getting married, and fell in love with a frog? Get the inside story in another issue of "Dead Famous".

Perishing Poles


Anita Ganeri - 2002
    Wave goodbye to boring geography lessons as you venture into the chilly world of Perishing Poles, with huge icebergs, hungry polar bears and frostbite to challenge intrepid explorers.

Spartacus And His Glorious Gladiators


Toby Brown - 2004
    He is dead famous for: being quite a good gladiator; giving the Romans the run-around; and, looking an awful lot like Kirk Douglas. But have you heard that Spartacus: fought for the Romans as well as against them. This title presents the inside story in Spartacus' secret diary.

Writers And Their Tall Tales


Tracey Turner - 2005
    Now you can get the inside story from their secret diaries, flick through Good Day! magazine for some nineteenth-century gossip, and find out all about the writers whose tall tales have changed the world.

Groovy Movies


Martin Oliver - 1998
    Go behind the scenes with this star-studded guide to the movie industry, meet anxious actors and dastardly directors, get animated by an A-Z of cartoon capers and see if the groovy movie screen test gets you on the road to stardom.

Evolve or Die


Phil Gates - 1999
    This reference book is filled with weird and wonderful facts about survival and extinction. Go back millions of years to find out about insects as big as birds and fish with teeth, why you could be related to a chimp, and which incredible creatures are still being discovered....

Joan Of Arc And Her Marching Orders


Phil Robins - 2002
    But have you heard that Joan was always having to prove she was'nt a witch, loved writing cheeky letters to very important people, and made the King of France look like a complete coward? Yes, even though she's dead, Joan's still full of surprises. Now you can get the inside story with Joan's secret diary, read the news that set France ablaze in The Gallic Globe, and find out exactly how a teenage girl gave an entire army its marching orders.

The Girls' Book: How To Be The Best At Everything


Juliana Foster - 2007
    35), do the perfect manicure (p. 82), or make your own lip gloss (p. 11).Feel like impressing your friends? Show them how you can make a crystal (p. 16), juggle one-handed (p. 33), or deal with a bully (p. 42).Bored and need something to do? Not anymore when you find out how to keep a secret diary (p. 88), make a scrapbook (p. 9), or put together a dance routine (p. 24).And tons of other neat-o things you need to know how to do!

Triffic Chocolate


Alan MacDonald - 2000
    Totally Triffic Chocolate !