Clive Goddard Bücher

You've probably heard of Leonardo da Vinci...He is dead famous for: - painting the most famous picture in the world - designing the first-ever flying machine - being THE all-round fabulous Renaissance Man. But have you heard that Leonardo: - spent ten years making a seven-metre tall horse - thought pink was the coolest colour for clothes - loved to play practical jokes? Yes, even though he's dead, Leonardo's still full of surprises. Now you can get the inside story with Leonardo's lost notebook, flick through the pages of the Milan Messenger and discover dozens of the dazzling inventions the great man dreamed up in his amazing super-brain. Dead Funny - Dead Gripping - Dead Famous

You've probably heard of William Shakespeare... He is dead famous for: - writing a few plays - having a bit of a way with words - creating characters like romantic Romeo and murderous Macbeth. But have you heard that William: - did a seven-year vanishing act - nearly had his head chopped off by the Queen - nicked an entire theatre? Yes, even though he's dead, William's still full of surprises. Now you can get the inside story with William's secret diary, find out the news of the day in the Shakespearean Sun and prepare to be amazed as the curtain is raised on Shakespeare's most dramatic acts. Dead Funny - Dead Gripping - Dead Famous

You've probably heard of Spartacus... The world of the Roman Empire and life in Thrace form the backdrop to this incredible tale. Beginning with his time at and escape from gladiator school, we follow Spartacus into the crater of Vesuvius, where he amasses his slave army. Ages 8+.

A mouth-watering introduction to chocolate, where you can read about its discovery and how it conquered the world, find out about the chocolate explosion and the worlds biggest chocolate bar. Includes recipes. Suggested level: primary, intermediate, junior secondary

Bursting with energy and exuberance, Fintan Fedora is a delightfully silly page-turner. In the deepest, darkest jungle grows something of such immense value that men will do ANYTHING to get their hands on it: the elusive and delicious chocoplum! Well-meaning but hapless Fintan Fedora is determined to prove to his father, owner of the Fedora Fancy Food Company, that he will one day be good enough to take over the family business - so he sets out to find the rare chocoplum before anyone else. Little does Fintan know that there are two totally incompetent kidnappers on his tail, as well as an evil business mogul who wants the chocoplum for himself.

First there were a load of boffins who got excited about thier network of nodes. Then along came one boffin who decided to make his net into a web. Now over 600 million users log on to the Incredible Indernet and Wondrous World Wide Web every day. Yes, this cyberspace safari tells you all you need to know about the people and inventions that made it all happen. From Internet toilets to gorilla online chat sessions, you'll also discover stes and bytes along the way you didn't even know existed. PLUS find out if you're a nerd, webaholic or a newbie in our cybertrivia challenge. If you want to be in the know, get The Knowledge!

You've probably heard of Winston Churchill\. He's the one who raised his fingers in a V sign and smoked a massive cigar. Inside: Get to know the man behind the cigar in Winston's secret diary! Re-live events of the century in The Winston Weekly! Read how Winston led Britain to victory in the Second World War! Horribly funny ~ Horribly gripping ~ Horribly famous

William Shakespeare, Jane Austenová, Charles Dickens a další autoři jsou sice už dávno mrtví, mají vás však stále čím překvapovat. A desítka těch, které najdete v této knížce, vás překvapí docela určitě! Pravdu o jejich životě se dozvíte z jejich tajných deníků, zalistujete dobovým bulvárním magazínem a dozvíte se pikantní detaily ze života spisovatelů, jejichž knihy změnily myšlení lidí na celém světě.

Táto príšerne zaujímavá kniha je dokonalým sprievodcom pre všetkých, ktorí sa radi hrabú v zemi na starobylých miestach a túžia odhaliť ohromné tajomstvá! Nebojte sa nasledovať odvážnych archeológov až do temných hlbokých vôd a preskúmajte s nimi jaskyňu smrti, zostavte tvár dávno mŕtveho človeka podľa lebky, ktorú tam nájdete a odhaľte hrozné tajomstvá ukryté v telách pochovaných v močariných a v prehistorických výkaloch. Ponorte sa do minulosti a staňte sa detektívom v čase.

O čem se vám učitelé neodvažují říct. První byli starověcí Řekové, kteří přehrávali své pověsti. Po nich přišel Shakespeare a spol. s celou řadou divadelních trháků. Dnes se na jeviště dostane cokoli - od her beze slov až po herce bez šatů! Dějiny divadla zpracované netradiční humornou formou, se zábavnými ilustracemi. Pikantnosti ze života některých divadelních herců či režisérů, špíčky z minulosti i současnosti a několik úmorných divadelních historek.