David Dyer's astonishing novel The Midnight Watchis based on the true story of the SS Californian, the ship that sawtheTitanic'sdistress rockets and yet, unfathomably, did nothing. A psychological thriller. Sometimes the smallest of human failings can lead to the greatest of disasters On a wretchedly cold night in the North Atlantic, a steamer stopped in an icefield sees the glow of another ship on the horizon. Just after midnight the first of eight distress rockets is fired. Why did theCalifornian look on while theTitanicsank? As soon as Boston Americanreporter John Steadman lays eyes on the man who stood the midnight watch on the Californian, he knows there's another story lurking behind the official one. Herbert Stone must have seen something, and yet his ship did nothing while the calamity took place. Now Stone, under his captain's orders, must carry his secret in silence, while Steadman is determined to find it out. So begins a strange dance around the truth by these three men. Haunted by the fifteen hundred who went to their deaths in those icy waters, and by the loss of his own baby son years earlier, Steadman must either find redemption in the Titanic's tragedy or lose himself. Based on true events, The Midnight Watchis at once a heart-stopping mystery and a deeply knowing novel - about the frailty of men, the strength of women, the capriciousness of fate and the price of loyalty.
A page-turning novel that is also an exploration of the great philosophical concepts of Western thought, Jostein Gaarder's Sophie's World has fired the imagination of readers all over the world, with more than twenty million copies in print. One day fourteen-year-old Sophie Amundsen comes home from school to find in her mailbox two notes, with one question on each: "Who are you?" and "Where does the world come from?" From that irresistible beginning, Sophie becomes obsessed with questions that take her far beyond what she knows of her Norwegian village. Through those letters, she enrolls in a kind of correspondence course, covering Socrates to Sartre, with a mysterious philosopher, while receiving letters addressed to another girl. Who is Hilde? And why does her mail keep turning up? To unravel this riddle, Sophie must use the philosophy she is learning—but the truth turns out to be far more complicated than she could have imagined.
All Sophia wants for her birthday is a pet giraffe, but as she tries to convince different members of her rather complicated family to support her cause, each tells her she is using too many words until she finally hits on the perfect one. Includes glossary.
Playtime with Sophie is a delightful book about best-selling teether, Sophie the Giraffe. Inside is a charming little story about playtime at Sophie's house, featuring Sophie and her five special friends. Sophie plays with each friend in turn, bouncing a ball, riding in a train, sailing a boat, stacking bricks, and tapping a xylophone. Finally, Sophie blows bubbles, and everyone plays together. This DK Sophie la Girafe book is perfect for reading to a baby or a toddler.
Toddlers and babies will giggle in delight as Sophie la girafe finds birthday surprises and her playful friends hiding in this bright and fun ebook Join in the fun and celebrate Sophie's birthday with this beautiful peekaboo ebook for babies and toddlers. Sophie la girafe Pop-up Peekaboo Happy Birthday is ideal for fans who use the Sophie toy when teething and makes a great early learning toddler gift, especially for birthdays! Perfect for reading aloud at bedtime this peekaboo ebook is just the right size for your toddler's little hands to hold and encourages first words and early learning too. Surprises encourage memory skills and fine motor skills, while the fun rhymes foster language and early reading skills. Your little one will love the bright images, interactive elements and playful characters - perfect for toddlers' early learning and development.
Learn all about home and garden with this Sophie la girafe ebook Your baby will love finding Sophie the Giraffe's toys, food, and other everyday objects in Sophie la Girafe First Words. This globally best-selling rubber teether that has helped babies (and mums) all over the world get through the terrible teething stage is now here to help babies learn about familiar items from the home and garden. Discover this fun to read first words ebook together with your baby and explore what's hiding around the home and in the garden. Which bedroom object is hiding behind Sophie's bed and goes tick-tock. What says quack quack that's hiding in Sophie's toy box? All the home and garden objects are here, ready to be revealed! Perfect for reading aloud and encouraging first words and early reading, your baby will love the playful images and bold type. Babies and toddlers will want to investigate and explore Sophia La Girafe First Words again and again.
Let Sophie La Girafe, the wildly popular toy giraffe from France, teach your little one his or her first words. All the learning basics are here in this fantastic new book from DK, and your baby will love the adorable world of Sophie and her friends.
