Saturday, November 2, 2024

A Cat's Guide to England by Pat Albeck, 122 pages

In 'A Cat's Guide to England' a very proper English cat takes the reader on a journey round England, up and down the country, from London and the Home Counties to Devon and Cornwall, from East Anglia and the Midlands to the Yorkshire Moors and the North East coast.

It's tour celebrates both famous and little-known places, landscapes and features that we and cats especially enjoy - houses and churches, hedgerows and orchards, markets and villages and seaside fish and chip shops.

Pat Albeck's glorious watercolours are accompanied by our cat's charming, whimsical commentary. 




The Greatest Stories Never Told by Rick Beyer, 214 pages

 100 fascinating, unexpected, and startling stories you didn’t learn in history class, presented by The History Channel History is filled with unpredictable people and unbelievable stories. • The Pilgrims landed in Plymouth because they ran out of beer. • Annie Oakley almost shot Kaiser Wilhelm before WWI. • Three cigars changed the course of the Civil War. • The stethoscope was invented when a modest French doctor didn’t want to put his ear to the lavish bosom of a female patient. • An Italian priest perfected the first practical fax machine in 1863. • Teddy Roosevelt is the father of football’s forward pass. • And believe it or not, actress Hedy Lamar not only appeared in the movies’ first nude scene, but later patented an idea that formed the basis for cell phone encryption. As Dave Barry would say, you can’t make this stuff up. Inspired by the History Channel series Timelab 2000®, The Greatest Stories Never Told features the most startling stories ever plucked from the pages of history. The stories are accompanied by more than 400 illustrations gathered from libraries, archives and private collections the world over.






The Cat Who Talked to Ghosts by Lilian Jackson Braun, 184 pages

 Jim Qwilleran and his cats Koko and Yum Yum try to solve a haunting mystery in a historic farmhouse in this New York Times bestseller in the Cat Who series.


When Mrs. Cobb heard unearthly noises in the antique-filled farmhouse, she called Jim Qwilleran for help. But he was too late. It looked as if his kindly ex-housekeeper had been frightened to death—but by whom? Or what? Now Qwilleran’s moved into the historic farmhouse with his two cat companions—and Koko the Siamese is spooked. Is it a figment of feline imagination—or the clue to a murder in Moose County? And does Qwilleran have a ghost of a chance of solving this haunting mystery?



Archie Jumbo Comic #354, 181 pages

 BRAND NEW STORY! The annual Halloween party at Eyegore Estates seems scarier than ever! That’s because the mischievous sprites Trick and Treat have turned evil! Will their pranks ruin Halloween forever?




Betty and Veronica Double Digest #316, 181 pages

 TWO BRAND NEW STORIES! Detective Fu Chang is on the case at the Riverdale Museum in a fun Knives Out parody! And Captain Commando makes an appearance at the Lodge Water Park and comes face-to-fin with an unexpected visitor!