Lloyd Jones

Drawing on Iranian inscriptions, cuneiform tablets, art and archaeology, a noted historian shows how the Achaemenid Persian Empire was the world's first superpower, providing a definitive history of the dynasty and its legacies that completely reshapes modern understanding of the ancient world.

Long ago, when the men were away at the war, Alma began painting the women of the town. They sat for him in lieu of payment for his work catching rats.Alice, his favourite, returned his attentions, and when her husband, George, came home from the war, he set out to prove his love and reclaim his wife by moving a hill--wheelbarrow by wheelbarrow--for her.Now, decades later, Alma's 'in lieu of' payment is revived, and the townspeople, looking to escape...

A knight in training imagines everything that could go wrong and what others would think before actually trying and finding out it is ok to make mistakes.

"Pearla loves to bake! Her favorite foods are cookies and cupcakes, which she sells at her dad's bakery. She always tries very hard to make her baking absolutely perfect, but one day Pearla is so busy that she makes a huge mistake! Have fun with Pearla as she learns how to adapt when her day doesn't go to plan and realizes it could turn out to be pretty perfect after all. This is a scrumptious tale for children aged 4-12, particularly those who experience...