A Burglar's Guide to the City

A Burglar's Guide to the City
Author: Geoff Manaugh
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2016-04-05
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0374117268

The city seen from a unique point of view: those who want to break in and loot its treasures

The Missing File

The Missing File
Author: D. A. Mishani
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2013-03-19
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0062195395

The inspiration for the Peacock Original series The Calling, streaming now! "A tense, gripping page-turner that I devoured in two days—it’s hard to believe it’s a debut.” — S.J. Watson, New York Times bestselling author of Before I Go to Sleep Israeli detective Avraham Avraham must find a teenage boy gone missing from the suburbs of Tel Aviv in this first volume in the thrilling crime series by D. A. Mishani. Crimes in Avraham’s quiet suburb are generally not all that complex. But when a sixteen-year-old boy goes missing and a schoolteacher offers up a baffling complication, Avraham finds himself questioning everything he thought he knew about his life. Told through alternating points of view, The Missing File is an emotionally wrought, character-driven page-turner with plenty of twists and turns. It’s a mystery that will leave readers questioning the notions of innocence and guilt, and the nebulous nature of truth.

World War II Tales: The Barrel Burglary

World War II Tales: The Barrel Burglary
Author: Terry Deary
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2015-04-09
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1472916298

From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th century' by Books For Keeps _______________ Ideal for readers aged 7+ Stories of the Second World War on the Home Front from the bestselling Terry Deary, author of the hugely successful Horrible Histories. A story of the old soldiers who made up the Home Guard, and the young people who helped them. The Home Guard of a small town need supplies but the local factory owner won't help. So they decide to use unconventional methods... _______________ 'Bubbling with wit, language play and robust dialogue....just the right mix of ingredients to trigger young readers' interest in all things historical' - Books For Keeps

The Music of Charlie Chaplin

The Music of Charlie Chaplin
Author: Jim Lochner
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 451
Release: 2018-10-16
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0786496118

Charlie Chaplin the actor is universally synonymous with his beloved Tramp character. Chaplin the director is considered one of the great auteurs and innovators of cinema history. Less well known is Chaplin the composer, whose instrumental theme for Modern Times (1936) later became the popular standard "Smile," a Billboard hit for Nat "King" Cole in 1954. Chaplin was prolific yet could not read or write music. It took a rotating cast of talented musicians to translate his unorthodox humming, off-key singing, and amateur piano and violin playing into the singular orchestral vision he heard in his head. Drawing on numerous transcriptions from 60 years of original scores, this comprehensive study reveals the untold story of Chaplin the composer and the string of famous (and not-so-famous) musicians he employed, giving fresh insight into his films and shedding new light on the man behind the icon.