Books from Arcturus Publishing

  • Marvels & Mysteries of the Unexplained: An Imagination-Defying Exploration of our World's Strangest Secrets
    By Karen Farrington

    Guy Gibson wasa different brandof celebrity. He came to prominence during the Second World War, after leading the 1943 raid againsttwo hydroelectric dams in industrial Germany, using speciallydesigned bouncing bombs.

  • Victory in the Pacific: Pearl Harbour to the Fall of Okinawa
    By Karen Farrington

    The direct threat posed by the enemyand its planes onGuadalcanal to Australia had beenfended off. And whenhegets to Heaven To St Peterhe will tell: 'One more Marine reporting, Sir – I've servedmytime in Hell.' S GT J AMES A DONAHUE ...

  • I Can Be a Dinosaur Detective
    By Anna Claybourne

    Do you have what it takes to be a dinosaur dectective? Yes, of course you do - and this action-packed book will prove it!

  • 73 Cool Science Tricks to Wow Your Friends!
    By Anna Claybourne

    Discover the mind-bending, super-weird science that they daren't teach in school! Young readers will love this awesome collection of incredible optical illusions, cool experiments, sneaky hacks, hilarious pranks, and shocking magic tricks.

  • I Can Be a Robot Engineer
    By Anna Claybourne

    Do you have what it takes to be a robot engineer? Yes, of course you do - and this action-packed book will prove it! Learn how to build your own battery, make a marvellous motor, and write a simple programme.

  • 91 Cool Maths Tricks to Make You Gasp!
    By Anna Claybourne

    This is no ordinary maths book.

  • I Can Be a Rocket Scientist
    By Anna Claybourne

    This book supports the key stage 1 (KS1) and key stage 2 (KS2) curriculum and is great for home learning. An awesome book for both boys and girls, aged 7+.

  • Discovery Pack Amazing Science Experiments
    By Anna Claybourne

    Anna Claybourne. EGG IN A BOTTLE This experiment is great for amazing a crowd of people. They'll get to see an egg being sucked right inside a glass bottle by the sheer power of science. WHAT YOU'LL NEED: * A glass bottle with a wide ...

  • The Mark Twain Collection
    By Mark Twain

    Mark Twain once wrote: “Against the assault of laughter, nothing can stand.” Certainly, he often meant to reduce his targets to rubble. But humor, he knew too, is not simply a weapon. It is “the great thing, the saving thing after all.

  • World Classics Library: Mark Twain: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Prince and the Pauper
    By Mark Twain

    Twain demonstrated his vivid imagination, making up a series of stories—published as news—for the Territorial Enterprise. The two most popular pieces were the “Petrified Man” and “Empire City Massacre” hoaxes, early examples of “fake ...

  • The Classic Fantasy Collection
    By Robert E. Howard, Robert W. Chambers, Arthur Machen

    This collection includes stories by: Robert E. Howard H. P. Lovecraft G. G. Pendarves H. G. Wells William Morris Lafcadio Hearn Abraham Merritt Arthur Machen Ernest Bramah Robert W. Chambers George MacDonald

  • The Writer's Way
    By Sara Maitland

    Its no-nonsense yet accessible tone and practical contents make it the perfect guide, whether you are a raw beginner of you have started writing and are looking for friendly guidance to help develop your talent.

  • The A to Z of Dream Interpretation
    By Pamela Ball

    The unicorn has its horn representing mysticism, the griffin has the qualities of both thelion and the eagle. These representations are of thebest qualities of masculinityand femininity. Onlythe purest of women (thevirgin) can tame ...

  • Spells & Charms: The Complete Guide to Magical Enchantments
    By Pamela Ball

    Gryphon/Griffin This is a strongly protective symbol representing moral fortitude and physical strength. A hybrid solar symbol incorporating the characteristics of the lion and the eagle, it can be used most potently in talismans.

  • Medieval Life: Manners, Customs & Dress During the Middle Ages
    By Paul Lacroix

    ... dîneràdix, Souper àsix,coucher àdix, Fait vivre l'hommedixfois dix.” (“To riseatsix,dine atten, Sup at six,tobed atten, Makes man live tentimes ten.”) HUNTING. Venery and Hawking.—Origin of AixlaChapelle.—Gaston Phœbus and his Book.

  • Gangland
    By Michael Johnstone

    were safely behind bars, Genovese stepped into their shoes, but when the Americans found out not only that he had taken over the black market rackets but that he was wanted for murder in New York he was shipped back tothe States.

  • Winning At Poker
    By Dave Scharf

    Johnson continues to operate CardPlayer Cruises and hoststhe annual World Poker Conference (annually inLas Vegas). She started playing pokerin 1974. Johnson is often sitedfor her superior promotionof poker.A class actin every way.

  • Norse Mythology: Tales of the gods, sagas and heroes
    By William Morris, Mary Litchfield, Sarah Powers Bradish

    His foster-father, Olver Spake (the Wise), fell here. The people now came in swarms to King Halfdan, and he advanced to seek Gandalf's sons. They met at Eid, near Lake Oieren, and fought there. Hysing and Helsing fell, and their brother ...

  • Why Doesn't My Cat Roar?: Mind-Blowing Facts About Animals
    By William Potter, Marc Powell

    Four animals have blue tongues—the black bear, the chow chow dog, the giraffe, and the bluetongued skink. CAN WHALES EXPLODE? A decomposing sperm whale exploded in Taiwan in 2004 as it was being transported for a post mortem.

  • 1001 Awesome Animal Facts
    By Marc Powell

    Four animals have blue tongues: the black bear, the chow chow dog, the giraffe and the blue-tongued skink. Slugs produce two sorts of mucus: one is thin and watery and is used to move around, the other is thick and sticky and is used ...