Charles Phillips

Framed as a traitor and a murderer and sent to Alcatraz as a result, you must escape the forbidding, top-security jail, recover the lost evidence, and stop the pollution and land sale before it's too late. Surrounded by the most notorious, dangerous, and unpredictable inmates, you will quickly learn that the only means of escape will be from solving hidden...

The third title in this ingenious series of Sherlock Holmes Escape Books, The Adventure of the Analytical Engine, is an exhilarating combination of escape room, puzzle book, and adventure story. Inspired by real-life escape rooms, where players tackle puzzles while trapped in a locked room, it is an escape room in the form of a locked book, filled with codes,...

A Sherlock Holmes Escape Book: The Adventure of the Tower of London is a unique form of puzzle book, in which the reader must solve the riddles to escape the pages. The fourth title in this ingenious series of Sherlock Holmes Escape Books, The Adventure of the Tower of London is an exhilarating combination of escape room, puzzle book, and...

Few flowers have quite the same allure or as significant a place in history as the rose. A symbol of love, power, royalty, beauty, and joy, the rose has played many roles, both literal and symbolic, in poetry, art, literature, music, fashion, medicine, perfume, decoration, cuisine, and more. In this beautifully illustrated guide, award-winning horticulturist Peter E. Kukielski and his...

Don't get stuck in a rut—unleash your ingenuity with these creative puzzles. Imaginative thinking helps you in all aspects of life. It allows you to become more resourceful at problem solving, or to develop unorthodox strategies for dealing with any situation that might come your way. These brain-training puzzles will teach you how to break out of the thought patterns...

How do captains of industry and the greatest strategic minds come to the decisions they do? Learn how to think in ways that will help keep you one step ahead, while completing enjoyable brain-training puzzles. Debating skills, sound logical reasoning, and thinking outside the box are all examined, bringing you a new understanding of tactics, strategy, and decision-making. How to...

Aztec and Maya: An Illustrated History is the definitive chronicle of the ancient peoples of Central America and Mexico, including the Aztec, Maya, Olmec, Mixtec, Toltec, and Zapotec. In a sumptuous new large-format edition, this wide-ranging reference book covers almost 3000 years of history, offering enthralling insights into the art and architecture, myths and legends, and everyday life of the...

This sumptuously illustrated history presents, in an updated new edition, an in-depth account of Britain's most important buildings, from castles, royal palaces and stately homes to fortified manors and the great country houses. It provides a wealth of stories and information on this glorious architectural past and heritage. Detailed coverage is given of the World Heritage Sites of Edward I's...

This comprehensive book provides a detailed insight into the Roman Catholic Church, its philosophy and practice, a guide to its most significant saints, and a history of the lives and works of each of the 266 popes from St Peter of Galilea to Francis of Argentina. Editor Charles Phillips brings together a group of expert authors to explore the extraordinary...

Discover Britain's magnificent heritage of country houses in this lavishly illustrated guide to the architectural treasures of the United Kingdom. Spanning the years from 1714 to the start of the 21st century, Stately Houses, Palaces and Castles of Georgian, Victorian and Modern Britain includes the period's finest examples of architecture, such as Blenheim Palace, Arundel Castle and Clarence House. An...

What should you do when you know that the solution to a problem is right in front of you, but you just can't see it? Working through problems needn't be hard work—in fact, trying too hard can trap you in rigid thought patterns and blind you to unexpected but brilliant solutions. This brain-training puzzle book will help you to see...