Chartwell Books – The Bell Bookshop

The Odyssey

Emma — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000

A stunning gift edition of the age-old tale of Odysseus and his journey.This epic poem by Homer, believed to have been written between the eighth and ninth centuries BC, continues to be essential reading for young and old alike.The Odyssey follows the Greek hero Odysseus on a ten-year journey back to his home in Ithaca after fighting in the Trojan War. The challenges he encounters along the way, both natural and supernatural, continually test his character and endurance. Run-ins with Cyclops, Medusa, and the Sirens are only a few of the obstacles he must overcome to see his wife and son once again.This collectible edition of The Odyssey features:An elegant faux-leather cover with foil-embossed designsIntroduction by literature and writing profressor Andrew LynnUnabridged textA summary of the original tale with a key describing its major charactersA summary of what we know of Homer’s lifeThis lovely classic is a perfect gift or a wonderful addition to your home library. Other Chartwell Deluxe Editions include: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Anne of Green Gables, Dracula, Emma, The Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe, The Iliad, Inferno, Irish Fairy and Folk Tales, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Little Women, Meditations, Moby Dick, Phantom of the Opera, Pride and Prejudice, and The Republic.

The Birder’s Outdoor Painting Kit

Emma — Thu, 12 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Combine your love for nature and art with TheBirder’s Outdoor Painting Kit, complete with paint, a brush, paper, and a beautifully illustrated guidebook.Whether you consider yourself an avid birder and painter or want to learn more about watercolor and bird-watching, this kit is for you. Inside the instruction guide, you’ll find easy-to-follow instructions for painting two birds, watercolor painting tips, and pictures to help you identify a variety of birds. Learn about watercolor paper, brush techniques, and more. This inspiring kit contains:48-page instruction guide10 sheets of 5″ Ã 7″ watercolor paperPortable watercolor paint set with 8 paintsPaintbrushStart your bird-painting journey today!

The Ultimate Bushcraft Survival Pack

Emma — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Wherever adventure takes you, take The Ultimate Bushcraft Survival Pack! The 76-page field guide and 4 included survival tools can help you safely explore nature, even when adversity strikes.Bushcraft is the revival of skills practiced for centuries with which people use the resources found in the natural environment to survive. Although traditional bushcraft is mainly about wilderness survival, its focus on using the tools that already surround us can certainly be applied to wilderness camping, hiking, backpacking, and exploring. While no one ever heads out into nature expecting to face hardship, what they do in unexpected circumstances can mean the difference between a serious outcome?and a seriously good time.This adventure pack includes:76-page field guide: Learn the basics from what to look for in a tent, sleeping bag, and clothing to how to pack a backpack, plan for meals, and make a survival kit. Then learn, with step-by-step illustrations and easy-to-follow diagrams, how to find, purify, or produce water; the proper way to build and maintain a fire; how to forage and cook over an open fire; how to create shelter (if that tent situation didn’t go as planned); how to find your way without a compass and what to do if you get lost; plus an essential guide to first aid.Flint-striker: Use this necessary tool to start a fire by striking the two pieces together to generate sparks that can ignite kindling.10-in-1 multi-tool: Small enough to store in your wallet, this mighty multi-tool has many uses: knife, screwdriver, bottle and can opener, ruler, wrench, and saw blade.Paracord bracelet: This light bracelet unwinds into a sturdy 9-foot (2.8 m) long paracord that you can use for securing a tent or splint, building a clothesline or snare, or hanging a food bag to keep it from critters.Emergency blanket: This reflective blanket packs up small but provides a big punch of heat when temperatures drop by reflecting radiated body heat.While this guide isn’t for extreme canyoneers or mountain summiteers, it is for anyone who enjoys taking the road not taken. Because you never know when nature or circumstance will disrupt the best laid plans. Most of those who venture into the woods run intro trouble for one reason: they aren’t properly prepared. With that in mind, this field guide and the included survival tools are the perfect carry-along on your next camping trip or wilderness hike. It’s also a great gift for the nature lover in your life. Don’t leave home without it!

Flora, Fauna, Botanicals, and Bees Sticker, Color & Activity Book

Emma — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Celebrate the diversity of life on earth with 200+ stickers, 50+ activity and coloring pages, and instructions for candle making, drying bouquets, and so much more!With Flora, Fauna, Botanicals, and Bees Sticker, Color & Activity Book, you can take a closer look at the things that are living all around you?that’s more than 2 million non-plant species (fauna) and nearly 400,000 plants (flora).These numbers merely scratch the surface. Estimates vary, but that figure could actually be millions?if not billions?of lifeforms on the planet that have yet to be identified. With better equipment to help explore the deepest ocean trenches, the densest jungles, and the most remote arctic regions, we’re able to find more organisms than ever before reported. But let’s not forget about Charles Darwin. His theory of natural selection put forth the idea that all life today came from a few simple organisms that evolved over millennia, weeding out the weak, and promoting the best and strongest traits that helped them adapt to the changing environment. So it’s only natural that we’ve not only found more species, but there are more species to find.Now you can get into the spirit of scientific discovery and partake in some less scientifically rigorous activities. Relax, explore your creativity, and add fun to your free time with:Exquisitely illustrated stickers: Use them to decorate envelopes, gift wrap, letters, scrapbooks, photo albums, or the floral-infused syrups and vinegars that you can make with instructions in the book. On the backs of the sticker pages are inspiring quotes from naturalists and authors.Enchanting coloring pages, featuring line-drawn images of all kinds of flora, fauna, botanicals, and bees. Each full-page design has a meditative pattern on the back that you can color in any way you like, regardless of your artistic abilities. You could even adorn your finished works of art with the stickers.Word games and activities, such as mazes, connect-the-dots, trivia, matching, scientific name generator, and more!With so many pages to look at, so many things to do, and so much enjoyment to be had in these pages, Flora, Fauna, Botanicals, and Bees Sticker, Color & Activity Book is the perfect book to have on hand when a free moment strikes. It’s also a delightful gift for anyone who enjoys stickers, coloring, word games, and a whole lot of nature fun.

The Beatles

Emma — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Celebrate The Beatles with rare photographs and a never-before-seen collection of removable, collectible memorabilia.At one time the most famous pop band in the world, The Beatles still hold center stage. Anyone who lived through the 1960s remembers them, and the digital remastering of their output has ensured that younger generations know them too. How could they not? The songs will live forever and are regularly used in film or TV scores, on advertisements, and on radio channels everywhere.With such coverage and interest, how can there be anything new to say about the band? The Beatles manages to do so thanks to the remarkable collection of photographs housed in Mirrorpix, the library of the Daily Mirror, Britain’s premier popular daily. With so much interest in the band, photographers were always looking to cover not just the major events that all the media attended, but smaller, more intimate moments. And then, of course, there were the paparazzi: The Beatles were perfect targets for this new breed of photographer who didn’t ask for permission to take their photos and followed George, Paul, John, and Ringo wherever they went.The book begins with an overview, starting with Brian Epstein’s birth in 1934 to The Beatles signing with him in 1961, in between covering their time in Liverpool, their start as the Quarrymen, their gigs in Hamburg, and the dawn of what would become their iconic hairstyles. Each ensuing chapter contains unique timelines that highlight notable daily activities each year, from concert dates, to personal matters (Paul marries Linda March 12, 1969), to epic events that solidify the group’s fame forever (Apple Records launches August 11, 1968). The book finishes with a chapter on the band’s breakup and their lives, post-Beatles.Included are 15 removable reproductions of collectible memorabilia, including: Concert posters and flyers for the group’s performances, including at the Odeon (with Roy Orbison in 1963) and their record-breaking Shea Stadium appearance (1965)1963 program cover for a Royal performance in the presence of the Queen Mother at the Prince of Wales Theatre1963 signed souvenir card from their Scottish tour of Glasgow, Kirkcaldy, and DundeeCover from a pictorial commemorating their 1964 performances at Carnegie Hall1965 Christmas card signed by the Fab Four1966 advertisement for the band’s US single release, “Yellow Submarine/Eleanor Rigby”Cartoon and caricature cards Mirrorpix has a sensational collection of material that was taken to feed an insatiable desire to see the band, their families, hangers on, and what they all did. Record launches, publicity events, holidays, flights in and out of the country, TV broadcasts, film work, births, deaths, and marriages: every event was photographed. With this sort of coverage, unsurprisingly, much material was not published, and it is this treasure trove that is showcased in this rare and exciting collection. Collectors of all stripes will cherish the removable reproductions of memorabilia.

Inside Out T Rex

Emma — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Get to know the most compelling and mysterious dinosaur of them all, inside and out, with this illustrated die-cut book.The Tyrannosaurus rex has long been hailed as the king of the dinosaurs, but what do scientists really know about this prehistoric creature? Inside Out T Rex shows you all the clues they’ve gathered!Loaded with awesome illustrations and captivating text, a die-cut model within the book’s pages takes you inside T. rex’s body to reveal, layer by layer, how these giant beasts lived more than 65 million years ago.You won’t need a time machine to see this giant, fearsome predator in amazing detail! Each page of Inside Out T Rex brings you even deeper into the world of the Tyrannosaurus rex. Explore all your questions about this incredible creature, including: What were those tiny arms used for?How fast did T. rex run?Did T. rex lay eggs?Was T. rex smart?How strong was T. rex’s bite?You will be amazed by how its specialized anatomy, from its razor-sharp teeth, to its massive size, to its squishy insides established it as the top of the prehistoric food chain.

The Who

Emma — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Explore the trailblazing history of The Who with photos, memorabilia, and stories of rock decadence like no other. Famed music journalist Mat Snow celebrates the Who’s debut album, My Generation, with this unofficial illustrated history of the legendary rock band?the ideal visual companion for Who fans all over the world. The Who formed in 1964 with lead singer Roger Daltrey, guitarist Pete Townshend, bassist John Entwhistle, and drummer Keith Moon, and continued on to become one of the best-selling bands of all time. The Who: The History of My Generation chronicles how the band inspired a generation and beyond-overcoming internal strife, external competition, and the death of two founding members. Take an in-depth look of the Who’s hit albums, including: My Generation (1965) A Quick One(1966) The Who Sell Out (1967) Tommy (1969) Who’s Next (1971) Quadrophenia (1973) The Who By Numbers (1975) and more The Who is a must-have addition to any rock-music library.

Pink Floyd

Emma — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Explore the fascinating story of Pink Floyd, brought to vivid life with over 250 images, including live performance and candid off-stage photos as well as rare memorabilia. With a music career spanning more than half a century, Pink Floyd is one of the most successful rock bands in history. The band has sold more than 250 million albums and continues to gain fans worldwide. Pink Floyd: Behind the Wall raises the curtain on the band’s history and enduring legacy. Filled with behind-the-scenes stories and photos, this luxurious, large-format book tells the whole story of how the band started and gives you an up-close look at the creation of the band’s iconic songs and albums, including Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here. The first complete illustrated history of Pink Floyd from 1965 through today, Pink Floyd: Behind the Wall includes: The band’s entire history, including stories behind the band’s formation, recordings, and tours, as well as the bitter disputes, both public and private Photographs of the band and its members, on and off the stage Images of rare memorabilia like gig posters, concert tees, picture sleeves, backstage passes, buttons, and ticket stubs A complete discography This is a must-have volume for every Floyd fan.

Marilyn Monroe

Emma — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000

The camera loved Marilyn, and she loved it right back. In this luxurious volume, get to know the enigmatic star through iconic and rare photos, intimate stories, and removable memorabilia. Everyone knows the classic photographs of Marilyn Monroe: in the dress she wore to John F. Kennedy’s birthday, or leaning out of a balcony over the streets of New York City, or famously standing over the subway grates while shooting The Seven Year Itch. Behind the glamour, we’ve also heard the sad stories: her mother’s institutionalization, her three failed marriages, her own struggles with mental health, her surprising death that still leaves us with questions.Marilyn Monroe: A Photographic Life delves into the life of the star?before, during, and after she became a “Blonde Bombshell.” Born Norma Jeane Mortenson (the Baker came later), she had a troubled childhood that culminated in her self-described “inferiority complex.” But all the while, she dreamed of something more.Read the stories behind her first marriage (and why she kept it secret when she started modeling), her early roles with the studios (and the one exec who thought she didn’t have “it”), and her life as a budding actress that include humble anecdotes (at one point, she was so poor that she and a roommate shared one pair of high heels?and whoever had a date that night got to wear them). Along with the stories are fabulous rare photographs and reproductions of frameable memorabilia, such as: Birth and marriage certificates Handwritten letters Certificate of conversion to Judaism before her marriage to Arthur Miller Screen Actors Guild membership card Picture of Marilyn sketched by Jane Russell Watercolor Marilyn painted for JFK Childhood photos Shots and ads from her earliest modeling days Wedding photos Images of those who knew her, including Groucho Marx, Ella Fitzgerald, Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, and so many more Marilyn’s favorite image of herself, taken in 1956 Further chapters cover Marilyn’s marriages to Joe DiMaggio and Arthur Miller, her time in England and New York, and her rise as one of Hollywood’s most sought after starlets. Through it all?the self doubts, the illnesses, the isolation?we see Marilyn triumph with the help of friends and confidantes and her own tenacious will of knowing what she wanted. We see time and again the depths of Marilyn’s heart and her capacity to care for others. “I want to love and be loved more than anything else in the world,” she once said, and with Marilyn Monroe: A Photographic Life, you can’t help but oblige.