The New Curiosity Shop

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The New Curiosity Shop publishes a range of ebooks in a variety of subjects.

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Shoreline of Infinity Issue 1
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 35,790. Language: English. Published: June 21, 2015 by The New Curiosity Shop. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories
Science fiction magazine with stories from writers from all over the world; we have an interview with Charles Stross; first in a regular column by Steve Green; a story competition; SF Caledonia, with a science fiction story from John Buchan; and book reviews.
The Wee Blue Book
Price: Free! Words: 15,760. Language: British English. Published: August 11, 2014 by The New Curiosity Shop. Categories: Nonfiction » Politics & Current Affairs » Democracy, Nonfiction » Politics & Current Affairs » Government
(5.00 from 2 reviews)
Scotland's referendum 2104 - the facts the papers leave out. Don't vote in the independence referendum until you've read this.
Alchemy in Medieval and Tudor England
Price: $3.25 USD. Words: 17,660. Language: British English. Published: June 25, 2014 by The New Curiosity Shop. Categories: Nonfiction » History » European » Europe / Great Britain, Nonfiction » Science & Nature » History of Science
This book guides you through the arrival and growth of alchemy in England in the medieval and Tudor periods.
Puzzles
Price: $3.50 USD. Words: 12,800. Language: British English. Published: December 9, 2013 by The New Curiosity Shop. Categories: Nonfiction » Entertainment » Games, puzzles, & brain twisters » Logic & Brain Teasers, Nonfiction » Entertainment » Games, puzzles, & brain twisters » Word & Word Search
Keep you brain active with a few different sorts of puzzles, with many original one interspersed with the odd quiz questions (to keep your memory muscle amused), lateral thinking puzzles and wordy interludes and few of the better known puzzles and riddles from history with a little background to their origins.
Maggie Wall—The Witch Who Never Was
Price: $3.50 USD. Words: 16,210. Language: English. Published: December 4, 2013 by The New Curiosity Shop. Categories: Nonfiction » History » European » Europe / Great Britain, Nonfiction » History » Historical Geography
A remarkable and striking B-listed roadside cross in Perthshire in Scotland is painted with the words ‘MAGGIE WALL BURNT HERE AS A WITCH 1657′ Maggie Wall has subsequently become the most famous witch in Scotland, featuring in folklore, folk history and modern pagan belief alike. Which is strange, seeing as she never existed. This is the story of the Witch Who Never Was.
How International Football Started - Scotland v England 1872
Price: $3.50 USD. Words: 17,270. Language: British English. Published: November 28, 2013 by The New Curiosity Shop. Categories: Nonfiction » History » Modern / 19th Century, Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Football & rugby » Soccer (association football)
England v Scotland is the world football’s oldest rivalry, and this fascinating book tells the story of how it all began. Sports historian Andy Mitchell, former head of communications at the Scottish FA, has researched the events that led to the creation of a global phenomenon. He brings to life the players who set the ball rolling in first international in Glasgow on 30 November 1872.
Let’s Build a Human Being
Price: $3.49 USD. Words: 14,590. Language: English. Published: February 2, 2012 by The New Curiosity Shop. Categories: Nonfiction » Science & Nature » Biology, Nonfiction » Science & Nature » Life Sciences / Anatomy & Physiology Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology
‘Let’s Build a Human Being’ is a fun physiology book with a difference. Whilst textbooks inform you about each of the organs of the body and their functions, this straight forward book goes one step further by looking at the reasons behind the intricate design and biological processes that are present in the human species.
Sounds in the Silent Air
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 12,070. Language: British English. Published: February 1, 2012 by The New Curiosity Shop. Categories: Nonfiction » History » Modern / 20th Century, Nonfiction » Music » Biography
Reflections on the impact of the First World War on the creative soul of English music.
New Myths and Legends of Edinburgh Volume 1
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 10,490. Language: British English. Published: May 8, 2011 by The New Curiosity Shop. Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author
"Professor MacIntyre is Missing!" A collection of tales from Edinburgh never before revealed. These include: the Mysterious Lollipop Man who entices innocent cyclists to their peril; watch out for the the enterprising nesting skills of Michael Garrett; read about the Man Who Waited; and discover the origin of the sinister rock beside the Water of Leith in Craiglockhart Dell.