AARON FOTHERINGHAM • AKRIT JASWAL • AMROU AL-KADHI • ANDRE AGASSI • ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPÉRY • ĀPIRANA NGATA • ARYAN PASHA • AUGUSTE ESCOFFIER • BANKSY • BART WEETJENS • BISI ALIMI • BRASSAÏ • BUN SALUTH • CARL JUNG • CARLOS ACOSTA • CHARLES M. SCHULZ • CHESTER BENNINGTON • CHESTER GREENWOOD • CHRIS MOSIER • CIRO IL GRANDE • CRAIG KIELBURGER • DALAI LAMA • DASHRATH MANJHI • ED SHEERAN • EDDIE NDOPU • EDVARD MUNCH • EDWARD ENNINFUL • EMIL ZÁTOPEK • EMMANUEL OFOSU YEBOAH • ENRICO CARUSO • ERICH KÄSTNER • ERNÖ RUBIK • EVAN RUGGIERO • FRANCISCO TÁRREGA • FRANÇOIS TRUFFAUT • GIORGIO STREHLER • GUS WORLAND • HENRY DUNANT • HRITHIK ROSHAN • IBRAHIM AL HUSSEIN • ISAAC ASIMOV • IVÁN FERNÁNDEZ ANAYA • JACKIE CHAN • JACKSON POLLOCK • JAMES MATTHEW BARRIE • JEAN GENET • JEONG KWANG-IL • JIMMY CHOO • JOEL SALINAS • JOHN COOPER CLARKE • JOHN GURDON • JOHN WOOD • JYOTIRAO PHULE • KIMANI MARUGE • KYLIAN MBAPPÉ • LEE RIDLEY • LEOPOLD SOCHA • LITTLE RICHARD • LOUIS KAHN • LOYLE CARNER • MAGNUS HIRSCHFELD • MAHMOUD DARWISH • MAMOUDOU GASSAMA • MATTIE STEPANEK • MICHAEL PHELPS • NOUSHAD AFRIDI E KHITTABSHAH SHINWARI • OLIVER PERCOVICH • OLIVER SACKS • OSCAR EKPONIMO • PETER OSTRUM • PRINCIPE CARLO FILIPPO • PRINCIPE HARRY • RAINER MARIA RILKE • RENE SILVA • RICHARD BUCKMINSTER FULLER • RICHARD E CHERRY KEARTON • RICKY MARTIN • ROBERT CHAN • ROBERT MONTGOMERY • ROBERTO BURLE MARX • RUBÉN FIGUEROA • SAMAN KUNAN • SAN NICOLA • SATOSHI TAJIRI • SEEBOHM ROWNTREE • SERGEJ DJAGILEV • SHERIF E TAREK HOSNY • SIERRA LEONE'S REFUGEE ALL STARS • SIMON FITZMAURICE • SOCRATE • SOMMOZZATORI DI ČERNOBYL' • SQUADRA GIAMAICANA DI BOB • TIM BERNERS-LEE • TOBIAS BAMBERG • TOM DALEY • WITI IHIMAERA • XIUHTEZCATL MARTINEZ • YANG HAK-SEON • YVES SAINT LAURENT • ZACHARIAS KUNUK

Una collezione di 100 storie esemplari, di uomini celebri e uomini comuni, del passato e del presente, che hanno reso il mondo un posto migliore grazie alla loro generosità, al loro altruismo e avendo fiducia in se stessi.* 

*Attenzione: non sono inclusi supereroi e principesse da salvare.

ACHMAT HASSIEM • AI WEIWEI • ALAN L. HART • ALAN TURING • ARTHUR RIMBAUD • BALDOVINO IV • BALIAN BUSCHBAUM • BARACK OBAMA • BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH • BILL GATES • BOYAN SLAT • CAINE MONROY • CARLO LINNEO • CHARLES FOURIER • CHESLEY ‘SULLY’ SULLENBERGER • CHRISTIAN McPHILAMY • CHRISTOPHER PAOLINI • CONFUCIO • DAN KRAUS • DANIEL ANTHONY • DANIEL RADCLIFFE • DANIEL TAMMET • DAVID ATTENBOROUGH • DEREK REDMOND • DON McPHERSON • DYNAMO • EDDIE AIKAU • EUGENE CERNAN • FAVIO CHÁVEZ • FRANK OCEAN • FREDERICK DOUGLASS • GALILEO GALILEI • GHYSLAIN RAZA • GIORGIO VICAPO GIUSEPPE • GRAYSON PERRY • HANS SCHOLL • HARVEY MILK • IQBAL MASIH • ISHIRO HONDA • JAIME ESCALANTE • JAMES EARL JONES • JAMIE OLIVER • JAYLEN ARNOLD • JEAN-DOMINIQUE BAUBY • JESSE EISENBERG • JIM HENSONJOHN CARLOS E TOMMIE SMITH • JOHN GREEN • JOHN LENNON • JOHN TYNDALL • JORGE MUÑOZ • JOSÉ RIZAL • KEN YEANG • LIONEL MESSI • LOUIS ARMSTRONG • LOUIS BRAILLE • LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN • LUIGI CIOTTI • MAHATMA GANDHI • MOHED ALTRAD • MUHAMMAD ALI • DR NAIF AL-MUTAWA • NEIL DeGRASSE TYSON • NELSON MANDELA • NICHOLAS WINTON • NICK VUJICIC • NIKOLA TESLA • OSCAR WILDE • PATCH ADAMS • PERCY SHELLEY • PHILIP ZIMBARDO • I QUATTRO CAPPELLANI • I RAGAZZI DELLA ISCA ACADEMY • RAIN • RALPH LAUREN • RIC O’BARRY • RICK GENEST • RICK VAN BEEK • IL RIVOLTOSO SCONOSCIUTO • ROALD AMUNDSEN • ROALD DAHLRYAN HRELJAC • SALVADOR DALÍ • SERGEI POLUNIN • SIDDHARTA GAUTAMA • STEPHEN HAWKING • STEVE IRWIN • STEVEN SPIELBERG • STORMZY • SWAMPY • TAIKA WAITITI • TENZING NORGAY • THOMAS EDISON • TREVOR NOAH • UYAQUQ • VEDRAN SMAILOVIĆ • VINCENT VAN GOGH • WILLIAM KAMKWAMBA • WILLIAM MOULTON MARSTON

SEBASTIAN È UN GRANDE AMICO, HA UN’ASTRONAVE E CON LUI NON CI SI ANNOIA MAI. C’È SOLO UN PICCOLO PROBLEMA: NON ESISTE.

Già, perché sono stati Emma e Oleg a inventarlo per gioco, e quando un giorno si materializza in classe, i due amici non possono credere ai loro occhi. Sebastian non ha idea di cosa sia la pizza o di che significhi avere la pelle d’oca, in compenso è pieno di talenti e viaggia con una scorta inesauribile di gelato nella borsa. Da quando lui è comparso, a scuola succedono fatti strani, i pupazzi di neve parlano e minacciose figure mascherate da corvo li inseguono ovunque… Cosa vorranno? UN’AVVENTURA MAGICA SUL POTERE DELL’IMMAGINAZIONE, DELL’AMICIZIA...E DEL GELATO!

A friendly dragon. A magical train. A journey beyond your wildest dreams.

A little while after his grandma passes away, Elliot finds a strange ticket under his pillow. When a small, well-dressed dragon appears in his room and asks for the ticket, the adventure of Elliot's life is about to begin.

A station has appeared at the back of Elliot's wardrobe ... but where will The Night Train take him?

A heart-warming exploration of love and loss and the magic of hope and family from the bestselling author of THE IMPOSSIBLE BOY. Perfect for 8+ fans of Matt Haig and Ben Miller.


Praise for THE IMPOSSIBLE BOY:

'A fast-moving, quirky, adventure story ... Great fun!' Carousel

'Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant ... A true gift for a reader' Lucy Timmons, Just Imagine Website

'A satisfying mix of quirky humour and all-action adventure in a tale about the power of friends' The Sunday Express S Magazine

'A magical and festive adventure with an extraordinary cast of characters. It is full of empathy, friendship and fun' South Wales Evening Post

'A must read for all children (big and small) aged 7+ and to any who love a laugh out loud book that pushes all senses of the imagination to their limits. It is a masterpiece of creativity and empathy rolled into one big feelgood tale' The Reading Zone

A shy kid's guide to thriving in their own (quiet) way.


Do you sometimes feel afraid of talking in front of people, making a mistake or saying the wrong thing? While everywhere else you look there are loud, confident people?

You're not alone. Ben Brooks also grew up as a shy child (so much so that he'd rather have cut his own hair or spend a week at a Silent Retreat then have to speak to other people). But he soon realised that being quiet doesn't make you strange or wrong or boring. In fact, being shy can give you great skills such as listening, kindness and compassion. It's something to embrace and be proud of.

In this book, Ben introduces readers to some of the most famous, talented and brilliant shy people - including Charles Darwin, David Bowie, Greta Thunberg, Rosa Parks, Beyonce and Emma Watson - who used their special quietness to achieve awesome things, and he shares his tips for growing up shy in a world that can sometimes feel, well, LOUD.

Because you don't have to be loud to be liked, and you definitely don't have to be loud to make an impact.

A new book that will inspire children, by the global bestselling author of Stories for Boys Who Dare to be Different.

The words in Dare to be Different have great power.

Ben Brooks has brought together 100 people who have all in some way or another used words to do wonderful things. Some may have changed a single life, while others have changed the course of history for almost everyone on earth. But whether their effects were big or small, these individuals' speeches, letters, poems, songs, stories, and advice prove one thing: words can make the world a better place. And they can make you feel better about yourself too.

This extraordinary compendium includes personal letters that were written for just one reader to help guide them through life's journey; sometimes they were intended for millions of people to hear about grand declarations of war, peace or new discoveries. Most of the time, though, they are words of wisdom that children will love to hear, about kindness, bullying, or whether it's OK to sometimes eat chocolate for breakfast.

From Plautus' plays about the power of laughter to Selena Gomez's speech about bullying; and from F. Scott Fitzgerald's letters of encouragement to his daughter, Scottie, to Bambi, the mysterious graffiti artist who sprays words of truth on walls, there is something to be learned from every quote in this inspiring and illuminating book.

Children will be enthused and comforted by the wonderful true stories Brooks has brought from across history and from around the world. Each one is exquisitely illustrated by Quinton Winter, who made the Stories for Boys series so visually exciting.

Join the adventure. Break the curse. Find your way home. A magical new adventure from the bestselling author of THE IMPOSSIBLE BOY.

Victor is skeptical when Walter Swizwit comes to the village of Rainwater. He's the latest in a string of inventors passing through, and no one wants to buy his cheap magic tricks. But Walter doesn't take rejection well, and puts a curse on the village.

Only Victor is unaffected and he must leave Rainwater for the first time in his life if he's to find the cure. Victor's path takes him past other villages that Walter has damaged, and he picks up new companions on the way: Elena, handy with bow and arrow, Mo-Lan, a science prodigy, and scaredy-cat Mingus.

It's soon clear that they underestimated Walter's power. Only he has the cure for his magic and he's locked away in his castle a thousand leagues away. But he's not the only inventor out there... If Victor and his friends can get someone more powerful on their side, maybe they can win: find Walter, break the curse and return as heroes.

After all, there's no place like home...

What do you think of when you hear the word 'hero'? Is it the wall-climbing, cape-wearing, villain-fighter you see in comics and films?

Heroes can actually come in all forms, shapes and sizes.

Some cook for the hungry. Some nurse the poorly back to health. Others raise money for important causes. From small acts of kindness to inventions that have saved the lives of hundreds of people, every person in this book has found their passion - or their superpower. No matter how big or small it might be, your power can be used to change the world for the better too.

So put away the cape, climb down from that wall and discover how ordinary people can still do extraordinary things and become heroes.

Written by Ben Brooks, the bestselling author of the Dare to Be Different books, and paired with vibrant comic-style illustrations throughout, this is the perfect guide for the budding superhero in your life!

'AN INDISPENSABLE USER'S GUIDE TO ADOLESCENTS.. THE MOST REASSURING THING ABOUT THIS BOOK IS THAT IT'S SO GOOD' Daily Mail

'THE BOOK TO READ' The Times

'EVERY PARENT SHOULD READ THIS BOOK' Clover Stroud

'A MUST-READ FOR THOSE WITH TEENAGE KIDS' Candice Brathwaite

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A GUIDE TO TEENAGERS FROM THIS CENTURY - FOR PARENTS FROM THE LAST CENTURY

Written from a teenager's perspective, this is a unique field guide for parents about the secret lives of 21st century adolescents - from mental health to self-harm, from drugs to sexting - and how you can help them and yourself through these turbulent years without losing their trust.

Things They Don't Want You To Know is a look at modern life through the eyes of a teenager, by someone who recently graduated from that club. Along the way, Brooks takes readers on a tour of the websites that most parenting manuals would rather pretend don't exist. Yet this is the stuff your kids are all over, on a daily basis. There is porn, there are hallucinogens, there is cyberbullying and suicidal ideation. Brooks' point is that to remain completely unaware of their existence can mean that as a parent, you end up getting blindsided. And being blindsided means you won't know what to say and how to say it when things go wrong.

You'll be surprised, shocked but you'll also be reassured. This book will help you to understand and support your kids. They won't thank you, but they might hate you less.

Believe in the impossible... A magical story celebrating the power of imagination, from the bestselling author of STORIES FOR BOYS WHO DARE TO BE DIFFERENT.

Oleg and Emma entered their den to find a cardboard spaceship standing exactly where they usually sat. Slowly, the front door opened and out stepped a boy. 'My name's Sebastian Cole,' he said. 'But you already know that.'

When Oleg and Emma invent a new classmate called Sebastian, they are amazed when he appears - very much real - in their secret den.

Sebastian isn't like the rest of their classmates. He's never eaten pizza, he's not sure what goose bumps are, and he has a satchel that seems to hold an endless supply of hot ice cream.

But as the trio begin their adventures, more impossible things keep happening, from a runaway goat appearing at school to a sighting of some snowwomen walking down the road. Things soon take a turn for the dangerous when the three friends are pursued by the mysterious Institute of Unreality, who want to capture and erase Sebastian, restoring order to the world.

With the help of a cowboy gardener, an imprisoned scientist, and the rest of their class, can Emma and Oleg protect their new friend and keep the magic of the impossible alive?

After inspiring countless young readers with tales of extraordinary people in the world around them, Ben Brooks' first children's novel is a magical adventure that celebrates friendship, the power of imagination, and ice cream.