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The National Portrait Gallery's "Character Sketches" series provides biographical sketches of a specific group of historical figures from the Gallery's collection of portraits. Each volume examines the public images and...

The book titled The Camelot Chronicles by the author Michael Ashley. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The first edition of the "Tate Modern Handbook" was a massive bestseller, introducing its readers to the startling architecture of the brand-new modern art gallery that swiftly became the most...

The book titled The Baby Machine: Reproductive Technology and the Commercialisation of by the author Jocelynne A. Scott. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about...

Following the "Virago Book of Wicked Verse", this is a collection of poems on every aspect of pregnancy and birth, from Anne Sexton, Laurie Lee, Louise Gluck, Robert Lowell, Seamus...

This book focuses on the healing practices of an urban Amazonian folk healer, don Hilde, who uses a powerful plant psychedelic, ayahuasca, in the treatment of witchcraft and emotional disorders....

The book titled Persuasion by the author Jane Austen. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

This is a practical guide to meditation in which the author explains why and how we meditate, and what it does psychologically and physiologically to the practitioner. Drawing on the...

Dedicated to one of the most ancient crafts of the world, this book leads its reader through the history of the tribal rug. Featured content ranges from the oldest complete...

When a ghost ship is spotted on the horizon one spring evening, bookseller Eleanor decides to investigate the myths and legends of Combemouth, the seaside town where she runs The...

England is close to war. Within days the axe could fall on the neck of Mary Queen of Scots, and Spain is already gathering a battle fleet to avenge her....

Thomas Hardy is one of England's greatest novelists and poets, whose part-real, part-imaginary realm of Wessex has taken on a life of its own. But his first career in architecture...

The craft of bookbinding has a long history and tradition. It has developed through the ages and is now enjoying a period of renewed popularity and creativity. Whether you are...

* Further substantial global warming is unavoidable and the risks to the natural world, the economy and our everyday lives are immense. The way we live in the next thirty...

At last there is peace in the city. A shipment of vicious creatures will be exported faraway. Their containers rattle, howl and smell of death. But not everyone is keen...

As Odysseus fights to find his way back home after the long and brutal Trojan War, he has to endure harrowing ordeals and adventures, and come to terms with devastating...

Does what's in your bathroom or on your desk reveal what's on your mind? Is your choice of food or the way you sleep about to give you away? And...

Oblivious to the sound of chalk scratching on blackboard, Nicky stared wide eyed into the pages of the atlas. The Mediterranean landscape beckoned, and it occurred to her that Egypt...

A wonderful annual read that provides day after day heartfelt, warming, uplifting thoughts for the reader. Full of memorable quotes and color photoghraphs that remind the reader of the charm...

The book titled Murder in Mind: The Top Ten Criminal Puzzles of the Twentieth Century by the author Kirk Wilson. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more...

The book titled Gangsters by the author . This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Sunshine plays an important role in all aspects of life but there has been little social analysis of the sun and its place in our world. Recently experts have warned...

For many people the greatest artist, and the quintessential Renaissance man, Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) was a painter, architect, theatre designer, engineer, sculptor, anatomist, geometer, naturalist, poet and musician. His...

The first biography of Rousseau, by the dealer and friend who gave him his first one-man show: one of the key documents in the history of twentieth century art and...

One of the greatest biographies of an artist ever written, and a key document of the Renaissance. Written by a friend, fellow painter and fellow Florentine. Now in a fully...

The first biographies of Caravaggio: key documents of one of the greatest revolutions in the history of art. In the course of a short and violent life, Michelangelo Merisi da...

The book titled Vegetarian & Vegetable Cooking by the author Christine Ingram. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Life was very different in Bible times, but children still liked to laugh and joke and play - and to hear stories and tell them. In this collection are some...

This text celebrates Britain's monastic heritage, from vast medieval ruins to living cathedrals, abbeys and minsters. Derry Brabbs' photography is complemented by his text which examines the history of the...

The iPad is a tablet computer that is stylish, versatile and easy to use, and is one of the most popular tablets used by all ages. The range of models...

In the 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz', a huge cyclone transports the orphan Dorothy and her little dog Toto from Kansas to the Land of Oz, and she fears that...

Can Jews be allowed to become boring? With Israel and antisemitism constantly in the news, it seems as though the Jewish people - a fraction of a percentage of the...

The environmental crisis will not be solved by battery technology alone. Thinking Small and Large reveals the ingenuity of microbes at key stages in life's 4 billion year history and...

On paths, roads, seas, in the air, and in space there has never been so much human movement. In contrast we think of the past as static, 'frozen in time'....

A picture puzzle book that helps develop spotting, matching and counting skills. This lively book is teeming with jungle animals and other things to spot, match, count and talk about....

A big book full of fun alien-themed puzzles and fascinating facts about the search for extra-terrestrial life. Children will enjoy exploring the known universe and imagining unknown worlds as they...

A magical book bursting with fairy crafts and activities for young children. Inspire children's imaginations with this magical activity book, packed with delightful crafts to give young fairy fans hours...

The poignant story of a man who finds he can reach out to his younger, troubled self through a very familiar bookshop in his home town. 'Underhill's tender, innovative debut...

This is the personal account of a Luftwaffe aide always at Hitler's side from 1937 until the last days in Berlin, now published for the first time in English. Nicolaus...

The Rout of the German-Fascist Troops in Belorussia in 1944 covers the Red Army's Belorussian strategic operation: the linchpin of the 10 major Soviet offensive efforts launched that year to...

In 2019, climate activist Charlie Hertzog Young attempted suicide, following a succession of breakdowns. He jumped off a six-storey building, resulting in the loss of both legs. He spent a...

15 horror stories and 5 poems about women, written by 5 women, facing down the grim tipping point of humanity and offering a glimpse of the hope to come. Horror...

Emigrating alone from Paris to New York after World War II, a young girl Gazala befriends two spirited sisters, Anne and Alma. When Gazala's beloved brother Samir joins her in...

Learn about the changing seasons with Fletcher and his friends. Fletcher journeys through the year exploring how the seasons change in this delightful board book featuring the characters from the...

Prepare for bedtime in the best way possible with these lovable picture books starring a whole range of animals. Whether you're joining a lonely whale deep in the ocean or...