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The Sword of Ambition: Bureaucratic Rivalry in Medieval Egypt
Author: 'Uthman ibn Ibrahim al-Nabulusi Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 478 Patronage, power, and competition in the Sultan's court The Sword of Ambition opens a new window onto interreligious rivalry...
The Orphan of Zhao and Other Yuan Plays: The Earliest Known Versions
Author: Stephen H. West Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 408 This is the first anthology of Yuan-dynasty zaju (miscellaneous comedies) to introduce the genre to English-speaking readers exclusively through translations...
The Komnene Dynasty: Byzantium's Struggle for Survival 1057-1185
Author: John Carr Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 The 128-year dynasty of the Komneni (1057 to 1185) was the last great epoch of Byzantium, when the empire had to...
James Monroe
Author: Tim Mcgrath Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 736 The extraordinary life of James Monroe- soldier, senator, diplomat, and the last Founding Father to hold the presidency, a man who...
The First Serious Optimist: A. C. Pigou and the Birth of Welfare Economics
Author: Ian Kumekawa Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 352 A groundbreaking intellectual biography of one of the twentieth century's most influential economists The First Serious Optimist is an intellectual biography...
Casanova's Guide to Medicine: 18th Century Medical Practice
Author: Lisetta Lovett Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 352 Giacomo Casanova's (1725-1798) reputation as libertine has sadly eclipsed his talents as scholar, linguist, prolific writer and manque doctor. Fortunately for...
Caesar's Great Success: Sustaining the Roman Army on Campaign
Author: Alexander Merrow Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 248 Logistics have become a principle, if not a governing factor, in modern military operations. Armies need to be fed and supplied...
Strategist in Exile
Author: Rainer Nickel Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 144 Thucydides was the chronicler of the almost 30-year long Peloponnesian war, which came to a close with Sparta's victory over Athens...
Rome, Blood and Politics: Reform, Murder and Popular Politics in the Late Republic
Author: Gareth C. Sampson Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 286 The last century of the Roman Republic saw the consensus of the ruling elite shattered by a series of high-profile...
Kings and Kingship in the Hellenistic World 350 - 30 BC
Author: Dr. John D. Grainger Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 262 Between c.350 BC and 30 BC the Mediterranean world was one in which kings ruled. The exceptions were the...
A World to Win: The Life and Works of Karl Marx
Author: Sven-Eric Liedman Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 768 The globalised world of the twenty-first century has many parallels with that of the period running up to the cataclysm of...
Brutus: Caesar's Assassin
Author: Dr. Kirsty Corrigan Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 192 Although Marcus Junius Brutus is one of the most famous, or infamous, conspirators of Rome and the ancient world, if...
The Bridge to Airpower: Logistics Support for Royal Flying Corps Operations on the Western Front, 1914-18
Author: Peter Dye Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 In the latest addition to the History of Military Aviation series, Peter Dye describes how the development of the air weapon...
Of Myth, Life, and War in Plato's Republic
Author: Claudia Baracchi Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 264 Although Plato's Republic is perhaps the most influential text in the history of Western philosophy, Claudia Baracchi finds that the work...
Napoleon's Shield and Guardian
Author: Edward Ryan Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 424 This outstanding biography is a story of courage. It charts the career of a superbly brave cavalryman against the rise and...
Julia Velva, A Roman Lady from York: Her Life and Times Revealed
Author: Patrick Ottaway Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 336 The tombstone of Julia Velva, one of the best-preserved examples from Roman Britain, was found close to a Roman road just...
Grand Canal, Great River: The Travel Diary of a Twelfth-century Chinese Poet
Author: Philip Watson Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 In July 1170, a Chinese poet, politician and historian made a journey from west to east China. Lu You (pronounced 'loo...
Clan Fabius, Defenders of Rome: A History of the Republic's Most Illustrious Family
Author: McCall, Jeremiah Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 The history of the Fabii Maximii is in many ways that of the Roman Republic. In the legends and historical scraps...
The Army of the Roman Republic: From the Regal Period to the Army of Julius Caesar
Author: Michael M. Sage Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 332 From the moment its last king was expelled (traditionally in 753) the Roman republic had to fight for its very...
Screen of Kings: Royal Art and Power in Ming China
Author: Craig Clunas Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 232 Screen of Kings is the first book in any language to examine the cultural role of the regional aristocracy - relatives...
Manichaeism (Sandpiper Books)
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Author: Samuel N.C. Lieu Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 384 Manichaeism was founded in Mesopotamia in the 3rd century by a Syro- Persian named Mani. The highly evangelistic Gnostic religion...
Maximinus Thrax
Author: Paul N. Pearson Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 296 Maximinus was a half-barbarian strongman 'of frightening appearance and colossal size' who could smash stones with his bare hands and...
Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems
Author: Pascal Godefroit Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 648 In 1878, the first complete dinosaur skeleton was discovered in a coal mine in Bernissart, Belgium. Iguanodon, first described by Gideon...
Accessory to War: The Unspoken Alliance Between Astrophysics and the Military
Author: Neil deGrasse Tyson (American Museum of Natural History) Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 576 An exploration of the age-old complicity between skywatchers and warfighters, from the best-selling author of...
Snow Bride (The Rockwood Chronicles, Book 5)
Author: Dilly Court Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 512 Don't miss the next heartwarming novel in the Rockwood series from No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author Dilly Court! 'I foresee happiness...
Where's Wally?
Author: Martin Handford Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 32 The Where's Wally? series has sold over 75 million copies worldwide. Start the search for Wally in the original eye-boggling classic...
The End of the World Is Just the Beginning: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization
Author: Peter Zeihan Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 512 A New York Times Bestseller! 2019 was the last great year for the world economy. For generations, everything has been getting...
The Unheard
Author: Nicci French Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 480 'He did kill. Kill and kill and kill.' Tess's number one priority has always been her three-year-old daughter Poppy. But splitting...
Truth or Dare: From the World Book Day 2022 author Sophie McKenzie
Author: Sophie McKenzie Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 When lies are everywhere, how far will you go for the truth? A tense eco-drama with an explosive twist from the...
Influence Empire: The Story of Tencent and China's Tech Ambition: Shortlisted for the FT Business Book of 2022
Author: Lulu Yilun Chen Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 In 2019, a Chinese entity called Tencent overtook Facebook to become the world's fifth-largest company. It was a watershed moment,...
The Goodbye Coast: A Philip Marlowe Novel
Author: Joe Ide Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 'A Philip Marlowe who wears our twenty-first century like a well-cut suit' IAN RANKIN 'A total gobsmacking original' JAMES PATTERSON 'A...
Within These Wicked Walls: the must-read Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick
Author: Lauren Blackwood Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 A REESE WITHERSPOON YA BOOK CLUB PICK! INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'Lauren Blackwood's can't-miss debut is a magical, Ethiopian-inspired remix...
Little Ash Party Problem!
Author: Ash Barty Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 64 Australian tennis superstar Ash Barty teams up with Jasmin McGaughey and Jade Goodwin to bring young readers this fun and exciting...
The Paris Affair
Author: Pip Drysdale Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 She thinks love can kill you. It turns out she might be right. The dark and sexy new thriller from the...
Midnight Surrender to the Spaniard
Author: Carol Marinelli Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 264 Now Cinderella's been awakened...dare she hope for the full fairy tale? Flying to Spain for a wedding is a huge milestone...
Ozarks Witness Protection/Hunting a Hometown Killer
Author: Shelly Bell Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 576 Ozarks Witness Protection - Maggie Wells The only thing between her and a murderer is the special agent assigned to keep...
Barney the Horse and Other Tales from the Farm (A Farms for City Children Book)
Author: Michael Morpurgo Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 160 A charming story collection from Michael Morpurgo and illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees - full of friendship and adventure, and perfect to...
Reading Champion: Hidden Talent: Independent Reading 15
Author: Cath Jones Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 32 It's the school talent show, and a famous celebrity is coming to judge. Max's friends are excited and long to take...
Outdoor Science: Materials
Author: Izzi Howell Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 32 Get outside and do some fun science experiments! From making a raft and an ice sculpture to painting with water and...
Infomojis: Planet Earth
Author: Jon Richards Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 32 Did you know that Earth formed about 4.5 billion years ago? Or about earthquakes, ecosystems and the Goldilocks Zone? Well, where...
F.A.R.T.: Top Secret! No Kids Allowed!
Author: Peter Bakalian Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 144 When a young teen discovers a top-secret parenting manual, it's kids versus grown-ups in this kooky, illustrated middle grade thriller with...
A Crown Imperilled (The Chaoswar Saga, Book 2)
Author: Raymond E. Feist Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 480 The penultimate volume of the mighty Riftwar Cycle from best selling author Raymond E. Feist. War rages in Midkemia but...
Minecraft Catch the Creeper and Other Mobs: A Search and Find Adventure
Author: Farshore Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 40 Search for your favourite mobs in this official Minecraft Search and Find book! Meet five intrepid explorers as they set out in...
Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions
Author: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 80 From the best-selling author of Americanah and We Should All Be Feminists comes a powerful new statement about feminism today...
Motherhood: Feminism's unfinished business
Author: Eliane Glaser Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 'Brilliant' Jenni Murray 'Liberating, intoxicating' Zoe Williams 'Why, after decades of social progress, is motherhood still so much harder than it...
The Shadow in the Glass
Author: JJA Harwood Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 416 A deliciously gothic story of wishes and curses - a new dark fairy tale set against a Victorian backdrop full of...
Gin O'clock: A Year of Ginspiration
Author: Craft Gin Club Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 160 In need of some gin-spiration? Look no further! Whether you are a gin aficionado or simply gin-curious, this book from...
The Flame Bearer (The Last Kingdom Series, Book 10)
Author: Bernard Cornwell Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 *A brand new companion to the Last Kingdom series, Uhtred's Feast, is available to pre-order now* The tenth book in the...