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Eye of the Beholder: Johannes Vermeer, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, and the Reinvention of Seeing
Author: Laura J. Snyder (St. John's University) Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 448 On a summer day in 1674, in the small Dutch city of Delft, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek-a cloth...
Democracy's Beginning: The Athenian Story
Author: Thomas N. Mitchell Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 368 A history of the world's first democracy from its beginnings in Athens circa fifth century B.C. to its downfall 200...
Attila the Hun: Arch-enemy of Rome
Author: Hughes, Ian Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 Attila the Hun is a household name. Rising to the Hunnic kingship around 434, he dominated European history for the next...
Rome's Sicilian Slave Wars: The Revolts of Eunus and Salvius, 136-132 and 105-100 BC
Author: Natale Barca Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 In 136 BC, in Sicily (which was then a Roman province), some four hundred slaves of Syrian origin rebelled against their...
Heavyweights: The Military Use of Massive Weapons
Author: Stephen Smith Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 Delivering the heaviest possible munitions onto the enemy and his strongpoints serves a number of military functions: it destroys protective positions...
Hannibal's Road: The Second Punic War in Italy 213-203 BC
Author: Mike Roberts Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 262 Many books have been written on the Second Punic War and Hannibal in particular but few give much space to his...
Two Deaths at Amphipolis
Author: Mike Roberts Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 272 Cleonvs Brasidas in the Peloponnesian War This original book looks in detail at arguably the two most significant characters on either...
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...
Kahlil Gibran: Beyond Borders
Author: Kahlil G. Gibran Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 544 A comprehensive illustrated biography of Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese-American artist, poet and author of the best-selling inspirational fiction The Prophet. Kahlil...
The Cambridge History of Science: Volume 5, The Modern Physical and Mathematical Sciences
Author: Mary Jo Nye (Oregon State University) Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 708 A narrative and interpretative history of the physical and mathematical sciences from the early nineteenth century to...
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...
Great Naval Battles of the Ancient Greek World
Author: Owen Rees Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 0 Naval warfare is the unsung hero of ancient Greek military history, often overshadowed by the more glorified land battles. Owen Rees...
Great Generals of the Ancient World
Author: Professor Richard A. Gabriel Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 264 Of the thousands of commanders who served in history's armies, why is it that only a few are remembered...
Emperor Alexander Severus: Rome's Age of Insurrection, Ad222-235
Author: John S. McHugh Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 335 Alexander Severus' is full of controversy and contradictions. He came to the throne through the brutal murder of his cousin,...
Precisions on the Present State of Architecture and City Planning
Author: Le Corbusier Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of his death (August 27, 2015), one of Le Corbusier's most significant books becomes available again...
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...
Madame Cezanne
Author: Dita Amory Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 A new account of Cezanne's complex relationship with his wife, who served as the subject of some of his most iconic...
Bernatzik: Southeast Asia
Author: Ian C. Glover Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 "The final volume in the three-part Hugo Bernatzik series, this book explores the Austrian photographer s compelling work in Southeast...
The Persian War in Herodotus and Other Ancient Voices
Author: William Shepherd Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 512 'An exciting, highly informative and also enjoyable read: Shepherd writes with clarity and verve... this book should find its way into...
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...
Frege: A Philosophical Biography
Author: Dale Jacquette Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 680 Gottlob Frege (1848-1925) is one of the founding figures of analytic philosophy, whose contributions to logic, philosophical semantics, philosophy of language,...
Pharaoh: King of Ancient Egypt
Author: Aude Semet Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 180 A fresh look at the British Museum's celebrated and extensive ancient Egyptian collection from across three thousand years Pharaoh: King of...
The Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'ing Mei, Volume Four: The Climax
Author: David Tod Roy Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 1032 This is the fourth and penultimate volume in David Roy's celebrated translation of one of the most famous and important...
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...
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...
Ginny's Big Adventure
Author: Matt Carr Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 32 Ginny isn't like other guinea pigs. She's scruffy, messy and just a little bit WILD! But the guinea pigs at Pat's...
Stay Close To Mama
Author: Mike Wohnoutka Format: Board book Number of Pages: 30 In the wide, shining world there is so much to see, and Twiga is curious. But Twiga's tall, tall Mama...
Fugitive Blue
Author: Claire Thomas Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 240 I am not writing this to be sentimental. I am just trying to find an answer to a story... An artistic...
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...
The Lost: A gripping new crime thriller series from the Sunday Times bestselling author of twists and suspense
Author: Simon Beckett Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 A MISSING CHILD Ten years ago, the disappearance of firearms police officer Jonah Colley's young son almost destroyed him. A GRUESOME...
Maggie Magoo's Amazing Alphabet: Beautiful letters for colouring
Author: Maggie Magoo Designs Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 80 From the hugely popular Maggie Magoo design house, an outstanding colouring book of decorative letters. Two different illustrations of each...
Also
Author: E. b. Goodale Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 32 An ode to the way memories allow us to be in many places at once, Also is a powerful exploration...
The Power of Being Odd (The Odds, #3)
Author: Matt Stanton Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 192 Two worlds collide in this conclusion to The Odds trilogy Kip, Dad and the Odds have been taken to Kip's Imaginatorium...
Bound by Her Rival's Baby
Author: Maya Blake Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 A forbidden night...a baby bombshell! Atu Quayson is the rebel in a family that exudes power and influence. Unexpectedly pulled back...
The Last Lifeboat
Author: Hazel Gaynor Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 'Heart-wrenching . . . a story that needs to be remembered' FERN BRITTON 'Enthrallingly told . . . it's extraordinary how...
Lifesaving for Beginners
Author: Josie Lloyd Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 416 'Heart-warming and life-affirming, full of humour and compassion' ADELE PARKS, PLATINUM 'A beautifully warm-hearted tale of friendship and hope' MY WEEKLY...
Ruck Me: (I've written another book)
Author: James Haskell Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 The side-splittingly hilarious new book from Sunday Times bestselling author, rugby icon, and stag do in human form, James Haskell. It's...
Lifesize Deadly Animals
Author: Sophy Henn Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 32 Let's go on a LIFESIZE adventure! Step into the book and see how you measure up against some of the world's...
The Friendly Four
Author: Eloise Greenfield Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 48 Celebrate friendship with Coretta Scott King Award winners Eloise Greenfield and Jan Spivey Gilchrist! Drum is worried that summer will be...
Pregnant at the Palace Altar
Author: Lorraine Hall Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 264 'We are having twins.' And the King must claim them! King Diamandis finds solace in hard facts and duty. So, after...
Her Vow to Be His Desert Queen
Author: Jackie Ashenden Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 264 Her forgotten promise...his royal claim! After disappearing from Sidonie Sullivan's life, Khalil ibn Amir al-Nazari is back, as breathtakingly gorgeous as...
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...
Fill-In-the-Blank Wedding Wishes: A Game of Stories and Advice for Newlyweds
Author: Chronicle Books Format: Other printed item Number of Pages: 120 This fill-in-the-blank wedding activity is a game and guest book in one that will make a lovely keepsake. Keep...