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The House of Habsburg was one of the wealthiest and most politically influential dynasties in Europe, and many of its members were also great collectors and patrons of the arts....

Le Corbusier is widely acknowledged as the most influential architect of the twentieth century. As extensively researched and documented as his works are, however, they have never been exhaustively surveyed...

'Every picture tells a story' - but for many of us the subjects and themes of the great paintings of Western art are something of a mystery. The Gallery Companion...

An architectural historian and practising urban designer aims to raise understanding of traditional buildings in the Arab-Islamic world, and reveals the problems faced by historic cities in the light of...

The wall paintings and reliefs of ancient Egyptian tombs and temples record a continuity of customs and beliefs over nearly 3000 years. Even the artistic style of the scenes seems...

Acting, direction, stagecraft, theatre architecture and design, above all the whole extraordinary evolution of dramatic literature - here is a history of theatre, worldwide in scope and ranging from its...

The book titled Bedford Square: An Architectural Study by the author Andrew Byrne. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

A radical new management model for twenty-first century leaders Organizations today face a crisis. The crisis is of long standing and its signs are widespread. Most proposals for improving management...

The author of the phenomenal New York Times bestseller The Bridges of Madison County once again brings characters and situations with his special blend of lyricism and magic. This is...

The study of art history and archaeology depends substantially on dates which are given to artefacts and works of art. Very few students, however, have an understanding of matters of...

In the second edition of this classic book, Dyer analyses culture from royalty to serial killers, political correctnesss and films.

A fascinating insight into the development of air pollution controls against a changing social and economic background.

This account of the Gallipoli campaign of 1915 brings an epic tragedy to life. As well as taking the reader into the trenches to witness the fear, courage and humour...

In "Foreign Brides", women (and men) cope with marriage across cultures in London, New York, and a constellation of European and Israeli cities. Transplanted from one country to another, women...

The book titled Penny Jordan Omnibus: Shadow Marriage, Man-hater, Passionate by the author Penny Jordan. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

In this historical fantasy novel, praised as a "rich, omen-filled journey that powerfully shows love and its limits*" and "propulsive, wise, and heartbreaking,"** Ziva will do anything to save her...

'Dark and dangerous and teeming with romance, A Feather So Black is an exhilarating adventure that walks the edge of a blade. Truly enchanting' Rachel Gillig, NYT bestselling author of...

In the aftermath of the First World War, a young woman gets swept into a glittering world filled with illicit magic, romance, blood debts and murder in this lush and...

'A great epic fantasy debut' - James Islington, author of the The Shadow of What Was Lost Enter a world of royalists and rebels, spies and sorcerers . . ....

In a steel-and-lead-encased bunker 20 feet below the basement level of his house, a soldier waits for his final orders. On the surface, a plague ravages the planet, infecting over...

This gripping, moving and hiliarious novel introduces seven characters, each of whom has a profound effect on each other s lives. Each must choose between probity and self-interest in love...

'Every deep feeling a human is capable of will be shaken loose by this short, but profound book' David Sedaris 'I wanted what we all want: everything. We want a...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY POPSUGAR * Look for special features inside. Join the Random House Reader's Circle for...

A kingdom is in turmoil as the old king dies, murdered by a strange and horrible poison. While the land of Delain mourns, the evil wizard Flagg hatches an unscrupulous...

For ex-field agent Cotton Malone the stakes have never been higher: a deadly virus that could wipe out civilisation as we know it and a cure that lies buried in...

In this warm, wonderfully evocative and often hilarious memoir one of the best-loved men in Britain, Alan Titchmarsh, brilliantly recalls his childhood in 1950s Yorkshire. Alan Titchmarsh grew up, and...

Published to tie in with the seven part Channel Four series, this is an exploration of the lives of the ordinary inhabitants of Britain, starting when Britain first became an...

THE BLOOD OF THE VIKINGS is a five part series, each programme 50 minutes long, fronted by Julian (Meet The Ancestors) Richards, which was shown on BBC 2, last November....

Classic FM One Hundred Favourite Poems is a rich and varied treasury which includes not only the famous, best-loved poems you would expect to find - and all the famous...

This is the story of two men who first become friends in 1970s New York, of the women in their lives, and of their sons, born the same year. Both...

As Hitler's armies march into Europe, Eddie Dawson, an explosives expert and somewhat reluctant lance-corporal in the Royal Engineers, is sent to France on an assessment mission that seems straight-forward...

FBI agent Anna McBride has reached a crisis point in her life. Disgraced and demoted after leading a disastrous operation in South San Francisco, she finds herself reassigned to one...

'I want you to change the next wicked person you see into a tiger,' demanded Lionel. 'A very large tiger' Heckie is not just a witch -- she's an animal...

Britain is in mortal danger. The Prime Minister has been assassinated. Is a giant power determined to absorb Britain into its own system? Enemies flood into the country and the...

"Two hours ago, when I walked into this school for the first time, the sun was shining, the birds were singing and, apart from a knot in my guts the...

Translate the Scrum framework into reality In Scrum Shortcuts without Cutting Corners, Scrum expert Ilan Goldstein helps the reader translate the Scrum framework into reality to meet the Scrum challenges...

Building on their breakthrough bestsellers Lean Software Development and Implementing Lean Software Development , Mary and Tom Poppendieck's latest book shows software leaders and team members exactly how to drive...

When software development teams move to agile methods, experienced project managers often struggle-doubtful about the new approach and uncertain about their new roles and responsibilities. In this book, two long-time...

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

Fifteen views in England, Scotland and Wales are captured here in Paul Barker's panoramic photographs and detailed in Richard Girling's life histories. From the perpendicular thrills of the Scottish Highlands...

In this thoughtful and timely second novel, Daniel Aleman addresses immigration and physical and emotional borders through the story of a girl who crosses into the US for school and...

An extraordinary tale of two teenagers who were never meant to be friends, this page-turner transports readers to a bustling market in Ghana's capital city where one friendship transforms two...

"David Sedaris's ability to transform the mortification of everyday life into wildly entertaining art," ( The Christian Science Monitor ) is elevated to wilder and more entertaining heights than ever...

Mishna Wolff grew up in a poor black neighbourhood with her single father, a white man who truly believed he was black. He strutted around with a short perm, a...

As the creator of Sherlock Holmes, "the world's most famous man who never was," Arthur Conan Doyle remains one of our favorite writers; his work is read with affection--and sometimes...

Traces Berlin's evolution from a thirteenth-century village to divided city to its modern incarnation and examines its institutions, architecture, social welfare, and arts.

Some doors are better left unopened. Some doors, you don t want to find out what lies behind them. In the Forbidden Doors series by bestselling author Bill Myers, teenager...

Asking the hard questions about immigration in light of Jesus' call to love our neighbors as ourselves. You've seen the headlines. You've watched the TV footage. People around the world...