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The legendary SR-71 Blackbird spy plane was, and still is, the world's only operational Mach 3 aircraft, and was designed, built, and tested by Lockheed's famed "Skunk Works." This new...

In the triumvirate of dominant structural building materials-wood, metal, and masonry-each has its advantages, but none are as intertwined with the human spirit as wood. Thirty-five public buildings illustrate how...

In the 1930s sculptors began to heat and shape metal directly and a new type of sculpture and artist emerged. This revised and expanded edition retains all the techniques and...

For women mentoring women, delightfully wise and witty exchanges between an older Christian woman and her younger friend. Fresh, honest, and highly personal observations.

A lighted-hearted scientific look at the rituals and icons of Christmas. What are the thermodynamics involved in cooking a turkey? What are the likely celestial candidates for the Star of...

Timothy made his first appearance in the nation's history when he was a ship's mascot in the Crimean War in 1854. After a long naval career, he retired for a...

The third novel in a historical trilogy, set against the backdrop of WW1. With their menfolk fighting far away in France, the women left behind must take on many burdens....

Brilliantly interweaving the romantic and thriller elements of her plot,Anita Burgh sets the individual stories of her rich charcters against the cruel and illegal world of dog farming and dog...

GOODNIGHT, SWEET PRINCE - Nacy Thompson is a bondager, a farm labourer forced to live in virtual slavery, her life dictated by the cruel and barbaric whims of her masters....

TOMORROW'S PAST London's Kentish Town in the middle years of the 20th century teems with life, where everyone knows everyone else and every life is interwoven in an intricate web....

TIES OF LOVE AND HATE Belfast, 1907. Maggie's family disown her when she marries her Catholic sweetheart, Paul Mason. The couple's happiness cannot be destroyed that easily, though, and with...

After her resignation as Virginia's Chief Medical Examiner and the horrifying events which threatened her life in THE LAST PRECINCT, Kay Scarpetta has abandoned her elegant home in Richmond and...

Teenage schoolgirl Helen Majinsky and her friend Colette are part of a small circle that entertains hopes of leaving Liverpool through the route of college entrance. They play truant from...

Date rape didn't exist in 1962. But thirty years after Karen Kern's life fell apart on a cold New York night, her nemesis returns, hogging the limelight on prime-time TV....

Marietta von Burgheim is a woman of beauty and morality, and an heiress to a fortune. Turning her back on the responsibilities of her noble birth and her father's wrath,...

A treasure trove of gardening information in 50 often little known objects that have transformed the way we think about and work our gardens today. The earliest record of an...

The story of ocean liners brought to life by objects and ephemera, revealing life on board, luxury and magnificence, and peril and disaster. Explore the history of the great ocean...

They built thousands of Spitfires, hidden in garages, bus depots, sheds and barns... but nobody ever knew. With the Battle of Britain going badly, the Luftwaffe attempted to halt production...

The earliest record of an enclosed space around a homestead comes from 10,000 BCE and since then gardens of varying types and ambition have been popular throughout the ages. Whether...

A seasonal treasure trove of vintage- inspired makes, bakes, inspiration and history *Spend Wisely * Waste Less * Appreciate More * This beautiful spring compendium from Pretty Nostalgic brings together...

A retainer of our domain, Renpeido Chikamatsu Hikonoshin Shigenori, each morning washed his face and hands, dressed himself in Hakama and prayed in front of the kamidana alter ...His prayer...

Peter Arnett is an international correspondent for CNN. In this book he shares his experiences of more than 35 years inside the world's war zones. He has reported from Bangkok,...

In the grandest wedding the small western plains town of Bathurst has ever seen, Eve Herman, without position or money, is marrying John Stuart Wakeman, one of the richest, most...

The authoritative handbook for anyone planning any personal ceremony or celebration. Ceremonies & Celebrations gives details of how to organise a celebration or ceremony, with example ceremonies, a wealth of...

She goes to school. She does her homework. And she swims. One of Nina's dreams is to swim very, very fast. When that dream comes true, Nina Hallet's world is...

Hannah Nyala escaped from an abusive marriage, risking everything to save herself and her two children. But then she and her children were subjected to more terror, as her husband...

Good parenting doesn't come from a textbook; it comes straight from the heart 'I don't think Dad had entirely given up on the idea of starting over ... I think...

In a wintry graveyard, a young man looks death in the eye and does not live to tell the secrets he holds. In Russia, the opening of a dusty archive...

Boundaries, borders and shelter are essential parts of any garden, but they can be the most difficult to get right. The excitement of buying new hedging plants can quickly be...

This practical book, new in paperback for 2022, is aimed at all greyhound enthusiasts and will be of help to the more experienced professional trainer as well as the novice...

'I've always been a girls' girl. And I know from experience that making the very best of yourself is something any woman can do. I was never the six-foot-tall pin-up...