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While there have been many fine books covering escapes from German POW camps (The Wooden Horse, Great Escape, Colditz etc), the exploits of those POWs in Japanese captivity have been...

A vibrant, accessible social history of Rome, from 753 BCE to the fall of the Empire some 1300 years later. To support its findings the book features hundreds of translations...

The process to deliver a modern combat aircraft from concept to introduction to service is often measured in decades. Described as a weapon system, modern designs such as the Eurofighter...

By 1942, Churchill faced a vastly different war than the one he'd inherited from Neville Chamberlain. Britain was no longer alone; the Soviets were now an unlikely ally in the...

Writing tends to make people anxious, and with good reason. The first sentence of a job application letter can consign it to the bin. A speech intended to rouse can...

Writing tends to make people anxious, and with good reason. The first sentence of a job application letter can consign it to the bin. A speech intended to rouse can...

Behind every punctuation mark lie a thousand stories. The punctuation of English, marked with occasional rationality, is founded on arbitrariness and littered with oddities. For a system of a few...

The celebrated story of friendship and jealousy as a beautiful clothbound hardback, part of the Penguin Modern Australian Classics series Erica Yurken knew she was destined for great things. Never...

The beloved novel of identity and belonging as a beautiful clothbound hardback, part of the Penguin Modern Australian Classics series Josephine Alibrandi is seventeen and in her final year at...

The powerful novel of truthtelling as a beautiful clothbound hardback, part of the Penguin Modern Australian Classics series Knowing that he will soon die, Albert 'Poppy' Gondiwindi takes pen to...

A house is not just a series of openings and closings but a curated collection of objects and belongings. From the architects who have built the spaces to the artisans...

Build your self-confidence with the 8 Step Confidence Crash Course , and feel good about who you are and the life you live. There is something more important than achieving...

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher* To be a dinosaur hunter you have to be ready to journey through space and time. This book will guide you to...

Ever racked your brain for a word you're convinced should exist, yet is inexplicably absent from the dictionary? All languages have their limitations - should English fall short, the expression...

Scholar and historian Christopher Long turns his attention to the little-known German-born architect and designer Jock Peters (1889 1934). Long's engaging study introduces us to the modernist's architectural work in...

A totally righteous collection of tunes! From hair metal to the King of Pop, these 100 best-selling albums made up the soundtrack of the '80s. The wild success of artists...

A groundbreaking account of how the ancient Egyptians perceived children and childhood, from the Predynastic period to the end of the New Kingdom There could be no society, no family,...

Now a New York Times bestseller! The book you need right now is finally here! From beloved spiritual teacher Michael A. Singer-author of the #1 New York Times bestseller, The...

The glorious and infamous history of the Borgia family-a world of saints, corrupt popes, and depraved princes and poisoners-set against the golden age of the Italian Renaissance. The Borgia family...

The Dalmatian coast of the Adriatic and its vast Balkan hinterland were an integral part of medieval Europe, both in a geographical and historical sense. However, due to issues of...

The year 2022 marks 2,500 years since Athens, the birthplace of democracy, fought off the mighty Persian Empire. This is the story of the three epic battles--Marathon, Thermopylae and Salamis--that...

"Empaths are sensitive, intuitive, and caring, but they're also shock absorbers with an extremely sensitive nervous system," says Dr. Orloff, leaving them susceptible to issues like anxiety, depression, and chronic...

Four translations of major accounts of the life of the fourth-century Egyptian desert father St. Bishoi, in one volume Saint Bishoi of Scetis (d. ca. 417) enjoys tremendous popularity throughout...

(Book). Popular music's queer DNA is inarguable, from Little Richard's "Tutti Frutti" to David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust, from cross-dressing Kurt Cobain to "female Elvis" k.d. lang. Regardless, gay and lesbian...

Account of the battle at Ruweisat Ridge in North Africa, where Rommel was stopped. George VI's biographer, Sir John Wheeler Bennett wrote "The actual turning of the tide in the...

It is 1958. Chief Superintendent Frederick Troy of Scotland Yard, newly promoted after good service during Nikita Khrushchev's visit to Britain, is not looking forward to a Continental trip with...

In Shurat Legends, Ibadi Identities , Adam Gaiser explores the origins and early development of Islamic notions of martyrdom and of martyrdom literature. He examines the catalogs or lists of...

One of the biggest hits in gaming today, Assassin's Creed (R) has captivated millions of players worldwide with its fascinating characters, sweeping storylines, and thoroughly engrossing game play. This finely...

With illuminating references to Western religions and ideologies, The Journey Within invites readers from all backgrounds to discover the simple truths that unite us. The mysteries of the soul have...

For the last half century, the novels of Philip Roth have re-energized American fiction and redefined its possibilities, leading the critic Harold Bloom to proclaim Roth "our foremost novelist since...

Published for the first time in english, the World War II notebooks of one of the twentieth century's most renowned literary figures. For decades it has been known that Marguerite...

World-renowned personality expert reveals the truth about something we allwant more of confidence Millions of people are plagued by low self-confidence. But in "Confidence," personality expert Dr. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic shows...

The debate about the ethics of human biotechnology or genetic engineering is one of the most important cultural issues of our time. 'Transhumanism' is the philosophy that most of all...

A major reexamination of the father of the Hudson River School in relation to his European roots and travels Thomas Cole (1801-1848), arguably the greatest American landscape artist of his...

When Daniel Patrick Moynihan died in 2003 the Economist described him as a philosopher-politician-diplomat who two centuries earlier would not have been out of place among the Founding Fathers. Though...

Create Better Compositions by Design The path to better painting begins with Mastering Composition. This effective guide blends clear, visual instruction with 5 step-by-step demonstrations to show you how to...

Every year the US National Endowment for the Arts presents its National Heritage Fellowship to America's best practitioners of time-honoured crafts and arts. The volumes celebrate the lives and achievements...

Presents the history of the US Navy's Africa Squadron. Established in 1842 to enforce the ban on importing slaves to the United States, in twenty years' time the squadron proved...

The book titled Ansel Adams and the Photographers of the American West by the author Eva Weber. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this...

The "Ace" had become a new kind of hero by the time the skies became a primary battlefield during World War II--and the dogfights that ensued became more deeply personal...

In 1912, a young naturalist named Robert Cushman Murphy was offered the opportunity of a lifetime - to spend a year on one of the last Yankee whaleships out of...

Agroforestry can be the most biodiversity-friendly land use option. This volume examines the potential of agroforestry in tropical regions for making land economically productive without degrading the environment.

In August of 1988, heavy black smoke engulfed an Oregon highway, causing a massive 23-car pileup that claimed the lives of novelist William Wharton's 36-year-old daughter, her husband, and their...

A NATIONAL BESTSELLER! Whether you're struggling to get started, afraid of making a big decision, or clinging to a path no longer meant for you-this book is the kick in...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Love Your Life , a guide to bravely walking forward on the path God has given you-without fear or regret-He has equipped...

A riveting and smashmouth journalistic deep-dive into the progressive madness that has infected and corrupted the world's biggest corporations, threatening the stability of the global economy-and life as we know...

The inside story of how one president forever altered the most powerful legal institution in the country-with consequences that endure today By the summer of 1941, in the ninth year...

An "unsparing, erudite, and incisive" (Jelani Cobb, staff writer, The New Yorker ) reframing of the past and present of Black resistance--both nonviolent and violent--to white supremacy Named a Best...