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Chronicles of Dissent: Interviews with David Barsamian, 1984-1996
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Author: Noam Chomsky Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 664 Conducted from 1984 to 1996, these interviews first appeared in the books Chronicles of Dissent, Keeping the Rabble in Line, and...
Ingenium: Five Machines That Changed the World
Author: Mark Denny Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 200 Ingenium is medieval English vernacular for "an ingenious contrivance." In this fascinating book, physicist Mark Denny considers five such contrivances-the bow...
Hot Carbon: Carbon-14 and a Revolution in Science
Author: Professor John Marra Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 280 There are few fields of science that carbon-14 has not touched. A radioactive isotope of carbon, it stands out for...
The Brain in Context: A Pragmatic Guide to Neuroscience
Author: Jonathan D. Moreno Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 280 The human brain is the most complex object in the known universe. The field of neuroscience has made remarkable strides...
Risible Rhymes
Author: Muhammad ibn Mahfuz al-Sanhuri Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 128 Written in mid-seventeenth-century Egypt, Risible Rhymes is in part a short, comic disquisition on "rural" verse, mocking the pretensions...
The Nisibis War: The Defence of the Roman East, AD 337-363
Author: John S Harrel Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 The war of 337-363 (which the author dubs the Nisibis War), was an exception to the traditional Roman reliance on...
In Darfur: An Account of the Sultanate and Its People, Volume One
Author: Muhammad al-Tunisi Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 320 A merchant's account of his travels through an independent African state Muhammad ibn 'Umar al-Tunisi (d. 1274/1857) belonged to a family...
Brains Confounded by the Ode of Abu Shaduf Expounded, with Risible Rhymes: Volume Two
Author: Yusuf al-Shirbini Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 360 Witty, bawdy, and vicious, Yusuf al-Shirbini's Brains Confounded pits the "coarse" rural masses against the "refined" urban population. In Volume One,...
Brains Confounded by the Ode of Abu Shaduf Expounded: Volume One
Witty, bawdy, and vicious, Yusuf al-Shirbini's Brains Confounded pits the "coarse" rural masses against the "refined" urban population. In Volume One, al-Shirbini describes the three rural "types"-peasant cultivator, village man-of-religion,...
Arabian Romantic: Poems on Bedouin Life and Love
Author: 'Abdallah ibn Sbayyil Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 Love poems from late nineteenth-century Arabia Arabian Romantic captures what it was like to live in central Arabia before the...
Arabian Satire: Poetry from 18th-Century Najd
Author: Hmedan al-Shwe'ir Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 208 Satirical verse on society and its hypocrisies A master of satire known for his ribald humor, self-deprecation, and invective verse (hija'),...
War Songs
Author: 'Antarah ibn Shaddad Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 438 Poems of love and battle by Arabia's legendary warrior From the sixth-century highlands of Najd in the Arabian peninsula, on...
Septimius Severus in Scotland: The Northern Campaigns of the First Hammer of the Scots
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Author: Simon Elliott Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 208 'The order was brutal, its message unequivocal - kill the men, women and children of what is now Scotland and don't...
Mediterranean Naval Battles That Changed the World
Author: Quentin Russell Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 Focusing on seven decisive naval engagements from the Greek defeat of the Persians at Salamis in the fifth century BC to...
It Happens With Gurkhas: Tales from an English Nepali, 1944-2015
Author: J P Cross Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 0 Gurkhas have served with the British for almost 200 years, first with the army of the East India Company, then...
In the Heat of Battle: A History of Those Who Rose to the Occasion and Those Who Didn't
Author: Donough O'Brien Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 Out of the last 3,500 years of our 'civilised' world, only for 230 have we been at peace. In "The Heat...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Maya and the Return of the Godlings
Author: Rena Barron Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 In this highly anticipated sequel, Maya and the godlings must return to the sinister world of The Dark to retrieve the...
Melbourne Now Exhibition Guide
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Operation Massacre
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Author: Rodolfo Walsh Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 Widely considered a classic in Argentina and throughout Latin America, 'Operation Massacre' tells the story of Walsh's investigation into the Argentine...
The Death of Lucy Kyte
Author: Nicola Upson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 When bestselling crime author Josephine Tey inherits a remote Suffolk cottage from her godmother, it came full of secrets. Sorting through...
Warlord: Danny Black Thriller 5
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Author: Chris Ryan Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 The fifth book in the Danny Black series. On the border of the United States and Mexico, a war is raging...
El Gato Leo Goes to School (Dual Language Spanish/English)
Author: Opal Dunn Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 24 Part of a series of fun and interactive books that introduce Spanish to very young children. This second edition contains lift-up...
How to Save the World For Free
Author: Natalie Fee Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 208 'Just what we need to get the job done' Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall 'Smart, easy ways to make a positive impact' Foreword Reviews...
How to Be a Writer: Baths, Biscuits and Endless Cups of Tea
Author: Marcus Berkmann Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 208 Marcus Berkmann has been a freelance writer since 1988, working for newspapers and magazines and occasionally writing a book, like this...
Pathways: Your journey to emotional wellbeing
Author: Katie Colombus Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 208 Everyone has moments when the noise and activity of daily life mean it's hard to see the wood for the trees....
Lawfare
Author: Geoffrey Robertson, QC Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 128 How Russians, the Rich and the Government Try to Prevent Free Speech and How to Stop Them. 'ESSENTIAL' Amal Clooney...
Rainbow Grey: Battle for the Skies (Rainbow Grey Series)
Author: Laura Ellen Anderson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 The third book in this magical series from best-selling author and illustrator, Laura Ellen Anderson! Rainbow Grey may be only...
The Fantastic World of Terry Jones: Animal Tales
Author: Terry Jones Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 120 Meet a man who has eyes all over his body and sees everything but what is most important, a boy who...
Tandoori Home Cooking: Over 70 Classic Indian Tandoori Recipes to Cook at Home
Author: Maunika Gowardhan Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 Cooking in a tandoor (clay oven) is a technique that dates back to the Bronze Age, and traditionally has always been...
The Broken Elf King (The Kings of Avalier, Book 2)
Author: Leia Stone Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 384 Book 2 in the Kings of Avalier series: a full-length fantasy romance that also stands alone... I never should have taken...
Amazing Dad
Author: Alison Brown Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 32 A pitch-perfect rhyming celebration of dads! Amazing dads are all around! Dads can be busy, whizzy, caring, sharing . . ....
I Like Me Better
Author: Robby Weber Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 This is not how soccer star Zack Martin thought his summer would go. When the captain's prank means trouble for the...
Medical Grade Music
Author: Steve Davis Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 No-one, least of all Steve Davis and Kavus Torabi themselves, expected the six-time former World Snooker champion and a British-Iranian underground...
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore - The Complete Screenplay
Author: J.K. Rowling Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 Professor Albus Dumbledore knows the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald is moving to seize control of the wizarding world. Unable to...
Hard as Nails
Author: Helen Black Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 272 'Gripping and gritty, this book will keep you hooked from the first page to the last' Roberta Kray 'The Leeds setting...
Red Mist: The ultra-authentic and gripping action thriller
Author: Ant Middleton Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 448 MALLORY IS BACK You've heard his true story - now go deeper into Ant Middleton's world with his ultra-authentic thriller series....
The Cold Moon: Lincoln Rhyme Book 7
Author: Jeffery Deaver Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 544 It's the night of the full Cold Moon the month of December according to the lunar calendar. A young man is...
Sports Clearance Bargain Book Box
Sports Clearance Bargain Book Box Dive into the adrenaline-pumping world of athletic achievement with the Sports Clearance Bargain Book Box, a curated collection designed for fans, aspiring athletes, and wellness...
Feminism for Women: The Real Route to Liberation
Author: Julie Bindel (Freelance journalist) Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 'Timely, necessary and important' J.K. Rowling '[This book is] guaranteed to remind us what we have still to fight...
Showstopper: Detective Peter Diamond Book 21
Author: Peter Lovesey Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 352 Bath's top detective, Peter Diamond, doesn't believe in jinxes. So when he's asked to investigate a top TV show plagued by...
The Second Stranger: One detective. One murderer. But which is which?
Author: Martin Griffin Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 ONE DETECTIVE. ONE MURDERER. BUT WHICH IS WHICH? 'Fresh, gripping and addictive! An absolute gem' ALLIE REYNOLDS 'If there is a...