European History

This text gives an overview of a single day in World War II - 25th October 1944, as it was seen on all fronts. Through a succession of vignettes, showing...

Following on from the success of author Ann Rickard's two books, Not Another Book About Italy, and Not Another Greek Salad, Ann knew one thing was certain, her readers wanted...

Following the success of J'aime Paris and J'aime New York , Alain Duccasse's comprehensive collection of his favourite eating haunts in these capital cities, comes a luxuriously produced compact city...

This book is an updated and revised edition of a classic introduction to one of the key periods in modern European history. Olwen Hufton not only illuminates the complex and...

Many accounts of tourism have adopted an almost paradigmatic visual model of the gaze. This collection presents an expanded notion of spectatorship with a more dynamic sense of embodied and...

The hidden truth about the French way of life: it's all about seduction--its rules, its pleasures, its secrets France is a seductive country, seductive in its elegance, its beauty, its...

Hereditary rule once dominated European politics. A few families, believing in divine rule, controlled the destinies of millions before they were ousted. This book takes an irreverent look at the...

For decades readers and critics have acclaimed Yves Bonnefoy as France's greatest living poet. His most recent book of verse, The Curved Planks , crowns an oeuvre that has won...

We - the users turned creators and distributors of content - are TIME's Person of the Year 2006, and AdAge's Advertising Agency of the Year 2007. We form a new...

Late on the afternoon of Sunday, August 20 1911, three men strolled through the Louvre. Disguising themselves as museum staff they hid until nightfall. Sixteen hours later the most famous...

In the latest thrilling book in the bestselling Under Suspicion series, television producer Laurie Moran investigates the unsolved murder of a beloved couple celebrating the college graduations of their successful...

The Defence Techniques teacher tests the girls on their survival skills, leaving them in the Forest of Colors overnight. They use a manual she has left them to build shelter...

Adyren Worthing longed to be anything but what she is: an apprentice in the Bibliophile's Guild, but mast thief did not figure in her daydreams. When Adyren is accused of...

AN UNWINNABLE WAR Cocaine is worth billions of dollars a year to the drug cartels who spread their evil seed across Western society. It causes misery, poverty and death. And...

A novel by the author of "Closed Circle". While out walking Robin Timariot encounters a woman, with whom he has an unforgettable conversation. On his return home, Timariot discovers the...

Three guys from the Briar Academy fencing team went up to the cliff that night for a hazing ritual--but only two came back alive. Now Luke's best friend, Hayden, is...

Rouge- red-hot romance... Maya Jackson doesn't sleep with strangers. Until the night grief sent her to the nearest bar and into the arms of the most explosive lover she's ever...

I can feel every Shifter's emotions except Daniel's-the only one whose heart I long to know. hayden was born a werewolf, a Dark Guardian. But her ability to sense the...

From the Oscar-nominated and Bafta award-winning creators of animated films Belleville Rendez Vous and The Illusionist comes a dark-edged comedy caper full of twists and surprises. From the Oscar-nominated and...

The core of John Forester's concept of effective cycling is that bicyclists fare best when they act, and are treated in return, as drivers of vehicles, with the same rights...

The definitive work of Arthur C. Clarke's brilliant career - a pageant of dozens of futuristic pieces that anticipated many of this century's greatest scientific and technological advances. The most...

Does your family history or that of a loved one have a common thread of dysfunction, marital problems, sickness, or abuse that goes from generation to generation? If so, this...

Through stories and examples of successes and failures, this book offers advice on the best ways to find and approach a potential employer, using techniques that can be applied to...

With a business to run, a son to raise and a complicated personal life, renegade lawyer Nina Reilly is used to having as much drama in her own home as...

Award-winning duo Catherine Thimmesh and Melissa Sweet inspire a new generation of innovators in this fascinating celebration of women inventors from diverse backgrounds. For fans of Women Who Dared and...

It's the first day of Term One, and Luke and Anna are on opposite sides of the student-teacher divide. School is the last thing Luke feels like - how can...

Newton is one of the most influential scientists the world has ever known. He changed the way we viewed the universe by showing how it really worked - developing the...

A look at relationships whereby both people retain their individuality, their independence, their personal ambitions, their individual friendships and pursuits, but resonate with each other by consciously renewing the connections...

Doctors and researchers are increasingly learning that by the time a woman gets pregnant, she may have already missed a critical window of opportunity to give her baby the best...

An alluring, exotic novel set in the late eighteenth century, based on the life of the famous and much-painted courtesan, La Belle Phanariote. Young, beautiful, fallen, Sophie Glavani has brought...

AN EDGE-OF-YOUR-SEAT SERIES ABOUT THE HUNT FOR THE COOLEST THINGS ON EARTH FROM AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR TRISTAN BANCKS. "A winner and sure to be a big hit!" Alexa Dretzke, Readings" Mac...

Whether you are an expert or beginner, you can enjoy the unique mental and physical rewards that go with power walking. Beginner's Guide to Power Walking tells you everything you...

Freud revolutionized the way we think about ourselves. His psychoanalytic terms such as Id, Ego, libido, neurosis and Oedipus Complex have become a familiar part of our everyday vocabulary. But...

Author: John PaciniBinding: HardbackPublished: Victoria Racing Club, Melbourne, 1988Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe book chronicles the initial century of the Victoria Racing Club. It provides a historical account of...

Author: Zoë OldenbourgBinding: HardbackPublished: Pantheon Books, 1963Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slight damage to the back of the cover.This historical novel transports readers to a...

Author: E. V. TimmsBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus and Robertson, 1957Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis narrative presents a compelling story centered on significant human struggles. The plot unfolds through the experiences...

Author: Steele RuddBinding: HardbackPublished: University of Queensland Press, 1994Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsSteele Rudd created Dad and Dave, Australia's most famous literary characters. From their first appearance in 1899,...

Author: Renate YatesBinding: HardbackPublished: Century Hutchinson, London, 1984Condition:Book: NewJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsA compelling narrative unfolds within the intricate tapestry of societal expectations. Characters navigate the perilous landscape of reputation...

Author: Colin ForbesBinding: HardbackPublished: COLLINS, 1973Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Book in excellent condition. DJ price clipped and small tear to the frontA clandestine operation forms...

Author: Alex SkovronBinding: SoftbackPublished: Five Islands Press Associates, 2000Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionThis collection of poetry presents one hundred sonnetinas, a unique poetic form. The...

Author: Rev. Wm. BenhamBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan & Co., 1894Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis book presents a biographical account of Catharine and Craufurd Tait. The narrative was compiled...