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Maggie's Table contains recipes and stories which capture the rich flavours and colours of some of her favourite dishes. The book is divided into four sections covering the seasons of...

As he did in his much praised and highly successful The Burgermeister's Daughter, Steven Ozment analyzes and weaves together primary sources to create a compelling account of German life in...

On 14th September 1989, Joe Wesbecker entered the Standard Gravure printing plant in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, armed with an AK-47 assault rifle and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. Half-an-hour later,...

This is a study of the assisted passage scheme offered for journeys to Australia in 1947. The assisted passage scheme, also known as the "ten pound fare", was introduced in...

Far away in Ancient Egypt, Jackal and Ibis are brought before the Cat Pharaoh to be punished for stealing from the town market. In a merciful moment, the Pharaoh decides...

Ask yourself: what's the difference between a rich person and the average person on the street? And, more importantly, which one do you want to be?Successful people don't have mysterious...

Everything about the conception and creation of Rockefeller Center was outsized and wildly improbable. Launched in the teeth of the worst depression in American history, the most ambitious construction project...

We are living today in a genuinely frightening scenario- religion and science are engaged in a kind of war- a war for understanding, a war about whether we should have...

What's the one feature of humans that makes us stand alone in the animal kingdom? It's our ability to imagine possibilities...and to imagine requires creativity. Creativity is the most fundamentally...

Improve the way you live and interact with others around you as you are inspired by this book using the ancient art of storytelling. Through intriguing parables, real-life examples and...

"If you want to begin or improve your wealth creation journey, then avoid all the expert 'noise' and sit quietly with this little gem [Let's Get Real]" - Greg Smith,...

If your daughter struggles with a sense of entitlement, a smart mouth, a premature discovery of her sexuality, a gravitational pull towards social media or difficultly regulating her emotions, be...

No girl forgets her first crush. The least he could do is remember it. Chrissy James has only been home in small-town Levenham a few weeks when her teenage crush...

Have you ever wondered about the universe, just outside of our earth? Do you ever think that someone is watching or guiding us? Would we be safe from these beings...

The Pilates Institute in London is a world-renowned centre for dealing with chronic back pain. This book, written by the founder of the Pilates Institute in Australia, details the complete...

Zygmunt Bauman's powerful and persuasive study of the postmodern perspective on ethics is particularly welcome. For Bauman the great issues of ethics have lost none of their topicality: they simply...

According to the renowned social critic and historian Paul Fussell, we are what we wear, and it doesn't look good. Uniforms parses the hidden meanings of our apparel -- from...

In "Negro President," the best-selling historian Garry Wills explores a controversial and neglected aspect of Thomas Jefferson's presidency: it was achieved by virtue of slave "representation," and conducted to preserve...

A New York Times Bestseller - Named A Best Book of the Year by the Los Angeles Times, Washington Post Book World, Chicago Tribune, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and Rocky Mountain...

In this fascinating book, the renowned astrophysicist J. Richard Gott leads time travel out of the world of H. G. Wells and into the realm of scientific possibility. Building on...

Discover the principles of Feng Shui and how they can transform your life; Reorganize your home to promote good family relationships, enhance your sex life, and improve your health and...

An easy-to-use guide to changing your garden without having to employ a designer - Designs for all types of gardens, including patios, wildlife, roof, town and low-maintenance gardens and gardens...

Waco, Texas 1993. People from all walks of life have arrived to follow the Lamb's gospel-signing over savings and pensions, selling their homes and shedding marriages. They've come here to...

A witch with no magical abilities and her know-it-all nemesis must team up in the first of a new, hot romantic comedy series from USA Today bestselling author Avery Flynn....

Jack 'No Middle Name' Reacher, lone wolf, knight errant, ex military cop, lover of women, scourge of the wicked and righter of wrongs, is the most iconic hero for our...

'Kept me guessing right until the end. I devoured it.' Claire Douglas, author of LOCAL GIRL MISSING 'A terrific page turner' Guardian ********* A doting mother or a pushy parent?...

I don t like killing, but I m good at it. Murder isn t so bad from a distance, just shapes popping up in my scope. Close-up work though a...

With each passing day, Kelsea Glynn is growing into her new responsibilities as Queen of the Tearling. By stopping the shipments of slaves to the neighbouring kingdom of Mortmesne, she...

Born to parents who were enthusiastic naturalists, and linked through his wider family to a clutch of accomplished scientists, Richard Dawkins was bound to have biology in his genes. But...

One act of love will change one family s destiny As a devoted mother, Veronique Parker has dedicated herself to her three daughters, before and since her divorce. Her world...

Gaelle de Barbet is sixteen years old in 1940 when the German army occupies France. In a matter of months, her father and brother are killed, her mother descends into...