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A big visual introduction to the world's greatest inventions, discoveries and technologies for children, young and old. Travel through time with this remarkably illustrated 80-page journey of our planet and...

The ultimate armchair travel guide to recreating an authentic Japanese experience at home. Tokyo is one of the most vibrant and fascinating cities in the world; a place where traditional...

Jess Damuck's feel-good recipes make eating healthy an easy habit to make and keep. Being a health nut is delicious, rewarding, and supremely satisfying, without any feeling of deprivation. It's...

From the multi-award-winning author of A Monster Calls comes a haunting tale of power and obsession that turns the story of Moby Dick upside down. "Call me Bathsheba." The whales...

What's the difference between bliss and solace? Misery and sorrow? Bitterness and malice? In Animals Are People Too, each page presents animal portraits that illustrate everything from the depths of...

A new vision for America's future is quickly gaining momentum. The Green New Deal, now spearheading the national conversation, is setting the agenda for a bold political movement with the...

" Poison Tea shines a spotlight on the shadowy Koch brother network and reveals hidden connections between the tobacco industry, the reclusive billionaire brothers, and the Tea Party movement. It's...

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by...

Our Great Game - The Photographic History of Australian Football will take you on a journey of the country's biggest sporting code, from its origins in 1858 right through to...

A rare photographic insight into the unique and special relationships shared between some of Austraia's best known personalities and their pets.

If you're wondering what Chris Stewart did before he and Ana moved to El Valero, their Spanish farm, here's one of the answers. He took to the sea, landing a...

I was in the Raphael Rooms in the Vatican Museum on a cold winter's day. Raphael's genius was evident everywhere and one could tangibly feel the influence of his contemporary,...

Not to be read until after the ceremony is over less this hilarious collection of misadventures puts both bride and groom out of stride. This book presents the lemon juice...

The future of Earth's environment will be decided in Asia, home to 60 percent of the world's population and some of the world's fastest-growing economies. As an award-winning investigative journalist...

This title provides personal reflections on Lincoln's life and legacy. In "Lincoln Lessons", seventeen of today's most respected academics, historians, lawyers, and politicians provide candid reflections on the importance of...

Pope Benedict XVI has declared June 2008-June 2009 the year of St. Paul in celebration of the 2,000th anniversary of the saint's birth. To mark this celebration Paulist Press has...

The imperial aspect of Churchill's career tends to be airbrushed out, while the battles against Nazism are heavily foregrounded. A charmer and a bully, Winston Churchill was driven by a...

An utterly original exploration of the world of human waste that will surprise, outrage--and entertain Produced behind closed doors, disposed of discreetly, and hidden by euphemism, bodily waste is something...

In this dazzling work of history, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author follows Benjamin Franklin to France for the crowning achievement of his career In December of 1776 a small boat delivered...

In this masterly account of thirteen dramatic military gambles, Katcher shows how on each occasion, the odds for success or failure were finely calculated and the desperate chance then taken.

A twenty-year-old crime, an accelerated death penalty, and an elitist family cover-up: Nyla races against the death row clock to save a woman the world is rooting for . ....

The author offers a vision of the church taking its rightful place as an unstoppable force created to do nothing less than change the world, and therefore, daring to cut...

A visual journey thorugh Amy Zerner's mystical art and fashion, focused on the themes that inspire her enchanted creations When artist Amy Zerner met author Monte Farber, an enchanted relationship...

On both personal and professional levels, Nicole Kidman s story is a fascinating one. Now 34, arguably the most famous actress in the world with a string of successful films...

Do you know how to trim your whiskers properly? With beards and moustaches more popular than ever, this delightful little book sets out to answer this pressing question. And if...

An accessible and witty celebration of the life of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. The Duke is a miscellany of facts and key moments in the life of the man...

The official centenary book for the Corps of Royal Signals. Communications have always been, and are still a vital part of the Army's fighting power. Only with clear and trusted...

Most of us are fascinated by royalty, past and present. Whether glamorous or sordid, merrie or morose, our monarchs and their families have led lives very different from ours -...

The linked stories in In Other Rooms, Other Wonders illuminate a place and a people as they describe the overlapping worlds of an extended Pakistani landowning family: the servants and...

America fought to gain independence from British colonial power between 1763 and 1783. It wasn't just a battle won by American revolutionaries. It was also lost by the British. Combining...

Introduced by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Ubuntu collection is a unique series of exquisitely produced small-format books that take inspiration from Ubuntu and are each founded on the work and...

The epic story of legendary band Yothu Yindi and 'Treaty', the song that gave voice to a movement WITH INTRODUCTIONS BY YALMAY YUNUPINGU & WITIYANA MARIKA Sometimes a musical revolution...

In the last millennium there have been only six female sovereigns: Mary I and Elizabeth I, Mary II and Anne, Victoria and Elizabeth II, who celebrated her eightieth birthday in...

Abandoned by her parents, Sameem Ali spent six and a half years growing up in a children's home. When she was told that her family wanted to take her back...

This collection of essays examines the phenomenon of the gradually evolving cultural differences which took place between America and Britain after the American revolution. A culture of individualism began to...