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Mortal Engines is now a major motion picture produced by Peter Jackson! * "Reeve's [ Mortal Engines ] remains a landmark of visionary imagination." -- School Library Journal , starred...

This book exposes how US plutocrats launched Hitler, then recouped Nazi assets to lay the post-war foundations of a modern police state. Fascists won WWII because they ran both sides....

'The most sought-after tenor in the world', the greatest tenor of today', 'the new king of tenors' - for years Jonas Kaufmann has occupied a unique status among the world's...

The minutes and hours following 11th September terror attacks on the World Trade Center posed the greatest challenge to governance in New York City's history. Mayor Rudoph Giuliani had barely...

Colleges and universities benefit from diversity in their leadership roles and profess to value diversity--of thought, of experience, of person. Yet why do women remain under-represented in top academic leadership...

According to research by Daniel Goleman, emotional intelligence has proved to be twice as important as other competencies in determining outstanding leadership. It's now one of the crucial criteria in...

'A searing, nourishing journey through a history the world needs' - Bettany Hughes, bestselling author of The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World 'Please read it!' - Philippa Gregory, bestselling...

Gallup presents the remarkable findings of its revolutionary study of more than 80,000 managers in First, Break All the Rules , revealing what the world's greatest managers do differently. With...

Ed Miliband is perhaps the least understood political leader of modern times. This book reveals where he has come from and where he is going. It charts his unique upbringing,...

Using first-hand information from oligarchs, spies and classified sources, The Putin Corporation describes how all power was taken away from the businessmen who thrived on the chaos under Yeltsin and...

From being labelled 'deliberately barren' to being criticised for her dress sense, hair colour and body, Julia Gillard's Prime Ministership was one of the most controversial Australia has ever known...

We are living in the most reckless financial environment in recent history. Arcane credit derivative bets are now well into the tens of trillions. According to Charles R. Morris, the...

**Winner of the 2020 PARLIAMENTARY BOOK AWARDS for Best Political Book by a Non-Parliamentarian** A Times Political Book of the Year 'An entertaining, thorough and informative canter through the characters...

Jack Swaab joined the veteran 51st (Highland) Infantry Division on 3 January 1943. In May 1944 he records the restless time as his regiment prepared for the invasion of Normandy....

A compelling account of the biggest corporate takeovers of recent years, and an insight into the life of Lakshmi Mittal, the world's fourth richest man. COLD STEEL is the gripping...

Pack your suitcase for a magical adventure! At the Strangeworlds Travel Agency, each suitcase transports you to a different world. All you have to do is step inside... Flick is...

Revised for the twenty-fifth anniversary of its publication, Alfie Kohn's landmark challenge to carrot-and-stick psychology features updated reflections and research in a major new afterword by the author. Our basic...

An absolute necessity for design devotees and sneakerheads of all ages. Sneakers is a definitive exploration of the creative energy, innovation, collaboration, and visionary intelligence behind the cultural phenomenon of...

Railway posters have huge appeal for the modern audience, but just what explains this continuing interest? Enduring images of iconic locomotives, bathing beauties and characters such as Sunny South Sam...

Written in 1931, this new installment in the Wiley Investment Classics series offers a well-written historical and anecdotal account of the volatile stock market of the 1920s. It traces the...

Johnny West has lived in this area for the past decade and speaks fluent Arabic, and so has the skills and ability to talk to everyone from security guards to...

Bletchley Park, known to those who worked there as Station X, was the scene of one of the greatest Allied triumphs of the Second World War. The breaking of the...

The most hated man in the most dour town in Scotland is sleeping with the fish, or - more accurately - has been dumped into a tank filled with crustaceans....

"Easy-going, discursive and digressive, even those to whom trains are a closed timetable will find this a charming travelogue." - Stuart Maconie Join travel writer and self-confessed "train nut" Tom...

The brand-new gripping thriller from the million copy bestseller M.J. Arlidge Nowhere to hide. No-one to turn to. Nothing to lose. Helen Grace is sure she made the right decision...

Discover the story of Great Expectations with this striking collector s edition from Union Square & Co.'s Signature Editions series! The classic texts that shaped our culture feature exclusive cover...

In the first years of Kenyan independence, three young women return to the East African highlands where they shared a carefree childhood. Hannah is struggling to preserve her heritage at...

Celebrate the World's finest new digital art. Expose 6 is our latest Digital Art Yearbook featuring 'the best of the best'. With 334 inspiring images prepared by 257 artists from...

A PERFECT MARRIAGE. A PERFECT HONEYMOON. A PERFECT CRIME... Laura Ayars' perfect world is shattered at a time which should have been the happiest of her life. On her honeymoon,...

'Dr Stamp is so clearly in love with her subject: that wonderful and yet still mysterious organ, the human heart.' Michael Mosley When actress Debbie Reynolds died a day after...

Discover the story of The Scarlet Letter with this striking collector s edition from Union Square & Co.'s Signature Editions series! The classic texts that shaped our culture feature exclusive...

'Roman discipline clashes with ferocious hordes in Scarrow's epic mix of sword, sweat and savagery' THE SUN 1st-century Britannia is the setting for an epic and action-packed novel of tribal...

An original novel set in the Halo Universe and based onthe New York Times bestselling video game series! It is 2553, and the three-decade long Covenant War that defined a...

Using the very latest source material, in particular new research from Soviet/Russian sources, the author analyses motives and objectives, and considers the opportunities taken or rejected, concentrating especially on specific...

Two men. Twenty years of friendship. One love. 'Lovely, funny, kind and truthful . . . I was expecting a simple will-they-won't-they, but it's wiser than that . . ....

'Agatha Christie vibes with archaeology in the beautiful Sussex countryside, what's not to love!' 'A brilliant cosy crime novel' 'I thoroughly enjoyed this cosy murder mystery and would highly recommend'...

As a unique work of reference, The Cambridge Handbook of Australian Criminology covers the broad range of contemporary and historical subjects of criminology, combining statistical and narrative analyses. The book...

Discover the key benefits, major techniques, and spiritual essence of the system of Reiki. Discover the key benefits, major techniques, and spiritual essence of the system of Reiki. This book...

A follow-up to the successful series Rooms to Inspire , this inspirational design guide presents a selection of novel urban interiors by the leading interior designers of our time. City...

An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young adult and adult intermediate learners of French. Olly's top-notch language-learning insights are right in line with the best...