'The most precious hymn to resilience... Written with a beautiful attention to detail... Wonderful ' ADAM NICOLSON, winner of the 2018 Wainwright Prize'Extraordinary...Just when you...
Welcome to the world of Stephanie Laurens - and to the Cynsters and their ever-expanding clan! Now, Charles Morwellan, who we first met in A SECRET LOVE, one of her most beloved Cynster novels,...
The most prominent naturalist in Britain before Charles Darwin, Richard Owen made empirical discoveries and offered theoretical innovations that were crucial to the proof of evolution. Among his...
The complete play in an accessible format, on-page notes, introduction setting the context, timeline, character and theme indexes. Set the scene with perfectly pitched introductions that introduce...
Korda's brilliant work of history takes the reader back to the summer of 1940, when fewer than 3,000 young fighter pilots of the Royal Air Force--often no more than 900 on any given day--stood...
Parker, the ruthless antihero of Richard Stark's eponymous mystery novels, is one of the most unforgettable characters in hardboiled noir. Lauded aby critics for his taut realism, unapologetic...
Paperback edition of this definitive biography of the legendary British motorcycle champion, who died in 2003, aged 53. Over 40,000 coipies of the hardback sold. 10 b/w, 30 colour plates.
From the internationally bestselling author of Somewhere in France comes an enthralling historical novel about one of the most famous wedding dresses of the twentieth century-Queen Elizabeth's...
Stardate 6422.5. A diplomatic mission to the planet Yusub erupts in violence when ruthless Orion raiders attempt to disrupt the crucial negotiations by force. Caught in the midst of tense and...
Bestselling royal historian David Starkey's captivating biography is a radical re-evaluation of Henry VIII, the British monarchy's most enduring icon. Larger than life in every sense, Henry...
An ALA Notable Title"Absurdly entertaining. Victorious on all fronts."--Booklist (starred review)Renowned for their courage, their chivalry, and their ability to fight mythical creatures,
An expert mountaineer cracks Everest's most intriguing mystery - did Mallory and Irvine reach the summit before they perished on its slopes? On the 6th June 1924, mountaineers George Mallory...
Tatiana and Alexander is a powerful story of grief and hope -- a passionate and epic love story from the Russian-born author of The Bronze Horseman. The world at war... Two people in love. Tatiana...
The Mahabharata, an ancient and vast Sanskrit poem, is a remarkable collection of epics, legends, romances, theology, and ethical and metaphysical doctrine. The core of this great work is the epic...
"Dilbert", Scott Adams' enormously popular comic strip, has given voice to the millions of Americans buffeted by the many adversities of the workplace. Packed with 400 "Dilbert"...
Say hello to Mr. Geo, everybody's favorite geography teacher Today he's visiting Louisiana, the Pelican State. His first stop is New Orleans for the Mardi Gras parade. He's going to...
To Ronald Reagan, the United States was a divinely ordained beacon of freedom, as this history of the president's spirituality reveals. Blending research and fascinating storytelling, this work...
Technology permeates nearly every aspect of our daily lives. Cars enable us to travel long distances, mobile phones help us to communicate, and medical devices make it possible to detect and cure...
We live in an age in which we are repeatedly reminded--by scientists, żeby the media, żeby popular culture--of the looming threat of mass extinction. We're told that human activity is currently...
A personal account of one man's unique obsession with the mysterious and elusive Siberian tiger, which is on the brink of extinction, and his dangerous quest to seek them out to observe and study.
The Archipelago of Dreams is no more...but the battle to save it has just begun in the penultimate book in the acclaimed chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica series. The Caretakers are at war....
One of the architects of the reengineering revolution takes a penetrating look at the future of the corporation in a visionary manifesto. An informed business manual for the 21st century,...
The New York Times bestselling author revisits the characters from her beloved novels Love Walked In and Belong to Me in this captivating, beautifully written drama involving family, friendship,...