This is the gripping story of the Tippecanoe campaign of 1811: "The prophet's battle." It was a conflict born out of festering tensions inscribed aby the 1795 Treaty of Greeneville,...
R.E.M.'s debut album, released in 1983, was so far removed from the prevailing trends of American popular music that it still sounds miraculous and out of time today. J. Niimi tells the story...
Following their victory at Towton in 1461, The House of York continued to triumph. Aby 1470, however, relations between Edward and his lieutenant, Eari of Warwick, had broken down and Warwick had...
A Wall Street Journal Best Book of the Year on Retirement and AgingLonglisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in NonfictionChicago Public Library's Best of 2019The New York Tim
The second book in our Classic Boat series aimed at traditional boat lovers, builders and restorers. Lofting is an essential stage in the transition between designing and building a boat in order...
The untold story of how Japan became a cultural superpower through the fantastic inventions that captured and transformed the world s imagination. A masterful book driven by deep research, new...
Beloved for his fanciful and engrossing children's literature, controversial for his enthusiasm for British imperialism, Rudyard Kipling remains one of the most widely read writers of Victorian...
Doctor John Faustus of Wittenburg trades his soul to Lucifer for years of learning without limits and power without parallel. In this completely new edition of the play, Paul Menzer demonstrates...
This jaw-dropping, heartbreaking and hopeful novel from debut author Katya Balen will remind you we are all made of stardust. For fans of thought-provoking, moving middle grade from Wonder to Skellig
A collection of more than 60 illustrated recipes for simple-to-prepare salads, dressings, breakfasts, and snacks to take on the go.The solution to the lunchtime salad rut, Salad in a Jar provides...
London has the greatest literary tradition of any city in the world. Its roll call of storytellers includes cultural giants like Shakespeare, Defoe, and Dickens, and an innumerable host of writers...
The foil to Jesus, the defiant antihero of the Easter story, mocking, skeptical Pilate is a historical figure who haunts our imagination. For some he is a saint, for others the embodiment of human...
During the Middle Ages decorative floor tiles were used in abbey churches, royal palaces, parish churches and the homes of wealthy citizens. Tiles were durable and hygienic and added a new...
In this major work Dr Mikkola reviews the 13 owls breeding in Europe and an additional four species in lands adjoining the Mediterranean in North Africa and the Middle East. The book has three...
"Reveals a political kierunek that threatens both our form of government and our species." - Timothy Snyder, author of ON TYRANNY"Riveting.... Want to understand how so many Americans...
A smart and concise guide to staying together that draws on scientific findings, expert advice, and years in the marital trenches to explain why marriage is better for your health, your finances,...
In the last twenty years or so, numerous mainstream movies have drawn from the ideas and images of ancient thought to address the collapse of appearance and reality. These films have consistently...
The chilling classic ghost stories gathered here offer a remarkable variety of approaches to the theme of haunting. It includes stories aby such legendary writers as Robert Louis Stevenson, P.F....