Mezcal - The History, Craft & Cocktails of the World's ...
Produced in nine Mexican states, mezcal has gained popularit...
Japanese Whisky - The Ultimate Guide to the World's Mos...
Japanese whisky has been around for less than a century – b...
On Intelligence - The History of Espionage and the Secr...
This book is a professional military-intelligence officerÂ’s...
The Illuminati - The Secret Society That Hijacked The W...
Chilling initiations. Big banks and money manipulations. Pos...
The Rise of Superman - Decoding the Science of Ultimate...
A razor-sharp analysis of how record-breaking exploits in ex...
The Most Beautiful Walk in the World - A Pedestrian in ...
Thrust into the unlikely role of professional “literary wal...
The Druid Craft Tarot - Use the Magic of Wicca and Drui...
At a time when we seek a closer connection with the natural ...
The Last Tasmanian Tiger: The History and Extinction of...
The Last Tasmanian Tiger: The History and Extinction of the ...
Black against Empire: The History and Politics of the B...
Black against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black ...
The History and Mechanism of the Exchange Equalisation ...
The History and Mechanism of the Exchange Equalisation Accou...
The History of Egypt under the Ptolemies
The History of Egypt under the Ptolemies - University textbo...
The History and Design of the Foundling Hospital: With ...
The History and Design of the Foundling Hospital: With a Mem...
Tales of a Grandfather: Being the History of Scotland f...
Tales of a Grandfather: Being the History of Scotland from t...
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Nathalia Buttface and the Most Embarrassing Dad in the World
At last something laugh-out-loud funny for girls in this hilarious new series from TV and radio comedy writing talent Nigel Smith. The Most Embarrassing Dad in the World was embarrassing Nathalia even before she was born. He went and married Mum, didn’t he? Mum’s last name was De Montfort. Thanks to Dad she wasn’t Nathalia De Montfort. She was Nathalia Bumole.“It’s pronounced Bew-mow-lay,” ...
Love Sucks - The truth about romance from the world's greatest cynics
Tired of hearing about how ‘love is all you needÂ’ and that ‘love will conquer allÂ’? Does the idea of balloons, love hearts, boxes of chocolates and birds suddenly appearing make your teeth ache with the sickly saccharine cliched insanity? How about some real talk? ItÂ’s all a farce. Love sucks. As Charles Bukowski said, ‘If there are junk yards in hell, love is the dog that guards the gates.Â...
Between the World and Me - Notes on the First 150 Years in America
“For Ta-Nehisi Coates, history has always been personal. At every stage of his life, he’s sought in his explorations of history answers to the mysteries that surrounded him — most urgently, why he, and other black people he knew, seemed to live in fear. What were they afraid of? In Tremble for My Country, Coates takes readers along on his journey through America’s history of race and its conte...
A Brief History of the End of the World
Most people’s concept of the ‘end of the world’ comes from the book of Revelation. Alternative apocalypses can be found in the Zoroastrianism of ancient Persia, in ancient Hindu scriptures and Norse myths. Today, there are an estimated 25 million Christian fundamentalists in the US who believe it will come with the ‘Rapture’; others point to an ecological catastrophe, the AIDS pandemic or nuc...
Four Seasons in Rome - On Twins, Insomnia and the Biggest Funeral in the History of the World
On the same day that his wife gave birth to twins, Anthony Doerr received the Rome Prize, an award that gave him a year-long stipend and studio in Rome… `Four Seasons in Rome’ charts the repercussions of that day, describing Doerr’s varied adventures in one of the most enchanting cities in the world, and the first year of parenthood. He reads Pliny, Dante, and Keats – the chroniclers of Rome ...
Photos That Changed the World
Now available in an updated and revised edition, ‘Photos that Changed the World’ gathers together images of pivotal moments in world history in one stunning volume. In lavish two-page spreads, this book presents nearly one hundred of history’s most memorable photographs from the Wright Brothers first flight to the bombing of Pearl Harbor, from Martin Luther King’s I Have a Dream speech to Nels...
BrewDog - Craft Beer for the People
Includes pull-out beer mats BrewDog’s first beer book is a brilliant intro to the world of craft beer. It includes a look at what makes craft beer great and how it’s made, explains how to understand different beer styles, how to cook with beer and match beers and food, right through to how to brew your own at home. It’s not just about BrewDog’s beers either – plenty of other excellent brew...
The World
Lonely Planet: The worldÂ’s leading travel guide publisher Every country in the world, in one guidebook: Lonely PlanetÂ’s The World. A TravellerÂ’s Guide to the Planet. WeÂ’ve taken the highlights from the worldÂ’s best guidebooks and put them together into one 900+ page whopper to create the ultimate guide to Earth. This user-friendly A-Z gives a flavour of each country in the world, includin...
The Most Beautiful Walk in the World - A Pedestrian in Paris
Thrust into the unlikely role of professional “literary walking tour” guide, an expat writer provides the most irresistibly witty and revealing tour of Paris in years.In this enchanting memoir, acclaimed author and long- time Paris resident John Baxter remembers his yearlong experience of giving “literary walking tours” through the city. Baxter sets off with unsuspecting tourists in tow on the...
The History of Bees
***THE NUMBER ONE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER*** `Fans of Cloud Atlas and Never Let Me Go will love The History of BeesÂ’ Good Housekeeping`Dystopian and electric, this book is set to blow minds everywhereÂ’ StylistÂ’Haunting and poignant Â… an important and wonderful bookÂ’ Dave Goulson, bestselling author of Bee Quest In the spirit of Station Eleven and Never Let Me Go, this dazzling and ambitiou...
The Druid Craft Tarot - Use the Magic of Wicca and Druidry to Guide Your Life
At a time when we seek a closer connection with the natural world, this beautiful deck invites us to celebrate the earth and the rhythm of her seasons. Combining the two great streams of Western Pagan tradition—Wicca and Druidry—Philip and Stephanie Carr-Gomm, together with artist Will Worthington, have created a tarot of extraordinary depth and relevance that can help guide and illuminate your ...
The Rise of Superman - Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human Performance
A razor-sharp analysis of how record-breaking exploits in extreme sport are redefining the limits of being human. Right now, more people are risking their lives for their sports then ever before in history. As Thomas Pynchon once put it in Gravity’s Rainbow, ‘it is not often that Death is told so clearly to f@%* off’. Over the past three decades, the bounds of the possible in action and adve...
1000 Sneakers - A Guide to the World's Greatest Kicks, from Sport to Street
Following on the heels of successful books recently published by Rizzoli like Out of the Box and SLAM Kicks, this guide — in the same format as two of our most popular recent titles, 1000 Football Shirts and 1000 Football Clubs – offers a definitive collection of the world’s most iconic, best designed, and most collectible sneakers fleshed out with history, design details, and sports trivia.A v...
Armageddon Outta Here - The World of Skulduggery Pleasant
One AMAZING new novella. Three GRIPPING new stories. In the ULTIMATE story collection. We all know that doors are for people with no imagination so smash the glass, climb through the window and enter the awesome world of Skulduggery Pleasant with this ultimate story collection. For the first time, every Skulduggery Pleasant short story – plus The End of the World, the World Book Day novelette...
The Square and the Tower - Networks, Hierarchies and the Struggle for Global Power
‘The most brilliant British historian of his generation’ The Times What if everything we thought we knew about history was wrong? From Niall Ferguson, the global bestselling author of Empire, The Ascent of Money and Civilization, this is a whole new way of imagining the world. Most history is hierarchical: it’s about popes, presidents, and prime ministers. But what if that’s simply because ...
The Fender Telecaster - The Life and Times of the Electric Guitar That Changed the World
An in-depth history and celebration of over six decades of the Tele, now available in paperback.The Fender Telecaster is a working-class hero and the ultimate blue-collar guitar. It wasnÂ’t meant to be elegant, pretty, or sophisticated. Designed to be a utilitarian musical instrument, it has lived up to that destiny. In the hands of players from Muddy Waters to James Burton, Bruce Springsteen to J...
The Great Spiritual Migration - How the World's Largest Religion Is Seeking a Better Way to Be Christian
The Christian story, from Genesis until now, is fundamentally about people on the move—outgrowing old, broken religious systems and embracing new, more redemptive ways of life. It’s time to move again. Brian McLaren, a leading voice in contemporary religion, argues that— notwithstanding the dire headlines about the demise of faith and drop in church attendance—Christian faith is not dying. R...
History - From the Dawn of Civilization to the Present Day
From the origins of Homo sapiens to the 21st century, this dynamic visual encyclopaedia of world events tells the surprising and inspiring history of the world. Exploring world history and featuring historical figures that have shaped our past and present, this newly updated third edition includes key contemporary issues, political developments, changes in leadership, and more. Each historical...
Surprise the World - The Five Habits of Highly Missional People
Christianity is a surprising religion. It has changed the world in remarkable ways throughout history simply through Christians living out their faith. More recently, we’ve become afraid of a habituated Christianity, thinking that routines will rob our faith of its vitality. The net effect is that we’ve replaced the habits that surprise the world with habits that mimic the world—and both we and...
The Square and the Tower - Networks, Hierarchies and the Struggle for Global Power
The New York Times bestseller Â’Silicon Valley needed a history lesson and Ferguson has provided itÂ’ Eric Schmidt What if everything we thought we knew about history was wrong? From Niall Ferguson, the global bestselling author of Empire, The Ascent of Money and Civilization, this is a whole new way of imagining the world. Most history is hierarchical: itÂ’s about popes, presidents, and prime...
A History of the Crusades III - The Kingdom of Acre and the Later Crusades
The third volume of Steven RuncimanÂ’s classic, hugely influential trilogy on the history of the Crusades Â’The whole tale is one of faith and folly, courage and greed, hope and disillusionÂ’ Steven RuncimanÂ’s triumphant three-volume A History of the Crusades remains an unsurpassed account of the events that changed the world and continue to resonate today. This final volume of the trilogy be...