Pandas - A Portrait of the Animal World
80 illustrations. This concise and informative volume discus...
Seashells - A Portrait of the Animal World
Over 80 illustrations. This handsomely-illustrated introduct...
Baby Animals - A Portrait of the Animal World
Over 80 illustrations. All living creatures have a wonderful...
Giants of the Sea - A Portrait of the Animal World
80 illustrations. Known as monsters of the deep, the large c...
Tigers - A Portrait of the Animal World
80 illustrations. The largest of all the cats, the tigers ...
Penguins - A Portrait of the Animal World
Over 80 illustrations. Penguins are among the best-known and...
Lions - A Portrait of the Animal World
Over 80 illustrations. Of all animals, the lion is one of th...
Snakes & Reptiles - A Portrait of the Animal World
100 illustrations. This volume is a fast-moving introduction...
Rocks & Minerals - A Portrait of the Natural World
Over 80 illustrations. Rocks and minerals are all around us,...
Pandas - A Portrait Of The Animal World
Zero Night - The Untold Story of the Second World War's Most Daring Great Escape
Oflag VI-B, Warburg, Germany: On the night of 30 August 1942 Zero Night 40 officers from Britain, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa staged the most audacious mass escape of the Second World War. It was the first Great Escape but instead of tunnelling, the escapers boldly went over the huge perimeter fences using wooden scaling contraptions. This was the notorious Warburg ...
Delphi - A History of the Center of the Ancient World
The oracle and sanctuary of the Greek god Apollo at Delphi were known as the omphalosthe center or navelof the ancient world for more than 1000 years. Individuals, city leaders, and kings came from all over the Mediterranean and beyond to consult Delphis oracular priestess; to set up monuments to the gods; and to take part in competitions. In this richly illustrated account, Mich...
Lonely Planet Kids: The Animal Book
Get ready for a walk on the wild side through every continent on Earth! Kids can discover the animal kingdom like never before in Lonely Planet Kidsâ The Animal Book; a beautiful encyclopedia featuring over 100 incredible creatures; from the grey wolf and green anaconda; to the bald eagle and emperor penguin.Packed with facts and illustrations; it also explores our relationship with thes...
The Great World
Every city, town and village has its memorial to war. Nowhere are these more eloquent than in Australia, generations of whose young men have enlisted to fight other peoples battles from Gallipoli and the Somme to Malaya and Vietnam. In THE GREAT WORLD, his finest novel yet, David Malouf gives a voice to that experience. But THE GREAT WORLD is more than a novel of war. Ranging over seventy yea...
Shanghai Grand - Forbidden Love and International Intrigue on the Eve of the Second World War
A vivid account of the love triangle between an American journalist and adventurer, a wealthy expatriate businessman and a Chinese poet in Shanghai in the late 1930s. On the eve of the Second World War, the foreign-controlled port of Shanghai was the rendezvous for the twentieth centurys most outlandish adventurers, all under the watchful eye of the illustrious Sir Victor Sassoon. Emily Mick...
Fractured Lands - How the Arab World Came Apart
The product of some 18 months of reporting, [Fractured Lands] tells the story of the catastrophe that has fractured the Arab world since the invasion of Iraq 13 years ago, leading to the rise of ISIS and the global refugee crisis. The geography of this catastrophe is broad and its causes are many, but its consequences war and uncertainty throughout the world are familiar to us all. Scott And...
The Darkening Age - The Christian Destruction of the Classical World
The Darkening Age is the largely unknown story of how a militant religion comprehensively and deliberately extinguished the teachings of the Classical world, ushering in centuries of unquestioning adherence to one true faith. Despite the long-held notion that the early Christians were meek and mild, going to their martyrs deaths singing hymns of love and praise, the truth, as Catherine Nix...
Children's Book of the Movies - Explore the Magical, Behind-The-Scenes World of the World
Now kids can explore the magical, behind-the-scenes world of cinema in the Childrens Book of the Movies. Exploring the glamorous world of the movies with child-friendly text and pictures, this definitive guide to cinema reveals how movies work: who makes them, the jobs they have, and the tools and techniques they use. It showcases top movie stars and characters, introduces groundbreaking mus...
The Shadow World - Inside the Global Arms Trade
A gripping and urgent investigation into the secretive world of the global arms trade from a former member of the African National Congress Revealing the corruption and the cover-ups at the heart of ex-President Jacob Zumas South Africa Andrew Feinstein delves behind BAEs controversial transactions in South Africa, Tanzania and eastern Europe and the revolving-door relationships that char...
Chasing Bocuse - America's Journey to the Culinary World Stage
In 2015 in Lyon, France, Team USA medaled for the first time ever at the Bocuse dOr-often called the Olympics of the cooking world- taking silver. Two years later, Team USA won the competition and took home the gold. The coach and mentors of the 2015 team consisted of chefs who have become household names: Gavin Kaysen, Thomas Keller, and Daniel Boulud, with French Laundry executive sous che...
Pandas - A Portrait of the Animal World
80 illustrations. This concise and informative volume discusses the fascinating and evocative history and habits of the panda, the gentle giant that is among the worlds most endangered species. The controversy over whether the panda is a bear or a raccoon is explored, along with comparison photos of well-known bear species and the lessor panda which is classified by scientists as a raccoon. ...
The Butchering Art - Joseph Lister's Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine
DAILY MAIL, GUARDIAN AND OBSERVER BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2017 Winner of the 2018 PEN/E.O. Wilson Prize for Literary Science WritingShortlisted for the 2018 Wellcome Book PrizeShortlisted for the 2018 Wolfson Prize The story of a visionary British surgeon whose quest to unite science and medicine delivered us into the modern world the safest time to be alive in human history Victorian operating th...
The Second World War: The Hinge Of Fate - Volume IV
THE HINGE OF FATE marks in Sir Winston Churchills words, the turning-point of the Second World War. It details a period during which almost uninterrupted defeat gave way to almost unbroken success for the Allies. While the Afrika Korps advanced almost to the outskirts of Alexandria and the Japanese struck by land and by sea, despair came to all but the most resolute. However, from this nad...
Strategy in the Contemporary World - An Introduction to Strategic Studies
Strategy in the Contemporary World brings together world leading experts to provide a comprehensive introduction to the role of military power in todays world. The definitive textbook on the subject, the fifth edition explores both the enduring and historical issues which have shaped the study of strategy and the contemporary issues that dominate todays headlines. The new edition has been subs...
The New World Champion Paper Airplane Book
A collection of easy-to-fold paper airplane designs and innovative theories of flight, including the authors Guinness World Record-breaking airplane. Features 16 tear-out model planes. /b> amp;#160; The New World Champion Paper Airplane Book chronicles the creation of the new distance champion paper airplane and how it broke the world record. Collinss revolutionary approach to plane design ...
Pope Francis - A Photographic Portrait of the People's Pope
With more than 250 previously unpublished photographs, Pope Francis: A Photographic Portrait of the Peoples Pope follows the pontiff through a year in his life, from daily prayers to international pastoral visits, offering a rare look at life behind the scenes with His Holiness Pope Francis.Inspiring photographs from Pope Franciss official photographer Rodolfo Felici capture both significant a...
Cool Tech - Gadgets, Games, Robots, and the Digital World
Cool Tech is a thrilling journey through the physical side of the virtual world. Marvel at the technology that keeps you connected, from the ships installing lines deep in the ocean, the robots locating wire breaks, the satellites beaming signals across the earth, the teams retrieving and splicing lines together, to the servers directing and feeding internet traffic around the world. Plus, tak...
Lions - A Portrait of the Animal World
Over 80 illustrations. Of all animals, the lion is one of the most intriguing. Venerated as a symbol of strength for thousands of years, its place in nature as a fierce and powerful predator is no less striking. Here is the story of the only social animals in the cat family, known for their preference for living in close family groups called prides. Held together by bonds of mutual trust, prid...
The Written World - How Literature Shaped History
Youre likely to list the invention of paper, the printing press and the world wide web as major influences on the way we share stories. You probably wouldnt include Malian singers, American astronauts, Greek generals, Japanese courtiers and Spanish adventurers. And yet all of them played a crucial role in shaping and spreading literature as we know it today. The Written World tells the riveti...
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Playful and experimental, James Joyces autobiographical A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is a vivid portrayal of emotional and intellectual development. This Penguin Modern Classics edition is edited with an introduction and notes by Seamus Deane. The portrayal of Stephen Dedaluss Dublin childhood and youth, his quest for identity through art and his gradual emancipation from the claim...
A Short History Of The First World War
The First World War, lasting just four years, from 1914 to 1918, waswithout parallel, the first true global conflict in which all of the earths greatpowers participated. A Short History of the First World War tellsthe story of this cataclysmic event. Following a description of the backgroundof the war, each year of the war is dealt with in its own chapter, the battles,various battlefronts and...