As the outbreak of World War II approached, Nazi Germany ordered artillery manufacturers Krupp and Rheimetall-Borsig to…

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This collection of stories - Janet Frame's first published book - appeared in New Zealand in 1951, while she was confined in…

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______________ **A SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER** ***A BOOK CLUB PICK FROM THE QUEEN CONSORT'S READING ROOM***…

This beautifully illustrated pocket field guide is packed with information on the marvellous variety of insects that…

One of the most remarkable mechanized campaigns of recent years pitted the brutal and heavily armed jihadis of Islamic State…

Authored by one of North Korea's most acclaimed dissident writers, this is the first collection of Bandi's poetry to be…

A bold, thought-provoking novel that will compel and disquiet in equal measure, about the moral lines we tread, the stories…

A portrait of climbing legend Mo Anthoine, from the author of }Poker{ and the }Biggest Game In Town{. "This is writing of…

Presents the screenplay of the classic cult film by Bruce Robinson, with an introduction by the director.…

For almost five millennia, in every culture and in every major religion, indigo--a blue pigment obtained from the small…

Kniha 9781681196404 Grandpa Cacao: A Tale of Chocolate, from Farm to Family Elizabeth Zunon…

First published in 1973, this is an account of those forbidden to carry parachutes; they lived in dread of being shot down…

'At the first mention of going to Roumania, a great many people, as I did myself, would take down their atlas and open the…

A poignant new play explores exactly what it means to dice with death when being alive proves to be painful.…

"The most important playwright to have emerged north of the border in years." (Scotsman) Europe is set in a railway station…

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'Compelling... hauntingly dark' JANE SHEMILT THEY CAN BUILD YOU UP Charlotte has it all: the successful career, the loving…

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2024 LOCUS AWARD FINALIST, BEST FANTASY NOVEL Howarth, 1846. In a parsonage at the edge of the moors, a widowed rector lives…

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A triumphant transformation of mediaeval mystery plays into radical political theatre Mistero Buffo, or The Comic Mysteries,…

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It's 3 a.m. and Elizabeth Gilbert is sobbing on the bathroom floor. She's in her thirties, she has a husband, a house,…

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Caroline Eden reflects on her travels through recipes and ingredients in a poetic memoir for food lovers and adventurers…

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Winner of the Jhalak Prize & Plutarch Award | A New York Times, New Yorker, Washington Post, Newsweek, TIME Book of the Year…

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For readers who revelled in the toxic obsession of Butter and the addictive horror of Bat EaterDear Jiwon,I'm writing to you…

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS 2018 Holding her first grandchild in her arms in 2003, Mary Robinson was struck by the…

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**A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR****A GRAZIA BOOK OF THE YEAR****SELECTED FOR MALALA'S BOOK CLUB**'Tender, devastating,…

This beautifully illustrated mini field guide is packed with information on 200 species of fungi found in Britain and the…

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WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR MEMOIRA 2023 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALISTA NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, TIME AND NEW…

For the first time, the world-renowned Arden Shakespeare is producing a Performance Edition of Shakespeare's Hamlet, aimed…

The Map from Here to There is an unforgettable story of identity and the companion novel to the stellar The Start of Me and…

Poignant, powerful, just perfect' - Cathy Cassidy 'This poetic novel is sheer perfection ... I loved it' - Irish Examiner 'A…

The first of a series of five books on the German army of World War II. This volume focuses on their achievements from 1935…

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Jose Costa has just attended the Anonymous Writers Congress in Istanbul and is on his way back to Rio when a bomb scare on…

In the summer of 1804, the eagle was chosen as the symbol of the French Army by Napoleon himself. The Emperor's sculptor,…

From acclaimed ornithologist, Tim Birkhead, comes a scientific and revealing read on an extraordinary creation: the bird's…

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Edmund White was forty-three years old when he moved to Paris in 1983. He spoke no French and knew just two people in the…

The aristocratic Duke de Richleau faces new, sinister challenges in this macabre tale of the dark arts. When his good friend…

Told in letters, poems, text messages, news stories, and comics--a series of documents Nora collects for the Wolf Creek…

In the spring of 1839, the British invaded Afghanistan for the first time. Led by lancers in scarlet cloaks and plumed…

Two comic plays by Lee Hall which have had success at the Edinburgh Festival and are coming to London in February 2000…

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Originally contracted by wealthy Italian city states to protect their assets during a time of ceaseless warring, many…

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One of the most underrated medium bombers of the Second World War, the Martin B-26 Marauder never fully managed to shake off…

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The latest episode in Clarkes almost-true account of his adventures as an expatriate in France is just as delightful as the…

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This is a description of the uniforms, weaponry, military practices and daily life of the Roman soldier during the twilight…

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A DAILY MAIL BOOK OF THE WEEK A SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR A DAILY TELEGRAPH BEST HISTORY BOOK OF 2023 ASPECTS OF HISTORY…

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Soon to be a MAJOR MOTION PICTURE produced by M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN and starring DAKOTA FANNING. You can't see them. But they…

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This must-have companion invites readers to experience the vivid imagery of Sarah J. Maas's #1 bestselling Court of Thorns…