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| "50 Biology Ideas You Really Need to Know by J. V. Chamary (Hardback, 2015)" |
| "50 Biology Ideas You Really Need to Know is your guide to the most significant and stimulating questions in the study of life Why do species evolve? Can characteristics be inherited without DNA? Are all organisms made of cells? What makes us human? This book provides succinct answers to all these questions and many more in 50 lucid and engaging essays that cover both classic experiments and the latest researchFrom the mysteries of sex and sleep from mass extinction to immunity 50 Biology Ideas You Really Need to Know will open your eyes to the fundamental processes that are vital to life on Earth including how genes control the growth and behaviour of living things how a body develops from a single cell and how environmental forces create natural diversity through evolution Featuring key concepts explained in simple terms and with clear diagrams and timelines showing major scientific discoveries within their historical context this book will give you a complete overview of a fascinating subjectContents include Evolution Genes Homeostasis Endosymbiosis Sex Multicellularity Nerves Genetic Drift Speciation Convergent Evolution Pollination Mimicry Laws of Inheritance DNA Alternative Splicing Viruses Epigenetics Photosynthesis Cancer Differentiation Regeneration Morphogenesis Memory Sleep Ageing Consciousness and the Gaia Hypothesis"
Price: 8.49 |
| "Psychology in Minutes: 200 Key Concepts Explained in an Instant by Marcus Weeks (Paperback, 2015)" |
| "To what extent is memory based on mood? Why do we compare ourselves to others? Are there different types of intelligence? How do we change with age? This book answers all these questions and many more in 200 short and accessible essays From Pavlov's dogs to experimental ethics and from the development of personality to cognitive behavioural therapy this book will take you from the foundations of psychological thought to modern-day applications drawing on recent research and established theories Each essay is accompanied by an illustration or diagram to help unravel complex ideas The principles of psychology apply to each and every one of us as they shed light on everything from our childhood development to our interaction with others - and Psychology in Minutes is the perfect insight to this fascinating subject Contents include Behaviourism Experimental ethics Problem solving Illusions and paradoxes Dream analysis Management and leadership Compliance and conformity Attitudes and prejudices Attraction Moral development Gender development The big five personality traits Classification of mental disorders Criticisms of psychoanalysis Positive psychology Advertising and the media and The working environment"
Price: 8.49 |
| "The Little Black Songbook by Omnibus Press (Paperback, 2010)" |
| "(The Little Black Songbook) A pocket sized collection of Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler songs presented in chord songbook format with chord symbols guitar chord boxes and complete lyrics Includes over 70 classics including All the Roadrunning Boom Like That Brothers in Arms Calling Elvis Expresso Love Get Lucky Money for Nothing Romeo and Juliet Sailing to Philadelphia So Far Away Sultans of Swing Telegraph Road Walk of Life and more"
Price: 7.99 |
| "In the Darkness of the Night by Emily Rand (Hardback, 2017)" |
| "In the Darkness of the Night takes the reader through the sounds that a young child hears whilst curled up in bed waiting to fall asleep From the familiar reassuring noises of the family and the home including muffled voices and humming pipes Next we move out into the garden with the snuffling and screeching of foxes And then suddenly what's that? Zoom! A car speeds by and a distant siren sounds Then the illustrations expand to the city beyond as we see those who work throughout the night such as cleaners or nurses And finally as the sun rises the early morning sounds begin with the birdsong clatter of dustbins and letterboxes as the city wakes up again Emily Rand takes us on a gentle journey through the night looking at all the sounds and activity that happen whilst you're tucked up warm in your bed!"
Price: 8.99 |
| "Good Food: Traybakes by Sarah Cook (Paperback, 2014)" |
| "Easy and quick to make good for feeding a crowd and packed full of flavour traybakes are the perfect bake for any occasion From delicious fruity flapjacks and gooey chocolate slices to a perfect savoury smoky cheese and onion tart the trusted experts at Good Food have brought you ideas and recipes for every kitchen Including recipes tailor-made to make introducing kids to the kitchen a breeze and filling up a crowd a doddle traybakes are a fuss-free and tasty way to satisfy any stomach Triple-tested by the experts at Good Food and with full-colour photos for each recipe Traybakes is the perfect companion to simple and delicious baking"
Price: 4.49 |
| "100 Diagrams That Changed The World" |
| "100 Diagrams That Changed The World is a fascinating collection of the most significant plans sketches drawings and illustrations that have changed the way we think about the world From primitive cave paintings to the complicated DNA double helix drawn by Crick and Watson they chart dramatic breakthroughs in our understanding of the world and its history This fascinating book encompasses everything from the triple spirals found on prehistoric megalithic tombs dating right up to the drawings sent out on the side of space exploration probesDiscover Leonardo da Vinci&39;s beautiful technical drawings pre-empting the invention of manned flight Copernicus&39;s bold diagrams that dared to tell us that Earth was not at the centre of the Universe as well as the history of the more everyday diagrams that we now take for granted Every diagram is clearly illustrated and placed into context with very accessible text even for the lay reader Diagrams include Egyptian Book of the Dead Chauvet cave drawings Aztec Calendar sheet music Vitruvian Man Galileo&39;s telescope Hooke&39;s Micrographia the Porphyrian Tree Dunhuang Star Map Newcomen&39;s steam engine the Morse Code Brooks Slave Ship William Playfair&39;s bar chart Thomas Edison&39;s light bulb Nazi propaganda map sewing patterns Feynman Diagrams the DNA double helix IKEA flat-pack furniture instructions the World Wide Web schematic Carl Sagan&39;s Pioneer Plaque"
Price: 11.49 |
| "Valis by Philip K. Dick (Paperback, 2001)" |
| "It began with a blinding light a divine revelation from a mysterious intelligence that called itself VALIS And with that the fabric of reality was ripped open and laid bare so that anything seemed possible but nothing seemed quite rightPart science fiction part theological detective story in which God plays both the missing person and the perpetrator of the ultimate crime VALIS is both disorienting and eerily funny and a joy to read"
Price: 6.49 |
| "The City And The Stars" |
| "Clarke's masterful evocation of the far future of humanity considered his finest novelMen had built cities before but never such a city as Diaspar For millennia its protective dome shut out the creeping decay and danger of the world outside Once it held powers that rule the starsBut then as legend has it the invaders came driving humanity into this last refuge It takes one man a Unique to break through Diaspar's stifling inertia to smash the legend and discover the true nature of the Invaders"
Price: 6.49 |
| "Before They Pass Away by teNeues Publishing UK Ltd (Hardback, 2015)" |
| "Abridged version of the global bestseller This historic volume showcases tribal cultures around the world With globalization these societies are to be prized for their distinctive lifestyles art and traditionsThey live in close harmony with nature now a rarity in our modern era Jimmy Nelson not only presents us with stunning images of customs and artifacts but also offers insightful portraits of people who are the guardians of a culture that they - and we - hope will be passed on to future generations in all its glory"
Price: 28.99 |
| "Havana by Bernhard Hartmann (Hardback, 2016)" |
| "Havana Just saying the name evokes images of bright Caribbean colors American cars with fins from the 50s and once-glorious buildings fallen into ruin Now that this socialist island country is open once more this picture will soon change Now is the time to pause for a moment and take a closer look at Cuba s capital city Bernhard Hartmann starts on the streets showing us cafes shops and boxing clubs but he also takes us behind the facades of the mansions whose well-worn charms immediately captivate the viewer Crumbling plaster cracked walls worn stair treads we see all of this in the pictures and yet these places are vibrant and alive Traces of bourgeois life dignified and stylish survive despite the adversity masterfully captured in brilliant photographs""
Price: 28.99 |
| "Before They Pass Away by Jimmy Nelson (Hardback, 2013)" |
| "This historic volume showcases tribal cultures around the world With globalization these societies are to be prized for their distinctive lifestyles art and traditions They live in close harmony with nature now a rarity in our modern eraJimmy Nelson not only presents us with stunning images of customs and artifacts but also offers insightful portraits of people who are the guardians of a culture that they - and we - hope will be passed on to future generations in all its glory Nelson&39;s large-plate field camera captures every intricate detail and fine nuance for posterity What&39;s more this splendid pageantry is set against a vivid backdrop of some of the world&39;s most pristine landscapes"
Price: 61.49 |
| "How to Make a Pizza: Band 00/Lilac (Collins Big Cat) by Zoe Clarke, Steve Lumb (Paperback, 2010)" |
| "Cooking can be fun and easy! Follow these simple photographic instructions to learn how to make a delicious healthy pizza LilacBand 0 books wordless that tell a story through pictures and are designed to develop understanding about how stories work Text type A wordless instruction text Ideas for guided reading at the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities Curriculum links Physical Development"
Price: 5.49 |
| "Frog and Toad are Friends (Frog and Toad) by Arnold Lobel (Paperback, 2012)" |
| "One of the launch titles in the amazing new Essential Picture Book Classics list from HarperCollins this book contains five engaging warm and very funny stories about Frog and Toad A collectable classic picture book that every child should read and own Julia Donaldson says I hugely admire and envy Arnold Lobel; he is my hero Once upon a time there were two good friends a frog and a toad From writing letters to going swimming telling stories to finding lost buttons Frog and Toad are always there for each other - just as best friends should be The Frog and Toad stories from Arnold Lobel have been loved by generations Essential Picture Book Classics - timeless stories for every child to treasure"
Price: 5.99 |
| "A Single Swallow: Following An Epic Journey From South Africa To South Wales by Horatio Clare (Paperback, 2010)" |
| "From the slums of Cape Town to the palaces of Algiers through Pygmy villages where pineapples grow wild to the Gulf of Guinea where the sea blazes with oil flares across two continents and fourteen countries - this epic journey is nothing to swallows they do it twice a year But for Horatio Clare writer and birdwatcher it is the expedition of a lifetime Along the way he discovers old empires and modern tribes a witch-doctor's recipe for stewed swallow explains how to travel without money or a passport and describes a terrifying incident involving three Spanish soldiers and a tiny orange dog By trains motorbikes canoes one camel and three ships Clare follows the swallows from reed beds in South Africa where millions roost in February to a barn in Wales where a pair nest in May"
Price: 7.49 |
| "The Pursuit of Glory: Europe 1648-1815 by Tim Blanning (Paperback, 2008)" |
| "'The Penguin History of Europe series is one of contemporary publishing's great projects' New StatesmanThe Pursuit of Glory brings to life one of the most extraordinary periods in European history - from the battered introvert continent after the Thirty Years War to the dynamic one that experienced the French Revolution and the wars of Napoleon Tim Blanning depicts the lives of ordinary people and the dominant personalities of the age (Louis XIV Frederick the Great Napoleon) and explores an era of almost unprecedented change growth and cultural political and technological ferment that shaped the societies and economies of entire countries"
Price: 14.49 |
| "Meg and Mog: Three Favourite Stories by Helen Nicoll (Paperback, 2011)" |
| "Three spellbinding Meg and Mog stories - by Helen Nicoll and Jan PienkowskiThere are surprises galore for Meg Mog and Owl in these three classic Meg and Mog stories Meg's Eggs Meg at Sea and Mog in the Fog As ever Meg casts her spells with the best of intentions but always with hilarious results Children will love exploring the colours sounds and shapes in this bumper volume perfect for sharing or reading aloneHelen Nicoll worked with Jan Pienkowski for over forty years first at the BBC and then on the Meg and Mog stories She owned and ran the audio company Cover to Cover for many years Helen lived in Marlborough Wiltshire She died on September 30 2012 Jan Pienkowski is a celebrated illustrator of children's books He has won the Greenaway Medal twice - for his illustration of Joan Aiken's The Kingdom Under the Sea and for Haunted House Jan lives in LondonLook out for all the Meg and Mog storiesMeg and Mog; Three Favourite Stories; Meg Mog and Og; Meg and Mog; Meg and Mog Play Hide and Seek; Three Terrific Tales; Mog's Missing' Mog in the Fog; Mog at the Zoo; Mog Goes to Bed; Meg Comes to School; Meg on the Moon; Meg's Veg; Meg's Castle; Meg up the Creek; Meg on the Moon; Meg's Car; Meg at See; Meg's Eggs"
Price: 6.99 |
| "Winnie and Wilbur: The Dinosaur Day by Valerie Thomas (Paperback, 2016)" |
| "Winnie and Wilbur are at the museum to look at dinosaur bones But Winnie would love to see a real dinosaur so she waves her magic wand and zooms off with Wilbur to the time when dinosaurs roamed the earth It's a prehistoric Winnie and Wilbur adventure! Korky Paul's intricate artwork is full of madcap humour and crazy details to pore over The spellbinding new look of this bestselling series celebrates the wonderful relationship that exists between Winnie the Witch and her big black cat Wilbur Since Winnie and Wilbur first appeared in 1987 they have been delighting children and adults in homes and schools all over the world and more than 7 million books have been sold Winnie and Wilbur will be hitting TV screens worldwide in 2017 airing in the UK on Milkshake Channel 5's popular pre-school slot A Winnie and Wilbur stage show is set to run in Birmingham in 2017 followed by a national UK tour A new look for the website too! wwwwinnieandwilburcom"
Price: 5.99 |
| "Ancient Britain by Ordnance Survey (Sheet map, folded, 2016)" |
| "The OS Historical Map series comprises of Ancient Britain and Roman Britain Each archaeological period is identified using different symbols and colours to show sites from the Stone Age through to the early Middle Ages against a modern map base double-sided to cover the whole country The Ancient Britain map and guide is complemented by a timeline that shows British events in relation to wider history Key sites of significant historical interest are highlighted using photographs text and thumbnail mapping from the OS Landranger map series Additional information such as a list of archaeological terms suggested reading and museums to visit is also included"
Price: 5.49 |
| "Firefight: A Reckoners Novel by Brandon Sanderson (Paperback, 2015)" |
| "They told David it was impossible - that even the Reckoners had never killed a High Epic Yet Steelheart - invincible immortal unconquerable - is dead And he died by David's handEliminating Steelheart was supposed to make life more simple Instead it only made David realize he has questions Big ones And there's no one in Newcago who can give him the answers he needs Babylon Restored the old borough of Manhattan has possibilities though Ruled by the mysterious High Epic Regalia David is sure Babylon Restored will lead him to what he needs to find And while entering another city oppressed by a High Epic despot is a gamble David's willing to risk it Because killing Steelheart left a hole in David's heart A hole where his thirst for vengeance once lived Somehow he filled that hole with another Epic - Firefight And he's willing to go on a quest darker and more dangerous even than the fight against Steelheart to find her and to get his answers"
Price: 8.49 |
| "200 One Pot Meals: Hamlyn All Colour Cookbook by Joanna Farrow (Paperback, 2016)" |
| "Hamlyn All Colour Cookbook 200 One Pot Recipes contains 200 warming one-pot recipes for delicious nutritious meals for every occasion From casseroles and curries to simple suppers and stews all you need to do is simply prepare your ingredients and then relax until it's time to serve And the best part is that there's hardly any washing up afterwards! With photographs and clear step-by-step instructions for every recipe making mouth-watering meals has never been easierCheck out some of the other titles in the series200 52 Diet Recipes (ISBN 978-0-600-63347-1)200 Cakes & Bakes (ISBN 978-0-600-63329-7)200 Family Slow Cooker Recipes (ISBN 978-0-600-63057-9)200 Halogen Oven Recipes (ISBN 978-0-600-63344-0)200 Pasta Dishes (ISBN 978-0-600-63334-1)200 Super Soups (ISBN 978-0-600-63343-3)200 Veggie Feasts (ISBN 978-0-600-63337-2)"
Price: 4.49 |
| "200 Gluten-Free Recipes: Hamlyn All Colour Cookbook by Louise Blair (Paperback, 2016)" |
| "Gluten-free is the way to be for many of those who suffer from coeliac disease gluten allergies and even those who simply want to cut wheat from their diet With over 200 delicious recipes Hamlyn All Colour 200 Gluten-Free Recipes showcases how easy life can be when eating gluten-free and beautiful photographs and clear instructions make this book perfect for every cook at all ability levels With recipes such as breakfast cereal bars Thai coconut chicken Victoria sandwich cake chocolate caramel shortbread and lemon drizzle cake this book enables home cooks to create healthy meals at home without sacrificing flavourCheck out some of the other titles in the series200 52 Diet Recipes (ISBN 978-0-600-63347-1)200 Cakes & Bakes (ISBN 978-0-600-63329-7)200 Family Slow Cooker Recipes (ISBN 978-0-600-63057-9)200 Halogen Oven Recipes (ISBN 978-0-600-63344-0)200 One Pot Meals (ISBN 978-0-600-63339-6)200 Pasta Dishes (ISBN 978-0-600-63334-1)200 Super Soups (ISBN 978-0-600-63343-3)200 Veggie Feasts (ISBN 978-0-600-63337-2)200 Barbecue Recipes (ISBN 978-0-600-63332-7)200 Cupcakes (ISBN 978-0-600-63335-8)200 Juices & Smoothies (ISBN 978-0-600-63330-3)200 Slow Cooker Recipes (ISBN 978-0-600-63349-5)200 Student Meals (ISBN 978-0-600-63340-2)200 Super Salads (ISBN 978-0-600-63348-8)200 Thai Favourites (ISBN 978-0-600-63346-4)"
Price: 4.49 |
| "The Little Book of Chanel Hardcover" |
| "This monograph on Coco Chanel chronicles the life and legacy of one of history&39;s most influential couturiers From her early days of millinery through her revolutionary inventions in sportswear and jersey fashions for women the classics that have made her name such as the Chanel cardigan jacket and the little black dress to the global empire of the brand under the helm of Karl Lagerfeld this beautifully illustrated book offers a fascinating account of Chanel&39;s evolution and innovation Detailed photographs and sketches of her designs along with fashion photography and catwalk shots pay tribute to one of the world&39;s most highly regarded fashion houses and the woman behind it"
Price: 9.62 |
| "Batman The Golden Age Omnibus Volume 1 Hardcover" |
| "The stories that catapulted Batman to legendary status are collected here in a single massive volume These original stories from DETECTIVE COMICS 27-56 BATMAN 1-7 NEW YORK WORLD&39;S FAIR COMICS 2 WORLD&39;S BEST COMICS 1 and WORLD&39;S FINEST COMICS 2-3 include the origin of the Dark Knight as well as the debuts of Robin Commissioner Gordon Professor Hugo Strange The Joker Catwoman and more! BATMAN THE GOLDEN AGE OMNIBUS VOL 1 features the work of such luminaries as Bob Kane Bill Finger Gardner Fox Jerry Robinson and more!by Various"
Price: 49.99 |
| "Miss Fury" |
| "Catfights and crossdressers mad scientists and Gestapo agents with swastika-branding irons-it’s one lurid and exciting adventure after another in this lavish full-color collection of the first female superhero created and drawn by a woman Miss Fury was a sexy adventurer clad in a skin-tight panther costume-complete with sharp claws on her hands and her feet! By day she was socialite Marla Drake By night…Miss Fury The strip was populated by a cast of memorable characters who were connected to each other by far less than six degrees of separation and whose paths were interwoven like a complicated tapestry They includeThe one-armed general Bruno a Rommel-esque figure who is a German patriot but plots to overthrow the Nazi party Marla’s recurring nemesis the Baroness Erica Von Kampf her platinum blonde bangs cut into a V-shape to cover the swastika that was branded on her forehead Gary Hale the all-American man who doesn’t necessary marry the right woman Albino Jo a Harvard-educated loincloth-wearing albino Indian in the Brazilian jungle who resurfaces a year later as a pipe-smoking criminologist dressed in a well-tailored suit Whiffy a French transvestite smuggler of stolen European art! Miss Fury’s friend Era who falls for one of two seemingly young and handsome men who actually are 200 years old and have been drinking an elixir to stay young!Eisner- and Harvey-nominated writer and historian Trina Robbins has chosen the best Miss Fury stories for this oversized collection which also features a biographical essay about Tarpé Mills that places her within the history of women cartoonists and includes pages from an unpublished and unfinished Miss Fury graphic novel by Mills from 1979"
Price: 28.49 |
| "The Whisperer (Paperback, 2005)" |
| "An edgy new picture book from the renowned creator of Percy the Park Keeper Featuring an exciting new style of illustration and a thought-provoking plot this stunning picture book is set to become a firm favourite Two gangs of cats live in a scrap yard on the edge of the city When they&39;re not eating or sleeping they&39;re fighting and that&39;s just how The Whisperer likes it He&39;s a rat and if he can keep the cats going after each other they&39;ll leave him and his kind alone But just maybe things in the scrap yard are about to change for the better Or as The Whisperer sees itfor the worse"
Price: 6.49 |
| "Goblin Market by Christina G. Rossetti (Paperback, 2015)" |
| "'She kissed and kissed her with a hungry mouth'A selection of Rossetti's most famous poems from the hallucinatory 'Goblin Market' to 'In the bleak mid-winter' Introducing Little Black Classics 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics with books from around the world and across many centuries They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan from Tierra del Fuego to 16th century California and the Russian steppe Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millionsChristina Rossetti (1830-1894) Rossetti's The Complete Poems is available in Penguin Classics"
Price: 1.99 |
| "Reading Lolita in Tehran" |
| "Every Thursday morning in a living room in Iran over tea and pastries eight women meet in secret to discuss forbidden works of Western literature As they lose themselves in the worlds of Lolita The Great Gatsby and Pride and Prejudice gradually they come to share their own stories dreams and hopes with each other and for a few hours taste freedom Azar Nafisi's bestselling memoir is a moving passionate testament to the transformative power of books the magic of words and the search for beauty in life's darkest moments"
Price: 7.49 |
| "The Edge of the World: How the North Sea Made Us Who We Are by Michael Pye (Paperback, 2015)" |
| "Featured in New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2015Michael Pye's The Edge of the World is an epic adventure from the Vikings to the Enlightenment from barbaric outpost to global centre it tells the amazing story of northern Europe's transformation by sea'An utterly beguiling journey into the dark ages of the north sea A complete revelation Pye writes like a dream Magnificent' Jerry Brotton author of A History of the World in Twelve MapsThis is a story of saints and spies of fishermen and pirates traders and marauders - and of how their wild and daring journeys across the North Sea built the world we knowWhen the Roman Empire retreated northern Europe was a barbarian outpost at the very edge of everything A thousand years later it was the heart of global empires and the home of science art enlightenment and money We owe this transformation to the tides and storms of the North SeaThe water was dangerous but it was far easier than struggling over land; so it was the sea that brought people together Boats carried food and raw materials but also new ideas and information The seafarers raided ruined and killed but they also settled and coupled With them they brought new tastes and technologies - books clothes manners paintings and machines In this dazzling historical adventure we return to a time that is largely forgotten and watch as the modern world is born We see the spread of money and how it paved the way for science We see how plague terrorised even the rich and transformed daily life for the poor We watch as the climate changed and coastlines shifted people adapted and towns flourished We see the arrival of the first politicians artists lawyers citizens From Viking raiders to Mongol hordes Frisian fishermen to Hanseatic hustlers travelling as far west as America and as far east as Byzantium we see how the life and traffic of the seas changed everythingDrawing on an astonishing breadth of learning and packed with human stories and revelations this is the epic drama of how we came to be who we are'A closely-researched and fascinating characterisation of the richness of life and the underestimated interconnections of the peoples all around the medieval and early modern North Sea A real page-turner' Chris Wickham author of The Inheritance of Rome A History of Europe from 400 to 1000'Elegant writing and extraordinary scholarship Miraculous' Hugh Aldersey-Williams author of Periodic Tales and Anatomies'Splendid A heady mix of social economic and intellectual history written in an engaging style It offers a counterpoint to the many studies of the Mediterranean arguing for the importance of the North Sea Exciting fun and informative' Michael Prestwich Professor of History Durham University'Bristling wide-ranged and big-themedat its most meaningful history involves a good deal of art and storytelling Pye's book is full of both' Russell Shorto New York Times'Beautifully written and thoughtfully researched for anyone like this reviewer who is tired of medieval history as a chronicle of kings and kingdoms knights and ladies monks and heretics The Edge of the World provides a welcome respite' Prof Patrick J Geary Wall Street Journal"
Price: 8.49 |
| "The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land In Between by Hisham Matar (Paperback, 2017)" |
| "WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE IN BIOGRAPHY WINNER OF THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARDSHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR AUTOBIOGRAPHYWINNER OF THE SLIGHTLY FOXED BEST FIRST BIOGRAPHY PRIZE ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES' TOP 10 BOOKS OF 2016 The Return is at once a universal and an intensely personal tale It is an exquisite meditation on how history and politics can bear down on an individual life And yet Hisham Matar's memoir isn't just about the burden of the past but the consolation of love literature and art It is the story of what it is to be humanHisham Matar was nineteen when his father was kidnapped and taken to prison in Libya He would never see him again Twenty-two years later the fall of Gaddafi meant he was finally able to return to his homeland In this moving memoir the author takes us on an illuminating journey both physical and psychological; a journey to find his father and rediscover his country"
Price: 7.49 |
| "The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien (Hardback, 1992)" |
| "A new hardback edition with a cover design by Tolkien himself to complement the popular Hobbit and Lord of the Rings hardbacks Includes new Preface by JRR Tolkien unique to this edition The Silmarillion is an account of the Elder Days of the First Age of Tolkien's World It is the ancient drama to which the characters in The Lord of the Rings look back and in whose events some of them such as Elrond and Galadriel took part The tales of The Silmarillion are set in an age when Morgoth the first Dark Lord dwelt in Middle-Earth and the High Elves made war upon him for the recovery of the Silmarils the jewels containing the pure light of Valinor Included in the book are several shorter works The Ainulindale is a myth of the Creation and in the Valaquenta the nature and powers of each of the gods is described The Akallabeth recounts the downfall of the great island kingdom of Numenor at the end of the Second Age and Of the Rings of Power tells of the great events at the end of the Third Age as narrated in The Lord of the Rings"
Price: 14.49 |
