A classic self-help book in Europe that explroes the feminine power of transformation and how women can harness their power and sexualityMore than 1,000 years ago the concubine Wu Zhao became China’s
Follow Alastair Humphreys on his epic bike trip around the world, as he travels from South Africa to the UK, going through South and North America, Siberia in winter, Japan, and back through China, ce
A stunning short story collection by one of the UK’s best contemporary fiction writersJanice Galloway redefined contemporary Scottish fiction with the extraordinary The Trick is to Keep Breathing, fir
Learn about the Gouache painting style and how to use it as a fine artist with the help of this illustrated guideGouache is an exciting, forgiving, and versatile fine art medium. It has a long history
This second book in the DC Nina Foster series, a taut and gripping police procedural crime novelWhen Nina returns to work after recovering from a near-fatal injury, she's supposed to be keeping her he
A cleverly woven tale about the emotional effects on two families of their respective vaccination decisionsOne-year-old Iris is deaf. Her parents, Ben and Maggie, are devastated. So are their close fr
Astonishing images of vanished Denver, from old hotels and movie houses to streetcars to sports stadiumsThere has been much change in Denver since the first settlers built a small town on the south si
Magnificently illustrated with some of McQueen’s most riveting designs, this book illuminates the struggles of a man who dared to defy accepted fashion norms and give the world a new sense of grandeur
The only book to examine MI5's secret evidence that high society painter Philip de Laszlo was an Austrian spy in World War I—with a shocking conclusionIn 1917, noted society portrait painter Philip de
Carter has been kidnapped, and though his father is a pacifist, he's about to choose the path of violence to reclaim his son—and together, they will have their vengeanceJacob Carnehan has settled down
From burger joints to pizza parlors, our towns and cities sparkle with the neon lights of takeaways. But among the deliciously exotic aromas of frying noodles, rotating meats and simmering spices, lin
In a sealed Labyrinth, a young woman must find a way to control her magic and escape her prison in this remarkable debut fantasyMagic caused the war. Magic is forbidden. Magic will save us. It was sai
Nell Goodman is a good daughter. Her job in the local brewery is the only thing keeping her and her mother afloat. But with her mother becoming increasingly eccentric and requiring more and more atten
After years of abuse, Gemma Adderley has finally found the courage to leave her violent husband. She has taken one debilitating beating too many, endured one esteem-destroying insult too much. Taking
A deliciously nostalgic celebration of the best old-fashioned sweets and confectionery -- with over 50 simple and easy recipes to make at home.Forget Proust's Madeleine. For Adele Nozedar the sweets o
Fight the mental flab and exercise your mind with these brain training workouts that will leave your brain fit and memory sharpDoes simple mental arithmetic exhaust you? Do you struggle to remember im
A revised edition of the candid, sometimes shocking, biography of Rupert Brooke revealing the very different reality behind the golden-boy facade of an English literary iconParagon of youthful beauty,
This adult Where the Wild Things Are is a warm, funny, intriguing, and sexually explicit take on what happens when your emotions become personified by monsters, and how you learn to live with themFran
A spy novel set in Holland and France during the "phoney war" of September 1939-May 1940, from international bestseller Michael Ridpath. October, 1939: war has been declared, but unt
A spy novel set in Holland and France during the "phoney war" of September 1939-May 1940, from international bestseller Michael Ridpath. October, 1939: war has been declared, but unt
A guide to the remains of Bede's EnglandWritten by the Oxford historian Henrietta Leyser, Bede's England is a gazetteer to the remaining Anglo-Saxon ruins in England, many of them from the time of the
This history behind alchemy studies the progression of this arcane art, looks at famous alchemists, and observes the effects it has had on modern scienceAlchemy has traditionally been viewed as &q
Set in 1950s London amid the gritty and violent world of boxing, this beautiful and brutal debut is the story of one man’s struggle to overcome the mistakes and tragedies of his pastJack Munday has be
A lighthearted and genuinely fascinating, fully illustrated guide to remarkable facts about Scotland, the "best small country in the world"Did you know Morris dancing was just as pop
Exquisite archival images are paired with the same views as they look todayThe early settlers of Savannah built their houses around a geometric street plan on a bluff above the Savannah River. They we
Illustrated with historic photos—many taken well over a century ago—and matching, full-color contemporary scenes, the book provides a visual chronicle of one of America’s most intriguing placesBrookly
Black-and-white images from the city’s glorious past are showcased alongside eye-catching contemporary photographs of how the scene looks todayThe development of Indianapolis has taken more unexpected
From an olive picker's breakfast to cuttlefish in saffron sauce and the smoky lamb skewers called pinchitos morunos,MoVida Solera is a celebration of Andalusian food and cultureJourney with Frank Camo
Explore the history behind the bubonic plague that left Europe reeling from one of the greatest losses in historyThe Black Death is the name most commonly given to the pandemic of bubonic plague that
Learn about the art of woodblock printing and how to make your own pieces in thisbeautifully illustrated guideWoodblock printing is an ancient art form, which produces beautiful, subtle, and lively pi
One in six children in the developed world is diagnosed as having "developmental or behavioral problems"—this book explains why and shows what can be done about itChildren throughout
Help Buzzy teach his friend Oscar all about different shapesOscar doesn't know his shapes until Buzzy and Mary Lou come to the rescue! The perfect gift for a young child or an addition to the classroo
Isambard Kingdom Brunel changed the world as we know it. He was responsible for building the Great Western Railway main line, introducing regular steamship travel across the Atlantic, building the fir
The former professional surfer tells his own storyOn the surface he was Tom Carroll, dreamer, brilliant surfer, Australian sports hero, fitness fanatic, businessman, family man, and big wave charger.
The second in a series of Edwardian murder mysteries set in London with a clever and determined female sleuthLondon 1903: American Ursula Grandison is once again involved with murder, this time in Lon
The controversial story of the men forced to shoot their fellow Tommies"A volley rings out—a nervous volley it is true, yet a volley. Before the fatal shots are fired I had called the battali
War in the Wilderness offers the disturbing and harrowing first-hand accounts of no less than 50 veterans of Major-General Orde Wingate’s two bitterly-fought campaigns in North Burma in 1943–44. Chind
The untold story of Churchill’s first international adventure, coming of age, and showing for the first time his exceptional characteristics—told with the help of original research into Spanish and Cu
One woman goes to great lengths to save the feral cat populations of Sicily, learning much about the culture and people along the wayNumerous visitors to Mediterranean countries have found their holid
R. J. Mitchell was virtually self-taught; surprisingly, almost all his other aircraft 24 aircraft were slow-flying seaplanes. How a lad from the land-locked Midlands, apprenticed to a locomotive works
