A World Beneath the Sands: Adventurers and Archaeologists in the Golden Age of Egyptology by Toby Wilkinson
Category: Sale Book
What could be more exciting, more exotic or more intrepid than digging in the sands of Egypt in the hope of discovering golden treasures from the age of the pharaohs? Our fascination with ancient Egypt goes back to the ancient Greeks. But the heyday of Egyptology was undoubtedly the nineteenth and early ...Show more
The Spoils of War - Power, Profit and the American War Machine by Andrew Cockburn
Category: Non Fiction
Why Does America Go to War?In the last decades, America has gone to war as supposed defenders of democracy. The War on Terror was waged to protect the west from the dangers of Islamists. US Solders are stationed in over 800 locations across the world to act as the righteous arbiters of the rule of law. ...Show more
Funny You Should Ask Again... by ELVES, QI
Category: Non Fiction
The perfect Christmas gift for the incurably curious. With an introduction from Zoe Ball. Every Wednesday on The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show, BBC Radio 2's most inquisitive listeners get to put their questions to the QI Elves. The questions are wonderfully original, often silly and sometimes quirky, and the ...Show more
Mana of the Pacific: Wisdom from across Oceania by Regina Scheyvens; Apisalome Movono
Category: Non Fiction
'Mana of the Pacific: Wisdom from across Oceania' brings you inspirational proverbs matched with beautiful photographs that highlight the strength, resilience, wisdom and innovation of people from Samoa, Fiji, Tonga, Tokelau, Cook Islands, Tuvalu, Federated States of Micronesia, French Polynesia, Hawaii ...Show more
Troy by Stephen Fry
Category: Non Fiction | Series: Stephen Fry's Greek Myths
The story of Troy speaks to all of us - the kidnapping of Helen, a queen celebrated for her beauty, sees the Greeks launch a thousand ships against the city of Troy, to which they will lay siege for ten whole years. It is a terrible war with casualties on all sides as well as strained relations between ...Show more
Vinyl World: You Spin Me Right Round by TENEUES
Category: Sale Book | Series: G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
- A vibrant coffee table book celebrating the vinyl lifestyle and legendary records - A cultural history of the record: collectibles, cover art & co, with over 200 photographs - An ideal gift for vinyl fans and vintage record collectors The good old record is still spinning! With its demise predicte ...Show more
Say Nothing: A True Story Of Murder and Memory In Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe
Category: Non Fiction
From award-winning New Yorker staff writer Patrick Radden Keefe, a stunning, intricate narrative about a notorious killing in Northern Ireland and its devastating repercussions. In December 1972, Jean McConville, a thirty-eight-year-old mother of ten, was dragged from her Belfast home by masked intruder ...Show more
Nine Lives: Expeditions to Everest by Robert Mads Anderson
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Robert Mads Anderson is an elite mountaineer with a solitary goal: to conquer Everest. After nearly getting killed on his first expedition, he led a team up a new route on the Kangshung Face without oxygen or Sherpa support, climbed solo on the remote North Face, and finally guided a team to the top of ...Show more
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Category: Non Fiction
Called the work of "a mesmerizing storyteller with deep compassion and memorable prose" (Publishers Weekly) and the book that, "anyone interested in natural history, botany, protecting nature, or Native American culture will love," by Library Journal, Braiding Sweetgrass is poised to be a classic of nat ...Show more
Working with Wood: Build Your Toolkit, Learn the Skills and Create Stylish Objects for Your Home by Tom Trimmins
Category: Sale Book
A complete guide to producing desirable wooden objects and furniture for your home from scratch. Discover the satisfaction or making something with your own hands.'It is more motivating to make something that you genuinely desire, to create an object that you want in your home. The things we choose to h ...Show more
Pruning Fruit Trees - A Beginner's Guide by Kath Irvine
Category: Sale Book
Pruning Fruit Trees: A Beginners Guide is here to unbundle the complicated world of pruning and provide step-by-step instructions to beginners. Calm trees is the overall aim. A less is more approach to cutting with a focus on training as well as pruning. This doesn’t mean wild, woolly things that need l ...Show more
Principles of Style by Sarah Andrews
Category: Non Fiction
In Principles of Style, Sarah Andrews presents her unique take on teaching design, drawing on her experience of working in the industry and as a teacher in her school, which has reached cult status around the world. Importantly, Principles of Style aims to be a timeless learning tool for readers, no ma ...Show more