Bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben, invites you to reconnect with natureAs soon as we step out of the door, nature surrounds. Thousands of small and large p...
My Family and Other Animals is the bewitching account of a rare and magical childhood on the island of Corfu by treasured British conservationist Gerald Durrell.Escaping the ills of the...
This volume in the popular G.I. series illustrates a much-neglected aspect of American military history – the U.S. Army artillerymen, named redlegs after the red stripes on their trousers. Th...
In recent decades human beings have altered the planet beyond anything it has experienced in its 4.5 billion-year history. We have become a force on a par with earth-shattering asteroids and planet...
London is divided and united by its river; one of the few cities in the world to find its essence in two profoundly different, yet nearly touching, urban characters. So the Thames provides the perf...
The United Arab Emirates today is one of the safest countries in the world and is acknowledged as a leading Arab military force with considerable recent combat experience. These are amazing achieve...
A bright, science-minded boy goes to the beach equipped to collect and examine flotsam-anything floating that has been washed ashore. Bottles, lost toys, small objects of every description are amon...
On 1 October 1990, hundreds of Banyarawanda militants that served with the Ugandan Army deserted their posts to form the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) and invade Rwanda. Thus began the ...
Is there a more iconic city than Paris?The French capital has long beenone of the top three most-visited cities in the world. Its fascinating past combined with its dazzling beauty, old...
The book is written and edited in order to inform the broadest possible audience, especially in Europe, how the security architecture in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean works, who are the major ...
Discover the secrets of geology, from the ancient wonder of fossilized plants and animals through to the curious beauty of minerals and crystals. Basher Science: Rocks and Minerals is a compelling ...
Food and travel writer Michael Booth and his family embark on an epic journey the length of Japan to explore its dazzling food culture. They find a country much altered since their previous visit t...
First published in 1953, the year that saw thousands descend on London to watch the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, London A to Z is a lexicon of the city's curiosities, from the Achilles statue ...
Diversity of social, political, and cultural problems that modern Asian countries face encourages research intended to explain their sources and consequences. What is more, their multiformity means...
Lonely Planet’s Pocket Krakow is your guide to the city’s best experiences and local life - neighbourhood by neighbourhood. Experience the lively bar scene, visit Schindler’s fact...
Karen Blixen's Out of Africa is the lyrical and luminous memoir of Kenya that launched a million tourist trails, beautifully repackaged as part of the Penguin Essentials range.'I had a ...
Publikacja ma charakter interdyscyplinarny. Przygotowane przez autorów opracowania dotyczą różnorodnej problematyki koreańskiej z zakresu historii, językoznawstwa, kultury, ekonomii, ...
Miasto, którego historia liczy niecałe 100 lat. Miasto, które od czasów przedwojennych jest dumą Rzeczypospolitej. Gdynia zachwyca unikalną architekturą i szczególnym po...