Beautiful Star is a 1962 tale of family, love, nuclear war and UFOs, and was considered by Mishima to be one of his very best books.Translated into English for the first time, this atmo...
"Lyra Silvertongue is now studying at St Sophia's College, Oxford, with her daemon Pantalaimon. They are not getting on. Lyra is questioning everything she once held dear. Pan...
The Beatles landing in New York in February 1964 was the opening shot in a cultural revolution nobody predicted. Suddenly the youth of the richest, most powerful nation on earth was trying to emula...
Artists' Film is the first alternative history of the moving image, chronicling artists’ ever-evolving fascination with filmmaking from the early twentieth century to now.From ear...
This informative book is filled with 100 fascinating facts about food, from how to grow a burger in a laboratory to how many bees it takes to fill an orchard with apples. With bright, infographic-s...
Get your students thinking critically. A six-level skills-based English course. Unlock Reading, Writing & Critical Thinking is a six-level, research-informed, academic-light English course cre...
Come for the make-outs and stay for the magic - The Atlantic Simon Snow just wants to relax and savour his last year at the Watford School of Magicks, but no one will let him. His girlf...
The story of graphic design is one of the most exciting and important in modern visual culture. Renowned designer and lecturer Richard Hollis’s pioneering Graphic Design: A Concise History tr...
When Betty Friedan produced The Feminine Mystique in 1963, she could not have realized how the discovery and debate of her contemporaries' general malaise would shake up society. Victims of a false...
Even wizards produce leftovers.But a wizard’s rubbish is laced with magic, and for the rats that forage this rubbish, the magic has changed them – they can speak and read, a...
Combining science and photography, Brian Dilg explores the reasons behind Why You Like This Photo.Beauty is not just in the eye of the beholder. It's something that can be measured and ...
Ali Cross is back in the gripping sequel to James Patterson's bestselling mystery for young readers featuring the son of Detective Alex Cross, the lead character in James Patterson's biggest-sellin...
If you came across an absolutely remarkable thing at 3 a.m. in New York City, would you walk away . . . or do the one thing that would change your life forever?The Carls just appeared. ...
'The next Bill Bryson' New York TimesTwo tigers cannot share the same mountain - Chinese proverbDespite geographical proximity, cultural similarities, and shared status as h...
A global race against the clock . . .The Chinese Navy is gaining power. With quieter submarines carrying ballistic missiles, they pose a critical threat to President Jack Ryan's America...
The award-winning, bestselling Baby Touch series is back with a sleek and playful design. Say hello to your favourite fairy tale characters from Cinderella to Little Red Riding Hood! Wi...
Tell me the story of how you two met...Laura has built a career out of interviewing people about their epic real life love stories.When she picks up the wrong suitcase at the airp...
I finished it in one sitting. Probably for the tenth time... it carries me along waves of wonder' Franz KafkaMICHAEL KOHLHAAS HAS BEEN WRONGED. HE WILL HAVE JUSTICE.Based on...
Znakomity zbiór opowiadań dla dzieci, w którym R.Kipling tłumaczy swojej córeczce, jak wygląda świat. A mianowicie w jaki sposób wieloryb nabawił się swego przełyku? Jak...