Paperback / softback. New. Features contributors who are scientists and who felt the necessity of righting the record that protrayed women as constitutionally or intellectually unsuitable for careers in the sciences. This work discovers and recovers the contributions women have made to the development of their fields. paperback
Paperback / softback. New. The Alliterative Morte Arthure - the title given to a four-thousand line poem written sometime around 1400 - was part of a medieval Arthurian revival which produced such masterpieces as Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Sir Thomas Malory's prose Morte D'Arthur. paperback
Paperback / softback. New. In this completely updated edition of Big Cats award-winning writer Seymour Simon celebrates the grace and power of lions tigers leopards jaguars cheetahs pumas and snow leopards. paperback
Paperback / softback. New. Life on planet earth is not weirder than we imagine. It's weirder than we are capable of imagining. In this breathtakingly audacious book Simon Barnes opens our eyes to the real marvels of the planet we live on. paperback
Paperback / softback. New. WELCOME TO HELL. Solving crimes was the purpose of Hell's Information Men yet they almost never achieved it and even when they did the facts they scraped free were lost buried again in the labyrinthine mess of the infernal Bureaucracy. When an unidentified brutalised body is discovered in Hell the case is assigned to Thomas Fool. paperback
Paperback / softback. New. Accused of terrible war crimes that he can't remember committing the Eleventh Doctor goes on the run' with his companion Alice Obiefune along with a mysterious amnesiac who calls herself The Squire! As they dig deep into the history of the Time War in hope of clearing the Doctor's name a bounty hunter tracks them at every turn! paperback
Paperback / softback. New. With origins lost in the mists of time these lively folk tales reflect the wisdom and eccentricities of South Yorkshire's county and people. paperback
Paperback / softback. New. Cricket defines Englishness like no other national pastime. This title presents the story of the mad characters who inhabit the game the extraordinary lengths people go to watch and play it and the tale of a national obsession. paperback
Paperback / softback. New. Chronicles the destruction of Indonesian island of Krakatoa in 1883. This book describes how one island and its inhabitants were blasted out of existence and how colonial society was turned upside-down in a cataclysm. paperback
Paperback / softback. New. Po is back in action! Led by Master Shifu Po and the other warriors of the Jade Academy must continue their duty of protecting the Valley of Peace a Valley that never lives up to its name. This graphic novel contains two exciting adventures. paperback
Paperback / softback. New. LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION War-torn unstable and virtually bankrupt revolutionary Russia tried to light its way to the future with the fitful glow of science. paperback
Paperback / softback. New. Although she is desperate for a baby that is something that Kate Powell cannot accept. Single independent she likes to be in control of her own life - even if it has somehow become strangely shallow and meaningless. But we all know appearances can be dangerously deceptive. And Kate should too. paperback
Paperback / softback. New. Pleasure Boating on the Thames traces these changes through the history of the firm that did more than any other on the waterway to popularise recreational boating. paperback
Paperback / softback. New. Get ready for a crafty Christmas with Horrid Henry and this advent activity book packed full of fiendishly festive things to make and do. paperback
Paperback / softback. New. 12 leading innovators from the worlds of branding advertising and marketing engage with the Digital State and give their unique views on what the future holds for consumers. paperback
Paperback / softback. New. A groundbreaking book which helps business leaders and managers to adapt to rapidly changing economic and social situations. paperback
Hardback. New. The rise of Rome depended on fearsome military prowess backed up by an unprecedented willingness to accept conquered enemies into society as Romans. This combination of the sword and the open hand built one of the world's greatest empires. This is a study of Roman history and ancient military technology. hardcover
Paperback / softback. New. Simon Callow best-selling author and acclaimed stage and screen actor immerses himself in Henry IV Part I and brings to life not only Falstaff but the entire play in a vividly drawn in-depth consideration of the actor's craft and the art of the play. Shakespeare's work is important in shaping our language and character. paperback
Paperback / softback. New. Photographs old and new reconstruct the fierce fighting during Operation Market Garden involving the 1st Airborne Division providing a vivid comparison between then and now. paperback