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Moonshot : the Inside Story Of Mankind's Greatest Adventure
'It didn't matter that they were now three miles beyond their target site, that communications were dropping out and that they were running low on fuel. All that mattered to Neil as he searched for a safe spot to land was that boulders littered the surface below. 'Thirty seconds', called mission control...
Alfred the Great: Asser's Life of King Alfred and Other Contemporary Sources
Asser's Life of King Alfred, written in 893, is a revealing account of one of the greatest of medieval kings. Composed by a monk of St David's in Wales who became Bishop of Sherborne in Alfred's service and worked with him in his efforts to revive religion and learning in his kingdom, this life is among...
A Taste Of Cockroach
This is a thought provoking collection, of twelve short stories that share the common theme of, clashes between different races or cultures....
Landscape Graphics: Plan, Section, and Perspective Drawing of Landscape Spaces
This reference is the architect's guide to all the basic graphics techniques used in landscape design and landscape architecture. It covers graphic language and the design process, the basics of drafting, lettering, freehand drawing and conceptual diagramming, and section elevations....
Sickened
Sickened exposes the twisted bonds of terror and love that made a child willing to sacrifice herself to win her mother's happiness. Interlaced with a fierce humour that somehow makes this story even more powerful, this book leaves an indelible mark on anyone who reads it....
The Golden Age: The Spanish Empire of Charles V
Moving between Spanish conquest abroad and the court of the astute Charles V, Hugh Thomas' "The Golden Age: The Spanish Empire of Charles V" is the second volume in a planned trilogy on the Spanish Empire. When the Spanish conquistadors arrived in South America in the sixteenth century, they swept acros...
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Yayoi Kusama
Lewis Carroll, illustrated by Yayoi Kusama
Lewis Carroll's whimsically timeless tale, beautifully illustrated by world-renowned pop artist Yayoi Kusama. Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read Since childhood, Kusama has been afflicted with a condition that makes her see spots, which means she sees the wo...
The User Illusion: Cutting Consciousness Down to Size
As John Casti wrote, "Finally, a book that really does explain consciousness." This groundbreaking work by Denmark's leading science writer draws on psychology, evolutionary biology, information theory, and other disciplines to argue its revolutionary point: that consciousness represents only an infinit...
Moravagine
Blaise Cendrars (tr. Alan Brown)
At once truly appalling and appallingly funny, Blaise Cendrars's Moravagine bears comparison with Naked Lunch--except that it's a lot more entertaining to read. Heir to an immense aristocratic fortune, mental and physical mutant Moravagine is a monster, a man in pursuit of a theorem that will justify hi...
The Complete Short Stories: Volume One
The Complete Short Stories of Roald Dahl in the first of two unsettling and sinister volumes. "They are brutal, these stories, and yet you finish reading each one with a smile, or maybe even a hollow laugh, certainly a shiver of gratification, because the conclusion always seems so right". (Charlie Higs...
High Fidelity
Do you know your desert-island, all-time, top five most memorable split-ups? Rob does. He keeps a list, in fact. But Laura isn't on it - even though she's just become his latest ex. He's got his life back, you see. He can do what he wants when he wants: like listen to whatever music he likes, look up th...
I Shall Wear Midnight (#4 Tiffany Aching/ #38 Discworld)
Tiffany Aching is a witch alone.Well, that?s how she feels. Everyone seems so, apart. People respect her, but also fear her. There are loads of secrets she can?t share. And when the Baron dies, and Tiffany is framed for his murder, it?s clearer than ever that she is, well . . . not likedNow Tiffany must...
Alexa Chung - It
Now available in paperback: musings, inspirations, and styling tips from the darling of the fashion world With influences that range from the sultry beauty of Jane Birkin to the rocker chic of Mick Jagger, it's no wonder that everything worn by Alexa Chung instantly becomes the latest trend. Already a...
Good + Simple
GOOD FOOD, GOOD MOOD, GOOD DIGESTION, GOOD HEALTH! Good + Simple celebrates the pleasure of delicious food that is simple to make, a joy to share and just so happens to be good for you. Jasmine and Melissa Hemsley's principles of healthy home cooking built around gut health, whole foods and affordable i...
Little Paws 1: Welcome Home, Harley
A fun, heartwarming series about the puppies who train to become Guide Dogs and the families who help raise them. Hopefully these Little Paws will grow up to be Guide Dogs and give assistance to people who are blind or vision impaired. They will need to be confident and outgoing puppies with just the ri...
Little Women (Puffin Designer Classic)
A beautiful hardback cloth cover edition of Little Women by Louisa May Alcott - a novel loved by adults and children alike. Come laugh and cry with the March family. Meg - the sweet-tempered one. Jo - the smart one. Beth - the shy one. Amy - the sassy one. Together they're the March sisters. Their fathe...
Lydia Davis - Essays
Lydia Davis's writing is a masterclass in control- wry, lucid, penetrating, every word placed deliberately. Here she presents a dazzling collection of literary essays, each one as beautifully formed, thought-provoking, playful and illuminating as her critically acclaimed short fiction. Ranging across he...
Crime in Progress - The Secret History of the Trump-Russia Investigation
** THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**The never-before-told, inside story of the Steele Dossier and the Trump-Russia investigation'The best procedural yet written about the discovery of Trump's Russia ties' New York Times The founders of the Washington-based intelligence firm Fusion GPS Glenn Simpson and P...
Cat's Cradle
Dr Felix Hoenikker - a father of the atomic bomb - has another creation. Far more dangerous than that which levelled Hiroshima- ice-nine, a chemical that could freeze the world's oceans solid. The search for Hoenikker leads first to his three children, each in possession of the chemical, and then to the...
The History of Sexuality: 4: Confessions of the Flesh
Foucault's History of Sexuality changed the way we think about power, selfhood and sexuality. In this fourth and final volume, he turns his attention to early Christianity, exploring how ancient ideas of pleasure were modified into the Christian notion of the 'flesh' - a transformation that would define...
Exit
IT WAS NEVER SUPPOSED TO BE MURDER . . .Pensioner Felix Pink is about to find out that it's never too late for life to go horribly wrong. Perfect for fans of Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club, this is the page-turning, twisty, and often hilarious new crime novel from bestselling author Belinda B...
Emily Post's Etiquette, The Centennial Edition
LIZZIE POST, Daniel Post Senning
This centennial edition of Emily Post's classic guide to etiquette has been completely rewritten with up-to-date and comprehensive advice on the need-to-know manners, customs, and best practices of today.For the past one hundred years, Emily Post has been America's definitive source for how to navigate-...
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