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Marco Polo Pocket Guide California: the Travel Guide with Insider Tips Explore California with this handy, pocket-sized, authoritative guide, packed with Insider Tips. Discover boutique hotels, authentic restaurants, the state's trendiest places,...

A sparklingly funny celebration of Herge's most beloved character via his legendary exclamations! Captain Haddock made his first appearance alongside Tintin in 1941, and in the course of the 80 years...

Readers will gain the advantage over their opponents with easy-to-remember strategies from one of the world's top chess players! Strategy--it's the ultimate secret weapon for championship players around the world. Drawing on his considerable experience...

Enter the fantastic fantasy world of epic doodler Kerby Rosanes in his creepiest collection yet. From skulls that morph into butterflies to clockwork dragons and vine-entangled pumpkins - there's plenty of gothic-inspired scenes and creatures to bring to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781645471141Author Chandra EastonFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications IncWeight(grams)...

The 'fine city' of Norwich has a long and intriguing history. Famous for its Norman cathedral built across an ancient crossroads and its imposing castle dominating the skyline, Norwich can simultaneously claim to have been second city of the kingdom and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789491643422Author Nour AbdallahFormat PaperbackPage Count 132Imprint Meteoor BooksPublisher Meteoor BooksWeight(grams) 191g

A Stargrave supplement of exploration and adventure, full of strange and wonderful alien worlds, species, and technologies. Just beyond the rim of what was once 'civilized space' lies the vast, colourful expanse of the Crokoan Nebula. Seeking their...

Discover the joy and serenity of slow stitching with hand piecing and hand quilting! With one quilt made up of 21 blocks, master teacher Carolyn Forster takes readers on a quilt making journey that begins with the basics and progresses to more intricate...

The home of trusted Arabic dictionaries for everyday language learning. A handy and affordable Arabic to English and English to Arabic dictionary including short grammars of Arabic and English. The clear layout allows for fast and easy access...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780804852791Author G. AllenFormat PaperbackPage Count 316Imprint Periplus EditionsPublisher Periplus Editions

Revised and updated edition of Christian Wolmar's classic history of the London Underground, with a new chapter on Crossrail.'I can think of few better ways to while away those elastic periods awaiting the arrival of the next eastbound Circle Line train...

Why do we feel like we are always performing? Where does this impulse come from?As John Starke shows in The Secret Place of Thunder, our modern world has internalized the idea that the markers of having an admirable and successful life are primarily...

Crocheting and travelling... these two passions have been brought together by talented designer Mark Roseboom - aka The Guy with the Hook - in this exquisite crochet book. Mark has traveled extensively in the last ten years. He has seen and learned...

How is a movie made and what exactly does a director do? This book attempts to illuminate every circumstance, internal and external, emotional and technical, involved in the arduous process that culminates in what we see on the big screen.;Only the...

William McGonagall was born in Edinburgh in 1830. His father was a poor hand-loom weaver, and his work took his family to Glasgow, then to Dundee. William attended school for eighteen months before the age of seven, and received no further formal...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781495051531Author Hal Leonard Publishing CorporationPage Count 279Imprint Hal Leonard CorporationPublisher Hal Leonard Corporation

DIALOGUE is the follow-up title to Robert McKee's hugely successful STORY. Divided into four sections (The Art of Dialogue, Flaws & Fixes, Creating Dialogue & Dialogue Design) Dialogue teaches how to craft effective speeches for characters. McKee uses...

Decades tend to crest halfway through, and 1995 was the year of the Nineties: peak Britpop (Oasis v Blur), peak YBA (Tracey Emin's tent), peak New Lad (when Nick Hornby published High Fidelity, when James Brown's Loaded detonated the publishing industry,...

Capture the wonders of nature in watercolour with this quick guide to wildlife painting, packed with techniques and inspiration. Bestselling author Hazel Soan demonstrates how to paint a variety of wildlife, from garden favourites to exotic wild beasts...

2018 Christian Book Award (R) This Journey Is as Perennial as the SeasonsGraceLaced is about more than pretty florals and fanciful brushwork-it's about flourishing. With carefully crafted intention, this beautiful volume of 32 seasonal devotions from...

The war on heresy obsessed medieval Europe in the centuries after the first millennium. R. I. Moore's vivid narrative focuses on the motives and anxieties of those who declared and conducted the war: what were the beliefs and practices they saw as...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909526631Author Graham MarshFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Reel Art PressPublisher Reel Art Press

City of God is an enduringly significant work in the history of Christian thought, by one of its central figuresWritten as an eloquent defence of the faith at a time when the Roman Empire was on the brink of collapse, this great theological and...

Every corner of Nottingham is rich in history, and if the streets could talk they might tell of the people and events they have witnessed. Many ancient secrets have remained untold, such as the purpose of the great Viking 'long-house' found beneath the...

Celebrate your campaigns and conquests with these 75 fun, RPG-inspired cocktail recipes your whole gaming group will love!Make your next gaming adventure even more fun with this collection of 75 RPG-inspired cocktails! Featuring fantasy-themed libations...

Mad Men Carousel is an episode-by-episode guide to all seven seasons of AMC's Mad Men. This book collects TV and movie critic Matt Zoller Seitz's celebrated Mad Men recaps-as featured on New York magazine's Vulture blog-for the first time, including...

Stroll Lisbon's cobbled lanes, cruise the Douro River, and soak up the sun on Algarve beaches: experience Portugal with Rick Steves! Inside Rick Steves Portugal you'll find:* Comprehensive coverage for spending a week or more exploring Portugal* Rick's...

In the Bag! offers a fresh approach to gundog training for beginners and seasoned trainers alike. It contains sound advice on the selection of your Labrador Retriever and valuable information regarding his care and management from puppy to veteran. It...

Discover delicious recipes and beautiful craft ideas to inspire your Jubilee celebrations from Pippa MilddletonTaking you through every celebration, from Easter to Christmas, birthdays to just a small celebration with family (because why not!), Celebrate...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683966814Author Brian ChidesterFormat HardbackPage Count 528Imprint FantagraphicsPublisher Fantagraphics

Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back, the fan-favorite Star Wars movie, with this deluxe special edition dedicated to the making of the iconic film. Inside its pages is an in-depth look at how George Lucas expanded the saga with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781636411514Author Barry MeguiarFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Charisma HousePublisher Charisma House

Solo Time for Violin is a three-volume series of concert pieces for the intermediate to more advanced violinist. Featuring arrangements and original pieces by the authors of the award-winning Fiddle Time series, these graded collections provide...

Pavilion's 20-title Lost series crosses the Atlantic to chronicle some of the precious losses from across the island of Ireland. Pavilion Books' Lost series traditionally looks at the cherished places of a city that time, progress and fashion...

Derek Jarman's Blue weaves a sensory tapestry that serves as both a political call to action and a meditation on illness, dying, and love. "For Blue there are no boundaries or solutions." -Derek Jarman Originally released as a feature film in 1993, the...

Whooo wants to colour? Get ready for hours of relaxing creativity with these happy, mischievous owls. Bestselling artist Thaneeya McArdle presents a parliament of owlish personalities for you to bring to life with beautiful colours. Each adorable avian...

The Vincent Black Shadow is a name that resounds whenever classic bikes are discussed. The Vincent company were already advertising their existing Rapide machine as 'The world's fastest production motorcycle' when, in February 1948, the Black Shadow was...

This authoritative guide, the companion to Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North, covers a vast area marked by tremendous diversity of both landscape and buildings. The territory is rich in medieval churches and castles, 17th-century...

The Silver Invicta is a stream of impressions from a fishing life, in its varying moods, coloured with plenty of whisky and eccentric company. Join Tom Harland on his light-hearted journeys with his fly rod; take part in his triumphs and disasters on...