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'A delightful compendium of the kind of facts you immediately want to share with anyone you encounter' New York Times 'An ebullient, irrepressible spirit invests this book. It is erudite and...

In Discovering Chess Openings John Emms argues that studying openings doesn't have to be hard work - it can be both enjoyable and enlightening. The key to successful opening play is not simply learning lines off by heart; instead it's the understanding...

Among the world's most fascinating living fossils, scorpions have been around for some 420 million years. South Africa is home to an astonishing variety, with 108 species in three families occurring in most of the region's biomes, from desert and...

Sabotage is the deliberate disruption of a dominant system, be it political, military or economic. Yet in recent decades, sabotage has also become an artistic strategy most notably in Latin America. In Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Chile and Argentina,...

Mirabelle is going on holiday with her family to a fancy witch resort and she can't wait! She has promised her parents that she will absolutely not get up to mischief this time. And she really means it too. The witch resort is everything Mirabelle had...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781647227548Author Ivan CohenFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Insight EditionsPublisher Insight Editions

In language that is sensuous and biblical, School of Instructions centres on the experience of West Indian volunteer soldiers in British regiments during the First World War. The poem gathers the psychic and physical terrors of these Black soldiers in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781565235564Author Skills Institute PressFormat PaperbackPage Count 31Imprint Fox Chapel PublishingPublisher Fox Chapel PublishingWeight(grams)...

Now available in a handsome new hardcover gift edition, this friendly guidebook will encourage readers to whittle away the hours. Great for beginners looking for an easy way to get started and more advanced carvers looking for a relaxing way to spend...

A delightful new collection of comics from Pusheen in all of her adorable forms - from the classic gray tabby you know and love, to her unicorn, dragon, alien, mermaid, dinosaur, and even dog alter egos - Pusheen always lives life to the fullest! We all...

From the modern-day fairy tale of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's wedding to the births of Prince George and Princess Charlotte and their soon-to-be new sibling to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's historic marriage to countless Royal tours in...

Anton Chekhov is one of the undisputed masters of world drama. He is usually thought to hide himself behind his characters and stories, keeping his own personality well off-stage. But when he was young he wrote three plays - Platonov, Ivanov and The...

In this latest collection, romance is in the air. Charlie Brown's attempt at flirting in class sends him to the school nurse, while Linus is thwarted in his attempt to woo 'Lydia' of the many names. Other storylines include Snoopy's sojourn in the...

A stunning visual celebration of cars over a century of progress!Introducing The Story of the Car - a historical and visual exploration of awe-inspiring automobiles over a period of one hundred years, from the first horseless carriage to driverless...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for Gold Medallion Book Awards (Marriage) 2004.Book InformationISBN 9780842360241Author Kevin LemanFormat PaperbackPage Count 246Imprint Tyndale House...

For anyone who enjoys the outdoor life, or wants to escape from their normal confines of home and office, this book is a perfect inspiration. In the vein of Lars Mytting's Norwegian Wood or Erling Kagge's Silence, Under the Open Skies: A Practical Guide...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781640255654Author Annie's CrochetFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Annie's Publishing, LLCPublisher Annie's Publishing, LLCWeight(grams)...

For the first time, the collected texts from the critically and commercially acclaimed fantasy video game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim are bound together in three exciting volumes. Lavishly illustrated and produced, these titles are straight out of the...

As a teacher on deliverance, Neal Lozano knows that many believers struggle with the same sin areas time after time. Yet victory can be as simple as tapping into the potent power of the gospel. By focusing on Jesus and his work, rather than on the...

The definitive account of the first rise and fall of Boy George and Culture Club, and British pop music in the 1980s.NEW EXPANDED EDITION, WITH A FOREWORD BY NEIL TENNANTFEATURES A BONUS CHAPTER ON DURAN DURAN AND A NEW AFTERWORD'Speaks from the centure...

Become a different drummer Drumming is natural to all of us-after all, it mimics the regular beat of our hearts. But some of us want to go further and really lay down a big beat. And no wonder-whether you want to become the powerful backbone of a band or...

With gentle humour and fun illustrations, this book confidently combines faith and science as God-the-chef helps readers navigate through the Big Bang, Inflation Theory, and getting to know your Goldilocks stars from your supermassive black holes. And...

Acclaimed Royal Academy artist Jeanette Barnes and Paul Brandford breathe new life into sketching for town and city dwellers everywhere. Mercurial, inspirational, practical and charming, this guide covers everything from architecture to accidental...

This book will show you how to create silver jewellery using everyday tools, easy to obtain materials and following simple step-by-step instructions. You will explore the amazing possibilities that the combination of silver metal clay and traditional...

Discover Paris with the most incisive and in-the-know guidebook on the market. Whether you plan to stroll along the Seine, sip aperitifs at classy left-bank cafes or browse modern art at the Palais de Tokyo, The Rough Guide to Paris will show you ideal...

The key to perfect patchwork is getting all of the points to match up - which is no easy feat! Set yourself up for success with the rediscovered technique of English paper piecing. Using paper templates to guide your pattern, you can expertly fit your...

A uniquely cross-disciplinary and cross-experience book written as an accessible guide for people new to storytelling in games, new to games as a practice, and those eager to develop their existing practices & knowledge around storytelling in games...

Students often find the complex and commercial nature of contract law a real challenge. Contract Law tackles this head-on with problem scenarios and illustrations that reinforce learning and bring the law to life. It equips students with comprehensive...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Funny, fantastical and forthright, this is an indispensable survival guide to the real world' - Daily MailThis is a self-help book like no other. Because you are not helping yourself, James Acaster is helping you.In 2019,...

The #1 New York Times Bestseller**A hilarious, thoughtful, and in-depth exploration of the pleasures and perils of modern romance from Aziz Ansari, the Emmy-award winning star of Master of None and one of this generation's sharpest comedic voices**In the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788863880700Author Ennio MorriconePage Count 64Imprint Volonte & Co.Publisher Volonte & Co.Weight(grams) 256g

Here is the long awaited update of research on the Rufus Porter Landscape Mural School, greatly expanding the knowledge and understanding of this uniquely American folk art field of the 1820s to 1840s. The text provides detailed documentation never seen...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781599794617Author Don DickermanFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Realms FictionPublisher Realms Fiction

This generously illustrated volume examines Hammershoi's work as a whole and in relation to the artists of his generation. Hammershoi's enigmatic paintings, with their rich and muted palettes, have always enjoyed enormous popularity in Scandinavia, and...

A compulsively readable account of an African country now virtually inaccessible to the outside world and one journalist's daring and adventurous journey.When Daily Telegraph correspondent Tim Butcher was sent to cover Africa he quickly became obsessed...

Sunderland enjoys a good hark back. Mackems (Sunderland natives) take great pleasure in sharing their knowledge - pointing out what used to be where and why. Author Marie Gardiner uncovers some of the hidden history behind this remarkable city by the...

Derby's history goes back almost 2,000 years, despite a refoundation on a revised site in the tenth century. It is a county town but in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries it was home to a number scientific and entrepreneurial innovators. Their...

Discover the beautiful Japanese pattern darning technique kogin and how it can be used to create stunning stitched and quilted projects. Kogin, a counted embroidery technique, is a variation of the popular Japanese embroidery technique sashiko and is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780830845033Author Makoto FujimuraFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Inter-Varsity Press,USPublisher InterVarsity PressWeight(grams) 205gDimensions(mm)...

Dive into the depths of Avatar: The Way of Water with this definitive guide. Created in close collaboration with James Cameron's Lightstorm Entertainment and written by experts who worked on the film, this authoritative book is packed with stunning...