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'The reigning Queen of Classics' Spectator What are civilisations? At the heart of this big question is how people have depicted the human and divine, from prehistory to the present day. Britain's most famous classicist Mary Beard asks: how have we...

This book argues for the importance of Gothic in understanding one of the key elements within the films of Sam Peckinpah (1925-1984). Although occasionally noted in the past, the Gothic has been generally overlooked when most critics consider the work of...

'Will Stone is the sharp-eyed beachcomber on the shores of our self-destruction, read him before the tide comes in...' wrote the poet Hugo Williams of Glaciation, which won the international Glen Dimplex Award for a first collection, in 2008. Seventeen...

Jeremy Reed's output has been prodigious. Since 1975 he has published more than forty books of poems, besides countless pamphlets and fugitive pieces, and many novels, biographies and books on cultural history. The full range of his poetry will never be...

This accessible introduction to the Gospels examines the distinctive messages offered by the texts, giving students a better understanding of methods and interpretations. It explores a close reading of each Gospel and encourages students to approach...

This edited volume brings together scholars from across disciplines to examine the relationship between religion and alcohol.It examines the historical, social, ritual, economic, political, and cultural relationship between religion and alcohol across...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789083387789Author Nic Editorial TeamFormat PaperbackPage Count 108Imprint New in ChessPublisher New in ChessWeight(grams) 227g

Dan Albergotti's Candy is a book steeped in sound and silence. Sound in the form of song, of chaotic cacophony, and of the drone (sometimes natural, sometimes manufactured) that creates the ambient soundtrack of history and the seemingly apocalyptic...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781399503501Author Abbas AghdassiFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Edinburgh University PressPublisher Edinburgh University Press

The first publication to celebrate the British Museum’s rich collection of these technically sophisticated artworks created as part of Japanese cultural salons in the late 18th and 19th centuries, featuring lively figures in daily life and festivals,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914314650Author David PawFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Hoxton Mini PressPublisher Hoxton Mini Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781837942596Author Margrit DahmFormat PaperbackPage Count 94Imprint Vanguard PressPublisher Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie Publishers

Featuring ships of the Borg and vessels of the Delta Quadrant, the first of two companion volumes of ships from STAR TREK: VOYAGER.This volume begins with the ships operated by STAR TREK's greatest villains: the Borg, including the Borg Cube and Sphere,...

How do Israel’s Scriptures inform the account of Jesus’s cruciform death in the Gospel of John? What does it mean for John’s portrayal of Jesus’s death to be “according to the Scriptures”? The Use of the Jewish Scriptures in the Johannine Passion...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781804678077Author Leslie DingleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 319Imprint Bookvault PublishingPublisher Bookvault PublishingWeight(grams) 547g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789464262582Author Anna GroundwaterFormat HardbackPage Count 200Imprint Sidestone PressPublisher Sidestone Press

Fat Girl Magic is a unique dissection of the truly powerful journey from the way others perceive, label, and judge our bodies to our own discoveries, acceptance, and love we find for ourselves.This beautifully presented edition invokes a witchcraft...

"Jay Ritchie's poem's veer and dare new forms to think and feel in. From sonnets to open, more diaristic armatures, Ritchie's vexed interiority scans an ever rich and deeply felt ontology that emerges from a backdrop of wit, wonder, and hopeful...

Cabaret has historically existed on the fringes, populated by those who find themselves, voluntarily or involuntarily, falling outside of conventional society. It pushes the boundaries of gender, politics, identity, power, and social norms. It’s live and...

A fully revised edition of the acclaimed field guide to the birds of the Middle EastThe Middle East is home to some of the most spectacular birdlife in the world. This field guide covers all species—including vagrants—found in the Arabian Peninsula...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781569028575Author Mwatabu S. OkantahFormat PaperbackPage Count 98Imprint Red Sea Press,U.S.Publisher Red Sea Press,U.S.

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788867496242Author Francesco SpampinatoFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Mousse PublishingPublisher Mousse PublishingWeight(grams) 431g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788867495849Author William AnastasiFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint Mousse PublishingPublisher Mousse PublishingWeight(grams) 862g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9786073915748Author Iv�n DuqueFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Planeta PublishingPublisher Planeta Publishing

Gifford Pinchot, Chief of the United States Forest Service (USFS) from 1905 to 1910, marveled at the Cascades' old growth trees. Yet sadly, despite what its namesake championed, no current visitor to the Gifford Pinchot National Forest can see the forest...

Is this a book of logic puzzles or a coloring book? Why not both? The intricate, visually appealing puzzles in this book are based on slitherlink: a sudoku-like puzzle that involves drawing lines on a grid of dots to form one big loop. Standard...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780310457039Author Christianity Today Intl.Format HardbackPage Count 2080Imprint ZondervanPublisher ZondervanWeight(grams) 1101g

An elemental, uncanny collection of poems translated from one of Sweden’s most influential and beloved poets.In Lonespeech, Ann Jäderlund rewires the correspondence between writers Ingeborg Bachmann and Paul Celan into a series of stark, runic poems...

Tired of the same old tourist traps? Whether you’re a visitor or a local looking for something different, Missouri Off the Beaten Path shares with you the Show Me State with new perspectives on timeless destinations and introduces you to those you never...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913627393Author Hilary MenosFormat PaperbackPage Count 28Imprint Candlestick PressPublisher Candlestick Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781771605908Author S. Lesley BuxtonFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint Rocky Mountain BooksPublisher Rocky Mountain Books

The conception, creation, recording, and significance of the Beatles’ “Penny Lane” and “Strawberry Fields Forever” John Lennon wrote “Strawberry Fields Forever” in Almería, Spain, in fall 1966, and in November, in response to that song, Paul McCartney...

Whether you want to get a glimpse of the Golden Gate Bridge, wander among giant redwood trees in Sequoia National Park, or camp in Yosemite Valley, the local Fodor's travel experts in Northern California are here to help! Fodor's Northern California...

"Walk in the woods with me." That's the invitation award-winning author Lore Ferguson Wilbert extends to readers in The Understory. On this journey, Wilbert shares her story of alienation and disorientation after years of religious and political unrest...

How animation can reconnect us with bodily experiences Film and media studies scholarship has often argued that digital cinema and CGI provoke a sense of disembodiment in viewers; they are seen as merely fantastic or unreal. In her in-depth...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788867495924Author Peter HalleyFormat HardbackPage Count 37Imprint Mousse PublishingPublisher Mousse PublishingWeight(grams) 998g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788867492268Author Michael E SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Mousse PublishingPublisher Mousse PublishingWeight(grams) 522g

Overwhelmed? Tired? Feel like you can’t keep up? Jesus promises that His burden is light, but how many of us are actually feeling, well … light? If life is like a long hike, most of us feel like we have a giant backpack of responsibilities and burdens...

Focusing on the British virtuoso Rex Whistler (1905-1944), who was linked to many of the most illustrious figures of the inter-war period, this book explores an exceptional case of artistic patronage in the twentieth century. In weaving together social...

A groundbreaking new account of the writing of the Hebrew BibleWho wrote the Bible? Its books have no bylines. Tradition long identified Moses as the author of the Pentateuch, with Ezra as editor. Ancient readers also suggested that David wrote the...