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View book details for The Bald Soprano
& Other Plays
This Absurdist masterpiece by the author of Rhinoceros is explosively, liberatingly funny...a loony parody with a climax which is an orgy of non-sequiturs (The Observer).Written in 1950, Eugene Ionescos first play, The Bald Soprano, was a seminal work of Absurdist …
View book details for The Laughing Soldier
The British Armed Forces Jokebook
A witty collection that celebrates the strength to find humor even in the most challenging circumstanceswith proceeds benefiting veterans.Britains armed forces have a legendary sense of humor, dating back over generations of servicemen and women. The Laughing Soldier, aiding the …
How the first military pilots learned to flyand fight: guidance from Great War training manuals. Aviation was still in its infancy when World War I broke outand newly formed air forces produced manuals to help pioneers heading for the skies …
The acclaimed author and filmmakers investigation into the human gaze through history, art and science, paints an illuminating portrait of our culture. Looking can be an act of empathy or aggression. It can provoke desire or express it. And from …
View book details for The Beholder's Eye
A Collection of America's Finest Personal Journalism
A collection of the very best in contemporary first-person journalism compiled by the award-winning former Washington Post reporter and author.Great journalists, at one time or another, have all been characters in their own stories: people with personalities that shaped what …
View book details for The Tao of Survival
Skills to Keep You Alive
Offers clear, concise, effective, time-tested, even hallowed, means of going into any survival situation with your A game.Jim Morris, Special Forces major (retired) and award-winning author of War Story Written by a student and teacher of Asian thought, martial arts, …
View book details for Ruffhouse
From the Streets of Philly to the Top of the '90s Hip-Hop Charts
The Ruffhouse Records founder tells how he overcame poverty, abuse, and addiction to start a label that launched some of music's biggest stars: Gripping.Philadelphia Magazine As a struggling musician trying to catch a break in 1980s Philadelphia, Chris Schwartz navigated …
'Stefan Gates on E Numbers' is a myth-busting celebration of 'E's--the additives and preservatives that make up Britain's most feared ingredients. Most of the food we eat has them yet we are hugely suspicious of them and believe that they …
This useful guide introduces the reader to the so-called 'father of modern philosophy' - Rene Descartes.
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The Settlement of the Pacific
An award-winning scholar explores the sixty-thousand-year history of the Pacific islands in this dazzling, deeply researched account.One of the Best Books of 2021 Wall Street JournalThe islands of Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia stretch across a huge expanse of ocean and …
Can't hit the doubles? Got a bad case of dartitis? Want to stick it in the bull every time? You've come to the right place. THE ART OF DARTS is three-time World Champion John Lowe's darts master class that caters …
Teach Yourself - the world's leading learning brand - is relaunched in 2010 as a multi-platform experience that will keep you motivated to achieve your goals. Let our expert author guide you through this brand new edition, with personal insights, …
Look at your business through the eyes of your customer.Why should people bother to buy from you when they can buy from the competition? How can your marketing reach out to your customers? And what makes your business different from …
View book details for The Juice Diet
Lose 7lbs in just 7 days!
Whether you want to fit into a special outfit, look good on the beach or kickstart a long-term weight-loss plan, one week with The Juice Diet is all you need to lose 3 kg (7 lbs). With 42 simple recipes …
A compilation of poetry written by George Mackay Brown over a 30-year period, which represents his favourite work. These poems reflect the richness of the Orkney Island community where he lives - a community permeated with its past and still …
View book details for Barrington Bayley SF Gateway Omnibus
The Soul of the Robot, The Knights of the Limits, The Fall of Chronopolis
Although largely, and unjustly, neglected by a modern audience, Bayley was a hugely influential figure to some of the greats of British SF, such as Michael Moorcock and M. John Harrison. He is perhaps best-known for THE FALL OF CHRONOPOLIS, …
All the creative energies of the West have been directed into space exploration and development - dozens of new worlds are being opened up. Left behind on Earth are the sluggish remnants of former greatness. But in the East, a …
His Honour Judge Christopher Osgood is utterly unprepared for life on his own when his wife dies. He is completely overwhelmed by a desperate loneliness and he finds himself bewildered by anything from the absence of clean pyjamas to the …
View book details for The Duchess of Windsor
The Truth About the Royal Family's Greatest Scandal
Royal scandal is nothing new. In 1936, the royal family was rocked by events that threatened its very existence. Edward VIII, King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Empire, Emperor of India, gave up his throne. …
The battle has been fought and won, and all have been transformed by the struggle. Imago of Lockwood has become Lord Mayor of the City Imperishable, though at a price beyond his wildest imagination. Bijaz the Dwarf has been imbued …
With the spirited and unforgettable Sylvia Scarlett, a character acclaimed as being 'one of the few really great women in fiction', Compton Mackenzie brings us his very own Becky Sharp. Originally published in two volumes, this complete edition follows her …
Cora lives with her mother and grandmother in a hamlet in the Yorkshire dales. The three are close, but Cora longs to meet her father, whom she has never seen. She likens him to an unknown man who is reported …
In the royal palace of conquered Luscany, Princess Nette chafes at the bonds that confine her to a life of empty ceremony. Meanwhile, in a less salubrious quarter, Serin Guille's father scents success in his search for the secret of …
The first of the colourful exploits of Jack Crossman, The Devil's Own sees him in the thick of the fighting during the notoriously brutal and bloody Crimean War. In an uneasy nineteenth century alliance with the French and the Turks, …
Author of the bestselling Everyday Halogen Oven Cookbook. Halogen ovens are perfect when cooking for two as they are so much cheaper to use than a conventional oven. Once you have mastered the basics, this machine will change the way …
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