A History of Heavy Metal (O'Neill Andrew)(Paperback)

A History of Heavy Metal (O'Neill Andrew)(Paperback)

Louder Than Hell: The Definitive Oral History of Metal (Wiederhorn Jon)(Paperback)

The definitive oral history of heavy metal, Louder Than Hell by renowned music journalists Jon Wiederhorn and Katherine Turman includes hundreds of interviews with the giants of the movement, conducted over the past 25 years.Unlike many forms of popular music, metalheads tend to embrace their

A Concise History of Buddhism (Skilton (Sthiramati) Andrew)(Paperback)

An ideal introduction to the history of Buddhism. Andrew Skilton - a writer on and practitioner of Buddhism - explains the development of the basic concepts of Buddhism during its 2,500 years of history and describes its varied developments in India, Buddhism's homeland, as well as its spread

A History of the World (Marr Andrew)(Paperback)

From the earliest civilizations to the twenty-first century, Andrew Marr's A History of the World is a compelling global journey through human

Colchester: A History (Phillips Andrew)(Paperback)

New paperback edition of a popular

Secret World - A History of Intelligence (Andrew Christopher)(Paperback / softback)

The history of espionage is far older than any of today's intelligence agencies, yet the long history of intelligence operations has been largely forgotten. The first mention of espionage in world literature is in the Book of Exodus.'God sent out spies into the land of Canaan'. From there,

Stonemason - A History of Building Britain (Ziminski Andrew)(Paperback / softback)

A stonemason's story of the building of Britain: part archaeological history, part deeply personal insight into an ancient

The Missionary Movement in Christian History: Studies in Transmission of Faith (Walls Andrew)(Paperback)

Pulses of Abstraction: Episodes from a History of Animation (Johnston Andrew R.)(Paperback)

Reshapes the history of abstract animation and its importance to computer imagery and cinema Animation and technology are always changing with one another. From hand-drawn flipbooks to stop-motion and computer-generated imagery (CGI), animation's identity is in flux. But many of these moving image

A-Z of Carlisle: Places-People-History (Stables Andrew Graham)(Paperback)

The Cumbrian city of Carlisle has a rich and colorful history. Being so close to the Scottish border, Carlisle became a military stronghold and its surviving 11th-century castle bears testament to this. During the Industrial Revolution it grew into a major center of textile manufacture and an

A-Z of Poole - Places-People-History (Jackson Andrew)(Paperback / softback)

Explore the Dorset town of Poole in this fully illustrated A-Z guide to its history, people and

Blood-Dark Track - A Family History (O'Neill Joseph)(Paperback / softback)

A fascinating family memoir from Joseph O'Neill, author of the Man Booker Prize longlisted and Richard & Judy pick,

Eminent Churchillians (Roberts Andrew)(Paperback / softback)

A controversial account of the Churchill years by a bestselling historian. 'The best sort of history - revealing, gossipy and acidulous'

Belarus: The Last European Dictatorship (Wilson Andrew)(Paperback)

A comprehensive and revelatory history of modern Belarus - from independence to 2020's contested election In 2020 Belarus made headlines around the world when protests erupted in the aftermath of a fraught presidential election. Andrew Wilson explores both Belarus's complicated road to nationhood

William Wallace (Fisher Andrew)(Paperback)

William Wallace has always been one of the great heroes of Scottish history. By no means prepared by birth, education or training for leadership, Wallace nevertheless rose to prominence during the Wars of Independence, leading forces which broke the sequence of English victories and inspiring his

Secret Penrith (Stables Andrew Graham)(Paperback / softback)

Explore Penrith's secret history through a fascinating selection of stories, facts and

History of Kendal (White Andrew)(Paperback / softback)

A wonderfully readable, comprehensive account, from Roman times right up to date, beautifully illlustrated with a wide range of

A History of Modern Britain (Marr Andrew)(Paperback)

This engaging volume tells the story of how the great political visions and idealisms of Victorian Britain came to be defeated by a culture of consumerism, celebrity, and self-gratification. It explains how in each decade, political leaders found themselves confounded by the British people, who

A-Z of Birmingham: Places-People-History (Homer Andrew)(Paperback)

Birmingham - Britain's second largest city - lies in the heart of the country. Nicknamed 'city of a thousand trades', it became the workshop of England in the Industrial Revolution and as the centre of the Midlands Enlightenment was a hotbed of scientific thinking and technological innovation. The

Cardiff's Municipal Buses (Wiltshire Andrew)(Pevná vazba)

Detailed history of the buses of

8.55 To Baghdad (Eames Andrew)(Paperback / softback)

Fascinated by the exotic history of this quintessentially English crime writer, he decided to retrace the trip from London to Baghdad which she made in 1928 - a journey which was to change Agatha Christie completely and led to her other life as the wife of an archaeologist in the deserts of Syria

O Sing unto the Lord - A History of English Church Music (Gant Andrew)(Paperback / softback)

The biography of a quintessentially English tradition by one of its leading scholars and

Ghost Story 1840-1920 - A Cultural History (Smith Andrew)(Paperback / softback)

The Ghost Story 1840-1920: A Cultural History is the first book length analysis of the British ghost story in over thirty years. It includes readings of the economic, national, colonial, and gender contexts of the ghost story and provides a new and important critical re-evaluation of writers

Leadership in War - Lessons from Those Who Made History (Roberts Andrew)(Paperback / softback)

Napoleon, Nelson, Churchill, Hitler, Stalin, Marshall, de Gaulle, Eisenhower and Thatcher: each of these leaders fundamentally shaped the outcome of the war their nation was embroiled in. How were they alike, and in what ways did they differ? Was their war leadership unique, or did these leaders