American 1/2-Ton Pickup Trucks of the 1950s (Mort Norm)(Paperback)

North American XB-70 Valkyrie (Davies Peter E.)(Paperback)

Of the many futuristic military aircraft concepts created in the 1950s the North American XB-70 still stands out as the most awe-inspiring. With its huge, white partially-folding delta wing, its fuselage resembling a striking cobra, and its extraordinary performance, it was one of the foremost

The Beats: A Very Short Introduction (Sterritt David)(Paperback)

In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the writers of the Beat Generation revolutionized American literature with their iconoclastic approach to language and their angry assault on the conformity and conservatism of postwar society. They and their followers took aim at the hypocrisy and taboos of their

Giovanni's Room (Baldwin James)(Paperback / softback)

Set in the 1950s Paris of American expatriates, liaisons, and violence, this title presents a story of a fated love triangle that explores the conflicts between desire, conventional morality and sexual

Toni Morrison (Peach Linden)(Paperback)

The novels of Toni Morrison, the first African-American writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, are powerful not just because of their content - her themes include infanticide, rape, child abuse, murder and sexual jealousy - but because of their innovative form and language. This succinct

Rick and Morty: Worlds Apart, 1 (Trujillo Josh)(Paperback)

It's Rick, Morty, and S**t Dragons galore Based on the hit season 4 of Rick and Morty, see some of your favorite new characters collide in Rick and Morty: Worlds Apart, a brand new mini-series See the outrageous S**t Dragons embroiled in a tantalizing adventure where only Morty can save them. And

Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 2 (Malory Thomas)(Paperback)

Volume two of Le Morte D'Arthur, Sir Thomas Malory's powerful and elegaic version of the Arthurian legend, recounts the adventures of Sir Tristram de Liones and the treachery of Sir Mordred, and follows Sir Launcelot's quest for The Holy Grail, his fatally divided loyalties, and his great,

Semi Trucks of the American West: A Showcase of Regional Trucking 1900-1975 (Adams Ron)(Paperback)

Prior to the 1970s, when length laws were written to allow longer configurations to run on the national interstate highway system, you would only see a lot of these trucks west of the Mississippi. Configurations such as the Rocky Mountain Double were not allowed in many states. Semi Trucks of the

Tony Jacklin: My Ryder Cup Journey (Jimenez Tony)(Paperback)

Tony Jacklin rescued the Ryder Cup from oblivion. Following years of American domination, interest in the event nosedived in the 1970s. It was Tony's appointment as captain of Europe in 1983 that helped resuscitate the matches and launch the remarkable transformation of a competition that is now

Rick and Morty Presents Volume 2 (Howard Tini)(Paperback / softback)

Perfect for die-hard fans, Rick and Morty Presents: Volume 2 explores the lives of four more characters from the hit [adult swim] TV

Rick and Morty Presents Vol. 1, 1 (Visaggio Magdalene)(Paperback)

Learn the secret stories and hidden pasts of your favorite Rick and Morty characters in Oni Press's RICK AND MORTY PRESENTS! These 4 oversized comics, collected here for the first time, focus on fan-favorite characters and storylines, with writing and art from today's top talent! Each story is

Home (Morrison Toni)(Paperback)

In this emotional powerhouse of a novel, Frank Money is a modern Odysseus returning to a 1950s America mined with lethal pitfalls for an unwary black man. When Frank joined the army to escape his too-small world, he left behind his cherished and fragile little sister, Cee. After the war, he

Le Morte d'Arthur: The Winchester Manuscript (Malory Thomas)(Paperback)

The greatest English version of the stories of King Arthur, Le Morte D'Arthur was completed in 1469-70 by Sir Thomas Malory, 'knight prisoner.' This edition is the first designed for the general reader to be based on the 'Winchester manuscript' which represents what Malory wrote more closely than

Making Vintage 1950s Clothes for Women (Parker Theresa)(Paperback / softback)

Nothing epitomizes the look of the 1950s more for women than the hourglass silhouette of the tightly-fitted bodice and full skirt. This ubiquitous style--first introduced in 1947 with Dior's New Look--was so widely adopted by the mid-1950s that it came to define the decade. This practical book

History of Trucks Coloring Book (LaFontaine Bruce)(Paperback)

It's hard to imagine the history of transportation without trucks -- pickups, tankers, tractor-trailers, logging trucks, tow trucks, flat-beds, delivery vans -- trucks of all shapes and sizes, carrying the cargo, hauling the freight, transporting every imaginable kind of goods all over the

Mort: The Play (Pratchett Terry)(Paperback)

Adapted for the stage by Stephen Briggs, this tells the story of Mort, whohas been chosen as Death's apprentice. He gets board and lodging and free use of company horse, and doesn't even need time off for his grandmother's funeral. The trouble begins when instead of collecting the soul of a

Monster Trucks (Farndon John)(Paperback / softback)

Monster Trucks See the world from the cab of a Shockwave - powered by three jet engines, it is the world's fastest truck - the Banks Sidewinder Dodge Dakota, the Dodge Ram SRT10 pick-up and more. They can even race and

Dear Darkness (Young Kevin)(Paperback)

Delivered in Young s classic bluesy tone, this powerful collection of poems about the American family, smoky Southern food, and the losses that time inevitably brings bristles with life, nerve and, best of all, wit ('San Francisco

Hide Her Name, 2 (Dorries Nadine)(Paperback)

The second instalment of the family saga set in 1950s Liverpool finds the community alive with rumours and gossip after the murder which rocked it to the

Lucky Life - the memoirs of a 1950s lad (Roberts Neil)(Paperback / softback)

Granta Book Of The American Short Story - V. 1 (Ford Richard)(Paperback / softback)

An anthology of American short fiction written in the last half of the twentieth century with stories by writers such as Eudora Welty, John Cheever and Raymond Carver (and forty others) demonstrating how much memorable power can lie in the briefest

Kill Shot, 2: An American Assassin Thriller (Flynn Vince)(Paperback)

#1 New York Times bestselling author of American Assassin--now a major motion picture--and 'the voice of today's postmodern thriller generation' (The Providence Journal) delivers a pulse-pounding novel starring a young, hungry, and lethal operative named Mitch Rapp as he begins his career as a CIA

American Pastoral: American Trilogy (1) (Roth Philip)(Paperback)

PULITZER PRIZE WINNER - NATIONAL BESTSELLER - From one of the most acclaimed writers of the twentieth century--a compulsively readable elegy for America's promises of prosperity, civic order, and domestic bliss, and one of Roth's most powerful novels ever (The New York Times). Here is Philip Roth's

Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 (Malory Thomas)(Paperback)

Sir Thomas Malory's richly evocative and enthralling version of the Arthurian legend Recounting Arthur's birth, his ascendancy to the throne after claiming Excalibur, his ill-fated marriage to Guenever, the treachery of Morgan le Fay and the exploits of the Knights of the Round Table, it magically

A Surgeon in the Village: An American Doctor Teaches Brain Surgery in Africa (Bartelme Tony)(Paperback)

A 'lyrical, inspirational' story of doctors who changed the health care of an African nation (Tom Brokaw, author of The Greatest Generation) Dr. Dilan Ellegala arrives in Tanzania, shocked to find the entire country has just three brain surgeons for its population of forty-two million. Haydom