Lebanon: A Country in Fragments (Arsan Andrew)(Paperback)

Lebanon: A Country in Fragments (Arsan Andrew)(Paperback)

Lebanon seems a country in the grip of permanent crisis. In recent years it has suffered blow after blow, from Rafiq Hariri's assassination in 2005, to the 2006 July War, to the current Syrian conflict, which has brought a million refugees streaming into the country.This is an account not just of

Walking in Portugal: 40 Graded Short and Multi-Day Walks Throughout the Country (Mok Andrew)(Paperback)

Russian Phrases for Dummies (Kaufman Andrew)(Paperback)

Traveling in a foreign country such as Russia suddenly becomes a lot more exciting when you can engage in elegant small talk with the locals. Russian Phrases For Dummies is your handy guide to everyday words and phrases you can start using immediately to make your visit more rewarding and a whole

Fragments (Heraclitus)(Paperback)

Fragments of wisdom from the ancient world In the sixth century b.c.-twenty-five hundred years before Einstein--Heraclitus of Ephesus declared that energy is the essence of matter, that everything becomes energy in flux, in relativity. His great book, On Nature, the world's first coherent

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

Sleeping Lord - And Other Fragments (Jones David)(Paperback / softback)

Jones's visionary collection of poems and fragments published in the months before his death, reissued in paperback with a cover based on the artist's original

The Unmapped Country: Stories and Fragments (Quin Ann)(Paperback)

This new collection of rare and unpublished writing by the cult 1960s author Ann Quin explores the risks and seductions of going over the edge. The stories cut an alternative path across innovative twentieth-century writing, bridging the world of Virginia Woolf and Anna Kavan with that of Kathy

A History of Modern Lebanon (Traboulsi Fawwaz)(Paperback)

Lebanon - After the Cedar Revolution(Paperback / softback)

A comprehensive look at contemporary Lebanon and the ongoing attempts by Israel, Syria and Iran to influence its domestic

Gabriel Hounds (Stewart Mary)(Paperback / softback)

Romance, intrigue, legend and adventure meet in this Lebanon-set classic gothic romance by beloved author Mary

Happiness in a Nutshell (Matthews Andrew)(Paperback / softback)

Lebanon: Through Writers' Eyes (Gorton Ted)(Paperback)

A reasoned anthology, a record of people who visited Lebanon from 1800 BC to the present; and of the Lebanese themselves, writing about their homeland, their religions, their joys, their wars, and their sorrows. The potential visitor to Lebanon will discover a country that is infinitely richer,

Resisting Sectarianism: Queer Activism in Postwar Lebanon (Nagle John)(Paperback)

The Middle East is often portrayed as oppressively patriarchal and homophobic. Yet, in recent years the region has become a vibrant and important arena for feminist and LGBTQ activism. This book provides an insight into this emerging politics through a unique analysis of feminist and LGBTQ social

Lebanon: A History, 600 - 2011 (Harris William)(Paperback)

In this impressive synthesis, William Harris narrates the history of the sectarian communities of Mount Lebanon and its vicinity. He offers a fresh perspective on the antecedents of modern multi-communal Lebanon, tracing the consolidation of Lebanon's Christian, Muslim, and Islamic derived sects

Death in a Desert Land (Wilson Andrew)(Paperback / softback)

Happiness in Hard Times (Matthews Andrew)(Paperback / softback)

Alcaeus - Poems & Fragments (Alcaeus)(Paperback / softback)

Head of State (Marr Andrew)(Paperback / softback)

Two corpses. A country on the edge of a political precipice. A conspiracy so bold it would make Machiavelli wince. Andrew Marr's debut novel imagines what really might be going on behind the door of 10 Downing

London in Fragments: A Mudlark's Treasures (Sandling Ted)(Paperback)

'A beautiful book.' Daily Mail 'Exhilaratingly curious.' Evening Standard 'Gripping.' Spectator 'Brilliant.' Penelope Lively 'Indefatigably researched.' Country Life 'Beautifully illustrated.' Monocle Mudlarking, the act of searching the Thames foreshore for items of value, has a long tradition in

2Stoned (Loog Oldham Andrew)(Paperback / softback)

In 1963, in a south London hotel, Andrew Loog Oldham discovered an unknown rhythm and blues band called the Rolling Stones and became their manager and producer; 2Stoned is the remarkable record of these years, when Oldham's radical strategies transformed them into the Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Band

Going Somewhere: Truth about a Life in Science (Marino Andrew A.)(Paperback)

Going Somewhere is a dynamic autobiographical narrative about Andrew Marino's career in science. With a depth and drama that arise from personal involvement, the book explores an exceptionally wide range of science-related matters: the relation between electrical energy and life; the influence of

Country Escape (Fforde Katie)(Paperback / softback)

A YEAR IN THE COUNTRY. A YEAR TO FALL IN LOVE.The deliciously romantic novel from the Sunday Times #1 bestselling author of A Springtime Affair and A Rose Petal Summer.Fran has always wanted to be a farmer. And now it looks as if her childhood dream is about to come true.She has just moved to her

Resistance: My Life for Lebanon (Bechara Souha)(Paperback)

In 1988, at the age of twenty, Souha Bechara attempted to assassinate General Lahad, chief of militia in charge of Israeli-occupied Southern Lebanon. Immediately apprehended, interrogated, and tortured for weeks, she was sent to Khiam, a prison and death camp regularly condemned by humanitarian

Arabesque - Sumptuous Food from Morocco, Turkey and Lebanon (Roden Claudia)(Pevná vazba)

The author returns to the countries of Turkey, Lebanon and Morocco in search of new and old recipes and to find out how cooking has evolved since she first introduced readers to these cuisines in the 1960s. In this book, she pays tribute to the different culinary histories and contemporary food of