Man Who Invented History - Travels with Herodotus (Marozzi Justin)(Paperback / softback)

Man Who Invented History - Travels with Herodotus (Marozzi Justin)(Paperback / softback)

A sensational blend of travel and history in the spirit of the man who invented

Travels with Herodotus (Kapuscinski Ryszard)(Paperback / softback)

Records how the author set out on his first forays to India, China and Africa with the great Greek historian constantly in his pocket. The author sees Louis Armstrong in Khartoum, visits Dar-es-Salaam, arrives in Algiers in time for a coup when nothing seems to happen (but he sees the Mediterranean

English Job - Understanding Iran and Why It Distrusts Britain (Straw Jack)(Paperback / softback)

'This turbulent history is essential reading.' Justin Marozzi, Sunday

Islamic Empires - Fifteen Cities that Define a Civilization (Marozzi Justin)(Paperback / softback)

Guts (Doyle Roddy)(Paperback / softback)

Longlisted for the 2015 IMPAC Dublin Literary AwardJimmy Rabbitte is back. The man who invented the Commitments back in the eighties is now forty-seven, with a loving wife, four kids ... He isn't dying, he thinks, but he might be. Jimmy still loves his music, and he still loves to

Traveller's Life (Newby Eric)(Paperback / softback)

A chronicle of travels, some homely some exotic, from the man who can make a schoolboy holiday in Swanage as colourful as a walk in the Hindu

Scott-land - The Man Who Invented a Nation (Kelly Stuart)(Paperback / softback)

Stuart Kelly's biography of Sir Walter Scott defies classification in terms of genre. Rather than a literary biography, or critical study, it is a personal examination of the sometimes overwhelming affect Scott has had on Scottish identity at large, and on how his legacy affects the very act of

Gran Tour - Travels with my Elders (Aitken Ben)(Paperback / softback)

Travels with Myself and Another (Gellhorn Martha)(Paperback / softback)

In America - Travels with John Steinbeck (Mak Geert)(Paperback / softback)

Louis Braille: The Boy Who Invented Books for the Blind (Davidson Margaret)(Paperback)

A poignant story of the man who developed the Braille system of printing for the

Pepper's Travels with Marco Polo (Harris Nancy E. (Educational Consultant))(Paperback / softback)

Follow a young boy as he travels with Marco Polo and encounters new

Baghdad - City of Peace, City of Blood (Marozzi Justin)(Paperback / softback)

Over thirteen centuries, Baghdad has enjoyed both cultural and commercial pre-eminence, boasting artistic and intellectual sophistication and an economy once the envy of the world. This new history of Baghdad brings to life the story of what was once the greatest capital on

TrooFriend (Applebaum Kirsty)(Paperback / softback)

Especially one that's developing human characteristics and feelings, and who has just run away with her human? A topical and sinister middle-grade novel about artificial intelligence from the Waterstones Children s Book Prize shortlisted author of The

Women Warriors Hidden in History (Eason Sarah)(Paperback)

There were many real-life female fighters who wowed the ancient and modern worlds with their bravery and skills. This exciting book dives into the history of women who bravely fought - some to the death! Read about Cynane, the half-sister of Alexander the Great, who became the super-slayer of the

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Verne Jules)(Paperback)

French novelist Jules Verne -- 'the man who invented the future' -- captured and intensified the human impulse to explore the world's hidden regions. This prophetic 1870 adventure novel, centering on a fabulous underwater craft commanded by the brilliant and mysterious Captain Nemo, was written

Man Who Climbs Trees (Aldred James)(Paperback / softback)

Visitor - (Jack Reacher 4) (Child Lee)(Paperback / softback)

A loner, a smart guy with a score to settle. A ruthless vigilante. A man just like Jack Reacher. _________Although the Jack Reacher novels can be read in any order, The Visitor is the 4th in the series. And be sure not to miss Reacher's newest adventure, no.26, Better off

Fantastically Great Women Who Made History (Pankhurst Kate)(Paperback / softback)

Man Who shot Siegfried Sassoon (Hollands John)(Paperback / softback)

The Deep - John Crowley

For many generations the Just have been at war with the Protectors. In their strange world, supported by a huge pillar poised in the vast and mysterious Deep, ritual bloodshed and sorcery have obsessed the inhabitants since the beginning of time.Half human, half machine, sexless and hairless, the

Mao: The Unknown Story (Halliday Jon)(Paperback / softback)

Based on a decade of research, and on interviews with many of Mao's close circle in China who have never talked before - and everyone outside China who had significant dealings with him, this book is the story of the life of Mao. It is full of revelations, exploding the myth of the Long March, and

Man of My Dreams (Sittenfeld Curtis)(Paperback / softback)

And if you move to another state for a guy who might not love you back, are you being plucky - or just pathetic?_______Readers love THE MAN OF MY DREAMS:*****'I love everything Curtis Sittenfeld writes and this was no

Who Made England?: The Saxon-Viking Race to Create a Country (Colquhoun Chip)(Paperback)

Did you know English people were around before the country of England was invented? It's true: just over 1,000 years ago, English people lived in several smaller countries all over the island of Britain. A Saxon king called Alfred is famous for starting to bring these countries together--but who