Men, Machines, and Modern Times, 50th Anniversary Edition (Morison Elting E.)(Paperback)

Men, Machines, and Modern Times, 50th Anniversary Edition (Morison Elting E.)(Paperback)

An engaging look at how we have learned to live with innovation and new technologies through history.People have had trouble adapting to new technology ever since (perhaps) the inventor of the wheel had to explain that a wheelbarrow could carry more than a person. This little book by a celebrated

A Wrinkle in Time (L'Engle Madeleine)(Paperback)

The 50th Anniversary Commemorative Edition of Madeleine L'Engle's ground-breaking science fiction and fantasy classic, now a major motion picture. Fifty years ago, Madeleine L'Engle introduced the world to A Wrinkle in Time and the wonderful and unforgettable characters Meg and Charles Wallace

Doctor Who: Only Human - 50th Anniversary Edition (Roberts Gareth)(Paperback / softback)

Reports of a time disturbance lead the Ninth Doctor to modern-day London, where he discovers a Neanderthal Man, twenty-eight thousand years after his race became

Slaughterhouse 5 - 50th Anniversary Edition (Vonnegut Kurt)(Pevná vazba)

50th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL EDITIONAs a young man and a prisoner of war, Kurt Vonnegut witnessed the 1945 US fire-bombing of Dresden in Germany, which reduced the once proudly beautiful city to rubble and claimed the lives of thousands of its citizens. For many years, Kurt tried to write about

All the President's Men (Woodward Bob)(Paperback)

50th Anniversary Edition--Now with a new Foreword by Bob Woodward 'The work that brought down a presidency...perhaps the most influential piece of journalism in history' (Time)--from the #1 New York Times bestselling authors of The Final Days. The most devastating political detective story of the

The Master and Margarita (Bulgakov Mikhail)(Paperback)

A 50th-anniversary Deluxe Edition of the incomparable 20th-century masterpiece of satire and fantasy, in a newly revised version of the acclaimed Pevear and Volokhonsky translation Nothing in the whole of literature compares with The Master and Margarita. One spring afternoon, the Devil, trailing

Frog and Toad Are Friends 50th Anniversary Commemorative Edition (Lobel Arnold)(Pevná vazba)

One Man's Wilderness, 50th Anniversary Edition: An Alaskan Odyssey (Proenneke Richard Louis)(Paperback)

1999 Winner of the National Outdoor Book Award Celebrating the 50th anniversary of when Dick Proenneke first broke ground and made his mark in the Alaskan wilds in 1968, this special edition of the best-selling memoir features an all-new foreword by Nick Offerman plus color photographs not seen in

Mirror To Damascus - 50th Anniversary Edition (Thubron Colin)(Paperback / softback)

Described by the author as simply 'a work of love,' Mirror to Damascus provides a rich and fascinating history of Damascus from the Amorites of the Bible to the revolution of 1966, and is also a charming and witty personal record of an extraordinary city. In explaining how modern Damascus is rooted

Flat Stanley: His Original Adventure! (Brown Jeff)(Paperback)

In this 50th anniversary edition, join Flat Stanley and the rest of the Lambchop family on the adventure that started it all! Kids love Flat Stanley--even reluctant readers. And for parents and teachers, each Flat Stanley book delivers multicultural adventure, plot and character development story

The River Between (Wa Thiong'o Ngugi)(Paperback)

A 50th-anniversary edition of one of the most powerful novels by the great Kenyan author and Nobel Prize nominee A legendary work of African literature, this moving and eye-opening novel lucidly captures the drama of a people and culture whose world has been overturned. The River Between explores

The Art of Eating: 50th Anniversary Edition (Reardon Joan)(Paperback)

RUTH REICHL'Mary Frances [Fisher] has the extraordinary ability to make the ordinary seem rich and wonderful. Her dignity comes from her absolute insistence on appreciating life as it comes to her.'JULIA CHILD'How wonderful to have here in my hands the essence of M.F.K. Fisher, whose wit and

Black Holes, Wormholes and Time Machines (Al-Khalili Jim)(Paperback)

Bringing the material up to date, Black Holes, Wormholes and Time Machines, Second Edition captures the new ideas and discoveries made in physics since the publication of the best-selling first edition. While retaining the popular format and style of its predecessor, this edition explores the

Steal This Book (Hoffman Abbie)(Paperback)

The 50th anniversary edition of the notorious, radical survival guide to living free as a revolutionary from one of the greatest activists of the 20th century--now with a new foreword. In 1970, infamous activist Abbie Hoffman sat in Cook County jail, awaiting what would become known as the Trial of

Langford's Basic Photography: The Guide for Serious Photographers (Fox Anna)(Paperback)

This seminal photography text, now in its 10th edition and celebrating its 50th anniversary, has been revamped, reorganized, and modernized to include the most up-to-date, need to know information for photographers. Ideal for students, beginners, and advanced users wanting to brush up on the

Doctor Who: Beautiful Chaos - 50th Anniversary Edition (Russell Gary)(Paperback / softback)

Wilfred Mott is very happy: his granddaughter, Donna, is back home, catching up with family and gossiping about her journeys, and he has just discovered a new star and had it named after him. But the Doctor soon discovers something else new, and worryingly bright, in the heavens - something that is

The Revolt of the Black Athlete: 50th Anniversary Edition (Edwards Harry)(Paperback)

The Revolt of the Black Athlete hit sport and society like an Ali combination. This Fiftieth Anniversary edition of Harry Edwards's classic of activist scholarship arrives even as a new generation engages with the issues he explored. Edwards's new introduction and afterword revisit the revolts by

Interaction of Color (Albers Josef)(Paperback)

The 50th anniversary edition of a classic text, featuring an expanded selection of color studies 'The landmark 1963 book by Josef Albers . . . isn't just for aspiring artists. Its mesmerizing illustrations are a revelation for anyone interested in color theory and human perception.'--Pilar

Times Square Red, Times Square Blue 20th Anniversary Edition (Delany Samuel R.)(Paperback)

Twentieth anniversary edition of a landmark book that cataloged a vibrant but disappearing neighborhood in New York City In the two decades that preceded the original publication of Times Square Red, Times Square Blue, Forty-second Street, then the most infamous street in America, was being remade

How Fiction Works (Tenth Anniversary Edition): Updated and Expanded (Wood James)(Paperback)

10th anniversary revised edition with new Introduction In the tradition of E. M. Forster's Aspects of the Novel and Milan Kundera's The Art of the Novel, How Fiction Works is a scintillating study of the magic of fiction--an analysis of its main elements and a celebration of its lasting power. Here

In the Time of the Butterflies (Alvarez Julia)(Paperback)

25th Anniversary Edition 'A magnificent treasure for all cultures and all time.' --St. Petersburg Times It is November 25, 1960, and three beautiful sisters have been found near their wrecked Jeep at the bottom of a 150-foot cliff on the north coast of the Dominican Republic. The official state

The Total Filmmaker (Lewis Jerry)(Paperback)

This new 50th anniversary edition of the classic 1971 book The Total FilmMaker is now being released by the Jerry Lewis Estate and Michael Wiese Productions with all-new, never-before-seen photos of Jerry on set and with his family and friends, and a new foreword by Leonard Maltin. The Total

Picnic at Hanging Rock (Lindsay Joan)(Paperback)

Soon to be a six-part TV series starring Natalie Dormer, from Amazon PrimeA 50th-anniversary edition of the landmark novel about three 'gone girls' that inspired the acclaimed 1975 film, featuring a foreword by Maile Meloy, author of Do Not Become Alarmed It was a cloudless summer day in the year

The Outsiders (Hinton S. E.)(Paperback)

Celebrate the 50th anniversary (April, 2017) of a landmark coming-of-age American novel with a Penguin Classics edition featuring an introduction by Jodi Picoult, author of My Sister's Keeper. Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read First published in 1967,