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Alekhine's Defence (Davies Nigel)(Paperback)

Alekhine s Defence is a sharp and often underrated counter to 1 e4. Black immediately challenges the white e-pawn and tries to lure White into constructing a big central position. Black s hope is that White s central installations will become unweildy and vulnerable to a middlegame counter-attack

The Complete Guide to Drawing Dynamic Manga Sword Fighters: (An Action-Packed Guide with Over 600 Illustrations) (Natsuo)(Paperback)

The legendary Samurai, and the sharp-edged katanas they mastered, are the point of this thrill-seeking guide to drawing swordfights, battle scenes and skirmishes. The Complete Guide to Drawing Dynamic Manga Sword Fighters provides a highly detailed series of lessons, starting with the body, the

Curator - The new must-read thriller from the winner of the CWA Best Crime Novel of 2019 (Craven M. W.)(Paperback / softback)

'Dark, sharp and compelling' PETER JAMES'Fantastic' MARTINA COLE'Britain's answer to Harry Bosch' MATT HILTON'If you haven't read M W Craven yet, now is the time to start' Abir Mukherjee It's Christmas and a serial killer is leaving displayed body parts all over Cumbria. A strange message is left

Modern Defence (Speelman Jon)(Paperback)

The Modern Defence leads to sharp and dynamic positions from the very first moves. Black concedes space in the centre with a view to launching a counter-attack based on his powerful bishop fianchetto. When it works, the Modern Defence is truly a spectacular weapon, and this books will show you how

Shouting at the Stars (Sharp Shades) (Belbin David)(Paperback / softback)

Riotous Assembly (Sharpe Tom)(Paperback / softback)

When Miss Hazelstone of Jacaranda Park kills her Zulu cook in a sensational crime passionel, the gallant members of the South African police force are soon on the scene: Kommandant van Heerden, whose secret longing for the heart of an English gentleman leads to the most memorable transplant

Against the Web: A Cosmopolitan Answer to the New Right (Brooks Michael)(Paperback)

'A brilliant critique of the Right with very sharp insight on some of the shortcomings of the Left, this book is a must-read for anyone looking to understand how dishonest actors spread their propaganda.' Ana Kasparian, Host and Executive Producer of The Young TurksMichael Brooks takes on the new

Trenton Makes (Koelb Tadzio)(Paperback / softback)

Sharp, glittering and murderous, Trenton Makes 'boasts the force of real freshness' (New York

Yellow Diamond - A Crime of the Super-Rich (Martin Andrew)(Paperback / softback)

Detective Superintendent George Quinn -- Mayfair resident and dandy with a razor-sharp brain -- has set up a new police unit, dedicated to investigating the super-rich. When he is shot in mysterious circumstances, DI Blake Reynolds is charged with taking over. But Reynolds hadn't bargained for

Complete Poems (Moore Marianne)(Paperback)

'Teems with sharp observation, profound moral insight, high satiric wit, and all manner of aesthetic delight.' -The New York Times Book Review A Penguin Classic This definitive edition brings together all the works that Pulitzer Prize-winning Marianne Moore wished to preserve, covering more than

EXPLORING JAZZ PIANO BOOK 2 (RICHARDS TIM)(Paperback)

(Schott). Volume 2 deals with more complex and colorful harmony, from suspended fourth, sharp eleven and thirteenth chords to diminished and altered scales. Advanced voicing, accompaniment and improvisation techniques are examined in detail, including the following topics: Quartal harmony, modal

Camp (Rosen L. C.)(Paperback)

Set in a summer camp, this sweet and sharp screwball comedy set in a summer camp for queer teens examines the nature of toxic masculinity and self-acceptance. Sixteen-year-old Randy Kapplehoff loves spending the summer at Camp Outland, a camp for queer teens. It's where he met his best friends

Impersonation (Pitlor Heidi)(Pevná vazba)

'By turns revealing, hilarious, dishy, and razor-sharp, Impersonation lives in that rarest of sweet spots: the propulsive page-turner for people with high literary standards.' --Rebecca Makkai, author of The Great Believers TOGETHER, THEY MAKE THE PERFECT FEMINIST MOTHER Allie Lang is a

Pale Horseman (Cornwell Bernard)(Paperback / softback)

The second book in the epic and bestselling series that has gripped millions. A hero will be forged from this broken land. As seen on Netflix and BBC around the world. When peace is torn apart by bloody Danish steel, Uhtred must fight to save a king who distrusts him. Skeptical of a treaty between

The Magnificent Esme Wells (Sharp Adrienne)(Paperback)

From the nationally bestselling author of The True Memoirs of Little K, a deeply felt and historically detailed novel of family, loss, and love, told by an irrepressible young girl--the daughter of a two-bit gangster and a movie showgirl--growing up in golden-age Hollywood and Las Vegas in its

Machiavelli - The Art of Teaching People What to Fear (Boucheron Patrick)(Paperback / softback)

A sharp, witty biography that explores how Machiavelli's thought is key to understanding the political crisis of his time - and that of our

Sharpe's Escape - The Bussaco Campaign, 1810 (Cornwell Bernard)(Paperback / softback)

Richard Sharpe, with enemies on every side, survives Marshall Massena's attack and ends at the lines of Torres

Tokyo Tarareba Girls 1 (Higashimura Akiko)(Paperback)

A sharp new comedy about female friendship from the creator of Princess Jellyfish COULDA, WOULDA, SHOULDA Rinko has done everything right. She hustled her way through her 20s to make it as a screenwriter, renting her own office in a trendy Tokyo neighborhood. Everything should have gone according

Cold War Interceptor: The RAF's F.155T/O.R. 329 Fighter Projects (Sharp Dan)(Pevná vazba)

The West was stunned when the Soviet Union dropped its first atomic bomb in August 1949 and a year later the Korean War showcased Russia's incredible technological progress in the form of the MiG-15 - a fighter capable of besting anything the RAF had to offer at that time. In the wake of the Second

Sharpe's Honour - The Vitoria Campaign, February to June 1813 (Cornwell Bernard)(Paperback / softback)

Major Sharpe finds himself a fugitive, hunted by enemy and ally

Seven (Newman Peter)(Paperback / softback)

'An exciting new writer - sharp, compelling and original' - Mark

Biochemistry: A Very Short Introduction (Lorch Mark)(Paperback)

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring From the simplest bacteria to humans, all living things are composed of cells of one type or another, all of which have fundamentally the same chemistry. This chemistry must provide mechanisms that allow cells to interact with the external

Sharpe's Tiger - The Siege of Seringapatam, 1799 (Cornwell Bernard)(Paperback / softback)

*The brand new novel, SHARPE'S ASSASSIN, is available to pre-order now* Sharpe's Tiger is the brilliant beginning of Sharpe's

Trenton Makes (Koelb Tadzio)(Pevná vazba)

Sharp, glittering and murderous, Trenton Makes 'boasts the force of real freshness' (New York

Stolen (Christopher Lucy)(Paperback)

Now in paperback, the acclaimed Printz Honor Book: Sensitive, sharp, captivating A girl: Gemma, 16, at the airport, on her way to a family vacation. A guy: Ty, rugged, tan, too old, oddly familiar, eyes blue as ice.She steps away. For just a second. He pays for her drink. And drugs it. They talk

Into the Drowning Deep (Grant Mira)(Paperback / softback)

New York Times bestselling author Mira Grant returns with a razor-sharp tale of the horrors that lie beneath

Fireman (Leather Stephen)(Paperback / softback)

A top-notch thriller from bestselling author Stephen Leather. 'Action and scalpel-sharp suspense' Daily

Vanity Fair (Thackeray William Makepeace)(Paperback)

'I think I could be a good woman if I had five thousand a year.' Becky Sharp is sharp, calculating, and determined to succeed. Craving wealth and a position in society, she charms, hoodwinks, manipulates everyone she meets, rising in the world as she attaches herself to a succession of rich men

Barbie and Ruth: The Story of the World's Most Famous Doll and the Woman Who Created Her (Gerber Robin)(Paperback)

'Barbie and her creator, the sharp-elbowed gal who built the biggest toy company, have a story to tell.' --Time Barbie and Ruth by Ruth Gerber is the remarkable true story of the world's most famous toy and the woman who created her. It is a fascinating account of how one visionary woman and her

Little Book of Modern Grooming - How to Look Sharp and Feel Good (Cavendish Rufus)(Pevná vazba)

From shaping your beard to the ultimate skincare routine, this sleek volume offers hacks, techniques and tips to keep you looking fine as hell. Discover natural alternatives and tackle bathroom bottle clutter. With this advice-filled book you're just a page turn away from looking great and feeling

Sharp Objects (Flynn Gillian)(Paperback)

NOW AN HBO(R) LIMITED SERIES STARRING AMY ADAMS, NOMINATED FOR EIGHT EMMY AWARDS, INCLUDING OUTSTANDING LIMITED SERIES FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF GONE GIRLFresh from a brief stay at a psych hospital, reporter Camille Preaker faces a troubling assignment: she must return to her

Zulu Hart - (Zulu Hart 1) (David Saul)(Paperback / softback)

For fans of Conn Iggulden and Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe series, thismasterful Victorian adventure set in the Zulu wars in South Africa introducesGeorge Hartpart British, part Zulu, all warriorGeorge Hart wasalways an outsider. Bullied at school for his suspiciously dark skin and lack of a father,

Hindsight (Johansen Iris)(CD-Audio)

Investigator Kendra Michaels -- once blind and known for her sharp skills -- puts her life on the line to catch a killer in this electrifying novel from the #1 NYT bestselling and Edgar Award-winning duo.Dr. Kendra Michaels, blind for the first twenty years of her life before gaining her sight via

McMindfulness: How Mindfulness Became the New Capitalist Spirituality (Purser Ronald)(Paperback)

A lively and razor-sharp critique of mindfulness as it has been enthusiastically co-opted by corporations, public schools, and the US military. Mindfulness is now all the rage. From celebrity endorsements to monks, neuroscientists and meditation coaches rubbing shoulders with CEOs at the World

Wilt - (Wilt Series 1) (Sharpe Tom)(Paperback / softback)

Henry Wilt, tied to a daft job and a domineering wife, has just been passed over for promotion yet again. But if Wilt can do nothing about his job, he realises he can do something about his wife - and as each day passes, his fantasies grow more murderous and more

The Unbreakables (Barr Lisa)(Paperback)

A delicious, sharp novel about a woman who jets off to France after her perfect marriage collapses, putting the broken pieces of herself back together while rediscovering her own joie de vivre--a lust for life, art, and steamy sex. 'Artful, feminist, and emotionally gripping. The Unbreakables is a

Brain Rules for Aging Well: 10 Principles for Staying Vital, Happy, and Sharp (Medina John)(Pevná vazba)

How come I can never find my keys? Why don't I sleep as well as I used to? Why do my friends keep repeating the same stories? What can I do to keep my brain sharp? Scientists know. Brain Rules for Aging Well, by developmental molecular biologist Dr. John Medina, gives you the facts, and the

A Daughter's Duty (Hope Maggie)(Paperback)

She's bound by her duty to her family Forced to leave school at the age of 14, young Rose Sharpe's dreams of independence are ruined by her domineering father and constantly ailing mother. It falls to Rose to bring up her young sister and run the household, with little thanks from either of her

Present Tense: A Radiohead Compendium (Hoskyns Barney)(Paperback)

'Present Tense is an anthology to savour . . . giving you as sharp a portrait of this unknowable band as you could hope for . . . Radiohead fans will love it' Classic RockA Rock's Backpages anthology of Radiohead, the most radical and fascinating rock band in modern music history, edited and

Franny and Zooey (Salinger J. D.)(Paperback / softback)

A sharp and poignant snapshot of the crises of youth - from the acclaimed author of The Catcher in the Rye'Everything everybody does is so - I don't know - not wrong, or even mean, or even stupid necessarily. But just so tiny and meaningless and - sad-making. And the worst part is, if you go

Van Apfel Girls Are Gone - Longlisted for a John Creasey New Blood Dagger 2020 (McLean Felicity)(Paperback / softback)

A compulsive, note-perfect debut for fans of Sharp

Re-Run the Fun: My Life as Pat Sharp (Sharp Pat)(Pevná vazba)

The first book from much-loved television and radio presenter, Fun House's Pat

Spinoza and the Politics of Renaturalization (Sharp Hasana)(Paperback)

There have been many Spinozas over the centuries: atheist, romantic pantheist, great thinker of the multitude, advocate of the liberated individual, and rigorous rationalist. The common thread connecting all of these clashing perspectives is Spinoza's naturalism, the idea that humanity is part of

Sharpening Common Workshop Tools (Bowman Marcus)(Pevná vazba)

Using sharp tools is one of life's great joys. A sharp tool feels right; the job seems that much easier; and the quality of the cut usually means there is less work to do to produce a finished surface on the object. This book provides an understanding of what is involved in sharpening common

Dear Girls - Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets and Advice for Living Your Best Life (Wong Ali)(Paperback / softback)

The New York Times bestseller: sharp and hilariously funny advice for growing up female from the Netflix star of Always Be My

Black River (Stirling Joss)(Paperback / softback)

A thrilling new whodunnit series, fast-paced and funny, featuring a detective as sharp as his suits and a heroine who's

Girls I've Been (Sharpe Tess)(Paperback / softback)

Soon to be a Netflix film starring Stranger Things' Millie Bobby Brown - this must-read psychological thriller, perfect for fans of One of Us Is Lying, will leave you guessing until the final page. 'Slick, stylish and full of suspense' - Sophie McKenzie. 'A powerful gut-punch of a book that will

Cutting-Edge Fashion Illustration - Step-by-step contemporary fashion illustration - traditional, digital and mixed media (Sharp Erica)(Paperback / softback)

Cutting-Edge Fashion Illustration is the go-to resource and inspiration if you're a budding fashion designer, fashion illustrator or just simply want to learn more illustration techniques.Covers all key areas of illustration using traditional, digital and mixed media methods, offering clear advice

Great Pursuit (Sharpe Tom)(Paperback / softback)

This story concerns the debut of a totally filthy novel which puts the literary world in spasms. Frensic, a literary agent with a 'nose for a bestseller' (as well as port and snuff), places this hot property with Hutchmeyer, the least respected publisher in the

Pocket Atlas of Body CT Anatomy (Webb W. Richard)(Paperback)

Featuring 229 sharp, new images obtained with state-of-the-art technology, the Second Edition of this popular pocket atlas is a quick, handy guide to interpreting computed tomography body images. It shows readers how to recognize normal anatomic structures on CT scans...and distinguish these

Shakespeare in the Global South: Stories of Oceans Crossed in Contemporary Adaptation (Young Sandra)(Pevná vazba)

Contemporary adaptations of Shakespeare's plays have brought into sharp focus the legacies of slavery, racism and colonial dispossession that still haunt the global South. Looking sideways across the Atlantic and Indian Oceans to nontraditional centres of Shakespeare practice, Shakespeare in the

Canceling Comedians While the World Burns: A Critique of the Contemporary Left (Burgis Ben)(Paperback)

'Ben Burgis has written a clarifying, humorous and sharp as hell wake up call for the left, and political culture at large. Read this book...'Michael Brooks, host of The Michael Brooks ShowBetween the decline of the labor movement, the aftershocks of the falls of so-called 'actually existing

My Grandmother's Braid (Bronsky Alina)(Paperback / softback)

Sharp and tender at once, a humourous take on family dysfunction and human weakness seen through a young boy's

Greavsie - The Autobiography (Greaves Jimmy)(Paperback / softback)

Full of great stories, this is the candid, humorous and sharp autobiography of England football legend Jimmy

Dunkirk Little Ships (Sharp Nigel)(Paperback)

In May 1940, following the rapid advance of German troops through Holland, Belgium and France, the British Expeditionary Force and French army retreated to Dunkirk. Operation Dynamo was instigated in an attempt to rescue as many of them as possible. With the harbour at Dunkirk severely damaged,

White Horse (Ge Yan)(Paperback)

A gripping psychological tale, enlivened by wickedly sharp insights into contemporary small-town life. Yun Yun lives in a small West China town with her widowed father, and an uncle, aunt and older cousin who live nearby. Then, her once-secure world falls apart. Through her eyes, we observe her

You Should Have Been Here Last Week: Sharp Cuttings from a Garden Writer (Richardson Tim)(Paperback)

An amusing and thought-provoking compendium of columns, articles, essays and reviews from this acute, knowledgeable and irreverent

In the Crypt with a Candlestick - 'An irresistible champagne bubble of pleasure and laughter' Rachel Johnson (Waugh Daisy)(Paperback / softback)

A wonderfully comedic novel full of sharp insight, sly wit - and a smidgeon of murder. Perfect for fans of PG Wodehouse, Julian Fellowes and Agatha

Wilt Alternative - (Wilt Series 2) (Sharpe Tom)(Paperback / softback)

Henry Wilt is no longer the victim of his own uncontrolled

Get a Grip: How to Get Everything You Want from Your Entrepreneurial Business (Wickman Gino)(Paperback)

It's time to take your business to the next level. Eileen Sharp and Vic Hightower were frustrated. After years of profitable, predictable growth, Swan Services was in a rut. Meetings were called and discussions held, but few decisions were made and even less got done. People were pointing fingers

Sharp Teeth (Barlow Toby)(Paperback)

An ancient race of lycanthropes has survived to the present day, and its numbers are growing. Bent on dominance, rival factions are initiating the down-and-out of L.A. into their ranks. Caught in the middle are Anthony, a kindhearted, lovesick dogcatcher, and the object of his affection: a female

Digital Ethnography: Principles and Practice (Pink Sarah)(Paperback)

This sharp, innovative book champions the rising significance of ethnographic research on the use of digital resources around the world. It contextualises digital and pre-digital ethnographic research and demonstrates how the methodological, practical and theoretical dimensions are increasingly

Smart Surgeons; Sharp Decisions: Cognitive Skills to Avoid Errors & Achieve Results (Shiralkar Uttam)(Paperback)

Winner of a HIGHLY COMMENDED AWARD in the Surgery category of the 2011 BMA Medical Book Competition. A vital question that concerns many: how to make surgery safer? Is it by tightening the regulations and imposing rigid protocols or by empowering surgeons with the resources to help them make safer

Steve, Terror of the Seas (Brewis Megan)(Paperback / softback)

Steve is not very big. His teeth aren't very sharp. And though he's no angelfish, there are far scarier creatures in the sea. So why is everyone so frightened of

Doing the Double (Sharp Shades) (Durant Alan (Alan Durant))(Paperback / softback)

Vanity Fair (Thackeray William Makepeace)(Paperback)

I think I could be a good woman if I had five thousand a year. Becky Sharp Becky Sharp is a poor orphan when she first makes friends with the lovely Amelia Sedley at Miss Pinkerton s Academy for Young Ladies. She may not have the natural advantages of her companion but she more than makes up for it

1985 (Burgess Anthony)(Paperback / softback)

In characteristically daring style, Anthony Burgess combines two responses to Orwell's 1984 in one book. The first is a sharp analysis: through dialogues, parodies and essays, Burgess sheds new light on what he called 'an apocalyptic codex of our worst fears', creating a critique that is literature

A Life Too Short: The Tragedy of Robert Enke (Reng Ronald)(Paperback)

Ronald Reng pieces together the puzzle of Robert Enke's life. Reng brings into sharp relief the specific demands and fears faced by those who play top-level sport. Heartfelt, but never sentimental he tells the universal tragedy of a talented man's struggles against his own

Porterhouse Blue - (Porterhouse Blue Series 1) (Sharpe Tom)(Paperback / softback)

Porterhouse is a backwoods institution which is supported by fee-paying students who buy their degrees. Sir Godber Evans, the new Master, is determined to make radical changes, provoking the wrath of the Dean, the Senior Tutor and, most intransigent of all, Skullion the Head

Finna: Poems (Marshall Nate)(Paperback)

Sharp, lyrical poems celebrating the Black vernacular--its influence on pop culture, its necessity for familial survival, its rite in storytelling and in creating the safety found only within its intimacy Definition of finna, created by the author: fin-na /ˈfinə/ contraction: (1) going to;

Objective Proficiency Workbook with Answers with Audio CD [With CD (Audio)] (Sunderland Peter)(Paperback)

Objective Proficiency Second edition provides official preparation for the revised 2013 Cambridge English: Proficiency exam, also known as Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE). A variety of challenging, lively topics provide thorough training in exam skills and high-level language

Lolita in the Afterlife: On Beauty, Risk, and Reckoning with the Most Indelible and Shocking Novel of the Twentieth Century (Minton Quigley Jenny)(Paperback)

A vibrant collection of sharp and essential modern pieces on Vladimir Nabokov's perennially provocative book--with original contributions from a stellar cast of prominent twenty-first century writers. In 1958, Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita was published in the United States to immediate controversy and

Tempus Project (Johnston Antony)(Paperback / softback)

Brigitte Sharpe is back, and this time she's taking on ransomware, cryptocurrency, Russian hackers and the dread of turning

Islamic Law: A Very Short Introduction (Baderin Mashood A.)(Paperback)

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Islamic law is one of the major legal systems in the world today, yet it is often misunderstood, particularly in the West. It is applicable in different forms as part of state law in countries across the Middle East, Asia, and Africa, and also

Riotous Assembly (Sharpe Tom)(Paperback)

Tom Sharpe's savagely funny first novel is set in South Africa, where the author was imprisoned and later deported. When Miss Hazelstone of Jacaranda Park kills her Zulu cook in a sensational crime passionnel, the hasty, rude members of the South African police force are soon upon the scene:

Astronomy's Quest for Sharp Images: From Blurred Pictures to the Very Large Telescope (Lna Pierre)(Paperback)

Since the 1960s, astrophysical discoveries have blossomed, due to the emergence of powerful and new observational tools. Among them, a fantastic improvement of the sharpness of astronomical images, obtained with ground based optical telescopes, has been the result of two revolutions: adaptive

Bull (Bartlett Mike)(Paperback)

A razor-sharp play about the fine line between office politics and playground bullying, Bull offers ringside seats as three employees fight to keep their jobs. Mike Bartlett's acid-tongued play opened at the Young Vic, London, in 2015. It was originally performed at the Crucible Studio Theatre

Phone for the Fish Knives (Waugh Daisy)(Pevná vazba)

A deliciously entertaining comedic novel full of sharp insight, sly wit - and a smidgeon of murder. Perfect for fans of PG Wodehouse, Julian Fellowes and Agatha

Igniting Darkness (Lafevers Robin)(Pevná vazba)

From New York Times best-selling author Robin LaFevers comes the follow up to 'sharp and breathless' (Kirkus Reviews) historical fantasy Courting Darkness. Set in the world of the beloved His Fair Assassin series, this is perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo and Game of Thrones. When you count Death

An Orphan's Promise (Button Street Orphans) (Sharp Cathy)(Paperback)

All the Button Street children deserve a good home...Alone and on the streets after their mother ends up in hospital, Charlie has promised his little sister Maisie he'll never let her feel frightened again. That promise is hard to keep when Maisie falls ill.Hope comes in the shape of Susan and the

BrightRED Course Book Level 3 Science (Sharp McKellan McComiskie)(Paperback / softback)

Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America (Perlstein Rick)(Paperback)

Told with urgency and sharp political insight, Nixonland recaptures America's turbulent 1960s and early 1970s and reveals how Richard Nixon rose from the political grave to seize and hold the presidency. Perlstein's epic account begins in the blood and fire of the 1965 Watts riots, nine months

City of Iron and Dust (Oakes J. P.)(Paperback)

Fast-paced and razor-sharp dark fantasy for readers of Nicholas Eames, Anna Smith Spark and Ed McDonald A fantastic book, full of wit and sharp humor, City of Iron and Dust careens through a modernized faerie at a breakneck pace, full of verve and unforgettable characters. Oakes spins a smart,

Vanity Fair (Thackeray William Makepeace)(Pevná vazba)

Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector's Library are books

From Crimea with Love: Misadventures in the Making of Sharpe's Rifles (Salkey Jason)(Pevná vazba)

In the summer of 1992, Jason Salkey was cast in a role that would change his life forever. Sharpe's Rifles, a Napoleonic war drama, was to be shot in the Crimean Peninsula. Little did the producers know that they would be sending Jason and the crew to film in a rapidly disintegrating Soviet Union

To Make Monsters Out of Girls (Lovelace Amanda)(Pevná vazba)

'What happens when the man of your dreams turns out to be a nightmare with sharp teeth and claws?' Winner of the 2016 Goodreads Choice Award for Best Poetry, amanda lovelace presents her new illustrated duology, 'things that h(a)unt.' In this first installment, to make monsters out of girls,

Sharks - Built for the Hunt (Gagne Tammy)(Paperback / softback)

With amazing speed and razor-sharp teeth, a shark is one of the deadliest hunters in the ocean. Readers will learn about what makes sharks such dangerous predators, from their hunting styles to what they like to eat. Fun Facts and an Amazing but True section will thrill readers and give them a

Clear Light of Day (Desai Anita)(Paperback / softback)

To the family living in the shabby, dusty house in Delhi, Tara's visit brings a sharp reminder of life outside tradition. Looking at both the cruelty and the beauty of family life and the harshness of India's modern history, Clear Light of Day brilliantly evokes the painful process of confronting

The Consultant's Handbook: A Practical Guide to Delivering High-Value and Differentiated Services in a Competitive Marketplace (Parikh Samir)(Pevná vazba)

Delivers the essential practical skills needed to consult and make sharp, well prepared interactions in a wide range of business situations This comprehensive handbook covers the fundamental skills and attitudes required by successful consultants from novice to practitioner level, irrespective of

Switched Up! (DC Super Hero Girls) (Sharpe Tess)(Paperback)

Wonder Woman(TM), Supergirl(TM), and the DC Super Hero Girls(TM) star in an all-new action-packed chapter book series A mix-up in the school science lab causes outgoing Kara (Supergirl) to swap personalities and powers with super-shy Karen (Bumblebee), and things start going topsy-turvy in no

The Rebel Killer (Jack Lark, Book 7) (Fraser Collard Paul)(Paperback)

Paul Fraser Collard's roguish hero Jack Lark - dubbed 'Sharpe meets the Talented Mr Ripley' - returns once more, switching sides to join the ranks of the Confederate Army. This latest adventure will see Jack journey through the Southern states as the American Civil War continues in earnest, and is

For the Love of Friends (Goodman Confino Sara)(Paperback)

A sharp and hilariously relatable novel about the business of weddings, the toll they can take, and the lengths one exasperated bridesmaid will go to for the love of friends.Lily Weiss is her mother's worst nightmare: thirty-two and single--the horror She's also a talented writer but hides behind

Astro-Nuts (Hunder Logan J.)(Paperback)

Laser-sharp zingers and out-of-this-world puns pile up at an astronomical pace in this sci-fi spoof from the author of Witches Be Crazy. 'Draws liberally from the grand tradition of Firefly, Monty Python, and Spaceballs.'--Publishers Weekly Never meddle with unidentified spying objects . . . The

Vintage Stuff (Sharpe Tom)(Paperback / softback)

His parents, with high hopes and a considerable amount of bribery money, search for anywhere that will take their 'late developer.' In a school that time forgot, Peregrine's 'talents' for taking orders and having no discernible individual thought seem perfect for a promising career in the upper

Plague: A Very Short Introduction (Slack Paul)(Paperback)

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Throughout history plague has been the cause of many major catastrophes. It was responsible for the 'Plague of Justinian' in 542, the Black Death of 1348, and the Great Plague of London in 1665, as well as for devastating epidemics in China and

Sharpe's Fortress - The Siege of Gawilghur, December 1803 (Cornwell Bernard)(Paperback / softback)

Ensign Richard Sharpe, newly made an officer, wishes he had stayed a sergeant after he is put in terrible danger by Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill at the impregnable Gawilghur's

She Drives Me Crazy (Quindlen Kelly)(Pevná vazba)

'A little sweet, a little sharp.' --Booklist, starred review High school nemeses fall in love in Kelly Quindlen's She Drives Me Crazy, a queer YA rom com perfect for fans of Becky Albertalli and Casey McQuisten. After an embarrassing loss to her ex-girlfriend in their first basketball game of the

How Dogs Think: What the World Looks Like to Them and Why They Act the Way They Do (Coren Stanley)(Paperback)

How Dogs Think is 'a sharp-eyed analysis and wry wit' (The Seattle Times) analysis of dog behavior from bestselling author, psychologist, and world-renowned expert, Dr. Stanley Coren. With smart humor, Cohen presents informative, in-depth, and fascinating details that shatter many common

Beast and the Bethany (Meggitt-Phillips Jack)(Paperback / softback)

Reads like a modern classic. Sharp, funny, original - I thought this was brilliant' - Sam Copeland, author of the bestselling Charlie Changes into a Chicken 'What a FEAST! A funny and (bone) cracking good read' - Michelle Harrison, bestselling author of A Pinch of

Human Physiology: A Very Short Introduction (Davies Jamie)(Paperback)

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Physiology is the science of life, and sets out to understand how living things work and what makes them distinct from the non-living. It considers how our bodies are supplied with energy, how they maintain their internal parameters, the ways

Number Bias - How numbers dominate our world and why that's a problem we need to fix (Blauw Sanne)(Pevná vazba)

A playful, sharp-eyed myth-busting reassessment of the part numbers and statistics play in our

Pond (Bennett Claire-Louise)(Paperback)

'A sharp, funny, and eccentric debut ... Pond makes the case for Bennett as an innovative writer of real talent. ... It]reminds us that small things have great depths.'-New York Times Book Review Dazzling...exquisitely written and daring . -O, the Oprah Magazine Immediately upon its publication

Black Women for Beginners (Sharp S. Pearl)(Paperback)

There are over 519 million Black Women on the planet Earth, give or take a dozen. There s a Black Woman on each of the seven continents, in almost every country and in almost every context. There are even Black Women in the space program. So no matter where you go, she s already been there. She

Flying Scotsman: The Worlds Most Famous Steam Locomotive (Sharpe Brian)(Pevná vazba)

No 1472 was the third of a class of steam locomotives that was eventually to number 79 engines, and did not originally even carry a name. The Great Northern Railway A1 4-6-2 though, was the biggest express steam engine ever to have been seen in Britain at the time. It was chosen to be displayed at

Wilt Inheritance - (Wilt Series 5) (Sharpe Tom)(Paperback / softback)

Stuck in a job he doesn't want - but can't afford to lose - as nominal Head of the Communications Department at Fenland University, Wilt is still subject to the whims of The Powers That Be, both in and outside of

And Then Your Soul Is Gone: Moral Injury and Us War-Culture (Equinox Publishing)(Paperback)

The sharp and unforgiving suffering of the morally injured veteran cannot be fully understood, much less effectively addressed, without a comprehensive investigation of moral injury's underlying causes in American culture and society. This book exposes the threads of violence that tie together the

Sharpe's Rifles - The French Invasion of Galicia, January 1809 (Cornwell Bernard)(Paperback / softback)

Lieutenant Richard Sharpe and a detachment of riflemen join the assault of a strong French force holding the Holy City of Santiago de

I and You (Gunderson Lauren)(Paperback)

'Sharp and funny. Gunderson taps into a buoyant spirit...the touching 'barbaric yawp' (Whitman's phrase) of these two deeply engaging kids.' Washington Post Housebound by illness, Caroline hasn't been to school in months. Confined to her room, she has only social media for company. That is until

Wilt in Nowhere - (Wilt Series 4) (Sharpe Tom)(Paperback / softback)

When his endlessly capricious wife Eva receives plane tickets for the family to visit Auntie Joan and Uncle Wally in Atlanta, Wilt knows only one thing - that nothing could entice him to fly three thousand miles over the water, and especially not two rotund Americans with more money than

Fault Lines (Itami Emily)(Paperback)

Brief Encounter set in contemporary Tokyo -- a funny, sharp and moving story of modern love from a writer to watch 'A brilliant modern love story. I found it atmospheric and transporting but also wise, clever and universal in its exploration of love, family and identity. I loved it' Cathy

The Curse of the Cherry Pie (Meade Amy Patricia)(Pevná vazba)

A sharp and tangy culinary mystery featuring Tish Tarragon. Can Tish beat the curse of the cherry pie to win first prize at the Virginia Commonwealth Bake-Off? When literary caterer Letitia 'Tish' Tarragon's friend and star baker at Cookin' the Books cafe, Celestine Rufus, pulls out of the

Expectation - The most razor-sharp and heartbreaking novel of the year (Hope Anna)(Paperback / softback)

Philosophy as a Way of Life: History, Dimensions, Directions (Sharpe Matthew)(Paperback)

The idea of philosophy as a 'way of life' is not a new one. From the first recorded philosophy by Plato, there has been a tradition of thinking about philosophy as pointing us towards the good life, happiness and an ethical existence. But where does this notion that philosophy has anything to offer

Hope Against Hope (Mandelstam Nadezhda)(Paperback / softback)

'Suddently, at about one o'clock in the morning, there was a sharp, unbearably explicit knock on the door. 'They've come for Osip', I said'. In 1933 the poet Osip Mandelstam- friend to Boris Pasternak and Anna Akhmatova- wrote a spirited satire denouncing Josef Stalin. It proved to be a

Sugar Skulls Coloring Book: An Adult Coloring Book Of Unique Skull Illustrations (Sharp Elena)(Paperback)

If you love skulls then this book perfect for you to express your creativity, relax and have fun This adult coloring book has more than 30 stress relieving skull designs to provide hours of fun, calm, relaxation and stress relief through creative expression. Our coloring book features: Large

Oh Say Can You Say Di-no-saur? - All About Dinosaurs (Worth Bonnie)(Paperback / softback)

'The T. Rex was strong, with teeth sharp as knives. When most dinos saw him, they ran for their lives!' And so Dr. Seuss' Cat in the Hat introduces young readers to the fiercest of all the many extinct reptiles featured in this exciting exploration of the Age of

Heroes and Villains (Carter Angela)(Paperback / softback)

Sharp-eyed Marianne lives in a white tower made of steel and concrete with her father and other Professors. Outside, where land is thickly wooded and wild beasts roam, live Barbarians, who raid and pillage in order to survive. Marianne is strictly forbidden to leave her civilized world but,

You Can Have an Amazing Memory: Learn Life-Changing Techniques and Tips from the Memory Maestro (O'Brien Dominic)(Paperback)

The world's greatest maestro of memory offers you the secret of a super-sharp memory - and all the life benefits that come with

Selfish Whining Monkeys - How We Ended Up Greedy, Narcissistic and Unhappy (Liddle Rod)(Paperback / softback)

With a sharp eye for the magnificently absurd, Rod Liddle sets light to modern-day Britain. 'One of Britain's funniest, most daring columnists. If he weren't so offensive you'd almost call him a national treasure' Mail on

CBT Doodling for Kids: 50 Illustrated Handouts to Help Build Confidence and Emotional Resilience in Children Aged 6-11 (Sharpe Tanja)(Paperback)

Using creative therapy techniques developed through years of working with young children, this activity book will be an invaluable resource for professionals working with children aged 6-11. Unique drawing exercises develop confidence, encourage self-awareness and help open up conversations where