Temporary Palaces: The Great House in European Prehistory (Bradley Richard)(Paperback)

Temporary Palaces: The Great House in European Prehistory (Bradley Richard)(Paperback)

The Great Houses of the prehistoric and early medieval periods were enormous structures whose forms were modeled on those of domestic dwellings. Most were built of wood rather than stone; they were used over comparatively short periods; they were frequently replaced in the same positions; and some

The Prehistory of Britain and Ireland (Bradley Richard)(Paperback)

Sited at the furthest limits of the Neolithic revolution and standing at the confluence of the two great sea routes of prehistory, Britain and Ireland are distinct from continental Europe for much of the prehistoric sequence. In this landmark study, Richard Bradley offers an interpretation of the

The European Union and Global Politics (Youngs Richard)(Paperback)

This accessible new textbook situates the European Union in a dramatically changed world order. Resisting a more traditional and abstract introduction to the institutions, structures and policy making processes of the EU, this innovative new text cuts through the jargon to demonstrate how hard the

Temporary (Leichter Hilary)(Paperback)

In Temporary, a young woman's workplace is the size of the world. She fills increasingly bizarre placements in the search for steadiness, connection, and something, at last, to call her own. Whether it's shining an endless closet of shoes, swabbing the deck of a pirate ship, assisting an assassin,

Richard Laymon Collection Volume 18: The Glory Bus & Friday Night in Beast House (Laymon Richard)(Paperback / softback)

The final volume in a gripping collection of Laymon

The Blue Tent (Gwyn Richard)(Paperback)

In a lonely house deep in the Black Mountains of South Wales, a man spends insomniac nights absorbed in the ancient texts left him by his mysterious aunt. When a blue tent appears in the field at the end of his garden, his solitary life is turned inside out. But who owns the tent? And when the

Abandoned Palaces: Great Houses, Mansions, Estates and Hotels Suspended in Time (Kerrigan Michael)(Pevná vazba)

From imperial residences and aristocratic estates to hotels and urban mansions, Abandoned Palaces tells the stories behind dilapidated structures all around the world. Built to impress, built with style and grandeur, built, above all, to last: it's all the more remarkable when buildings such as

Temporary Kings (Powell Anthony)(Paperback / softback)

'He is, as Proust was before him, the great literary chronicler of his culture in his time.' GUARDIANA Dance to the Music of Time is universally acknowledged as one of the great works of English literature. Reissued now in this definitive edition, it stands ready to delight and entrance a new

Altered Carbon: Download Blues (Morgan Richard K.)(Pevná vazba)

In the distant future, the human body is a temporary and interchangeable commodity - if you can pay. For the interstellar elite, bodies are swapped out and reused without a second thought. You never grow old; you never die. However, some bodies are more temporary than others ... Takeshi Kovacs

Gruesome Great Houses (Deary Terry)(Paperback / softback)

Discover all the foul facts about fifty gruesome great houses in this brand new Horrible Histories

Trilobite! (Fortey Richard)(Paperback / softback)

'In Richard Fortey's capable hands the humble grey trilobite has been transformed into the E.T. of the Lower Palaeozoic - a remarkable and fascinating book.' SIMON

Straight Man (Russo Richard)(Paperback / softback)

Hank Devereaux, a fifty-year-old, one-time novelist now serving as temporary chair of the English department, has more than a mid-life crisis to contend with when he learns that he must cull 20 per cent of his department to meet

Bradley Wiggins: My Story (Wiggins Bradley)(Paperback / softback)

In 2012, Bradley Wiggins became the first ever British cyclist to win the Tour de France. Ten days later he became Britain's most decorated Olympian. Follow 'Wiggo' on his remarkable journey from childhood to cycling champion, national hero and knighthood. Contains fascinating facts, maps,

Politics in the European Union (Bulmer Simon)(Paperback)

Politics in the European Union is an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the EU. Unique in its in-depth coverage of the history of the EU, the book explores a wide range of topics including institutions and policies, making it a complete guide to understanding the complex nature of the EU

The 50 Greatest Castles and Palaces of the World (Pickup Gilly)(Paperback)

Explore the legends, history and secrets of great castles and palaces around the

European Others - Queering Ethnicity in Postnational Europe (El-Tayeb Fatima)(Paperback / softback)

European Others offers an interrogation into the position of racialized communities in the European Union, arguing that the tension between a growing nonwhite, non-Christian population and insistent essentialist definitions of Europeanness produces new forms of identity and activism. Moving beyond

Richard Osman's House of Games - 101 new & classic games from the hit BBC series (Osman Richard)(Paperback / softback)

Borodino 1812: Napoleon's Great Gamble (Haythornthwaite Philip)(Paperback)

The battle of Borodino was one of the greatest encounters in European history, and one of the largest and most sanguinary in the Napoleonic Wars. Following the breakdown of relations between Russia and France, Napoleon assembled a vast Grande Arm e drawn from the many states within the French

Macroeconomics in Context: A European Perspective (Dullien Sebastian)(Paperback)

Macroeconomics in Context: A European Perspective lays out the principles of macroeconomics in a manner that is thorough, up to date, and relevant to students. With a clear presentation of economic theory throughout, this latest addition to the bestselling 'In Context' set of textbooks is written

Past Perfect: Richard Shapiro Houses and Gardens (Shapiro Richard)(Pevná vazba)

In this exquisite monograph, designer and antiques dealer Richard Shapiro demonstrates the alchemy required to create a home that seems cultivated over many generations. Shapiro has mastered the art of crafting refined, cultivated spaces that transport their inhabitants to distant lands and past

The Fall of Richard Nixon: A Reporter Remembers Watergate (Brokaw Tom)(Paperback)

Bestselling author Tom Brokaw brings readers inside the White House press corps in this up-close and personal account of the fall of an American president. In August 1974, after his involvement in the Watergate scandal could no longer be denied, Richard Nixon became the first and only president to

Night Trains: The Rise and Fall of the Sleeper (Martin Andrew)(Paperback)

In Night Trains, Andrew Martin attempts to relive the golden age of the great European sleeper trains by using their modern-day equivalents. This is no simple matter. The night trains have fallen on hard times, and the services are disappearing one by one. But if the Orient Express experience can

Brief Candle in the Dark - My Life in Science (Dawkins Richard (Oxford University))(Paperback / softback)

In An Appetite for Wonder Richard Dawkins brought us his engaging memoir of the first 35 years of his life from early childhood in Africa to publication of The Selfish Gene in 1976, when he shot to fame as one of the most exciting new scientists of his generation. In Brief Candle in the Dark he

France: A Short History - Jeremy Black

A concise history of France from prehistory to the present, recounting the great events and personalities and exploring France's cultural and political influence today. Artists, martyrs, kings, revolutionaries: France’s sense of national identity is inextricably linked to its dramatic history,