The Many Lives of Heloise Starchild (Ironmonger John)(Paperback)

Many Lives of Heloise Starchild (Ironmonger John)(Pevná vazba)

A life-affirming adventure story - three centuries in the

The Many Lives of Heloise Starchild (Ironmonger John)(Paperback)

REMEMBER ME WHEN THE COMET COMES...On the day the comet came, a girl named Heloise was born. She would live a fine life, and inherit a fortune, but would meet a cruel, untimely death. Years later, strange dreams plague Katya Nemcov , a teenager burdened with a rare and curious gift. Memories come

The Whale at the End of the World (Ironmonger John)(Paperback)

Previously published as NOT FORGETTING THE WHALE THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER'A gentle and uplifting tale of warding off apocalypse in a remote corner of Cornwall . . . charming' Financial Times For fans of ELEANOR OLIPHANT, THE ROSIE PROJECT & THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY. It all began

Gresham's Law - The Life and World of Queen Elizabeth I's Banker (Guy John)(Paperback / softback)

Banker, gaoler, smuggler, spy: the many lives of a Tudor

Space Is the Place: The Lives and Times of Sun Ra (Szwed John)(Paperback)

Considered by many to be a founder of Afrofuturism, Sun Ra-aka Herman Blount-was a composer, keyboardist, bandleader, philosopher, entrepreneur, poet, and self-proclaimed extraterrestrial from Saturn. He recorded over 200 albums with his Arkestra, which, dressed in Egypto-space costumes, played

The Starchild Skull -- Genetic Enigma or Human-Alien Hybrid? (Pye Lloyd)(Paperback)

The Starchild Skull chronicles eight-years of scientific testing of a highly unusual human-like skull. Collectively, that testing strongly indicates the skull is not entirely human. This is one of the most important stories in the world right now, literally history in the

The Perfectability of a Man (Passmore John)(Paperback)

A reviewer of the original edition in 1970 of The Perfectibility of Man well summarizes the scope and significance of this renowned work by one of the leading philosophers of the twentieth century: 'Beginning with an analytic discussion of the various ways in which perfectibility has been

Tested by fire - The Fruit Of Affliction In The Lives Of John Bunyan, William Cowper And David Brainerd (Piper John (Author))(Paperback / softback)

Lives of Weeds: Opportunism, Resistance, Folly (Cardina John)(Paperback)

Lives of Weeds explores the tangled history of weeds and their relationship to humans. Through eight interwoven stories, John Cardina offers a fresh perspective on how these tenacious plants came about, why they are both inevitable and essential, and how their ecological success is ensured by

Sea (Banville John)(Paperback / softback)

Winner of the 2005 Man Booker

The Man-Eaters of Tsavo (Patterson John Henry)(Paperback)

Considered to be one of the most famous stories of man-eating lions in modern times, 'The Man-Eaters of Tsavo' is the first-hand account of Lieutanant-Colonel John Henry Patterson's encounter with several man-eating lions during the building of the Uganda railway through British East Africa in

Edgar Cayce's Tales of Egypt (Van Auken John)(Paperback)

John Van Auken combines the collection of Egyptian past lives found in the Cayce readings with Egyptian legends that appear in papyruses, on temple walls, and in pyramid texts for a complete picture that reveals the full story of priestesses, healers, female pharaohs, and gods among humans. This

The Lives of Lee Miller (Penrose Antony)(Paperback)

Collected in this compelling volume are the many lives of Lee Miller, intimately recorded by her son, Antony Penrose, whose years of work on her photographic archives have unearthed a rich selection of her finest work, including portraits of her friends Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, Max Ernst,

And When She Was Good (Lippman Laura)(Paperback / softback)

In the comfortable suburb where she lives, Heloise is just a mom, the youngish widow with a forgettable job who somehow never misses her son's soccer games or school

The Many Lives of Erik Kessels (Kessels Erik)(Pevná vazba)

The Many Lives of Erik Kessels presents the highly anticipated first illustrated survey of this pioneering and influential curator, editor, and artist whose varied experiments with photography and photographic archives have allowed us to reconsider the medium's vernacular and narrative

My Nine Lives: A Memoir of Many Careers in Music (Fleisher Leon)(Paperback)

My Nine Lives is a powerful and stirring memoir of one of the greatest pianists of the postwar era--an inspiring tale of courage, compassion, and triumph over outstanding odds. At the peak of his career, celebrated pianist Leon Fleisher suddenly lost the use of two fingers on his right hand

1519 - A Journey to the End of Time (Harrison John)(Paperback / softback)

While recovering from cancer, John Harrison followed in the footsteps of Hernan Cortes - the man responsible for the fall of the Aztec Empire - for four months, exploring ruins which refute the popular image of the Aztecs and their neighbours as bloodthirsty savages, and discovering that the

Old Man of Lochnagar (The Prince of Wales HRH)(Paperback / softback)

Presents an adventure of an old man who lives in a cave by the Loch of Lochnagar. This title contains characters as a grouse who repels visitors, underwater haggis who revolve as they swim, the miniature green people of Gorm, and the birds and fishes who live in the skies and lochs around

Amazons - The Real Warrior Women of the Ancient World (Man John)(Paperback / softback)

Since the time of the ancient Greeks we have been fascinated by accounts of the Amazons, an elusive tribe of hard-fighting, horse-riding female warriors. Equal to men in battle, legends claimed they cut off their right breasts to improve their archery skills and routinely killed their male children

The Coming of the Little Green Man (Agard John)(Paperback)

John Agard has been broadening the canvas of British poetry for the past 40 years with his mischievous, satirical fables which overturn all our expectations. In The Coming of the Little Green Man, his eighth Bloodaxe collection, we enter a world of play and parable - in which the little green man

Beethoven - The Man Revealed (Suchet John)(Paperback / softback)

*Revised and updated for the anniversary year*; John Suchet's acclaimed biography of the greatest composer the world has ever

Cheltenham Square Murder (Bude John)(Paperback / softback)

In the seeming tranquility of Regency Square in Cheltenham live the diverse inhabitants of its ten houses. One summer's evening, the square's rivalries and allegiances are disrupted by a sudden and unusual death - an arrow to the head, shot through an open window at no

Remembering Aboriginal Heroes (Ramsland John)(Paperback / softback)

A biographical exploration of the lives of people of Aboriginal descent who influenced Australian society and led to a better understanding of Aboriginal

A Quiet Man Miscellany (Machale Des)(Paperback)

John Ford's The Quiet Man (1952) is the most popular cinematic representation of Ireland, and one of Hollywood's classic romantic comedies. For some viewers and critics the film is a powerful evocation of romantic Ireland and the search for home. This book contains new and original information and