The Story of the Earth in 25 Rocks: Tales of Important Geological Puzzles and the People Who Solved Them (Prothero Donald R.)(Paperback)

The Story of the Earth in 25 Rocks: Tales of Important Geological Puzzles and the People Who Solved Them (Prothero Donald R.)(Paperback)

Curry - A Tale of Cooks and Conquerors (Collingham Lizzie)(Paperback / softback)

Curry tells the story of an array of familiar Indian dishes and the people who invented, discovered, cooked and ate

The Story of Yiddish: How a Mish-Mosh of Languages Saved the Jews (Karlen Neal)(Paperback)

A delightfully unconventional tale of a people, their place in the world, and the fascinating language that held them together.Yiddish is an unlikely survivor of the ages, much like the Jews themselves. Incorporating antique German dialects and elements from more than a dozen other tongues, the

Song of Middle-earth - J. R. R. Tolkien's Themes, Symbols and Myths (Harvey David)(Paperback / softback)

Available for the first time in paperback, this is the pre-eminent critical study, and exploration, of how myth and legend played such a significant role in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien.The Song of Middle-earth takes a fresh look at The Lord of the Rings, digging deep into the foundations of

Theory of the Earth (Nail Thomas)(Paperback)

We need a new philosophy of the earth. Geological time used to refer to slow and gradual processes, but today we are watching land sink into the sea and forests transform into deserts. We can even see the creation of new geological strata made of plastic, chicken bones, and other waste that could

The History of Middle-Earth 12: Peoples of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien, Tolkien Christopher

The concluding volume of The History of Middle-earth series, which examines the Appendices to The Lord of the Rings. The Peoples of Middle-earth traces the evolution of the Appendices to The Lord of The Rings, which provide a comprehensive historical structure of the Second and Third Ages,

Caesar (Goldsworthy Adrian)(Paperback / softback)

The story of one of the most brilliant, flamboyant and historically important men who ever

Tudor Fashion (Lynn Eleri)(Paperback)

The paperback edition of this captivating story of Tudor dress, and the people who made and wore it The Tudors are some of the best-known figures in history. They continue, even today, to spark our curiosity and imagination. Their enduring popularity is no doubt partly due to the iconic portraits

Canterbury Before the Normans (Birmingham Professor David)(Paperback / softback)

In a lively and accessible way, this book tells the story of the diverse and colourful people who occupied Canterbury before the

The Old Curiosity Shop: A Tale (Dickens Charles)(Paperback)

The story of Little Nell and her 'tragedy of sorrows,' told in a blend of realism and fairy-tale The sensational bestselling story of Little Nell, the beautiful child thrown into a shadowy, terrifying world, seems to belong less to the history of the Victorian novel than to folklore, fairy tale, or

Tartan Pimpernel (Caskie Donald)(Paperback / softback)

This is the remarkable story of Donald Caskie, minister of the Scots Kirk in Paris at the time of the German invasion of France in 1940. Although he had several opportunities to flee, Caskie stayed behind to help establish a network of safe houses and escape routes for Allied soldiers and airmen

Zero - The Biography of a Dangerous Idea (Seife Charles)(Paperback / softback)

This informative and easy-to-read book is the story of the people who battled over the meaning of the mysterious number - the scholars and mystics, the scientists and clergymen - who each tried to understand

Peder Victorious: A Tale of the Pioneers Twenty Years Later (Rlvaag O. E.)(Paperback)

Peder Victorious, the sequel to R lvaag's massive Giants in the Earth, continues the saga of the Norwegian settlers in the Dakotas. Here again, years later, are all the sturdy pioneers of the earlier novel, R lvaag's 'vikings of the prairie'--Per Hansa's Beret and their children, Syvert T nseten

The Littlest Star (Littledale Richard)(Paperback)

The tale of the littlest star who was given the biggest, most important job of all. A delightful Christmas

Prehistory Decoded (Sweatman Martin)(Paperback / softback)

The story of a major scientific discovery, solving one of the greatest puzzles on Earth. Connects geoscience and astronomy with ancient archaeology to uncover an astronmical code used for over 40,000 years. Explains the meaning of some of the greatest ancient

Story of English (McCrum Robert)(Paperback / softback)

The Story of English is the extraordinary tale of the origins and development of the English language. Two thousand years ago English was confined to a handful of savage tribes on the shores of north-west Europe; More widely scattered, written and spoken than any other language in history,

Wolf Called Romeo (Jans Nick)(Paperback / softback)

Tells the story of a wolf who returned again and again to interact with the people and dogs of Juneau, Alaska, living on the edges of their community, engaging in an improbable inter-species dance and bringing the wild into sharp focus. This book is about a creature who defied nature and thus gave

On the Origins of War: And the Preservation of Peace (Kagan Donald)(Paperback)

A brilliant and vitally important history of why states go to war, by the acclaimed, award-winning author of The Peloponnesian War. War has been a fact of life for centuries. By lucidly revealing the common threads that connect the ancient confrontations between Athens and Sparta and between Rome

Reading the Rocks: The Autobiography of the Earth (Bjornerud Marcia)(Paperback)

For readers of John McPhee and Stephen Jay Gould, this engaging armchair guide to the making of the rock record shows how to understand messages written in

The Story of a Nutcracker (Dumas Alexandre)(Paperback)

The tale of the Nutcracker and the Mouse King was originally conceived in the early 1800s by German writer E.T.A. Hoffmann, but Alexandre Dumas 'borrowed' the story and created his own sweetened version which in turn directly inspired the famous Tchaikovsky ballet. This charming new translation

Maggie Cassidy (Kerouac Jack)(Paperback / softback)

A tale of teenage romance in New England. It features the story of Jack and Maggie who are in love with the idea of being in love, looking ahead to marriage with hope and trepidation. It captures the intensity and the ordinariness of adolescent life, with its torments and complications. It also

Women of the Durham Coalfield: Hannah's Story (Hedley Margaret)(Paperback)

The success of the Durham Coalfield and its important role in the Industrial Revolution is attributed to men of influence who owned the land and the pits, and men who worked in the coal-mining industry during the Victorian period. There has been very little written about the importance of the home

Rocks: A Very Short Introduction (Zalasiewicz Jan)(Paperback)

Rocks, more than anything else, underpin our lives. They make up the solid structure of the Earth and of other rocky planets, and are present at the cores of gas giant planets. We live on the rocky surface of the planet, grow our food on weathered debris derived from rocks, and we obtain nearly all

Egyptian Tales: The Magic and the Mummy (Deary Terry)(Paperback / softback)

This is a tale of Neria, who works in the House of Death, helping her father to make the mummies. Neria enjoys her work, but when the pharaoh dies, it all goes into overdrive mode. Everyone is so busy that Neria is given the responsibility of mummifying the pharaoh's cat, to accompany him to the