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Olivia Laing
From one of our most original contemporary voices, The Garden Against Time is an inventive and deeply felt exploration of the long dream of a shared Eden, a common paradise.
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When Olivia Laing moved to New York City in her mid-thirties, she found herself inhabiting loneliness on a daily basis. Increasingly fascinated by this most shameful of experiences, she began…
Lloyd Laing
Celtic Britain (1979) traces the history of the Celts and Celtic culture from the arrival of the first scattered groups of settlers in Britain in the seventh century BC to…
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In 2020, Olivia Laing began to restore an eighteenth-century walled garden in Suffolk, an overgrown Eden of unusual plants. The work brought to light a crucial question for our age…
Lloyd and Jennifer Laing
Anglo-Saxon England (1979) draws upon archaeology, history, literature, place-names and the results of the latest scientific methods, to show how the Anglo-Saxons built up a flourishing civilization, the foundation of…
The Origins of Britain (1980) follows the path of man's occupation of Britain from the scattered pockets of habitation in the earliest Palaeolithic period through to his growing domination of…
Lynda La Plante
The fifth book in Lynda's brilliant Detective Jack Warr crime series.
The acclaimed legal thriller from the queen of crime drama
THE UNFORGETTABLE LEGAL THRILLER FROM THE QUEEN OF CRIME DRAMA
First published in 1999. This edition has been fully revised and edited. Young Cassie Booth goes missing on her paper round. Then her bloodstained jacket is found in a boathouse…
Tony La Torraca
Soccer is one of Australia's fastest-growing women's sports. The growing enthusiasm for soccer is evident in the increased participation of amateurs in local teams and leagues. Learn all about soccer…
Stuart Laing
Tippu Tip was a Zanzibari Arab trader living in the turbulent and changing Africa.This biography transports the reader into his extraordinary world, describing its exotic cast of characters and the…
In this comprehensive handbook, you'll gain a treasure trove of strategies that you can implement to address some of the most common school challenges, including teacher retention, money, technology, innovation…
Volume 54 of the University of Pittsburgh Press Cuban Studies Series.
Andrew Heywood, Matthew Laing
This best-selling textbook continues to lead the way in providing an approachable and wide-ranging introduction to politics. It covers the key concepts, theories and debates, actors and institutions that drive…
Ivan De la Nuez
The artist's reflection on isolated and desolate nature, islands and shipwrecks: the art of the outdoors. Text in English and Spanish.
A garden proposal where the plant world is replaced by installations, photographs, sculptures or paintings as different ways of looking, communicating and relating to each other. Text in English and…
Melissa de la Cruz
The vampire queen must break her curse in this YA romantasy inspired by Filipino folklore, a sequel to The Encanto's Daughter by #1 New York Times bestselling author Melissa de…
Sergio De La Pava
From PEN Award---winning author Sergio de la Pava comes an existential detective novel about a private investigator who flees New York City for Colombia after a personal tragedy and finds…
Giovanna Bellia La Marca
Back in print in a new illustrated edition with color photographs! Giovanna Bellia La Marca guides readers through the wealth of local delights in Emilia-Romagna, a region in northern Italy…
A YA romantasy inspired by Filipino mythology, the first in an enchanting new duet by #1 New York Times bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz. Now in paperback!
MJ Robertson-Rodriguez…
After the mysterious death of her father, MJ Rodriguez, a half-encanto princess, navigates political intrigue, a possible curse on her realm's throne, and a mysterious knight, Sir Lucas, as she…
Zoe de Las Cases
A beautiful collection of more than 40 interior scenes to colour in, from French designer and decorator Zoe de Las Cases.
A beautiful collection of Parisian scenes to colour in, from French designer and decorator Zoe de Las Cases.
Isabella La Rocca Gonzalez
Censored Landscapes is a compelling long-term photographic project that unveils the hidden reality of animal agriculture. Photographs, essays, poetry, and research together tell a factual story about the most abusive…
La June Montgomery Tabron
In How We Heal, La June Montgomery Tabron, President and CEO of the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, makes a powerful case for hope through racial healing.
From a vivid portrait…
Mnica de la Torre
Experimental poet and translator Mnica de la Torre's new collection is a document of both the events of 2020 and the process of a poet rethinking artistic practice as she…
Filled with humor and adventure, this addition to the New York Times best-selling series explores a madcap prequel to Disney's Descendants: The Rise of Red, set in Wonderland.
Fall down…
In the second book in Melissa de la Cruz's wacky new middle grade adventure series, the Octos find themselves on a mission to the moon. Which might not be made…
Don't miss out on the stunning DELUXE LIMITED EDITION while supplies last. This breathtaking collectible is only available on a limited first print run in the US and Canada only…
Olivia Laing, Christopher Woodward
As Chosen By is a photographic series by Kate Friend shot exclusively on medium format film. In these portraits, her 'sitters' are flowers or plants, each one selected by a…
La Taverne De Zhao
Learn how to perfect the beloved dumpling at home with Dumplings. This delicious, colourful book features 21 dumpling recipes, from pork and cabbage, crystal prawn, and cabbage and tofu, to…
First-ever monograph on acclaimed New York-based firm La Dallman Architects. Lavishly illustrated, featuring numerous previously unpublished photographs, visualisations, plans and drawings.
Kier-La Janisse
There is no shortage of loaded -- and often gendered -- symbolism in the sport of cockfighting. And this becomes a starting point for author Kier-La Janisse (who broke new…
The hilarious and moving tell-all memoir from the UK's queen of crime drama. Lynda La Plante has lived an illustrious life and has the stories to prove it.
From her…
Hannah Lewis
In this Oxford Guide to Film Musicals, author Hannah Lewis gives readers fascinating new insights into the development, style, and reception of the 2016 film musical La La Land. Directed…
This accessible text presents a comparative analysis of health and social care policy and practice from around the world, with learning points drawn out for the UK. It supports readers…
Carl Weber, Hunt La Jill
Keep up with the Duncan family down South as we travel to New Orleans in The Family Business 7.
Keep up with the Duncan family down South as we travel…
Carl Weber, La Jill Hunt
Things are heating up in the Black Hamptons, an affluent vacation community of African Americans nestled in Long Island, New York. The families are facing trials and tribulations both individually…
Zack Keller
After achieving their lifelong goal of becoming U.S. Secret Service Agents, best friends Chris Lu and Blake Sansome are not assigned to protect the current president, but instead a retired…
Shuli de la Fuente-Lau
Celebrate all the diverse and loving ways new siblings come into our lives! BECOMING SIBLINGS is a heartfelt look at every family's journey to welcoming a new family member.
Vibrant…
Carolyn W. de la L. Oulton
This monograph focuses on reading, literary genre and seaside resorts between the 1840s and the 1930s. As the railway network developed, debates about appropriate 'seaside reading' intensified and inflected the…
Camilla de la Bedoyere
Explore the wonders of bees with this gorgeously illustrated book by renowned zoologist Camilla de la Bedoyere and award-winning illustrator Philip Giordano.
This delightfully wild book covers everything a young…
Amy Culliford
Early readers are introduced to chickens and life on a farm. Simple sentences accompany engaging pictures.
Early readers are introduced to cows and life on a farm. Simple sentences accompany engaging pictures.
Early readers are introduced to goats and life on a farm. Simple sentences accompany engaging pictures.
