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Louise Martin
Get inspired by a heartwarming PERSONALIZED story about wishing on a star and the power of friendship featuring JOHN!
When a wishing star appears in the sky, John must figure…
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Patrice Dutil
Sir John A. Macdonald had been in politics for four decades and prime minister of Canada for three terms, but he'd never seen anything like the apocalyptic year of 1885.
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Richard L Miller
John Potts Slough, the Union commander at the Battle of Glorieta Pass, lived a life of relentless pursuit for success that entangled him in the turbulent events of mid-nineteenth-century America…
The first edition, translation, introduction, and commentary to the Chronicula, written by one of the most important British historians of the twelfth century, John of Worcester. It provides crucial access…
William R Huber
John and Robert Pitcairn were born in Scotland and emigrated to the United States, where they played crucial roles in the Civil War. Following their friend Andrew Carnegie, the brothers…
Peter Doyle
An account of the revival of Catholicism in Bedfordshire from 1700 to 1900, including a selection of key documents and relevant registers.
Adrian McKinty
New York Times bestselling author Adrian McKinty continues the Edgar Award-winning Sean Duffy series with Hang On St. Christopher.
Rain slicked streets, riots, murder, chaos. It's July 1992 and the…
David Seed
This is the first critical study of the work of John Wyndham, a formative figure in postwar British science fiction. This is complemented by a discussion of his evolving view…
A long overdue evaluation of John Walker's work from the last half century.
Arthur Conan Doyle
The first new critical edition in a generation of the first volume of Sherlock Holmes short stories
Benedict of Nursia
This beautiful hardback edition presents the classic text, The Rule of St. Benedict, presented with a gold embossed cover design and gilded page edges.
Composed by St. Benedict of Nursia…
A call to reenvision and de-Westernize French studies and media studies through transmedial examinations of Senegalese cultural production, media practices, and art forms
Sandro Jung
John Gay was a dramatist and poet, best-known for writing The Beggar’s Opera. Through his membership of the Scriblerus Club, Gay developed lasting friendships with Alexander Pope, Jonathan Swift and…
Michael Feargus O'Connor
John O'Connor (1913-2004), a romantic but also a realist, recorded old endangered things, high and low: churches, canals, barges, dilapidated barns and garden sheds.With a keen eye, sure hand and…
Robert Storr
How can we interpret the work of contemporary artists? First released in 2024, Focal Points is a book series of essays, articles and reviews by acclaimed curator and critic Robert…
Gary Chaloner, Will Eisner
Wherever men live, be they nomads or city dwellers, there they must have law and a man to enforce it. Meet Detective John Law of Crossroads City. Strong, decent, hardworking…
Thibault Raisse
Ohio. A suicide, no fingerprints, no identity.
Dale DeBakcsy
In 1969, Elton John and Bernie Taupin gave the world Empty Sky, a heady mix of rock, folk, rhythm and blues, jazz, psychedelia, and classicism that announced the arrival of…
Emma Chambers
An enlightening introduction to the life and work of Gwen John, whose intense gaze and fascination with the female sitter created some of the most beguiling paintings of the modern…
Nic McPickle, Tommy Doyle (illus.)
This warm and funny book is a big-hearted "thank you" to the dads out there who are giving their all - including all the best puns they know!
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Ali Rutstein, Tommy Doyle (illus.)
Choosing the perfect family pet is easy with this simple guide... OR IS IT?
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Puffin Classics- the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every child
Rediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this thrilling edition…
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Satya Doyle Byock
A pioneering psychotherapist tackles the overlooked stage of Quarterlife - the years of adulthood between adolescence and midlife - and provides a guide to navigate it and thrive.
'I wish…
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Dr. Nancy Doyle
A business and leadership guide for neurodivergent leaders, and leaders of the future, with insight into finding your own leadership style, the unwritten rules of management, well being and self…
Michael Curtis, Chris Doyle
Goodman Games presents Dungeon Delves, an adventure companion to Dungeon Denizens, for your 5E or DCC RPG game. Can you solve you solve the mystery in Tears of the Goddess…
Goodman Games presents Dungeon Denizens, 500+ fully developed monsters for your 5E game. A Game Master armed with this book, along with a vivid imagination, will be armed to craft…
Limited Edition version of the same great book, with a faux reptile skin cover, and featuring bonus monsters not in the standard release!
Goodman Games presents Dungeon Denizens, 500+ fully…
Sandra Skurvida
This study reassesses Cage's multifaceted practice from an integrated transdisciplinary perspective, using text as a premise for his musical, visual, lingual, and museal compositions.
Philip Wingeier-Rayo
Learn how Methodism became a worldwide mission. It is broadly understood that John Wesley was the founder of the Methodist movement that spread around the world in the eighteenth century…
Josh Moody
Easy-to-use, eight-session Bible study on John chapters 1-12 that will guide your head and your heart through God's word. Best-selling Bible-study guides with over 1 million sold!
Rev Dr W. Jeremy Jones
This book explores John Webster's contribution to one of the most important and contested topics in Christian theology: the relationship between divine and human agency. By examining the theme of…
Professor or Dr. Kim Wheatley
This study bridges the chronological divide between the Romantic era and the first six decades of the 20th century, interpreting John Cowper Powys (1872-1963) as a major, under-recognized contributor to…
Adam Sisman
The extraordinary secret life of a great novelist, which his biographer could not publish while le Carr was alive
Sarah Snashall
This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute…
Stephen F Knott
Stephen F. Knott has spent his life grappling with the legacy of President John F. Kennedy: JFK was the first president Knott remembers, he worked for Ted Kennedy's Senate campaign…
Simon Spurrier, Aaron Campbell
The fan-favourite creative team of Si Spurrier and Aaron Campbell (John Constantine, Hellblazer) have reunited for a brand-new series featuring the DC Universe s most beloved occult con man/detective, John…
John Adams
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Fans across the globe are familiar with Diana Gabaldon's bestselling Outlander series and the Starz television series that adapts it. Combining science fiction time travel and historical romance, the Outlanderuniverse…
Fabrizio Zavatarelli, Hans Renette
William Norwood Potter never played chess outside London, yet he must be considered a key figure in the development of 19th century chess. John Wisker was an amateur chess player…
James F Hancock
The history of how North Atlantic America was revealed to the Europeans in the 16th and early 17th centuries is largely forgotten. This book seeks to remedy that, describing the…
This book chronicles the development and reception of 'The History Projects' through the artist's own reflections, and the writings and conversations that have circulated around them
What does John have to offer in terms of ethical content? In this volume, leading experts evaluate Jan van der Watt's recent major contributions to this question and explore future…
David Tynan, Natalie Caruso, John Dowsey, Peter Flynn, Dean Lamson
Meg-John Barker, Alex Iantaffi
An essential guide to relationships from the authors of How to Understand Your Gender and How to Understand Your Sexuality. Taking a cultural and developmental lens, with reflection points and…
Easy-to-use, eight-session Bible study on John chapters 13-21 that will guide your head and your heart through God's word. Best-selling Bible-study guides with over 1 million sold!
John L. Wong
John L. Wong's work with Stanford University both reclaims Leland Stanford and Frederick Law Olmsted's 100-year-old vision while also building on that legacy to create a beautiful, resilient campus environment…