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John Armitage
The first philosophical exploration of luxury and the luxurious, tracing the ideas throughout history to contemporary iterations.
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John McCormick
Building on the strengths of the previous edition, this well-established textbook gives students a broad and inclusive overview of the important issues and events of our rapidly changing world. Delving…
John A. Lent
A comprehensive exploration of the vibrant world of Korean comics, cartoons, comic strips, graphic novels, webcomics, and animation. This meticulously researched work delves deep into the intricate history, cultural significance…
In twenty-one interviews spanning nearly half a century, this book chronicles the Nebraska writer's rise from a regional poet of the Great Plains to a Pulitzer Prize-winning artistic luminary. The…
John Einarson
"Emerging from a period of protest and social unrest, 1968 was the year that ushered in gut-punching sounds that would define classic and hard rock-the formation of bands like Led…
John Gallagher
Welcome to Kittyopolis! Where cats rule and science is cool! Book 6 in the fur-ociously funny, secret super-hero graphic novel series with serious cat-itdue, for fans of Dog Man and…
John Fagg
Often seen as backward-looking and convention-bound, genre painting representing scenes of everyday life was central to the work of twentieth-century artists such as John Sloan, Norman Rockwell, Jacob Lawrence, and…
John Gray
Brooklyn Sterling is an award-winning journalist who makes her living exposing frauds, crooked politicians, and con-men in the pages of the Boston Globe newspaper. Her latest assignment has her investigating…
John Hawkins
What is the Yeti? Has more than one race of aliens visited Earth? This book explores the hidden stories behind unexplained, scary, and weird phenomena - subjects that are of…
Originally published in 1965, this volume provides selections of writings by English and French historians, philosophers and political scientists around the themes of freedom and opportunity; the functions of government…
John Scalzi
Inheriting a family business is never easy - and this one includes a hidden volcano lair, minions, talking cats and supervillains. Starter Villain is a Hugo Award-nominated, page-turning adventure from…
John A. Burrison
For most of human history, all pottery was what we would now consider traditional folk pottery. Not all artifacts go beyond the basic requirements of utility in pursuit of beauty…
John Farrow
The legendary detective Emile Cinq-Mars must unravel a conflagration of events triggered by a series of murders involving a triple gangland homicide that goes down at a bikers' " bank"…
John Williams
Football in Wind and Rain provides educational but entertaining bite-size accounts of the history of British football and its people. The voices of commentators, fans, managers and players all feature…
John Niven
An instant Sunday Times bestseller, O Brother is by turns heart-breaking and hilarious - evoking a working-class childhood of the 1970-80s and trying to answer the questions that often haunt…
John O'Farrell
A hilarious political satire for voters of any hue, author John O'Farrell explores a divided household in a divided country that has to learn to live together.
'The funniest book…
John Marrs
"Electrifying and page-turning, John Marrs is not to be missed."-#1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden
"This is trademark John Marrs and then some."-Sunday Times bestselling author Andrea Mara
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John Devolle
This book will blow your child's mind! Big Science explained simply, from the author of Atoms and Planets
John Wakelin
Originally published in 1965, the author makes a strong case for the study of international relations, arguing that given the rational approach he advocates, it is possible to avoid a…
John Roberts
Across a powerfully wide-ranging set of themes, theoretical registers and historical examples, John Roberts analyses the key problems that continue to confront art in the wake of conceptual art. Roberts…
John Sheehan
General Haig accused the Yorkshire Territorials of being ~too sleep" to fight well on the Somme, but the 1/5th Battalion proved him wrong. Mainly drawn from Harrogate, York, Ripon and…
John Pike
The 'Defenestration of Prague', the coup d'etat staged by Protestant Bohemian nobles against officials of the Hapsburg Emperor triggered the Thirty Years War.
Welcome to Kittyopolis! Where cats rule and science is cool! Book 5 in the fur-ociously funny, secret super-hero graphic novel series with serious cat-itdue, for fans of Dog Man and…
Uncover the history of Antebellum America through the voices of those who lived it.
This book analyzes more than 70 primary documents from the antebellum period of American history, shedding…
John Baldock
This collector's edition of The Tibetan Book of the Dead is presented in a stunninghardback with full-color illustrations. This classic Buddhist text was read aloud to the dying or recently…
John Perry
Written by a leading expert, Sport Psychology gives you all the knowledge and information you need to master the subject quickly and easily. This book introduces both sport psychology the…
John Eldredge
New York Times bestselling author John Eldredge reveals the path of the 'ordinary mystic,' and invites readers into the refuge of experiencing deep, lasting, real communion with Jesus.
John Bevere
Do you long for an intimate relationship with your Creator, but He seems elusive? Perhaps it is because something utterly essential is missing---holy fear. Don't let this frighten you. Fearing…
John Crace
Guardian superstar columnist, John Crace, pens a satirical memoir of his dog, Herbie . . .
John O'Connor
Maria John
Statistics indicate that Indigenous people worldwide suffer disproportionately poor health outcomes. Since the mid-twentieth century, health activism has become increasingly central to expressions of Indigenous sovereignty and survivance. In this…
John Nogowski
Diamond Duels: Baseball's Greatest Matchups takes a magnifying glass to some of the game's most entertaining and historic battles between hitters and pitchers.
ORTBERG JOHN
Is there really any hope for a spiritual way of living that actually works?
Admiration, comfort, love, power, success, pleasure, escape, control: we're all addicted to something, whether we realize…
John Minton
Quoting extensively from the WPA's Federal Writers' Project, this volume provides readers with detailed explanations and full references for every musical item or tradition featured in the ex-slave narratives. The…
John Ryan
The shocking behind-the-scenes look at the biggest courtroom case in US history: the five Guantanamo Baydetainees accused of planning 9/11.
America's Trial documents in exceptional detail the forgotten era of…
John Banville
The richly atmospheric new Strafford and Quirke mystery, from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Snow.
Max Meow-the superhero with cat-itude and his best friend, Mindy (aka Science Kitty!) are back in the sixth volume of this action packed, laugh-out-loud funny graphic novel series that Kirkus…
John McWhorter
With his trademark humor and flair, bestselling linguist John McWhorter busts the myths and shares the history of the most controversial language topic of our times: pronouns
The nature of…
New York Times bestseller John Scalzi flies you to the moon with his most fantastic tale to date: When the Moon Hits Your Eye
The moon has turned to cheese.
John Gillard
This superbly illustrated guide tells the history of the Beautiful Game through the stories behind the world s most intriguing football (aka soccer) stadiums from the most dramatic to the…
John Counts
Following desperate characters in desperate circumstances in the rural Midwest. In these colorful, darkly comic stories, veteran journalist and crime reporter John Counts takes readers to an often-ignored part of…
Rachael Johns
The delightful new romantic comedy by the bestselling Australian author of The Other Bridget.
When serial dater Winifred Darling - Fred - is asked to be the maid of honour…
Susie Johns
Flower Embroidery is a delightful collection of 20 easy-to-follow embroidered projects and over 80 different floral motifs featuring flowers found in the garden and beyond.
John Finnemore
The next challenge for fans of Cain's Jawbone: the TikTok sensation and international bestseller.
A body is found stabbed to death in a locked room. The police find no weapon…