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John Protevi
A wide-ranging examination of the roots-and possible future-of violence in human societies
Is aggression inevitable among humans? In Regimes of Violence, John Protevi explores how human violence originates and exists…
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John Guy
A stunning collection of photographs showcasing the diverse and historic county of Kent from a bird's-eye perspective.
John Sweeney
An exploration of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's life and death, told by straight-talking journalist John Sweeney
John Thieme
Examining the challenges faced by novelists writing realist fiction in the age of climate change, this open access book considers the various ways in which contemporary writers have evolved new…
John Regan
An in-depth digital investigation of several 18th-century British corpora, this book identifies shared communities of meaning in the printed British 18th century by highlighting and analysing patterns in the distribution…
John Storey
The only exam-board approved book for OCR's Latin AS and A-Level prescription of Virgil's Aeneid Book IV for examination in 2026-2028.
Martin Johnes
A radical reinterpretation of the effect of excluding Welsh from schools on the fortunes of the language.
Most people in Wales know that some children in the nineteenth century were…
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 Walsh
Inside some of New Zealand's most coveted homes
John Himmelman
"Ivo lives in a shell that floats on the ocean and writes stories to pass the time"--
Patricia Johns
John Armitage
The first philosophical exploration of luxury and the luxurious, tracing the ideas throughout history to contemporary iterations.
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 Lorinc
A stolen sign, 'No Jews Live Here,' kept John Lorinc's Hungarian Jewish family alive during the Holocaust.
From pre-war Budapest to post-war Toronto, journalist John Lorinc unspools four generations of…
John Godfrey
PRETTIER GRIT by John Godfrey is a daring exploration of the contrasts and textures of modern life, weaving through the streets of personal and societal landscapes. This collection reflects Godfrey's…
John Allan
The Outdoor Survival Guide for Kids is the perfect handbook for young adventurers. Full of inspiring ideas and 50 practical projects to help kids unplug from technology, connect with nature…
John Wiens
John A. Wiens traces his journeys through several subfields of ecology-and, in so doing, gives readers an inside look at how science actually works.
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 Eldredge
New York Times bestselling author John Eldredge helps group members regain the courage that God wants them to have so they can step boldly and fearlessly into the plans he…
John Dougill
The story of Japan's hidden Christians is the subject of a major motion picture by director Martin Scorsese, based on Shusaku Endo's famous novel, Silence.
From the time the first…
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…
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 Banville
The richly atmospheric new Strafford and Quirke mystery, from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Snow.
John Gwynne
The Fury of the Gods is the hugely-anticipated final book in John Gwynne's bestselling Norse-inspired epic fantasy series, packed with myth, magic and bloody vengeance
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 Connolly
Sunday Times number one bestselling author John Connolly - "one of the best thriller writers we have" (Harlan Coben, #1 New York Times bestselling author) - returns with a shivery…
John Goodman
Any organization can win more customers and increase sales if they would only learn to be more strategic with their customer service. This book draws on over 30 years of…
John Densmore
Legendary drummer and founding member of The Doors John Densmore unpacks the intersection of art and commerce in this deeply principled middle finger to greed . . .
John Crace
Guardian superstar columnist, John Crace, pens a satirical memoir of his dog, Herbie . . .
John Woodhouse
Taking aim at the secrets, the science, and the slingers - this is the game revealed as never before!
John McMahon
Mick Herron's Slow Horses meets David Baldacci's The Camel Club in a hot new series. When a serial killer starts targeting other serial killers, and seems to be one step…
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.
John Grisham
The mesmerising new thriller from Sunday Times bestselling author John Grisham.
John Wiswell
Beauty and the Beast meets The Shape of Water by the Nebula-award winning author of 'Open House on Haunted Hill'
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…
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 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…
Head Cases follows an enigmatic group of FBI agents as they hunt down a murderer seeking his own justice in this electrifying--and commercial--series debut.
FBI Agent Gardner Camden is an…
John Scalzi
A return to the bestselling Old Man's War universe, by science fiction's fastest-rising new star, told from the point of view of one of the most appealing characters in the…
The highly-anticipated conclusion to the science fiction trilogy begun with Old Man's War and The Ghost Brigades.
John Dufresne
A brilliant and gut-wrenching novel about a father and son from a "generous and lyric storyteller" (San Francisco Chronicle).
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…
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.