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Animates the conversional potential of language by exploring the catalytic force of words across diverse cultures and linguistic systems.
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Stephen Cottrell
A beautiful exploration of the world's most famous prayer. Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell unpacks each phrase of the The Lord's Prayer with surprising depth and challenge in this simple…
Tom Lancaster, Stephen Blundell
Using numerous worked examples, diagrams and careful physically motivated explanations this book will smooth the path towards understanding the radically different and revolutionary view of the physical world that general…
How are landscapes created? Landscapes in the Making goes beyond professional design and planning to examine the social range of knowledge, technique, and imagination in the making and meaning of…
Stephen Krensky
Annie Kopchovsky wanted to be the first woman to ride a bicycle around the world, and learned that people were interested in hearing about her amazing adventures, whether they happened…
Maurizio Serra
"A biography of Curzio Malaparte and covers his various careers as soldier, writer, journalist, diplomat, trade unionist, politician and film director"--
Stephen Duncombe, Dipti Desai
This reader brings together scholars from different eras, cultures and geographic locations. With this diversity of voices, the book opens a dialogue about the social power of art and how…
Joachim Sartorius
Unravelling the threads of Sicilian history, Sartorius explores the city's mingling of ancient and modern, Greek and Arab, medieval and baroque, creating a portrait of a city inseparably entwined with…
Stephen Millar, Gillian Loney
Let Secret Glasgow guide you around the unusual and unfamiliar. Step off the beaten track with this fascinating Glasgow guide book.
Stephen Mooney, Staz Johnson
Trouble catches up with Cliff and his friends in San Francisco in this pulp-tinged four-issue miniseries continuing the legacy of The Rocketeer!
The Rocketeer storms the City by the Bay…
Stephen Bailey
This second edition covers the essentials needed to achieve academic writing success; it has been thoroughly revised and updated to contain relevant examples, explanations and exercises. It builds writing confidence…
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Stephen Cherry
Forgiveness is a lovely idea, wrote C. S. Lewis, and in recent decades it has been seen and admired in situations ranging from therapy to politics, and proposed as a…
Stephen A. Harris
This beautiful book reproduces eighteenth-century naturalist and artist Mark Catesby's stunning illustrations of flora and fauna from North America and the Caribbean.
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Stephen Hogtun
Join one little elephant as he discovers that home is where your family is
This picture book shows children and adults alike the incredible power of their imaginations
A stunning picture book about the power and wonder of your imagination.
Every child has their…
Stephen Downes
Mural is a haunting 'confession' by a psychopath known only as D. Held in a secure facility, he has been asked by his psychiatrist to write down his thoughts, admissions…
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Stephen Lovett
My story is not just the story of my boxing career. In fact, boxing is only a very small part of it. I wrote my story to share my perspective…
Stephen Chbosky
A powerful and perceptive coming-of-age story, in the tradition of THE CATCHER IN THE RYE, from a talented young filmmaker and novelist.
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Stephen Baxter
In the far future, after an alien threat destroyed Neptune, the Solar System has been engineered into a single, defensive fortress. People have found a way to live within that…
This is the story of SILVERHAIR, LONGTUSK and ICEBONES, Stephen Baxter's epic drama of nature's behemoth: the mammoth.
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Stephen King
King's No. 1 bestseller is a terrifying serial killer thriller featuring King's beloved character Holly Gibney from the Finders Keepers private detective agency.
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From legendary storyteller and master of short fiction Stephen King comes an extraordinary new collection of twelve thrilling stories, many never-before-published, and some of his best EVER.
A beautiful edition of King's first published work as it approaches the fiftieth anniversary on 5 April, 2024.
On the far outskirts of the solar system, one small ship is about to discover something amazing. And it wants to talk . . .
Stephen Hetherington
Being Philosophical guides readers through the perplexing initial moments of meeting philosophy by taking them inside philosophical thinking as an activity.
In a beginner-friendly voice, Stephen Hetherington elucidates how intellectual…
Helen Stephens
From the creator of the How to Hide a Lion series, Helen Stephens, comes a hilarious, warm-hearted ode to pets.
This is a book about a very real life, very…
Stephen A Marshall
A reference guide to fascinating insects from around the world, including some newly-discovered species, illustrated with vivid and highly magnified colour photographs.
Stephen Alford
The untold story of Robert Cecil, the ultimate Tudor spy-master
Robert Cecil, statesman and spymaster, lived through an astonishingly threatening period in English history. Queen Elizabeth had no clear successor…
Stephen Fry
The epic FINAL chapter to Stephen Fry's outstanding retellings of the Greek Myths
Meet more than 100 mythical creatures from around the world
Say hello to more than 100 of your favourite magical creatures with this delightful illustrated introduction.
This is the must-have…
Stephen Shaskan
When you love comics like Pizza and Taco do, the next step after reading them is to collaborate on one!! But what happens when they run up against "artistic differences"…
Pizza's and Taco's mums want them to join a sports team! But nothing seems to be cutting the mustard. That is, until they spot the wrestling sign-up sheet at school…
Chris Stephens
Beautiful catalogue for the Holburne's retrospective of Henry Moore's small-scale sculptures in stone, wood, terracotta, plaster, lead, plasticine and bronze, including works previously unpublished and unexhibited.
Stephen Porter
New paperback edition - Life in the Tudor metropolis for both commoner and king alike. Everyday Life in Tudor London vividly recreates this colourful city.
PRAISE FOR DEEP
'DEEP by Stephen hogtun is an absolute masterpiece' - David Litchfield, award-winning illustrator 'DEEP is a wonder' - Abi Elphinstone - author of SKY SONG 'A beautiful…
Stephen Wildish
A funny infographic survival guide. For fans of The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook and The Ladybird Book of the Zombie Apocalypse
Apocalypse.... Now?
Prepare for every possible end of days…
Stephen Vines
How a popular protest movement has become an existential crisis, for the people of Hong Kong, the Chinese regime and the world order.
Stephen Ellcock
A remarkable compendium of diverse and evocative imagery exploring the wide-ranging and profound associations of the five natural elements--masterfully curated by image alchemist and cult social media figure Stephen Ellcock.
Stephen Crafti
This book takes you on a guided tour of 20 leading interior designers' homes with tips and insights for creating spaces that work and look great
Stephen Dunn
A radiant celebration of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Stephen Dunn's enduring oeuvre
Stephen Orr
Wilf Healy lives in a wheatbelt town, works in an Irish pub, delivers letters, holds the place together. But he's had enough, wants to retire - to forget his nephew…
Odyssey is the story of Odysseus, the Greek king of Ithaca, on his way home from fighting in the Trojan War. His journey takes ten years - on the high…
Recent decades have seen a flourishing of interest in Hellenistic epigram (short poems usually in elegiac couplets), an interest fostered in part by the appearance of several ground-breaking new studies…
Stephen J. Willoughby, Pamela Dunkley
Whilst teaching Assistants (TAs) are a crucial part of the education workforce, their role and contribution is little understood. By giving a voice to TAs, this work helps to tackle…
Yukio Mishima
A new selection of lyrically haunting short stories from a Japanese literary icon
A writer is seized by apocalyptic visions; a voyeuristic marquis commits a brutal act; and a trio…
Dr Stephen Bull
This illustrated study pits the Kaiser's troops against their British opponents during the climactic year of 1918 on the Western Front.
