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John Allan
Embark on a journey to explore the world's slowest things, from the plane slower than a bicycle to the slowest animal ever! With fantastic photographs and engaging facts, this book…
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Embark on a journey to explore the world's fastest things, from the quickest train to the speediest bird - blink and you'll miss them! Fantastic photographs and facts will captivate…
John Gallagher
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 Fraser
Think Zen and the Art of Spending the Night in a Haunted House, a celebration of the dream of finding something undiscovered and different.
John O'Donoghue
From Transylvania and Chernobyl to generic geniuses and meth makers, explore the fascinating world of the big and small screen through a chemist's eye as cinema and television are passed…
John Barr
The 1960s continue to hold an almost mythical place in Western culture, particularly in Britain, where change was widespread and infiltrated many aspects of life. This included architecture, whose role…
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…
Explore the top 10 fierce predators prowling our oceans, scoring from least deadly to most deadly! With powerful images and jaw-dropping facts, get ready for some dangerous creatures to show…
Explore the top 10 small but lethal killers, scoring from least deadly to most deadly! With powerful images and jaw-dropping facts, get ready for these dangerous creatures to show you…
Explore the top 10 most ferocious predators, scoring from least to most deadly! With powerful images and jaw-dropping facts, prepare for the hunters at the top of their game to…
Explore the top 10 fiercest dinosaurs, scoring from least to most deadly! With powerful images and jaw-dropping facts, get ready for these dangerous creatures to show you their impressive hunting…
John Deigh
A clear, comprehensive presentation of the most important theories of ethics in Western philosophy, including extensive coverage of John Rawls's theory. Students will find this book to be a helpful…
John Westwood
Gain essential marketing skills with this step-by-step guide to improving your ability to research and write a marketing plan, carry out marketing audits and set cost-effective budgets.
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 . . .
Stacy Johns
"This mystery is impossible to put down." - Edgar-nominated author Jess Lourey
For readers of Megan Collins with the taut character study of Angie Kim comes a searing mystery that…
John Bude
This rare and spirited mystery novel was first published in 1956. This edition includes an introduction by CWA Diamond Dagger and Edgar(R) Award-winning author Martin Edwards.
As he walked away…
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…
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 Kessel
Mixing satire, farce, and dystopia, the stories in John Kessel's The Presidential Papers deconstruct the character and politics of five imagined presidents, some of whom bear striking resemblance to individuals…
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 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 Dickie
A new, updated edition of the classic, much-loved history of the Italians and their food.
John Sweeney
An exploration of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's life and death, told by straight-talking journalist John Sweeney
John Poothullil
Based on decades of his research in the medical literature on weight gain, obesity, and Type 2 diabetes, Dr. John Poothullil offers common sense but scientific-based advice on 7 ways…
"Thoroughly entertaining, beautifully illustrated ... An utterly enchanting trip back in time." -- Booklist
"This tribute is a wonderfully rich volume on [the canoe's] history in North America ... Adeptly…
John Lawton
From "one of the best authors of espionage fiction" (Wall Street Journal), a book of deception and money to be made amid the rubble of World War II
From an…
John Fiorillo
The ultimate publication on Hokuei, the master of Osaka ukiyo-e printmakers and one of the most intriguing artists ever in kabuki-actor prints.
Hokuei: Masterpieces of Japanese Actor Prints profiles one…
John Kenney
The Office meets Six Feet Under meets About a Boy in this coming-of-middle-age tale about having a second chance to write your life's story.
Bud Stanley is an obituary writer…
Explores the multiple ways in which different conceptions of time and history have been used to understand politics since late antiquity, showing that no conception of politics has dispensed altogether…
John Endicott
This introduces the whole engineering process of designing and constructing deep excavations in rock, including caverns, tunnels, shafts, and pits. The process is covered from initial site planning to closure…
John Walton
An in-depth study of private detective fiction within the context of popular culture.
"I'm in a business where people come to me with troubles. Big troubles, little troubles, but always…
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 Crace
Guardian superstar columnist, John Crace, pens a satirical memoir of his dog, Herbie . . .
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 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…
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 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 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 Wiswell
Beauty and the Beast meets The Shape of Water by the Nebula-award winning author of 'Open House on Haunted Hill'
John DiMarco
Helps students develop the ability to analyze culture and utilize media literacy techniques, provides the core skills necessary to succeed in a communications career
Essential Mass Communication helps students build…
A practitioner guide summarizing the aims and achievements of evidence-based healthcare and why it is crucial to modern clinical practice
ABC of Evidence-Based Healthcare explains how evidence is developed and…
John Calamos
Stories and lessons from John P. Calamos Sr., a rags-to-riches self-made American billionaire
Sky's the Limit: Lessons in service, Entrepreneurship and Achieving the American Dream tells the inspirational tale of…
John Nichol
A moving account of how and why the tomb of the Unknown Warrior came about, by best-selling author and ex-serviceman John Nichol.
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…
