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John Harris
A moving and uplifting memoir charting the life of John Harris's autistic son, and how music opened up the world to him, one song at a time.
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John Allan
Embark on a journey to explore the world's biggest things, from biggest animals on land and under the sea to the biggest burger ever! Fantastic photographs and facts will captivate…
Embark on a journey through astonishing lengths to explore the world's longest things, from the ten-metre snake to the longest hotdog ever! With fantastic photographs and engaging facts, this book…
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…
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…
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 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.
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
"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 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 Amaechi
The Promises of Giants is an exploration of the practices and behaviours that define transformational leadership. It is a challenge, not only to those in named positions of power but…
John Layman
The Throne of Hell now belongs to Nyx, who has banished Spawn and The Scorched team to Earth, leaving Jessica Priest and her team without their powers. Things take an…
John Warner
A veteran writing teacher makes a "moving" (Rick Wormeli) argument that writing is a form of thinking and feeling and shows why it can't be replaced by AI
In the…
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 Topping
The quest for the secrets of Atlantis begins on the Moon.
Uprooted after the disappearance of his parents, Charlie Thomas moves to the Moon to live with his Uncle Merl--only…
The Oracle of Atlantis picks up where Legacy of Atlantis left off. Fresh from saving the world from Rusha, the maniacal Lemurian vampire, and Arthur DeMarco, the deranged multi-billionaire, Charlie…
John Bachman
THE UNTOLD STORY OF REAGAN, THATCHER, THE INVASION OF GRENADA AND THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF THE COLD WAR
How Reagan reignited the foreign policy principles that made America…
John Tottenham
A darkly comic novel set on the lower slopes of the Los Angeles literary world.
I stepped out to behold a crimson-streaked sky that would soon be adorning ten thousand…
The Akashic Noir Series' exploration of California continues with this spellbinding collection of stories curated by Sacramento native John Freeman.
John Billingsley
In Pursuit of a Vision, by visionary business leader John Billingsley, offers readers a master class in entrepreneurship!
John Billingsley has launched more than seventy businesses, achieving international success and…
John Daniel
Ancestral Mindset by thought leader and human relations expert John Daniel offers deep insight into what motivates us and drives our actions and how we can use that information to…
John Ferling
From acclaimed historian John Ferling, a major, global reappraisal of the Revolutionary War on its 250th Anniversary.
John Lechner
The shocking inside story of how the Wagner Group rose to make private military companies inextricable from Russia's anti-Western foreign strategy.
John DeGarmo
A new paperback format filled with 365 days worth of daily tips, inspirational quotes, and motivational short stories from a foster care expert Dr. John DeGarmo
Foster parenting is both…
John Shewey
A fun, accessible, and stunningly-photographed guidebook to owls, examined through the lens of their complex relationship with mankind and enhanced by enlightening descriptions of owl species, behaviors, and habitats in…
