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Peter Carey
True History of the Kelly Gang is Peter Carey’s stunning, Booker Prize-winning novel about Australia’s most famous outlaw. As he flees the police, Ned Kelly scribbles his ..
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Peter Smith
The intriguing story of British Columbia's most productive silver mining region and the vibrant communities that built up around it in the late 1800s.
Mining Camp Tales of the Silvery…
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Peter Benson
Whittling Wildlife includes 15 aquatic animals to whittle, suitable for all levels.
Torrey Peters
A uniquely trans take on love, motherhood, and those exes who you just can’t quit.
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Peter Cossins
Award-winning cycling author's look at the men and psychology of the mountain climber.
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Peter Bogucki
Beginning in the Stone Age and continuing through the collapse of the Roman empire, Peter Bogucki describes the increasing complexity, technological accomplishments, and distinctive practices of the non-literate peoples known…
Peter Woolliscroft
A fascinating look at the world of sound engineering during a time of huge technological change. Of interest to all music fans, but the author worked with bands as diverse…
Peter Marshall
'A surprising page-turner, full of humour and startling details' THE TIMES
Peter Swanson
A newlywed librarian begins to suspect the man she married might be a murderer--in this spectacularly twisty and deviously clever novel by Peter Swanson, New York Times bestselling author of…
Peter Lerangis
In this all-new adventure from the New York Times bestselling author of the Seven Wonders series, Peter Lerangis, four kids discover an alien artifact in Central Park that turns them…
Peter Som
"From award-winning fashion designer, culinary creator, and lifestyle expert Peter Som, a stunning cookbook of 100 recipes with unique and creative flavor combinations, paying homage to his identity, heritage, and…
"From the New York Times bestselling author of The Kind Worth Killing and Eight Perfect Murders comes an inventive, utterly propulsive murder-mystery in reverse, tracing a marriage back in time…
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Kind Worth Killing and Eight Perfect Murders comes an inventive, utterly propulsive murder-mystery in reverse, tracing a marriage back in time…
Peter Guralnick
ELVIS is the second of two volumes of arguably the first serious biography that refuses to dwell on the myth of Elvis Presley. Aiming instead to portray in vivid, dramatic…
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Peter Mendelsund
A messianic tale about a group of professional mourners--a darkly funny novel of grief, mystery and redemption from the author of The Delivery.
Ed is a weeper. A professional weeper.
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Peter Pomerantsev
From one of our leading experts on disinformation, the incredible true story of the complex and largely forgotten WWII propagandist Sefton Delmer - and what we can learn from him…
"This inventive, boundary-pushing follow-up to Detransition, Baby . . . [takes] on gender, transness and lives on the margins in all of their gorgeously complicated glory."-People
"Hot, heartbreaking, and thrillingly…
Peter Beinart
A bold, urgent appeal from the acclaimed columnist and political commentator, addressing one of the most important issues of our time
In Peter Beinart's view, one story dominates Jewish communal…
Peter Parham
An updated edition of the best-selling DIY manual you can't afford to be without, with expert know-how for success every time.
Whether you need to do a quick fix or…
Peter Straub
BRAM STOKER AWARD WINNER * The acclaimed thriller of supernatural horror from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Ghost Story, Koko, and The Talisman.
"Ghastly, hide-your-eyes horror; when…
A woman commits suicide for no apparent reason. A week later, her son- fifteen-year-old Mark Underhill-vanishes. His uncle, novelist Timothy Underhill, searches his hometown of Millhaven for clues that might…
A Symposium on Consciousness Across Species
Emerging from a series of public events at London's Serpentine Gallery, The Shape of a Circle in the Mind of a Fish is an…
Peter Martin
Highlights of an era that combined technology, art and design to create an exciting cosmos. A must for design lovers and history enthusiasts alike. Text in English and German.
Peter Bagge
Legendary cartoonist Peter Bagge triumphantly returns to the series that defined a generation with this all-new Hate graphic novel.
Lucas Peters
This first-edition guide strategically covers southern Spain's most popular cities which travelers often combine in a single trip
Mark Peters
Retention strategies have failed. The demographic future is bleak. Big companies and big governments have a plan-do you?
Peter Temple
Joe Cashin was different once. He moved easily then; was surer and less thoughtful. But there are consequences when you’ve come so close to dying. For Cashin, they included a…
Peter Ackroyd
A magisterial portrayal of English Christianity over the last 1,400 years.
Peter Matthiessen
One September, the author set out with a field biologist to journey 250 miles through the Himalayas to the Crystal Mountain on the Tibetan plateau. They wanted to study the…
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Peter Brook
Explores the issues facing theatrical performances. This work describes important developments in theatre from the last century, as well as smaller scale events, from productions by Stanislavsky to the rise…
Peter Mansfield
While the struggle for peace in the Middle East remains one of the greatest challenges facing the world today, here is a fascinating and meticulously researched history of the region…
Peter Heather
A major new reinterpretation of the religious superstate that defined both Europe and Christianity, by one of our foremost medieval historians
In the fourth century AD, a new faith exploded…
Peter Turchin
A brilliant new theory of how society works from one of the most iconoclastic thinkers of our time
What leads to political turbulence and social breakdown? How do elites maintain…
Peter Parker
The first part of a major new anthology which uncovers the rich reality of life for queer men in London
In the 1940s, it was believed that homosexuality had been…
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Peter Singer
So the only question is- do animals other than man suffer?
One of the great moral philosophers of the modern age, Peter Singer asks unflinching questions about how we should…
Peter Kropotkin
Everywhere you will find that the wealth of the wealthy springs from the poverty of the poor.
Peter Kropotkin’s anarchist texts had a fundamental impact on 19th and 20th century…
The second in a major two-part anthology uncovering the rich reality of life for queer men in London, from the end of the Second World War to decriminalization in 1967
Peter Marra
From Norman Bates dressed as "Mother" in Psycho to the rouged cheeks of Leatherface in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, many slasher icons have borne traces of queer and gender nonconforming…
Peter McPhee
For some historians and biographers, Maximilien Robespierre (1758-94) was a great revolutionary martyr who succeeded in leading the French Republic to safety in the face of overwhelming military odds. This…
A strikingly new account of the impact of the French Revolution in Paris, across the French countryside, and around the globe
Peter Stothard
The story of Rome's richest man, who died a humiliating desert death in search of military glory
Peter Burke
A rich, wide-ranging history of ignorance in all its forms, from antiquity to the present day
Peter Brown
In this beautifully illustrated environmental story by Peter Brown, a young boy tends to a meagre garden which blossoms and spreads across the city.
The first volume in Peter Ackroyd’s stunning new six-part history of England, taking us from Stonehenge to the death of Henry VII
The definitive biography of Elvis and an excellent slice of social history.
Peter Forshaw
"A clear, concise, and detailed historical exploration of the eclectic and arcane visual and material culture of the occult."--
A unique lens through which to view the modern world: 28 insider accounts of national histories, now available in B-format paperback.
