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Richard Smyth
With plague and disease in the city slums, dreadful disasters in Roundhay Park, and riots in the city centre, this is the real story of Yorkshire’s first city.
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David Smyth
This third edition of Thai: An Essential Grammar provides an up-to-date and concise reference guide to Thai grammar. Using clear, jargon-free explanations, it sets out the complexities of Thai in…
Rachel Smythe
Scandalous gossip, wild parties, and forbidden love-the Greek tale of Hades and Persephone gets a romantic modern update in the gorgeously illustrated, Eisner Award-winning Lore Olympus, including a brand new…
Perfect for absolute beginners, travellers and the culturally curious, Beginners' Thai covers the most common and practical everyday situations. With easy-to-follow, bite-sized lessons in the book and 2 hours of…
Courtney Smyth
A witty, witchy fantasy murder mystery packed with ancient magic and fiendish puzzles. Mallory, Diana, Cornelia and Theodore are hired to solve a murder on a TV shoot by the…
Lauren Smyth
Play. Win. Survive. There's one building on her island that Halley has never visited: the Mercenary House. Perched atop a mountain, surrounded by unnaturally evergreen foliage, the House is rumored…
Witness what the gods do after dark in the sixth volume of a stylish and contemporary reimagining of one of the best-known stories in Greek mythology, featuring exclusive behind-the-scenes content…
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Scandalous gossip, wild parties, and forbidden love - the Greek tale of Hades and Persephone gets a romantic modern update in the gorgeously illustrated, Eisner Award-winning Lore Olympus, including a…
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Weren't they richer, rock pools, wasn't the seashore busier, when I was a kid? Richard Smyth had always been drawn to the natural world, but when he became a father…
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The first authorised visual record of one of New York's greatest bands.
An intimate and impressionistic narrative of The Strokes' first ten years, including images of the guys when they…
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Alain Ducasse, Polly Mackintosh (trans.)
A memoir and manifesto from the world’s most Michelin starred chef, Alain Ducasse, with introductions by internationally renowned writer Jay McInerney and chef Clare Smyth.
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This book teaches you how to build Android applications using Jetpack Compose 1.5, Android Studio Hedgehog (2023.1.1), Material Design 3, and the Kotlin programming language. The book begins with the…
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This book, fully updated for Android Studio Jellyfish (2023.3.1) and the new UI, teaches you how to develop Android-based applications using the Java programming language.
This book begins with the…
This book, fully updated for Android Studio Koala Feature Drop (2024.1.2) and the new UI, teaches you how to develop Android-based applications using the Kotlin programming language.
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Smythe
The fate of the world hangs on choices Kibure hardly understands and the ripples of victory could just as easily turn to waves of defeat.
Frank Fiore
In his pursuit of Jack-the-Ripper in America, the fourth book in the Jonatan Smyth series unfolds with the shocking murder of a saloon girl, sending shockwaves through the community. Upon…
Frank F Fiore
"The Case of the Red Ghost Camel," transported us to the enigmatic legends and spine-chilling mysteries of the 1880s Southwest United States. Sightings of a massive creature, a camel with…
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An old cowboy seeking shelter from a thunderstorm meets a gruesome end in the haunted tunnel. Smyth and Abbott, now partners in pursuit of justice, are drawn into the investigation…
A local fisherman mysteriously disappears on Pyramid Lake and found weeks later with his throat cut. He is only one of a series of lake visitors who are murdered at…
Ruth Smyth
Meet James, a 12-year-old boy, whose plan to win the annual go-cart tournament goes terribly wrong.
A fun escapade bursting with danger, thrills, and enough old-world charm Suitable for ages…
Robyn Smythe
The Romans called him 'domum cattus'; we call him, 'the house cat.' As part of his 'No-Sense' series, author Robyn Smythe asks you these questions: Have you ever wondered what…
Neil Smyth
This book, fully updated for Android Studio Jellyfish (2023.3.1) and the new UI, teaches you how to develop Android-based applications using the Kotlin programming language.
Newman Smyth
Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.
Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.
Phoebe Smythe
A girl from 1912 should not belong, should not fit into his world, but yet she did. For a short while, she was the best part of it...
Josephine was…
Jes Smyth
Dream for a Second is a contemporary fiction novel about the difficulty of healing, the intimidating possibilities of change, the fear of letting go, and, ultimately, the path toward one's…
This book teaches you how to build Android applications using Jetpack Compose 1.6, Android Studio Iguana (2023.2.1), Material Design 3, and the Kotlin programming language. The book begins with the…
The Nazis plan to launch a V2 rocket against London. It's nose cone contains a deadly nerve gas. The Allies must stop it at all costs.
Conrad Smyth
An unforgettable dark comedy about coming of age and coming up short. Everything Started in the Bathtub, follows three prodigiously gifted students as they navigate their struggles and triumphs from…
This book aims to teach the skills necessary to create iOS apps using the iOS 17 SDK, UIKit, Xcode 15 Storyboards, and the Swift programming language. Beginning with the basics…
his book, fully updated for Android Studio Koala Feature Drop (2024.1.2) and the new UI, teaches you how to develop Android-based applications using the Java programming language.
R a Smyth
I may have escaped their house but there is no running from Grayson, Royce, and Logan.
Not when Royce knows my most precious secret, Logan refuses to let me go…
Luke Smythe
This book reevaluates the art of Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) in relation to his efforts to achieve belonging in the face of West Germany's increasing individualism between the 1960s and…
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Erika Smyth
How to deal with your child's temper tantrum, emotional outbursts and disruptive behavior.
what makes and explosive child
Finding my daughter is all that matters now.
Aurora is out there somewhere, and I'll do whatever it takes to bring her home. Thankfully, I'm not in this fight alone…
Daka Smythe
Looking for a gift book (for others or for yourself) that automatically brings a smile and has a title that's simply fun to say out loud? Look no further: "ALL…
This book aims to teach the skills necessary to build iOS 18 applications using SwiftUI, Xcode 16, and the Swift programming language and includes access to over 50 online knowledge…
Fiona Smythe
Young Migrants and Plurilingualism in Schools: A Comparative Study of Language Diversity within Education Systems in France and Aotearoa New Zealand explores the political implications of language policies in two…
Witness what the gods do after dark in the second volume of a stylish and contemporary reimagining of one of the best-known stories in Greek mythology from creator Rachel Smythe.
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Witness what the gods do after dark in the third volume of a stylish and contemporary reimagining of one of the best-known stories in Greek mythology, featuring a brand-new, exclusive…