Black Swan Summer. The Improbable Story of Western Australia's First Sheffield Shield, Hardback - Andrew Sproul

Black Swan Summer tells the amazing story of Western Australia's first season in the Sheffield Shield, when a group of unknown, unfashionable and i...

Reducere. It is said to be the most frequently spoken (or typed) word on the planet, more common than an infant's first word ma or the ever-present beverage ...

Reducere. Nassim Nicholas Taleb's phenomenal international bestseller The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable shows us how to stop trying to pred...

The remarkable story of the 2019 World Series champion Washington Nationals told by the Washington Post writer who followed the team most closely. ...

The son of a plantation owner and a free woman of colour, Andrew Watson was not only the first black football player, he was one of the best in the...

Charles Dickens's happy childhood came to a sudden end when his father was jailed for debt. At the age of 12, young Charles was sent to work in a f...

An epic, sweeping historical novel from Sunday Times bestseller Karen Swan, The Last Summer is set on the Scottish island of St Kilda and is the fi...

Showcases the colourful histories of some spectacular vineyards and historic buildings, exploring the wine industry's transformation into an export...

Paperback edition of this No.1 }Sunday Times{ bestseller by Britain's favourite narrative non-fiction writer. Bill Bryson travels back to a forgott...

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty LtdAuthor(s): Kel RichardsNumber of pages: 320Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 153 x 211 x 28C...

Publisher: FantagraphicsAuthor(s): Guillermo Corral Van DammeTranslator: Andrea RosenbergPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 274 x 186 x 26Cover type...

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MOURNING THE DEATH OF HIS LOVE. A BEREAVED ASTRONAUT SIGNS UP FOR A DEEP SPACE MISSION TO REUNITE WITH HER GHOST. EVEN IF IT MEANS BECOMING A GHOST...

The memoir of the Met's first Black police officer, who joined in 1967. From that day forward his face became a symbol - of acceptance, of a divers...

A short, compelling history of Black Britons during the First World War, for readers aged 8 to 12Publisher: The History Press LtdAuthor(s): Stephen...

Ben Elton's tenth novel is a gut-wrenching historical drama which explores some fundamental questions. Set in 1917 Flanders, where a British office...

* A selection of Gary Sheffield's most important essays on the British army in the Great War * An original perspective on the organization and expe...

The first comprehensive examination of the company responsible for popularising the American movie.Illustrations: 46 b&w photos

In the early 1970s, two young filmmaking brothers unloaded their camera and recording equipment on the collapsing front porch of a dilapidated mano...

Reducere. In a lifetime of exploration, writing, and passionate political activism, John Muir became America's most eloquent spokesman for the mystery and ma...

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons IncAuthor(s): H JankensgardNumber of pages: 240Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 237 x 160 x 22Cover type: HardbackRed...

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By analysing Social Justice in terms of a religious cult, The New Puritans seeks to render its complexities more accessible. Only by understanding ...

Tells the story of the first nation-wide economic collapse to strike the US. The Panic introduced Americans to the new phenomenon of boom and bust,...

The true story of the first Black Medal of Freedom winner--a remarkable account of one of the most memorable battles in Civil War history.Sergeant ...

All you need to know about WW1 from one of the world's foremost experts

What makes one nation curious about another nation? Curious enough that the study of the other's culture and language becomes a natural commitment ...

Bill Bryson describes himself as a reluctant traveller: but even when he stays safely in his own study at home, he can't contain his curiosity abou...

A charming, heart-warming and surprising story of long lost love, courage and hope by journalist and LGBTQ+ activist Matt Cain. If you loved The Un...

Discover the inspiring story of the first black woman elected to Congress and to run for president in this picture book biography from a Newbery Ho...

From the number one New York Times bestselling author comes an historical thriller that will take your breath away

Reducere. The Sword and the Shield is based on one of the most extraordinary intelligence coups of recent times: a secret archive of top-level KGB documents ...

Reducere. DescriptionIn 1787 a convoy of eleven ships, carrying about 1400 people, set out from England for Botany Bay. According to the conventional account...

Written by his collateral descendant, sculptor Andrew Wordsworth, this insightful biography studies Wordsworth's poetry to understand more fully th...

Reducere. For everyone who didn't win the venture capital lottery, for everyone who wasn't born with a trust fund, for everyone who doesn't have rich relativ...

A unique book which combines a family memoir with cooking and food, set against the backdrop of Russia in the 20th century. This is engaging and ac...

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A frank, controversial and often highly critical appraisal of the response to racism by football authorities and the media.

The inspiring story of the brave but forgotten Black pilots who helped win the Second World WarPublisher: ScholasticAuthor(s): K. N. ChimbiriNumber...

A true story which looks at the life of William E. Dodd, the American ambassador to Hitler's Germany in 1933, and his family. They noticed the many...

The story of the very first volunteer for the Sheffield Pals, as well as that of the last survivor. Insight into officer training and life in the t...

Reducere. A 2014 YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Finalist They became America s first black paratroopers. Why was their story never told? Sibert Medalist Tany...

This book reveals for the first time the extraordinary true story of the worst naval catastrophe of the First World War and how Churchill covered i...