Child that Books Built, Paperback - Francis Spufford

Costa-award winning author of Golden Hill returns with a memoir that investigates the consequences of what we read as children, with Spufford revis...

Reducere. In this extended love letter to children's books and the wonders they perform, Francis Spufford makes a confession: books were his mother, his fath...

DescriptionAn irresistible collection of favorite writings from an author celebrated for his bravura style and sheer unpredictability Francis Spuff...

Reducere. "Spufford cunningly maps out a literary genre of his own . . . Freewheeling and fabulous." The Times (London)Strange as it may seem, the gray, oppr...

Offers an account of how British boffins triumphed across the decades in creating everything from computer games to Martian landers. This book cont...

Reducere. Francis Spufford explores the British obsession with polar exploration in a book that Jan Morris, writing in The Times, called, "A truly majestic w...

Reducere. Francis Spufford's Unapologetic is a wonderfully pugnacious defense of Christianity. Refuting critics such as Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and the ...

When Captain Scott died in 1912 on his way back from the South Pole, his story became a myth embedded in the national imagination.

Award NameAsian/Pacific American Award for LiteratureAward categoryChildren's LiteratureDescription"If this book were a house, the rooms would be f...

Reducere. Tuskegee University Cemetery Stories chronicles the important contributions of those whose last home on this earth is the Tuskegee University Cemet...

Reducere. From the critically acclaimed and award-winning author of Golden Hill, a mesmerizing and boldly inventive novel tracing the infinite possibilities ...

Reducere. What happened in the house that Jack built? It all started with the cheese that lay in the house that Jack built. And then came the rat that ate th...

Reducere. The scarecrow from Old Mac Donald's farm emcees a barnyard theater production that collapses into hilarious chaos in this rollicking rendition of "...

New York, a small town on the tip of Manhattan Island, 1746. One rainy evening, a charming and handsome young stranger fresh off the boat from Engl...

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Reducere. The Roaring Twenties: America is dancing to jazz, gangsters are selling bootleg liquor, and the New York Yankees are building a baseball dynasty. I...

** From the author of Golden Hill **'Glorious.' Evening Standard'Exhilarating.' TLS'Brilliant.' Observer'Dazzling.' The Times'Extraordinary.' Finan...

Reducere. Generations of children have delighted in the nursery rhyme about Jack and his house. Starting with the familiar refrain ``This is the house that J...

Reducere. 100 Marvel comics that built a universe. Which comic books have helped define Marvel Comics and make them the pop-culture phenomenon they are today...

Reducere. Bouncy illustrations, innovative die cutting and popular rhymes make Books with Holes a must for every child. Available in three formats, suitable ...

Reducere. This is the story of Jane Addams, the first American woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, who transformed a poor neighborhood in Chicago by open...

Reducere. Description#1 Amazon Best Seller ─ Rediscover All the Reasons Why You Love Star WarsCelebrate the greatest saga ever told: All of us who are deeply...

Reducere. DescriptionBeg, Borrow, or Steal.Worlds collide when a car thief and a self-proclaimed entrepreneur meet. Pearla is a born hustler, and Cash was bo...

Reducere. Based on a real family that was built in a very extraordinary way. The Brumfields grow not only in size but in Love. Their different eyes, unique n...

Publisher: Random House USA IncAuthor(s): Kate BerubeNumber of pages: 32Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 317 x 227 x 4Cover type: Paperback / soft...

Reducere. Healing from many of the unspoken pains of her adoption journey, Wendy explores themes of love, family, loss, grief, and trauma with this book. Sil...

From the author of Men Explain Things to Me - -A landmark book that gives impassioned challenge to the social meaning of disasters- (The New York T...

Reducere. Beetles, Bugs and Butterflies is Lola's absolute favourite book ever in the whole wide world. So naturally she is distraught when it's not at the l...

Reducere. DescriptionBill Marriott, son of J. Williard Marriott who opened a root-beer stand that grew into the Hot Shoppes Restaurant chain and evolved into...

The Woolworths has a new delivery of aluminum saucepans, and a crowd has gathered to see the first new metal in a long time. Everything else has be...

Reducere. This release follows the remarkable career of 'Atlantic Records' co-founder Ahmet Ertegun. It looks at the record label's impact on the evolution o...

This is the story of Jane Addams, the first American woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, who transformed a poor neighborhood in Chicago by open...

Reducere. The House that She Built educates young readers about the people and skills that go into building a home. One by one, we learn about the architect,...

Reducere. A wild prairie is a lively place in this rhythmic romp with munchers and crunchers above and below the grasses so thick, and fires that flare, and ...

Alice Matthews is very much a homebody until a postcard from her ex turns her life upside down. She finds herself on the coast in Portugal 'going w...

Reducere. Brooke has only loved one man, her late husband. Owen's rebuilding after a painful divorce. Can a mysterious house bring them together for a second...

Reducere. Here is a family guide to classic novels, contemporary fiction, myths and legends, science fiction and fantasy, folktales, Bible stories, picture b...

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Much closer relationships are being formed in the built environment and cultural changes in procurement methods are taking place. This book looks a...

The House That Sugarcane Built tells the saga of Jules M. Burguieres Sr. and five generations of Louisianans who, after the Civil War, established ...

At once a style guide, an inspirational tome, and a how-to volume on creating one's home, this book will serve as a go-to reference for all those s...

Reducere. A joyful celebration of the nature-inspired work of architect Antoni Gaudí Carmen Batlló and Dragon, her imaginary salamander friend, love explorin...

DescriptionThe much-anticipated follow-up to the E. B. White Award-winning picture book If I Built a Car In If I Built a Car, imaginative Jack drea...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Robert J. (UTS: Insearch, Australia) McMurtrieIllustration(s): 10 Tables, black and whiteNumber of pages:...

This book is a practical tool or handbook for architects, building professionals, researchers and students that explains and demonstrates how desig...

A }Sunday Times{ bestselling debut novel from award-winning poet and rapper, Kate Tempest. Set in the heart of London, it follows the young lives o...