Ruins, Paperback

Reducere. An ancient tomb is discovered in the ruins of Babylon. The Pope sends Vatican archeologist Fr. Daniel Azar and his best friend, Swiss Guard Luca Ro...

At 22, the war is over for RAF serviceman Harry Leslie Smith -- the now 92-year-old activist and author of the acclaimed Harry's Last Stand -- but ...

Publisher: URTEXT LTDAuthor(s): Gabriele TintiIllustration(s): 33 black and white photographsTranslator: David GrahamNumber of pages: 136Publicatio...

Reducere. Paradise in Ruins offers readers a look at the Pacific Theater of World War Two by introducing them to military and naval leaders from both sides o...

Reducere. From the author of Ender's Game, the soon-to-be major motion pictureA complex fate. A deadly path. Book two in the New York Times bestselling serie...

Reducere. DescriptionGwen's summer plans included swimming, shopping, and a party for her twelfth birthday.Instead, Gwen's parents drag her to their archeolo...

Second instalment of the critically-acclaimed Sentinel Trilogy. In his desperate search for answers about the Sentinels, an ancient society of guar...

Science fiction maestro Brian Aldiss at the top of his writing powers in a rare foray into literary fiction. With a sparse elegance, Aldiss crafts ...

Set in a part of the island nation of Mauritius which tourists never see, this poetic thriller contrasts the perspectives of four young people desp...

In this classic picture book featuring evocative illustrations of the effects of the London Blitz, Ruby rediscovers her attachment to her father up...

An illustrated examination of Beverly Buchanan's 1981 environmental sculpture, which exists in an ongoing state of ruination. Beverly Buchanan's Ma...

}Grave Of The Fireflies{ author Akiyuki Nosaka looks back over the harrowing spectacles he witnessed during a childhood in wartime Kobe, emphasisin...

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Publisher: Quercus PublishingAuthor(s): Phoebe WynnePublication date: 2022Dimensions: 154 x 233 x 36Cover type: PaperbackRedescopera farmecul lectu...

The history of the Ravencroft Institute for the Criminally Insane has been shrouded in mystery for years. NO LONGER In the wake of ABSOLUTE CARNAGE...

Reducere. Relates the life of Teddy Todd - would-be poet, heroic World War II bomber pilot, husband, father, and grandfather - as he navigates the perils and...

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The first biography of a visionary twentieth-century American performer who devoted her life to the revival of ancient Greek culture This book tell...

Reducere. The international bestselling series with over 5 million copies sold in the U.S. alone They have always scared him in the past--the Rangers, with t...

Reducere. Set in Virginia during the Civil War and a century beyond, this novel by the award-winning author of The Yellow Birds explores the brutal legacy of...

A lonely widow. An angry young woman. A man on the run from his demons. And someone wants them dead.

The author of The Yellow Birds explores the nature of random violence and the fragility and preciousness of life in relation to the American Civil ...

Truth and lies.Captain Jamie Callahan knows the Metahuman Defense Force frowns on fraternization. For once in his life, he's breaking all the rules...

Knowing Jesus and developing an intimate relationship with him before encountering storms will help us weather them well. The Christian life isn't ...

DescriptionAn extraordinary novel about the ubiquitous mysteries of family, memory and music. London, 2010: Icelandic volcanoes have the city in gr...

Publisher: Peepal Tree Press LtdAuthor(s): Orlando PattersonNumber of pages: 140Collection: Caribbean Modern ClassicsPublication date: 2012Dimensio...

Craving an adventure to wake them from their lethargic Mexican holiday before they return home, four friends set off in search of one of their own ...

Reducere. Aria's in the hands of her enemies, and things are going from bad to worse. Those who she thought were allies have become enemies, and enemies have...

Reducere. What do you do when the one that got away comes back?CarterI thought I was doing right by those Emilia and I both love when I let her go. So why ha...

Imperial Debris redirects scholarly focus away from ruins as evidence of the past to "ruination" as the processes through which imperial power occu...

Reducere. Nothing could hurt worse. But even in the darkness . . . there's hope.The pain of suicide loss is indescribable. It seems beyond survival. Yet with...

Public housing was an integral part of the New Deal, as the federal government funded public works to generate economic activity and offer material...

Publisher: Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie PublishersAuthor(s): Neil McLocklinNumber of pages: 366Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 157 x 234 x 40Cover ty...

One long, hot summer Andy and her friends begin a game that will take their whole lives to play out.Publisher: Profile Books LtdAuthor(s): Victoria...

Reducere. My, oh MayaMimi, Papa, Christina, and Grant really get in over ``skulls`` in this Mexican hat dance of a mystery set in the Yucatan Peninsula. When...

Re-tells the history of the past 2 centuries from an Asian point of view, showing how a remarkable, disparate group of thinkers, journalists, radic...

Reducere. Australian researcher Karen Mutton has compiled the world's most extensive list of sunken cities and megalithic underwater sites currently known ar...

Reducere. Imagine Jeffery Dahmer or Ted Bundy set loose in a war-ravaged city with thousands of places to lurk and legions of easy prey.In the winter of 1945...

Reducere. Dr. Tom More has created a stethoscope of the human spirit. With it, he embarks on an unforgettable odyssey to cure mankind's spiritual flu. This n...

Reducere. One of the Best Books of 2015--"TIME, " NPR, "Washington Post, " "The Chicago Tribune, " "The Christian Science Monitor, " "The Seattle Times, " "T...

Reducere. An ancient power. Beneath a mountain on an uninhabited continent is said to be a fabled city, a city occupied by an ancient goblin civilization fou...

Great adventure story for boys and girls which has been a bestseller in the US and Australia. It is the first in a series about Will, who dreams of...

Re-issue of a classic book on a fascinating but often overlooked period in the history of the Second World War.

Publisher: Old Street PublishingAuthor(s): S.E. ListerPublication date: 2021Dimensions: 129 x 197 x 25Cover type: Paperback / softbackRedescopera f...

Reducere. "Devi writes about terrible and bitter events with a soft, delicate voice." -- Le FigaroIncluded in World Literature Today's "75 Notable Translatio...

Argues that the portrayal in poetry of the modern city as a disintegrated, ruined space is part of a critique of the visions of progress and the hi...

Edward Couzens-Lake takes a look at the history behind the ruins and follies of the beautiful East Anglia.

Reducere. Essays examine the way we perceive landscape, the effect of gardens and cities of the past on the landscapes of the present, and the way American a...

If that list were to fall into the hands of Darth Vader, the Rebel Alliance would lose its most valued support - and possibly the way itself. As an...

Reducere. DescriptionIn 1945, Hitler committed suicide in his bunker as the Third Reich collapsed around him and the Red Army swamped Berlin. This is the sto...

Reducere. The ancient site of Tiahuanaco in Bolivia is one of the greatest archaeological mysteries in the world. Some experts date it to 17, 000 years ago, ...

Julius Evola's masterful overview of the political and social manifestations of our time, the "age of decline" known to the Hindus as the Kali Yuga...

DescriptionSet against the turbulent backdrop of the near future, The Ruins of Mars opens on the discovery of an ancient city buried under the sand...

Earthquake Children is the first book to examine the origins of modern Japan's infrastructure of resilience. Janet Borland vividly demonstrates tha...

Reducere. DescriptionPuebloan Ruins of the Southwest offers a complete picture of Puebloan culture from its prehistoric beginnings through twenty-five hundre...

"Oaks and Ruins"? Smashed bricks and an acorn? What in the world is that is all about? The promises of God. Everyone experiences loss. It's not a m...

Reducere. Canyon de Chelly; The Story of its Ruins and People, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never for...

A fresh post-apocalyptic anthology: the end of the world seen through the salvage and ruins. Featuring Emily St John Mandel, Carmen Maria Machado a...

Engaging fiction and non-fiction fully aligned to each stage of the Floppy's Phonics teaching programme, allowing children to consolidate their pho...

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DescriptionAs the seat of Hitler's government, Berlin was the most frequently targeted city in Germany for Allied bombing campaigns during World Wa...

Reducere. War rages between the Confederation and the Union. Shattered fleets watch each other warily across a war torn frontier. Both sides are licking thei...

DescriptionKuvira's true nature is revealed, and the Earth Kingdom will feel the consequences Thanks to Commander Guan and Doctor Sheng's brainwash...

Reducere. What a rare mushroom can teach us about sustaining life on a fragile planet Matsutake is the most valuable mushroom in the world--and a weed that g...

DescriptionThe Roman Empire has been a source of inspiration and a model for imitation for Western empires practically since the moment Rome fell. ...

DescriptionThe Architecture of Ruins: Designs on the Past, Present and Future identifies an alternative and significant history of architecture fro...

Lisa Yoneyama argues that the efforts intensifying since the 1990s to bring justice to the victims of Japanese military and colonial violence have ...

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What do you get when you mix a novice wizard, a reckless warrior, a sharp-tongued thief, & a saintly cleric? Swords, sorcery, & sarcasm. Glolindir ...

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