The latest in this series of humorous biographies focuses on Queen Victoria. It points out some interesting facts, such as, after an assassination attempt, she carried a chainmail-lined parasol.
It was part youthful zeal and part teen crush that led Zarah Ghahramani to join a student protest movement. But dabbling in student politics was to lead to disaster when one day she was bundled into a...
Walk Like a Giant, Sell Like a Madman is a recapitulation of the techniques that made real-estate sales veteran Ralph R. Roberts a giant in the world of sales. It offers basics for beginners, a review...
A searing portrait of the human devastation wrought by the Bosnian wars,and their aftermath - told through the stories of those who are left aliveand looking for their families and their remains - by ...
Are you struggling to get good prints from your images? Are your digital photos hogging your hard drive instead of hanging out in snappy albums and archives? Looking for ways to improve your prints be...
When Superintendent Duncan Kincaid takes his partner, Inspector Gemma James, and their sons Kit and Toby to his childhood home in Cheshire for Christmas, he hopes that they`ll be able to spend time to...
As an individual investor, you can run circles around the "whales" of Wall Street, if you invest like a shark! In Invest Like a Shark, Jim "Rev Shark" DePorre reveals how to maximize your most powerfu...
Meant as a companion to The ACS Style Guide, not a competitor, this book is an extraordinary resource for upper-level chemistry majors as well as graduate students faced with writing a journal article...
Learn the easy steps to harnessing the incredible creative power of your mind that can enable anyone to Think Like A Genius. How you already think like a genius without even knowing it--page 6 The s...
The authors of the "Freakonomics" books on using data over emotion to answer questions have turned what they've learned into a readable and practical toolkit for thinking smarter, harder and different...
Bring a Parisian je ne sais quoi to your style, wherever you live. Dress Like a Parisian is a wise and witty guide to finding your personal style, taking inspiration from how real Parisian women dress...
The FBI wants her cooperation... As the daughter of a billionaire and the owner of the city's top wine store, Jordan Rhodes is invited to the most exclusive parties in Chicago. But there's only one p...
ABIGAIL DARLINGTON IS AWKWARD… She will never be “that” girl. You know the one: that girl on campus, confident in her own skin. Always saying the right things. Putting herself out there. Knows how t...
From anthology "Howl for it" Quiet little Darla Lewis couldn’t be happier when the most-feared member of the South’s rowdiest pack kidnaps her. A girl gets real tired of being overprotected by her o...
Marie Curie tells the story of the discoverer of radium, from her childhoodin Warsaw, to her experiments with radioactivity in Paris, to herrecognition as one of the preeminent scientists of her time....
The Eisner-winning story arc focusing on Renee Montoya presented in GOTHAMCENTRAL #6-10! Plus, stories from BATMAN CHRONICLES #16 and DETECTIVECOMICS #747 providing additional details on Montoya and a...
A lovely anthology of more than 225 poems that reflect on the seven virtues: wisdom, justice, courage, moderation, faith, hope and love, from a wide selection of favorite poets including Emily Dickins...
This richly documented book traces the evolution of American sports from the colonial period to the present, when sports have become fully integrated into the political, social, cultural, and economic...
Japan's modernist master explores family, art and the fear of madness in exquisite autobiographical pieces and a short story.
A guide to the rules and rituals of converting to Judaism includes advice on such issues as dealing with family, choosing a synagogue, and selecting a Hebrew name
Britain is not an easy country to understand. To visitors, British life is sometimes very strange. What is life like for ordinary people in Britain? How are things changing? Why do they talk about the...
Itll have more fun, if you think like a billionaire. This is the book that will help you make a real difference in your life. From the Hardcover edition.
Following his star turn in I am a Tree Tim is back for more comic fun. This time he's spending half term cleaning cars, and screaming toddlers have taken over his home. He's not happy. Luckily his fri...
A special film tie-in edition of the heart-warming story about the World's Worst Dog, adapted from John Grogan's phenomenally bestselling memoir, Marley and Me.
The art of being a good wife is not an easy one. This little guide was written for the middle classes of the 1930s who were reading one of the first modern self-help books.Illustrated with contemporar...
Rok wydania 2006, stron 472, oprawa twarda, tekst ang. "Nie będę żyła dwarazy" - pisze Anne Leibovitz w przedmowie do kolekcji jej prac z lat 1990 -2005. "Mam jedno życie i zdjęcia prywatne oraz praca...
Beloved broadcast journalist Jane Pauley tells a remarkable story of self-discovery and of an extra-ordinary life, from her childhood in the American heartland to her three decades in television. Paul...