This book is a visual chronicle of the Lucasfilm art department’s creation of new worlds, unforgettable characters, and newly imagined droids, vehicles, and weapons for the first movie in the Star War...
The Art of Solo: A Star Wars Story reveals, for the first time, the design evolution of each new fantastical set, otherworldly machine, and unforgettable character in the film. Packed with hundreds of...
War is part of American history. This book examines how military technology both moulded and reflected interactions between the American military and other American institutions. The growth of enginee...
The life of Martin Luther King, Jr., from his childhood to his role as leader of the civil rights movement. "An inspiring portrait.... Well documented, clearly written, and illustrated with captivatin...
A beloved, bestselling classic of humorous and nostalgic Americanas Night of Golden Memories, coalesce in a magical fashion to become an irresistible piece of Americana, quite the equal of the film in...
While the battle for the compensation of Thalidomide victims was raging in the 1970s, former Labour MP Jack Ashley asked in a parliamentary debate how Louise, then 11 years old, could look forward to ...
The life story of former world boxing champion Harry Greb, detailing his battles in and out of the ring.
'I do not pretend to have given an exhaustive picture of the PolishUnderground, its organization and its activities. Because of our methods, Ibelieve that there is no one today who could give an all-e...
Cambridge University Press in partnership with Discovery Education has developed next generation graded Readers that will inspire curiosity and motivate your students with high interest topics, embedd...
This book offers a unique insight into this terrible, yet endlessly fascinating, disaster. It tells the whole story from the commissioning of the Titanic and her sister ship the Olympic following the...
Frederick Case is a 42-year-old New Zealand film-maker failing in London. He's separated from his wife, Sophie Carlisle, an actress who has run off with super-stud actor Matt Chalmers, her co-star in ...
Korbonski (1901-89) tells how he helped found the Polish Underground State during World War II, and along with his wife Zofia transmitted information on events in Poland to the government in exile in ...
Posth arrived in China with a vision. He navigated a steep learning curve, achieved his goals and now shares an insightful, first-hand account of an intriguing journey that included bumps and highligh...
This title presents the complete story of the King of Pop.
Luca Turin was born with an uncannily powerful nose, able to distinguish the components of any scent, from the world's most refined perfumes to the air on the New York subways. A scientist, he kept hi...
Japan Story is a fascinating, surprising account of Japan's culture, from the „opening up” of the country in the mid 19th century to the present, through the eyes of people who always had their doubts...
The sinking of the Titanic on its maiden voyage in 1912 is one of the most dramatic stories in maritime history. The largest passenger steamship in the world, fitted with more advanced safety feature...
Bee and Snail are watching butterflies in the garden. Bee wants to know what's going on. They both watch eagerly as butterflies lay eggs which turn into caterpillars and finally into butterflies. Chil...
Level 4: Proficient readers. Witness this famous battle on Normandy's beaches, and see the troops storm to victory Learn why the decision to invade was made, the impact that the D-Day invasion had on ...
Beetle and Fish are watching frogs at the pond. Fish wants to know what's going on. They both watch eagerly as frogspawn turns into tadpoles and finally into frogs. Children will enjoy lifting the fla...
Reporter/film-maker Bill Carter loses his girlfriend in a tragic accident, and flees to war-torn Bosnia as a humanitarian aid worker. There he befriends members of an amazing artistic community, who h...
In 1942 the young soldier Arthur Dodd was taken prisoner by the German Army and transported to Oswiecim in Polish Upper Silesia. The German name for the place was Auschwitz: a name now synonymous with...
The dramatic and inspiring account of the very first attempt to climb Mount Everest, published to coincide with the centenary of the expedition of 1922. The first attempt on Everest in 1922 by George...
In What should I do with My life? Po Bronson tells the inpirational true stories of people who have found the most meaningful answers to that great question. With humor, empathy, and insight, Bronson ...
An investigation of science, politics and our food production system, this text exposes the bogus science, political interference and flawed policies that threaten our food supply. The author tells th...
In this fascinating, in-depth account of the hunt for serial killers, Colin Wilson, one of the worlds leading authorities on the subject, examines the ways they can be tracked down and caught, from th...