First published as End of Term under A. C. Koning.Cambridge, 1935. Frederick Rowlands, blind war veteran, is attending an event at St Gertrude''s College. However, the festivities…
Girl in Hyacinth Blue tells the story of an imaginary painting by Vermeer, and the aspirations and longings of those whose lives it illuminates, and darkens. From a proud father…
Recupera is a book of interwoven essays and autofiction constellating around the complex nature of sisterhood. It follows two sisters as they recover from addiction. With a mix of…
Manchester is steeped in railway history going back almost 200 years to the opening of Liverpool Road station in September 1830. The line from Liverpool was widely regarded as the…
Discover how to get more joy in your life. Embark on a journey to enjoy life’s simple pleasures, recover wonder, and taste freedom as you infuse magnificence into ordinary moments…
From its status as the world''s first industrialised city, through late twentieth-century decline and subsequent regeneration and rebirth as the ''Second City of the UK'',…
The Vikings’ siege of Paris in 885–86 was a turning point in the history of both Paris and France. In 885, a year after Charles the Fat was crowned King of the Franks, Danish…
In Brain Quest Learn to Write: Pen Control, Tracing, Shapes, and More, children ages 3 and up practice pen control while learning the strokes, lines, and shapes that are important…
Compelling personal account by Hitler's personal pilot and confidante. Written by one of few members of the inner circle to survive the final days in the F hrerbunker in Berlin.
This simultaneously funny and serious book provides the easiest, fastest way for readers to painlessly attune themselves to the mysteries of the Hebrew alphabet and immerse…
A magnificent survey of over 40 games played by children, largely out of sight of adults, in the 1960s, in the street, playground and wasteland.
Peter helps everyone: mending clocks, bandaging scrapes and building toy boats. But he is too poor to fix his old house. Who will help Peter when he needs them most? A collectable…
Pyrography involves the burning of designs on items, usually wooden, but also made from leather, cork, fabric and paper. This booklet presents 18 simple step-by-step projects…
This comprehensive volume provides an overview of the Baltic Sea and its approaches from the west for cruising sailors.
What was it like to be part of The Sound of Music? Includes rare photographs and memorabilia from the personal archives of the children.