John Follain, who covers Italy for the Sunday Times, tells the definitive inside story of this extraordinary

An heiress defies the expectations of society to chase an irresistible romance with an

This debate style textbook allows students to explore diverse, well-founded views on controversial African issues, pushing them to go beyond superficial interpretations and complicate and ground their understanding of the continent. From the positive images in the film Black Panther, to the derogatory remarks of former American President Donald Trump, the African continent often figures prominently

Across the Great Divide tracks a Pacific historian\'s fruitful, ambivalent engagements with History and Anthropology, anticipating experiments in each discipline with the other\'s theories and praxis. The revised and new essays comprising this collection provide systematic critiques of aspects of received scholarly wisdom about Oceania and are linked by reflexive commentaries addressing recent postcolonial

Prepare to laugh out loud at the antics of Goldilocks and The Three Bears in this illustrated chapter book for lovers of snarky humor and fractured fairy tales. \"So I ate some porridge and broke a chair--get over it!\" Goldilocks snipes at Bobby Bear, as Baby Bear is now calling himself. Tensions are high at the Three Bears cottage where Goldilocks--an overdramatic tween who has deluded herself into

Lonely Planet\'s Experience London is your guide to unforgettable experiences and local surprises. Discover royal palaces, have a pint in a pub, and catch a West End show - all guided by local experts with fresh perspectives. Uncover London\'s best experiences and get away from the everyday! Inside Lonely Planet\'s Experience London: Unique experiences to string together for an unforgettable tripInspiring

The Hawaiian people have a laid-back love of life, and Island Pok�\'s restaurants committed to sharing this ethos and the authentic flavours from these shores in over 65 recipes. Pok� (pronounced Po-Keh) means to \'slice\' or \'dice\' in Hawaiian but it has evolved to become the Hawaiian staple of sliced raw fish served on rice with many condiments and toppings. Fusing the joy of real Hawaiian food,

Fully illustrated, exceptionally detailed account of the development and deployment of the M4 Sherman in World War II.The Medium Tank, M4, better known to the British as the Sherman, was the most widely used medium tank by the United States and western Allies in World War II. Reliable, relatively cheap to produce, and easy to maintain, thousands were distributed to the British Commonwealth and the

There was an old lady who swallowed a fly . . . But in this book, the animals are hungry too, and they start eating the old lady\'s clothes Adults and children alike will enjoy this hilarious rhyming twist on the well-loved tale.The book has die-cut holes with felt teeth on every page, so children can put their hands through the mouths to mimic feeding the creatures. Fun illustrations bring the rhyme

Poetry. A young woman and young man in a relationship that is both intoxicating and toxic, exhilarating but ultimately at a cost to each. Experimental in form, this startling debut collection breaks with convention, bringing seemingly polarized forces into combat: religion versus primal desire, love versus safety. Edgy and compelling, Mara Nkere tells it all through the parallel narratives of the Girl

Kepler\'s successful solution to the problem of vision early in the seventeenth century was a theoretical triumph as significant as many of the more celebrated developments of the scientific revolution. Yet the full import of Kepler\'s arguments can be grasped only when they are viewed against the background of ancient, medieval, and Renaissance visual theory. David C. Lindberg provides this background,

David Bowie is one of our greatest icons. This is the definitive

A group of teenagers from two families meet for a picnic, but the war across the Channel is soon to tear them away from such youthful pleasures. All too soon, the horror of what is to become known as The Great War engulfs them, their friends and the whole

\'Dazzling and engrossing\' Colm Toibin, GuardianA Granta Best Young American AuthorBook of Numbers is a novel about two men of the same age and with the same name: Joshua

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With environmental concerns at an all-time high, many of us are looking to promote sustainability in everyday ways, especially at home. It is more important than ever that our kitchen and dining spaces allow us to live in harmony with nature. This glimpse into the home kitchens and dining areas of twenty of the world\'s top chefs, food bloggers, and restauranteurs reveals inspiring ways that the food-obsessed

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The Qur\'an, believed by Muslims to be the word of God, was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad 1400 years ago. It is the supreme authority in Islam and the living source of all Islamic teaching. Recognized as the greatest literary masterpiece in Arabic, it has nevertheless remained difficult to understand in its English

Doris Kareva is one of Estonia\'s leading poets, admired especially for poems that balance precision and control with passion and bravado. Her achievement, according to Estonian Literature, is in writing poems which are both plentiful and fragile like a crystal...balancing on the line between the human soul and the universe, between sound and silence\'. Days of Grace spans over forty years of her