Sir John Soanea (TM)s Influence on Architecture from 1791: A Continuing Legacy is the first in-depth study of this 18th century British architecta (TM)s impact on the work of others, extending globally and still indeed the case over 200 years later. Author Oliver Bradbury presents a compelling argum[...]

Colonel L. Fletcher Prouty, the former CIA operative known as "X," offers a history-shaking perspective on the assassination of president John F. Kennedy. His theories were the basis for Oliver Stone's controversial movie JFK. Prouty believed that Kennedy's death was a coup d'etat, and he backs this[...]

This edition brings together four eighteenth-century comedies that illustrate the full variety of the century's drama: Fielding's The Modern Husband, Garrick and Colman's The Clandestine Marriage, Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer, and O'Keeffe's Wild Oats.[...]

Barnaby Brocket is an ordinary 8-year-old boy in most ways, but he was born different in one important way: he floats. Unlike everyone else, Barnaby does not obey the law of gravity. His parents, who have a horror of being noticed, want desperately for Barnaby to be normal, but he can't help who he [...]

Eight-year-old Noah's problems seem easier to deal with if he doesn't think about them. So he runs away, taking an untrodden path through the forest.
Before long, he comes across a shop. But this is no ordinary shop: it's a "toy"shop, full of the most amazing toys, and brimming with the most won[...]

A golfer's dream come true, this popular 16-month calendar takes golfers of all ages and stages--from active to armchair--on an unbelievable tour of the most spectacular golf courses on the planet. Breathtaking photography paired with insightful commentary on course design and history make this cale[...]

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The day the First World War broke out, Alfie Summerfield's father promised he wouldn't go away to fight--but he broke that promise the following day. Four years later, Alfie doesn't know where his father might be, other than that he's away on a special, secret mission. Then, while shining shoes at K[...]

Boka tar for seg solsystemet vårt og det som er utenfor dette, romforskning, nattehimmelen, jordas historie, naturfenomener som vulkaner og jordskjelv, og klima og miljø på jorda. Den svarer bl.a. på spørsmål som hvor varm sola er, hvem det første mennesket i rommet var, hva universet er, hva[...]