An epic novel of adventure in the grandest tradition of historical fiction, Empires of Sand takes us on a thrilling, unforgettable journey.

As civilizations collide around two men, a battle begins: for survival, for love, and for a destiny written in a desert's shifting sands.

Fun in the sun with Llama Llama Read along with Llama Llama as he splashes in the waves and plays in the sand in this brand-new touch-and-feel board book This book is an incredible buy at only $12.99 for 10 interior pages full of interactive elements.[...]

This book provides a thorough yet concise introduction to quantitative radiobiology and radiation physics, particularly the practical and medical application.[...]

Makes a compelling case for the importance of thoughtful research design and persuasive evidence in theory building
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From individual grains to desert dunes, from the bottom of the sea to the landscapes of Mars, and from billions of years in the past to the future, this is the extraordinary story of one of nature's humblest, most powerful, and most ubiquitous materials. Told by a geologist with a novelist's sense o[...]

Frank used to spy on Iranian chemical and biological weapons installations, sometimes damaging the weapons. Iran has been patiently waiting to exact revenge. Frank is now under government protection in a Suffolk village. The Iranians see their chance and have dispatched their deadliest assassin to s[...]

On 6 June 2004, Frank Gardner and cameraman Simon were in a suburb of Riyadh, filming a report on Al-Qaeda when they were confronted by Islamist gunmen. Simon was killed outright. Frank was brought down by shots in the shoulder and leg. Against all the odds, Frank survived and this is his account of[...]

What are venture capitalists saying about your startup behind closed doors? And what can you do to influence that conversation? If Silicon Valley is the greatest wealth-generating machine in the world, Sand Hill Road is its humming engine. That's where you'll find the biggest names in venture capita[...]

* The first-ever account of the bush war by a non-white member of the South African security forces This is the story of a Kavango tracker who served for six years with Koevoet ('Crowbar'), the elite South African Police anti-terrorist unit, during the South West African-Angolan bush war of the '80s[...]

A house is a site, the bounds and focus of a community. It is also an artefact, a material extension of its occupants' lives. This book takes the Japanese house as site and as artefact and explores the spaces, commodities and conceptions of community associated with it in the modern era.[...]