Essential reading for anyone interested in the African continent and the diversity of human history, this Very Short Introduction looks at Africa's past and reflects on the changing ways it has been imagined and represented. Key themes in current thinking about Africa's history are illustrated with [...]

Through World War II, the Falklands conflict and the sinking of Belgrano, to present-day machines, the Royal Navy Submarine Service has played a large part in British defence. This personality-led investigation includes diaries from the early 20th century and first-person testemonies.[...]

An account of John Parker's personal investigation into the secretive SBS.

A guide to Victorian life at home, school and at leisure.

The next pulse-pounding thriller in John Connolly's internationally bestselling Charlie Parker series.
The community of Prosperous, Maine has always thrived when others have suffered. Its inhabitants are wealthy, its children's future secure. It shuns outsiders. It guards its own. And at the hea[...]

His two previous novels, "Every Dead Thing and Dark Hollow, " were international bestsellers. Now the "compulsively readable" "(Publishers Weekly)" John Connolly confirms his position as one of our leading crime novelists with a story of superb menace and style.
The body of Grace Peltier, a bri[...]

The second thriller in John Connolly's chilling series featuring haunted private investigator Charlie Parker.
Charlier Parker, a former New York City detective with a haunted past, befriends a down-and-out mother with a small child. When she turns up dead, Charlie's first suspect is her estrange[...]

This expertly researched volume focuses on the history of destroyers, frigates and submarines. Country-bycountry directories cover the key chronological stages of each vessel, including full technical information and specification details such as origin, length, displacement, speed, armament, propul[...]

This comprehensive study and revision guide for A2 OCR Biology contains everything you need to achieve the A2 grades you want. With 128 pages crammed full of revision tips and practice, it's all you need for A2 OCR Biology![...]

Written by experienced AS and A2 examiners, this comprehensive study and revision guide for AS & A2 AQA Biology contains everything you need to achieve the A Level grades you want. With 216 pages crammed full of revision tips and practice, it's all you need for AS & A2 AQA Biology![...]

An authoritative illustrated guide to the development of underwater vessels, with 400 historical photographs, paintings and cutaways from around the world. From the earliest machines to the submarines of World Wars I and II and the Cold War, including the Holland boats, Lusitania, Thetis, Torbay, Se[...]

The new Sainsbury Laboratory in Cambridge's Botanic Garden, opening in late 2011, will be the leading international centre for the study of plant science, and enabled by the bequest of the Sainsbury family. The book is divided into three sections; "science," "architecture" and "art." The "science" r[...]

This is a comprehensive reference to 700 minerals, rocks, plants and animal fossils from around the globe and how to identify them, with more than 2000 photographs and illustrations. It is an essential reference book for amateur geologists and palaeontologists, revealing how rocks and fossils form, [...]