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Travel back to Ancient China to see emperors in palaces, traders on the Silk Road and soldiers guarding the Great Wall in this fascinating lift-the-flap book. A lively account of China's amazing history and incredible inventions, with links to specially selected websites where you can fly over the Great Wall, see the Terracotta Army and lots more.

Men are sent into space to explore the universe. During their expedition, they encounter nothing but evil. So they build powerful robots and send them out to tame some of the surrounding worlds. The robots tame the worlds, but they also get caught up in the evil and return to their home planet several generations later. The men on the home planet dig up the old codes and use them to order their robots to leave the universe. The robots ascend t...

A rhyming book about the adventures of Bertie the Water Buffalo, who escaped from a Buffalo Park in Scotland. Bertie felt that no one noticed him. But he didn't need to think that as we are all important no matter how insignificant we feel. Bertie the Buffalo is based on a true story!

With an introduction by Sebastian BarryIn Parenthesis is loved by many as one of the great verse works of the Great War: but it is unique in being also one of the great prose works on the subject.

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JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / General

A user-friendly resource for new dads from authors with plenty of experience.

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Globalisation and Interdependence in the International Political Economy addresses central developments within the contemporary international system. The notions of interdependence and globalisation that have accompanied the political discourse of 'a new world disorder' are replete with definitional ambiguities, theoretical difficulties and empirical complexities. Barry Jones offers a critical review and analysis of these concepts, their signi...

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A fascinating flip book packed with interesting information about the Ancient World, from the dawn of civilisation in Ancient Egypt to the rise of the great Mayan culture in Central America. Each of its 8 double-page spreads have several flaps to lift to find out even more about the different scenes.

A fun lift-the-flap book revealing fascinating facts about Medieval life. Full of colourful scenes with information on how the serfs lived in the towns, the farmers in the countryside and the lords in their castles. Age: 6+ years.

Discover and explore some of the world's most famous buildings. Looking at famous buildings from across the ages each illustration opens up to reveal the building's interior as well as fascinating facts such as how they were built and their histories. Buildings include the Empire State Building, Guggenheim Museum, Himeji Castle, Versailles Palace, Blue Mosque, Notre Dame Cathedral and more.

Includes double page spreads on different historical eras of London, such as medieval times, the Tudor period, Victorian London and the Blitz. Full colour illustrations, and over fifty flaps for youngsters to lift. Ages: 4+.

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Coup d'État: The Overthrow of an American President: is dedicated to all those who believe the real truth behind the JFK assassination has been ignored, or worse, covered up. This project is my attempt to answer three basic questions: Why was President Kennedy assassinated? Who benefitted? And who had the power to cover it up? Coup d'État makes the case that President John F. Kennedy was killed by four powerful forces with interlocking interes...

Christians often wrestle with their role in this fallen, physical world. But Jesus, the Incarnate One, offers a radical model for living as he teaches us how to dwell in the world for the sake of the world. If we are to become like him, we must learn what it means to live out this missional spirituality in the places we dwell.

Manchester Airport: Ringway Remembered is illustrated with over 200 photographs depicting both the structural and human faces of the airport's history. It charts not only the various incarnations of the airport, but also a faithful record of the many that have been seen there across the different sites and over the years.