Gods, Heroes & Monsters is a lavish album of discovery in which the legendary creatures, battles & heroic deeds of Greek mythology are brought to jaw-dropping life. stunning photographs of ancient treasures are paired with full-bleed awe-inspiring CGI scenes from the classic myths
- your chance to rediscover gripping tales of the Odyssey, the Trojan Wars & the adventures of heroes such as Perseus & Heracles. Lively text explains the historical context of the myths & an illustrated map showcases the awesome Greek mythical world. From fates & furies to minotaurs & muses, this is a book to stir your imagination.
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Perhaps no other character in all of international film is as beloved by American audiences as Godzilla. Since 1954, Godzilla has been one of the cinema s most enduring & popular characters, & with a total of 28 films under his massive belt (not even including two American reboots), he s also the star of the longest-running franchise in motion-picture history. From his home base in Japan, where the legendary Toho Pictures first put him on the map, Godzilla has gone on to become an international phenomenon a movie monster unrivalled both in size as well as universal, worldwide appeal. Godzilla FAQ will explore the many facets of the monumental, fire-breathing radioactive lizard that has roared his way into our hearts over a 60-year reign of terror. But more than just a movie monster, he has become a pop-culture avatar, pervading our consciousness as few fictional creations have. Now, Godzilla FAQ take readers on a headlong dive into the depths of this unstoppable cinematic force of nature. ...

Resonating as profoundly today as when it was first published to widespread critical acclaim a decade ago, God`s Crucible is a bold portrait of Islamic Spain & the birth of modern Europe from one of our greatest historians. David Levering Lewis`s narrative, filled with accounts of some of the most epic battles in world history, reveals how cosmopolitan, Muslim al-Andalus flourished-a beacon of cooperation & tolerance-while proto-Europe floundered in opposition to Islam, making virtues out of hereditary aristocracy, religious intolerance, perpetual war & slavery. This masterful history begins with the fall of the Persian & Roman empires, followed by the rise of the prophet Muhammad & five centuries of engagement between the Muslim imperium & an emerging Europe. Essential & urgent, God`s Crucible underscores the importance of these early, world-altering events whose influence remains as current as today`s headlines. ...

In one of the most celebrated debut novels of recent years, Ross Raisin tells the story of solitary young farmer, Sam Marsdyke, & his extraordinary battle with the world. Expelled from school & cut off from the town, mistrusted by his parents & avoided by city incomers, Marsdyke is a loner until he meets rebellious new neighbour Josephine. But what begins as a friendship & leads to thoughts of escape across the moors turns to something much, much darker with every step. ...

This new edition of Norman Davies`s classic study of the history of Poland has been revised & fully updated with two new chapters to bring the story to the end of the twentieth century. The writing of Polish history, like Poland itself, has frequently fallen prey to interested parties. Professor Norman Davies adopts a sceptical stance towards all existing interpretations & attempts to bring a strong dose of common sense to his theme. He presents the most comprehensive survey in English of this frequently maligned & usually misunderstood country. ...

This book is Winner of the PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize. Longlisted for The Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction. A Sunday Times Book of the Year. A Daily Telegraph Book of the Year. A Times Book of the Year. An Observer Book of the Year. A woman awakes in a prison cell. She has been on the run but the authorities have tracked her down & taken her to the Tower of London
- where she is interrogated about the Gunpowder Plot. The woman is Anne Vaux
- one of the ardent, brave & exasperating members of the aristocratic Vauxes of Harrowden Hall. Through the eyes of this remarkable family, award-winning author Jessie Childs explores the Catholic predicament in Elizabethan England
- an age in which their faith was criminalised & almost two hundred Catholics were executed. From dawn raids to daring escapes, stately homes to torture chambers, God`s Traitors exposes the tensions masked by the cult of Gloriana
- & is a timely reminder of the terrible consequences when religion & politics collide.



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This beautifully illustrated book consists of a series of encounters with writers, artists, & musicians living in London, all of whom are exiles or emigres displaced from their cultural & geographical origins. The subjects include poet John Rety from Hungary, painter Fawzi Karim from Iraq, novelist Moris Farhi from Turkey, poet Martina Evans from Irel&, artist Ana Maria Pacheco from Brazil, actor Andrzej Borkowski from Pol&, novelist Brian Chikwava from Zimbabwe, writer Hamid Ismailov & musician Razia Sultanova from Uzbekistan, poet Mimi Khalvati from Iran, filmmaker Rajan Khosa from India, & jazz bassist Coleridge Goode from Jamaica. The book concludes with an autobiographical account. Together, the chapters form a perceptive & moving enquiry into complex questions of migration, identity, & belonging as well as a tribute to the value of art & creativity in human lives. ...

Old Al Haji Amadu had three wives, seven children
- & five extremely naughty goggle-eyed goats that munched & gobbled & chewed
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In China your host will lose face if he does not pick up the tab. In Tokyo, ` Chin-Chin` is slang for `small penis`. In Sardinia a raised thumb means `sit on this!`
- try that in a traffic jam in Cagliari. The world is not, in fact, flat; & as travel becomes ever easier, understanding the way things are done in other societies becomes ever more crucial. ” Going Dutch in Beijing” aims to help its readers avoid minor international incidents by offering a light-hearted but informative look at everything from first greetings to last rites, covering key minefields of misunderstanding along the way. If you want to know what not to say, what not to wear & what not to do when you are invited round for dinner, all around the world, it`s as well to get up to speed before you find yourself in the local police station. As they say in South Korea
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Many reasonably experienced coastal sailors (and motorboaters) find the prospect of sailing their boat to the continent appealing yet daunting. There are so many additional aspects that all need to be taken into account & complied with that it can seem a forbidding prospect. This highly illustrated, accessible & user friendly book takes the boater though all the appropriate aspects in a h&-holding fashion, to dispel the mystique, & present the undertaking as one that is eminently achievable by anyone with basic boat-handling skills & navigational knowledge. Topics covered: Navigation, Tides, Planning, Crew briefing, Safety information, Man Overboard drills, Obtaining weather information, Watchkeeping, Provisioning, Engine checks, Bureaucracy & form filling & much more. With this book to h&, both skipper & crew will be well prepared to tackle all aspects of taking their own boat to foreign waters for what should be a hugely enjoyable & rewarding experience! ...