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Two beautiful cities - London and Paris travel covered in one book. Every year more than 30 million people visit the United Kingdom, and more than half of those choose London . Most tourist who visit here have a feeling of knowing the place. From childhood books to movies, you are almost aware...

He’s been called many things—Heisman Trophy winner, MVP, the savior of the Washington Redskins—but to his millions of fans, Robert Griffin III is known simply as RG3.   Robert Griffin III was a preternaturally gifted athlete from a young age, but in those early days he played nearly every sport...

Originally published in 1967, Dave Godfrey’s debut collection features stories about hunting — in Florida, in Africa, and in northern Ontario. They are about the interplay of gun and subway, decoy and stock market, guide and draft dodger. But they are more than just stories about hunting. Death...

Three beautiful cities - London , Paris and Rome travel covered in one book. Every year more than 30 million people visit the United Kingdom, and more than half of those choose London . Most tourist who visit here have a feeling of knowing the place. From childhood books to movies, you are...

Beginning in the 1870s, thousands of Bohemians flocked to Cedar Rapids in search of a better life. Czech immigrants courageously overcame the difficult conditions of the local packinghouse and the challenge of creating a new home. They maintained a strong cultural identity with Czech music, literature...

Though their bodies lie cold and dormant, the grave cannot contain the influence these seven men have had on today's world. They continue to rule because they have altered the thinking of society. They generated philosophies that have been ardently grasped by masses of people but are erroneous and...

“A great read… Goldberg is an excellent guide.”—Mario Livio, bestselling author of The Golden Ratio   Physicist Dave Goldberg speeds across space, time and everything in between showing that our elegant universe—from the Higgs boson to antimatter to the most massive group of galaxies—is...

René Descartes is famous as the philosopher who was prepared to doubt everything- even his own physical existence. Most people also know that he said 'I think, therefore I am', even if they are not always sure what he really meant by it.   Introducing Descartes explains what Descartes doubted,...

Essential illustrated guide to key ideas of political thought. Philosophers have always asked fundamental and disturbing questions about politics. Plato and Aristotle debated the merits of democracy. The origins of society, the state and government authority were issues addressed by Hobbes, Rousseau,...

In Purity of Absence, Dave Margoshes explores love in its waxing and waning, the extravagance of its fullness, the agony of its departure. Like an explorer charting new territory, he casts his eye on the rhythms and syntax of love, observing its aspects both quotidian and rare. The poems in this new...

Reveals the hard facts behind the laughter on TV’s most popular sitcom The highest-rated scripted show on TV, The Big Bang Theory often features Sheldon, Howard, Leonard, and Raj wisecracking about scientific principles as if Penny and the rest of us should know exactly what they’re talking...

There is probably no comedian so instantly recognisable, either by voice or appearance, than Billy Connolly.  His heavy Glaswegian accent, which might have made him a regional figure, has added to the appeal of this multi-talented performer.  For over forty years he has both entertained...

Jeremy Kyle is a very silly man who should be hit over the head with a brick. At least that’s what some people think. Others see the outspoken talk show host as a beacon of light in an otherwise mundane daytime TV schedule. This difference in opinion has perhaps helped to fuel Jeremy Kyle’s...

A few times in a generation a footballer’s name rises into the public consciousness and becomes familiar to everyone, even those not interested in sport. George Best, David Beckham, Bobby Charlton are among those few. To them can be added Paul John Gascoigne, better known as Gazza - an outstanding...