Robinson: 2599 books

Scotland is a country brimful of beasties, and for every bird, animal and insect that you see as you travel through towns, farmland, mountains, glens, rivers, lochs and sea, the Scots language will provide a Scots word. In Scottish Wildlife, Chris Robinson of Scottish Language Dictionaries will introduce...

Illustrated guide to the crucial French philosopher who denied bring a philosopher at all. 'I am like no one else in the whole world ...' Thus begins Jean-Jacques Rousseau's defiant Confessions - an autobiography of astounding psychological insight. Musician, poet, novelist and botanist, but above...

In this second edition, Robert T. Robinson Jr. describes not only his childhood in Lafayette Colorado during the days of the miners' strikes, but also his experience in World War II in England as a member of the 127th Air Transport Squadron.

If life is a highway, food is the fuel. The restaurant cuisine of Arkansas was crafted by transportation--and by family heritage. From century-old soda fountains to heritage candy makers, Arkansas wine country and the birthplace of fried pickles, discover the delicious nooks of the Ozarks and scrumptious...

My poetry helps people who want to be happy in their life and get away from all the negativity around them. People will connect with these poems because it's based on actual life experiences that occurs to most of us. Love being the one with the greatest impact on us and in order to achieve its...

Arnaud Baubil and Sarah Robinson lived and worked in Tajikistan between 2002 and 2006, and travelled extensively in the region; this is a narrative of their trip into the Wakhan corridor, a remote part of Afghanistan bordering Tajikistan, Pakistan and China.

'For me, I think James Harvey Robinson is going to be almost as important as was Huxley in my adolescence, and William James in later years. It is a cardinal book. I question whether in the long run people may not come to it, as making a new initiative into the world's thoughts and methods' From the Introduction by H.G.Wells

From Jill Robinson, the author of Past Forgetting, comes a true story, coauthored with her husband, the English writer Stuart Shaw, about finding love when they both thought they were through with romance. When Stuart and Jill first met, neither felt like a poster child for serious love. Stuart...

 The Color of The Wind Series: 5.0 out of 5 stars The Color of the Wind: Golden Water, September 8, 2013 By Drema - See all reviews. Amazon Verified Purchase. This review is from: The Color of The Wind: Golden Water (Paperback) The author really has done a wonderful job with the book. I highly recommend...

Money changes everything, especially in politics. Politicians, think tanks, and political parties would not be where they are without monetary gifts. Yet, when it comes to celebrating donors, the media often praise liberals for their selfless giving and criticize conservatives for their selfish hoarding....

The bestselling status (and subsequent blockbuster film adaptations) of "Bridget Jones's Diary" and "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood" is proof of the enduring strength of this category. Although the novel is invented, Robinson is a successful Hollywood producer whose credits include "Braveheart" and "Last Orders."

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,...

An indispensable book for every wine lover, from some of the world's leading wine experts. Where do wine grapes come from and how are grape varieties related to one another? What is the historical background of each one? Where are they grown? What sort of wines do they make? Using cutting-edge...