Sharp: 584 books

(A 117-page True Crime Short with photographs) Between 1968 and 1985, a monstrous serial killer stalked the picturesque countryside around Florence, shooting and mutilating eight couples on moonless nights. The desecration of the women’s bodies was a scene beyond the wildest imaginations of movie...

David Lloyd George (1863-1945). The end of the First World War saw Britain at the height of its power. Its fleet and air force were the largest in the world. Its armies had triumphed in the Middle East and spearheaded the final attacks in Western Europe that had driven the defeated Germans to seek...

Gives a succinct and authoritative account of research into the nature and extent of bullying in schools, evaluating the success of different approaches to the problem.

The biography of Browning, English poet, noted for his mastery of dramatic monologue. He was married to the poet Elizabeth Barrett and settled with her in Florence. Elizabeth inspired his collection of poems Men and Women, which is now regarded as one of Browning's best works.  

An ancient science tells what to expect--in life, career, and romance--in the coming years. Published to coincide with the Millennium Year of the Dragon, this guide makes this exacting science and art of divination and personal analysis accessible to Western readers. Illustrations & tables.

A practical introduction to the skills of critical appraisal and writing in healthcare.

On the night of Sunday, the 28th of July, 1588, the great Armada was huddled, all demoralised and perplexed, in Calais roads. Only a week before the proudest fleet that ever rode the seas laughed in derision at the puny vessels that alone stood between it and victory over the heretic Queen and her pirate...

Published in 1908, this history recounts the efforts of King Philip of Spain to bring England back into the Catholic fold. The story is of Mary Tudor’s marriage to young Philip, and his subsequent offer of marriage to Elizabeth—Mary’s half-sister and successor. The New York Times hailed the book as "picturesque, dramatic, and vital."

What do you want to do before your next birthday?  Create a ‘then and now’ family photograph?  Master a headstand?  Prepare a six course meal?  Run up the ‘Rocky Steps’ in Philadelphia?  Learn the signs of the zodiac?  Start taking music lessons?  Get a new job?  Shower in a waterfall?  The...

This book presents the first authoritative and comprehensive account of the development of the Peruvian revolution of 1968. The study resulted from a team experiment in applied political science, economics, and sociology that maintained effective communications between Peru and the United States at many...

The Real Truth About Church History answers the following questions: Why is Christianity the way that it is today? And how did we go from one church to over 34,000 Christian denominations worldwide? This is a huge problem because the world has acknowledged this fact. And the fact is this: A church...

Thus wrote William Camden with reference to his projected life of Lord Burghley, which was never written; and the words may be applied not inappropriately to the present book and its writer. Some years ago I passed many laborious months in archives and libraries at home and abroad, searching and transcribing...

Subaltern Geographies is the first book-length discussion addressing the relationship between the historical innovations of subaltern studies and the critical intellectual practices and methodologies of cultural, urban, historical, and political geography. This edited volume explores this relationship...

A thrilling debut that spans thousands of years. In the twilight days of Pharaoh Mentuhotep IV, a slave stumbles into the path of a vizier's imperial ambitions. And, in the near future, a brilliant scientist and her ruthless companions edge closer to completing an impossible experiment: the...