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What is heritage? When was it invented? What is its place in the world today? What is its place tomorrow? James Stourton charts two heroic periods of conservation - the 1880s and the 1960s - and considers whether present threats of wealth, rampant development and complacency are similar.

Warrior and combat medic, Titus Cervianus, must lead a legion and quell the uprisings in Egypt in a new Roman adventure from Simon Turney.

This volume of 21 articles and an instructive introduction extends the traditional conception of imagology as a theory and method for studying the cultural construction and literary representation of national, usually European, characters. It offers new interdisciplinary, transnational, intersectional, and intermedial perspectives.

This annual anthology of rare stories of crime and suspense brings together tales from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction for the first time in book form, including a short novel by Christianna Brand.

Agatha Christie's most daring crime mystery, now presented as a sumptuous hardback Special Edition.

The year is 1927, and Shanghai teeters on the edge of revolution.The heartstopping follow up to These Violent Delights, an imaginative, alluring retelling of Romeo and Juliet set in 1920s Shanghai.After sacrificing her relationship with Roma to protect him from the blood feud, Juliette has been a girl on the warpath. One wrong move, and her cousin will step into usurp her place as the Scarlet Gang's heir. The only way to save the boy she loves...

When her parents die in a terrible tragedy, Neva is adopted by an eccentric clock and automata maker who devises a machine to help her when she discovers she has a gift that will prove to be as dangerous as it is desirable: she can predict the weather. Now Neva must find a way to disguise her true identity from those who would destroy her.

One of the pillars of nineteenth-century Russian prose fiction alongside towering figures such as Gogol, Dostoevsky and Tolstoy, Ivan Turgenev started his writing career as a poet, gaining much critical acclaim and renown in that field. The title piece of this collection, Parasha, which brought the young author to the attention of the influential critic Vissarion Belinsky and established his reputation, is a humorous narrative poem in the vein...

Eine Auszeit mal anders - 3 Monate auf einem Kreuzfahrtschiff. Vielleicht eine außergewöhnliche Art, um Energiereserven aufzutanken. Doch genau diesen Weg ist die Autorin gegangen. Den Tagesablauf frei gestalten, vieles tun, nichts müssen, waren wesentliche Kriterien für diese Entscheidung. Während der Aufenthalte in über 50 Hafenstädten gab es eine Vielzahl an Superlativen zu bewundern. Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Patagonien mit Kap Hoorn, ...

Suad Al-Attar is an extensively illustrated monograph featuring original photography of more than 100 expressive and surrealistic paintings and drawings by one of Iraq's most renowned artists. Written by the artist's granddaughter, the book offers unique access to the career of a truly sensational artist and painter.

Book two in the captivating fantasy duology inspired by the legend of the Chinese moon goddess.

Bristol detective DS George Cross investigates the murder of the city's mayor, with his usual methodical, painstaking approach to seeing justice served.

It engages with the role of quantification in law, and its impact on law and development and judicial reform. It examines how different institutions shape and influence the making and use of legal indicators globally.

The greatest love stories don't just exist in books. Last Christmas meets The Sun is Also a Star in this hopelessly romantic Christmas love story set in a Black-owned bookshop.

Learn how to make meals that are out of this world with this indispensable guide to the food of the stars! Perfect for every fan, this updated edition of The Star Trek Cookbook from the New York Times bestselling author comes with brand-new and delicious recipes, tantalizing visuals, and easy-to-follow instructions and advice to make the best foods from the future. With all-new recipes right beside timeless classics, food stylist and New York ...

This volume studies the ways in which Hindu nationalism is gendered today and juxtaposes the Sangh Parivar's shifting gender notions to the ways in which women's organisations construct their own modes of public and domestic politics. It addresses questions of the present state of organizational and ideological activities of women who belong to the many affiliates of the Sangh, and the extent to which rightwing women's organizations are autono...

Heal Your Way Forward is a seminal work in anti-racism, guiding white and white-identifying folks to utilize activism for inter-generational healing.In 2018, Myisha T Hill created the Instagram handle, Check Your Priviledge, as a way to undo the harm created between white women and women of the Global Majority. After years of living in the micro- and macro-aggressions of white culture, Myisha was tired of staying silent, but she wanted to do m...

What if it really was Christmas every day?

He took her voice She took it back Don't miss the next nerve-shredding instalment in the DCI Matilda Darke Thriller series...

Come join the Odd Dog on a festive journey to find the perfect present, and perhaps save Christmas along the way... a brand-new, PAW-some story from Rob Biddulph - the genius behind the #DrawWithRob phenomenon and the bestselling and award-winning Blown Away!