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2,024 QI Facts to Stop You in Your Tracks by John Lloyd; James Harkin; Anne Miller
Category: Languages and Reference | Series: Quite Interesting Ser.
QI is the smartest comedy show on British television. Here creator John Lloyd and QI elves James Harkin and Anne Miller bring together 2,024 brain-tickling brand new facts to stop you in your tracks... Humans glow in the dark. The Pope drives a blue Ford Focus. One of the moons of Uranus is called Ma ...Show more
A Brief History of the English Civil Wars by MILLER JOHN
Category: European History | Series: Brief History of
'The English Civil War' is one of the most hotly contested areas of English History and John Miller is one of the experts on the period. Amid dramatic accounts of the key battles and confrontations, Miller explores what triggered the initial conflict between crown and parliament and how this was played ...Show more
A New Dawn: Star Wars by John Jackson Miller
Category: Science Fiction | Series: Star Wars Ser.
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. . . .“The war is over. The Separatists have been defeated, and the Jedi rebellion has been foiled. We stand on the threshold of a new beginning.”—Emperor PalpatineFor a thousand generations, the Jedi Knights brought peace and order to the Galactic Republic, aid ...Show more
Acting Shakespeare by John Gielgud; John Miller
Category: Film & Tv | Series: Applause Bks.
From the London Sunday Telegraph: Acting Shakespeare is extraordinary. The tone of the voice is unmistakably Sir John's, the atmosphere congenial. We're in the company of our greatest actor, who holds in his hands the last links of a chain of tradition leading to Shakespeare himself ... this book is cru ...Show more
Aliens by Ron Miller; David Brin (Foreword by); John Elliot (Foreword by)
Category: Paranormal
Aliens: Past, Present, Future covers the subject of extraterrestrial life from every angle, from the earliest speculations more than 400 years ago to today's ongoing search for Earth 2.0. In between are lessons learned about how life originated on our own planet, as well as the story behind the vast cul ...Show more
Australia's Greatest Disasters by miller, john
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Little Red Bks.
Disasters have always occurred in Australia, even before European settlement began in 1788. Such is the geography and climate of the 'Great South Land' that disasters such as bushfires, cyclones, storms, floods, drought and heatwaves are natural phenomena. They also tend to be seasonal and can be succe ...Show more
Australia's Writers And Poets by Miller John
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Little Red Bks.
From the iconic poems of Banjo Paterson to today's international bestsellers by Peter Carey and Patrick White, Australian literature has reflected the changes in Australia's national development, and today it stands proudly on the world stage. At the same time, indigenous writing has come into its own, ...Show more
Before I Grew Up by John Miller
Category: Graphic Novels
A story of childhood dreams and adventures, and of the parental love that in seeing you, nourishes you to become yourself. Using notebooks, paintings, and sketches, author John Miller (Winston and George) weaves a lyrical story about the childhood of an Italian artist named Giuliano Cucco. Through l ...Show more
British Columbia & the Canadian Rockies 7 by Lonely Planet Staff; John Lee; Korina Miller
Category: Travel | Series: Lonely Planet Travel Guides
Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet British Columbia & the Canadian Rockies is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Venture into the epic wilderness, sample local seafood or ski the ...Show more
Canto Bight (Star Wars) by Saladin Ahmed; Rae Carson; Mira Grant; John Jackson Miller
Category: Sci-fi & Fantasy
As seen in Star Wars- The Last Jedi, welcome to the casino city of Canto Bight. A place where exotic aliens, captivating creatures, and other would-be high rollers are willing to risk everything to make their fortunes. Set across one fateful evening, these four original novellas explore the deception an ...Show more
Darling Judi by John Miller
Category: Biography
The very name Judi Dench encourages a warm and admiring response from the public and fellow actors alike. Her wide-ranging career includes numerous Shakespearean performances (most recently in ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL at the RSC) and contemporary theatre (in plays by, among others, David Hare and Hugh ...Show more
Darling Judi : A Celebration of Judi Dench by John Miller (ed.)
Category: Biography
Seventieth birthday tribute to Britain's favourite actress. The very name encourages a warm and admiring response from the public, whether as an actress admired for her Shakespearean performances or in the contemporary theatre (plays by David Hare, Hugh Whitemore etc), or on TV (the series A Fine Ro ...Show more