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All the Wide Border: Wales, England and the Places Between by Mike Parker
Category: Travel
'A joyful canter through the Marches.' TLSA funny, warm and timely meditation on identity and belonging, following the scenic route along the England-Wales border: Britain's deepest faultline.There is a line on the map: to one side Wales, small, rugged and stubborn; the other England, crucible of the mo ...Show more
All the Wide Border: Wales, England and the Places in Between by Mike Parker
Category: History
A Waterstones Travel Book of the Year 2023 A funny, warm and timely meditation on identity and belonging, following the scenic route along the England–Wales border: Britain’s deepest faultline. There is a line on the map: to one side Wales, small, rugged and stubborn; on the other England, crucible ...Show more
Crimson Fists: the Omnibus by Steve Parker; Mike Lee
Category: Fantasy | Series: Warhammer 40,000 Ser.
Fantastic action packed omnibus featuring the fearless Crimson Fists! Defiant, courageous and unyielding in the face of impossible odds - these are the Crimson Fists, Dorn's glorious vanguard. Tested in battle like few others, these Space Marines are ever on the frontlines of an endless war against the ...Show more
Dark Reign - Accept Change by Brian Michael Bendis (Text by); Carlo Pagulayan (Artist); Leonardo Manco (Artist); Paulo Siqueira (Artist); David Lopez (Illustrator); Alex Maleev (Artist); Mike Deodato (Artist); Mitch Breitweiser (Artist); Daniel Acuna (Artist); Jonathan Hickman (Text by); Jeff Parker (Text by); Greg Pak (Text by); Adam Felber; Jim McCann (Text by); Matt Fraction (Text by); Stefano Caselli (Illustrator); Daniele Rudoni (Artist)
Category: Other Science | Series: Graphic Novel PB Ser.
Introduces the Secret Warriors, the Skrull Kill Krew, and other Marvel players as they embark on their own adventures in the wake of Secret Invasion. This title collects Dark Reign: New Nation, Secret Invasion: Dark Reign, Dark Avengers number 1, Uncanny X-Men Annual number 2, Dark Reign Files, and Marv ...Show more
Map Addict: A Tale of Obsession, Fudge and the Ordnance Survey by Mike Parker
Category: Travel
'My name is Mike and I am a map addict. There, it's said!' Mike Parker, presenter of Radio 4's On the Map, celebrates the richness of all things maps in this fantastic, critically-acclaimed read. Have you ever got through an entire day without referring to some kind of navigational aide, be it checking ...Show more
Map Addict - A tale of obsession, fudge & the ordnance survey by Mike Parker
Category: Travel
'My name is Mike and I am a map addict. There, it's said!' Maps not only show the world, they help it turn. On an average day, we will consult some form of map approximately a dozen times, often without even noticing: checking the A-Z, the road atlas or the Sat Nav, scanning the tube or bus map, a quic ...Show more
On the Red Hill: Where Four Lives Fell Into Place by Mike Parker
Category: Biography
A multi-layered memoir of love, acceptance, finding home and the redemptive power of nature.In the early 2000s Mike Parker and his partner Peredur (Preds) moved into a small village in remote West Wales. A few weeks after arriving, they met Reg and George, a couple for over sixty years, who had arrived ...Show more
On the Red Hill - Where Four Lives Fell into Place by Mike Parker
Category: Biography
__________________________'A moving story of love, tradition and landscape.'Evening Standard, 'Books of the Year''A moving, multilayered memoir... extraordinary, ambitious... its scope is immense. A book that is deep in riches.' Simon Callow, Guardian'A marvellous book... an uplifting tale of tranquilli ...Show more
Stonehenge: Exploring the Greatest Stone Age Mystery by Mike Parker Pearson
Category: History
Our knowledge about Stonehenge has changed dramatically as a result of the Stonehenge Riverside Project (2003-2009), led by Mike Parker Pearson, and included not only Stonehenge itself but also the nearby great henge enclosure of Durrington Walls. This book is about the people who built Stonehenge and i ...Show more
The Wild Rover: A Blistering Journey Along Britain's Footpaths by Mike Parker
Category: Travel Literature
Mike Parker, bestselling author of Map Addict, is back with a very full, intelligent and witty exploration into a glorious and passionate British subject - footpaths and the history of land ownership. Mike discovers how these paths have become part of our cultural landscape and why, at the tender age of ...Show more
World's Most Fantastic Freaks by Mike Parker
Category: Fiction | Series: World's Greatest
Describes the unfortunate individuals who have been labelled freaks, like the Elephant Man, Siamese twins, and others who have been born with a grotesque physical disadvantage. The book discusses the lives these individuals led, and the way they were treated by their contemporaries.
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