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A Christmas Wish for Corduroy by B G Hennessy
Category: Picture Books | Series: Corduroy (Hardcover)
Before he met Lisa, Corduroy was just a little bear in the toy department of a big store, waiting for somebody to take him home. It's almost Christmas and Corduroy wishes he could be a child's holiday gift--but he's a plain bear, and nobody seems to notice him. He sets out across the store to ask Santa ...Show more
A Climate of Crisis: America in the Age of Environmentalism by Professor Patrick Allitt
Category: History | Series: Penguin History American Life
"A provocative history of the environmental movement in America, showing how this rise to political and social prominence produced a culture of alarmism that has often distorted the facts" Few issues today excite more passion or alarm than the specter of climate change. In "A Climate of Crisis," histori ...Show more
A Close Run Thing by Allan Mallinson
Category: Fiction | Series: Matthew Hervey Ser.
Waterloo, 1815 - As the war against Bonaparte rages to its bloody end upon the field of Waterloo, a young officer goes about his duty in the ranks of Wellington's army. He is Cornet Matthew Hervey of the 6th Light Dragoons - a soldier, gentleman and man or honour, who suddenly finds himself allotted a h ...Show more
A Companion to Australian Art by Christopher Allen (Editor); Dana Arnold (Series edited by)
Category: Art and Design | Series: Blackwell Companions to Art History Ser.
A Companion to Australian Art A Companion to Australian Art is a thorough introduction to the art produced in Australia from the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788 to the early 21st century. Beginning with the colonial art made by Australia?s first European settlers, this volume presents a collection of ...Show more
A Companion to Digital Art by Dana Arnold (Series edited by); Christiane Paul (Editor)
Category: Art | Series: Blackwell Companions to Art History Ser.
Reflecting the dynamic creativity of its subject, this definitive guide spans the evolution, aesthetics, and practice of today's digital art, combining fresh, emerging perspectives with the nuanced insights of leading theorists. Showcases the critical and theoretical approaches in this fast-moving di ...Show more
A Companion to Western Historical Thought by Sarah Maza (Editor); Lloyd Kramer (Editor)
Category: History | Series: Wiley Blackwell Companions to World History Ser.
This broad survey introduces readers to the major themes, figures, traditions and theories in Western historical thought, tracing its evolution from biblical times to the present. Surveys the evolution of historical thought in the Western World from biblical times to the present day. Provides students ...Show more
A Companion to World War I by John Horne
Category: History | Series: Blackwell Companions to World History
A Companion to the First World War brings together a team of distinguished historians from 10 countries who contribute 38 substantial and thought-provoking chapters. In addition to covering the military history of the war and the individual states involved, contributors explore major themes such as war ...Show more
A Concise History of Australia by Stuart Macintyre
Category: Fiction | Series: Cambridge Concise Histories
Australia is the last continent to be settled by Europeans, but it also sustains a people and a culture tens of thousands of years old. For much of the past 200 years the newcomers have sought to replace the old with the new. This book tells how they imposed themselves on the land, and brought technolog ...Show more
A Concise History of Australia by Stuart Macintyre
Category: History | Series: Cambridge Concise Histories Ser.
Stuart Macintyre, one of Australia's most highly regarded historians, revisits A Concise History of Australia to provoke readers to reconsider Australia's past and its relationship to the present. Integrating new scholarship with the historical record, the fifth edition of A Concise History of Australia ...Show more
A Concise History of Australia by Stuart Macintyre
Category: Australian History | Series: Cambridge Concise Histories
Australia is the last continent to be settled by Europeans, but it also sustains a people and a culture tens of thousands years old. For much of the past 225 years the newcomers have sought to replace the old with the new. This book tells how they imposed themselves on the land, and describes how they b ...Show more
A Concise History of Australia 3rd ed. (PB) by Stuart Macintyre
Category: History | Series: Cambridge Concise Histories
Australia is the last continent to be settled by Europeans, but it also sustains a people and a culture tens of thousands years old. For much of the past 200 years the newcomers have sought to replace the old with the new. This book tells how they imposed themselves on the land, and brought technology, ...Show more