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The World's Greatest First Love, Vol. 8 by Shungiku Nakamura
Category: Manga | Series: World's Greatest First Love
A fresh start turns sour after a manga editor's new boss turns out to be his ill-fated first love When Ritsu Onodera changes jobs, looking for a fresh start, he's not exactly thrilled when his new boss turns out to be his old flame. Ritsu's determined to leave all that in the past--but how can he wh ...Show more
The World's Greatest First Love, Vol. 9 by Shungiku Nakamura
Category: Manga | Series: The\World's Greatest First Love Ser.
A fresh start turns sour after a manga editor's new boss turns out to be his ill-fated first love When Ritsu Onodera changes jobs, looking for a fresh start, he's not exactly thrilled when his new boss turns out to be his old flame. Ritsu's determined to leave all that in the past--but how can he wh ...Show more
The World's Greatest Secrets by Allan Hall
Category: History | Series: World's Greatest
Part of a series of books which examines real-life stories that have made newspaper headlines around the world, this title looks at secrets.
The World's Greatest Serial Killers by Nigel Cawthorne
Category: True Crime | Series: World's Greatest
Part of a series of books which examines real-life stories that have made newspaper headlines around the world, this looks at serial killers. Other titles available include "The World's Greatest Blunders" and "The World's Greatest Cults".
The World's Greatest:Small Arms by PHILIP Craig
Category: Military | Series: The\World's Greatest Ser.
Small arms have developed hugely since the introduction of the machine gun in the 1870s. Magazine-fed rifles, submachine guns, automatic pistols and, later, assault rifles and personal defence weapons have changed the face of infantry warfare, offering a range of weaponry designed for both the specialis ...Show more
Turkish Folktales by Nathan Young (Introduction by); J. K. Jackson (Editor)
Category: Classic | Series: The\World's Greatest Myths and Legends Ser.
With a new introduction, the Turkish folk tales in this collection are curious and bizarre, beautiful and delightful, combining elements of ancient Anatolian folklore with Slavonic, Scandinavian and Arabian influences. Entertaining and exuberant, they shame the more prosaic fairy stories of other tradit ...Show more
Turner, Whistler, Monet by *
Category: Art and Design | Series: The World's Greatest Art
"Turner, Whistler, Monet" provides a fascinating portrait of three artists who broke away from artistic tradition to embrace an entirely new way of painting. This book uncovers their legacy at its glorious best: the revolutionary depiction of light and shade, and how it was possible to capture the essen ...Show more
Van Gogh: The World's Greatest Art by Elizabeth Michael; Keevill Robinson
Category: Art and Design | Series: World's Greatest Art
Bringing the life and work of a truly unique artist to life, Van Gogh is a comprehensive guide to one of the most unconventional and highly original artists of the nineteenth century. Perhaps the most famous artist in the world, Vincent Van Gogh is perceived by many as the 'mad' artist, the man who pain ...Show more
Viking Folktales (PB) by J. K. Jackson (Editor)
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: The\World's Greatest Myths and Legends Ser.
Character-forming moral fables, Viking and Nordic folk and fairy tales take the magic of the natural world and combine it with the practical common sense of the everyday. Good folk are rewarded for their hard work, the honest and the faithful are valued by the gods: treasured tales from Hans Christian A ...Show more
West African Folktales by J. K. Jackson (Editor)
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: The\World's Greatest Myths and Legends Ser.
Tricksters and animals play an important role in West African folklore with stories that entertain but serve a moral purpose. Traditions and local tales revel in the antics of these characters: from Nigeria to Benin, from the cunning spider god Anansi to Agemo, the chameleon spirit deity of the Yoruba p ...Show more
William Morris by Flame Tree Studio (Created by); Julian Beecroft; Helen Elletson (Foreword by)
Category: Art and Design | Series: The\World's Greatest Art Ser.
The popularity and influence of William Morris cannot be underestimated - a man of many talents, he was a poet, writer, social campaigner, artist, designer and, with his Kelmscott Press, a fine book printer and publisher. A hugely important figure of the Arts and Crafts movement, he is best known for hi ...Show more
World's Greatest Crooks and Conmen by Nigel Bundell
Category: True Crime | Series: World's Greatest
It's often true that the bad guys are more interesting than the good guys, and this collection offers true stories about great crooks of history, from the brave to the cowardly and from the brutal to the ingenious. This title is part of a series of books which examines real-life stories that have made n ...Show more