Secondhand Books

Durability failures in reinforced concrete structures are wasteful of resources and energy. The introduction to practice of European Standard EN 206-1 represents a significant shift in emphasis on the need...

It is 2033 - and the world has changed forever. The first alien radio transmission has been received on Earth. The signals are impossibly complex, a torrent of encrypted information...

A fascinating reference guide to 100 spectacular cities, from Delhi to Damascus, San Francisco to Sydney and Vancouver to Venice. Full of beautiful photographs, this volume is a tantalising invitation...

Spitfire: The Illustrated Biography is quite simply the most beautiful book of its kind. It is a soaring celebration of a great British invention, of the men and women who...

In today's globally connected marketplace, a wedding sari in rural north India may become a woman's blouse or cushion cover in a Western boutique. Lucy Norris's anthropological study of the...

Harry Potter is in his fourth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. However, this new book opens with a difference with a very sinister encounter and a death...

Feeling distracted? Scattered? Time is slipping away from you? You're not alone. But it doesn't have to be that way. Using revolutionary time management techniques you will find out how...

The 10th anniversary and modern classic edition of the bestselling and award-winning, You're a Bad Man, Mr Gum'It's time for action,' said Mr Gum to nobody in particular. 'Nasty action.'Good...

Brought up by her mother and grandmother in London's Docklands, Poppy harbours a secret ambition to become a musician like her father. Waitressing in the drinking clubs during the terrible...

Madonna is the biggest female pop star in the world yet there is no serious biography of her, and no biography at all by a woman. Existing books are either...

The Write Stuff presents a wide range of contemporary texts alongside classical material, all of which is imaginative, diverse and engaging, e.g. Shakespeare, 'Edward Scissorhands' and David Bowie lyrics.Develops the...

The most successful British general until the advent of Napoleon, John Churchill, the first Duke of Marlborough, was also a successful, if devious politcian, and a commanding figure both on...

The ultimate sewing guide for all skill levels, from basic seamstress to the aspiring Vivienne Westwood. Detailed photographs cover every sewing technique from sewing a basic hem to creating a...

The Millennium saga continues with The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest! From the bestselling novel series by Steig Larsson come this English translation of the phenomenal French comics adaptation!Lisbeth...