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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Here's a book about Paris that's seriously streetwise! Let Marco and Amelia, our Lonely Planet explorers, take you off the tourist trail and guide you on a journey through Paris you'll never forget. This book is perfect for anyone who has been to Paris, plans to go there or is just interested in finding out more about this amazing city! Discover Paris's best-kept secrets, amazing stories and loads of other cool stuff from the comfort of your own home, or while out and about in the city. Find out where you can ride a dodo, how to paint the Eiffel Tower, where Paris keeps its historic underpants and lots more! For ages 8 and up. Contents: * Expect the Unexpected * In, On and Over The Water * Paris by the Nose * City Shapes * The World's Smoochiest City? * Off With Their Heads * Up With The Emperor * Sporty Paris * Paris on a Plate * Rumblings Under the Streets * Paris, C'est Chic * Paris on the Prowl * It Happened First in Paris * Paris by Paintbrush * Cops and Robbers * Ghostly, Grim and Grisly * Paris Magic * Rats, Cats and a Hunchback * Paris After Dark Also available: London City Trails, New York City Trails. About Lonely Planet Kids: From the world's leading travel publisher comes Lonely Planet Kids, a children's imprint that brings the world to life for young explorers everywhere. With a range of beautiful books for children aged 5-12, we're kickstarting the travel bug and showing kids just how amazing our planet can be. From bright and bold sticker activity books, to beautiful gift titles bursting at the seams with amazing facts, we aim to inspire and delight curious kids, showing them the rich diversity of people, places and cultures that surrounds us. We pledge to share our enthusiasm and love of the world, our sense of humour and continual fascination for what it is that makes the world we live in the diverse and magnificent place it is. It's going to be a big adventure - come explore! Features Summary Here's a book about Paris that's seriously streetwise. Discover secrets and stories guaranteed to blow your mind that are definitely off the tourist trail... Author Lonely Planet Kids (Author), Moira Butterfield (Author), Helen Greathead (Author), Dynamo Ltd (Author) Publisher Lonely Planet Publications Ltd Release date 20160603 Pages 104 ISBN 1-76034-223-8 ISBN 13 978-1-76034-223-4

Stacey leaned forward, gripping the edge of the bench, and stared at the ground. God, she thought, am I losing my mind ? Is this what happens when you lose your job ? The day Stacey Grant is made redundant feels like the last day of her life. Or at least the only life she'd ever known. For who was she if not a high-flying City worker ? As Stacey's life closes in on her - caring for her increasingly vulnerable mother and waiting for her successful husband to return home - she at least has The Girls to fall back on. Beth, Melissa and Gaby. The girls, now women, had been there for each other since university, and this would be no different. But these career women have problems of their own, and when Stacey's redundancy forces a betrayal to emerge that was supposed to remain secret, their long cherished friendships will be pushed to their limits...

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days THE ACCLAIMED, AWARD-WINNING DEBUT FANTASY 'A compelling fantasy whodunit - imagine Agatha Christie channelled through Robin Hobb - and a page-turning coming-of-age tale' Guardian I was seven years old the first time my uncle poisoned me... Only a handful of people in Silasta know Jovan's real purpose in life. To most, he is just another son of the ruling class. The quiet, forgettable friend of the Chancellor's charming, irresponsible heir. In reality, Jovan has been trained for most of his life to detect, concoct and withstand poisons in order to protect the ruling family. His sister Kalina is too frail to share in their secret family duty. While other women of the city hold positions of power and responsibility, her path is full of secrets and lies - some hidden even from her own brother. Until now, peace has reigned in Silasta for hundreds of years. But when the Chancellor succumbs to an unknown poison and an army storms the gates, the so-called Bright City is completely unprepared. It falls to Jovan and Kalina to protect the heir and save their homeland - but first they must make their way through a new world of unexpected treachery, a world where the ancient spirits are rising... and angry. This fabulous epic fantasy debut will appeal to readers of Joe Abercrombie and Terry Brooks, Robin Hobb and Mark Lawrence and all points in between. Features Summary I was seven years old the first time my uncle poisoned me. It falls to Jovan and Kalina to protect the heir and save their homeland - but first they must make their way through a new world of unexpected treachery... Author Sam Hawke Publisher Corgi Books Release date 20190730 Pages 608 ISBN 0-552-17629-X ISBN 13 978-0-552-17629-3

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Love is a mortal sin, and the secrets of the past are deadly. Plunge into the third installment in the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series and "prepare to be hooked" ("Entertainment Weekly"). To save her mother's life, Clary must travel to the City of Glass, the ancestral home of the Shadowhunters--never mind that entering the city without permission is against the Law, and breaking the Law could mean death. To make things worse, she learns that Jace does not want her there, and Simon has been thrown in prison by the Shadowhunters, who are deeply suspicious of a vampire who can withstand sunlight. As Clary uncovers more about her family's past, she finds an ally in mysterious Shadowhunter Sebastian. With Valentine mustering the full force of his power to destroy all Shadowhunters forever, their only chance to defeat him is to fight alongside their eternal enemies. But can Downworlders and Shadowhunters put aside their hatred to work together? While Jace realizes exactly how much he's willing to risk for Clary, can she harness her newfound powers to help save the Glass City--whatever the cost? Love is a mortal sin and the secrets of the past prove deadly as Clary and Jace face down Valentine in the third installment of bestselling series the Mortal Instruments. Features Summary In the final installment of the "New York Times"-bestselling Mortal Instruments trilogy, Clary must travel to the City of Glass, the ancestral home of the Shadowhunters... Author Cassandra Clare Publisher Simon & Schuster Release date 20090314 Pages 541 ISBN 1-4169-1430-7 ISBN 13 978-1-4169-1430-3

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days One night, Mr Doodle, the rooster, is woken up by the sounds of car hooters. When he discovers that the city is expanding rapidly – right up against the fence of the peaceful farm that is his home – he is very upset. He decides to leave the farm and look for another, quieter one. But Mr Doodle fi nds that he can’t simply fly off and leave behind the life that he knows. Year after year, it’s been his duty to wake all the animals and people on the farm, and it’s his responsibility to fi nd someone to take over his job. So after many amusing and frustrating auditions, Mr Doodle fi nally fi nds the perfect replacement. Features Summary When Mr Doodle discovers that the city is expanding rapidly – right up against the fence of the peaceful farm that is his home – he is very upset. He decides to leave the farm and look for another... Author Claudia Eicker-Harris (Author), Juan Carlos Federico (Illustrator) Publisher Struik Children Release date 20160229 Pages 32 ISBN 1-4323-0590-5 ISBN 13 978-1-4323-0590-1

The author's most famous work, which detailed humorous edpisodes in this family's life, centering on his domineering father, during the 1890's in New York City. The story was made into a celebrated Broadway play and, in 1947, William Powell and Irene Dunne protrayed the leads in the film of the same name. Life with Father also became a popular 1953-1955 television sitcom. Hardcover without DJ. Pencil marks in front. Rest in a good condition.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days During the nineteenth century, New Orleans thrived as the epicenter of classical music in America, outshining New York, Boston, and San Francisco before the Civil War and rivaling them thereafter. While other cities offered few if any operatic productions, New Orleans gained renown for its glorious opera seasons. Resident composers, performers, publishers, teachers, instrument makers, and dealers fed the public's voracious cultural appetite. Tourists came from across the United States to experience the city's thriving musical scene. Until now, no study has offered a thorough history of this exciting and momentous era in American musical performance history. John H. Baron's Concert Life in Nineteenth-Century New Orleans impressively fills that gap. Baron's exhaustively researched work details all aspects of New Orleans's nineteenth-century musical renditions, including the development of orchestras; the surrounding social, political, and economic conditions; and the individuals who collectively made the city a premier destination for world-class musicians. Baron includes a wide-ranging chronological discussion of nearly every documented concert that took place in the Crescent City in the 1800s, establishing Concert Life in Nineteenth-Century New Orleans as an indispensable reference volume. Features Summary During the nineteenth century, New Orleans thrived as the epicenter of classical music in America, outshining New York, Boston, and San Francisco before the Civil War and rivaling them thereafter... Author John H Baron Publisher Louisiana State University Press Release date 20131213 Pages 697 ISBN 0-8071-5082-7 ISBN 13 978-0-8071-5082-5

It is the story of a city's birth as it was remembered with great nostalgia in the later years by Johannesburg pioneers, who had loved the town for its youthful flair and its joie de vivre.It is the tale of the city that leapt to life with unprecedented zest on a desolate and treeless field-a city that within six years was the largest in South Africa, that within 12 years was producing more gold than the whole of the United States, that had captivated the imagination of the world.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Who was Ernest Withers? Most Americans may not know the name, but they do know his photographs. Withers took some of the most legendary images of the 1950s and '60s: Martin Luther King, Jr., riding a newly integrated bus in Montgomery, Alabama; Emmett Till's uncle pointing an accusatory finger across the courtroom at one of his nephew's killers; scores of African-American protestors, carrying a forest of signs reading "I am a man." But while he enjoyed unparalleled access to the inner workings of the civil rights movement, Withers was working as an informant for the FBI. In this gripping narrative history, Preston Lauterbach examines the complicated political and economic forces that informed Withers's seeming betrayal of the people he photographed. Withers traversed disparate worlds, from Black Power meetings to raucous Memphis nightclubs where Elvis brushed shoulders with B.B. King. He had a gift for capturing both dramatic historic moments and intimate emotional ones, and it may have been this attention to nuance that made Withers both a brilliant photographer and an essential asset to the FBI. Written with similar nuance, Bluff City culminates with a riveting account of the 1968 riot that ended in violence just a few days before Dr. King's death. Brimming with new information and featuring previously unpublished and rare photographs from the Withers archive not seen in over fifty years, Bluff City grapples with the legacy of a man whose actions-and artistry-make him an enigmatic and fascinating American figure. Features Summary The little-known story of an iconic photographer, whose work captured-and influenced-a critical moment in American history. Author Preston Lauterbach Publisher W W Norton & Co Inc Release date 20190114 Pages 352 ISBN 0-393-24792-9 ISBN 13 978-0-393-24792-3

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Meet a family living in the city and enjoy a day in their company as they travel to work and to school, shop, relax in the park, enjoy a play, and eat dinner in a restaurant. As we follow them around the city, we learn what's under the ground, what's in the museum, how people get to work, what's behind the theater curtain, and much more. For children aged 3 and up, this beautifully illustrated nonfiction title is the perfect introduction to life in a big city. The unique design of the book allows children to discover a "hidden" image by holding the page up to a bright light. Features Summary Meet a family living in the city and enjoy a day in their company as they travel to work and to school, shop, relax in the park, enjoy a play, and eat dinner in a restaurant. Author Carron Brown (Author), Catherine Pearson (Author) Publisher Ivy Kids Release date 20170713 Pages 36 ISBN 1-78240-495-3 ISBN 13 978-1-78240-495-8

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days "You have a unique viewpoint from which to write about Jack as no one else has or could write. I feel very deeply that this book must be written. And no one else, I repeat, can write it."--William S. Burroughs Edie Parker was eighteen years old when she met Jack Kerouac at Columbia University in 1940. A young socialite from Grosse Pointe, Michigan, she had come to New York to study art, and quickly found herself swept up in the excitement and new freedoms that the big city offered a sheltered young woman of that time. Jack Kerouac was also eighteen, attending Columbia on a football scholarship, impressing his friends with his intelligence and knowledge of literature. Introduced by a mutual friend, Jack and Edie fell in love and quickly moved in together, sharing an apartment with Joan Adams (who would later marry William S. Burroughs). This is the story of their life together in New York, where they began lifetime friendships with Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs, and others. Edie's memoir provides the only female voice from that nascent period, when the leading members of the Beat Generation were first meeting and becoming friends. In the end, Jack and Edie went their separate ways, keeping in touch only on rare occasions through letters and late-night phone calls. In his last letter to Edie, written a month before his death, Kerouac ended it with the encouraging phrase: "You'll be okay." It was from that note that the title of this book was taken. Features Summary Jack Kerouac's first wife gives an insider's view of the nascent Beat Generation. Author Eddie Kerouac-Parker Publisher City Lights Books Release date 20071031 Pages 200 ISBN 0-87286-464-2 ISBN 13 978-0-87286-464-1

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days The "New York Times" bestseller, now available in paperback--an incredible true story of the top-secret World War II town of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and the young women brought there unknowingly to help build the atomic bomb. "The best kind of nonfiction: marvelously reported, fluidly written, and a remarkable story...As meticulous and brilliant as it is compulsively readable." --Karen Abbott, author of "Sin in the Second City" At the height of World War II, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, was home to 75,000 residents, and consumed more electricity than New York City, yet it was shrouded in such secrecy that it did not appear on any map. Thousands of civilians, many of them young women from small towns across the U.S., were recruited to this secret city, enticed by the promise of solid wages and war-ending work. What were they actually "doing" there? Very few knew. The purpose of this mysterious government project was kept a secret from the outside world and from the majority of the residents themselves. Some wondered why, despite the constant work and round-the-clock activity in this makeshift town, did no tangible product of any kind ever seem to leave its guarded gates? The women who kept this town running would find out at the end of the war, when Oak Ridge's secret was revealed and changed the world forever. Drawing from the voices and experiences of the women who lived and worked in Oak Ridge, "The Girls of Atomic City" rescues a remarkable, forgotten chapter of World War II from obscurity. Denise Kiernan captures the spirit of the times through these women: their pluck, their desire to contribute, and their enduring courage. "A phenomenal story," and "Publishers Weekly" called it an "intimate and revealing glimpse into one of the most important scientific developments in history." "Kiernan has amassed a deep reservoir of intimate details of what life was like for women living in the secret city...Rosie, it turns out, did much more than drive rivets." "--The Washington Post" Features Summary The "New York Times" bestseller, now available in paperback--an incredible true story of the top-secret World War II town of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and the young women brought there unknowingly to help build the atomic bomb... Author Denise Kiernan Publisher Touchstone Books Release date 20140311 Pages 373 ISBN 1-4516-1753-4 ISBN 13 978-1-4516-1753-5

(This title is available on demand: expected date of dispatch will be 4-7 working days once ordered) "Swami Kripalu, affectionately known as Bapuji (or dear father), was one of the greatest Kundalini yogis of the 20th Century. Scholar, classical musician, composer, playwright, athlete, actor, and consummate story-teller, Bapuji was most renowned for his practice of sahaj or spontaneous yoga and his encyclopedic writings on yoga and classical music. He lived in the western state of Gujarat from 1913 to 1981. Although Bapuji visited the US from 1977-1981, few of his writings have been translated into English. Thus the full impact of his wisdom is yet to be felt in the west. Atma's thoughtful and creative approach to his life and teachings in "Pilgrim of Love" builds a strong foundation for getting to know this extraordinary master of yoga." --Stephen Cope, author of "Yoga and the Quest for the True Self" Kripalu Yoga, originally pioneered by Yogi Amrit Desai and later developed into a structured practice by key Kripalu teachers, provides an introduction to the life-transforming yogic principles that are Bapuji's legacy to Kripalu Center. With his teachings as its foundation, Kripalu Center is the largest residential yoga center in the world and is located in the Berkshires in western Massachusetts. Offering year-round trainings, programs and health services, Kripalu Center provides the means for guests to develop awareness, cultivate health, and embark on a journey of deep spiritual transformation--all through the application of the tools of yoga. Atma Jo Ann Levitt, M.A., R.N., is a certified yoga teacher, Healing Touch practitioner, and author of three books, including The Kripalu Cookbook: Gourmet Vegetarian Recipes. She pioneered many growth and wellness programs at Kripalu Center. She is coauthor of a book on sibling relationships, Sibling Revelry: 8 Steps to a Successful Adult Sibling Relationship. Format:Paperback / softback Pages:308

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days "Klein's excellent survey of these realities and dynamics will remain an important brief for decision-makers in the future."--"The Journal of Israeli History" "A book of considerable weight and an important contribution to the growing genre of political studies in Jerusalem." -- Michael Dumper," Journal of Palestine Studies" Jerusalem, which means "city of peace," is one of the most bitterly contested territories on earth. Claimed by two peoples and sacred to three faiths, for the last three decades the city has been associated with violent struggle and civil unrest. As the peace negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis reach their conclusion, the final, and most difficult issue is the status of Jerusalem. How and to what extent will these two nations share this city? How will Christians, Muslims and Jews in Jerusalem and around the world redefine their relationship to Jerusalem when the dust settles on the final agreement? Will the Israelis and Palestinians even be able to reach an agreement at all? Menachem Klein, one of the leading experts on the history and politics of Jerusalem, cuts through the rhetoric on all sides to explain the actual policies of the Israelis and Palestinians toward the city. He describes the "facts on the ground" that make their competing claims so fraught with tension and difficult to reconcile. He shows how Palestinian national institutions have operated clandestinely since the Israelis occupied the eastern half of the city, and how the Israelis have tried to suppress them. Ultimately, he points the way toward a compromise solution but insists that the struggle for power and cultural recognition will likely continue to be apermanent feature of life in this complicated, multi-cultural city. Features Summary Jerusalem, which means "city of peace", is one of the most bitterly contested territories on earth. Claimed by two peoples and sacred to three faiths, for the last three decades the city has been associated with violent struggle and civil unrest... Author Menachem Klein (Author), Haim Watzmanv (As told to) Publisher New York University Press Release date 20001130 Pages 272 ISBN 0-8147-4754-X ISBN 13 978-0-8147-4754-4

Like the mythic cities of Gotham or Gomorrah, London, Ontario was for many years an unrivalled breeding ground of depravity and villainy, the difference being that its monsters were all too real. In its coming to inherit the unwanted distinction of being the serial killer capital of not just Canada-but apparently also the world during this dark age in the city's sordid history- the crimes seen in London over this quarter-century period remain unparalleled and for the most part unsolved. From the earliest documented case of homicidal copycatting in Canada, to the fact that at any given time up to six serial killers were operating at once in the deceivingly serene "Forest City," London was once a place that on the surface presented a veneer of normality when beneath that surface dark things would whisper and stir. Through it all, a lone detective would go on to spend the rest of his life fighting against impossible odds to protect the city against a tidal wave of violence that few ever saw coming, and which to this day even fewer choose to remember. With his death in 2011, he took these demons to his grave with him but with a twist-a time capsule hidden in his basement, and which he intended to one day be opened. Contained inside: a secret cache of his diaries, reports, photographs, and hunches that might allow a new generation of sleuths to pick up where he left off, carry on his fight, and ultimately bring the killers to justice-killers that in many cases are still out there. Murder City is an explosive book over fifty years in the making, and is the history of London, Ontario as never told before. Stranger than fiction, tragic, ironic, horrifying, yet also inspiring, this is the true story of one city under siege, and a book that marks a game changer for the true crime genre.... Michael Arntfield (Author) Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Paperback: 360 pages Publisher: FriesenPress (February 14, 2018) Language: English ISBN-10: 1460261828 ISBN-13: 978-1460261828 Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.8 x 9 inches Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)