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Exploring 250 milestone discoveries in medicine spanning more than 12,000 years, Pickover brings insight and acumen to the broad spectrum of medical studies.

'Frankenstein' is often hailed as a masterpiece of 19th-century Gothicism. The monster's culpability for various horrific acts, his powerlessness in the face of his complete ostracism from society and Dr Frankenstein's lies, abdication of responsibility…

*SHORTLISTED for The Fortnum & Mason Food & Drink Awards 2016* This is a book about tea but not as you've ever seen before. It takes the core information about tea but presents it in a highly original and entertaining way. It uses infographics…

This volume continues the entertaining adventures started in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. It gathers into a single edition novels six to ten in the celebrated Oz series: The Emerald City of Oz, The Patchwork Girl of Oz, Tik-Tok of Oz, The Scarecrow of…

The Cthulhu Mythos was H.P. Lovecraft's greatest contribution to supernatural literature. This anthology includes 23 of his weirdest tales, including 'The Call of Cthulhu', 'The Colour Out of Space', 'The Dunwich Horror' and 'The Shadow Out of Time'.

Join author Michael H. Roffer as he explores 250 of the most fundamental, far-reaching and often controversial cases, laws and trials that have profoundly changed our world - for good or bad. Offering authoritative context to ancient documents, as well…

This stunningly illustrated book in Sterling's 'Milestones' series chronicles the history of psychology through 250 landmark events, theories, publications, experiments and discoveries.

First published in 1847, Emily Bronte's classic novel, 'Wuthering Heights', was acknowledged by readers and critics as a tale of dark romance as tempestuous and untamed as its Yorkshire moors setting.

Jane Eyre finds fulfilment in her duties as a governess and the love of her life in her employer Edward Rochester. But when a dark secret from Rochester's past comes to light, Jane must make the most difficult decision of her life.

This volume of Jane Austen's classic novel of manners and mores in early 19th-century England has an exquisitely designed foil-stamped binding, with distinctive coloured edging and an attractive silk-ribbon bookmark.

First published in 1876, Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer has delighted generations of readers. This volume is one of Barnes & Noble's 'Collectible Editions' classics. Each volume features authoritative texts by the world's greatest authors…

Chronicle your morning and evening thoughts over the course of three years - a full 156 weeks - in this beautiful gilded journal.

Hans Christian Andersen's 'The Snow Queen' has delighted readers for more than a century and inspired numerous adaptations. This anthology gathers 100 tales that share the winter theme of Andersen's classic. In addition to stories by Andersen and the…

A fascinating look at the world's most numerous inhabitants, illustrated with stunning images from the American Museum of Natural History's Rare Book Collection. To date, we have discovered and described or named around 1.1 million insect species, and…

Heidi is the timeless tale of an orphan girl who goes to live with her cold and frightening grandfather in the mountains of Switzerland - and who, in the end, brings cheer and comfort into the hearts of everyone who knows her. This edition of Johanna…

Shipwrecked on an unchartered island, the Swiss Family Robinson - mother, father and four young boys - make the most of their predicament, adapting to the island and turning the absence of civilization to their advantage. Through perseverance, hard work…

It so happens that the right teacher can take the form of a book. Gray's Anatomy is one of those few titles that practically everybody has heard of, and with good reason--it is a scientific and artistic triumph. Not just a dry index of parts and names,…

Based on a series of booklets written by bestselling motivational writer Napoleon Hill, Andrew Carnegie's Gift outlines the importance of three essential principles of success: self-discipline, learning from defeat, and the Golden Rule. In 1908, Napoleon…

A landmark of world literature, The Divine Comedy tells of the poet Dantes travels through Hell, Purgatory and Paradise in search of salvation. Before he is redeemed by his love for the heavenly Beatrice, he learns the meaning of evil, sin, damnation…