Wood: 2301 books
Upstate
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2018
New Yorker book critic and award-winning author James Wood delivers a novel of a family struggling to connect with one another and find meaning in their own lives.
In the years since his daughter Vanessa moved to America to become a professor of philosophy, Alan Querry has never been to visit....
by Gareth Wood
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2014
“Dead Inside is a chilling crime thriller set in a post-apocalyptic community – I loved the combination of suspense, carnage and the undead!” ~ Ursula K. Raphael, Zombiephiles.com "Dead Inside is a post-apocalyptic murder mystery done right. Wood's vision stands out from the typical zombie...
by Frances Wood
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2018
We all ?know? that Marco Polo went to China, served Ghengis Khan for many years, and returned to Italy with the recipes for pasta and ice cream. But Frances Wood, head of the Chinese Department at the British Library, argues that Marco Polo not only never went to China, he probably never even made...
Or Go Down in Flame
A Navigator's Death Over Schweinfurt
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2013
Though Anglo-American air power may be unrivaled in today’s world, this was certainly not the case during Europe’s last great war. Decades ago, when our airmen flew against Germany, horrific casualties resulted on both sides, and certain battles fought by the Allied powers can be termed nothing...
by Douglas Wood
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2018
Learn what makes Americans great, from sea to shining sea, in this patriotic and diverse picture book for New York Times bestselling author Douglas Wood.
What makes Americans great?
Americans are different from one another in many ways. And despite these differences, Americans share...
A Cat May Look at a King
& 8 Other Stories to Tell to Your Cat
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2014
'When Ramsay Wood retells a story he makes a proper job of it.' - The TimesFrom around the world - Korea to Ireland, Burma to France - come these nine hardy cat tales, stories that have survived for generations because of their enduring popularity. Vicious, affectionate, murderous or benign - however...
Asshole Attorney
Musings, Memories, and Missteps in a 40 Year Career
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
“Doug, I been practicin’ law for fifty years. And I learned a long time ago, there ain’t no such word as ‘attorney’ or ‘lawyer’. It’s ‘asshole attorney’ or ‘fuckin’ lawyer.’ "
Author Douglas Wood first heard that advice from a southern lawyer nearly forty years...
De vijand
drie namen, drie slachtoffers, twee dagen om ze te vermoorden
Language: Dutch
Release Date: July 27, 2017
Voor de fans van Lee Child, The Unit en Prison Break
Adrenaline en testosteron
Victor is als huurmoordenaar de allerbeste in zijn vak. Door omstandigheden moet hij nu voor de CIA werken en dat gaat hem niet makkelijk af. Als een mislukte missie uitmondt in een uiterst chaotische situatie tussen...
Home to the Nechako
The River and the Land
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
The people of the Nechako region are not unfamiliar with hardship, environmental devastation and protecting what they hold dear. June Wood chronicles the history of the Nechako River and its region, covering the construction of the Kenney Dam, which changed forever the flow of the river and its tributaries;...
Classic Sourdoughs, Revised
A Home Baker's Handbook
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2011
Sourdough: The Gold Standard of Bread
More and more home bakers are replacing mass-produced breads and commercial yeasts in favor of artisan breads made with wild cultures and natural fermentation. Whether you want to capture your own local yeasts, take advantage of established cultures like...
Let's Preserve It
579 recipes for preserving fruits and vegetables and making jams, jellies, chutneys, pickles and fruit butters and cheeses
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2012
This unique and comprehensive recipe book revives the art of making jams, jellies, pickles and chutneys, and celebrates the joys of transforming a surfeit of anything - from apples to whortleberries - into jars full of sweetness.
First published in 1970, Beryl Wood's classic Let's Preserve...
The Earthwise Herbal, Volume I
A Complete Guide to Old World Medicinal Plants
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2011
Noted herbalist Matthew Wood brings twenty-five years of clinical experience to this comprehensive book on medicinal plants. The first in a two-volume set, The Earthwise Herbal profiles Old World plants (volume two will treat American plants). Organized alphabetically, the book encompasses all of...
So Far and No Further!
Rhodesia's Bid for Independence During the Retreat from Empire 1959-1965
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2012
'So Far and No Further!' Rhodesia's Bid for Independence during the Retreat from Empire 1959-1965
Ian Smith's unilateral declaration of independence for Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) on 11 November 1965 was seen by many as the act of a rebellious white minority seeking to preserve their privileged...
Possession, Power and the New Age
Ambiguities of Authority in Neoliberal Societies
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2016
This book provides a new sociological account of contemporary religious phenomena such as channelling, holistic healing, meditation and divination, which are usually classed as part of a New Age Movement. Drawing on his extensive ethnography carried out in the UK, alongside comparative studies in...