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Wallace Wood
Definitive collection from the creator and publication that inspired the underground comix movement.
Hall of Fame comics creator Wallace Wood's revolutionary, self-published Witzend (often spelled in all lower case) has…
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First published in 1990, Philosophers' Poets is a collection of case studies of philosophers' readings of poets and other distinctive writers.
Sustainable Liquefied Natural Gas: Concepts and Applications Moving Towards Net Zero Supply Chains, the latest release in The Fundamentals and Sustainable Advances in Natural Gas Science and Engineering series, delivers…
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Sustainable Natural Gas Drilling, the latest release in The Fundamentals and Sustainable Advances in Natural Gas Science and Engineering series, delivers many of the technical fundamentals needed in the natural…
A captivating collection of 30 architectural and interior design projects that harness and embrace the warm and timeless allure of wood to create environments that embrace natural beauty.
Henry David Thoreau
"The Maine Woods" is a literary work by the American transcendentalist writer, Henry David Thoreau, first published in 1864, after his death. It is a collection of essays that document…
Pete Seeger, David Bernz
Chopping Wood is Pete Seeger up close and personal like never before. Derived from years of conversations between Seeger and his close friend and collaborator David Bernz, it takes readers…
Anna Kemp
The debut fiction novel from Waterstones prize-shortlisted Anna Kemp - enter this rich and immersive new fantasy world and meet a powerful new hero. The first book in a major…
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"Walden; or, Life in the Woods" is a transcendentalist work written by Henry David Thoreau, first published in 1854. It documents Thoreau's experiences living in a cabin he built near…
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Ross Greenwood
The new instalment in the bestselling Norfolk Murders series!A family's secrets lie buried. The time has come to uncover the truth...
When a mud-splattered man staggers from Bacton Wood with…
Holly Jones,David Jones
70 recipes for incredible stone-baked pizzas, breads, roasts and desserts, specially devised for the outdoor oven.
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In Walden, Henry David Thoreau recounts his experiment in simple living at Walden Pond, reflecting on nature's beauty, solitude and self-reliance.
Through poignant prose, he explores the essence of existence…
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Expert analysis of the history of St Davids Cathedral.
This special issue of the Journal of Religious History, Literature and Culture features a series of studies by experts on architecture…
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Set against the backdrop of colonial America, Into the Woods is the story of pioneer and patriot Jonathan Wood. Straining against the bonds of Tidewater society, and tempted by an…
David Wood
South America is a region that enjoys an unusually high profile as the origin of some of the world’s greatest writers and most celebrated footballers. This is the first book…
Linking Government Data provides a practical approach to addressing common information management issues. Linking Government Data gives both the costs and benefits of using linked data techniques with government data;
Explores the ethical and political possibilities of philosophy after deconstruction.
That tree has a history. In the old days people called it the See-Saw Tree. Just imagine how that community will feel should it be threatened. Just imagine what might…
A USA Today Bestseller! Classic adventure for the modern reader! An ancient legend guards a deadly treasure. When former Navy SEALs turned treasure hunters Dane Maddock and Bones Bonebrake discover…
If there is anyone who should be the children’s playwright laureate it is David Wood’ (Evening Standard)
As playwright, composer and director, Mr Wood has given children a self respecting art form (The Times)
This edited collection draws together diverse international work on formulaic language such as such as idioms, collocations, lexical bundles and phrasal verbs.
A musical play in which the garden insects, tired of being sprayed but unable to agree on the best method to stop it, begin warring among themselves while the garden…
A two-act play in which young Penguin comes from Iceland to search for his mother and father.
Disease is unknown in the kingdom of Hygenia until the illegal entry of a villainous Measle.
A musical play in two acts about the nighttime activities of various objects that reside on a kitchen counter. Includes parts for four men and two women.
Though Mother Shipton’s shoe is crowded to its laces, she lives there happily with her vast brood of children, among them Jack and Jill. Unfortunately, however, the shoe is actually…
An oil slick threatens the lives of Mussel, Hermit Crab, Starfish, Urchin, and Seagull.
The action starts in Mrs. Macdonald’s farmyard. Jack, her son, is preoccupied with his dream of building a rocket. At first this leads him astray, but eventually proves he’s really…
Rupert and his famous friends, including Edward Trunk, Bill Badger, Podgy Pig, Algy Pug, Pong Ping and Tiger Lily feature in this new story. Edward Trunk wishes for a sunny…
It is Christmas Eve, and a lonely dog arrives at Mother Hubbard’s Home for Lost Children; but alas, her cupboard is bare. Worse still, she is turned out by the…
This musical play bears little resemblance to the traditional tale of Mother Goose. It takes its inspiration from the books of nursery rhymes under the umbrella title Mother Goose…
Babes In The Magic Wood has an original storyline, and does not resemble the usual pantomime versions. Widow Crockett and her babes, Simple Simon and Contrary Mary, run a toyshop…
David Wood has adapted this fairy tale into a musical play rather than conventional pantomime. Comedy, adventure and lively original songs combine to make these unusual plays sure-fire hits with…
Set in the Nutty May Fair, the play follows the struggle of the nuts - including Kernel Walnut, Monkey Nut, William the Conker, Gypsy Brazil and Old Ma Coconut -…
The See-Saw Tree, an ancient oak, stands on ground which is ear-marked for development into a children’s playground by Mr. Jay, owner of the nearby supermarket. A public meeting is…
David Wood has adapted this fairytale into a musical play rather than conventional pantomime. Comedy, adventure and lively original songs combine to make these unusual plays sure-fire hits with family…
After rescuing a toy duck from the dustbin in their backyard, Mr. Fisher and Mr. Wheeler, two temporarily nomadic garden gnomes, decide to venture over the garden wall into the…
Marine biologist Sam Aston is hired to explore a series of subterranean caverns deep beneath the Antarctic. Aston and his team plunge further into the depths, and discover they are…
The Salamander, a sort of dragon, is in trouble with the Fire Flies, because he is unable to create a fire by breathing on a pile of sticks. To redeem…
