6689 results for 'Besson, Peter'

Online church has become an integral part of our faith communities, offering a vital role in both current and future contexts. In this book, Peter DeHaan explores how to create effective digital...

The Atomic Bomb: A Story of Deceit and Flawed Decisions. In August 1944, the world was plunged into the Cold War, a superpower rivalry that would dominate global politics for decades to come. The...

A Strange Campaign: The Battle for Madagascar by Russell Phillips and Peter Caddick-Adams is a detailed account of one of the most intriguing conflicts of World War II. In 1942, British forces landed...

The Supermarket of the Visible: A Novel Theory of Image and Economics In our world, we are constantly surrounded by images that saturate our visibility. From the first elevators and escalators to...

A broad theory of civic life that asks the question "What should we do?" and shows how to ask it well for civic engagement. Peter Levine identifies the general challenges that confront people who ask...

La historia silenciada de Estados Unidos: una visión crítica de la política nortamericana del último sigloOliver Stone y Peter Kuznick ofrecen un análisis crítico de los grandes acontecimientos que...

Screen/Play: Derrida and Film Theory by Peter Brunette and David Wills explores the intersection of Jacques Derrida's philosophical ideas with film theory. The authors argue that Derrida's concepts,...

The Search for Justice: Lawyers in the Civil Rights Revolution, 1950-1975 by Peter Charles Hoffer explores the pivotal role of lawyers during this transformative period in American history. Against...

The Gannet Has Landed by Peter Kerr is a humorous romantic adventure about a young Scottish veterinary student who takes a gap-year job as a tour rep in Africa, only to find himself on the island of...

Popular Musics of the Non-Western World: An Introductory Survey by Peter Manuel provides an in-depth exploration of urban music styles from around the world. This comprehensive study examines genres...

Benedict XVI: A Life Volume Two - Professor and Prefect to Pope and Pope Emeritus 1966-The Present The story of Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI continues in this second volume of Peter Seewald's...

Rivers Of London Vol. 1: Body Work is a gripping graphic novel that delves into the darker side of London's streets. Peter Grant, a young wizard, must navigate two complex cases that threaten the...

The Assault on Truth: Boris Johnson, Donald Trump and the Emergence of a New Moral Barbarism The Assault on Truth is a powerful polemic by Peter Oborne, a former journalist and author. In this book,...

Climbers: Pain, Panache and Polka Dots in Cycling's Greatest Arenas by Peter Cossins explores what sets mountain-climbing athletes apart within the world of bike racing. Drawing on fresh one-to-one...

Hubert Wilkins was an Australian whose life was as remarkable as it was varied. Born into a family of pioneer pastoralists in South Australia, he went on to study engineering before pursuing...

Cybersecurity What Everyone Needs to Know by Peter W. Singer and Allan Friedman is a comprehensive exploration of the rapidly evolving field of cybersecurity and its implications for modern warfare...

Struwwelpeter Or Pretty Stories and Funny Pictures is a beloved gift edition of a story. This beautifully illustrated book has been entertaining children and parents for generations with its wildly...

Underworlds: A Journey Through Subterranean Realms and Imagined Worlds Explore the hidden realms beneath our feet and the depths of our subconscious with this captivating visual journey. Featuring...

Justinian Emperor, Soldier, Saint is a groundbreaking biography that offers an intimate insight into the life and times of one of history's most significant rulers. From humble beginnings to...

Dorling Kindersley's rise to prominence was nothing short of remarkable. By the end of the last millennium, the company had become synonymous with illustrated household reference titles, its...

Investing in the stock market doesn't have to be complicated. According to Peter Lynch, a successful investor with over one million copies sold worldwide, anyone can make informed investment...

The fascinating story of the world's largest and most extraordinary animals. Until recently, creatures like giant lemurs, massive birds, and enormous crocodiles roamed the earth. These "megafauna"...

The Prussian Army of the Lower Rhine 1815 by Peter Hofschröer provides a detailed study of the appearance of Prussian soldiers who fought at Ligny, Wavre and Waterloo in 1815. This colourful analysis...

In 1948 Hamburg, a city still reeling from the devastation of war, Chief Inspector Frank Stave is faced with a new and complex case. A boy's body is found in the ruins of a shipyard, and as he delves...

The Avengers Epic Collection: The Evil Reborn brings together some of the most iconic storylines from the Marvel Universe. In this epic collection, Henry Peter Gyrich attempts to strip Earth's...

Anton LaVey and the Church of Satan: Infernal Wisdom from the Devil's Den explores the life, philosophy, and lasting occult influence of Anton LaVey, the founder of the Church of Satan. This intimate...

France in the Dark Days of 1939-1940 offers a unique perspective on life in Paris during one of the most tumultuous periods of modern history. In September 1939, the city's inhabitants were caught...

The Animal Victoria Cross: 80th Anniversary Revised Edition by Peter Hawthorne Seventy-four animals have won the Dickin Medal, the highest award for animal bravery. Their inspiring stories are told...

An Introduction to Political Thought: A Conceptual Toolkit by Peri Roberts and Peter Sutch is your comprehensive guide to understanding political thought. This new edition includes a brand-new...

In 1998, Peter Tremayne's gripping mystery novel brings to life the dark world of ancient Ireland. Sister Fidelma is sent to negotiate permission for a Christian church and school in Laisre's...

A financial terrorist in prison, two City bankers dead, and a $350 trillion banking scandal called LIBOR. The suspicious suicide of two high-profile City bankers brings former QC Nancy Wu and...

The Return of the Primitive: The Anti-Industrial Revolution by Ayn Rand In the late 1960s and early 1970s, a significant cultural movement emerged in America, known as the "New Left". This movement...

A Cursed Place by Peter Hanington is a gripping thriller that delves into the dark world of private cyber-surveillance. Public Square, a tech company built on the philosophy of 'doing well by doing...

Understanding your digital business model has never been more crucial. Yet, many leaders struggle to define it and develop a compelling framework to guide their strategy.This insightful book provides...

The Long Journey of English: A Geographical History of the Language by Peter Trudgill English is one of the world's most widely spoken languages, with communities at opposite ends of the globe. Yet,...

Discover the art of storytelling with How to Tell a Story, a comprehensive guide to crafting captivating narratives. Peter Rubie and Gary Provost share their expertise on narrative hooks, sequencing,...

Roman Britain and Early England, 55 B.C.-A.D. 871 by Peter Hunter Blair The history of Britain begins with the Roman occupation, which left behind substantial documentary and archaeological evidence...

Francis Ford Coppola: A Biography by Peter Cowie explores the complex and often turbulent career of one of Hollywood's most iconic directors. Through exclusive interviews and three years of research,...

Dundee's tram network was one of the last traditional tramways to operate in Britain, with 56 trams surviving until the mid-1950s. This popular form of transport eventually gave way to buses, with...

Discover the art of close reading with 25 masterworks that will transform your writing. Roy Peter Clark, a renowned professor of writing from the US, invites you to explore the inner workings of...

Hybrid Warfare: The Russian Approach to Strategic Competition & Conventional Military Conflict is a comprehensive analysis of Russia's military doctrine and strategy. Written by Curtis L Fox, a...

The Authorised History of British Defence Economic Intelligence A Cold War in Whitehall, 1929-90 by Peter Davies offers a fresh perspective on the evolution of UK economic intelligence during the...

Digital Sampling: Exploring the Design and Use of Music Technologies This book provides an in-depth look at the development and application of sampling technologies in popular music since the 1980s...

Assignment Bletchley: A WW2 Story of Navy Intelligence, Spies and Intrigue In December 1941, Lieutenant Commander Anthony "Tony" Romella's life was about to take a dramatic turn. Ordered from his...

Collecting for the Public Works that Made a Difference: Essays for Peter Hecht is a thought-provoking collection of essays by renowned curators and art historians. In this book, 34 experts discuss...

The Notorious Edward Low: Pursuing the Last Great Villain of Piracy's Golden Age by Len Travers is a reexamination of the critical period in piracy history. Historian Len Travers delves into the...

Wings of the Gods: Birds in the World's Religions By Peter Gardella and Laurence Krute Birds have played a significant role in human religions, often serving as messengers between humans and gods...

The Essential Thirty Years War: A Documentary History provides a comprehensive and fresh perspective on one of Europe's most significant conflicts. This collection of primary documents offers a...

The Somali pirates' attack on the US flag ship Maersk Alabama in 2009 marked a sudden shift in their threat level, thrusting them onto the global stage. But what drives these men to engage in piracy?...

Antique Brass Wind Instruments Identification and Value Guide by Peter H. Adams is an invaluable resource for collectors and enthusiasts of antique brass musical instruments. With over 100 original...

Hard Rock Memoir: Behind the Drums of Humble Pie Jerry Shirley's memoir offers an intimate look at the British rock band Humble Pie during their rise to fame in the 1970s. At just 17, Shirley joined...

Introduction to Strings and Branes by Peter West This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the theoretical foundations required for research in strings and branes, a fundamental area of...

Summer 1312. The brutal murder of King Edward II's favourite, Peter Gaveston, unleashes a horde of demons. Sir Hugh Corbett, Keeper of the Secret Seal, hastens to the Dominican Priory at Blackfriars...

Dan Taylor's career as a bomb disposal expert in the British Army ended abruptly when an IED killed three of his team and left him scarred for life. Years later, he struggles to cope with the...

Scottish crime-writing at its finest, with a healthy dose of plot twists and turns, bodies and plenty of brutality. Quintin Jardine's latest mystery is set in Edinburgh and the Scottish countryside,...

A brutal murder has shaken the powerful North family in Newcastle, AD 2142. Detective Sidney Hurst is assigned to investigate, only to uncover a shocking connection to a series of murders on an alien...

Algebra A Very Short Introduction by Peter M. Higgins provides a comprehensive introduction to this fundamental branch of mathematics. This book explains algebra from scratch, taking readers through...

A Cyclist's Guide to the Pyrenees by Peter Cossins is a comprehensive guide to exploring the mountainous terrain of the Pyrenees. Inspired by Alfred Wainwright's walking guides, this book provides...

The Crossing: Sir Vivian Fuchs, Sir Edmund Hillary and the Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1953-58 by John Knight. In 1958, Sir Vivian Fuchs led an extraordinary expedition to cross Antarctica, supported...

Explore the life and legacy of Winston Churchill through the landscapes that shaped his experiences. Peter Clark's book takes you on a geographical journey across Britain and Ireland, following...

Building companies that take risks to create new things and use new technologies is the biggest challenge for 21st-century entrepreneurs. While Mark Zuckerberg and Steve Jobs may not be around again,...

The Mosquito Special Operations in the Second World War: The Ultimate Fighter Bomber By Peter Saxton Hardcover, 272 pages, published 2024. This book tells the story of one of the most remarkable...

Humans are not entirely rational creatures. Our subconscious often leads us to make decisions that go against our own self-interest. For example, we might choose to hit the snooze button instead of...

The 1970s is often viewed as a decade of economic and political failure, but this volume argues that such a simplistic assessment overlooks the period's significance in shaping postwar British...

Bob Marley's life story is one of intense bonds, vibrant creativity and tumultuous relationships. This oral history, forty years in the making, brings together seventy-five friends, business...

Hurricane R4118 Revisited: The Extraordinary Story of the Discovery and Restoration to Flight of a Battle of Britain Survivor. The story of Hurricane R4118 continues, twelve years after its...

Glamorgan Cricketers 1949-1979 by Andrew Hignell is a comprehensive history of Glamorgan County Cricket Club's most successful seasons. Spanning from 1949 to 1979, this period saw the team achieve...

The Public Sector: Managing the Unmanageable offers practical advice to public sector managers on how to develop techniques to deal with the challenges they face. Based on original interviews with...

The Many Worlds of Hugh Everett III: A Life of Genius and Turmoil Hugh Everett III's groundbreaking theory of multiple universes has had a profound impact on physics and philosophy. This biography,...

Beverley Shaw, a governess with a unique background, is thrilled to land her first job with Margot Cardew, a brilliant stage actress. However, she soon finds herself navigating the complexities of...

The Secret Contest to Invent Invisible Aircraft by Peter Westwick In January 1991, a dozen U.S. aircraft appeared in the skies over Baghdad, leaving Iraqi air defenses baffled. Their angular shape...

A Brief History of Medieval Warfare: The Rise and Fall of English Supremacy at Arms 1344-1485 by Peter Reid. For over 150 years, England engaged in almost continuous warfare with its neighbours, from...

Understanding industry disruption requires more than just knowledge of new technologies. In "Getting to Nimble", Peter A. High reveals how four forces - technology, policy, business models, and...

Peter Shapiro's story is one of remarkable success in the music industry. As a concert promoter, he has owned and operated some of the most iconic venues, including Wetlands in Tribeca and Brooklyn...

Audio Production Tips: Getting the Sound Right at the Source provides practical guidance for recording today's bands. By focusing on optimizing sound quality from the outset, author Peter Dowsett...

All The Dead Men Lie One Murdered Picket. One Exposed Government. Six Hundred Suspects. In October 1984, tensions between police and pickets at collieries across the country reached a boiling point...

John Francis Bentley: Architect of Westminster Cathedral By Peter Howell This biography tells the story of John Francis Bentley, the architect behind one of London's most iconic landmarks. Born in...

The 14-18 NOW: Contemporary Arts Commissions for the First World War Centenary is a beautifully illustrated hardback that showcases the public art programme that connected people with the First World...

Christian Petzold's Phoenix (2014) is a masterpiece from one of Germany's leading contemporary filmmakers. The film tells the story of Nelly, a death-camp survivor who returns to occupied Berlin just...

Edmund Burke and the Natural Law by Peter J. Stanlis is a thought-provoking exploration of the philosopher's relationship with natural law morality and politics. For nearly two centuries, the idea of...

The Technology of Policing Crime Mapping, Information Technology, and the Rationality of Crime Control by Peter K. Manning. In recent years, surveillance technology has transformed policing,...

The French Historical Revolution: The Annales School, 1929-2014 by Peter Burke provides a critical history of the influential movement associated with the journal Annales. This movement has shaped...

The Shinar Directive: Preparing the Way for the Son of Perdition's Return The Shinar Directive is a kingdom intelligence briefing for God's people in the twenty-first century, warning of an ancient...

Lying can have a profound impact on relationships. Tell Me No Lies explores the complex dynamics of honesty and deception in marriage, revealing the reasons behind the lies we tell our partners and...

The Iliad is a masterpiece of ancient Greek literature, a work of epic poetry that has shaped the course of Western culture. This beautifully bound edition, part of Penguin's Clothbound Classics...

The Disco Files 1973-78 New York's Underground, Week by Week Vince Aletti's weekly column for Record World magazine chronicled the emergence of disco culture in the early 1970s. As the scene grew,...

Moody Cow Meditates is a vibrant and funny children's book that introduces kids to the power of meditation. After a particularly bad day, Peter the cow learns how to settle his mind and let go of his...

The Venus Blueprint: Uncovering the Ancient Science of Sacred Spaces by Richard Merrick. In 2010, Richard Merrick's family trip to Scotland's Rosslyn chapel sparked an intellectual and personal...

Detective Inspector Bill Reid's murder in the tranquil grounds of the St Peter's Police Treatment Centre sets off a chain of events that takes DCI Banks to the dark streets of Tallinn, Estonia...

Fearie Tales: Stories of the Grimm and Gruesome is an anthology of dark fairy tales reimagined by some of today's finest writers. Edited by Britain's best-known anthologist of dark tales, Stephen...

A Girl Called Hope by Grace Thompson is a heart-wrenching saga that explores the complexities of family life in post-War England. When Hope's marriage falls apart, she turns to her friends for...

Three Views on the New Testament Use of Old Testament presents three distinct approaches to understanding the relationship between the Old and New Testaments. Leading biblical scholars Walter Kaiser,...

Prairie Fever: How British Aristocrats Staked a Claim to the American West by Peter Pagnamenta explores the intriguing story of well-born Britons who ventured west in search of adventure and...

A large and widening gap has opened between Western democracies' international ambitions and their domestic political capacity to support them. Issues such as immigration, international trade, and...

A philosophical challenge to the ableist conflation of disability and pain is explored in "The Life Worth Living". For over two thousand years, Aristotle's idea that deformed children should not be...

Benito Mussolini's leadership remains shrouded in controversy, with different interpretations emerging about the nature of his dictatorship. This is partly due to the contradictions within his rule:...

The Civil War Era Through Material Objects Material culture plays a significant role in understanding individual and social relationships during historical periods. In the context of the American...

The Living Wage: Advancing a Global Movement By Tony Dobbins and Peter Prowse Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021 As wealth inequality rises, the need for a living wage has become increasingly...

Diana Hunter's keen analytical mind made her a skilled operative in the Canadian Security Intelligence Service. However, this brilliant reputation attracted a deadly enemy - the elusive assassin...

La transición adolescente: un estudio profundo sobre el proceso de desarrollo durante esta etapa crucial de la vida.En este libro, Peter Blos analiza el impacto duradero del entorno en los...