Sam: 2572 books

Three beautiful cities - London , Paris and Rome travel covered in one book. Every year more than 30 million people visit the United Kingdom, and more than half of those choose London . Most tourist who visit here have a feeling of knowing the place. From childhood books to movies, you are...

A provocative portrait of one of the world's largest cities, delving behind the tourist facade to illustrate the people and places beyond the realms of the conventional travelogue Sam Miller set out to discover the real Delhi, a city he describes as "India's dreamtown—and its purgatory."...

An intimate portrait of Justice Peter Mahon, who headed the Erebus plane crash inquiry, written by his son. Described often as 'a man for all seasons', Justice Peter Mahon is perhaps best remembered for his role in the Erebus Inquiry: an inquiry into the worst air disaster in New Zealand's history....

Mindfulness and Surfing casts a fresh perspective on this popular extreme sport, and explores how riding the waves can be the ultimate meditation. Engaging author Sam Bleakley takes us off on his longboard with a soulful journey across the tideline of his personal and philosophical travels....

“Christ has died, Christ has risen, Christ will come again!” This foundational liturgical refrain reminds us that what God has already achieved in the past through the life, death, and resurrection of Christ is the foundation for what Scripture says he will do in the future, at the consummation...

He saw the world through a psychological window. A third culture kid, a boy, struggling to form his identity. He was tossed into a new world while remaining bound to the old. He was neither here not there. An Empath, tormented by an endless wave of agonising emotions, struggling to express...

Most of the time, politics is boring. In most countries, the Average Joe rules. Extremists of the left and right can gnash their teeth but serious politicians know they desert the centre ground at their peril. It's the iron law of electoral politics. That is, in normal times. What about...

Avocations collects the best of Sam Hamill's prose on poetry over the  last 18 years, presenting insightful readings of Kenneth Rexroth, Denise  Levertov, Odysseas Elytis, Matsuo Basho, Kobayashi Issa, John Logan and  many others together with critical commentary on poetry in translation  and the practice of poetry in general.

Nigeria was a promising country when it gained independence in 1960 and showed steady growth and good performance until 1966 when the military struck and destabilized the nation. But over thirty years since the war ended and fourteen unbroken years of democratic governance since 1999, the anticipated...

'You won't find a singsong entry in this book that says, 'Magic happens' or 'Climb a tree with a child.' There are no pictures of cuddly animals . . . It's the stuff I wish somebody, anybody, had told me twenty years ago.' No tattoos before you're thirty is a collection of witty, modern truths aimed...

Sam Tanenhaus’s essay “Conservatism Is Dead” prompted intense discussion and debate when it was published in The New Republic in the first days of Barack Obama’s presidency. Now Tanenhaus, a leading authority on modern politics, has expanded his argument into a sweeping history of the American...

A small town, a wayward woman, and the murderer who won't leave her alone. Amy Frost is getting desperate. When her fledgling stand-up comedy career falls flat, adding one more failure to a long list, she is forced to move back in with her mother in her hometown in the Colorado mountains. All...

Defeating Depression is an irreverent and heartfelt look at how we can fight and defeat the disease that is depression. In this book, Sam Gupta explores the various facets behind the illness and offers what has worked for him. Among the topics are: Famous depressed people and how they overcame the...

A fun and feminist look at forgotten women in science, technology, and beyond, from the bestselling author of THE FANGIRL'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY You may think you know women’s history pretty well. But have you ever heard of. . . · Alice Ball, the chemist who developed an effective...