Join Captain Ahab, an eerily compelling madman, as he pursues an unholy war against a creation as vast, dangerous & unknowable as the sea itself. In his monumanical quest, Ahab focuses his distilled hatred & suffering
- & that of generations before him
- against one single creation, & pursues it relentlessly.

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When Donovan Hohn first heard the remarkable story of how 28, 904 bath toys spilled into the Pacific en route to the US from China & have been washing up along beaches throughout the world ever since, he decided to find out more & assumed he would interview a few oceanographers, talk to some beachcombers & read up on Arctic science & geography. ` But questions can be like ocean currents: wade in too far, & they carry you away.` Setting out on a series of journeys to track the renegade rubber ducks, Moby-Duck is an adventure into the heart of the sea through science, myth, the global economy & some of the worst weather imaginable, & the riveting story of an accidental odyssey which pulled Hohn into the secretive world of shipping conglomerates, the daring terrain of Arctic researchers, the lunatic risks of maverick sailors, & the shadowy domain of Chinese toy factories. With each new discovery, Hohn learns of another loose thread, & with each successive chase he comes closer to understanding where his castaway quarry comes from (and where it is heading...). In the grand tradition of Tony Horwitz & David Quammen, Moby-Duck is a compulsively readable narrative of whimsy & curiosity for anyone who is interested in obsession, travel, plastic, & that great American novel, Moby-Dick. ...

The third book in The Hunger Games series, ‘ Mockingjay’ continues the story of Katniss Everdeen who has twice survived the deadly Huger Games. In this exciting finale although she has made it out of the arena she is not safe, the Capitol is seeking revenge. ...

The final book in the ground-breaking HUNGER GAMES trilogy. Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger Games twice. But now that she`s made it out of the bloody arena alive, she`s still not safe. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge. Who do they think should pay for the unrest? Katniss. & what`s worse, President Snow has made it clear that no one else is safe either. Not Katniss`s family, not her friends, not the people of District 12. ...

Mockingjay, the final book in the New York Times bestselling Hunger Games series, is now available with all-new cover art from the feature film! Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger Games twice. But now that she`s made it out of the bloody arena alive, she`s still not safe. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge... The final book in the international bestselling Hunger Games series is soon to be a feature film. Here is the original novel with exciting new movie artwork on the cover! ...

Tired of soft drinks & smoothies? Shake up your tastebuds with Mocktails, Punches, & Shrubs, a truly unique collection of non-alcoholic cocktails that will excite & delight the senses. Enjoy over 80 simple & sophisticated mocktails, bursting with sweetness, spice, fragrance, & fruitiness. Learn how to mix up everything from Mango, Pineapple, & Chia Punch to Grape Coladas & Cinderella`s Chocolate. Impress your friends with utterly unexpected flavour combinations using superfoods, exotic fruit, & spices, & eclectic non-alcoholic recipes like teas, juices, slushies, & energisers. Packed with stunning photography & easy instructions, Mocktails, Punches, & Shrubs is the essential guide to what to drink when you`re not drinking. ...

Moctezuma
- Aztec Ruler has been published to complement the major new exhibition at The British Museum which has been put together
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Produced to accompany a major exhibition at the British Museum, on view 24 September 2009
- 24 January 2010, this catalogue will
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Under Moctezuma the mighty Aztec empire reached the height of its power; under Moctezuma, the Aztec empire met its ultimate downfall. The Aztecs ruled from the island metropolis of Tenochtitlan which, by the fifteenth century, stretched from the Gulf Coast to the Pacific Ocean. Focusing on their last elected leader, Moctezuma II, this informative & beautifully illustrated little book explores the world of the Aztecs. It looks at their origins, the founding of their capital city Tenochtitlan, the structure of their society, their religious beliefs & ceremonies, their military prowess, their art & architecture, & their network of long-distance trade & tribute. The dramatic death of Moctezuma at the hands of the Spanish is also recounted. ” Moctezuma & the Aztecs” not only offers a concise portrait of this famous, semi-divine figure but offers a wonderful introduction to a remarkable, sophisticated civilization. ...

Welcome to the world of the sharp-suited `faces`. The Italianistas. The scooter-riding, all-night-dancing instigators of what became, from its myriad sources, a very British phenomenon. Mod began life as the quintessential working-class movement of a newly affluent nation
- a uniquely British amalgam of American music & European fashions that mixed modern jazz with modernist design in an attempt to escape the drab conformity, snobbery & prudery of life in 1950s Britain. But what started as a popular cult became a mainstream culture, & a style became a revolution. In Mod, Richard Weight tells the story of Britain`s biggest & most influential youth cult. He charts the origins of Mod in the Soho jazz scene of the 1950s, set to the cool sounds of Charlie Parker & Miles Davis. He explores Mod`s heyday in Swinging London in the mid-60s
- to a new soundtrack courtesy of the Small Faces, the Who & the Kinks. He takes us to the Mod-Rocker riots at Margate & Brighton, & into the world of fashion & design dominated by Twiggy, Mary Quant & Terence Conran. But Mod did not end in the 1960s. Richard Weight not only brings us up to the cult`s revival in the late 70s
- played out against its own soundtrack of Quadrophenia & the Jam
- but reveals Mod to be the DNA of British youth culture, leaving its mark on glam & Northern Soul, punk & Two Tone, Britpop & rave. This is the story of Britain`s biggest & brassiest youth movement
- & of its legacy. Music, film, fashion, art, architecture & design
- nothing was untouched by the eclectic, frenetic, irresistible energy of Mod.





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