Solovetsky occupies the island site of a former monastery in the White Sea. Here, hundreds of miles from civilization and with a skeleton crew of secret-policemen in charge, some prisoners are consigned to all kinds of forced labor while others sit at comfortable desks in administrative or cultural positions. With the brutal winter fast approaching, Tolya Bogomolov, a young mathematician serving a three-year sentence, hopes an acquaintance he’s been cultivating will lead to a less brutal w...

An inspiring introduction to French wine with a unique travel angle, tied in to a primetime 6-part BBC2 series, Oz and James's Big Wine Adventure brings us French wine made simple.Oz Clarke - award-winning writer, critic and committed Francophile - is one of the world's leading authorities on French wine. James May - overgrown boy racer , Top Gear presenter and journalist - knows nothing about wine and loathes what he calls 'wine ponces'. In Sideways style, they t...

Why does a man with a Ferrari and a Porsche drive a Fiat Panda? Is going fast really necessary? Is it your fault if you get run over? Why will electric cars really save the planet (possibly)?In Carbolics the UK's favourite petrol head (after Clarkson and Hammond) James May answers these questions and more.Across 80 essays, James gives his quirky, entertaining take on cars, motorbikes, trucks - and explains why the bicycle might just be the best inv...

Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is a key vitamin to animals and plants. This book looks at all aspects of vitamin C; its chemical and biochemical properties, its role in various plants and animals and its effect on our health. Written by an international team of experts, together they represent much of the expertise on vitamin C throughout the world.

There is no available information at this time.

I was adopted at age 6. I immediately felt as a part of the family. My father spent most every weekend with us. e played sports, went to amusement parks and went out places all the time. Come Christmas we received most everything any child could possibly want. We had a wonderful childhood. As we grew up we moved and things got even better. At the new school, work was much harder. My dad always took out time to help me. Now that I'm nearly grown, he's still there when I need him & I love hi...

There is no available information at this time.

Reassembly is merely a form of therapy; something that stimulates a part of my brain that is left wanting in my daily life. When I rebuild a bicycle, I re-order my head. So might you...I'm delighted that you will be holding in your hands a book about putting things back together. It's a subject that fascinates me but which I assumed was a lonely passion that I would take to the grave, unconsummated by the normal channels of human interaction.Welcome! You and I, we are not a...

The author relates how the Lord took him on a career path from a farm kid in Pennsylvania to an army colonel. At critical junctures, the author sought divine guidance and found that the Lord did exceedingly abundantly above all he could ask or think. A unique panoply of pathsmusic, military, ministry, and marriagecome together in ways that only God could design. At the conclusion of thirty-five years of military service, the author finds unspeakable joy in reflecting on the goodness and gu...

“It’s sensibly written and beautifully illustrated.” – The TelegraphHit the road with writer and broadcaster JAMES MAY to discover incredible human-powered vehicles – from bicycles and submarines to amphibious vehicles and even a helicopter. Yes, really!Packed with fun, facts and challenges – perfect for readers aged 6 to 9.Welcome to LITTLE EXPERTS – inspiring the next generation of experts!

Oh Cook! is a foolproof manual packed with practical information and delicious recipes for even the most basic of home cooks. If, like James May, the sight of the kitchen strikes fear into your very heart and you can’t identify a spatula from a fish slice – this is the book for you.‘The silent millions of reluctant home chefs have been waiting for decades for Oh Cook! – the cookbook that, finally, drives a blunt meat skewer through the burgeoning pseudo-intellectu...

Our world has been transformed beyond recognition, particularly in the twentieth century, and so were our lives and our aspirations.Throughout James May's Magnificent Machines, our Top Gear guide explores the iconic themes of the past hundred years: flight, space travel, television, mechanised war, medicine, computers, electronic music, skyscrapers, electronic espionage and much more.But he also reveals the hidden story behind why some inv...