Product Description: Othello is the definitive play on the theme of jealousy. In this remorseless tragedy, first performed in 1604, William Shakespeare's most malevolent villain, Iago, aide to Othello, plants the seed of the green-eyed monster in the mind of his master, incubating it with vile insinuations until it devours the great man and the lives of those he loves...read more

Product Description: Peter Pan has enchanted children and the young-at-heart ever since it debuted on the English stage. Like its ageless hero, this is a fantasy that will live forever. Wide-eyed readers will follow Peter and the Darling children to Neverland, that wonderful place ""second to the right and straight on to morning, where they'll meet such unforgettable characters as the jealous fairy Tinkerbell, the evil Captain Hook, Tiger Lily, and the Lost Boys...read more

Product Description: This book specialises in supermarket wines for one very good reason: there's a new reality in the retail wines market - the supermarkets have won the high street.The top wine buyers are now in the supermarkets, so that's where the most characterful wines are on offer: Waitrose, Tesco, Sainsbury's, Majestic, Morrisons and the other major players...read more

Spreads within the title's three sections--Natural Disasters, Man-Made Disasters, and Future Disasters--focus on specific themes and topics related to the relevant catastrophe. Original.

Product Description: What is a slack-ma-girdle? Or a submarino? How did White Horse whisky get its name? Or Old Bawdy barley wine? How do you make a really dry martini? Or beer? Or champagne? The answers to these enquiries and thousands of others are revealed in this unique guide to every kind of alcohol, compiled by dedicated drinker and collector of little histories, Ned Halley, who is an award-winning writer on beer, a nationally syndicated wine columnist and author of numerous books on drink...read more

Product Description: Nearly everybody remembers passages from a speech, a book or maybe just a snippet of conversation that sends a shiver down the spine. It is difficult to forget Roosevelt's "Day of Infamy" speech or Churchill's many inspiring broadcasts, and there are passages from Gibbon and Macaulay that are equally moving...read more

Describes farming through the ages, including the equipment, domestic animals, crops, and the future of farming. (view table of contents)

Describes farming through the ages, including the equipment, domestic animals, crops, and the future of farming. (view table of contents)

Product Description: Who was Nostradamus, and what faith should we place in his predictions? This book gives objective answers. It reveals that Michel de Nostredame, a 16th-century French doctor, was more Renaissance man than arcane magician - and that his prognostications can be compellingly astute...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Take a close-up look at the story of farming--the rhythm of the seasons, the rearing of livestock, and the work of plowing, sowing, and harvesting.  The history of the farm from its earliest days, the important roles of animals and machines, and the future of farming are explored with vivid photographs and fascinating facts...read more

Examines the causes and effects of both natural and man-made disasters throughout history, including volcanoes, earthquakes, ice storms, nuclear accidents, famine, oil spills, and fires, and discusses possible future problems such as global warming and a breakdown of technology.

A collection of facts about history, medicine, sports, nature, inventions, and other topics.

Product Description: This volume has been designed to accommodate a collection of more than 200 wine labels from all over the world: a special reinforced binding allows the album to expand as the collection grows. The album begins with a concise guide to collecting labels - and thus collecting wine - with background about the history and function of labels of some of the world's collections...read more