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  • Weaver and the Web

    by Chris Baker ...
    Illustrated by Byron Eggenschwiler ...
    A long night ahead means plenty of time for web-making and bug-catching for this meticulous orb-weaver spider in this brilliant, non-fiction picture book that uniquely captures the spider's point of view.Once night falls, Weaver emerges from the rolled-up leaf she sleeps in during the day, and begins searching for the perfect place to spin her latest web. She climbs up and scurries down, and winds ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • A History of Thailand

    by Chris Baker, Pasuk Phongpaichit ...
    Since it was first published in 2005, A History of Thailand has been hailed as an authoritative, lively and readable account of Thailand's political, economic, social and cultural history. From the early settlements in the Chao Phraya basin to today, Baker and Phongpaichit trace how a world of mandarin nobles and unfree peasants was transformed by colonialism, the expansion of the rice frontier ... Read more

    $27.89 USD

  • The Battle for Flanders

    German Defeat on the Lys 1918

    by Chris Baker ...
    The Battle of the Lys, fought in April 1918, was critical for the Allies and for Germany. The outcome of the Great War hung in the balance. After the successful German offensive on the Somme, their breakthrough on the Lys threatened Ypres and the British hold on Flanders and brought them close to victory on the Western Front. The Allied line was broken it was only saved by improvisation and great ... Read more

    $9.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Battle of the Lys, 1918

    South: Objective Ypres

    by Chris Baker ...
    The second of two Battelground Europe titles covering this highly significant battle of spring 1918.The German offensive in Flanders in April 1918 came close to catastrophe for the British Armies, but ultimately ended in strategic defeat for the Kaisers men. Following close on the heels of the devastating Operation Michael attack in March, which had been aimed against the British front on the ... Read more

    $11.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The British 15-Inch Gun

    Their Origin, Manufacture and Deployment

    by Chris Baker ...
    The British 15-inch 42 calibre Mk1 gun was the most widely used heavy gun of the twentieth century. It armed twenty-two battleships, battlecruisers, large cruisers and monitors of the Royal Navy. It took part in over eighty naval engagements spanning both World Wars, including famous battles such as Jutland, Cape Matapan and the Denmark Strait.In this new history, Chris Baker looks beyond the wars ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

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  • The Elements of F*cking Style

    A Helpful Parody

    by Chris Baker, Jacob Hansen ...
    A humorous guide to grammar and punctuation through raunchy language and irreverent references.The truth about English is that it can get pretty boring. Dangling modifiers, gerunds, punctuation marks—it's enough to make you want to drop out of high school. Swearing and sex on the other hand, well, these time-honored pastimes warm the cockles of our hearts. Now, The Elements of F*cking Style drags ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • A History of Ayutthaya

    Siam in the Early Modern World

    by Chris Baker, Pasuk Phongpaichit ...
    Early European visitors placed Ayutthaya alongside China and India as the great powers of Asia. Yet in 1767 the city was destroyed and its history has been neglected. This book is the first study of Ayutthaya from its emergence in the thirteenth century until its fall. It offers a wide-ranging view of social, political, and cultural history with focus on commerce, kingship, Buddhism, and war. By ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • Photographing the Deep Sky

    Images in Space and Time

    by Chris Baker ...
    Spectacular nebulae where stars are born, beautiful star clusters from the early formation of the Milky Way, and galaxies as far as a billion light years away, all feature in this book of stunning images from astrophotographer Chris Baker.The author takes the reader on a journey through time and space to the Deep Sky, far beyond our Solar System. It is a pictorial description of the awe-inspiring ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • From the Channel to the Ypres Salient

    The Belgian Sector 1914 -1918

    by Chris Baker ...
    Series series Battleground
    The sector north of Ypres is best known for the inundation of much of the ground to the east of the Yser that acted as a block to the German advance in the autumn of 1914. From that time on military activities were extremely limited. Much of this line was manned by Belgian troops, with some assistance from the French army at its southern end and of the British army on the Channel coast. The role ... Read more

    $11.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Escape from the Village

    by Chris Baker ...
    "An eleven-year-old girl and boy live in an isolated village with 258 other citizens. Nobody has a name, and everything is calculated to break their spirits so that they surrender to an existence of gray routine."But they have each other. They each have a passion: music and art. And a mysterious force is guiding them and protecting them."When the savagery of those in control finally transforms the ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • A History of Thailand

    by Chris Baker, Pasuk Phongpaichit ...
    A History of Thailand offers a lively and accessible account of Thailand's political, economic, social and cultural history. This book explores how a world of mandarin nobles and unfree peasants was transformed and examines how the monarchy managed the foundation of a new nation-state at the turn of the twentieth century. The authors capture the clashes between various groups in their attempts to ... Read more

    $29.59 USD

  • Still Starts Hauling

    by Chris Baker ...
    Ethan is 33 years old when one decision nearly costs him everything.After an overdose leaves him fighting for another chance at life, Ethan wakes up knowing that surviving was only the beginning. With little more than $100, a beat-up phone, the lessons his grandfather left behind, and a determination he thought he had lost, Ethan sets out to rebuild his life from the ground up.There are no ... Read more

    $4.99 USD