Shelf Life, Michael Robb

Shelf Life, Michael RobbNew Hardback Embark on a captivating journey through the ages with Shelf Life, a meticulously crafted exploration of bookselling and publishing that spans two millennia. This engaging narrative unveils the resilience and innovation of key figures who have shaped the literary landscape, from the pioneering days of William Caxton to the contemporary influence of Jeff Bezos. As the narrative navigates the ever evolving terrain of book retail, it delves

Covering the military reasoning for taking the war underground

from mountains to deserts

swimming in rural lakes and even carried in a backpack on a multi-day Negev desert hike

Later on German tank designers developed technically superior tanks but these could not be built fast enough or in sufficient numbers

In a typical year

some of them very elaborate and eccentric

By April 1865

The wealth of detail it contains leaves no doubt that the book must have been written by the heroic Tungdil Goldhand himself

Ivy grows increasingly suspicious of her fellow passengers

woodland trails and quiet country lanes of the North Pennines and Tees Valley

New Hardback with SIGNED Bookplate

to full adventure swimming expeditions and off-grid holidays - dive right in and submerge yourself in the wild