* A representative and authoritative 'state of the art' account of human development from conception to adolescence. * Written at an easy-to-comprehend level by an…
Soon after publication of On the Origin of Species, Charles Darwin received a letter that deeply unsettled him. He had expected outrage and accusations of heresy, but this letter…
Irish immigrant Molly Murphy is contemplating giving up PI work for something a little less…exciting. Molly has had quite enough excitement recently, thank you very much.…
WINNER OF THE BEST START-UP INSPIRATION BOOK AWARD AT THE 2019 BUSINESS BOOK AWARDS''A book to devour from start to finish - easy to do as it is accessibly-written and oh so…
After finally making it to space, Quess has aligned with Neo Zeon and she finds herself piloting a mobile suit with more than adequate skill. Meanwhile on Side 1, progress is…
A dance was devised in eighteenth-century Skye. An exhilarating dance. A dance, a visitor reports, ‘the emigration from Skye has occasioned’. The visitor asks for the…
A brilliantly wide-ranging essay collection from the author of My Struggle, spanning literature, philosophy, art and how our daily and creative lives intertwine.In the Land of the…
Is it time to reaffirm our liberal values? Or are we seeing the birth-pangs of a new era? Two great thinkers debate the question burning behind headlines across the world. …
"When one is tired of London, one is tired of life." - Samuel JohnsonLondon has long been a centre of the literary world. From Shakespeare to Amis, Byron to Blake, Plath, Thomas,…
From brainwashing and blackmail to manipulation and murder, explore the terrifying world of cults in this pocket guideThe strange and disturbing world of cults is fascinating and…
In the eighteenth century, Laurence Sterne explores the temptations of the French capital in a teasing study of foreign mores and Restif de la Bretonne provides an eye-witness…
Initially an almost grotesquely comic figure, Pnin gradually grows in stature by contrast with those who laugh at him. Whether taking the wrong train to deliver a lecture in a…
A selected guide to the finest coastal paddling trips around Scotland. This completely revised and updated 2nd edition is packed with great photography and detailed route maps,…
Listening to children is a skill which parents, teachers, caretakers and school counsellors need to employ every day. This book is about listening in many ways, both to your…
Tales from Lindford, the (unexpected) fourth novel in the Lindchester Chronicles by Catherine Fox, finds the residents of Lindchester facing challenging times as 2020 unfolds . . .