This is a story of self-obsession narrated by the point of view of a psychiatrist, published as a Penguin Essential for the first time. As a psychiatrist in a top-security mental hospital in the...
A young theoretical physicist's guide to how the radical new science of counterfactuals can reveal the full scope of our universeThere is a vast class of properties that science has so far...
Charlie Chaplin sang on a London stage for the first time at the age of five. Performing proved to be his salvation, providing a way out of a life of hardship and poverty. Success came early and...
A musician found dead on the highway. It's no surprise when white detectives arrest a black man for the murder. What is a surprise is that the black man - Virgil Tibbs - is himself a skilled...
In "Stretch Your Dog Healthy," holistic health specialist Wynn offers dog owners the latest information on stretching, massage, acupressure, and other techniques to improve and maintain...
Rachel Khoo serves up a modern twist on classic French cooking. Rachel Khoo was determined to get to grips with French cooking, so to learn more she moved to Paris, not speaking a word of French,...
You may think you know this carol, but the breathtaking talent of Laurel Long brings it to life as never before. Readers will pore over every page, searching for golden rings, turtledoves, and the...
A landmark illustrated history of rural church monuments - the forgotten national treasures of England and WalesDeep in the countryside, away from metropolitan abbeys and cathedrals, thousands of...
Two revealingly different accounts of the life of the most important figure of the Roman Empire Charlemage, known as the father of Europe, was one of the most powerful and dynamic of all medieval...
Does the thought of delivering a presentation make your heart skip a beat? Do your pitches fall flat no matter how much preparation you put in? Are you often comparing yourself to more eloquent...
'Wonderful' The New York TimesCharlie, a jobbing young English actress, is accustomed to playing different roles. But when the mysterious, battle-scarred Joseph recruits her into the...
A novel following the fate of Arbella Stuart, niece to Mary, Queen of Scots and presumed successor to Elizabeth I. Can she escape Hardwick Hall żeby putting her trust in a young poet? From the...
Tracker is known far and wide for his skills as a hunter - and he always works alone. But when he is engaged to find a child who disappeared three years ago, he must break his own rules, joining a...
This is the book everyone has been waiting for: national heroes Ant and Dec, Britain's most successful television duo, have invited their millions of fans into their world. The pair met when...
"The Other Crowd," "The Good People," "The Wee Folk," and "Them" are a few of the names given to the fairies żeby the people of Ireland. Honored for their gifts and...
When Dr Philip Raven, an intellectual working for the League of Nations, dies in 1930 he leaves behind a powerful legacy an unpublished dream book'. Inspired aby visions he has experienced for...
The plays of Euripides have stimulated audiences since the fifth century BC. This volume, containing "Phoenician Women", "Bacchae", "Iphigenia at Aulis", "Orestes",...
Fat Phil can't lose at dice, even when his friends turn nasty and he's trying his hardest; a salesman finds success comes from fortune cookie mottoes, but panics when these mottoes turn...
Die gegenwärtigen Umweltprobleme sind lösbar, wenn wir das Verständnis über die Auswirkungen unseres Konsums schärfen und entschieden gegensteuern. Dazu müssen wir ökologische Intelligenz...
An authoritative exploration of Christ that takes a fresh approach to his life and gives equal voice to both the New Testament and early Jewish writing. Describing him, not as a man who believed...
A portrayal of the sensitive, sexually confused and socially awkward writer based on information gained from the original Danish sources. 16pp b/w illus.
Five plays written in the period 426 to 415 BC and haunted by the horrors of the fierce war between Athens and Sparta. Includes }Trojan Women, Andromache, Hecabe{ and }Electra{.
Combining frontline investigation with startling new data, Tristram Stuart's "Waste" shows how the way we live now has created a global food crisis - and what we can do to fix it. With...