Arts & Social Sciences Books

'THE MOST IMPORTANT LIVING RUSSIAN WRITER' New YorkerMY HEAD SPINS. I'M LYING IN A BED. WHERE AM I? WHO AM I?A man wakes up in hospital. He has no idea who...

In a world of hate, let's serve up some love... Peta Mathias has encountered many a lovelorn tale on her gastronomic travels around the world. Searching further, she has unearthed...

Life lessons from Russian LiteratureAs Viv Groskop knows from personal experience, everything that has ever happened to a person has already happened in the Russian classics: from not being sure...

If it was asked of you to fix the world's economic problems, and you were given the power to do so, where would you start? If I then asked you...

Did you know that the subconscious mind makes decisions up to fifteen times faster than the conscious mind? Imagine accessing and willfully harnessing that level of power! What would you...

The complete play in an accessible format, on-page notes, introduction setting the context, timeline, character and theme indexes. Set the scene with perfectly pitched introductions that introduce key contexts, concerns...

The complete play in an accessible format, on-page notes, introduction setting the context, timeline, character and theme indexes. Set the scene with perfectly pitched introductions that introduce key contexts, concerns...

In this intimate and extraordinary memoir, Ziauddin Yousafzai, the father of Malala, gives a moving account of fatherhood and his lifelong fight for equality – proving there are many faces...

‘[Stack's] soaring imagery sears itself into the brain, in acute and accurate tales that should never be forgotten by the wider world, and yet always are ... Anyone wishing to...

Winner of the World Fantasy Award Tenth Anniversary Edition, with a new introduction and three extra stories.It's a rainy day when the woman approaches Joe. He is a private detective...

A captivating collection of pieces about the art of narration by Britain's finest biographer, Michael Holroyd In this collection of pieces, Michael Holroyd reflects on the eccentricities of the art...

'His clarity, wit and determination are evident, his understand and good humour moving' New ScientistMy Brief History recounts Stephen Hawking’s improbable journey, from his post-war London boyhood to his years of international...

The Exile joins Osama bin Laden as he escapes into Pakistan in the immediate aftermath of 9/11, bringing to vivid life the years leading up to his death spent on the...

"In Hayes’ book ... she joins the dots between these differing beliefs to help us cultivate a richer shared vocabulary of happiness, and unravels the global interpretations of living well...

A memoir of Victoria Schofield's thirty-year friendship with her Oxford contemporary, Benazir Bhutto.'Fascinating and moving' Lord Owen 'Abounds with behind-the-scenes gems' Spectator 'Sheds light on the human side of a courageous...

Publisher's Synopsis Using the techniques and fundamentals of Pilates and applying it to athletic training.Professional athletes around the world in every sport have used Pilates to gain explosive strength, increase...

Learn to start and run your own coffee bar with tips to brewing successThe caffeine-lover in you has always wanted to start your own coffee bar--and all the guidance you'll...

When Kate L. Turabian first put her famous guidelines to paper, she could hardly have imagined the world in which today’s students would be conducting research. Yet while the ways...

A thrilling history of MI9—the WWII organization that engineered the escape of Allied forces from behind enemy lines“A fitting tribute to the hundreds of men and women who risked their...

Deep time is the timescale of the geological events that have shaped our planet. Whilst so immense as to challenge human understanding, its evidence is nonetheless visible all around us....

The Pearson Atlas is a highly visual Atlas for human and physical geography as well as humanities and SOSE courses. It is your guidebook to the world, featuring full-colour maps...

Product Features:   "Rich urges us to stand up, look around and question outdated politics in a startlingly modern flourish. These essays are aptly named; they are indeed essential." The...

A fresh, stimulating look at Adolf Hitler and his dictatorship throughout the study of ten key aspects. Hitler’s tyranny is still difficult to understand today. In this book, Ralf Georg Reuth...

Choosing natural beauty doesn't mean ditching hi-tech products in favor of homemade potions. It means being conscious about what you're buying: what are you putting on your skin, what does...

Scientifica Historica is an illustrated, accessible review of those books that marked the development of science from ancient civilizations to the new millennium.The book is divided into five eras and explores the leading scientific pioneers, discoveries and...

Enjoy Frank L. Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz as you've never seen it before! Olimpia Zagnoli's modern, illustrative interpretation of this classic tale follows Dorothy on her famous journey to Oz....

Publisher's Synopsis A single song catapulted 26-year-old Pauly Fuemana from the mean streets of South Auckland to global fame, and more money than he'd ever dreamt of. But behind OMC's...

STANLEY M. BURSTEIN is Professor and Chair of the History Department of California State University, Los Angeles, and has published a number of volumes on Greece, Egypt, and the Ancient...