This concise, abridged edition of Pierre Grimal's celebrated "Dictionary of Classical Mythology" brilliantly distils and…

In 1855 Walt Whitman published Leaves of Grass, the work which defined him as one of America's most influential voices, and…

\nIn this book, Norman Hampson follows through certain dominant themes in the Enlightenment, and describes the contemporary…

A story of two very different men whose lives catastrophically interweaved over the course of some nine months in the late…

Demonstrates the extent to which Thomas Paine was an inspiration to Americans in their struggle for independence. This book…

A portrait of a world that lifts the veil on the lives of Islamic women. This is the story to discover the truth about women…

Our lives are pretty stressful, from the mountains of work emails to the never-ending life admin, finding time to see…

Interweaves the minute-by-minute story of an accident at a missile silo in rural Arkansas, where a single crew struggled to…

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This is the century of whiteshift. As Western societies are becoming increasingly mixed-race, demographic change is…

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'Phillips O'Brien is one of the keenest observers of modern strategy, and his new book takes a deep historical look at the…

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In Traction, successful entrepreneurs Gabriel Weinberg and Justin Mares offer a comprehensive overview of the various ways…

Side effects are things we do not intend. This collection of essays examines how the things we don't mean, or mean perhaps…

Have these gleaming business districts, mega malls and gated developments led to 'regeneration', or have they intensified…

Tells about writers and their families. This book explores the often tense relationship between writers and their families.…

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Sunday Times bestselling author Dr Rangan Chatterjee reveals how to make positive change that actually lasts in his latest,…

Through Virginia Woolf's, a feminist and a bohemian, extensive diaries and letters and brilliant detective work, this title…

Written in the late sixteenth century, at the pinnacle of the English Renaissance, the rich and ingenious works of Thomas…

Deals with that most crucial of decisions - should you stay with your present partner or should you go?…

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This "New York Times" bestseller is a myth-shattering exploration of the powerful connections between mental illness and…

1913. Unmarried sisters Nellie and Vivian Marsh live an impoverished existence in a tiny cottage on the banks of the Little…

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'Magnificent. Beautifully written, immaculately researched and thoroughly absorbing from start to finish. A tour de force…

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Based on thousands of never-before translated letters and unpublished sources, Jackie Wullschläger's enthralling biography…

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'Extraordinary... beautifully written, clear-eyed and engaged in the deepest ethical questions of our day' Rory…

Explores the themes and theses that were to dominate Marx's later work Capital.This work provides an insight into Marx's…

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Fully annotated collection, the only available paperback edition, based on the definitive Louisiana State University Press…

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A collection of stories, which examine society through the eyes of the woman, as she encountered choices in marriage,…

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We can define the mad, but how do we classify the sane? Answering this question, the author delves deep into history,…

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Includes research on non-verbal communication, social skills and happiness.…

Explores how modern food manufacturers have hijacked the brains of millions by turning our meals into perfectly engineered…

Where do politicians come from? How do they get elected? What do they do all day? And why do they seek power? In this title,…

What were the twelve labors of Herakles? Why did Zeus turn himself into a shower of gold? What was the name of the guard-dog…

Presents short stories, written by Welsh men and women, for the most part about Welsh people, providing depictions of valley…

Contains twelve Shakespeare plays in narrative form. This book presents an introduction to Shakespeare for the young.…

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For twenty years Doro and Marcus lived in a commune, convinced lentils and free love would change the world. They didn't.…

Hans Fallada was a drug addict, womanizer, alcoholic, jailbird and thief. This title tells the story of Hans Fallada, whose…

Beautifully packaged reissue. Kniha 9780140156676 City of the Mind | Penelope Lively Brožovaná…

Do you want to be more persuasive? Do you want to enthuse and inpsire and feel good whenever you present or speak in public?…

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We all feel it—the distraction, the loss of focus, the addictive focus on the wrong things for too long. We bump into the…

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Neue Funde entschlüsseln die Vergangenheit: Das wahre Leben der Wikinger - so, wie es noch nie erzählt wurde »Der…

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Was geschah mit den Völkern, die die heute verfallenden Tempel von Angkor-Wat bauten, die verlassenen Statuen der…

Learn an entire MBA course without spending thousands and waving goodbye to two years of your lifeIf you want to succeed in…

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The father of English literature shines in this authoritative selection from the greatest collection of narrative poems in…

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In 2004 the author published her book, Not on the Label, where, in a series of undercover investigations she provided a…

Explains what madness is, to show that it can be understood in psychological terms, and that by studying it we can learn…