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Since the 1970s the cognitive sciences have offered multidisciplinary ways of understanding the mind and cognition. This reference work aims to represents the methodological and theoretical diversity of this changing...

This collection of readings shows how cognitive science can influence most of the primary branches of philosophy, as well as how philosophy critically examines the foundations of cognitive science. Its...

Evolutionary theory says that the brain has evolved not to do mathematical proofs but to control behaviour and ensure survival. Researchers agree that intelligence always manifests itself in behaviour -...

DK's true-crime series voyages into the murky world of conspiracies and conspiracy theories Enter a hidden world of mysteries, scandals, secrets, and lies Perhaps it is human nature to believe...

Trude Mostue''s anecdotes about animals, their habitats, hunting methods and the myths and legends that surround them, are accompanied by full-colour illustrations in this entertaining and didactic book.'

"The Treasures of Ancient Egypt" is a succinct but wide-ranging history of our search for knowledge about Ancient Egypt, a time-traveller's account of the story. It traces the interest in...

A vicious robbery at a secluded Brighton mansion leaves its elderly occupant dying, and millions taken in valuables. But, as Detective Superintendent Roy Grace, heading the enquiry, rapidly learns, there...

Family, that slippery word, a star to every wandering bark, and everyone sailing under a different sky. i> fter his mother's death, Richard, a newly remarried hospital consultant, decides to...

The Kilburn Social Club is a Premiership football team of opera singers, academics and South African freedom fighters. It s a dream, a club where no one is more equal...

Meet the Hunter family- Adam, a teacher, his wife Kate, and their children Hal, 17 and Charlotte 13. And Prince their black Labrador. It's Prince who is the narrator and...

This study of Australian society, examines the changing values, beliefs and perceptions of Australians, and how these are changing Australia. Based on qualitative research conducted by the Mackay research organization,...

This updated edition maintains an extensive coverage of literary and historical quotations, and contains completely up-to-date material. The book contains over 9000 quotations from nearly 2000 authors and includes quotations...

Oxford School Shakespeare is an acclaimed edition especially designed for students, with accessible on-page notes and explanatory illustrations, clear background information, and rigorous but accessible scholarly credentials. In this edition...

This text offers effective, nonviolent options for dealing with the most common concerns of parents of preschoolers. Written in a friendly, positive manner, it offers practical solutions to misbehaviour and...

This treatise challenges the bushman legend and presents evidence that discontented white Australian intellectuals of the 1890s romanticized the bushman and his notions of companionship. The text has been revised...

Under the banner of a Holy War, masterminded in Berlin and unleashed from Constantinople, the Germans and the Turks set out in 1914 to foment violent revolutionary uprisings against the...

Political satire as deeper truth- Donald Trump's presidential memoir, as recorded by two world-renowned Trump scholars, and experts on greatness generally. 'I have the best words, beautiful words, as everybody...

Downtown, wartime Auckland. Victoria Park is swamped by a vast American military camp and Ponsonby Road is a sometimes wild place of bars, drunken soldiers and brothels. Peter Sokel is...

Sleep is no longer a problem for Tom. His murderous alter ego, Tyler Garrett, has invaded his waking life, filling his mind with haunting memories and violent impulses. As Tom...

A funny, bittersweet and irresisitible teenage romance, perfect for fans of Gayle Forman's If I Stay, Jenny Downham's Before I Die or Lauren Oliver's Before I Fall A funny, bittersweet...

Boy: Tales of Childhood is the story of Roald Dahl's very own boyhood. Including takes of sweet-shops and chocolate, mean old ladies and a Great Mouse Plot - the inspiration...

A hilariously funny book containing hundreds of jokes on every subject under the sun, as well as the favourite jokes of famous celebrities. All royalties will be going to the...

Perhaps the strangest and most strikingly modern work to survive from the ancient world, The Satyricon relates the hilarious mock epic adventures of the impotent Encolpius, and his struggle to...

This is the fourth and last book about the March family. Ten years after the school at Plumfield was founded, there is now a college, built with a legacy from...

First published in the 1940s, the story of Gobbolino the witch's cat with one white paw and bright blue eyes, has been delighting generations of young readers. It's the charming...

Kapuscinski has witnessed 27 revolutions and coups. This is his account of the revolutions he has seen, a chronicle of the Third World establishing its independence and coming into its...

A unique cricket fiction series with added extras - reissued with striking new covers and a new look! GLORY GARDENS C.C. are now in the North County Under Thirteen League,...

A unique cricket fiction series with added extras - reissued with striking new covers and a new look! Hooker, Azzie, Erica and the rest all play cricket in their spare...

At last. At last this very important book has been written... I t will empower legions of women to step into their greatness .' ELIZABETH GILBERT, author of EAT, PRAY,...

'I've lived through ten iOS upgrades on my Mac - and that's just something I use to muck about on Twitter. Surely capitalism is due an upgrade or two?' When...

Michael and Vivien Noakes were allowed to follow the Queen around for a year. They observed her working life and recorded it in words and pictures. Michael Noakes is one...

With a sudden jerk, squealing of brakes and a loud puff of the steam engine, the train shunted forward ... I stared out the window as we slowly pulled out...

Designed for introductory students, this text provides the reader with a solid research base and defines difficult material by identifying concepts and demonstrating applications for each of those concepts. Motor...

The second title in a delightful new Level 2 I Can Read! series from acclaimed author Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich and illustrator Lydia Mba, starring Makeda, an exuberant seven-year-old "maker" and problem...

Named one of the best books of 2021 by NPR , The Washington Post , and Financial Times "No one states problems more correctly, more astutely, more amusingly and more...

Star and executive producer of the hit TV show Bar Rescue and New York Times bestselling author of Don't Bullsh*t Yourself, Jon Taffer reveals the transformational power of conflict, sharing...

Stonewall Honor author Jake Maia Arlow delivers a sapphic Jewish twist on the classic Christmas rom-com in a read perfect for fans of Kelly Quindlen and Casey McQuiston. It all...

Edgar Award-nominated and USA Today -bestselling crime writer Lou Berney returns to his critically acclaimed thriller series starring former mob wheelman Shake Bouchon, who finds himself reluctantly involved in a...