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Whether discussing theories of cosmology, the physics of making a violin, or the impact of magazine covers on potential buyers, physicist and writer Tony Rothman brings the worlds of the...

With a couple of weeks' unexpected holiday and no chance of going away, journalist Jane Shilling decided to pursue a childhood ambition and learn to ride. A teacher, Mrs Rogers,...

A heartfelt tale of a little Wren's journey to discovery - he is not so small and insignificant. After a terrible bushfire destroys his forest home, a little blue wren...

Ray - So...thinking about these books what the Guv wrote, I wondered if we might, you know, get in on the act a bit. I've knocked this up by remembering...

As it says on the cover, WHY GIRLS CAN'T THROW answers the questions you really can't find answered elsewhere. Questions such as- IS IT MORALLY WRONG TO RECORD A cd...

We are all, secretly or openly, obsessed with sweet things. From the very earliest human societies - there is evidence that Neolithic people made sweets - to modern day, there...

Presents in a non-technical, accessible style an overview of natural Earth systems and processes as well as the impact of human activities and decisions on these sytems. Readers will come...

The story of a giant in the world of finance Besides revolutionizing finance by providing the methodology to price a new instrument-through the Black-Scholes option pricing model-Fischer Black revolutionized Wall...

You are a juror in a murder trial. They tell you your child will be safe, your career will flourish, your friends will remain alive--all you have to say are...

From the Taru Desert and the Suguta Valley to the palm-fringed Indian Ocean coastline, from ice-capped Mount Kenya, Africa's second highest mountain to the endless, rolling savannah, Kenya is an...

TWO PETS. ONE HOUSE. NO CLUE. PUPPY VERSUS KITTEN is the illustrated story of two adorable little creatures that have been plonked into the world knowing absolutely nothing about it....

The latest novel by this bestselling horror writer tells the story of David Ash, a psychic investigator who is summoned to investigate the haunting at Edbrook, the spooky home of...

A recently discovered account of an Austrian Jewish writer's flight, persecution, and clandestine life in wartime France. As arts editor for one of Vienna's principal newspapers, Moriz Scheyer knew many...

A romantic novel set between the war-torn years of the 1940s and the anti-war movement of the late 1960s. It traces the life of the young Vanessa Conrad through poverty...

I needed a table at Maxim's, a hundred bucks, and a gorgeous blonde; what I had was a leg of lamb and no clues. I took hold of the joint....

In Barack and Michelle, America's First Couple is scrutinized in stirring detail by Christopher Andersen, author of thirteen New York Times bestsellers including Jack and Jackie, Somewhere in Heaven, and...

You get sick; you go to your doctor. Too bad. Because medicine isn't an industry, it's practically witchcraft. Despite the growth of big pharma, HMOs, and hospital chains, medicine remains...

The fault line -- that dangerous, unstable seam in the economy where powerful innovations and savage competition meet and create market-shattering tremors. Every company lives on it; no manager can...

In this account of the development of human genetics written for non-scientists, the authors describe the story behind the scientific breakthrough and introduce the reader to the scientists who pioneered...

Calling wild girls everywhere! Helen Skelton - adventurer, world-record breaker and TV presenter - brings you her inspirational guide to getting outdoors and having incredible adventures. From kayaking the length...

The Essential Film Companion for HERMIONE GRANGERTM! Hermione Granger hardly ever breaks the rules-unless, of course, she needs to in order to rescue her friends and fight the Dark Lord,...

From the award-winning writer of the original Upstairs Downstairs --the second novel in an irresistible trilogy about an Earl's family and his servants at the turn of the twentieth century....

The world's most comprehensive and up-to-date guide to Champagne, featuring all the latest vintages. The Champagne Guide 2020-2021 contains fully independent assessments, with profiles and ratings, of over 120 champagne...

In the Rich Dad's Advisors Series, Garrett Sutton reveals the secrets and strategies to owning your own business. He looks at ways to protect assets and use tax laws to...

This superb book of photographs features one of Australia's major national parks. Sixty large format images portray the beautiful coastal scenery of the Promontory and Sealers Cove, Waterloo Bay, Five...

Throughout their history, the "Guardian" and the "Observer" have avidly reported the worlds of exploration and adventure travel. In the 19th century, they covered the British and European explorers who...

Who trembles for you when you are sad, hangs his head when you are mad, and drools on you as if you were the most beautiful, brilliant, and tremendously fragrant...