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In the summer of 1942, Kitty is an ambulance driver stationed in Sussex. She meets Ed, a Royal Marine commando, and Larry, a liaison officer under the command of Mountbatten....

In this powerful and comprehensive guide in the spirit of Jambalaya and Sacred Woman , an herbalist celebrates ancient and modern African holistic healing. "The message of this book is:...

Motherhood is given tribute here in word and fine-art illustration. Observations about the joys and challenges of motherhood come from men and women, past and present, including Carrie Fisher, Toni...

'When are you having children?' 'Why didn't you have another child?' 'Well, I guess that's your choice, but...' They are questions asked of women of a certain age all the...

The experience of being a sole mother * Questioning gender * Encouraging good communication * Talking about emotions * Setting limits and boundaries * Helping your son's school life *...

"I wrote this book for Miranda. One minute Ms Miranda was a Gucci-shod executive, chairing meetings and firing the non-compliant, and the next, Whoosh, Miranda's brain came out with the...

Didn't think mums could have so much fun? Think again. "Mothers' Wit" is full of classic one-liners from a rich variety of red-hot mammas such as Victoria Wood, Joan Rivers,...

The M.I.L.K. Collection portrays unforgettable images of human life, from its fragile moments to its last. They tell us that the rich bond that exists between families and friends is...

The inspiration for the major motion picture starring Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain "Had me in its grips from the first page to the astonishing and jaw-dropping ending." -Samantha M....

A marvelously illustrated guide to the world's moths. With more than 160,000 named species, moths are a familiar sight to most of us, flickering around lights, pollinating wildflowers about meadows...

A practical guide to ensuring your child's success in school. What makes children succeed in school? For the past twenty years, the focus has been on building children's self-esteem to...

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...

Alexandra 'Barney' Barnaby and race driver Sam Hooker are back in a new bestseller from the creator of Stephanie Plum. It's a multi-car pile-up of crime, sex, property damage and...

Shut up and listen. In exactly one minute and fifty three seconds a solar flare will strike the earth 'setting off a chain reaction incinerating every living creature on the...

This travelogue begins with the terrifying account of the storm that left Eric Hansen and four companions shipwrecked on a deserted Red Sea island. Rescued by smugglers and taken to...

Moulin Rouge is the book to accompany the latest film of the same name by celebrated Australian director, Baz Lurhmann. The film is essentially a romantic tragicomic musical that stars...

Charming, insightful and immensely entertaining in its unique presentation of one of America's legendary figures, Mount Vernon Love Story, by Mary Higgins Clark, shows the reader the man behind the...

Geraint Thomas's inside guide to twenty-five of the greatest cycling climbs in the world. Cycling fans obsess about climbs and big mountains. They love reading about their tests and tribulations...

Scale the earth's most inspiring mountains through photographs culled from the Magnum archives by some of the world's most celebrated photographers. Magnum Photos is arguably the most celebrated photographic cooperative...

The mountains have always fascinated people. When you think of a mountain vacation you immediately think of hiking, skiing, cross-country skiing, climbing, etc., but there are plenty of other disciplines...

The nomadic odyssey of Eduardo Halfon continues as he searches for his roots through tangled childhood memories of a haunting family tragedy International Latino Book Award Winner * Edward Lewis...

The imagination of three children takes on unexpected life in a creation tale from the dream team of David Almond and Dave McKean. The gods have created a world that...

Taking as her starting point images from the holdings of the National Portrait Gallery, London, writer and art historian Lucinda Hawksley explores the history of facial hair, from prehistoric times...

'Carries distinct shades of Patricia Highsmith and Donna Tartt... Supremely gripping' - Vogue , Best Books of 2022 A struggling author is stuck at the airport, his flight endlessly delayed....

'You won't find a more passionate voice-smart, punchy prose - a smashing combination of the heartbreaking and the hilarious' - Vogue Thelma is six years old. Life at home is...

Focusing on the requirement for energy-efficient sustainable architecture with a small carbon footprint, this book explores the many ways in which containers can be renovated to create housing and more....

Inspiring new design ideas from multiple award-winning Danish fashion and interior designer Malene Birger. In this third volume of her successful interior design series, Birger showcases four houses and apartments...

Bestselling authors and cohosts of the TED podcast Fixable , Frances Frei and Anne Morriss reinvent the playbook for how to lead change - with a radical approach that moves...

With a business to run, a son to raise and a complicated personal life, renegade lawyer Nina Reilly is used to having as much drama in her own home as...

32 of Billy Slater's favourite bodyweight workouts - for anyone, anytime, anywhere. Your body is made for exercising. Sometimes, all it needs is a little helping hand to remind it...

This playful introduction to motion in the animal kingdom invites readers to guess some of the unusual ways that animals get around, from Caldecott Honor artist Steve Jenkins and Robin...

Where will you live in 2030? Where will your children settle in 2040? What will the map of humanity look like in 2050? Mobility is a recurring feature of human...

Movement Direction in contemporary theatre production is increasingly recognised and valued as a significant component of the expressive art of bodily communication in live performance. From scene changes, to character...

How do social movements intersect with the agendas of mainstream political parties? When they are integrated with parties, are they coopted? Or are they more radically transformative? Examining major episodes...

This revised text covers movements in art since 1945.

This speculative fiction collection contains twelve stories centred around the theme of being altered by a situation. Stories include the acclaimed How to Win a War, which suggests a strategy...

Movie Stars uses stunning pictures from the Daily Mail archives, many reproduced here for the first time, Movie Stars Unseen Archives features a stellar cast of acting greats, from the...

Cinema is the quintessential art form of the twentieth century. From the Lumiere brothers' first public film screening at the end of the nineteenth century to the technical wizardry of...

Films are a powerful medium for teaching students of psychology, social work, medicine, nursing, counselling and even literature or media studies about psychopathology. The clinical chapters of this book, each...

'With all I've experienced - the bad, the ugly and the disgusting - as well as the good...the single element I've taken with me and that I've drawn absolute strength...