Second-hand Books

A biography of Richard Brinsley Sheridan, the writer of "The School for Scandal" and "The Rivals". The text argues that Sheridan's Irishness was a crucial factor in his drive for...

This classic tale recounts the adventures of three children who strike up a friendship with the stationm aster of the nearby railway station. '

The 16th century Spanish Carmelite monk, St. John of the Cross, is not only one of the greatest of all Christian mystics. He is also considered by many to be...

Angelo, a young Hussar colonel and expert swordsman, has had to escape into France from his native Piedmont after killing an Austrian police-spy in a duel. Travelling the roads of...

One of a series of hardback, colour illustrated books on great artists of the world, illustrating their major works.

In our hectic and busy lifestyles, most of us don't have the time to buy loads of ingredients every time we want to make something delicious. James Tanner comes to...

The field of child and adolescent psychotherapy is still relatively young and its short history has resulted in a paucity of mental health services for this neglected group. There is...

Featuring works from an international list of artists, the BP Portrait Award highlights the vitality of portrait painting today. This book presents the diverse range of styles in contemporary portraiture...

This new book about the 1st Duke of Wellington provides a novel take on the traditional biography in that it explores the life of this complex man through portraits -...

A treasure trove of drama games and exercises, House of Games has proved itself an immensely valuable resource for teachers, theatre directors and drama workshop leaders. Following on from Keith...

A rich and poetic play set during the Russian Civil War, by the author of The Master and Margarita. Mikhail Bulgakov's satirical play creates a grotesque, tragicomic world in which...

The first new Caryl Churchill work in over two years, Blue Heart consists of two short, related plays: in Heart's Desire, a couple waits at the airport for their daughter...

The first in an exciting new series of practical books that will inspire the DIY enthusiast to create professional results in the garden. After guidance through the basic techniques and...

Through the Night describes work in the baby clinic of a General Practice by a child psychotherapist from the Tavistock Clinic. Through the Night is a book on the technique...

Welldon explores why the quality of their bodies is fundamental to women's psychology; how this may lead to self-mutilation; and how such perverse behavior may also be aimed at objects...

Prompting is the thematic thread that pervades the pages of this book. Its primary connotation is that of the prompter who is urgently called into action, at moments of anxiety,...

Rudolf Laban's provocative, experimental, explosive dance theatre works have lain hidden since the Third Reich deliberately annihilated his name. This book exposes Laban's audacity and his significance for dance theatre...

A comprehensive step-by-step guide to sugarcraft, covering different icings and a range of cake styles for every type of occasion. The book is designed with the beginner in mind, and...

Many people know what it means if their Sun is in Gemini, but do not know what the implications are if their Moon is in Cancer, their Mercury in Taurus...

This is a comprehensive, creative and practical book. Mary Gilliatt guides you through the whole process of decorating your home so that your ideas and schemes can be translated into...

In this remarkable dual memoir about family, faith, and friendship, film legend Martin Sheen and his son Emilio Estevez share their stories. Spanning nearly 50 years of family history, the...

Includes the plays Master and Margarita (Satan's Ball), Vanity, Gogol and Brothers Karamazov From original translations by Faynia Williams. Crane and Williams' sensational Master and Margarita (Satan's Ball) marked the...

The deepest cave on earth was a prize that had remained unclaimed for centuries, long after every other ultimate discovery had been made. This is the story of the men...

Newly inaugurated president Joseph Gardner has followed through on his pledge to pull American forces out of Iraq. But the region has quickly re-emerged as a hot zone, as Kurdish...

By 2007 Viktor Bout had become the world's foremost arms dealer. Known as the 'Merchant of Death' he was both "Public Enemy No. 1" to the global intelligence agencies and...

Packed with insights from a lifetime of directing theatre, Words into Action is a fascinating read and a vital masterclass for actors and directors. Renowned theatre director William Gaskill was...

An exhilarating new series set in the great outdoors, from HOTEL FLAMINGO author Alex Milway Rosa has come from the city to live with Grandma Nan in the wilds of...

Can YOU keep a secret? Find out in this riotous romantic comedy about secrets and lies, mothers and daughters and growing older but certainly no wiser... When Cass Palmer's mother...

The Intelligent Woman's Guide to Socialism, Capitalism, Sovietism, and Fascism As a lifelong socialist, Shaw believed that economic inequality was a poison destroying every aspect of human life, perverting family...

He is a sergeant-major in the SAS. His task is to snatch a defecting Russian 'Star Wars' scientist from Stockholm. She is the she-wolf. Leader of a crack Spetsnaz pack....

It's been almost thirteen years since we last saw Cannie Shapiro, the heroine of Good in Bed, whose journey towards happy-ever-after made millions of women the world over laugh, cry...

Mitch Rapp is on the trail of the traitor within. Honour must be satisfied. In this latest action-packed addition to the Mitch Rapp saga, Flynn returns to the secretive world...

On 16 March 1978, Aldo Moro, former Italian Prime Minister, was ambushed in Rome. Within three minutes the gang killed all five members of his escort and bundled Moro into...

Alex is a brilliant chef, but he struggles to fill his Barcelona restaurant because of his gruff, eccentric personality and his refusal to use ingredients that trace their culinary origins...

Quiet Rink always sits at the back of the classroom, away from the other children who have heard strange rumours about his family and prefer to keep their distance. But...

Robert Jones has a lot going for him: a steady job, a steady relationship and plenty of prospects, until a white woman accuses him of rape and, all of a...

How to Teach is the most exciting, most readable, and most useful teaching manual ever written. It is not the work of a dry theorist. Its author has spent half...

"Grow"" ""Your"" ""Own"" ""Flowers" is an essential guide to growing hundreds of recommended annual and perennial flowers. The next book in the Grow Your Own series (publishing alongside "Grow Your...

The lily is one of the most beautiful and popular flowers in the garden and despite having a reputation for being "temperamental", lilies can actually be very easy to grow....

Hostas are invaluable foliage plants with their broad leaves providing dramatic clumps of architectural interest in the garden. The sculptural leaves come in many sizes and although many are green,...