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The Rough Guide to Shakespeare is the ultimate guide to the life and work of the world's greatest playwright: William Shakespeare. With full coverage of the 39 Shakespearian plays, including...

On July 13, 1955, Ruth Ellis was hanged for the murder of the lover who jilted her, motor-racing driver David Blakely. Forty years on, her only surviving child, Georgie, recalls...

Promoting reverence of nature and wisdom of traditional plant medicine and modern ecology, this encyclopaedia looks at the ways in which Earth energies have been understood throughout history. The author...

This is a best-selling masterclass on how to make simple, stylish little cakes that bring joy to children and adults alike. Martha Swift and Lisa Thomas concentrate on the basics...

Illustrated with over 150 photographs from Bob Flowerdew's own garden, the book covers every aspects of organic cultivation. It incorporates the latest scientific information with the author's 15 years of...

The staff of Neal's Yard Remedies reveal some of their secrets and share with the reader many unique recipes for soaps, creams, balms, shampoos and rinses to soothe, cleanse and...

Any divide between revelation and rationality, religion and logic has to be irrational. If religion and rationality cannot proceed hand in hand, there has to be something deeply wrong with...

Biography of Desire explores the conflicting , ambivalent currents of loyalty and desire through the live s of two women. Katherine, a married woman and mother of two , first...

This book shows readers how to add individua l touches to the home without spending a fortune. It contain s ideas for painting on ceramics, fabrics, glass, metal and wooden...

'Martin Chuzzlewit' is Charles Dickens' comic masterpiece about which his biographer, Forster, noted that it marked a crucial phase in the author's development as he began to delve deeper into...

From the language of Shakespeare to the US presidential campaign trail, the Bible's influence is all around us. It is the most-printed book of all time, yet, upon reading it,...

Whether you're looking for a potent pick-me-up, an effective detoxifier, a post-workout boost, a weightloss aid or an anti-ageing rejuvenator, this book shows you how to make flavour-packed juices and...

This revelatory account of how the Vatican saved thousands of Jews during the Second World War shows why history must re-assess 'Hitler's Pope'. Accused of being 'silent' during the Holocaust,...

From Paris to Palm Springs, pancakes are set to be the hot new food trend in 2018. People have discovered the joy of Sri Lankan hoppers, Keralan dosas, Japanese okonomiyaki,...

The Education Service was a vital arm of the British Colonial Service while the British Council has been paramount in promoting the English language and culture overseas. But are both...

Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award In 1704 a bankrupt English merchant sent home the colt he had bought from Bedouin tribesmen near the ruins...

Pre-order your copy of Sarah Morgan's new novel The Summer Swap now - coming May 2024! ' Absolutely love Sarah Morgan . She never fails to make me smile, laugh...

'Atmospheric and foreboding this is the perfect contemporary homage to the gothic tradition.' - The Sun Beneath the surface lies a terrible secret... Hollywood, 1975: Tragedy sends troubled film star...

When her last two plays are dismal failures and her relationship with her temperamental mentor falls apart, writer Bree O'Brien abandons Chicago and the regional theater where she hoped to...

The most authoritative, comprehensive and up-to-date book available on dreams and dreaming. This book enables you to tap into a whole new level of knowledge. In this book, Pamela Ball,...

A 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride and a 26.2-mile run make up the Ironman triathlon. It's not for the faint-hearted. What possesses an overweight, thirty-something librarian who can't swim,...

Gus Dury is back on the drink. While in hospital after a hit and run accident, his best friend, Hod, asks him to investigate the ritual, on-campus hanging of an...

The election of Barack Obama as President of the USA is a defining moment for all of us. After years of failed policies and a failed politics from Washington, change...

Guilty feet have got plenty of rhythm ... Kick off your shoes and snuggle up with this warm and witty new novel from the author of the bestselling Pastures New...

The central plot is a contemporary twist on Woody Allen's film Manhattan, with the genders reversed: a woman who is involved with a much younger man falls in love with...

It is 1895. Robert Wallis, would-be poet, bohemian and impoverished dandy, accepts a commission from coffee merchant Samuel Pinker to categorise the different tastes of coffee - and encounters Pinker's...

Nomad is a philosophical memoir, telling how Ayaan Hirsi Ali came to America in search of a new life, and the difficulties she faced in reconciling her two worlds. With...

When Sylvie Serfer met Richard Woodruff in law school, she had wild curls, wide hips and lots of opinions. Decades later, Sylvie has remade herself as the ideal politician's wife...

" Stephenie Meyer meets John Green in debut author Waters's wry, original supernatural romance, which blends sensitivity and deadpan humour to reflect a culture clash on both sides on the...

Robin Sharma believes there are certain skills and attitudes that allow you to rise to extraordinary success. In his powerful new parable, he offers a story designed to help people...

After receiving an anonymous message, New York lawyer Mark Wilder arrives in Cairo to learn the shocking news that he is the illegitimate son of Howard Carter, the famous archeologist...

The Second World War Experience is a four-volume series published in association with the Imperial War Museum, covering the whole six-year global conflagration. This book charts the period when the...

60 Degrees North is a story that we tell, both to ourselves and to others. It is a story about where - and perhaps also who - we are.'The sixtieth...

There's no such thing as a perfect crime. Sean Duffy knows this. He's back at work and ready for the avalanche of horrors that awaits him, beginning with a torso...

With a baby on the way and a need to make the world safe for infant-kind, an unassuming film-maker from West Virginia employs his complete lack of experience, knowledge and...

It is an early spring evening in 1943 when the air-raid sirens wail out over the East End of London. From every corner of Bethnal Green, people emerge from pubs,...

After a mysterious plague devastates the global male population, Yorick Brown is the last man left alive in a world of women. He has seen every man he ever knew...

Jonty's Boot Fair Secrets shows you how to separate the wheat from the chaff. Sometimes the subtlest variation to an item's colour, backstamp or shape can make a big difference...

1400 colour photographs. An invaluable introduction to the different collecting areas, ranging from furniture to ceramics, silver to glass. Eric Knowles describes the items available to the amateur collector and...

In a tranquil village on the Cornwall coast a murder takes place. The body of a teenage girl is washed up on the beach, discovered by the Baxter's younger boy.

Tallulah died of pneumonia in 1968 in her beloved New York City.