Second-hand Books

Why do some mothers and babies take to breast feeding while others don't? And what are the emotions involved for mother and baby when the baby rejects a feed, or...

In Tony Blair's first term, 1997-2001, much was promised in reform of social services, but relatively little was achieved - except perhaps in Education, where Michael Barber was head of...

Tamasin Day-Lewis is food writer for Saturday's Daily Telegraph and is a contributing editor to Food Illustrated and Country Homes and Interiors. 80 perfect recipes for savoury and sweet tarts,...

'- An inspiring and practical guide to making the most of herbs in your garden- Acclaimed gardener and writer George Carter offers 20 simple step-by-step projects for herbal plantings you...

Food writer Nigel Slater turns his enthusiasm for the pleasures of eating to the pleasures of drinking fresh juices. His book, full of recipes and advice, celebrates the pleasures to...

Arne Maynard believes that achieving balance is the key to garden design and in A Sense of Place he shows you how to open your imagination and create a garden...

The aim of this series is to inform and guide, showing what to look for in simple home design, how to assess quality; how to combine value and style; and...

The only biography of avant-garde Surrealist artist, filmmaker and theorist Antonin Artaud is now re-published in a new, expanded and updated edition. Spanning his involvement with the Surrealist movement, the...

The art-glass window. The pendent lamp. The dining room ceiling grille. The translucent roof panel. These sprang from the mind of a great architectural genius in American history - and...

Ratty, Mole, Badger, and Toad have adventures on the river, wild times in the Wild Wood, and high jinks on the open road.

A play by Bryony Lavery in collaboration with Sound&Fury. A submarine is on patrol in the arctic. The crew sleep, eat, drill, long for word from home, and silently shadow...

'The Royal Court has been at the centre of British cultural life for the past 50 years, an engine room for new writing and constantly transforming the theatrical culture' Stephen...

Born in Russia, Arthur Adamov was educated in Geneva and Paris and wrote in French. His avant-garde and often political plays were grouped with the Theatre of the Absurd, but...

Includes the plays The Forest , Artistes and Admirers , Wolves and Sheep and Sin and Sorrow Four of Ostrovsky's finest plays. The best known of these, The Forest (1871),...

Edited with an introduction by Ronald Hayman This collection of essays and theatre criticism by playwright John Whiting first emerged during the most exciting and eventful decade in post-war twentieth-century...

This volume contains speeches from great works of European drama that have either been translated or adapted by Robert David MacDonald, awarded the Goethe Medal for Services to German literature'

In a world fraught with diet-culture and weight stigma, many parents worry about their child's relationship with their body and food. This down-to-earth guide is an invaluable resource allowing parents...

Baker by day, spy by night - Alice Eclair leads an exciting double life! A mysterious message sends Alice on a mission aboard France's most glamorous train. She must uncover...

From the grandiose histories of grand state building projects to the minutiae of street signs and corner pubs, from the rebuilding of capital cities to the provision of the humble...

The unique story of Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise - British television's most iconic double act. 'A warm and sympathetic portrait of two pals who conquered the world simply by...

I have a best friend. His name is Rudie and we do EVERYTHING together! I cannot imagine my life without him. Until one day, I have to... My Best Friend...

A stunning dinosaur picture book by the team behind the global bestseller Book of Bones - with touch-and-feel skeletons and fascinating facts to amaze, educate, and entertain young readers. In...

A leading figure in the world of networked culture explores the artists and events that defined the mass medium of our time Since 1989, the year the World Wide Web...

Banksy is a world-famous graffiti artist who secretly spray paints pictures on streets and walls while no one is watching! His works are often about politics, war, and other important...

The many fun and delicious things you can do with a bar of chocolate, richly illustrated and guaranteed to make your mouth water. There's a whole world of chocolate-y creativity...

Step into the wild and discover the secret lives of big cats! Young minds can learn all they need to know with the 100 fascinating facts in this exciting non-fiction...

The Russian government's deniable use of rogues, businessmen, enthusiasts, mercenaries and political technologists confounded policymakers as Moscow waged a covert invasion of Ukraine in 2014. Did Crimea and Donbas reveal...

You're brand new, and you're perfect You're demanding, but you're worth it. Told in gentle rhyming verse, You're Loved , by internationally bestselling author Liz Climo, is a heartfelt and...

Implications of Race and Racism in Student Evaluations of Teaching: The Hate U Give highlights practices in higher education such as using student evaluations of teaching to inform merit increases,...

Insight Guides Explore Shanghai Travel made easy. Ask local experts. Focused travel guide featuring the very best routes and itineraries, now with free eBook and pull-out map. Discover the best...

Inside Lonely Planet's Pocket Chicago : Up-to-date information - all businesses were rechecked before publication to ensure they are still open after 2020's COVID-19 outbreak Full-color maps and travel photography...

A deadly foe rears its head... An appeal court judge frees four of the world's most dangerous terrorists from Guantanamo Bay. The CIA tracks them back to Pakistan's North-West Frontier,...

In order to save a life, he must take one... Navy SEAL Mack Bedford is expelled from the military after recklessly avenging the death of fellow soldiers, killed by insurgents...

Perfect your trivia knowledge with this exciting collection of 150 crossword puzzles! Impress all your friends at the next pub quiz with your expertise in every subject, from history and...

'Historical fiction of a high order' The Times Germany, October 1944: Dozens of cities lie in ruins. Enemy armies are at the gates. For the Thousand Year Reich, time is...

Implicit bias affects us all, every day of our lives. But it can be overcome.Here's how we begin to change our minds. Implicit bias leads us to discriminate on the...

1971, the American photographer Loren McIntyre finds himself stranded in the depths of the Amazon rainforest, on the border between Brazil and Peru. Finding refuge with the Mayoruma tribe -...

LAPD detective Harry Bosch is a loner and a nighthawk. One Sunday he gets a call-out on his pager. A body has been found in a drainage tunnel off Mulholland...

Season One of the ten-part television series BOSCH, starring Titus Welliver as Detective Harry Bosch, is based on three Harry Bosch thrillers: The Concrete Blonde , City of Bones and...

Sir Henry Parkes- Father of Federation, Premier of NSW, Statesman, Visionary, Political Leader, Poet, Humanist Sir Henry Parkes- Father of Federation, Premier of NSW, Statesman, Visionary, Political Leader, Poet, HumanistMay...

INTERNATIONAL BEST SELLER HEAVEN IS SO REAL! WITH OVER 1 MILLION COPIES SOLD Do you believe heaven really exists? Choo Thomas retells a stunning, personal story of how she saw...

"A fine new biography," (The New Yorker) finally available in paperback Now in paperback, Richard Reeves's beautifully written book is the definitive life of one of the heroic giants of...

An off-Broadway comedy presents scenes from the bible told from a flamboyantly gay perspective and begins with the story of banished Adam and Eve, who meet Jane and Mabel, the...

Neil LaBute burst onto the American theater scene with the premiere of BASH at NYC's Douglas Fairbanks Theater in 1999 in a wildly praised production that featured Calista Flockhart, Paul...

Both dramatic and musical theater are part of the tradition that has made Austria - especially Vienna - and the old Habsburg lands synonymous with high culture in Central Europe....