Social Sciences

It is the early days of World War II, and two brothers find themselves on opposite sides. Max and Harry Kelso were born in the United States of a German...

Nominated for the National Book Award, this book is set in colonial Massachusetts where, in 1704, a French and Indian war party descended on the village of Deerfield, abducting a...

When Samuel Godwin, a young and naive art tutor, accepts a job with the Farrow family at their majestic home, little does he expect to come across such a web...

Jack's back - and still as barking as ever! Now that Jack has embraced his doggy alter ego - Anubis, jackal-headed god of the dead - he must travel to...

Ikebukuro, Tokyo-a neighborhood where twisted love prowls!! A series of street slashings in Ikebukuro begins to connect total strangers: A teenage girl with no personality of her own; a beat...

An exciting look at the artistic evolution of the iconic style of Doonesbury on the 40th anniversary of its publication. Best known for his wry and incisive takes on American...

In 2003 Lance Armstrong won the Centenary Tour de France. It was his fifth victory and has cemented his position as one of the greatest cyclists of all time. This...

This anthology contains 8 original one-act plays, suitable for GCSE and Standard Grade English, English Literature and Drama courses. All plays have been specially commissioned for the series, and written...

The Northern home-front during the Civil War was far from tranquil. Fierce political debates set communities on edge, spurred secret plots against the Union, and triggered widespread violence. At the...

When schoolgirls begin to disappear on the West African coast, "troubleshooter" Bruce Medway tries to remain detached. Meanwhile, he reluctantly acquires a new job from former nemesis and mafia capo...

The third instalment in the hilariously funny life of young Spud Milton. Warning- may cause frequent bouts of hysterical laughter...! Spud Milton (practically a man in most areas) is hoping...

The Harrisons are a large, extremely close family, but beneath the apparently idyllic surface lie tensions and undercurrents in each of the three generations. Grandmother, Pamela, is struggling to cope...

Tender yet wickedly intelligent summer reading from Anne Tyler's naughty little sister What if every woman in town suddenly went on strike? For the people of Stellar Plains, the staging...

Taking its cue from Diary of a Provincial Lady , EM Delafield's dry-witted classic of domesticity and other vexations, Diary Of A Suburban Lady is a comic novel about the...

In this fresh and challenging look at the origins of the United Kingdom, Michael Fry focuses on the years which led up to the Union of 1707, setting the political...

His war is over and former special forces captain Gerry Gallen is enjoying the relative peace of running a cattle ranch in Wyoming. But when he's asked to lead a...

A book for anyone and everyone who finds themselves going through big change, hard times, bad luck or tough sh*it. A book for right now, as it turns out. From...

From the bestselling author of Bared to You comes a tale of love and awakened desire in Victorian England They are London's most scandalous couple. Isabel, Lady Pelham, and Gerard...

The huge research into the history of Australian theatre assembled in Currency's authoritative Companion to Theatre in Australia has here been concentrated into a handy reference guide for the theatre...

Diamond heiress Rianne de Zoete is shocked when she's dumped at an English boarding school by her aunt. The girls who have to share a room with Rianne are just...

Copywriting is the essential guide to writing good marketing copy. Not only does it address the different pieces of work that a copywriter will have to produce but it also...

In a good year aerobatics is one of the most beautiful sports imaginable. Pilots pull through impossibly elegant figures at hundreds of miles an hour. In a bad year no...

From man-about-Mitcham and leading diarist de nos jours, Simon Crisp: 'It is impossible to exaggerate the gratitude I owe the late Sir Alec Guinness. Had I not happened to meet...

Runaway is not only a powerful account of a singularly spirited girl's growing up, it involves issues which concern us all - the traumatic effects of family breakdown.

Friends, family, workmates. The woman you see at the bus stop every morning; the man who reaches for the last newspaper just before you get to it. Everyone you meet,...

Entertaining reading for young cricketers - when fading light forces them indoors. toby Jones is not your average cricket fan. It isn't his passion for the game that makes him...

Sharing the Climb traces the development of the Anglican mission in Oro (Northern) Province in Papua New Guinea from 1948 to 1967 through the experiences of Sister Nancy White.

Libby just wants to write the speeches that'll make the whole world sing, or at least ones that will get her boss to remember her name correctly and stop using...

NEW FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE HALO TRILOGY 'Alex is more real that anyone I"ve ever know. And him being dead ... really doesn't change a thing.' After...

Neurologist and best-selling author Richard Restak puts readers in touch with the latest scientific findings about the most complex and inscrutable object in creation--the human brain. "By all means let...

Are sports influenced by their social context? Can sport influence the social world? And how is sport changing in our increasingly globalized society? This thought-provoking text explores these questions and...

Paul Hanna is one of Australia's leading motivational speakers. Here, he speaks about the personal setbacks he has overcome - including a bushwalking accident that left doctors fearing he would...

Gina Ford's bestselling The Contented Little Baby Book established Gina as one of the UK's most influential voices in baby and childcare issues and her groundbreaking routines have been the...

The inspirational true story of one man overcoming enormous odds - including sexual abuse from his alcoholic mother - to choose his own path in life and become a truly...

Brilliant stories from the hyper-real world of Weldonia. Brilliant stories from the hyper-real world of Weldonia, where self-deception rules; where a bully can believe he's a victim; a blackmailer see...