Konrad Lorenz was the author of some of the most popular books ever published about animals, including the best-selling Man Meets Dog and King Solomon’s Ring. On Aggression is one of his finest works, as…
Konrad Lorenz was the author of some of the most popular books ever published about animals, including the best-selling Man Meets Dog and King Solomon’s Ring. On Aggression is one of his finest works, as…
First published in 1903, Principles of Mathematics was Bertrand Russell’s first major work in print. It was this title which saw him begin his ascent towards eminence. In this groundbreaking and important work, Bertrand Russell…
‘Those who read or listen to our stories see everything as though through a lens. This lens is the secret of narration, and it is ground anew in every story, ground between the temporal and…
‘A magnificent opus … extraordinary, spellbinding … this book does what no other on autism has done’ Ann Bauer, Washington Post *Pulitzer finalist 2017* The stunning history of autism as it has been discovered and…
This book introduces the reader to the niceties of samples (random or stratified random), averages (mean, median or modal), errors (probable, standard or unintentional), graphs, indexes and other tools of democratic persuasion….
‘A fascinating new analysis of human violence, filled with fresh ideas and gripping evidence from our primate cousins, historical forebears, and contemporary neighbors’ Steven Pinker ‘A brilliant analysis of the role of aggression in our…
This pocket-sized guide to identifying and interpreting metal and ceramic marks has been improved with the addition of the most recent hallmarks, along with details of the new hallmarking system. Do you attend car boot…
The Quadrivium consists of the four Liberal Arts of Number, Geometry, Music, and Cosmology, studied from antiquity to the Renaissance as a way of glimpsing the nature of reality. They synthesize number, space, and time….
‘The Spark describes in glowing terms the profound intensity with which a mother can love her child’ Andrew Solomon, author of Far from the Tree ‘Extraordinary. A story of triumph against the odds and it’s…
Was there a beginning of time? Could time run backwards? Is the universe infinite or does it have boundaries? These are just some of the questions considered in an internationally acclaimed masterpiece by one of…
The new edition of this best-selling title from the popular 100 cases series explores common psychiatric and mental health scenarios that will be encountered by the medical student and junior doctor during practical training on…
From the bestselling author of Physics of the Impossible, Michio Kaku’s Parallel Worlds takes us to the frontiers of scientific knowledge to explain the extraordinary nature – and future – of our universe. Imagine a…
This easy and fun approach to learning the piano has a modern look with clear and straight-forward layout plus amusing new characters who help emphasise the information being taught. As new notes are introduced, the…
From the author of Guns, Germs and Steel, Jared Diamond’s Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Survive is a visionary study of the mysterious downfall of past civilizations. Now in a revised edition with…
Adapted from a series of four lectures, originally delivered as the first of the Granada Northern Lectures Peter Brook’s The Empty Space is an exploration of four aspects of theatre, ‘Deadly, Holy, Rough and Immediate’,…
If you found maths lessons at school irrelevant and boring, that’s because you didn’t have a teacher like Bobby Seagull. ***As seen on BBC 2’s Monkman & Seagull’s Genius Guide to Britain*** Long before his…
‘This is a book of miracles. Fascinating… An absorbing compendium of unlikely recoveries from physical and mental ailments offers evidence that the brain can heal… brings Oliver Sacks to mind’ Lisa Appignanesi, Observer The Brain’s…
