In this compelling, powerful book, highly respected writer and commentator Jack Holland sets out to answer a daunting question: how do you explain the oppression and brutalization of half the world...więcej »
Jillian Lauren set out to research a serial killer for a novel. Instead, she put one at the centre of her life.Months of exchanging letters with Samuel Little in prison landed her a fac...więcej »
Throughout history people have sought to cope with a life that is often stressful and hard. We have actually known for some time that developing compassion for oneself and others can help us face u...więcej »
With a foreword by Dr John Nunn, Grandmaster and four times Olypic gold medallist‘The Mammoth Book of Chess is a cracker . . . nobody will fail to find something new here’więcej »
In this brilliant reworking of Lewis Spence's seminal Myths and Legends of the North American Indians, Jon E. Lewis puts the work in context with an extensive new introductory essay and additional ...więcej »
With a foreword by Dr John Nunn, Grandmaster and four times Olypic gold medallist‘The Mammoth Book of Chess is a cracker . . . nobody will fail to find something new here’więcej »
Twenty-three spellbinding tales of sorcery, wizardry and witchcraft, of the ceaseless battle between good and evil. From dark lords and epic clashes between the forces of good and evil to a child's...więcej »
The true story of the famous female warriors, long thought to be mythical'Golden-shielded, silver-sworded, man-loving, male-child slaughtering Amazons,' is how the fifth-century Greek h...więcej »
Humanity has always used symbols-material objects used to denote difficult, abstract concepts-to describe thoughts and feelings, or to protect secret truths from common knowledge. This concise A-Z ...więcej »
Although China's great empire lasted for longer than any other, no country has suffered so great an imbalance between the fame of its art and obscurity of its history. The names of the great dynast...więcej »
The testament to a tragedy.Voices from The Holocaust follows the whole history of the ‘Shoah’ from Hitler’s rise to power to the Nuremburg trials, but of course the ex...więcej »
From earliest pre-history, with the dawning understanding of fire and its many uses, up to the astonishing advances of the twenty-first century, Thomas Crump traces the ever more sophisticated mean...więcej »
The story of Christianity is one of colossal undertakings and spectacular successes as well as ferocious intolerance, greed and bloodshed. Bamber Gascoigne traces a clear path through a complicated...więcej »
Over 700 full-colour photographs of the work of leading tattoo artists from all over the world, including: Horiyoshi III, Filip Leu, Louis Molloy, Hannah Aitchison, Jime Litwalk, Mike DeVries, Buen...więcej »
Fibre plays an essential part in a healthy diet, but most people don’t get enough. Few of us know how much we should be consuming or how to increase our daily intake. This book answers these ...więcej »
A history of the cult of the ancient Druids, exploring who they really were and what role they played in the Celtic world. The author’s interpretation of the facts is based on both archaeolog...więcej »
Using wide-ranging evidence, Martyn Whittock shines a light on Britain in the Middle Ages, bringing it vividly to life in this fascinating new portrait that brings together the everyday and the ext...więcej »
Break free from unhelpful rituals and take control of your lifeAre you plagued by a recurring thought or idea that just won’t go away? Perhaps you feel the need to wash your hands...więcej »
The 125 greatest chess games of all time, selected, analysed, re-evaluated and explained by a team of British experts and illustrated with over 1,000 chess diagrams. Join the authors in studying th...więcej »
One of MIT and Oxford's leading futurists explains what blockchain is, unpacks the cryptocurrency hype train, explores how blockchain will change the nature of your job, and shows you how blockchai...więcej »
