Social Sciences

  • Adoption Book for Parents: Everything You Should Know about Adopting Your First Child

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    This book aims to educate parents about what they would have to go through as soon as they decide to push through with their plans for adopting a child. It aims to assist couples who are just starting out on their journey towards adopting their first child, a child that may not come from the flesh of their flesh, but comes from the place where love originates: their hearts.

    There are many options to choose from when looking for someone to adopt, each of which will be discussed in detail throughout the book.

    There is so much that adoptive parents have to learn when adopting their first child, such as the adoption laws in the state where they are located, as well as the requirements that would have to be met in order for the adoption to be approved by a judge. Not only that, prospective parents would also have to learn about the do’s and don’ts of dealing with an adopted child, as well as understand the importance of a relationship formed between the adopted child and his birth mother.

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    £9.40
  • Therapeutic Parenting Jumbo Cards (Therapeutic Parenting Books)

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    This colourful pack of jumbo cards is the ideal resource for anyone who wants a fresh and creative way to explore what therapeutic parenting involves.

    Designed to help parents of children who have experienced trauma, as well as the range of professionals who support them, this pack offers simple summaries of the key principles of therapeutic parenting. Each card features a cartoon and quote taken from the author’s bestselling book The Quick Guide to Therapeutic Parenting. Each explains a different element of therapeutic parenting, accompanied by a concise explanation on the back. Over 40 different issues are covered, from dysregulation and fear, to setting boundaries and parenting in the midst of trauma, and the cards are accompanied by a booklet which explains more about therapeutic parenting and how the pack can be used.

    The resource has been designed to be used flexibly, so get creative! You may want to use as a playful conversation starter for talking about parenting, a learning tool for those wanting to develop their skills, or simply a source of inspiration – pinned to the wall for when things get tough!

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    £22.70£23.70
  • BrainScripts for Sales Success: 21 Hidden Principles of Consumer Psychology for Winning New Customers (BUSINESS BOOKS)

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    The newest, most successful strategies for landing the sale―based on the latest discoveries in neuroscience and consumer psychology

    BrainScripts for Sales Success explains consumer psychology to teach you how to personalize and enhance an approach and use basic, primal responses that are subtle but extremely effective.

    You’ll learn how to use the powerful emotion of fear to convince stubborn prospects, make prospective customers successfully demonstrate the product inside their heads before they spend a penny to buy it, use speaking patterns that build desire for the product or service, and much more.

    “A masterpiece! This is one of those rare books that I wish wouldn’t get published. This gem will become the new sales bible.”
    Dr. Joe Vitale, author of Hypnotic Writing and There’s A Customer Born Every Minute

    “Read it and sell more―it’s just that simple.”
    Roger Dawson, author of Secrets of Power Negotiating

    “Puts you light years ahead of your competition. Read it… before your competition does.”
    Dr. Tony Alessandra, author The Platinum Rule for Sales Mastery

    “Gives you an almost unfair advantage―yet it’s all perfectly legal!”
    Richard Bayan, author of Words That Sell

    “Take all of the text books ever written about persuasion, influence, marketing, and salesmanship. Strip away the nonsense. What do you get? BrainScripts. It’s a mistake not to read this book.”
    Mark Joyner, founder and CEO of Simpleology

    “Can you imagine the power in your sales presentation when you understand your prospects better than they know themselves?”
    Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE, Sales Presentation Skills Expert

    “It’s like looking into a crystal ball of human behavior.”
    Thomas A. Freese, author of Secrets of Question Based Selling

    “The material in BrainScripts is so powerful it should require a license for use.”
    Art Sobczak, author of Smart Calling―Eliminate the Fear, Failure, and Rejection from Cold Calling

    “BrainScripts shows in detail how beliefs become established, how they affect behavior and, most importantly, how business owners can ethically tap into them to help their companies grow and prosper.”
    Robert Dilts, Founder NLP University

    “BrainScripts gives you actual scripts to help get your sales message across without setting off your prospects’ ‘What’s the catch?’ alarm.”
    Tom “Big Al” Schreiter, author of How To Get Instant Trust, Belief, Influence, and Rapport!

    “BrainScripts is the definitive advantage in sales strategy. Read it and win… or pray your competitors do not.”
    MJ DeMarco, author of The Millionaire Fastlane

    “BrainScripts takes sales psychology to a new level. Drew’s practical and easy-to-use tips will also take you to the next level.”
    Kerry Johnson, MBA, Ph.D.;America’s Sales Psychologist

    “BrainScripts brings you face-to-face with the prospect’s intimate evaluation procedures so you can turn them into sales motivations and close the deal!”
    René Gnam, author of René Gnam’s Direct Mail Workshop

    “Drew Eric Whitman has swung open the vault to generating buyers en mass. BrainScripts just might be the best investment of your business life and selling career.”
    Spike Humer, author of The 10 Day Turnaround

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    £17.10
  • Big Bang: The Most Important Scientific Discovery of All Time and Why You Need to Know About It

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    The bestselling author of Fermat’s Last Theorem and The Code Book tells the story of the brilliant minds that deciphered the mysteries of the Big Bang. A fascinating exploration of the ultimate question: how was our universe created?

    Albert Einstein once said: ‘The most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible.’ Simon Singh believes geniuses like Einstein are not the only people able to grasp the physics that govern the universe. We all can.

    As well as explaining what the Big Bang theory actually is and why cosmologists believe it is an accurate description of the origins of the universe, this book is also the fascinating story of the scientists who fought against the established idea of an eternal and unchanging universe. Simon Singh, renowned for making difficult ideas much less daunting than they first seem, is the perfect guide for this journey.

    Everybody has heard of the Big Bang Theory. But how many of us can actually claim to understand it? With characteristic clarity and a narrative peppered with anecdotes and personal histories of those who have struggled to understand creation, Simon Singh has written the story of the most important theory ever.

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    £12.30
  • Film and Video Censorship in Modern Britain

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    How does film and video censorship operate in Britain? Why does it exist? And is it too strict? Starting in 1979, the birth of the domestic video industry – and the first year of the Thatcher government – this critical study explains how the censorship of films both in cinemas and on video and DVD has developed in Britain. As well as presenting a detailed analysis of the workings of the British Board of Film Classification, Petley casts his gaze well beyond the BBFC to analyse the forces which the Board has to take into account when classifying and censoring. These range from laws such as the Video Recordings Act and Obscene Publications Act, and how these are enforced by the police and Crown Prosecution Service and interpreted by the courts, to government policy on matters such as pornography. In discussing a climate heavily coloured by 30 years of lurid ‘video nasty’ stories propagated by a press which is at once censorious and sensationalist and which has played a key role in bringing about and legitimating one of the strictest systems of film and video/DVD censorship in Europe, this book is notable for the breadth of its contextual analysis, its critical stance and its suggestions for reform of the present system.

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    £15.40
  • Emeric Pressburger: Life and Death of a Screenwriter: The Life and Death of a Screenwriter

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    A Hungarian Jew who lived and worked in half a dozen European countries before arriving in Britain in 1935, Pressburger’s reputation rests on the series of strikingly original films he made in collaboration with Michael Powell under the banner of The Archers. The Red Shoes, A Matter of Life and Death, Black Narcissus and The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp all bear the unique credit ‘Written, Produced and Directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’.

    Frequently controversial, always experimental, The Archers suffered a long period of neglect before being rediscovered by such prominent admirers as Martin Scorsese, Derek Jarman and Francis Ford Coppola.

    Written by his grandson, and containing extracts from private diaries and correspondence, this biography defends the notion of film as a collaborative art and illuminates the adventurous life and work of the film-maker who brought continental grace, with and style to British cinema.

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    £17.10£19.00
  • Witness – The Making Of Schindler’s List

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    This is not just another movie. We have a responsibility toward the world

    remembering the Holocaust. It is a film about conscience’

    Steven Spielberg

    When Schindler’s List was released in 1993 it was acclaimed as both a motion picture masterpiece and a reaffirmation of the human spirit. In 1994 it had twelve Academy Award Nominations and won in seven categories including Best Picture and Best Director. This book is the moving story of how Steven Spielberg spent ten years bringing Thomas Keneally’s winning novel Schindler’s Ark to the screen. Written by Franciszek Palowski – guide, interpreter and consultant on the 1989 Booker Prize movie from Spielberg’s first research visit to Poland in 1992 – it is part diary, part chronicle of the massive undertaking in bringing the story to the screen, and part witness to the responsibility of telling the traumatic stories of the Schindler jews who are still alive today. The author acted as coordinator of the 1300 Schindler jews who travelled from all over the world to participate in re-telling the wartime events. Leopold Pfefferberg (now Page) who first inspired Thomas Keneally to write Schindler’s story supplied the photographs which served as a model for re-creating the past and many are reproduced in this book for the first time.

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    £3.60
  • Cinema of the ’70s Magazine: Issue 9 (Colour)

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    This is Issue 9 of Cinema of the ’70s, a magazine dedicated to movies from the grooviest, grittiest decade of cinema. Our ninth edition contains 100 pages and features pieces by professional writers like John Harrison, David Michael Brown, Simon J. Ballard, Ian Talbot Taylor and others. The full contents are: Steven Spielberg’s Duel – Mann, You Need help by James Aaron; Raquel Welch – Last of the Bombshells by Dr, Andrew C. Webber; Dont… Fuck… Wid… Me! The Harder They Come by Ian Talbot Taylor; Young Lovers and a Demolition Derby by Bryan C Kuriawa; 10 Rillington Place by Peter Sawford; Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell – Fisher’s Neglected Classic by James Lecky; Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s Despair by Rachel Bellwoar; Movie Print: An Overview of 1970s Film Magazines by John Harrison; A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Mars – Capricorn One by James Cadman; Into the Great Beyond – Beyond the Valley of the Dolls by David Michael Brown; The Great Waldo Pepper – An Enthralling Barnstormer by David Flack; Hello to the Cyncical Seventies, Goodbye Gemini by Simon J. Ballard; A Blood Oath of Vengence – Assault on Precinct 13 by Kev Hurst; 1941 – Masterpiece or Mis-Step? by Martin Dallard; The Revolution of 1970 by Allen Rubinstein; Rebel Yell – Caged Heat by Julian Hobbs; Original Artwork by the students of the Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies and Caricature Artwork by Aaron Stielstra. 100 pages Full colour throughout.

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    £11.90
  • The Worlds of Dune: The Places and Cultures that Inspired Frank Herbert

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    Some writers build worlds. Others birth entire universes. 

    In the decades since its publication, Frank Herbert’s Dune has become arguably the best-selling and certainly the best-known science fiction novel ever written. So how did an ex-Navy newspaperman from Washington State come to write such a world-conquering novel? And how was he able to pack it with so many layers of myth and meaning? 

    Herbert’s boundless imagination was sparked by a dizzying array of ideas, from classical history to cutting-edge science, from environmentalism to Zen philosophy, and from Arabic texts to Shakespeare’s tragedies.

    Beginning on Arrakis and going planet by planet, The Worlds of Dune offers a supremely deep dive into Herbert’s universe – detailing along the way the many diverse strands that he wove into his epic creation to offer a visually rich accompaniment to this sci-fi legend.

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    £19.40£23.80
  • The Earth is Weeping: The Epic Story of the Indian Wars for the American West

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    Sunday Times’ Best History Books of 2017
    Winner of the Gilder Lehrman Prize for Military History
    Winner of the 2017 Caroline Bancroft History Prize
    Shortlisted for the Military History Magazine Book of the Year Award
    NOMINATED FOR THE 2017 PEN HESSELL-TILTMAN

    ‘Extraordinary… Cozzens has stripped the myth from these stories, but he is such a superb writer that what remains is exquisite’ The Times

    At the end of the Civil War, the American nation continued its expansion onto tribal lands, setting off a struggle that would last nearly three decades. Peter Cozzens chronicles the conflict from both sides in comprehensive and singularly intimate detail, bringing together a pageant of fascinating characters, including Custer, Sherman and Grant, as well as great native leaders such as Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull and Red Cloud. This is the tale of how the West was won… and lost.

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    £12.30£14.20
  • Lost Islamic History: Reclaiming Muslim Civilisation from the Past

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    Over the last 1,400 years, a succession of Muslim polities and empires expanded to control territories and peoples stretching from southern France to East Africa and South East Asia. Yet many of the contributions of Muslim thinkers, scientists and theologians, not to mention statesmen and soldiers, have been overlooked. The bestselling Lost Islamic History, now in a new updated edition, rescues from oblivion a forgotten past, charting its narrative from Muhammad to modern-day nation-states. From Abbasids and Ottomans to Mughals and West African kings, Firas Alkhateeb sketches key personalities, inventions and historical episodes to show the monumental impact of Islam on global society and culture.

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    £12.30
  • Politics of the Police

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    The fifth edition of the popular and highly acclaimed The Politics of the Police has been completely revised, expanded, and updated to take in recent changes in the law, policy, and organization of policing.

    Benjamin Bowling, Robert Reiner, and James Sheptycki, regarded as leading figures in the field, draw upon the findings of police research to provide readers with a stimulating and insightful discussion of the debates and controversies that surround the police, and analyse the proposals for reform.

    Covering a wide range of empirical and theoretical issues, this book is transnational in scope and reflects the growing diversity of policing forms in today’s globalized world.

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    £31.90£33.20

    Politics of the Police

    £31.90£33.20
  • OCR Classical Civilisation GCSE Route 1: Myth and Religion

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    This textbook is for OCR’s GCSE Classical Civilisation and is written for students taking the Myth and Religion thematic study. The three optional Literature and Culture topics are all included. The ideal preparation for the final examinations, all content is presented by experts and experienced teachers in a clear and accessible narrative. Visual and literary sources are described and analysed, with images in full colour. Helpful student features include study questions, further reading, and boxes focusing in on key people, events and terms.

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    £22.50£23.70
  • Ogilvy on Advertising

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    David Ogilvy is well known and respected as the most successful adman of all time. His bestselling book, Ogilvy on Advertising, gives valuable advice to young hopefuls and veterans of the industry wanting to improve their success rate

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    £9.00£14.20

    Ogilvy on Advertising

    £9.00£14.20
  • Work: A History of How We Spend Our Time

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    ‘A fascinating exploration that challenges our basic assumptions of what work means’ – Yuval Noah Harari

    ‘There is eminently underlinable stuff on most pages … Fascinating’ – The Times

    ‘One of those few books that will turn your customary ways of thinking upside down’ – Susan Cain

    ‘Illuminating’ – New Statesman
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    A revolutionary new history of humankind through the prism of work, from the origins of life on Earth to our ever more automated present

    The work we do brings us meaning, moulds our values, determines our social status and dictates how we spend most of our time. But this wasn’t always the case: for 95% of our species’ history, work held a radically different importance.

    How, then, did work become the central organisational principle of our societies? How did it transform our bodies, our environments, our views on equality and our sense of time? And why, in a time of material abundance, are we working more than ever before?

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    £10.70£12.30
  • War: How Conflict Shaped Us

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    New York Times 10 Best Books of 2020
    Sunday Times best books for Autumn 2020
    Guardian critics’ pick for Autumn 2020
    Wall Street Journal notable book of 2020

    The time since the Second World War has been seen by some as the longest uninterrupted period of harmony in human history: the ‘long peace’, as Stephen Pinker called it. But despite this, there has been a military conflict ongoing every year since 1945. The same can be said for every century of recorded history. Is war, therefore, an essential part of being human?

    In War, Professor Margaret MacMillan explores the deep links between society and war and the questions they raise. We learn when war began – whether among early homo sapiens or later, as we began to organise ourselves into tribes and settle in communities. We see the ways in which war reflects changing societies and how war has brought change – for better and worse.

    Economies, science, technology, medicine, culture: all are instrumental in war and have been shaped by it – without conflict it we might not have had penicillin, female emancipation, radar or rockets. Throughout history, writers, artists, film-makers, playwrights, and composers have been inspired by war – whether to condemn, exalt or simply puzzle about it. If we are never to be rid of war, how should we think about it and what does that mean for peace?

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    £8.70£9.50
  • Stella’s Story (Thrown Away Children) (Thrown Away Children, 1)

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    ‘Absorbing and brilliant… this book is an absolute must-read not only for the general public but for foster carers and social workers alike’ Sarah Anderson, Independent Foster Carers Alliance

    ‘Stella is just like a tiny bird. This is my first impression of her. A quiet little sparrow of a girl.’

    In her brand new series ‘Thrown Away Children’, Louise Allen shares the harrowing stories she is exposed to as a foster mother. The first in the series, Stella’s Story, tells the astonishing true story of a young girl scarred by an abusive past.

    Named after the lager that christened her at birth, Stella’s life is characterised instability and neglect. Her teenage mother abandons her in the first few weeks of her life, and left in the ‘care’ of her father, she ends up lying deserted in a house with no food, no water, no clothes, and no warmth.

    She eventually lands in the care of foster carer Louise, who is determined to change her life for the better. Things seem to be going well – but when Stella has a startling response to having her photo taken, it becomes clear the scars of her abuse run deeper than anyone could have ever guessed.

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    £7.00£7.60
  • The Beautiful History: Football Club Badges Tell the Story of Britain

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    An informative, fun book for football fans of all ages – explore the fascinating story behind Britain’s football club badges.

    From Premier League giants to non-league sides, The Beautiful History features over 100 clubs, with each badge coming alive to reveal the story behind it.

    This book includes:

    • Key historical events from the Battle of Hastings to the World Wide Web
    • Quirky local stories including the origin of the Crufts dog show
    • Eye-catching illustrations and over 60 full-colour spreads
    • Fun activities, suggested places to visit, a football timeline and quiz

    The Beautiful History is researched, written and designed by the authors of The Beautiful Badge, ‘Illustrated Book of the Year’ winner at the 2019 Sports Book Awards.

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    £11.00£16.10
  • The Fall of Boris Johnson: The Award-Winning, Explosive Account of the PM’s Final Days

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    The Fall of Boris Johnson is the explosive inside account of how a prime minister lost his hold on power. From Sebastian Payne, former Whitehall Editor for the Financial Times and author of Broken Heartlands.

    Winner of the Parlimentary Book Awards
    A New Statesman, The Times, Daily Mail and FT Book of the Year
    ‘Revelatory’ – The Daily Telegraph
    ‘Delicious detail’ – The Times

    Boris Johnson was touted as the saviour of the country and the Conservative Party, obtaining a huge commons majority and finally ‘getting Brexit done’. But, within three short years, he was deposed in disgrace and left the country in crisis.

    Sebastian Payne tells the essential behind-the-scenes story, charting the series of scandals that felled Johnson: from the blocked suspension of Owen Paterson, through partygate and the final death blow: the Chris Pincher allegations. This is the full narrative of the betrayals, rivalries and resignations that resulted in the dramatic Conservative coup – and set in motion those events that saw the party sink to catastrophic new lows.

    With unparalleled access to those who were in the room when key decisions were made, Payne tells of the miscalculations and mistakes that led to Boris Johnson’s downfall. This is a gripping and timely look at how power is gained, wielded and lost in Britain today.

    ‘Genuinely page-turning’ – Andrew Marr
    ‘Entertaining and illuminating’ – Tim Shipman

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    £7.30£10.40
  • Oxford Guide to Plain English

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    Plain English is the art of writing clearly, concisely, and in a way that precisely communicates your message to your intended audience. This book offers expert advice to help writers of all abilities improve their written English. With 30 chapters, each centred around a practical guideline, its coverage is extensive, including lessons on vocabulary, punctuation, grammar, layout, proofreading, and organization. There are also hundreds of real examples to show how it’s done, with handy ‘before’ and ‘after’ versions. All this is presented in a straightforward and engaging way.

    This new edition has been fully revised, reorganized, and updated to make its content even more accessible. There are new chapters discussing customer-service writing and common blunders in the workplace, while other sections have been amended to update examples and provide easier routes through the book. The chapter on sexism, in particular, has been heavily expanded to advise on the use of inclusive language in general. A new appendix has also been added, summarising the history of plain English from Chaucer to the present day.

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    £8.50
  • Sapiens A Graphic History, Volume 1: The Birth of Humankind (SAPIENS: A GRAPHIC HISTORY, 1)

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    The first volume of the graphic adaptation of Yuval Noah Harari’s global phenomenon and smash SUNDAY TIMES #1 BESTSELLER. Featuring 256 pages of gorgeous full-colour illustrations and wrapped in a beautiful package.

    One hundred thousand years ago, at least six different species of humans inhabited Earth. Yet today there is only one-homo sapiens.

    What happened to the others?

    And what may happen to us?

    In this first volume of the adaptation of his ground-breaking book, renowned historian Yuval Harari tells the story of humankind’s creation and evolution, exploring the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be “human”. From examining the role evolving humans have played in the global ecosystem to charting the rise of empires, Sapiens challenges us to reconsider accepted beliefs, connect past developments with contemporary concerns, and view specific events within the context of larger ideas.

    Featuring easy-to-understand text covering the first part of the original edition, this adaptation of the mind-expanding book furthers the ongoing conversation as it introduces Harari’s ideas to a wider new readership.

    ‘[A] wonderful graphic novel… Smart, funny and dipped deep in the reality of what we as a species are…’ Big Issue *Books of the Year*

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    £15.20£19.00
  • Interaction of Color: 50th Anniversary Edition

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    The 50th anniversary edition of a classic text, featuring an expanded selection of color studies
     
    “The landmark 1963 book by Josef Albers . . . isn’t just for aspiring artists. Its mesmerizing illustrations are a revelation for anyone interested in color theory and human perception.”―Pilar Viladas, New York Times
     
    “A visionary work.”―Malcolm Jones, Newsweek
     
    Josef Albers’s classic Interaction of Color is a masterwork in art education. Conceived as a handbook and teaching aid for artists, instructors, and students, this influential book presents Albers’s singular explanation of complex color theory principles.
     
    Originally published by Yale University Press in 1963 as a limited silkscreen edition with 150 color plates, Interaction of Color first appeared in paperback in 1971, featuring ten color studies chosen by Albers, and has remained in print ever since. With over a quarter of a million copies sold in its various editions since 1963, Interaction of Color remains an essential resource on color, as pioneering today as when Albers created it.
     
    Fifty years after Interaction’s initial publication, this anniversary edition presents a significantly expanded selection of close to sixty color studies alongside Albers’s original text, demonstrating such principles as color relativity, intensity, and temperature; vibrating and vanishing boundaries; and the illusion of transparency and reversed grounds. A celebration of the longevity and unique authority of Albers’s contribution, this landmark edition will find new audiences in studios and classrooms around the world.

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    £9.70£11.40
  • Crying in H Mart: The Number One New York Times Bestseller

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    ‘A beautiful, intimate and hunger-inducing portrait of grief, race, heritage and coming to know yourself through what you eat.’ – Stylist ‘Books of the Year’

    ‘As good as everyone says it is and, yes, it will have you in tears. An essential read for anybody who has lost a loved one, as well as those who haven’t’ – Marie–Claire

    The New York Times bestseller from the Grammy-nominated indie rockstar Japanese Breakfast, an unflinching, deeply moving memoir about growing up mixed-race, Korean food, losing her Korean mother, and forging her own identity in the wake of her loss.

    In this exquisite story of family, food, grief, and endurance, Michelle Zauner proves herself far more than a dazzling singer, songwriter, and guitarist. With humour and heart, she tells of growing up the only Asian-American kid at her school in Eugene, Oregon; of struggling with her mother’s particular, high expectations of her; of a painful adolescence; of treasured months spent in her grandmother’s tiny apartment in Seoul, where she and her mother would bond, late at night, over heaping plates of food. As she grew up, moving to the east coast for college, finding work in the restaurant industry, performing gigs with her fledgling band – and meeting the man who would become her husband – her Koreanness began to feel ever more distant, even as she found the life she wanted to live.

    It was her mother’s diagnosis of terminal pancreatic cancer, when Michelle was twenty-five, that forced a reckoning with her identity and brought her to reclaim the gifts of taste, language, and history her mother had given her.

    Vivacious, lyrical and honest, Michelle Zauner’s voice is as radiantly alive on the page as it is onstage. Rich with intimate anecdotes that will resonate widely, Crying in H Mart is a book to cherish, share, and reread.

    ‘Possibly the best book I’ve read all year . . . I will be buying copies for friends and family this Christmas.’ – Rukmini Iyer in the Guardian ‘Best Food Books of 2021’

    ‘Wonderful . . . The writing about Korean food is gorgeous . . . but as a brilliant kimchi-related metaphor shows, Zauner’s deepest concern is the ferment, and delicacy, of complicated lives.’ – Victoria Segal, Sunday Times, ‘My favourite read of the year’

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    £7.10£9.50
  • Short Stories in Italian for Beginners: Read for pleasure at your level, expand your vocabulary and learn Italian the fun way! (Foreign Language Graded Reader Series)

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    An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young and adult learners.

    “I love Olly’s work – and you will too!” – Barbara Oakley, PhD, Author of New York Times bestseller A Mind for Numbers

    Short Stories in Italian for Beginners has been written especially for students from beginner to intermediate level, designed to give a sense of achievement, and most importantly – enjoyment! Mapped to A2-B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference, these eight captivating stories will both entertain you, and give you a feeling of progress when reading.

    What does this book give you?

    · Eight stories in a variety of exciting genres, from science fiction and crime to history and thriller – making reading fun, while you learn a wide range of new vocabulary
    · Controlled language at your level, including the 1000 most frequent words, to help you progress confidently
    · Authentic spoken dialogues, to help you learn conversational expressions and improve your speaking ability
    · Pleasure! It’s much easier to learn a new language when you’re having fun, and research shows that if you’re enjoying reading in a foreign language, you won’t experience the usual feelings of frustration – ‘It’s too hard!’ ‘I don’t understand!’
    · Accessible grammar so you learn new structures naturally, in a stress-free way

    Carefully curated to make learning a new language easy, these stories include key features that will support and consolidate your progress, including

    · A glossary for bolded words in each text
    · A bilingual word list
    · Full plot summary
    · Comprehension questions after each chapter.

    As a result, you will be able to focus on enjoying reading, delighting in your improved range of vocabulary and grasp of the language, without ever feeling overwhelmed or frustrated. From science fiction to fantasy, to crime and thrillers, Short Stories in Italian for Beginners will make learning Italian easy and enjoyable.

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    £8.00£10.40
  • Short Stories in Spanish for Beginners: Read for pleasure at your level, expand your vocabulary and learn Spanish the fun way! (Foreign Language Graded Reader Series)

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    An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young and adult learners.

    “I love Olly’s work – and you will too!” – Barbara Oakley, PhD, Author of New York Times bestseller A Mind for Numbers

    Short Stories in Spanish for Beginners has been written especially for students from beginner to intermediate level, designed to give a sense of achievement, and most importantly – enjoyment! Mapped to A2-B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference, these eight captivating stories will both entertain you, and give you a feeling of progress when reading.

    What does this book give you?

    · Eight stories in a variety of exciting genres, from science fiction and crime to history and thriller – making reading fun, while you learn a wide range of new vocabulary
    · Controlled language at your level, including the 1000 most frequent words, to help you progress confidently
    · Authentic spoken dialogues, to help you learn conversational expressions and improve your speaking ability
    · Pleasure! It’s much easier to learn a new language when you’re having fun, and research shows that if you’re enjoying reading in a foreign language, you won’t experience the usual feelings of frustration – ‘It’s too hard!’ ‘I don’t understand!’
    · Accessible grammar so you learn new structures naturally, in a stress-free way

    Carefully curated to make learning a new language easy, these stories include key features that will support and consolidate your progress, including

    · A glossary for bolded words in each text
    · A bilingual word list
    · Full plot summary
    · Comprehension questions after each chapter.

    As a result, you will be able to focus on enjoying reading, delighting in your improved range of vocabulary and grasp of the language, without ever feeling overwhelmed or frustrated. From science fiction to fantasy, to crime and thrillers, Short Stories in Spanish for Beginners will make learning Spanish easy and enjoyable.

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    £8.00£10.40
  • In God’s Path: The Arab Conquests and the Creation of an Islamic Empire (Ancient Warfare and Civilization)

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    In just over a hundred years–from the death of the Mohammed in 632 to the beginning of the Abbasid Caliphate in 750–the followers of the Prophet swept across the whole of the Middle East, North Africa, and Spain. The conquered territory was larger than the Roman Empire at its greatest expansion, and it was claimed for the Arabs in roughly half the time. How they were able to engulf so many empires, states, and armies in such a short period of time is a question which has engaged historians since at least the ninth century. Most recent popular accounts have been based almost solely on the early Muslim sources, which were, in short, salvation history, composed for the purpose of demonstrating that God had chosen the Arabs as his vehicle for spreading Islam throughout the world.

    While exploiting the rich biographical and geographical information of the early Muslim sources, this groundbreaking work delivers a fresh account of the Arab conquests and the establishment of an Islamic Empire by incorporating different approaches and different bodies of evidence. Robert G. Hoyland, a leading Late Antique scholar, accomplishes this by first examining the wider world from which Mohammed and his followers emerged. For Muslim sources, the revelation of Islam to Muhammad is the starting point for their history, and modern university departments have tended to reinforce this approach. Late Antique studies have done us the service of shedding much needed light on the 4th to 6th centuries, thus giving us a better view of the nature of Middle Eastern society in the decades before the Arab conquests. In particular, Hoyland narrates the emergence of a distinct Arab identity in the region of the Roman province Arabia and western (Saudi) Arabia, which is at least as important for explaining the Arab conquests as Muhammad’s revelation. The Arabs are the principal, almost sole, focus of the Muslim conquest narratives, and this is the norm for modern works on this subject. Yet, in the same period the Khazars, Bulgars, Avars and Turks established polities on the edges of the superpowers of Byzantium and Iran; in fact, the Khazars and Turks continued to be major rivals of the Arabs in the seventh and eighth centuries. The role of these peripheral states in the Arab success story is underscored in the narrative. Innovative and accessible, In God’s Path is a welcome account of a transformative period in ancient history.

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    £7.00
  • Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire

    06

    A NEW YORK TIMES, NEW STATESMAN, HISTORY TODAY AND BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE BOOK OF THE YEAR

    ‘Masterly… This book is dynamite’ – ROBERT GILDEA, author of Empires of the Mind

    **Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize**

    A searing, landmark study of the British Empire that lays bare its pervasive use of violence throughout the twentieth century.

    Drawing on more than a decade of research on four continents, Caroline Elkins reveals the dark heart of Britain’s Empire: a racialised, systemised doctrine of unrelenting violence, which it used to secure and maintain its interests across the globe.

    When Britain could no longer maintain control over that violence, it simply retreated – and sought to destroy the evidence. Legacy of Violence is a monumental achievement that explodes long-held myths and deserves the attention of anyone who seeks to understand empire’s role in shaping the world today.

    ‘Not so much a history book as a book of historical significance’ BBC History Magazine

    ‘Riveting’ New Statesman

    ‘Crucial…as unflinching as it is gripping, as carefully researched as it is urgently necessary’ Jill Lepore, author of These Truths

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    £13.00£16.10
  • The Shepperton Story

    06

    This exhaustive and affectionate history is crammed with information and rare pictures from the famous Shepperton Studios. From assistants to directors, producers, stars, prop men, production managers and studio executives, the author has interviewed over 200 industry people and has painstakingly researched the history of the studio site from its first recorded use in the Doomsday Book through its redevelopment as one of Britain’s first major film studios in 1932. The studio has housed classic movies featuring comedy great Will Hay, to blood-churning horrors starring Todd Slaughter through the studio’s covert use during the Second World War as a camouflage manufacturing plant and on to its reopening with great classics such as The Third Man, The Tales Of Hoffman, Dr Strangelove and I’m All Right Jack, and on to modern greats such as Flash Gordon, Alien, Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves, The Crying Game, Chaplin, Gladiator, Troy, Batman Begins, The Da Vinci Code and The Golden Compass. This is their story.

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    £20.10£23.80

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  • Irena’s Gift: An epic World War II memoir of sisters, secrets and survival

    03

    If we seal off the past, how will we ever know the truth?

    In 1942, in Nazi-occupied Poland, a Jewish child was smuggled out of the Warsaw ghetto in a backpack. That child was Karen Kirsten’s mother, but she knew nothing about this extraordinary event until one day a letter arrived from a stranger.

    Irena’s Gift weaves together a mystery, history and memoir to tell the story of a family torn apart by war. From the glittering concert halls of interbellum Warsaw to the vermin-infested prison where a Jewish woman negotiates with an SS officer to save her sister’s child, Irena’s Gift is about the lies we tell to survive and what happens when those lies unravel. It is about the remarkable resilience of three generations of women, and the sacrifices made for love.

    ‘One of the best second-generation Holocaust books ever published’ ARIANA NEUMANN

    ‘An extraordinary story of how secrets and lies can tear a family apart’ MAYA LEE

    ‘A story of love, healing, hope and humanity that will tug at your heartstrings’ SUE SMETHURST

    ‘A true story of extraordinary women, survival and sacrifice. A must read’ TARA MOSS

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    £2.90£9.50
  • Palestine: A Four Thousand Year History

    07
    This rich and magisterial work traces Palestine’s millennia-old heritage, uncovering cultures and societies of astounding depth and complexity that stretch back to the very beginnings of recorded history.

    Starting with the earliest references in Egyptian and Assyrian texts, Nur Masalha explores how Palestine and its Palestinian identity have evolved over thousands of years, from the Bronze Age to the present day. Drawing on a rich body of sources and the latest archaeological evidence, Masalha shows how Palestine’s multicultural past has been distorted and mythologised by Biblical lore and the Israel–Palestinian conflict.

    In the process, Masalha reveals that the concept of Palestine, contrary to accepted belief, is not a modern invention or one constructed in opposition to Israel, but rooted firmly in ancient past. Palestine represents the authoritative account of the country’s history.

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    £10.40
  • Everything I Learned about Life, I Learned in Dance Class

    08

    Ultimate “Tiger Mom” Abby Lee Miller—the passionate, unapologetically outspoken, tough-as-nails star of Lifetime’s phenomenal hit Dance Moms and Abby’s Ultimate Dance Competition—offers inspirational, tough love guidance for parents who want to help their children succeed and for readers of all ages striving to become the best they can be.

    If you want to help your kid reach the top, you can find no better coach than Abby Lee Miller. While some may criticize her methods, no one argues with her results. Her kids excel, her teams win, and her alumni go on to Broadway careers.

    Organized by “Abbyisms,” her unique and effective philosophies on hard work, competition, and life, this straight-talking guide provides clear and proven advice for achieving success, from figuring out your child’s passion to laying the groundwork for an exciting future career. Abby answers tough questions from real moms, shares all the stories fans want to hear, and includes vignettes from shining alums who give their take on her unique approach and how it helped them make their dreams come true.

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    £8.70£9.50
  • Quantum Computing since Democritus

    08
    Written by noted quantum computing theorist Scott Aaronson, this book takes readers on a tour through some of the deepest ideas of maths, computer science and physics. Full of insights, arguments and philosophical perspectives, the book covers an amazing array of topics. Beginning in antiquity with Democritus, it progresses through logic and set theory, computability and complexity theory, quantum computing, cryptography, the information content of quantum states and the interpretation of quantum mechanics. There are also extended discussions about time travel, Newcomb’s Paradox, the anthropic principle and the views of Roger Penrose. Aaronson’s informal style makes this fascinating book accessible to readers with scientific backgrounds, as well as students and researchers working in physics, computer science, mathematics and philosophy.

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    £29.40£39.90
  • Teaching Tenses: Ideas for Presenting and Practising Tenses in English

    08
    A comprehensive analysis of form and function, with suggestions for presentation and practice of structures in context and a review of common learner errors for each tense. Contains photocopiable material.

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    £19.00
  • The Secret Teachings of All Ages

    08
    This key to the world’s esoteric traditions uncovers some of mythology, religion, and philosophy’s most fascinating and well guarded truths. It distils ancient and current teachings of approximately 600 scholars and is unrivalled in its beauty and comprehensiveness. The Sphinx’s riddle and Pythagorean astronomy doctrines are among the compelling topics, as are the pentagram’s symbolism, the meaning of the Ark of the Covenant, and the design of the American flag.
    Manly P. Hall delves into the mysteries of Isis, as well as the occult aspects of mystic Christianity and other religions. Fascinating examinations include a wide range of subjects, including Kabbalah, alchemy, cryptology, and Tarot, as well as Masonry, gemology, and William Shakespeare’s identity. There are sixteen colour plates and 100 black-and-white photos on sixteen pages.

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    £0.30
  • Phonics Bumper Book Ages 3-5: Ideal for home learning (Collins Easy Learning Preschool)

    08

    Level: EYFS
    Subject: English

    An engaging Phonics activity bumper book to really help boost your child’s progress at every stage of their learning!

    Fully in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage, this English book provides reassurance whilst supporting your child’s learning at home.

    Combining useful English practice with engaging, colourful illustrations, this Phonics bumper book helps to boost your child’s confidence and develop good learning habits for life. Each fun activity is designed to give your child a real sense of achievement.

    Included in this book:

    • questions that allow children to practise the important skills learned at school
    • colourful activities that make learning fun and motivate children to learn at home
    • helpful tips and answers so that you can support your child’s learning

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    £4.70
  • Be More Japan: The Art of Japanese Living

    08

    In love with all things Japan or looking to absorb a little Japanese wisdom into your daily life?

    From the philosophies of ikigai and wabi sabi to kitsch karaoke nights and futuristic robot restaurants; traditional tea ceremonies and tranquil onsen dwellings to cosplay culture and J-Pop megastars; Japan is full of intriguing contradictions.

    Though renowned for its ultramodern capital Tokyo – a sprawling neon-lit metropolis straight from the pages of a science fiction novel – Japan is still deeply rooted in ancient tradition. And while the country runs with clockwork precision, the cultural life of the inhabitants is transformed with the changing of the seasons, a testament to the enduring power of nature’s rhythms.

    With each page alive with facts, history and inspiration, Be More Japan unlocks the secrets behind modern Japanese living – whether you’re eating sushi in London or enjoying the cherry blossoms in San Francisco. And if you’re dreaming of a future trip to Japan (or awaiting the 2021 Olympics) this book will get you closer to your destination before you’ve even departed.

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    £6.20
  • Rare Watches: Explore the World’s Most Exquisite Timepieces

    08
    Forewords by Jean-Claude Biver (CEO of Tag Heuer) and Aurel Bacs (Christie’s and Phillips auctioneers).

    This breathtaking book explores more than 50 of the rarest watches in the world, including unique examples of which only a single model exists. From watches that have set new records in auction houses, to feats of modern technology and engineering, via iconic models worn by figures such as Elvis Presley and James Bond, this book appeals to professionals, collectors and amateurs alike.

    The photography in this book is published in collaboration with high-end auction houses and watch manufacturers, displaying some of the rarest, most expensive and sought-after watches in the world in incredible detail.

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    £36.90£47.50
  • Weird Walk: Wanderings and Wonderings through the British Ritual Year

    08
    The first book by iconic zine creators and cultural phenomenon Weird Walk. This is a superbly designed guide to Britain’s strange and ancient places, to standing stones and pagan rituals, and to the process of re-enchantment via weird walking.

    In this book is a radical idea. By walking the ancient landscape of Britain and following the wheel of the year, we can reconnect to our shared folklore, to the seasons and to nature. Let this hauntological gazetteer guide you through our enchanted places and strange seasonal rituals:

    SPRING: Watch the equinox sunrise light up the floating capstone of Pentre Ifan and connect with the Cailleach at the shrine of Tigh nam Bodach in the remote Highlands
    SUMMER: Feel the resonance of ancient raves and rituals in the stone circles of southwest England’s Stanton Drew, Avebury and the Hurlers
    AUTUMN: Bring in the harvest with the old gods at Coldrum Long Barrow, and brave the ghosts on misty Blakeney Point
    WINTER: Make merry at the Chepstow wassail, and listen out for the sunken church bells of the lost medieval city of Dunwich

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    £15.50£19.00
  • African Designs from Traditional Sources (Dover Pictorial Archive)

    04
    These 378 linocut prints in crisp black-and-white designs reflect traditional work from Zulu, Masai, and dozens of other tribes. This pictorial archive includes masks, abstract motifs, and much more.

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    £11.70£13.80
  • Treasury of Fantastic and Mythological Creatures: 1,087 Renderings from Historic Sources (Dover Pictorial Archive)

    04
    Drawing on fifty centuries of human history, this encyclopedic collection of images is filled with demons, monsters, animal-gods, totemic figures, and other supernatural beasts from the darker realms of man’s imagination. Works range from prehistoric rock paintings to the drawings of Max Ernst, from the masks of black Africa to the gargoyles of Notre Dame.

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    £6.80

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