Stiff - The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
Stiff is an oddly compelling, often hilarious exploration of...
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is a murde...
The Rise of Superman - Decoding the Science of Ultimate...
A razor-sharp analysis of how record-breaking exploits in ex...
Grunt - The Curious Science of Humans at War
A finalist for the Los Angeles Times Science & Technology Bo...
The Curious Case of the Missing Mammoth
Look out! Theres a mammoth on the loose! Follow Oscar thro...
Entanglement - The Secret Lives of Hair
Winner of the Victor Turner Prize for Ethnographic Writing 2...
The Curious Bartender - The Artistry and Alchemy of Cre...
Preparing a first-class cocktail relies upon a deep understa...
The International Law of Human Rights
The International Law of Human Rights examines the fundament...
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button DVD
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region...
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button DVD
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region...
The Curious Researcher: A Guide to Writing Research Pap...
The Curious Researcher: A Guide to Writing Research Papers -...
Stiff - The Curious Lives Of Human Cadavers
The Private Lives of the Tudors - Uncovering the Secrets of Britain's Greatest Dynasty
Borman approaches her topic with huge enthusiasm and a keen eye for entertaining
this is a very human story of a remarkable family, full of vignettes that sit long in the mind. Dan Jones, The Sunday Times Tracy Bormans eye for detail is impressive; the book is packed with fascinating courtly minutiae
this is a wonderful book. The Times Borman is an authoritative and engaging write...
Hair of the Dog to Paint the Town Red - The Curious Origins of Everyday Sayings and Fun Phrases
The English language is riddled with phrases that are complete nonsense. Ever met a monkeys uncle, seen a red-handed thief, or put a sock in it when asked? You knows the real meaning of these common expressions, but do you know where, why, and how these idioms entered Americas vernacular in the first place? Hair of the Dog to Paint the Town Red uncovers and explains the amazing and...
The Secret Lives of Dresses
Every dress has a story. Let me tell you mine
Dora is in love with a man who barely notices her, has a job she doesnt care about, and dresses entirely for comfort, not style. All a far cry from her vivid, eccentric childhood, growing up with her beloved grandmother Mimi. However, when disaster strikes, Dora knows she has no choice but to return to her childhood home and take over runnin...
The Talent Delusion - Why Data, Not Intuition, Is the Key to Unlocking Human Potential
This book shows how to find, attract, develop, motivate, and retain stars. Its full of evidence and provocative ideas to help every talent leader Dr Adam Grant, Wharton Professor, New York Times bestselling author, Originals and Give and Take This is the book I want to hand every manager Ive ever worked with . . . Every chapter is filled with quotes, findings, and ideas that I want to p...
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Vintage Children's Classics
Lots of things are mysteries. But that doesnt mean there isnt an answer to them This is Christophers murder mystery story. There are also no lies in this story because Christopher cant tell lies. Christopher does not like strangers or the colours yellow or brown or being touched. On the other hand, he knows all the countries in the world and their capital cities and every prime number up...
The Book of Qualities
From Beauty to Compassion, from Pleasure to Terror, from Resignation to Joy here is an insightful exploration of the rich diversity of human qualities. J. Ruth Gendlers evocative book has as its cast of familiar characters our own emotions, brought to life with a poets wisdom and an artists perceptive eye. In The Book of Qualities magical community, Excitement wears orange socks, Faith ...
The Rise of Superman - Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human Performance
A razor-sharp analysis of how record-breaking exploits in extreme sport are redefining the limits of being human. Right now, more people are risking their lives for their sports then ever before in history. As Thomas Pynchon once put it in Gravitys Rainbow, it is not often that Death is told so clearly to f@%* off. Over the past three decades, the bounds of the possible in action and adve...
The Curious World of Calpurnia Tate
Callie Vee, Travis, Granddaddy, and the whole Tate clan are back in this charming follow-up to Newbery Honor-winner The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate. Travis keeps bringing home strays. And Callie has her hands full keeping the wild animalsher brother includedaway from her mothers critical eye. Whether its wrangling a rogue armadillo or stray dog, a guileless younger brother or standoffish c...
Their Brilliant Careers - The Fantastic Lives of Sixteen Extraordinary Australian Writers
Absurd, original and highly addictive . . . In Their Brilliant Careers, Ryan ONeill has written a hilarious novel in the guise of sixteen biographies of (invented) Australian writers. Meet Rachel Deverall, who unearthed the secret source of the great literature of our time and paid a terrible price for her discovery. Meet Rand Washington, hugely popular sci-fi author (of Whiteman of Cor) a...
The Ten Types of Human - A New Understanding of Who We Are, and Who We Can Be
This book will introduce you to ten people. In a way, you already know them. Only you dont not really. In a sense, they are you. Only theyre not entirely. They inform and shape the most important decisions in your life. But youre almost certainly unaware of their intervention. They are the Ten Types of Human. Who are they? What are they for? How did they get into your head? We want to b...
Return to the Hundred Acre Wood - In Which Winnie-the-Pooh Enjoys Further Adventures with Christopher Robin and His Frie...
Over eighty years since Winnie-the-Pooh first delighted readers, David Benedictus takes us back to the Hundred Acre Wood for more adventures with A. A. Milnes Winnie-the-Pooh. The rumours are true Christopher Robin is back in the Hundred Acre Wood. From the excitement of Christopher Robins return to the curious business of learning to play cricket, Return to the Hundred Acre Wood allows ...
The Hidden Lives of Learners
The Hidden Lives of Learners takes the reader deep into the hitherto undiscovered world of the learner. It explores the three worlds which together shape a students learning the public world of the teacher, the highly influential world of peers, and the students own private world and experiences. What becomes clear is that just because a teacher is teaching, does not mean students are learn...
The Dirt - Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band
The most influential, enduring, and iconic metal band of the 1980s reveals everything a tell-all of epic proportions.This unbelievable autobiography explores the rebellious lives of four of the most influential icons in American rock history.Moetley Crue was the voice of a barely pubescent Generation X, the anointed high priests of backward-masking pentagram rock, pioneers of Hollywood glam, and...
The Big Four - The Curious Past and Perilous Future of Global Accounting Monopoly
Across the globe, the so-called Big Four accounting and audit firms Deloitte, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young, and KPMG are massively influential. Together, they earn more than US$100 billion annually and employ almost one million people. In many profound ways, they have changed how we work, how we manage, how we invest and how we are governed. Stretching back centuries, their histor...
Packing for Mars - The Curious Science of Life in Space
What happens to you when you cant walk for a year? When you cant have sex? Or smell flowers? What happens if you vomit in your helmet during a space walk? Is it possible to survive a bailout at 17,000 miles an hour? Space is a world devoid of the things we need to live and thrive: air, gravity, hot showers, fresh veg, privacy, beer. To answer these questions, space agencies set up all manner...
The Secret Lives of Colour
A mind-expanding tour of the world without leaving your paintbox. Every colour has a story, and here are some of the most alluring, alarming, and thought-provoking. Very hard painting the hallway magnolia after this inspiring primer. Simon Garfield The Secret Lives of Colour tells the unusual stories of the 75 most fascinating shades, dyes and hues. From blonde to ginger, the brown that ch...
How to Draw Steampunk - Discover the Secrets to Drawing, Painting, and Illustrating the Curious World of Science Fiction...
Enter into a world where fashion is Victorian punk, technology hasnt surpassed the steam engine, and inventors workshops are filled with bizarre gadgets and contraptions that you havent imagined in your wildest dreams. This is the world of steampunk; a world that has fueled a growing subculture and is making its presence known in mainstream media. From a crafty villain and steampunk laden wo...
The Hotel New Hampshire
The first of my fathers illusions was that bears could survive the life lived by human beings, and the second was that human beings could survive a life led in hotels. So says John Berry, son of a hapless dreamer, brother to a cadre of eccentric siblings, and chronicler of the lives lived, the loves experienced, the deaths met, and the myriad strange and wonderful times encountered by the fa...
Grunt - The Curious Science of Humans at War
A finalist for the Los Angeles Times Science & Technology Book Prize `The most entertaining writer in science The Times, Books of the Year War. Mention it and most of us think of history, of conflicts on foreign soil, of heroism and compromise, of strategy and weapons. But theres a whole other side to the gruesome business of the battlefield. In Grunt, the inimitable Mary Roach explores ...
Roman Lives - A Selection of Eight Lives
Marcus Cato Sulla Aemilius Paullus Pompey The Gracchi Marius Julius Caesar Anthony I treat the narrative of the Lives as a kind of mirror
The experience is like nothing so much as spending time in their company and living with them: I receive and welcome each of them in turn as my guest. In the eight lives of this collection Plutarch introduces the reader to the major figures and periods of c...
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - The Play
This schools edition of Mark Haddons multi-award-winning novel adapted for the stage of the National Theatre by Simon Stephens is perfect for Key Stages 3 and 4. Featuring the play script from the Modern Plays edition but with the language adjusted for school use*, this edition includes a wealth of classroom activities for the English and drama classrooms. Christopher, fifteen years old, stan...