Demelza loves science, but she\'s also inherited a distinctly un-scientific set of skills: Spectre Detecting - summoning the ghosts of the dead. When Grandma is kidnapped by mysterious villain, she knows Spectre Detecting has something to do with it. Can Demelza solve the deadly

National Geographic Primary Readers is a high-interest series of beginning reading books that have been developed in consultation with education experts. The books pair magnificent National Geographic photographs with lively text by skilled children\'s book authors across four reading

Following the smash success of her best-selling book, Pillow Thoughts, Courtney Peppernell returns with the follow-up sequel Pillow Thoughts II: Healing the Heart. Courtney Peppernell understands that healing is a process, and Pillow Thoughts II--second in the Pillow Thoughts series--eloquently captures the time and experience that one goes through on their journey to peace through restoration. A

This extraordinary and breathtakingly beautiful book celebrates a lifetime of collecting passion. Oliver Hoare, one of London\'s most distinguished dealers, originally learnt his craft in the company of Bruce Chatwin. His love of the rare, the evocative, the seductive shines out from every stunning object in this collection and the stories that he teases out from them. No one could fail to be drawn

\"Volcanologist McGuire zeroes in on \'the core issues at the heart of the climate emergency\' in this urgent survey. ... This blunt and sobering look at climate change packs a punch.\"--Publishers Weekly \"It\'s a paradox but this was one of the most chilling books I\'ve read this year. It\'s the definitive guide to where we\'re heading ...\" ANTHONY HOROWITZ, New York Times bestselling author of

The emergence of bronze ware forms a crucial chapter in the history of human civilization. Although not the first country to enter the Bronze Age, China enjoys a unique position in world history because of the great variety of innovative and beautiful bronze ware that has been unearthed on China\'s vast territory. These artifacts provide a window into the art and culture of ancient China. Chinese Bronze

This monograph places the science and ideology of eugenics in early twentieth century Portugal in the context of manifestations in other countries in the same period. The author argues that three factors limited the impact of eugenics in Portugal: a low level of institutionalization, opposition from Catholics and the conservative nature of the Salazar regime. In Portugal the eugenic science and movement

Frantz Fanon was one of the twentieth-century\'s most influential theorists and activists, whose work fighting against colonialism and imperialism has been an inspiration to today\'s decolonization and anti-racism movements. As the author of essential texts such as The Wretched of the Earth and Black Skin, White Masks, his impact on today\'s activists - from Rhodes Must Fall to Black Lives Matter -

Aeschylus (525-456 BC) brought a new grandeur and epic sweep to the drama of classical Athens, raising it to the status of high art. The Persians, the only Greek tragedy to deal with events from recent Athenian history, depicts the final defeat of Persia in the battle of Salamis, through the eyes of the Persian court of King Xerxes, becoming a tragic lesson in tyranny. In Prometheus Bound, the defiant

The importance of achieving deep focus goes beyond your own productivity. Deep focus allows you to lead others successfully, harness your emotions, and find greater workplace fulfillment.Yet the forces that challenge sustained focus range from dinging phones to office politics to life\'s everyday worries. This book explains how to strengthen your ability to focus, manage your team\'s attention, and

Leonardo is truly a terrible monster-terrible at being a monster that is. No matter how hard he tries, he can\'t seem to frighten anyone. Determined to succeed, Leonardo sets himself to training and research. Finally, he finds a nervous little boy, and scares the tuna salad out of him But scaring people isn\'t quite as satisfying as he thought it would be. Leonardo realizes that he might be a terrible,

The second book in Mary Balogh\'s BEDWYN series - where Regency-era romance comes vibrantly

A guide to the pandemic economy: essential reading about the long-term implications of our current crisis. The COVID-19 pandemic has unleashed a firehose of information (much of it wrong) and an avalanche of opinions (many of them ill-founded). Most of us are so distracted by the everyday awfulness that we don\'t see the broader issues in play. In this book, economist Joshua Gans steps back from the

The social sciences are about people and the relationships between individuals and the social and material world we live in. They are about the social structures which shape - and are shaped by - social forces such as ethnicity, race, gender, sexuality and age and the bodies we inhabit. How are these relationships changing and to what extent and how can people influence change? What are the big issues

In June 1944, in Belarus on the Eastern Front, the Red Army launched Operation Bagration, the massive offensive that crushed Hitler\'s Army Group Centre. German soldiers who weren\'t encircled and captured had to fight their way back towards their own lines across hundreds of miles of enemy territory. This is the story of one of them, Claus Neuber, a young artillery officer who describes in graphic

Now in full color, Practical Guide to Canine and Feline Neurology, Third Edition provides a fully updated new edition of the most complete resource on managing neurology cases in small animal practice, with video clips on a companion website. Provides comprehensive information for diagnosing and treating neurological conditions Printed in full color for the first time, with 400 new or improved images