Rock 'n' Roll was born in 1956. In that year: Elvis released 'HeartbreakHotel'; Chuck Berry sang 'Roll Over Beethoven'; Little Richard blurred theboundary with 'Tutti Frutti'; Janis Martin sang for wo...
This fresh and inspiring book distils into one volume the essential thoughts of Pope John Paul II on matters of belief and conscience. Collected from his encyclicals, speeches, homilies, and statement...
Explosive and controversial, award-winning journalist breaks Fleet Street's unwritten rule and starts investigating his own colleagues, revealing the shocking corruption of today's media. Was a top te...
Animal poems by Nick Toczek. He works as a poet, storyteller, journalist, lecturer, political researcher, novelist and stand-up comedian. His work has appeared in numerous anthologies, pamphlets, maga...
A brilliant collection of football poems by Nick Toczek containing such classics as 'Don't Put Noel in Goal', 'Football Family Man' and 'Why Groundsmen Never Relax', but mostly packed with brand-new p...
No single discipline can provide a full account of how and why health care is the way it is. This book provides you with a series of conceptual frameworks which help to unravel the apparent complexity...
Health care systems are highly complex and dynamic. Different systems around the world vary in the way services are managed yet, regardless of these differences, the need for effective managers and ma...
These inventors have inspired a wealth of new inventions, some essential and some that are just plain silly. From the wheel to virtual reality systems, Incredible Inventions checks out a crucial colle...
This handbook - which has been formally adopted by the Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust - is a homunculus of cardiology knowledge, based on the experience of the authors with the sole aim of hel...
Takes public speaking to a higher level with a new audience-centered approach that combines aspects of ancient Greek rhetorical practice with proven modern-day communication techniques. Fills a gap in...
The Only Comprehensive Guide to Developing Apache 2.x Modules and Applications Apache is more than the world's most popular Web serverand, often, nowhere else at all. Coverage includesUsing Apache Por...
This is a comprehensive approach to the study of behavioural economics, which provides an alternative approach to the standard economics model in understanding how and why economic decisions are made....
This complete collection of Nick Cave lyrics spans his entire career, from his writing for "The Birthday Party" through the highly acclaimed "Murder Ballads" and "The Boatman's Call" to new albums "No...
Illustrated by award winning artist Nick Sharratt, this fabulous dictionary is designed to teach young children simple word and picture association, and to help them develop their language skills -- a...
Harum Scarum was the biggest, baddest, hairiest, scariest wolf in the city... but when he loses his beloved teddy we see his softer side.
Nick Crosbie's designs for Inflate have changed the way that we look atdomestic objects, with his playful reworking of everyday household items,such as his inflatable fruitbowl, chairs and clothing. S...
In this book Nick Harding sets out to describe a host of Urban Legends suggesting that we should not dismiss them purely as nonsense nor accept them as gospel truth but by striving to understand their...
A witty debut novel, written with devastating accuracy and unerring comic timing. Thirteen-year-old Neil Flack is obsessed. He wants to send a Valentine card to the strangely beautiful, and completely...
For hundreds of years, the study of elliptic curves has played a central role in mathematics. The past century in particular has seen huge progress in this study, from Mordell's theorem in 1922 to the...
The physical scale model is often cited as an important tool ofcommunication for architecture students and practitioners alike. Althoughthe proliferation of CAD programmes has enabled the creation ofi...
Voices in my head. It's driving me mad. I'll have their tongues. That'll shut them up. Danny's father has been found guilty of a multiple murder - and Danny is terrified that he will turn out like his...
Roddy Doyle's account of the Republic of Ireland's triumphant journey through Italia '90 is just one of the many first-class pieces in this anthology of original football writing. Contributors include...
A radical reinterpretation of how your mind works – and why it could change your life An astonishing achievement. Nick Chater has blown my mind.– Tim Harford We all like to think we have a hidden inne...
Near-future Britain is a state in which citizens are constantly observed and democracy has reached a pinnacle of 'transparency.' Every action is seen, every word is recorded and the System has access ...
THE STORY In the bleak mountains of the Warhammer Old World, the dwarf race fights a bitter battle for survival against its ancient enemies. When the hold Karak Varn is overrun by skaven ratmen, Dwarf...
THE STORY In the ancient days of the Old World, long before the time of men, the dwarfs and elves are at the height of their prosperity. As King Bagrik of the dwarfs and Prince Ithalred of the elves f...
When orcs and goblins invade the Empire, the Emperor Dieter IV does nothing. While the other elector counts bicker, Prince Wilhelm is left to defend the Reikland alone. The Grimblades are among his br...
Once a year, Scoutmaster Tim Riggs leads a troop of boys into the Canadian wilderness for a weekend camping trip—a tradition as comforting and reliable as a good ghost story around a roaring bonfire. ...
The headlines swirling around Enron, Arthur Andersen, WorldCom and others have sparked concerns about the quality and quantity of financial information provided by both public and private entities. Ge...