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The Genius of Birds : Hardback : Penguin Putnam Inc : 9781594205217 : 1594205213 : 12 Apr 2016 : An award-winning science writer tours the globe to reveal what makes birds capable of such extraordinary feats of mental…

The French flute player and conductor Paul Taffanel (1844-1908) was an extraordinary virtuoso and a major figure in fin de siécle Parisian musical life. Based on a treasure trove of private documents of Taffanel's…

At a time when the studio is making a stunning comeback, film historian Thomas Schatz provides an indispensable account of Hollywood's tradional blend of business and art. This book lays to rest the persistent myth that…

The brilliant new book from acclaimed writer Gideon Haigh about Australia's iconic cricketer Victor Trumper

Donald Winnicott, psychoanalyst and pediatrician, is viewed by many in the psychodynamic field as the ?other genius? in the history of psychodynamic theory and practice, along with Freud. This book selects and explores…

The Genius of Dogs : Paperback : Oneworld Publications : 9781780743684 : 1780743688 : 12 Mar 2020 : The international bestseller that reveals the amazing mind of your favourite friend

The Genius of Shakespeare : Paperback : Pan Macmillan : 9781509822546 : 1509822542 : 07 Apr 2016 : 'Ambitious, exceptionally well informed and immensely engaging . . . Bate writes with unflagging energy, intelligence,…

This thoughtful and beautifully written book demonstrates compellingly that emotions are central to personality development across the lifespan. Carol Magai and Jeannette Haviland-Jones draw on a wealth of textual and…

History is littered with examples of tyrants, hopelessly out of touch with the plight of the commoners, ruthlessly pursuing their own ambitions or hedonistic whims. But Caesar was a different kind of leader. Despite some…

Marie Bashkirtseff was of one of the most extraordinary women of the 19th century. Her Journal (originally comprising some 20, 000 hand-written pages but pared down to a few hundred for publication) was a cause c l bre…

The Genius of Natural Childhood : Paperback : Hawthorn Press Ltd : 9781907359040 : 1907359044 : 30 Sep 2011 : Sally Goddard Blythe explains why movement matters and how games develop children's skills at different stages…

The Genius of Flexibility : Paperback : SIMON & SCHUSTER : 9780743270878 : 0743270878 : 16 Jan 2006 : This amazing system brings an immediate increase in range of motion and lengthens your muscles in minutes. Bob…

The Genius of Charlie Brown : Hardback : Canongate Books Ltd : 9781782113096 : 1782113096 : 04 Sep 2014 : Beautiful small-format themed gift books, featuring the much-loved Peanuts characters

We tell girls that they can be anything, so why do 90 percent of Americans believe that geniuses are almost always men? New York Times bestselling journalist Janice Kaplan explores the powerful forces that have rigged…

The Genius of Dogs : Paperback : Penguin Putnam Inc : 9780142180464 : 0142180467 : 29 Oct 2013 : "Brian Hare, dog researcher, evolutionary anthropologist, and founder of the Duke Canine Cognition Center, and Vanessa…

A celebration of creative drawing, the Strokes of Genius series showcases standout work from today's top artists.

Elite endurance athletes - including runners, cyclists, and swimmers - know that success hinges as much on how they use their minds as on how well they've trained their bodies. Long before race day, they've developed a…

In this first comprehensive history of human swimming, Eric Chaline surveys swimming in all its variety and richness, from prehistory to the present day.

Celebrating the best drawings by contemporary artists, the Strokes of Genius series follows the beautiful, ongoing story of contemporary drawing through the work and words of some of today's top artists. Focusing on the…

The Revolutionary Genius of Plants : Hardback : Atria Books : 9781501187858 : 1501187856 : 06 Sep 2018 : Synopsis coming soon.......

The Grand, Genius Summer of Henry Hoobler : Paperback : Allen & Unwin : 9781760293017 : 1760293016 : 14 Apr 2018 : The warm-hearted story of Henry Hoobler and the summer when a new friend, a silver bike and unexpected…

The Genius of Birds : Paperback : Little, Brown Book Group : 9781472114365 : : 04 May 2017 : Incredibly informative and beautifully written, The Genius of Birds richly celebrates the triumphs of these surprising and…

'Lovely, celebratory. For all the belittling of 'bird brains, ' Ackerman] shows them to be uniquely impressive machines . . .' -- New York Times Book Review

'A lyrical testimony to the wonders of avian…

Exploring the major discoveries, inventions, influence and legacies of key periods in history

Published to huge critical acclaim to support the major BBC television series on this ever more influential art form, this landmark book explores the key events and the key images that have marked the development of…

This fascinating book by one of Britain's most acclaimed Shakespeare scholars explores the extraordinary staying-power of the world's most famous dramatist. Bate opens by taking up questions of authorship and then goes…

A garden classic, The Genius of the Place reveals that the history of landscape gardening is much more than a history of design and style; it opens up a wide perspective of English cultural history, showing how landscape…

UG: Boy Genius of the Stone Age and His Search for Soft Trousers : Paperback : Penguin Random House Children's UK : 9780141374055 : : 02 Mar 2017

Fedegraphica: A Graphic Biography of the Genius of Roger Federer : Paperback : AURUM PRESS : 9781781317587 : 1781317585 : 02 Jul 2018 : Fedegraphica is a graphic biography that reveals the genius of Roger Federer through…