Life at the Extremes (Ashcroft Frances)(Paperback / softback)

Life at the Extremes (Ashcroft Frances)(Paperback / softback)

The debut of a female Steve Jones - likeable, literate, lucid and laconic. A sprightly, lavishly illustrated book on the science of human

Spark of Life - Electricity in the Human Body (Ashcroft Frances)(Paperback / softback)

From before birth to the last breath we draw, from consciousness to sexual attraction, fighting infection to the beating of our hearts, electricity is essential to everything we think and do. This title reveals the secrets of ion channels, which produce the electrical signals in our

The Spark of Life: Electricity in the Human Body (Ashcroft Frances)(Paperback)

What happens during a heart attack? Can someone really die of fright? What is death, anyway? How does electroshock treatment affect the brain? What is consciousness? The answers to these questions lie in the electrical signals constantly traveling through our bodies, driving our thoughts, our

Superhuman - Life at the Extremes of Mental and Physical Ability (Hooper Rowan)(Paperback / softback)

Superhuman is a fascinating, eye-opening and inspiring celebration of the best that the current human species has to

Secret Life of France (Wadham Lucy)(Paperback / softback)

At the age of eighteen Lucy Wadham ran away from English boys and into the arms of a Frenchman. Twenty-five years later, having married in a French Catholic Church, put her children through the French educational system and divorced in a French court of law, Wadham is perfectly placed to explore

'Tis (McCourt Frank)(Paperback / softback)

Frank McCourt continues his life story in the brilliant, bestselling sequel to the million-selling 'Angela's

Frank Skinner Autobiography (Skinner Frank)(Paperback / softback)

Winner of the Perrier Award at the Edinburgh Festival, Frank Skinner's humour is a mixture of laddishness and philosophy. This is the story of the highs and lows of his life and career. He tells how he inherited his father's passion for football, as well as his passion for

Certain Idea of France - The Life of Charles de Gaulle (Jackson Julian)(Paperback / softback)

Penguin Readers Level 2: The Extraordinary Life of Anne Frank (ELT Graded Reader)(Paperback / softback)

Worm at the Core - On the Role of Death in Life (Solomon Sheldon)(Paperback / softback)

Motel Life (Vlautin Willy)(Paperback / softback)

Opening like an early Tom Waits barstool-tale, The Motel Life tells the story of two brothers, Frank and Jerry

Cold - Extreme Adventures at the Lowest Temperatures on Earth (Fiennes Ranulph)(Paperback / softback)

Britain's most famous explorer and bestselling author's new book on extreme

Live At the Brixton Academy - A riotous life in the music business (Rafaeli JS)(Paperback / softback)

Crime at Mayerling - The Life & Death of Mary Vetsera (Markus Georg)(Paperback / softback)

Society Must Be Defended - Lectures at the College de France, 1975-76 (Foucault Michel)(Paperback / softback)

Politics - Between the Extremes (Clegg Nick)(Paperback / softback)

Here he offers a frank account of his experiences and puts the case for a new politics based on reason and compromise. He writes candidly about the tense stand-offs within government and the decision to enter coalition with the Conservatives in the first

Radicals (Bartlett Jamie)(Paperback / softback)

What was once considered extreme is now the mainstream. But what is life like on the political fringes? What is the real power of radicals? This book takes you in the worlds of the innovators, disruptors, idealists and extremists who think society is broken, and believe they know how to fix

Extremes - How Far Can You Go to Save a Life? (Fong Kevin)(Paperback / softback)

Deception (Roth Philip)(Paperback / softback)

'This swift, elegant, disturbing novel...stands at the extreme of contemporary fiction' New York Times Book ReviewHe is a middle-aged American writer called Philip; In Philip's London studio, this play of voices - sharp, tender and inquiring - reveals both their past lives with startling

Life Cycles: Egg to Chicken (Tonkin Rachel)(Paperback / softback)

A close-up look at the wonderous life cycle of a plant or

Life Cycles: Egg to Butterfly (Tonkin Rachel)(Paperback / softback)

A close-up look at the wonderous life cycle of a plant or

At Last a Life (David Paul)(Paperback / softback)

Fair Stood the Wind for France (Bates H. E.)(Paperback / softback)

When John Franklin brings his plane down into Occupied France at the height of the Second World war, there are two things in his mind, the safety of his crew and his own badly injured arm. It is a stroke of unbelievable luck when the family of a French farmer risk their lives to offer the airmen

Extraordinary Life of Anne Frank (Scott Kate)(Paperback / softback)

Her words have become some of the most important in modern history: discover the incredible life story of Anne Frank, whose bravery has inspired so many. Her incredible story comes to life in this beautifully illustrated book, with narrative biography, timelines, facts and quotes