User's Guide to the Millennium (Ballard J. G.)(Paperback / softback)

User's Guide to the Millennium (Ballard J. G.)(Paperback / softback)

J.G.Ballard is the author of the novels 'Crash', 'Empire of the Sun' and 'Rushing to Paradise'. Throughout his career he has also been a regular contributor to magazines and newspapers. This book collects together pieces of his journalism, grouped under themes including science and

Millennium People (Ballard J. G.)(Paperback / softback)

Violent rebellion comes to London's middle classes.As he searches for the truth behind the Heathrow bomb that killed his ex-wife, psychologist David Markham infiltrates a shadowy protest group based in the comfortable Chelsea Marina. Led by a charismatic doctor, it aims to rouse the docile middle

Crash (Ballard J. G.)(Paperback / softback)

Hello America (Ballard J. G.)(Paperback / softback)

A terrifying vision of the future from one of the twentieth century's most renowned writers - J. G. Ballard, author of 'Empire of the Sun' and

Miracles of Life (Ballard J. G.)(Paperback / softback)

J. G. Ballard was, for over fifty years, one of this country's most significant writers. Beginning with the events that inspired his classic novel, 'Empire of the Sun', this revelatory autobiography charts the course of his astonishing

Drowned World (Ballard J. G.)(Paperback / softback)

When London is lost beneath the rising tides, unconscious desires rush to the surface in this apocalyptic tale from the author of 'Crash' and 'Empire of the Sun', reissued here with a new introduction from Martin

Kingdom Come (Ballard J. G.)(Paperback / softback)

With a new introduction by Deborah Levy and a striking new cover design by the artist Stanley Donwood, Ballard's final novel sees consumerism evolve into something even more

Drought (Ballard J. G.)(Paperback / softback)

With a new introduction by M. John Harrison and a striking new cover design from the artist Stanley Donwood, this acclaimed cult novel sees human existence threatened by devastating climate

Empire of the Sun (Ballard J. G.)(Paperback / softback)

The classic, heartrending story of a British boy's four year ordeal in a Japanese prison camp during the Second World War. Newly reissued with an introduction by John

User's Guide To The Brain (Ratey Dr. John J.)(Paperback / softback)

A remarkable new book that shows in what ways the structure and chemistry of our brains determines our perceptions, emotions and behaviour, and what we can do to shape its functions to our

High-Rise (Ballard J. G.)(Paperback / softback)

From the author of 'Crash' and 'Cocaine Nights' comes an unnerving tale of life in a modern tower block running out of control.Within the concealing walls of an elegant forty-storey tower block, the affluent tenants are hell-bent on an orgy of destruction. Cocktail parties degenerate into marauding

Concrete Island (Ballard J. G.)(Paperback / softback)

A chilling novel that pays twisted homage to Defoe's 'Robinson Crusoe'. Newly reissued with an introduction from Neil

Extreme Metaphors (Ballard J. G.)(Paperback)

A startling and at times unsettlingly prescient collection of J. G. Ballard's greatest interviews.J.G. Ballard was a literary giant. Best known for his controversial bestseller 'Crash' and the memoir 'Empire of the Sun', he was a writer of unique talent - always surprising, frequently

Empire of the Sun (Ballard J. G.)(Paperback)

The classic, award-winning novel, made famous by Steven Spielberg's film, tells of a young boy's struggle to survive World War II in China. Jim is separated from his parents in a world at war. To survive, he must find a strength greater than all the events that surround him. Shanghai, 1941--a city

American Studies: A User's Guide (Deloria Philip J.)(Paperback)

American Studies has long been a home for adventurous students seeking to understand the culture and politics of the United States. This welcoming spirit has found appeal around the world, but at the heart of the field is an identity crisis. Nearly every effort to articulate an American Studies

Money: A User's Guide (Whateley Laura)(Paperback / softback)

Take control of your personal finances with this concise, timely and indispensable guide, from acclaimed money expert Laura

Time: A User's Guide (Klein Stefan)(Paperback / softback)

Explores the hidden dimensions of time, looking at everything from when the present becomes the past to the tribe that see the future backwards, from when sex is best to why the years seem to speed by as we age. This book reveals how we can learn to live in harmony with the secret clock within us,

Seaman's Guide to the Rule of the Road (Ford J.W.W.)(Paperback / softback)

Troubleshooting Relationships on the Autism Spectrum: A User's Guide to Resolving Relationship Problems (Stanford Ashley)(Paperback)

Don't you wish relationships came with a manual? Ashley Stanford has written a user's guide to relationships that adopts a practical troubleshooting approach to resolving difficulties that will greatly appeal to the logical minds of individuals on the autism spectrum, as well as offering valuable

Silence: A User's Guide - Volume 2 - Application (Ross Maggie)(Paperback / softback)

This book, the second of a major two-volume work, exposes the processes by which silence can transfigure our lives-what Maggie Ross calls `the work of silence'; it describes how lives steeped in silence can transfigure other lives

High-Rise (Ballard J. G.)(Paperback)

When a class war erupts inside a luxurious apartment block, modern elevators become violent battlegrounds and cocktail parties degenerate into marauding attacks on 'enemy' floors. In this visionary tale, human society slips into violent reverse as once-peaceful residents, driven by primal urges,

Every Breath You Take - A User's Guide to the Atmosphere (Broomfield Mark)(Paperback / softback)

A fascinating journey through the atmosphere that will leave you breathless. Every Breath You Take combines scientific evidence with Mark's personal stories and advice on what you can do to improve air quality, giving us the low-down on what's up

Six Memos for the Next Millennium (Calvino Italo)(Paperback / softback)

A User's Guide to Melancholy (Lund Mary Ann)(Pevná vazba)

A User's Guide to Melancholy takes Robert Burton's encyclopaedic masterpiece The Anatomy of Melancholy (first published in 1621) as a guide to one of the most perplexing, elusive, attractive, and afflicting diseases of the Renaissance. Burton's Anatomy is perhaps the largest, strangest, and most