Nonfiction

The RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants is the most comprehensive detailed and lavishly illustrated guide to garden plants ever published. With authoritative coverage of over 15 000 ornamental plants...

06 May, 1882, the Number One administrator of the British government in Ireland and his Number Two are assassinated by men wielding deadly surgical knives while the pair are walking...

An extraordinary book, which enables us to consider the nature of God in the 21st Century through the lens of Dostoevsky's novels. The current rash of books hostile to religious...

Now A Major BBC Series Starring Ben Whishaw.The multi-million copy bestseller and Book of the Year at The National Book Awards.'Painfully funny. The pain and the funniness somehow add up...

Band of Giants brings to life the founders who fought for our independence. Jefferson, Adams, and Franklin are known to all; men like Morgan, Greene, and Wayne are less familiar....

In the 144 years since Karl Marx's Das Kapital was published, the doctrine that bears his name has been embraced by millions in the name of equality, and just as...

"Michael Wolff... the shrewdest and most colourful chronicler of the Trump years," Sunday TimesAll or Nothing is the final chapter in Wolff's Fire and Fury series. With extraordinary behind-the-scenes access,...

Will Hutton, the Guardian's Economics Editor, is the most respected analyst writing in Britain today. He argues that the weakness of the economy can't be divorced from the problems of...

'Both hard to put down and brilliantly insightful ... a 5 out of 5 masterpiece' Martin Bentham, Evening StandardThe renowned historian of the Third Reich takes on the conspiracy theories...

At Harvard, social acceptance and success with the opposite sex had to be applied for. In the absence of family money or innate charisma, misfit and maths prodigy Eduardo Saverin...

We live in the twilight of neoliberalism: the ruling classes can no longer rule as before, and ordinary people are no longer willing to be ruled in the old way....

Ireland has been marketed as the poster boy of EU austerity. EU elites and neoliberal commentators claim that the country's ability to suffer economic pain will attract investors and generate...

Accessing the huge selection of critical theory can be an intimidating experience. This acclaimed dictionary is an invaluable introduction to the theories and theorists in the field and will prove...

This comprehensive and accessible textbook offers a complete grounding in both qualitative and quantitative research methods for the sports studies student. The book offers the reader a step-by-step guide to...

The dramatic round tower is a unique feature of the Irish landscape. Dating to early medieval times, over seventy now remain, scattered across the four provinces. From Wicklow's Glendalough to...

The brutal war launched by Israel on the Gaza Strip in in response to the Hamas attack of 7 October 2023, or Operations Swords of Iron to give it its...

Contains full-colour images with step-by-step instructions, which provide concise practical information and advice. Perfect for the beginner or busy gardener who wants to get results.

Step into Writing is an invaluable reference guide and handbook for children developing their writing skills at senior level in primary school.It has a clear and concise reference guide for...

'Arguably the most important intellectual alive' The New York TimesIn this important collection of interviews with the acclaimed radio journalist David Barsamian, Noam Chomsky discusses U.S. foreign policy in the...

For readers of Empire of Pain and Dopesick, an arresting deep dive into how Alzheimer's disease treatment has been set back by corrupt researchers, negligent regulators, and the profit motives...

This volume brings together Bourdieu's highly original writings on language and on the relations between language, power and politics. Bourdieu develops a forceful critique of traditional approaches to language, including...

The first gender reader in UK to focus on sociological perspectives, this book offers students an informed overview of some of the most significant sociological work on gender produced over...

Praise for the first edition"The selection is judicious and valuably supplemented by thorough commentaries that contextualise and clarify the debates and issues and the importance of each excerpt. Though today...

This comprehensive, scholarly book is appropriate for undergraduate and graduate course in Principles of Management. `Achieve balance' with HBP, Management 1/e. Principles of Management is about bringing together the Organizational...

UK bookkeeping and accounting basics for the rest of us Unless you're one of those rare "numbers people," the thought of accounting and bookkeeping probably make your head spin. While...

Here's what you should know to manage data records efficiently With proper electronic data management, your business can lower costs, improve efficiency, eliminate duplication, and be protected in the event...

Jennifer Worth's tales of being a midwife in 1950s London, now a major BBC TV series.Jennifer Worth came from a sheltered background when she became a midwife in the Docklands...

Spinster. Cougar. Carer. Matron. Wife.A rich, provocative and entertaining history of women's words - of the language we have, and haven't, had to share our lives.Special commendation from the PEN...

Master the management ideas that shape the business world today.In a series of 50 accessible essays, Edward Russell-Walling introduces and explains the central ideas, tools and theories from some of...

Beautiful, sensuous, and enigmatic, great carpets follow power. Emperors, shahs, sultans and samurai crave them as symbols of earthly domination. Shamans and priests desire them to evoke the spiritual realm....

The perfect gift book for Guinness lovers, served here.How did a beer from Dublin become a globally renowned symbol of Ireland?In 1759, Arthur Guinness left behind his family's small brewery...

'An extraordinary story of grace, forgiveness and moral courage' Patrick Radden KeefeA 2024 HIGHLIGHT IN THE OBSERVER, GUARDIAN AND IRISH TIMESSHORTLISTED FOR THE AN POST IRISH BOOK AWARDSAN IMMEDIATE INTERNATIONAL...

'A different level of insight to anything I've read for a long time about Russia.' - Sophy Roberts, author of The Lost Pianos of Siberia'Exquisitely observed.. Full of empathy, Amos...

Overlooking the Blackwater Valley, Lismore Castle is home to the oldest formally cultivated gardens in Ireland, which are visited for their wild beauty and provide organic produce and flowers for...

Revolution Is Love: A Year of Black Trans Liberation is the powerful and celebratory visual record of a contemporary activist movement in New York City, and a moving testament to...

The beloved star of Star Trek, recent space traveler, and living legend William Shatner reflects on the interconnectivity of all things, our fragile bond with nature, and the joy that...