Exploring Britain's Lost Railways gives the historical background to over 50 lost railway lines, along with descriptions of the route today for walking and cycling. Each route is highlighted on historical Ordnance Survey mapping, showing which parts can still be followed today. The carefully researc[...]

On November 5, 1688, William of Orange, Protestant ruler of the Dutch Republic, landed at Torbay in Devon with a force of twenty thousand men. Five months later, William and his wife, Mary, were jointly crowned king and queen after forcing James II to abdicate. Yet why has history recorded this bloo[...]

Charles didn't know much about life ... until he met The Man Without a Face"I'd never had a friend, and he was my friend; I'd never really, except for a shadowy memory, had a father, and he was my father. I'd never known an adult I could communicate with or trust, and I communicated with him all the[...]

The classic guide to B2B selling--updated with the newest digital strategies CustomerCentric Selling pioneered the concept that the key to sales success lies in the ability to find solutions to customers' problems by getting into their minds, and it was the first book to provide the methodology to d[...]

At the school where Edward Enderby taught for over 40 years, there were few who knew he'd once been a successful fighter pilot during the war. Following his experiences over the skies of England in 1941, through the days of the Siege of Malta, to the partisan struggle in Italy, this is a story of fr[...]

This up-to-date text helps nursing students master pharmacology by tightly linking it to therapeutic goals and patient wellness. Organized by body systems (units) and diseases (chapters), PHARMACOLOGY FOR NURSES: A PATHOPHYSIOLOGIC APPROACH, 4/e provides complete information on the drug classificati[...]

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"I feel that I have spent half my career with one or another Pelican Shakespeare in my back pocket. Convenience, however, is the least important aspect of the new Pelican Shakespeare series. Here is an elegant and clear text for either the study or the rehearsal room, notes where you need them and t[...]

Jools Holland has had a fascinating life. From playing on bomb sites as a boy in the East End, to skiving off school and then selling millions of records with Squeeze, the first twenty years of his life were eventful, chaotic and colourful. Then came The Tube with Paula Yates, the seminal live music[...]

Duty Calls: Dunkirk by James Holland is a gripping true-to-life story about one of the most dramatic events of World War II. 'You wanted to see some action - well you're going to get it now. You're going to get it now all right'. Friday 24th May, 1940 Private Johnny Hawke, aged sixteen, awakens to a[...]

This is a new translation of Georges Simenon's novel set in a tranquil town on the dutch coast, book seven in the new Penguin Maigret series. 'Just take a look,' Duclos said in an undertone, pointing to the scene all round them, the picture-book town, with everything in its place, like ornaments on [...]

Africa's traditional beliefs--including ancestor worship, divination and witchcraft--continue to dominate its spiritual influences. Readers in search of better understanding of the continent will be enriched by this book's timely exploration of sub-Saharan Africa's natural philosophy. "African Magic[...]

In this collection of very short stories, none of the stories is more than two pages long, and some are much shorter. There are stories about ghosts, supermarkets, animals, adventures, and all kinds of things. Kevin Crossley-Holland is an established writer who has produced a number of books for OU[...]