A number-one bestseller, this is a comprehensive catalogue of all the misconceptions, mistakes and misunderstandings in 'common knowledge' that will make you wonder why anyone bothers going to school. Now available in this handy pocket-sized edition, carry it everywhere to impress your friends, frus[...]

Suitable for young adult to adult beginner Chinese language learners, this book adopts a communicative and integrated approach to Chinese language learning.[...]

This book gathers together the most recent, exciting and original scholarship on male same-sex sexuality in the Renaissance and Enlightenment periods. With contributions from the foremost respected scholars in this burgeoning field, it draws together and analyses theoretical frameworks and methodolo[...]

In this "guided" anthology, experts lead students through the major genres and eras of Chinese poetry from antiquity to the modern time. The volume is divided into 6 chronological sections and features more than 140 examples of the best shi, sao, fu, ci, and qu poems. A comprehensive introduction an[...]

"Qi Gong for Well-Being" is a clear, illustrated guide to Qi Gong, the ancient self-healing art that combines breathing, posture, movement, and visualization to build vitality and improve health. Taoist master and medical doctor Baolin Wu presents, for the first time in the West, the complete 9 Pala[...]

Contract in Context provides an easy to read, in depth analysis of the purpose and role of contract law and the theories that surround it. It looks at the historical development of contract law as well as providing detailed analysis of some of the leading theoretical explanations and how they are ap[...]

The high temperature solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) is identified as one of the leading fuel cell technology contenders to capture the energy market in years to come. However, in order to operate as an efficient energy generating system, the SOFC requires an appropriate control system which in turn re[...]

A sourcebook of wise one-loners, of knock-out jokes, of drole asides and heartfelt statements of truth and beauty. It gathers insights of some of the best minds, and organises them into 250 subjects. It offers you a different take on almost every situation life throws at you.[...]

A festive funbag of F stuff, featuring Fantasy Football with Alan Davies, Food Foraging the Sean Lock way, Jimmy Carr's Famous Fannies, Romantic Ronni Ancona and Rob Brydon's Foto-Feature, Fags of the World (as used by Jo Brand), Fry's Forebrain forensically filleted by Phill Jupitus and a 'How-to-U[...]

Compares and contrasts the different ways individual human beings cope (or fail to cope) with the curves that the uncaring universe throws at us. This work offers us a chance to share the secrets of the Dead, to celebrate their wisdom, to learn from their mistakes, and to marvel at their bad taste i[...]

Who made the first aeroplane flight? How many legs does an octopus have? How much water should you drink every day? What is the chance of tossing a coin and it landing on heads? What happens if you leave a tooth in a glass of coke overnight? What is house dust mostly made from? What colour are orang[...]

Featuring the likes of Stephen Fry, Alan Davies and many other QI guests, this book is suitable for pub quiz experts, fans of Guinness World Records and lovers of all things QI.[...]