Nonfiction Large Print Edition His memoir is as tough as the streets of New York, and as sensitive as a poet in search of the truth.[...]

Psychology, focusing on processes that occur inside the individual and Sociology, focusing on social collectives and social institutions, come together in Social Psychology to explore the interface between the two fields. The core concerns of social psychology include the impact of one individual on[...]

Following the financial crisis in large parts of the world at the end of the twentieth century, regionalisms in the global political economy have evolved in a number of interesting ways. This book seeks to bring together the leading scholars in the field to provide cutting edge analyses of contempo[...]

Scotland, 1915. A group of teenagers from two families meet for a picnic, but the war across the Channel is soon to tear them away from such youthful pleasures. All too soon, the horror of what is to become known as The Great War engulfs them, their friends and the whole village.[...]

Tells the story of Matteo, which offers a glimpse into the world of Da Vinci. Fleeing from a murderous brigand, Matteo is saved by the companions of Leonardo da Vinci. From this moment on, Matteo is at the Maestro's side as he carries out his work, which ranges from the painting of magnificent fresc[...]

During the 1930s Depression in Scotland, Kezzie and her young sister Lucy are luckier than most. Following their father's death, they manage to stay together and live on the little work Kezzie and Grandad are able to find. But life turns sour when Lucy goes missing. Without hesitation, Kezzie sets o[...]

Your Life Only A Gazillion Times Better is not your mother's ten-step program filled with philosophical patter and long-winded explanations. Contagiously enthusiastic and dedicated to techniques specifically related to taking action and making changes, this book challenges you to think in a new way [...]

In a relatively short period, the growth of investment to China and the resulting increase in Chinese trade has resulted in a reconfiguration of the East Asian regional economy, and is now altering financial and resource flows across the globe. With a new Preface and Conclusion, this IPE Classic exp[...]

A collection of classic columns from one of New York's most celebrated journalistsAlthough his career spans decades, the seven years that Jimmy Breslin spent at the New York Daily News sparked some of his finest work. When New York City tumbled into economic and social chaos at the end of the 1970s,[...]

Here, back in print, is Jimmy Breslin's marvelous account of the improbable saga of the New York Mets' first year, as Bill Veeck notes in his Introduction, "preserving for all time a remarkable tale of ineptitude, mediocrity, and abject failure." Indeed the 1962 Mets were the worst major league base[...]

A brand new edition of this hilarious play from Carnegie Medal-winning author Theresa Breslin. Jono has a problem. He didn't mean to buy an alligator, it just sort of happened. And now his mum is going to kill him - if the alligator doesn't get there first! Laugh-out-loud comedy adapted from the[...]

Marty is doing life in the hardest prison in America. No one gets out of Alcatraz. But now there's a new escape plan. Can Marty break out of Alcatraz - or will life mean life?[...]