Once described by the "Guardian" as 'one of the greatest voices of her generation', Eva Cassidy had a diverse repertoire of jazz blues folk and pop music. She remained virtually unknown in her lifetime but has been afforded great critical and popular acclaim following the posthumous release of her v[...]

This amusing tale by the author of The Hobbit is set in the Thames valley of England in a distant and marvellous past, when giants and dragons still lived. Its hero, Farmer Giles, is actually quite unheroic, but through good luck and the help of his dog Garm, his grey mare, and the magic sword Caudi[...]

(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook). 16 songs from the 2002 blockbuster album by Christina Aguilera. Includes the chart-topping debut single "Dirrty," her confessional "I'm OK" and: Beautiful * Can't Hold Us Down * Cruz * Fighter * Get Mine, Get Yours * Impossible * Infatuation * Keep on Singin' My[...]

This first and only in-depth analysis of the attire worn by the largest workforce in the health care system explores the role of the nurse's uniform in creating nursing identity for over a hundred years. The introduction of the nurse's uniform in the late nineteenth century was part of a strategy to[...]

"The Man Who Loved Children" is a magnificent novel of family life. The Pollits--Sam and Henny and their swarming household of children and animals--are American. (The time: the 1940s; the setting: in and around Washington and Baltimore.) The writer who brings them overwhelmingly to life is Australi[...]

Philosophy professor Christina Sommers has exposed a disturbing development: how a group of zealots, claiming to speak for all women, are promoting a dangerous new agenda that threatens our most cherished ideals and sets women against men in all spheres of life. In case after case, Sommers shows how[...]

In recent years, most political theorists have agreed that shame shouldn't play any role in democratic politics because it threatens the mutual respect necessary for participation and deliberation. But Christina Tarnopolsky argues that not every kind of shame hurts democracy. In fact, she makes a po[...]

The World Trade Organization (WTO) oversees the negotiation and enforcement of formal rules governing international trade. This title investigates the domestic politics behind the filing of WTO complaints, and reveals why formal dispute settlement creates better outcomes for governments and their ci[...]

This collection of classic garden writing celebrates the garden as a place of solace in a busy world, a retreat for lovers and an earthly paradise. Gardens have been cherished in all times and cultures, and this anthology reveals a wide range of voices, from the classic to the little-known, the lyri[...]