Roman Life is a series that will explore the establishment of the Roman Empire and the notable people of the age, such as Augustus, Virgil and Homer. The text will chronicle the features and characteristics of the Roman age and explore the lives of the different social classes, as well as men, women[...]

Homes chronicles the features and characteristics of home life across the different social classes in the Tudor age. It also charts the development and changes in home building over the period.[...]

All around the world - in both wealthy and less economically developed countries - there are charities trying to improve the lives of those in poverty. This book looks at the efforts of charity workers and volunteers, with exciting stories and case studies, and gives advice on how readers can get in[...]

Looks at the new 'scientific' ways of learning and experimentation of the Renaissance period, to show what health and disease were like in the Old and New Worlds.[...]

This book looks at patterns of population growth - and decline - in a wide range of countries, comparing the situation in many less-economically developed countries with the gradually aging population in more economically developed ones. How many people can Earth support?[...]

In 19448 the state of Israel was created out of Palestine as a homeland for the Jewish people. Why did the Jews claim this land as their own, and what claims did the Arabs make over it? Do Palestinian refugees have a right to return to Israel? What is the future for a two-state solution? It's time t[...]

Introducing Alice TodHunter Moon, a Magykal addition to the world of Septimus Heap Perfect for both established fans of the Septimus Heap series and readers coming to the world of Septimus Heap for the first time, "PathFinder" is the first book in the Septimus Heap spin-off series, TodHunter Moon.T[...]

"The Daylight Gate," an instant bestseller in the UK, is award-winning Jeanette Winterson s singular vision of a dark period of complicated morality, sex, and tragic plays for power in a time when politics and religion were closely intertwined. After the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, every Catholic conspi[...]

Serien Världens konst & kultur går på upptäcktsfärd bland fascinerande och tankeväckande konstarter, hantverk, motiv och stilar i olika länders och områdens kulturer. Här beskrivs allt från målningar och skulpturer till textilier och metallarbeten.[...]