A New York Times bestseller, Black Buck is a crackling, satirical debut novel about a young man given a shot at stardom as the lone Black salesman at a mysterious, cult-like, and wildly successful startup where nothing is as it

From artificial intelligence to identity theft, from what we once thought of as unshakeable institutions to increasing concerns about privacy and sustainability, consumer issues are an integral part of daily life. This updated fourth edition of Consumer Economics offers students an accessible and thorough guide to the concerns surrounding the modern consumer and brings to light the repercussions of

Elizabeth Smart\'s passionate fictional account of her intense love-affair with the poet George Barker, described by Angela Carter as \'Like Madame Bovary blasted by lightening ... A

EMMA GRAY\'S NEW BOOK \'MY FARMING LIFE\' (\'A HEARTWARMING TALE OF LIFE ON THE LAND\' Alan Titchmarsh) IS OUT NOW What happens when you swap \'I do\' for pastures new? When twenty-three-year-old shepherdess Emma Gray breaks off her engagement, the chance to take over an isolated Northumberland farm seems just the fresh start she needs. But while the beautiful scenery certainly offers plenty of scope

\'Maybe the polluters will purify our streams. Purify our waterways? In your bloomin\' dreams! All will be rewilded, all will be renewed, The country will look lovely, But we won\'t have any food. Our stocks will be sustainable, The French will be our friends, We shall live in harmony, until the bitter end.\' Hidden beyond the bluebell woods and babbling brooks, there is great unrest in our

Captain Beefheart (Don Vliet) was undoubtedly the creator of the most bizarre and wonderful music. A child prodigy sculptor, he applied his artistic approach to music, creating \'aural sculptures\'. He befriended Frank Zappa in High School, collaborating on a teenage rock opera and sci-fi/fantasy film entitled Captain Beefheart vs The Grunt People. It was from this film that Don took his name. Of course,

Secular feminists claim that Christianity is a misogynistic religion and that the Bible is bad for women. Are these claims true? Would women be better off if we all became atheists? Is the God of the Bible portrayed as a sexist who prescribes female inferiority by divine decree? What does the Bible actually teach about the value and personhood of women? David Wilber\'s book, \"Is God a Misogynist:

A shipwreck; a deserted island; a single family, wondering if they can survive. Rich in suspense and surprises, The Swiss Family Robinson entices young readers to come along on a wonderful adventure, where each moment brings a new thrill. Featuring amazingly resourceful characters and a wondrous landscape bursting with exotic wildlife and plants, it\'s an irresistible tale of

An obese Russian hip-hop aficionado strives for love and a US visa in this exuberantly funny and tender book from one of America\'s most brilliant comic

In Imaginary Performances in Shakespeare, visionary modernist theatre director Aureliu Manea analyses the theatrical possibilities of Shakespeare. Through nineteen Shakespeare plays, Manea sketches the intellectual parameters, the visual languages, and the emotional worlds of imagined stage interpretations of each; these nineteen short essays are appended by his essay \'Confessions, \' an autobiographical

From a description of Sartre\'s hitherto unknown father to the painful last moments of Sartre\'s declining years, this intimate portrait incorporates previously untold aspects of Sartre\'s private, political, and literary life, in a new edition of the acclaimed biography, honoring the centennial of Sartre\'s birth.

Part of the acclaimed series of anthologies which document major themes and ideas in contemporary art. Contextualises a recent focus on the subject of work in art, addressing work\'s meaning both within art and in its wider economic and social

Imbued with a comic nostalgia and overlaid with Dovlatov\'s characteristically dark-edged humour and wry power of observation, The Suitcase is a profoundly human, delightfully ironic novel from one of the finest satirists of the twentieth

A brilliant picture book biography about Thurgood Marshall, who fought for equality during the Civil Rights Movement and served as the first Black justice on the Supreme Court, from Coretta Scott King Honor winners Kekla Magoon and Laura Freeman.Growing up in Baltimore, Thurgood Marshall could see that things weren\'t fair. The laws said that Black and white people couldn\'t use the same schools, parks,

Leading art instructor and bestselling author Christopher Hart teaches tweens and teens how to draw cool anime characters. When you start with simple shapes, who knows where you might end up? They\'re key to drawing just about anything--including full-fledged, expressive anime characters. This book, especially geared to the talents of teens and tweens, is loaded with more than 100 step-by-step demonstrations

A memoir of transformation and self-discovery that explores fetish communities from a gender diverse perspective. Transland is a fiery and revealing memoir that explores what happens when a non-binary person goes looking for self-worth and a sense of belonging in fetish subculture, only to find that fetish communities come with just as many problematic rules, expectations, and hierarchies as mainstream

God\'s Big Plans for Me Storybook Bible illustrates the 40 foundational principles written in the #1 New York Times bestseller The Purpose Driven Life (What on Earth Am I Here For?) by Pastor Rick Warren. With child-friendly language, engaging illustrations, and a chronological approach, Pastor Warren introduces each Bible story with a theme that aligns with one of his foundational principles. He wraps

Follow Big Bear and Little Bear as winter turns into spring in a gentle, rhyming story that celebrates the love between parent and child. A new book in the You Are the Light board book series, Little Bear explores the tender love between parent and child while surrounded by other forest animals. With a fun and tactile cover, these books provide the perfect time to share a precious moment with a little

This Element provides a brief overview of the question of indeterminacy and discusses the thesis that the world is comprised of indeterminate objects. It also analyses a case study of indeterminacy in quantum