Paul Roberts: 53 books

The birth of the male sex symbol began when actors did more than jump on and off horses or swoop swashbuckling from the prow of a pirate ship. Sex appeal came when men looked like they intended to have sex. No one is completely sure about Clooney. Sometimes he looks more comfortable with a cup of...

What Democrats Talk about When They Talk about God is a collection of essays on the religious communication of members of the Democratic Party, past and present-in office, while campaigning, and in their public and private writing. While many books on the market address issues at the intersection...

A must-read in today's world of emerging spirituality, Opening To Life offers a most comprehensive and practical understanding of the powerful phenomenon and service that is channeling.These clear and straight forward explanations of energy and how it works come from the author's...

Spirituality, religious belief and inclusive faith communities are important for mental well being but mental health practitioners have few guidelines for acknowledging these issues when working with service users. Spirituality, Values and Mental Health gathers together personal and professional...

Today the image born from photography or film is one of the most powerful single elements a brand, label, designer, recording artist, celebrity or manufacturer can possess. In this edition Living Legends Vol 9 we look at the lives and creative work from some of the biggest names working in contemporary/fashion...

Our two Immortals editions detail some of the most enduring and famous names in photography, all of whom are no longer with us.    Great photographs can elicit thoughts, feelings, and emotions when words simply will not suffice. Throughout history, there have been many important people in...

In this we profile the lives and explore the legacies of some of the biggest photography luminaries to have ever lived and worked on the planet. The precursors of fashion photography go back to the 18th century, when images of fashionable clothes were printed in magazines and often hand-coloured....

Some of the most memorable images in the history of photography have come about through the creative tension between art and commerce - creating images that have been able to transcend the time in which they were made, and enabling them to represent that time in perpetuity.  Many of the artists...

MASTERS OF PHOTOGRAPHY - IMMORTALS We have recently witnessed the passing of an era. Several of the greatest image makes of all time have passed away, as Helmut Newton, Corinne Day, Herb Ritts, Norman Parkinson, Richard Avedon, Robert Mapplethorpe, Horst P Horst and Richard Bailey are sadly no longer...

The most incandescent example of Bombshells is Marilyn Monroe. Her strange combination of ghostly pale skin, childlike face and innate erotic cunning render her hard to date. Unlike modern actresses we can’t sense the stylist in her clothes, the heavy hand of a makeup artist or a photographer’s...

To be a star you need to rouse the senses, but to be a siren you must touch the heart. Their vulnerability, their daring and their sheer courage match the intensity of human beauty concentrated in the most famous female sex symbols of the twentieth century.     To say they had real social...

You can’t look at the mixed lineup of this lot and not ask yourself what is it that makes a man compelling? One universal might be pulling power. Warren Beatty with a hair drier or 007 with a Walther PPK both did a brisk trade in the sack and again we return to the mystique of Valentino, to pose...

Pirates are primarily known for their swashbuckling attitudes, their freebooting lifestyle, their high-seas adventures and their stolen treasure, but their victims tend to be forgotten. These are the innocent and not-so-innocent voyagers who find themselves suddenly snatched up, brutalized, and franticly...

Exam Board: OCR Level: A-level Subject: Sociology First Teaching: September 2015 First Exam: June 2016 Build students' confidence to tackle the key themes of the 2015 OCR A-Level Sociology specification with this clear and accessible approach delivered by a team of leading subject authors. -...