List 17 of books from editorial Quercus Publishing

My Kind of Cooking

by Mark Sargeant
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2011

MY KIND OF COOKING is Mark Sargeant's exciting introduction to food that few people usually consider, or have the confidence to cook. It is also a very personal book with Mark applying his Michelin-starred skills to childhood, favourite, fun and newly developed dishes. MY KIND OF COOKING concentrates...

The Clandestine Cake Club Cookbook

by Lynn Hill
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2013

Secret venues. Inspired themes. Fabulous cakes. Across the UK and beyond, thousands of home bakers have been meeting covertly in hidden locations with the same simple mission: bake, eat and gossip about cake. These are the members of the phenomenally popular Clandestine Cake Club - and now, for the...

Death: A Survival Guide

by Sarah Brewer
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2011

We all have a 100 per cent chance of dying - eventually. But when are you most at risk? Which are the world's biggest killers? And what can you do to postpone the inevitable? Death - A Survival Guide offers a unique insight into the biggest threats to life and limb in the industrialized world....

Brilliantly Behaved Toddler

by Lorraine Thomas
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2013

The 50 bite-sized chapters in this book cover the most trying situations that a parent and toddler are ever likely to meet - including mealtimes, sleeping, toilet training and supermarket tantrums. Each idea features an activity box to help parents gauge their progress and see results as they move...

Murderous Contagion

A Human History of Disease

by Mary Dobson
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2015

Disease is the true serial killer of human history: the horrors of bubonic plague, cholera, syphilis, smallpox, tuberculosis and the like have claimed more lives and caused more misery than the depredations of warfare, famine and natural disasters combined. Murderous Contagion tells the compelling...

This Book Will Make You Happy

by Jessamy Hibberd, Jo Usmar
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2014

We all experience periods of feeling low, frustrated and lacking in energy - but ignoring the problem and struggling on can start to affect all areas of your life. Help is at hand: this concise little book shows you how you can reverse negative thoughts and emotions and make yourself happier and more...

Cut Your Cholesterol

A Three-month Programme to Reducing Cholesterol

by Dr Sarah Brewer
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2012

Cholesterol is a type of fat (lipid) made by the body. It is essential for good health and is found in every cell in the body. However, a high cholesterol level in the blood (hypercholesterolaemia) is associated with an increased risk of heart disease and stroke. Seven out of 10 people over the age...

Breverton's Encyclopedia of Inventions

A Compendium of Technological Leaps, Groundbreaking Discoveries and Scientific Breakthroughs that Changed the World

by Terry Breverton
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2012

Invention and innovation are what distinguish the human race from all of the other species on Earth. Throughout history the imagination and pioneering spirit of human kind has compelled us to question why we do things in a certain way and, more importantly, how we can do things better. Celebrating...

Politics in Minutes

by Marcus Weeks
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2015

Quick, accessible, compact guide to understanding key political concepts, with summaries of key political movements and mini-biographies of key political figures, from Plato to Marx. Contents include: Liberty, Justice, Equality, Human rights, Social contract, Democracy, Monarchy, Anarchism, Capitalism, Socialism, Nationalism and Globalisation.

100 Things They Don't Want You To Know

Conspiracies, mysteries and unsolved crimes

by Daniel Smith
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2017

THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE . . . Who was Jack the Ripper? Where did the Nazis stash their gold? Who are the real Men in Black? Did aliens send the 'WOW' signal? And how will the world end? 100 Things They Don't Want You to Know sets out to uncover the truth behind the world's most mysterious...

The Story of English

How the English language conquered the world

by Philip Gooden
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2011

Born as a Germanic tongue with the arrival in Britain of the Anglo-Saxons in the early medieval period, heavily influenced by Norman French from the 11th century, and finally emerging as modern English from the late Middle Ages, the English language has grown to become the linguistic equivalent of...

Science in Seconds

200 Key Concepts Explained in an Instant

by Hazel Muir
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012

Both simple and accessible, Science in Seconds is a visually led introduction to 200 key scientific ideas. Each concept is incredibly quick and easy to remember, described by means of an easy-to-understand picture and a maximum 200-word explanation. Concepts span all of the key scientific disciplines...

Science 1001

Absolutely everything that matters in science

by Paul Parsons
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2013

Science 1001 provides clear and concise explanations of the most fundamental and fascinating scientific concepts. Distilled into 1001 bite-sized mini-essays arranged thematically, this unique reference book moves steadily from the basics through to the most advanced of ideas, making it the ideal guide...

Science in 100 Key Breakthroughs

by Paul Parsons
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2012

Science in 100 Key Breakthroughs presents a series of clear and concise essays that explain the fundamentals of some of the most exciting and important science concepts you really need to know. Paul Parsons profiles the important, ground-breaking, and front-of-mind scientific discoveries that have...