Martin Hughes: 19 books

The frozen wastes of the Southern Ocean; the tropical rainforests of South America, the scorching grasslands of Africa, the dizzy heights of the snow-capped peaks of the Himalayas: Martin Hughes-Games has been to every continent on earth filming natural history programmes. A Wild Life is Martin's...

Public Consultation and Community Involvement in Planning is the definitive introduction to public consultation for developers, students and planners. The past decade has seen a complete transformation in consultation and community relations in the UK, from increased requirements to consult, to...

Ryan Bradley, an ex-IRA driver, is on the run from the British and Irish police after a botched cross-border smuggling run that killed two British army officers and his best friend. He ends up in Amsterdam, where he meets Kim and gets recruited into joining an international criminal gang. His subsequent...

Commander Liz Hartley, the beautiful second-in-command of the Space Cruiser Explorer, is captured by vicious pirates in the lawless Megellan region of space, and Liz has to call upon all her reserves of courage to survive at the hands of her sadistic captors, who seek the codes to disarm her ship. Eventually...

Parents can play an immensely important role in supporting their children's literacy learning at home, but how can primary teachers enlist the support of parents in helping children learn literacy? With a focus on improving children's literacy skills, this book provides practical answers to...

Improving Primary Mathematics provides primary teachers with practical ideas about how to bring these two worlds closer to improve children’s mathematics learning. Using a number of fascinating case studies focusing on children’s experiences of mathematics both inside and outside the classroom,...

An action-packed read that offers plenty of excitement. -Kirkus Review The plot is intriguing and original, and it unfolds at a quick and even pace. Even the most minor characters are imbued with unique personalities, faults, and foibles. -Foreword Clarion Luke Miller had it all. Good looks, intelligence,...

In 2002, the University of Alabama's Department of Religious Studies established the annual Aronov Lecture Series to showcase the works of nationally recognized scholars of religion capable of reflecting on issues of wide relevance to scholars from across the humanities and social sciences. Writing...

Feeling discouraged and need some encouragement? Read 31 Devotions for Writers, written by published authors who want to help encourage you in your writing through God’s written Word. Writing can often be discouraging. Some writers have spouses or children who don’t understand why...

This anthology of black writers traces the evolution of African-American perspectives throughout American history, from the early years of slavery to the end of the 20th century. The essays, manifestos, interviews, and documents assembled here, contextualized with critical commentaries from Marable...

Once merely a footnote in Restoration and eighteenth-century studies and rarely taught, Oroonoko; or, The Royal Slave (1688), by Aphra Behn, is now essential reading for scholars and a classroom favorite. It appears in general surveys and in courses on early modern British writers, postcolonial literature,...

Praise for the First Edition: `Totally reliable… the authors have produced a book urgently needed by all those charged with introducing students to the classics… quite indispensable' - Times Higher Education Supplement This is a fully updated and expanded new edition of the successful...

This straightforward, student-friendly guide contains all the practical advice for successfully undertaking a research project, leading students through all the stages of the research process. The second edition of this no-nonsense textbook supports students in conducting their own research projects,...

What's the problem with literacy at college? How might everyday literacy be harnessed for educational ends? Based on the first major study of literacy practices in colleges in the UK, this book explores the reading and writing associated with learning subjects across the college curriculum....