Cassell imprint: 52 books
by Tejvan Pettinger
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2017
Crack the world of money and understand the economic theory that has shaped nations and influenced the way you live now.
From Keynesian models to how inflation affects interest rates, Cracking Economics will make the seemingly complex world of global finance easily understood.
Subjects...
What Would Keynes Do?
How the greatest economists would solve your everyday problems
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2018
Have you ever wondered what Adam Smith would have to say about you playing the lottery? Or whether Jeremy Bentham could cure your hangover (through economics)? Ever pondered over what Milton Friedman might get you for Christmas?
By comparing and contrasting what the greatest economists of all...
Diarmuid Gavin
How the boy next door turned out an autobiography
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2010
His work has long been recognised for its innovation and his reputation for clashes with the so-called gardening 'establishment' are famous. He has won many accolades including Silver Gilt at Chelsea Flower Show, however, arguably his biggest achievement was to popularize gardening through the medium...
by Colin Beveridge
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2017
The Maths Behind over 60 everyday phenomena.
Have you ever wondered why traffic jams often turn out to have no cause when you get to the end of the queue? There's a mathematical explanation for that. Or ever considered whether some lotteries might be easier to win than others? There's a formula...
Time to Think
Listening to Ignite the Human Mind
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1999
The power of effective listening is recognised as the essential tool of good management. In this book, Kline describes how we can achieve this, and presents a step-by-step guide that can be used in any situation. Whether you want to have more productive meetings, solve business problems or build stronger relationships, this book offers you a new world of possibilities.
More Time to Think
The power of independent thinking
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2015
The quality of everything we do depends on the quality of the thinking we do first. The leaders, professionals, parents and teachers who understand this are at the top of their fields and inspire some of the finest independent thinking in their environments.
In More Time to Think, Nancy Kline...
The Element in the Room
Science-y Stuff Staring You in the Face
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2017
'Made me go Hydrogen Argon, Hydrogen Argon, Hydrogen Argon.' Rufus Hound
As featured in Best stocking-filler books of 2017 - The Guardian
'Witty and clever writing, every topic is engaging, fun and in some cases laugh-out-loud funny...there are too many highlights to mention' - How it...
What Would Marx Do?
How the greatest political theorists would solve your everyday problems
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2018
Have you ever wondered what Kant might have to say about your addiction to social media? Or whether Plato would be able to help resolve your constant arguments about what to watch on TV? Or if Hobbes would agree to feed your pet hamster while you're away on holiday?
When it comes to the really...
by Kat Su
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2014
You won't know whether to laugh or cry at these spectacularly bad attempts at taxidermy, brought to you courtesy of the hit website crappytaxidermy.com. The site's plethora of bad taxidermy examples - including a squirrel riding a rattlesnake like a cowboy, and various anatomically imaginative renderings...
Sleep
The Easy Way for Peaceful Nights
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2012
Many believe it is a matter of luck as to whether you are blessed with a baby who sleeps well or are landed with one who doesn't. It isn't. Beatrice Hollyer and Lucy Smith provide clear, sensible and effective advice on how to achieve peaceful, problem-free nights in Sleep - from the first days of...
by Unspirational
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2015
We've all drunk-texted an ex, but these painfully funny posts from the massively popular Instagram account 'Texts From Your Ex' take things to extremes as they plead, rant, insult, and just downright confuse their intended targets.
From those with zero shame ("Let's take a bubble bath...
Think Dog
The Bestselling Guide to Canine Psychology
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2012
In this seminal pet psychology book, John Fisher examines the mind of the dog with examples taken from his practical experience, with the aim of explaining to owners how the world appears from a dog's point of view.The first section of the book traces the ancestry and inherent behaviour of dogs, from...
by Heather Couper, Nigel Henbest
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2015
This comprehensive guide to astronomy introduces the basic concepts, explaining what, when, and how to observe space, right through to current theories on everything from black holes to microquasars. It helps you to navigate the night sky, identify the constellations and find planets, comets, galaxies...
Sex Counsel
The Times Expert Answers All Your Questions About Sex & Relationships
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2011
Studies show that couples who continue to have sex are happier. Suzi believes the quality of our sex lives is really important, because it affects every part of people's lives. So, the better your relationship, the happier you're going to be - and sometimes our sex lives are the trickiest part to...