Academic & Professional

Robert H Frank / The Economic Naturalist : Why Economics Explains Almost Everything

 Have you ever wondered why there is a light in your fridge but not in your freezer? Or why 24-hour shops bother having locks on their doors? Or why soft drink cans are cylindrical, but milk cartons are square? The answer is simple: economics...

Alan Sugar / The Apprentice

 Following the huge success of the first series on BBC2, The Apprentice will accompany the 2nd series planned for February 2006. Sir Alan Sugar is back with a new set of hopeful candidates battling it out to become his next apprentice. The...

Mark H. McCormack / What They Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School

 McCormack, founder of the sports management industry and manager of Navratilova and Nicklaus, reveals the secrets of his business success and fills the gap between business school education and the street knowledge that comes from the day-to-day...

Mark Little / The New America

 Mark Little's central thesis predicts a power shift from the east coast to the southwest of America, based on the stream of population migration in that direction, and explores the challenges ahead, nationally and globally...

Ian Ayres / Super Crunchers

   When would a casino stop a gambler from playing his next hand? How could a company use statistical analysis to blackball you from the job you want? Why should you worry when customer services pay attention to your...

Janet E. Sahafi / Healing the Past

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Stearn Robinson / The Dreamer's Dictionary

 The ultimate guide to understanding your dreams. This accessible and comprehensive guide has been a bestseller for almost twenty years.Do you want to know the secrets of your dreams?You remember them, talk about them, worry about them, but how much...

Alexis De Tocqueville / Democracy in America

 Abridged, with an Introduction by Patrick Renshaw.Democracy in America is a classic of political philosophy. Hailed by John Stuart Mill and Horace Greely as the finest book ever written on the nature of democracy, it continues to be an influential...

S. J. Connolly / The Oxford Companion to Irish History (Hardback)

 This text offers a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of the history of Ireland. Written by a team of more than 80 distinguished historians, its 1800 entries explore every aspect of Irish society from the earliest times to the late...

Tom Stoppard / Arcadia

 In a large country house in Derbyshire in April 1809 sits Lady Thomasina Coverly, aged thirteen, and her tutor, Septimus Hodge. Through the window may be seen some of the '500 acres inclusive of lake' where Capability Brown's idealized landscape is...

Oliver James / They F*** You Up : How to Survive Family Life

 Clinical psychologist Oliver James demonstrates that who we are is largely the result of the way we were cared for during our first six years, rather than our genes and other environmental factors. The particular way we were treated in these...

Michael Argyle / The Psychology of Interpersonal Behaviour

 The first edition of this book outlined what amounted to a breakthrough in the analysis of social behaviour. Since then it has become widely used as an introductory textbook of social psychology. It is invaluable to anyone interested in the subject...

Richard Carlson / Stop Thinking Start Living

 Revolutionary in its simplicity and accessible to all, this bestselling book offers commonsense methods that allow you to let go of depression and tap into natural joy.In this indispensable handbook, Richard Carlson demonstrates how we can change...

Graham Allcott / How to be a Productivity Ninja

   In the age of information overload, traditional time management techniques simply don't cut it when it comes to overflowing inboxes, ever-expanding to-do lists and endless, pointless meetings. Thankfully there is a better way: The Way of the...

Nicola Morgan / Know Your Brain

 Find out everything there is to know about your brain in this fascinating grey-matter guide! There is nothing more amazing than the human brain. It will be with you for your entire life, it will grow and change with you - it is you! So it's...

John Allen Paulos / A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper

 With the same user-friendly, quirky, and perceptive approach that made "Innumeracy" a bestseller, John Allen Paulos travels though the pages ofthe daily newspaper showing how math and numbers are a key element in many ofthe articles we read every...

Mary Kotsonouris / Talking to Your Solicitor

 If you have ever had a problem that has made you think about engaging a solicitor, this book is designed to be of interest. It looks at the ways in which solicitors can help people, examines the reasons for choosing one solicitor rather than...

Anthony Storr / Solitude

 This study challenges the widely-held view that success in personal relationships is the only key to happiness. It argues that we pay far too little attention to some of the other great satisfactions of life - work and creativity. In a series of...

Robert Bly / Iron John : A Book About Men

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Colin Robson / Experiment, Design and Statistics in Psychology

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Simon Singh / Fermat's Last Theorem

 In 1963, a schoolboy browsing in his local library stumbled across a great mathematical problem: Fermat's Last Theorem, a puzzle that every child can now understand, but which has baffled mathematicians for over 300 years. Aged just ten, Andrew...

Carmen Renee Berry / Girlfriends : Invisible Bonds, Enduring Ties

 Almost any woman will tell you that her friendships with other women are among the most rewarding relationships she has. In this remarkable book, real-life girlfriends Carmen Renee Berry and Tamara Traeder explore the depths and complexities of...

Edward Tenner / Why Things Bite Back : Predicting the Problems of Progress

 This work contends that with every great advance in science and technology, there is a corresponding revenge effect. Yesterday's asbestos curtain, for example, which used to be used for protection, now implies a long-term chronic hazard. The book...

Melissa Rossi / The Armchair Diplomat on Europe

 It happens all the time: you're watching the Champion's League, pondering Robert Kilroy Silk's unnatural glow, reading the latest newspaper debate about EU bendy banana laws, and thinking: what's really going on in Europe? Does anyone actually know...

John Murray / That's What I Call Jargon

 The Financial Regulator has a team of people whose task is to translate the language of the banking world in to understandable English. This book conducts a campaign to try and stave off the contamination of the English language.   ...

Walden Howard / Exploring the "Road Less Travelled"

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Tim Flannery / The Weather Makers : Our Changing Climate and what it means for Life on Earth

 The Weather Makers tells the dramatic story of the earth's climate, of how it has changed, how we have come to understand it, and of what that means for the future. Tim Flannery's gripping narrative takes the reader on an extraordinary journey into...

Connie Robertson / A Book of Humorous Quotations

 From Oscar Wilde's witty observation in Lady Windermere's Fan that 'I can resist everything except temptation', to Zsa Zsa Gabor's admission that 'I know nothing about sex, because I was always married', and by way of Woody Allen's numerous bon...

Robin Norwood / Letters from Women Who Love Too Much

  A Closer Look at Relationship Addiction and Recovery     All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing stickers from a book may...

Edwina Currie / This Honourable House

 Politicians are amongst the most reviled and distrusted of all professionals. Nevertheless, honourable men and women do put themselves forward to help run the country, whether out of conviction, altruism, vanity or ambition. Under pressure - from...

Tony Humphreys / Leaving the Nest : What Families Are All About

 We don't all come from happy families. The reality is that families are a mixture of positive and hurtful experiences. Families are all about bringing children to a place of independence, so that as young adults they can fly the nest. However, some...

Andrew Marr / Head of State

 Two corpses. A country on the edge of a political precipice. A conspiracy so bold it would make Machiavelli wince. Andrew Marr's debut novel imagines what really might be going on behind the door of 10 Downing Street.When a young investigative...

John Gray / Mars And Venus Together Forever : Relationship Skills for Lasting Love

 This repackaged, retitled version of WHAT YOUR MOTHER COULDN'T TELL YOU AND YOUR FATHER DIDN'T KNOW brings the book firmly into line with John Gary's existing Mars and Venus classics, and has proved immensley successful in the states. This enticing...

Ken Blanchard / The One Minute Manager

 With a new foreword by Ken Blanchard The original, bestselling blockbuster which has transformed businesses world wide. The blockbuster number one international bestselling phenomenon is back ...not that it ever really went away. This easily-read...

Jack Black / Mindstore for Personal Development

 This work uses the techniques in "Mindstore", Jack's first book, and applies them to the arena of the more personal; memory and learning, tip of the tongue triggers, relationships, communications, diet and nutrition and intuition.   ...

Jacqueline Eames / The Best Best Man

   Are you the Best Man for the job? You will be - when you have read this easy guide to the duties and delights of BestManship. It's a great compliment to be chosen as a Best Man, so you want to play your part to the full, attending to all the...

Charles Mackay / Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds

   Whenever struck by campaigns, fads, cults and fashions, the reader may take some comfort that Charles Mackay can demonstrate historical parallels for almost every neurosis of our times. The South Sea Bubble, Witch Mania, Alchemy, the...

Fintan O'Toole / Meanwhile Back at the Ranch

   government of one of Europe's most settled democracies dances to the tune of the country's largest meat market. He is givben huge amounts of export credit so that he can trade with the worst dictatorship in the world. Everyone tells the...

Maeve Byrne Crangle / Conquer Your Fear of Flying

 As many as one in ten people are simply terrified of flying; even the thought of boarding a plane can cause pure terror. Now updated with the latest information, this well-established book examines and confirms the many types of anxiety involved...

Joshua Piven / The Worst-case Scenario Travel Handbook

Danger lurks at every corner. Volcanoes. Sharks. Quicksand. Terrorists. The pilot of the plane blacks out and it's up to you to land the jet. What do you do? The "Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook" is here to help: jam-packed with how-to, hands-on,...

Elizabeth Bollard / How to Feed Your Family on Less than 10 a Day and Other Cost-saving Tips

A positive and upbeat must read, for anybody determined to cut their living costs, How to Feed Your Family on Less than 10 a Day and other Cost-saving Tips provides practical and supportive solutions to help cope today in Ireland, when making ends meet...

Robin Skynner / Life and How to Survive it

This is an investigative book which extends study beyond the family circle to relationships and group interaction in life outside it. It acts as a "map" to guide people through their everyday lives and help them retain their individuality while...

Miranda Hart / Is it Just Me?

Well hello to you dear browser. Now I have your attention it would be rude if I didn't tell you a little about my literary feast. So, here is the thing: is it just me or does anyone else find that adulthood offers no refuge from the unexpected horrors,...

Roger Fisher / Getting to Yes

Negotiation is a way of life for the majority of us. Whether we're at work, at home or simply going out, we want to participate in the decisions that affect us. Nowadays, hardly anyone gets through the day without a single negotiation, yet, few of us are...

Mark Forster / Do It Tomorrow and Other Secrets of Time Management

Mark Forster's book "Get Everything Done and Still Have Time to Play" took an entirely new approach to time management. One of his most important points was that once we have taken on a commitment, prioritising does not work because we need to do...

Michelle Jackson / What Women Know

What is the secret to a woman's strength and power? Mothers, daughters, sisters, friends, colleagues: women connect through shared experience, mutual support, and the wisdom handed down from generation to generation. In What Women Know, bestselling...

John Masterson / Working it Out

I am not so much of a sucker for Self-Help books. I am a bit jaundiced with the notion that we must all be successful and have to strive to be better every waking hour. A world where everyone is socially skilled, in good humour, has straight teeth and is...

Peter Barry / Beginning Theory

Expanded second edition of this hugely successful introduction to literary theory, a book which has already proven itself as the first port of call for students - Two new chapters added which take account of the changes since the first publication...

Michael Moore / Dude Where's My Country?

From the director of "Fahrenheit 9/11" and author of "Stupid White Men", Michael Moore's "Dude, Where's My Country?" is an instruction manual for taking back America from corrupt corporations and crooked politicians. He's the man everyone's talking about...

Liam Healy / More How to Win at Aptitude Tests

A key guide to the latest developments in assessment and aptitude testing. Aptitude tests - also known as psychometric or IQ tests - are being relied on more and more by employers, schools and colleges. This book clearly explains how to be prepared for...

The Complete Book of Rules: Time Tested Secrets for Capturing the Heart of Mr.Right

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Vernon Heaton / Best Man's Duties

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