Biography and non-fiction prose

The New York Times and Irish Times bestseller After the sudden death of his father, Dara Waldron became disoriented in a world that had once filled him with wonder.

George Bronson Rea, Propagandist brings to life the extraordinary story of a journalist, publisher, engineer, spy, lobbyist, blackmailer and fortune hunter, who represents twentieth century journalism gone awry.

This revised and updated second edition traces the growth of feminist criminology from the 1970s to the present, examining the diversity of feminist criminologies that have developed, the ways they have responded to and built on one another, and the future directions for research and activism to which they point us.

'Seamless and compelling' -- Spectator'This biography is a wonderful book' -- GuardianThe author of Wuthering Heights and strangest of the Bront sisters is brought back to life in this stormy biography set amongst the wild moors of Yorkshire.

In Against the Tide: An Autobiographical Account of a Professional Outsider, Leslie Woods relates the fascinating story of his life from fisherman's son in New Zealand to head of the Mathematical Institute at the University of Oxford.

In examining the era's multivalent tropes of seams and seamlessness, Thomson provides an innovative understanding of the interplay between division and unity in the thought, culture, and literature of the American Renaissance.

IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) technology, which merges the Internet with interactive telecommunications, represents the here and now for today's packet-switched networks.

A comprehensive exploration of Machiavelli's life and thought covering everything from his preoccupation with truth, fortune, and power, to his frequently bawdy poetry, love affairs, and friendships.

Swarnakumari Debi: Bengali Female Writer unpacks the scholarship of the 19th-century Bengal luminary.

This significantly expanded edition of Essential Criminology covers the broadest range of criminological theories-the essential criminological theories-from longstanding ones such as classical theory and strain theory to recently introduced ones such as ultra-realism and green cultural criminology.

An Archaeologist in Rome at the Service of the Order presents the so-far completely unknown letters between the Grand Masters (Alof de Wignacourt, Luis Mendes de Vasconcellos and Antoine de Paule) and Antonio Bosio, who is well known worldwide for his extensive discoveries of the Roman Christian catacombs and was also an Agent of the Order of Malta in Rome.

Swarnakumari Debi: Bengali Female Writer unpacks the scholarship of the 19th-century Bengal luminary.

Continental Drift: Colliding Continents, Converging Cultures is as much an account of the impressions Western culture made on Constantin Roman as a young researcher from behind the Iron Curtain as a personal history of the developing new science of plate tectonics.

Remain steadfast in your love for Christ with wisdom from Charles Spurgeon, the prince of preachersThrough Acts, the Epistles, and Revelation, in encouragements, warnings, and visions of the future, the church in every region was urged to remain steadfast in its love for Christto see Jesus as their great hope.

Remain steadfast in your love for Christ with wisdom from Charles Spurgeon, the prince of preachersThrough Acts, the Epistles, and Revelation, in encouragements, warnings, and visions of the future, the church in every region was urged to remain steadfast in its love for Christto see Jesus as their great hope.

In this long-awaited follow-up to his critically acclaimed 1967 classic, Six Seconds in Dallas, Josiah Thompson reveals major new forensic discoveries since the year 2000 that overturn previously accepted facts about the Kennedy assassination.

'It is impossible to win everything he has won' Tadej Pogacar'Explains why and how the Belgian champion will remain the greatest cyclist of all time' Plan te CyclismeThe author puts the Belgian's most beautiful wins in perspective by looking at his opponents' L'Est R publicain 'Merckx is in a class by himself' Jacques AnquetilA UNIQUE ACCOUNT OF MERCKX'S DOMINANCE OF CYCLING, WITH PREVIOUSLY UNTOLD ANECDOTES AND MEMORIES.

'Searingly honest .

If Jesus physically walked into our world today, would we recognize Him?

Winner of the Western Heritage Award for "e;Outstanding Western Novel"e; 2005As the Cheyenne fought that June day in 1876, warrior Comes in Sight faced grave danger.

A powerful new anthology that redefines our understanding of existentialism and argues for its contemporary relevance.

Given an unpredictable criminal legal system and a fraying social safety net, sexual violence victims increasingly turn to civil lawsuits to find justice.

Given an unpredictable criminal legal system and a fraying social safety net, sexual violence victims increasingly turn to civil lawsuits to find justice.

Documentary is at the core of Andre Bazin's powerful views of cinema.

Documentary is at the core of Andre Bazin's powerful views of cinema.

SHORTLISTED: Business Book Awards 2025 - Start Up /Scale UpFearless, innovative, driven and daring.

SHORTLISTED: Business Book Awards 2025 - Start Up /Scale UpFearless, innovative, driven and daring.

Ernest Mercier (1878-1955) was a key figure in the rise of the technical-managerial class in early 20th-century France.

John Wilkins, 1614-1672: An Intellectual Biography delves into the multifaceted life of one of 17th-century England's most dynamic intellectual figures.

John Wilkins, 1614-1672: An Intellectual Biography delves into the multifaceted life of one of 17th-century England's most dynamic intellectual figures.

Viscount Maua and the Empire of Brazil: A Biography of Irineu Evangelista de Sousa (1813-1889) by Anyda Marchant recovers the remarkable life of Brazil's most famous 19th-century entrepreneur and, through him, reopens the history of the Brazilian Empire under Dom Pedro II.

Viscount Maua and the Empire of Brazil: A Biography of Irineu Evangelista de Sousa (1813-1889) by Anyda Marchant recovers the remarkable life of Brazil's most famous 19th-century entrepreneur and, through him, reopens the history of the Brazilian Empire under Dom Pedro II.

'I was mesmerised' LAURA SHEPPERSON, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Heroines'This gripping, vividly evoked novel takes the reader to the dark heart of the 16th century .

Ernest Mercier (1878-1955) was a key figure in the rise of the technical-managerial class in early 20th-century France.

Mother-Love and Abortion: A Legal Interpretation offers a profound exploration of the complex philosophical, legal, and relational dimensions of abortion.

Mother-Love and Abortion: A Legal Interpretation offers a profound exploration of the complex philosophical, legal, and relational dimensions of abortion.

In this rich and diverse collection, 28 writers describe what positive experiences they have had as an autistic person, and show how the most unexpected subject areas can be a source of the positive.

A Chinese Look at Literature: The Literary Values of Chou Tso-jen in Relation to the Tradition delves into the complex and fascinating literary philosophy of Chou Tso-jen, a key figure in modern Chinese literature.

Theodor Boveri: Life and Work of a Great Biologist, 1862-1915 by Fritz Baltzer, translated by Dorothea Rudnick, is both a scientific biography and a historical study of one of modern biology's most formative figures.

Theodor Boveri: Life and Work of a Great Biologist, 1862-1915 by Fritz Baltzer, translated by Dorothea Rudnick, is both a scientific biography and a historical study of one of modern biology's most formative figures.

Discrepant Dislocations: Feminism, Theory, and Postcolonial Histories explores the evolving intersections of feminist theory with postcolonial histories, offering a critical examination of the challenges that shape feminist thought across different geopolitical contexts.

Epigenetics, the study of heritable changes in gene expression, has been heralded as one of the most promising new fields of scientific inquiry.

An NPR Book of the Day"e;An extremely important work that sheds light on the current status.

An NPR Book of the Day"e;An extremely important work that sheds light on the current status.

This pathbreaking book brings to bear a sweeping body of contemporary intersectional feminist work to disrupt the entire discipline of criminology.

This pathbreaking book brings to bear a sweeping body of contemporary intersectional feminist work to disrupt the entire discipline of criminology.

A Chinese Look at Literature: The Literary Values of Chou Tso-jen in Relation to the Tradition delves into the complex and fascinating literary philosophy of Chou Tso-jen, a key figure in modern Chinese literature.

These two works on life's fleeting pleasures are by Buddhist monks from medieval Japan, but each shows a different world-view.

This biography of Mayer Matalon, an influential Jewish Jamaican, traces his path from humble origins to innovator, public servant, political insider, and leader of his family's conglomerate, from the 1940s to the end of the twentieth century.