Biography and non-fiction prose

The present work is a pioneering effort to highlight life and works of the choicest great English poets.

In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Negro Leagues, this bookhonors the life of Effa Manley, the trailblazing female co-owner of baseball's Newark Eagles.

"e;Historian Charney tracks the eventful life of the Mona Lisa in this rollicking account.

Shortlisted for the HWA Goldsboro Debut CrownIt is 31 March 1836.

This encyclopaedia presents biographical entries on internationally renowned scientists-biologists, chemists, physicists and mathematicians, who have made important contribution to science.

The scientific study of all forms of human and animal behaviour, sometimes concerned with the methods through which behaviour can be modified is collectively known as psychology.

WINNER OF THE JAMES TAIT BLACK BIOGRAPHY PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZELONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTIONSelected as a Book of the Year in the Herald In 1845, a Reading bookseller named John Snare came across the dirt-blackened portrait of a prince at a country house auction.

Note to customers: This book is also available under the title "e;You Can't Park There!

The extraordinary, unlikely tale of Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler and their enormous contribution to astronomy and understanding of the cosmos is one of the strangest stories in the history of science.

The Title Scientist to President: Dr.

This book is a kind of ';travel down the memory lane' of the author putting pen to paper, urged to do so by his numerous friends and admirers.

WITH A NEW AFTERWORD BY THE AUTHORThe definitive biography of the late Leonard Cohen - singer-songwriter, musician, poet, and novelist.

The book is a collection of sixteen poems, mostly, in blank verse form.

The scientific study of all forms of human and animal behaviour, sometimes concerned with the methods through which behaviour can be modified is collectively known as psychology.

This book Writing the Self: A Thematic Study of Dalit Autobiographies is the research of the author.

Bernard Hinault is one of the greatest cyclists of all time.

Anthony Daly was the most successful captain in the history of Clare hurling, leading the county to two All-Irelands and three Munster titles.

Steven Gerrard is a hero to millions, not only as the inspirational captain of Liverpool FC, but as a key member of the England team.

'Tim and I both understood we had done something really stupid.

In The Four Elements, poet and philosopher John O'Donohue draws upon his Celtic heritage and the love of his native landscape, the west of Ireland, to weave together a tapestry of beautifully evoked images of nature.

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'A cracking read' Jojo Moyes'A generous, joyful book.

Academy Award-winning actor Sir Anthony Hopkins delves into his illustrious film and theatre career, difficult childhood and path to sobriety in his honest, moving and long-awaited memoir.

'A wonderful take on the chaos of the modern word' Louise O'Neill'Really, really good - thoughtful, funny, smart and stupid' S amus O'Reilly'Self-deprecating, insightful and witty' Irish Examiner 'Carl has the rare gift of combining analytical clarity with maniacal vulnerability' Blindboy Boatclub'Great company .

'A cracking read' Jojo Moyes'A generous, joyful book deeply moving at points, very funny at others.

'If you have yet to explore her cosmic music, begin, as Andy Beta did, with Journey in Satchidananda, then open this detailed and illuminating biography.

'Moving and generous'Isabella Hammad, author of Enter Ghost'Luminous, moving, and achingly beautiful'Maaza Mengiste, author of The Shadow King 'I am forever changed after reading this book'Javier Zamora, author of Solito'A deeply inspiring and absorbing read'Mark Gevisser, author of The Pink Line'Spending time with the real people in Fire in Every Direction is a delight'Rabih Alameddine, author of An Unnecessary Woman Both a love story and a coming-of-age tale that spans countries and continents, Fire in Every Direction balances humour and loss, nostalgia and hope, as it takes us from the Middle East to London, and from 1948 to the present.

IN 2017, TINA SATCHWELL VANISHED FROM HER COUNTY CORK HOME.

'Full of pace and style, just like its subject .

*Shortlisted for the Cundill History Prize*What would women do with their lives if they had more time?

';One of the best making-of books to hit the shelves' BooklistFor the first time, the director and co-creators of This is Spinal Tap provide the full behind-the-scenes story of the making of the groundbreaking mockumentary.

This is a book for people who spend most of their time thinking about what to have for dinner.

"e;[Sh]ould take a prominent place on the shelf of literature about the man who changed 20th century America.

Agent Link: The Spy Erased from History is a biography of William Wolfe Weisband who one colleague described as a "e;charter member"e; of America's top-secret Cold War codebreaking pioneers.

The Art Dealer's Apprentice tells the story of how the author moved to New York in 1989 as a young Midwesterner, found a job at an Upper East Side gallery, and became the protege of Carla Panicali, an Italian countess and major international art world figure.

A police detective and an investigative journalist team up in secret to try and solve a series of rapes and murders from the early 1980s on Florida's Gulf Coast, hoping to crack the cold case that has passed through generations of detectives.

An intimate look and "e;a detailed account"e; (Booklist) of the career of Baltimore Colts' running back Tom Matte and his celebrated stint as an emergency quarterback.

THE INSTANT BESTSELLER'Vivid, bright and beautiful' Guardian'Wonderful.

In 1966, at the age of 10, Martin Flanagan was sent to a Catholic boarding school in north-west Tasmania.

This encyclopaedia presents biographical entries on internationally renowned scientists-biologists, chemists, physicists and mathematicians, who have made important contribution to science.

This encyclopaedia presents biographical entries on internationally renowned scientists-biologists, chemists, physicists and mathematicians, who have made important contribution to science.

This encyclopaedia presents biographical entries on internationally renowned scientists-biologists, chemists, physicists and mathematicians, who have made important contribution to science.

Of course, we have had excellent dictionaries, and authoritative encyclopedias, of the traditional sort.

A pastor walks out of the church and into the woods, in pursuit of the God he's lost.

An Archaeology of Yearning explores a father’s effort to understand a family landscape altered by autism.

Of all of the Founding Fathers of the American republic none, with the possible exception of Thomas Jefferson, has evoked more passions and aroused more controversy than Alexander Hamilton.

The few popular Bible stories about women are often presented in black and white-the women were good or bad, Ruth or Jezebel.

The incredible, little-known story of the first successful Black woman in the sport of auto racing in the United States.

The Christian Tradition, formerly published by Pearson/Prentice Hall, introduces students at the beginning of the third millennium to a religion that has evolved over and shaped two previous millennia.

The role that race and religion play in American presidential elections is attracting national attention like never before.

This encyclopaedic work is unique amidst plethora of literature of similar nature, which encompasses compact and authentic information son all leading literary critics of world literature-both past and present.