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Francis Gilbert's new book tells parents the unvarnished truth about our education system, as only a teacher can. He explains that many schools are...

Product Description Francis Bacon was one of most elusive and enigmatic creative geniuses of the twentieth century. However much his avowed a...

Review Superb ... makes clear that the revelation of this plague has been twofold: our hubris has been shattered, yet there remains a staggering h...

Product Description When the pioneering naturalist Gilbert White (1720-93) wrote The Natural History of Selborne (1789), he created one of the gre...

A lavishly illustrated look at the sources behind the paintings of Francis Bacon. Francis Bacon famously found inspiration in photographs, film-st...

Product Description 7 Reece Mews, South Kensington, was Francis Bacon's home and studio for over thirty years. After he died in 1992, access was ...

Jim Francis has finally found the perfect life - and is now unrecognisable, even to himself. A successful painter and sculptor, he lives quietly wi...

Product Description 'Stylish and exhilarating... from a wide-ranging mind and a profound humanity... inspiring' Hilary Mantel'A wonderful series ...

On the cutting edge of medical diagnostics, plasma proteomics promises to generate a new wave of technologies to help identify many different disea...

“FASCINATING . . . Dramatic and timely.” —New York Times Book Review, Editors' Choice In this grand and thrilling narrative, the acclaimed biograph...

Review The best account I have read of how we reached this point ... a wealth of insights worthy of the greatest writers about democracy -- David ...

Review Fukuyama remains as prominent as ever ― FT Elegant, honest, persuasive ... he attacks his former academic allies and friends ... with a re...

A TIMES BEST PHILOSOPHY & IDEAS BOOK OF 2022 A defence of liberalism by the renowned political philosopher 'We need more thinkers as wise as ...

From the author of 'Britain BC', 'Britain AD' and 'Britain in the Middle Ages' comes the fourth and final part in a critically acclaimed series on ...

The thirteen tricks and moves that all skaters need, stylishly presented. The beginner skateboarder will learn about their board and how to mainta...

'Needle-sharp analysis from the front line' Ian Rankin 'Utterly compelling' Henry Marsh 'Wonderful ... A heartbreaking chronicle of the NHS's nea...

Review Superb ... makes clear that the revelation of this plague has been twofold: our hubris has been shattered, yet there remains a staggeri...

About the Author Francis Spufford was born in 1964. He is the author of five celebrated books of non-fiction. The most recent, Unapologetic, has b...

A hilarious story for anyone who has ever had to tangle with a head full of hair! When Amy is born she doesn't have much hair. Not for long! Soon...