Michael Brown analyses the rise and fall of the Douglas family as the dominant magnates of the south of Scotland, from the deeds of the Good Sir James Douglas in the service of Bruce to the violent destruction of the Douglas earls in the 1450s.
I Don’t Agree is a fascinating exploration of new, powerful and surprising solutions to an ancient problem: why we disagree so much. It shows how to sidestep our animosities and get great things done, despite our differences.
Mid-career employees are being squeezed like never before, and too many of them are not in a happy place. In this book Michael Brown reveals... Læs mere
First extended treatment of the city of St Andrews during the middle ages.
A fascinating biography of James I, King of Scots. James I was to prove a king very different from his elderly and conservative forerunners. This major study draws on a wide range of sources,... Læs mere
The book offers a fresh and distinctive account of the transformation of provincial English medicine from the late... Læs mere
John Toland was notorious. A pamphleteer, a polemicist and a prankster of the first order, modern scholarship has struggled to position his writings within the... Læs mere
This illustrated guide covers the roles played by castles in warfare and politics, as well as the significance they possessed as centres of local society and government and settings for noble families.
Provides an overview of the developing nervous system, with particular emphasis on the vertebrate brain. This book is intended for final year undergraduates, graduate students and... Læs mere
Michael Brown reveals 10 simple road-tested tools and techniques you can use immediately which will transform the way you feel about your job, in just 6 minutes!