Frank Zappa's music has a unique and easily recognisable quality, and is a brilliant synthesis of a wide range of cultural influences. This book focuses on just one of the influences on Zappa's music, namely Jazz.
Following on from the success of The Nonsense of Free Will, The Cruelty of Free Will takes up where the earlier book left off. It sets to answer two questions - why - and how - does free will belief persist so stubbornly?
A memoir describing how a search for the truth about the author’s enigmatic, distant mother bears witness to past and present oppression.
Most strategy is, let’s face it, bullsh*t. A bunch of fancy words which mean nothing at all. At best harmless and easy to ignore. At worst confusing and destructive. What if strategy could instead be clear, simple, bold, and even actually useful?
These poetic messages are fuel for the mind, comfort for the soul and balance for the body. These poems unmask some truths with a positive angle, highlighting two sides of the coin.
Many truths lie hidden beneath the desert sands… You are an orphan with a strange gift for magic. Do you have what it takes to survive on the cut-throat tides of the Dune Sea? You decide in this epic fantasy adventure – one where you make the decisions.
A highly evocative story set in Liverpool of the 1960’s. An exploration of what it was to be like to be young in the time and city of The Beatles. The joys of music and football in a golden age.
For anyone wishing to learn more about Korean culture, enjoy Korean tea, visit beautiful tea gardens or become an expert in Korean tea, this photo-filled, comprehensive guide to Korean tea and tea gardens is the perfect book.
All too often, pain in ridden horses is labelled as 'bad' behaviour. The apparently ‘sound’ horse is 'naughty', 'lazy', 'difficult', 'explosive', 'spooky', 'nappy', and more.... Læs mere
An honest, humorous and brilliant combination of memoir and essays told from a singularly unique voice and written by the acclaimed author of A Perfect Explanation (long listed for the Desmond Elliott Prize).
A novel in which a young British journalist has his world turned upside down after reporting on and living through the fall of Yugoslavia. A timely reminder of the details of the worst... Læs mere
As the sun peaked through her window, Aya gently opened her eyes and gave Papaya a big hug. She jumped out of bed and pulled back the curtains, as a big... Læs mere