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A Brief Guide to Self-Help Classics - From How to Win Friends and Influence People to the Chimp Paradox by James M. Russell
Category: Mind Body Spirit
From Dale Carnegie''s How to Win Friends and Influence People, published in 1936, which has sold over 30 million copies to date, to the mind management programme of Professor Steve Peters'' The Chimp Paradox, a concise and insightful guide to seventy of the most influential self-help books ever publishe ...Show more
A Brief Guide to Smart Thinking - From Zeno's Paradoxes to Freakonomics by James M. Russell
Category: Culture
Each book is summarised to convey a brief idea of what each one has to offer the interested reader, while a 'Speed Read' for each book delivers a quick sense of what each book is like to read and a highly compressed summary of the main points of the book in question. The titles covered include thought-p ...Show more
Adventures in Space Short Stories by Chinese and English Science Fiction Writers by Patrick Parrinder; Yao Haijun; Leah Cypess; Ronald Ferguson; Russell James; Alex Shvartsman; Amdi Silvestri; Allen Stroud; Eleanor Wood; Bao shu; Zhao Haihong; Chen Zijun; Han Song; Wang Jinkang; He Xi
Category: Science Fiction
If you love the mission of science fiction, the interchange between cultures, the hopeful and inexorable trajectory of technology and ideas, you'll love this anthology of new stories from Chinese and English language writers. An impressive joint project, this outstanding new anthology brings the best o ...Show more
Brief Guide to Philosophical Classics, a the Thinking Person's Guide to the Great Books of Philosop by James Russell
Category: Philosophy and Religion | Series: Brief Histories Ser.
Big ideas sometimes come from the strangest places. In this wide ranging introduction, James M Russell takes the fear out of philosophy and selects seventy-six works - from Plato, Descartes and Wittgenstein to Philip K Dick and the Moomins as well as contemporary thinkers such as Peter Singer and John R ...Show more
Brief Guide to Spiritual Classics by James M. Russell
Category: Philosophy and Religion | Series: Brief Histories
This very readable brief guide examines a wide range of spiritual writing that can be read for enjoyment or inspiration, including some books that come from beyond any religious tradition. While written from within the Christian tradition, and offering introductions to the writings of medieval mystics, ...Show more
David Remfry: Watercolour by David Remfry; James Russell (Editor); Irving Sandler (Interviewer)
Category: Art and Design
A lively portrayal of city life on both sides of the Atlantic Over his long career, David Remfry (born 1942) has achieved a mastery of watercolor that few have matched. Unusually for the medium, he works on a large scale and often focuses on people, exploring the dance hall and the nightclub in images ...Show more
Demon Dagger by Russell James
Category: Sci-Fi & Fantasy Fiction
"James (Lambs Among Wolves) makes a familiar trope fresh in this gripping horror novel ... a thrilling game of supernatural cat and mouse." - Publishers Weekly Drew Price has a gift, or perhaps a curse. When a demon possesses a person, Drew can see the horrific-looking demon that dwells within. This abi ...Show more
Dragon Hunters by James Russell
Category: Middle Readers | Series: Dragon Brothers
Away across the oceans, where few have dared to roam, upon a wondrous island, a family made its home. Living on an island means life is full of adventure for brothers Flynn and Paddy. So when a dragon swoops out of the sky and nabs their beloved dog, Coco, Flynn and Paddy know it's up to them to bring h ...Show more
Dragon Hunters by James Russell; Link Choi (Illustrator)
Category: Graphic Novels | Series: Dragon Brothers Ser.
Away across the oceans, where few have dared to roam, upon a wondrous island, a family made its home. Living on an island means life is full of adventure for brothers Flynn and Paddy. So when a dragon swoops out of the sky and nabs their beloved dog, Coco, Flynn and Paddy know it's up to them to bring h ...Show more
Dragon Riders by James Russell
Category: Middle Readers | Series: Dragon Brothers
Thanks to an unexpected adventure, brothers Flynn and Paddy have recently acquired a pet dragon. In the third book of this series, their dragon, Elton John, takes them on an impromptu ride through the sky, right into the heart of a dragon gathering. Full color.
Edward Bawden by James Russell
Category: Art and Design
This comprehensive survey of the career of Edward Bawden (1903-89) accompanied a major exhibition at Dulwich Picture Gallery and brings together his most significant work in watercolour, printmaking, design and illustration.Bawden began his career in the 1920s as a precociously talented designer and ill ...Show more