Famous for its eloquent stating of the simple truths that are often overlooked in the busyness of everyday life, Desiderata (Latin for 'things to be desired') contains a timeless message of faith, hope & charity. The poem was actually written by American Max Ehrmann in 1927, but achieved its greatest fame as the anthem of Sixties' hippie-dom
- becoming the subject of many millions of posters. Over the years, Desiderata has provided a kind & gentle philosophy, a refreshing perspective on life's bigger picture. This beautifully produced new presentation of the poem will bring it to the attention of a whole new audience, appealing both to a younger generation looking to find more meaning in life as well as to baby-boomers who recall it from their youth.
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How & why does each of us grow up to be the person we are? What role do genes play in shaping our behaviour & personalities? Are our characters fixed, or can we change as adults? How does early experience affect our sexual preferences? Why do children play? These are all questions about behavioural development
- the lifelong process of growth & change from conception to death that is central to an understanding of human nature. Written in clear & simple language this book offers an understanding of the science that lies behind many current controversies in parenting, education, social policy & medicine. The lucid style, carefully chosen scientific examples & literary"ations make it both accessible & entertaining.
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Sixteen-year-old Walker has accidentally discvered that two female classmates are lovers. When a rabid evangelical preacher arrives in their town, a witch-hunt is launched against gay students & Walker, for some reason, is the prime target. Walker knows the quickest way to divert the attention would be to give away the girls' secret
- but should he sacrifice their peace of mind for his? A powerful, unusual & thought-provoking read from an award-winning author.
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Three months after returning to Engl&, Christopher Burton, receives a phone-call at the reception desk of the Rembrandt Hotel, Knightsbridge that informs him of his son's suicide. But why on receiving this terrible news, does Burton immediately decide that he must leave his Italian wife of thirty years standing? Why does he find it so difficult to focus on his grief for his son? Intensely dramatic, dark &, against all odds, hilariously funny, DESTINY is a satisfying story & a profound meditation on marriage & identity. Parks gives us a frightening experience of what it means to tread the narrow line between sanity & psychosis. ...

Soem three months after returning to Engl&, & having at last completed that collection of material that, once assembled in a book, must serve to transform a respectable career into a monument -something so comprehensive & final, this was my plan, as to be utterly irreftuable
- I received, while standing as chance would have it at the reception desk of the Rembrandt Hotel, Knightsbridge, the phonecal that informed me of my son's suicide. Thus the opening sentence of Tim Park's tenth novel. But why, on receiving this terrible news, does Christopher Burton immediately decide that he must leave his Italian wife of almost thirty years standing? Why does he find it so difficult to focus on his grief for his son? Burton feels his pious, raffish & mercurial wife gave him his life in Italy & his career as the foremost journalist on Italian affairs. But surely she ia also the person who has made life impossible for him. Was their son somehow a victim of their explosive love & hate? Or is that thought simply the expression of a deep paranoia?
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Slumped on a seat under an oak tree is old Sampson Warrenby, with a bullet through his brain. He is discovered by his anxious niece, Mavis, who is just one of the tne people in the village in the running for chief suspect, having just cause to dislike Warrenby intensely. Only Chief Inspector Hemingway can uncover which of the ten has turned hatred into murder. ...

Slumped on a seat under an oak tree is old Sampson Warrenby, with a bullet through his brain. He is discovered by his anxious niece, Mavis, who is just one of the tne people in the village in the running for chief suspect, having just cause to dislike Warrenby intensely. Only Chief Inspector Hemingway can uncover which of the ten has turned hatred into murder. ...