'A pioneering study richly empathetically & affectionately respectful of the human-animal bond' Sunday Times Why do humans love animals? The bestselling author of In Defence of Dogs & Cat Sense gives us the answers Keeping pets is expensive time-consuming & seemingly irrational
- so why do so many of us have an animal in our lives? Modern-day pet-keeping has been justified for many reasons from the potential therapeutic role pets can play to their appealing 'cuteness' But pet-keeping is much more than just a simple pastime It is part of the broader history of humanity's relationship with animals
- a relationship that comes from deep within our nature As John Bradshaw reveals in this highly original new work our connection with animals is one of the very things that makes us human In The Animals Among Us Bradshaw takes us to the heart of Anthrozoology a new science dedicated to discovering the true nature & depth of the human-animal bond Following the thread of our affection for animals from today's pet lovers all the way back to our ancient ancestors Bradshaw reveals how animals have always been an integral part of our lives indeed they have shaped the evolution of our minds & our bodies The ways in which we relate to animals today stem ultimately from our evolutionary journey from hominid to Homo sapiens An affinity for animals drove our evolution as humans Now as increasing numbers of species are under threat John Bradshaw shows us that pet-keeping can act as a bridge between the domestic & the wild even aiding conservation If we lose the animals among us he warns we risk losing an essential part of ourselves

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We must all find a new home Now
- before it's too late!' Farthing Wood is being bulldozed & there's a drought Fox Badger Toad Tawny
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Based on the best-selling books by Colin Dann The Animals of Farthing Wood captivated both children & adults alike with its tale of a group of wild animals driven out of their woodland home by urban developers With notably strong characters & storylines the series pulled no punches in depicting the animals' struggle for survival amid conflict predation & the harshness of the elements in a world in which joy & tragedy exist side by side This globally successful BAFTA-nominated show ran for three series of 39 episodes all of which are included in this set When the bulldozers move in the inhabitants of Farthing Wood know it's time to move on Rallied by the firm-but-fair Fox they set out on their long journey towards the sanctuary of White Deer Park a journey fraught with danger Actors Jeremy Barrett Rupert Farley Jon Glover Sally Grace Ron Moody Directors Philippe Leclerc Elphin Lloyd-Jones Format PALLanguage English Aspect Ratio 43
- 1331 Number of discs 6
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The study of animals
- & the relationship between humans & other animals
- is now one of the most fiercely debated topics in

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The animals went in two by two hurrah hurrah! Join in the fun as your all-time favourite children's nursery rhymes are brought to life by Wendy Straw's charming illustrations This fantastic collection will put the excitement into reading as well as being an ideal way for children to learn the classics ...

Animation is one of the hottest & most creative areas of film-making today During his more than 40 years in the business Richard Williams has been one of the true innovators & serves as the link between the golden age of animation by hand & the new computer animation successes In this book based on his sold-out Animation Masterclass in the United States & across Europe Williams provides the underlying principles of animation that very animator
- from beginner to expert classic animator to computer animation whiz
- needs Using hundreds of drawings Williams distills the secrets of the masters into a working system in order to create a book that has become the standard work on all forms of animation for professionals students & fans This new expanded edition

Includes:: more on animal action invention & realism with sophisticated animation examples



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His last work regarded by many as the greatest work of contemporary scholarship Tacitus' The Annals of Imperial Rome recount with depth & insight the history of the Roman Empire during the first century AD This Penguin Classics edition is translated with an introduction by Michael Grant Tacitus' Annals of Imperial Rome recount the major historical events from the years shortly before the death of Augustus up to the death of Nero in AD 68 With clarity & vivid intensity he describes the reign of terror under the corrupt Tiberius the great fire of Rome during the time of Nero & the wars poisonings scandals conspiracies & murders that were part of imperial life Despite his claim that the Annals were written objectively Tacitus' account is sharply critical of the emperors' excesses & fearful for the future of Imperial Rome while also filled with a longing for its past glories Michael Grant's translation vividly captures the emotional patriotism of Tacitus' moral tone offset by a lucid understanding that Rome is doomed & conveys with cinematic vigour the lives of the great Emperors who laid the foundations of modern Europe Tacitus (56-117) studied rhetoric in Rome & rose to eminence as a pleader at the Roman Bar In 77 he married the daughter of Agricola conqueror of Britain of whom he later wrote a biography Agricola His other works all available in Penguin Classics include the Germania & the The Histories If you enjoyed The Annals of Imperial Rome you might like Herodotus' The Histories also available in Penguin Classics ...

NOBODY DOES IT BETTER Dr Mo O' Brien is an intelligence agent at the top secret government agency known as 'the Laundry' When occult powers threaten the realm they'll be there to clean up the mess & deal with the witnesses But the Laundry is recovering from a devastating attack & when average citizens all over the country start to develop supernatural powers the police are called in to help Mo is appointed as official police liaison but in between dealing with police bureaucracy superpowered members of the public & disgruntled politicians Mo discovers to her horror that she can no longer rely on her marriage nor on the weapon that has been at her side for eight years of undercover work the possessed violin known as ' Lecter' If this wasn't bad enough a mysterious figure known as Dr Freudstein is committing heists & sending increasingly threatening messages to the police Who is Freudstein & what is he planning? ...

Newly engaged Lily decides to get the family together for one last weekend at the old family home where they once spent their summers Except now 'the family'

Includes:: her ex-husband Charlie his new girlfriend Chloe & Lily's fiance Joe 384 pages Meaney Roisin

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Edward Thomas wrote a lifetime's poetry in two years Already a dedicated prose writer & influential critic he became a poet only in December 1914 at the age of 36 In April 1917 he was killed at Arras Often viewed as a 'war poet' he wrote nothing directly about the trenches; also seen as a 'nature poet' his symbolic reach & generic range expose the limits of that category too A central figure in modern poetry he is among the half-dozen poets who remade English poetry in the early 20th century Edna Longley published an acclaimed edition of Edward Thomas' " Poems" & " Last Poems" in 1973 Her work advanced Thomas' reputation as a major modern poet Now she has produced a revised version which

Includes:: all his poems & draws on freshly available archive material The extensive notes contain substantial"ations from Thomas' prose letters & notebooks as well as a new commentary on the poems The prose hinterland behind Edward Thomas' poems helps us to understand their depth & complexity together with their contexts in his troubled personal life in wartime England & in English poetry Edna Longley also shows how Thomas' criticism feeds into his poetry & how he prefigured critical approaches such as 'ecocriticism' that are now applied to his poems The text of this edition which has a detailed textual apparatus differs in small but significant ways from that of other extant collections of Thomas' poems The Bloodaxe edition is larger (with more comprehensive notes) than Faber's " Collected Poems" by Edward Thomas as well as a pound cheaper More importantly for academic sales the Bloodaxe text is more authoritative than Faber's (which uses R George Thomas' 1978 text) Edna Longley has used manuscripts proofs & newly available archive material to establish a text for Edward Thomas' complete poetry which will now be used by scholars & students in all future discussions of his work

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