We are far less free than we like to think. In Creating Freedom, Raoul Martinez exposes the mechanisms of control that pervade our lives & the myths on which they depend. Exploring the lottery of our birth, the coercive influence of concentrated wealth, & the consent-manufacturing realities of undemocratic power, he shows that our faith in free media, free markets, free elections & free will is dangerously misplaced. Written with empathy & imagination, this scholarly, fierce & profoundly hopeful manifesto makes a dazzling case for creating freedom on our own terms. ...

If you dream of growing, harvesting & eating your own produce, here`s how to begin. Author Nicki Trench, who has created her own garden farm from scratch, shares with you everything there is to know about growing vegetables, fruit & herbs, including making your own compost, growing in raised beds & protecting your crops from pests & disease. Nicki also explains how to rear chickens for eggs & bees for honey, & gives advice on keeping goats & pigs. The benefits of creating your garden farm are not just economic
- the energy once obsessively expended on the exercise bike can now be channelled more productively by digging the vegetable patch, turning the compost or cleaning out the hen coop. Communities are reappearing over garden fences as neighbours share their harvest of courgettes, spinach & eggs. Whatever you choose to grow or rear on your garden farm, this book offers a taste of the good life that is easy, satisfying & inexpensive to achieve.
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Creative Flow is a mindful workbook to treasure, encouraging the use of focused creativity to cultivate beautiful awareness every day. Exploring meaningful ways we can appreciate each of life`s precious moments, this enchanting guide helps us to notice & note, embrace play, & focus again on breathing & simply being. Author Jocelyn de Kwant invites us all to embrace a beginners` mind, to add time back into our busy lives using the art of creative mindfulness. Practical prompts entwine with lengthier meditative notes on the joys of doodling & scribbling, & the joy of sensory play & reconnecting with the natural world. This lovingly-illustrated workbook is a timely reminder of the ways in which creative flow can enhance & enrich our lives. ...

Create beautiful pictures with coloured crayons & paint using the shape of little hands, fists & fingers. Over 60 simple suggestions to get you & your little ones started including bears, lions, trains, flowers, monkeys & dinosaurs. Step-by-step instructions. Tips & hints on decorating the pictures. Over 60 creative hand art activities ...

The countryside has always held appeal for those trapped in the urban jungle, as it can be difficult for artful minds to isolate themselves from the 24/7 stimuli that cities bring. With a greater appetite for `authentic` experiences, working practices & creative inspiration, metropolitan talents are setting up studios far from the madding crowd. Combining a more relaxed lifestyle, budding entrepreneurship & social media, a new generation of young creatives is redefining `country living`. Creative Living Country celebrates this new breed of artists & creatives
- from photographers to textile designers, from ceramicists to musicians
- who have found a way to make their homes, work & lifestyle a seamless whole away from the city lights. Looking at 25 houses across the UK, Chloe Grimshaw & Luke White provide a glimpse into truly original homes that could only have been inspired by country life. From the East Anglian fens to the Cornish coast, from the hills of the Lake District to the moors of Scotl&, the unique landscapes that make up the British experience take on new meaning in the hands of these creative pioneers & provide inspiration for all of us, no matter where we live.

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The latest in our creative writing series is a colourful & engaging reference book, rather than a write-in book, designed to appeal to creative writers from age 9 to 99. The book is divided into sections covering different aspects of the writing process
- coming up with ideas, planning, punctuation & grammar
- as well as advice on different forms of writing, including stories, blogs, non-fiction & poetry. Throughout, there are helpful tips & suggestions, internet links "ations from well known authors to illustrate different writing techniques Illustrations: Full colour throughout

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Vibrantly illustrated by new talent Natasha Durley, this is an animal book with a difference. Each page is bursting with unusual creatures all united by a common characteristic. From enormous ears to humongous horns, & from elephants to earwigs, this eclectic collection of animals celebrates the diversity of the animal kingdom. & with something to look for on every page, it`s guaranteed to inspire & fascinate young animal lovers. ...

Following the success of Creaturepedia, Adrienne Barman returns with this companion colour & activity book, bursting with rainy-day activities. Informative & fun, this book is filled with facts, creatures to color in, 100 stickers & a double gatefold poster at the rear. ...

Creekmouth in 1894 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Two versions cover the area centred on Barking Creek, where the River Roding meets the Thames. At the time Creekmouth was described as ”an isolated hamlet of Barking
- seldom visited by ordinary visitors or noticed by historians”. Much is marshl&, but the left side of the map does include a significant part of the vast Beckton Gas Works, with its many sidings, etc, & Beckton Pier. There are chemical works east of the Creek & small communities at Creekmouth & Gallions Cottages. On the reverse the 1894 map has an Inch to the Mile Map from c.1870, covering the area from Plaistow, Wanstad, Woodford, Loughton & Buckhurst Hill eastward to Billericay, including Barking, Ilford, Romford, Brentwood, Rainham, Dagenham, Orsett, Havering atte Bower, Chigwell, Mountnessing, Hornchurch & Horndon on the Hill. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.
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Creekmouth in 1914 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Two versions cover the area centred on Barking Creek, where the River Roding meets the Thames. Features include Beckton Gas Works, with its many sidings & Beckton Pier, chemical works east of the Creek & small communities at Creekmouth & Gallions Cottages. In the notes on the 1914 map Tony Clifford tells how in 1909 Frederick Handley Page was using Creekmouth for an experimental aircraft factory. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...