Born in 1979 Roxy Freeman grew up travelling around Ireland & England in a traditional horse-drawn wagon with her mother & father & six siblings. Life was harsh but it was a childhood of freedom spent in harmony with nature. Roxy didnt know her times-tables but she could milk a goat ride a horse & cook dinner for the whole family on an open fire before she was ten. Early life was idyllic but when her father brought the family to England they faced prejudice & hostility & Roxy found herself receiving the very unwelcome attentions of a family friend
- which she endured in secret. Despite all of the difficulties she faced she developed a passion for flamenco & traditional music & developed a career as a dancer which took her around the world. Her beautifully written story is a frank portrait of what life is really like for women & girls of traveller communities.
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Philosophy begins with questions about the nature of reality & how we should live. These were the concerns of Socrates who spent his days in the ancient Athenian marketplace asking awkward questions disconcerting the people he met by showing them how little they genuinely understood. This engaging book introduces the great thinkers in Western philosophy & explores their most compelling ideas about the world & how best to live in it. In forty brief chapters Nigel Warburton guides us on a chronological tour of the major ideas in the history of philosophy. He provides interesting & often quirky stories of the lives & deaths of thought-provoking philosophers from Socrates who chose to die by hemlock poisoning rather than live on without the freedom to think for himself to Peter Singer who asks the disquieting philosophical & ethical questions that haunt our own times. Warburton not only makes philosophy accessible he offers inspiration to think argue reason & ask in the tradition of Socrates. A Little History of Philosophy" presents the grand sweep of humanitys search for philosophical understanding & invites all to join in the discussion." ...

Philosophy begins with questions about the nature of reality & how we should live. These were the concerns of Socrates who spent his days in the ancient Athenian marketplace asking awkward questions disconcerting the people he met by showing them how little they genuinely understood. This engaging book introduces the great thinkers in Western philosophy & explores their most compelling ideas about the world & how best to live in it. In forty brief chapters Nigel Warburton takes us on a chronological tour of the major ideas in the history of philosophy. He provides interesting & often quirky stories of the lives & deaths of thought-provoking philosophers from Socrates who chose to die by hemlock poisoning rather than live on without the freedom to think for himself to Peter Singer who asks the disquieting philosophical & ethical questions that haunt our own times. Warburton not only makes philosophy accessible he offers inspiration to think argue reason & question in the tradition of Socrates. A Little History of Philosophy" presents the grand sweep of humanitys search for philosophical understanding & invites all to join in the discussion." ...

Science is fantastic. It tells us about the infinite reaches of space the tiniest living organism the human body the history of Earth. People have always been doing science because they have always wanted to make sense of the world & harness its power. From ancient Greek philosophers through Einstein & Watson & Crick to the computer-assisted scientists of today men & women have wondered examined experimented calculated & sometimes made discoveries so earthshaking that people understood the world
- or themselves
- in an entirely new way. This inviting book tells a great adventure story: the history of science. It takes readers to the stars through the telescope as the sun replaces the earth at the centre of our universe. It delves beneath the surface of the planet charts the evolution of chemistrys periodic table introduces the physics that explain electricity gravity & the structure of atoms. It recounts the scientific quest that revealed the DNA molecule & opened unimagined new vistas for exploration. Emphasizing surprising & personal stories of scientists both famous & unsung A Little History of Science" traces the march of science through the centuries. The book opens a window on the exciting & unpredictable nature of scientific activity & describes the uproar that may ensue when scientific findings challenge established ideas. With delightful illustrations & a warm accessible style this is a volume for young & old to treasure together."

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In 1935 with a doctorate in art history & no prospect of a job the 26-year-old Ernst Gombrich was invited to attempt a history of the world for younger readers. Amazingly he completed the task in an intense six weeks & Eine kurze Weltgeschichte fur junge Leser" was published in Vienna to immediate success & is now available in twenty-five languages across the world. In forty concise chapters Gombrich tells the story of man from the stone age to the atomic bomb. In between emerges a colourful picture of wars & conquests grand works of art & the spread & limitations of science. This is a text dominated not by dates & facts but by the sweep of mankind's experience across the centuries a guide to humanity's achievements & an acute witness to its frailties. The product of a generous & humane sensibility this timeless account makes intelligible the full span of human history." ...

In 1935 with a doctorate in art history & no prospect of a job the 26-year-old Ernst Gombrich was invited to attempt a history of the world for younger readers. Amazingly he completed the task in an intense six weeks & Eine kurze Weltgeschichte fur junge Leser" was published in Vienna to immediate success & is now available in twenty-five languages across the world. In forty concise chapters Gombrich tells the story of man from the stone age to the atomic bomb. In between emerges a colourful picture of wars & conquests grand works of art & the spread & limitations of science. This is a text dominated not by dates & facts but by the sweep of mankind's experience across the centuries a guide to humanity's achievements & an acute witness to its frailties. The product of a generous & humane sensibility this timeless account makes intelligible the full span of human history." ...

This title is for the age-range of 3+. One day a shy little creature looked at its reflection in a frozen pond. All it could see were its eyes. They were as big & bright as the moon. But the little creature doesnt know who it is! & so starts an odyssey of a quest from snowy icebergs to the dry savannah from the polar bear to the little harvest mouse as the little creature asks Who am I? But nobody knows
- until the wise old owl is asked; he knows the answer & the clue is in the title! This is a beautifully lyrical text from acclaimed poet Brian Patten is combined here with illustrations from best-loved animal artist Michael Terry.
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Inside the little house in the big woods live the Ingalls family: Ma Pa Mary Laura & baby Carrie. Outside the little house are the wild animals: the bears & the bees. the deer & the wolves. This is the classic tale of how they live in harmony mostly but sometimes in fear... ...

The sun-kissed prarie stretches out around the Ingalls family smiling its welcome after their long hard journey across America. But looks can be deceiving as they soon find that they must share the land with wild bears & Indians. Will there be enough room for all of them? ...

Here we are Caroline!" said Pa. Right here we'll build our house." The sun-kissed prairie stretches out around the Ingalls family smiling its welcome after their long hard journey across America. But looks can be deceiving & they soon find out that they must share the land with wild bears & Indians. Will there be enough land for all of them?" ...