The animals are all hungry. Can you help them find something tasty to eat? Flip the flaps & feed them in this endlessly satisfying & scrumptious interactive flap book for very young children. Another fun & colourful collaboration from Dean Hacohen & Sherry Scharschmidt
- authors of the successful Tuck Me In!
- which will be enjoyed time & time again.

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An elephant in the sky? A peacock in the sea? Are creatures hiding where they shouldn`t be? Lift the large flaps, follow the romping rhyme, & find each face that`s out of place. Graphic artist Craig Shuttlewood whisks kids from desert to forest to ocean deep
- ending up with an out-of-place animal that`s sure to be a BIG surprise! This outstanding debut, introducing the idea of where animals live, & will delight kids over & over again
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An elephant in the sky? A peacock in the sea? Are creatures hiding where they shouldn`t be? Lift the large flaps, follow the romping rhyme, & find each face that`s out of place. Graphic artist Craig Shuttlewood whisks kids from desert to forest to ocean deep
- ending up with an out-of-place animal that`s sure to be a BIG surprise! This outstanding debut, introducing the idea of where animals live, & will delight kids over & over again.
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Marvin Kreitman, the luggage baron of South London, lives for sex. Or at least he lives for women. At present he loves four women
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Fleeing heartbreak, an unnamed author goes to an unnamed city to give a series of lectures at an unnamed university about forgotten books... only to find himself involved in a mystery when it turns out the professor who invited him is no where to be found, & no one seems quite sure why he`s there. ...

The richness & variety of birdsong is both a scientific mystery & a source of wonder. David Rothenberg has a unique approach to this fascinating subject, combining the latest scientific research with a deep understanding of musical beauty & form. Can the standard explanations of territoriality or sexual selection account for so many species` astonishing inventiveness & devotion to singing? Whether playing the clarinet with the white-crested laughing thrush in Pittsburgh or jamming in the Australian winter breeding grounds of the Albert`s lyrebird, Rothenberg touches the heart & soul of birdsong, offering an intimate look at the most lovely of natural phenomena. ...

From one of America`s most brilliant writers, a New York Times bestselling journey through psychology, philosophy, & lots of meditation to show how Buddhism holds the key to moral clarity & enduring happiness. At the heart of Buddhism is a simple claim: The reason we suffer-and the reason we make other people suffer-is that we don`t see the world clearly. At the heart of Buddhist meditative practice is a radical promise: We can learn to see the world, including ourselves, more clearly & so gain a deep & morally valid happiness. In this ”sublime” (The New Yorker), pathbreaking book, Robert Wright shows how taking this promise seriously can change your life-how it can loosen the grip of anxiety, regret, & hatred, & how it can deepen your appreciation of beauty & of other people. He also shows why this transformation works, drawing on the latest in neuroscience & psychology, & armed with an acute understanding of human evolution. This book is the culmination of a personal journey that began with Wright`s landmark book on evolutionary psychology, The Moral Animal, & deepened as he immersed himself in meditative practice & conversed with some of the world`s most skilled meditators. The result is a story that is ”provocative, informative &...deeply rewarding” (The New York Times Book Review), & as entertaining as it is illuminating. Written with the wit, clarity, & grace for which Wright is famous, Why Buddhism Is True lays the foundation for a spiritual life in a secular age & shows how, in a time of technological distraction & social division, we can save ourselves from ourselves, both as individuals & as a species. ...

From one of America`s most brilliant writers, a New York Times bestselling journey through psychology, philosophy, & lots of meditation to show how Buddhism holds the key to moral clarity & enduring happiness. At the heart of Buddhism is a simple claim: The reason we suffer-and the reason we make other people suffer-is that we don`t see the world clearly. At the heart of Buddhist meditative practice is a radical promise: We can learn to see the world, including ourselves, more clearly & so gain a deep & morally valid happiness. In this ”sublime” (The New Yorker), pathbreaking book, Robert Wright shows how taking this promise seriously can change your life-how it can loosen the grip of anxiety, regret, & hatred, & how it can deepen your appreciation of beauty & of other people. He also shows why this transformation works, drawing on the latest in neuroscience & psychology, & armed with an acute understanding of human evolution. This book is the culmination of a personal journey that began with Wright`s landmark book on evolutionary psychology, The Moral Animal, & deepened as he immersed himself in meditative practice & conversed with some of the world`s most skilled meditators. The result is a story that is ”provocative, informative &...deeply rewarding” (The New York Times Book Review), & as entertaining as it is illuminating. Written with the wit, clarity, & grace for which Wright is famous, Why Buddhism Is True lays the foundation for a spiritual life in a secular age & shows how, in a time of technological distraction & social division, we can save ourselves from ourselves, both as individuals & as a species. ...

Why do I have to wash? Why don`t aeroplanes fall down? Where do mountains come from? Why is the sea blue? Why do I dream? This book invites young people to discover more about the world around them by asking & answering questions for themselves. The book is structured around twentytwo questions, each one tackled over two spreads. The first spread explores the question & answer, supported by a detailed illustration, photograph or diagram. The second spread asks further questions on a similar theme to help build an understanding of how science underlies everything from the ingredients in our fridge to reaching the moon. The tone of the text is fresh & informal without being flippant. ...

Between 1492 & 1914, Europeans conquered 84 percent of the globe. But why did Europe rise to the top, when for centuries the Chinese, Japanese, Ottomans, & South Asians were far more advanced? Why didn`t these powers establish global dominance? In Why Did Europe Conquer the World? Distinguished economic historian Philip Hoffman demonstrates that conventional explanations, such as geography, epidemic disease, & the Industrial Revolution fail to provide answers. Arguing instead for the pivotal role of economic & political history, Hoffman shows that if variables had been at all different, Europe would not have achieved critical military innovations, & another power could have become master of the world. In vivid detail, Hoffman sheds light on the two millennia of economic, political, & historical changes that set European states on a distinctive path of development & military rivalry. Compared to their counterparts in China, Japan, South Asia, & the Middle East, European leaders--whether chiefs, lords, kings, emperors, or prime ministers--had radically different incentives, which drove them to make war. These incentives, which Hoffman explores using an economic model of political costs & financial resources, resulted in astonishingly rapid growth in Europe`s military sector from the Middle Ages on, & produced an insurmountable lead in gunpowder technology. The consequences determined which states established colonial empires or ran the slave trade, & even which economies were the first to industrialize. Debunking traditional arguments, Why Did Europe Conquer the World? reveals the startling reasons behind Europe`s historic global supremacy. ...