Samurai - Michael Wert
The idea of the sword-wielding samurai, beholden to a strict ethical code and trained in deadly martial arts, dominates popular conceptions of the samurai. As early as the late seventeenth century, they were heavily featured…
- Daily Mail"Peril, adventure and a girl's connection with a very special leopard play out against the richly imagined backdrop" - The Bookseller"Positively rustles with the textures of rural Sri Lanka ...
The idea of the sword-wielding samurai, beholden to a strict ethical code and trained in deadly martial arts, dominates popular conceptions of the samurai. As early as the late seventeenth century, they were heavily featured…
In recent years the modern world has developed a brave new concept: ''soft power''. It is the power of friendly persuasion rather than command, and it invites nations to compete (as they did in the…
'Original, intelligent and intriguing' Andrea Mara, author of All Her Fault 'Tricks the reader time and again' KMVCan she cure a killer?Renowned therapist Clarissa Virtanen isn't afraid to explore the darkest side of humanity. Haunted…
''I am out of the country and will not be checking my emails'' DAWN FRENCH ''The file is just showing up blank my end?'' GRAYSON PERRY ''Best book eva!!!'' STEPHEN FRY ''Babe, I haven''t got…
The music and sounds of video games have become an inescapable part of our world. Not only do these sonic elements profoundly shape the experiences of billions of players every day, but also the soundscapes…
Written by an experienced psychotherapist, Forged in Darkness encourages readers to work with archetypes in mythology to stop rejecting the darkness within and instead learn to embrace it.
A captivating, powerful and luminous story from a bestselling, award-winning author about a mother, a daughter and the great Greenland shark. Wrapped up in mesmerising illustrations and presented as a deluxe hardback, this is a…
Soldier Dog by Sam Angus is an emotional, action-packed, moving book set during the First World War, perfect for fans of Michael Morpurgo, with a new cover for the 100 year commemorations in 2018.''He''ll always…