Winifred Holtby's most renowned novel reveals the lives and relationships of the characters of South Riding. Sarah Burton, the fiery headmistress of the local girls' school; Mrs Beddows, the district's first alderwoman; and Robert Carne, the gentleman-farmer locked in a disastrous marriage.

Product Description: Marlin, an almost twelve year old boy is orphaned when his mother dies of cancer. He is forced to run for his life, from his ax wielding step father. He walks through rain and cold without so much as a shirt to keep him warm...read more

Product Description: Zipper was one of triplets kids, born in mid February of 2000. She weighed barely two pounds while the others weighed over six pounds each. The mother abandoned her since she was unable to stand and nurse as they normally do shortly after birth...read more

Product Description: Shirley Williams, a practicing Catholic, explores the relationship between Christian teaching, the Church and public life in the modern world. God and Caesar includes discussion of the transformation of pre-industrial society by modern progress and the subsequent distancing of human beings from God, the current cynicism about politicians and the political process, the prevailing crisis in the priesthood, the new roles that have opened up for women in the Catholic Church, and the effects of globalization in the twenty-first century...read more

Shirley Williams, Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords and a practising Catholic, explores the relationship between Christian teaching, the Church and public life in the modern world, and sets out grounds of hope for the future. (view table of contents)

Product Description: Derived from the work of an expert study group, the dramatic scenarios presented here take the form of a concise report to make a stimulating policy tool for practitioners and students of European integration, as well as business and the media.

Product Description: A fun series of six activity books designed to encourage young children to explore creativity. Presented in a lively fun-filled format with lots of illustrations, and clear, step-by-step instructions and diagrams, these books will delight children between the ages of 5 and 10 years...read more

Product Description: In 1915 Vera Brittain abandoned her studies at Oxford to enlist as a nurse in the armed services. She served in a number of World War theatres - in London, Malta and at the western front in France. By the war's end, all those close to her were dead, and she had witnessed the results of modern combat, the destruction and the suffering...read more

Looks at how economic and social conditions have changed since the war, predicts the most serious problems of the future, and suggests a course of action for solving them