The Wilding by Benjamin PercyA canyon earmarked for development as a golf resort. One last hunting trip in a vanishing wilderness. A grandfather, a son, and a grandson--plus one angry bear. Over the course of the weekend, each man will change in sharply contrasting ways.[...]
This comprehensive volume addresses developmental disabilities and intellectual disabilities across the lifespan. Drawing on the expertise of dozens of internationally renowned authors, the book covers the following topics: a historical overview; definitions; current views; approaches to supports, r[...]
Training. Personal development. Updating. Formation. Call it what you want. Everyone today sees the need for ongoing help in professional life. Why should sex be any different? That is, why should married men and women not receive ongoing help to make their sex lives more fruitful, fulfilling and fa[...]
Cartoonist and animator Cathy Malkasian follows up her 2007 graphic novel Percy Gloom (a minor classic) with the further adventures of the small, immortal man with a light-up head. In Wake Up, Percy Gloom, kindhearted Percy awakens from (what he thinks is) a 200-year nap and finds himself in a stran[...]
As a result of a strange twist of fate, Shawn suddenly discovers to his horror that he is living Percy's life - and Percy is now Shawn! A wry, perceptive comedy. Barrington Stoke specialise in books for reluctant, struggling and dyslexic readers.[...]
In the thirty years since his Centenary in 1982 it has become even clearer that Percy Grainger (1882-1961) - composer, pianist and revolutionary - was a man born out of his time. Many of his ideas, both musical and social, sit far more easily in our contemporary world. Those thirty years have also s[...]
"Zastrozzi, " Shelley's first published novel, is a work of pure Gothic fantasy, offering many glimpses of the author's nascent poetic genius. Zastrozzi, the arch-villain of the tale, is sworn to avenge the wrongs done to his mother. Prepared to go to any lengths to execute his horrific plans, he en[...]
The Dictionary of English Furniture by Ralph Edwards (1954 Revised Edition) is the most authoritative general work on English antique furniture ever published. The first edition of this work was published 1924-27. It was instantly recognised as the primary reference on the evolution of English furni[...]
One of the most colourful and influential Anglican figures of the last century, is best remembered for two outstanding achievements'. His seminal work, The Pardon:o Handbook, which ran to thirteen editions, shaped a distinctive style of Anglican worship - 'not too high and not too low' - still recog[...]