Introducing Einstein (Paperback)

A Graphic Guide

Joseph Schwartz

Michael McGuiness

Compact INTRODUCING guide to the father of modern physics. Albert Einstein’s development of the theory of general relativity caused a transformation in in the physics world. He received the 1921 Novel Prize for Physics for his services to theoretical physics and his name has become synonymous with ‘genius’. Joseph Schwartz and Michael McGuiness’ guide is a concise, readable guide to the most influential physicist to have ever lived.

Joseph Schwartz PhD was, until 2010, a supervisor and training therapist at The Bowlby Centre, London. Formerly an experimental physicist at the University of Berkeley, he then trained in psychoanalysis in New York before moving to London and becoming a founder member of the UK Relational School. He has a specialist interest in the history of both psychoanalysis and science. Michael McGuiness is a now-retired illustrator for numerous newspapers and magazines.

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Introducing Darwin by Jonathan Miller

Progress in genetics today would not be possible without Darwin's revolution, but the mysterious man who laid the rational basis for undermining belief in God's creation was remarkable timid. He spent most of his life in seclusion… Read more »

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How Far is Up? (Hardback)

The Men Who Measured the Universe

John Gribbin

Mary Gribbin

Award-winners Mary and John Gribbin unravel the history of modern astronomy. How far is it to the edge of the Universe? It is less than eighty years since astronomers began to realise that even the distances to the stars are tiny steps on a truly cosmic scale, and that the Milky Way Galaxy in which we live is just one island in an immense ocean of space. John and Mary Gribbin tell the story of how the cosmic distance scale was measured, the personalities involved and the increasingly sophisticated instruments they used. Astronomers can now study light from objects so distant that it has taken ten billion years on its journey across space to us, travelling all the time at a speed of 300,000 kilometres per second: that’s how far up is!

John Gribbin; is one of the best known popularisers of science in the world. He the author of numerous bestsellers including In Search Of Schrodinger’s Cat, Stardust and most recently Science: A History and (with Mary Gribbin) Ice Age. He worked on the New Scientist for many years and has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship at the University of Sussex for his work promoting science to the public. Mary Gribbin; writes for the New Scientist, Family Circle, Here’s Health, Cosmopolitan and The Guardian. She has also co-authored five science books for adults.

House of Hell (Paperback)

Steve Jackson

This is the latest title to join Fighting Fantasy’s brand-new look! The multi-million selling gamebook series is back with a hugely popular revamped, updated package, a brilliant new interactive website and the monsters, dungeons and peril to capture a whole new generation of imaginations. Stranded miles from anywhere on a dark and stormy night, your only refuge is a distant ramshackle mansion. But the dangers outside are nothing compared to the nightmarish creatures that await you within its gruesome walls. Can you make it through the night without being scared – to death?

Steve Jackson is, with Ian Livingstone, the originator of the Fighting Fantasy series. Since Fighting Fantasy’s huge success, he has become a major figure in world of computer games, and was a founder of Lionhead Studios, the name behind Black & White.

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Howl of the Werewolf by Steve Jackson

Lupravia is a cursed land; a chill place of snow-capped mountains, brooding forests and mist-shrouded moors, haunted by the spirits of the restless dead. Only the foolhardy or insane would willingly pass beyond its borders and enter that be… Read more »

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The History of British Industry: The Birth of the Industrial Revolution 1700 – 1825 (Hardback)

Peter Pugh

The History of British Industry is a magisterial new three-volume story of how the United Kingdom became the world’s first economic superpower – and how that crown slipped… 

Peter Pugh is a businessperson and business historian who has written more than 50 histories of companies from Rolls-Royce to Iceland. He is also the author of Introducing Thatcherism and Introducing Keynes. He lives by the sea in north Norfolk, and in Cambridge.

The History of England (Hardback)

Jane Austen

Charles Dickens David Starkey

Jane Austen and Charles Dickens are the quintessential English novelists, and their place among the very greatest authors is beyond dispute. Yet both also wrote histories of England, Austen as an adolescent satire and Dickens as an entertaining book for children. This book brings these fascinating pieces of historical writing together, providing two very different perspectives on the history of England. Jane Austen launches into her satirical history with breathtaking speed and a touching informality, wielding her trademark wit to summarise and satirise the career of every monarch from Henry IV to Charles I. It is also a rarely seen and revealing glimpse of Austen’s precocious talent. Dickens’s gory and dramatic history is full of villains and heroes. He sketches the lives of Elizabeth I, James I and Charles I with typically flamboyant twists and turns. It is a hugely evocative piece, both of the history he conjures up and of the time in which he himself was writing. David Starkey’s fascinating introduction explores the merits of each history. It is the perfect opening to two thoroughly engaging and enthralling histories of England.

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July 1914 by Sean McMeekin

The outbreak of the First World War was ‘a drama never surpassed’.One hundred years later, the characters still seem larger than life: Archduke Franz Ferdinand, brooding heir to the Habsburg throne; the fanatical Bosnian Serb as… Read more »

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Herge (Paperback)

The Genius of Tintin: A Biography

Raphael Taylor

A comprehensive and enjoyable new biography of the man who created Tintin. Georges Remi, better known as Herge, is widely regarded as the greatest twentieth-century master of the European bande dessinee. His Tintin books have sold well over 200 million copies worldwide. Drawing from private archives, exclusive interviews and thousands of hours of research, RaphaA”l Taylor both tells the story of the man’s life – which spanned the greater part of the twentieth century – and searches for the inspiration behind his work. Taylor explores Herge the man, covering his youth, his controversial life in Nazi-occupied Brussels during the Second World War, his depressive crises, the break-up of his first marriage and the manner in which his later life became a ‘practice of philosophy’. And for each Tintin story Taylor provides succinct descriptions of the secrets of Herge’s workshop, with a special focus on Tintin in TibetA” – Herge’s most personal Tintin story. For fans, Taylor’s painstakingly researched biography will bring many new insights; for those who know less about Herge, this is a beautifully written, sympathetic portrait of a fascinating writer and artist whose work has enchanted millions.

RaphaA”l Taylor is an independent scholar with a Ph.D from King’s College London and is an expert on Herge and Tintin.

Groundswell (Paperback)

How Fans are Taking Back Football

Michael Sells

At a time when football is awash with talk of brands, customers and soaring prices, there’s a growing sense that football has ceased to be the game of the people. Groundswell brings together stories of supporter activism from throughout the sport, documenting the impassioned ranks of fans battling to ensure that football remains accessible and enjoyable for all. Football writer Michael Sells explores the Leeds United supporters targeting a seat in the boardroom, and the volunteers taking football into the classroom at Football Beyond Borders. He reveals how Football Supporters’ Federation caseworkers are battling discrimination against match-going fans, and the clubs – like south London’s Dulwich Hamlet – fighting prejudice from the stands. Drawing on a vast bank of collective expertise, increased collaboration between rival fans and sheer strength in numbers, Sells brings to life the men and women who refuse to stand passively by – no collection of romantic idealists refusing to let go of the past. This is evidence that the game – their game – is still very much alive.

Michael Sells is a football writer and long-suffering Leeds fan. He is a shareholder in Leeds Fans United, a member of the Football Supporters Federation and a regular attendee at non-league grounds. He has written four books and worked closely with Sir Geoff Hurst on Geoff Hurst’s Greats (Icon, 2016). He lives in London.