Politics: Ideas in Profile, David RunicmanIdeas in Profile: Small Introductions to Big Topics. In the first title of an exciting new series one of the world's leading political scientists asks the big questions about politics: what is it, why we do we need it and where, in these turbulent times, is it heading? From the gap between rich and poor to the impact of social media, via Machiavelli, Hobbes and Weber, Runciman's comprehensive short introduction is invaluable to those studying politics

Collins Classics edition of They Odyssey

But Option B goes beyond Sheryl’s loss to explore how a broad range of people have overcome hardships including illness

Penelope Lively's stories get beneath the everyday to the beating heart of human experience

an argument with and about God

“a vast emptiness that fills your heart and lungs and restricts your ability to think or even breathe

one bowl has a small chip on its left edge

There is no electricity on the island

Her long-lost uncle suddenly turned up in her shop

as if the very house is watching her

London in 2009: Michael Stone's novel about Semmelweis has been published

peoples brains

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