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This entirely new edition brings together all of Philip Larkin’s poems. In addition to those in Collected Poems (1988), and in the Early Poems and Juvenilia (2005), some unpublished pieces from Larkin’s typescripts and workbooks are included, as well as verse (by turns scurrilous, satirical,...
The Collected Poems of Philip Lamantia represents the lifework of the most visionary poet of the American postwar generation. Philip Lamantia (1927-2005) played a major role in shaping the poetics of both the Beat and the Surrealist movements in the United States. First mentored by the San...
An information-packed, bestselling hardback world atlas from Philip’s, published in association with the Royal Geographical Society – fully revised and updated for the curious traveller.
The latest information-packed and topical world atlas from Philip’s, published in association with the Royal Geographical Society – fully revised and updated in paperback for today’s fast-changing world.
Philip Levine’s New Selected Poems replaces Selected Poems (1984) by adding to it a generous choice of major work from each of the two volumes that followed it: Sweet Will (1985) and A Walk With Tom Jefferson (1988).
Long before Ridley Scott transformed Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? into Blade Runner, Philip K. Dick was banging away at his typewriter in relative obscurity, ostracized by the literary establishment. Today he is widely considered one of the most influential writers of the 20th century....
Prize-winning science writer Philip Ball explores the diversity of thinking minds, from the variety of human minds to those of mammals, insects, computers and plants, in a book that brilliantly illuminates how many different ways there are to think and engage with the world; and how unique are our...
The upheavals, terror, and drama of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic period restructured politics and society on a grand scale, making this the defining moment for modern European history. This volume collects together a wide selection of primary texts to explain the process behind the...
The New Penguin Dictionary of Geology is the most extensive and authoritative guide to earth sciences available. Covering over 7,700 key terms, it explains not only the core vocabulary of 'the study of the solid earth' but also relevant terms from the related disciplines of astronomy, biology,...
This new edition offers a fully updated and expanded overview of the field of information organization, examining the description of information resources as both a product and process of the contemporary digital environment. Information Resource Description 2nd edition explains how the various...
The definitive Philip Roth edition continues with three novels written in his late sixties and early seventies. The Dying Animal (2001) marks the final return of David Kepesh from The Breast (1972) and The Professor of Desire (1977). Now an eminent cultural critic in his sixties, Kepesh expertly...
The Library of America’s definitive edition of Philip Roth’s collected works continues with two novels that heralded the beginning of a more than decade-long creative explosion-one remarkable in an older writer and hailed by critics as unparalleled in American literary history. In the diabolically...
100 Objects of Doctor Who
From the moment towns and cities arose, the struggle for land, resources and power has turned to violence. Almost from the start, maps have been an essential part of planning and waging war. History of War in Maps gives a unique visual representation of the development of warfare and the maps that...
Packed with the latest statistics and filled with clear cartography, this lavish edition of Philip’s RGS Atlas of the World gives a striking view of the Earth’s surface and its many complexities and treasures.
Let it be said, Philip Roth was never uncontroversial. From his first book, Roth scandalized literary society as he questioned Jewish identity and sexual politics in postwar America. Scrutiny and fierce rebukes of the renowned author, for everything from chauvinism to anti-Semitism, followed him...
Offers a unique insight into the evolution of map-making and the science behind it, from the stone age to the digital age.
This text traces how propaganda has formed part of the fabric of conflict since the dawn of warfare and how in its broadest definition it has been part of a process of persuasion at the heart of human communication. The third edition has been revised and expanded in the light of recent conflicts.
The science of geology is going through a remarkable period of expansion and advancement. This dictionary contains over 7500 full-updated definitions. It includes a full bibliography of up-to-date works covering all areas of geography.
Behind the News: School ShootingsAuthor: Philip Steele Publisher: Wayland (Publishers) Ltd Category: Society & Social Issues, Bullying & Abuse, School, Social Issues Age Group: 12-17 Book Format: Hardcover Go behind the headlines to explore the wider background of news stories that are making a...