Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in five Americans has been molested; one in four grew up with alcoholics; one in three couples have engaged in physical violence. Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, one of the world’s foremost experts on trauma, has spent over three decades working with survivors. In The Body Keeps the Score, he uses re…
A breathtaking and mysterious new novel from the beloved Anne Michaels, internationally bestselling author of Fugitive Pieces and The Winter Vault. 1917. On a battlefield near the River Aisne, John lies in the aftermath of a blast, unable to move or feel his legs. Struggling to focus his thoughts, he is lost to memory—a chance encounter in a pub by a railway, a hot bath with his lover on a…
In the darkening embers of a Communist utopia, life in a desolate Hungarian town has come to a virtual standstill. Flies buzz, spiders weave, water drips and animals root desultorily in the barnyard of a collective farm. But when the charismatic Irimias - long-thought dead - returns, the villagers fall under his spell. Irimias sets about swindling the villagers out of a fortune that might al…
Oxford Read and Imagine is a fiction series written for primary and pre-primary students. Young learners follow Rosie, Ben and Grandpa on their adventures and grow up with the characters as they read and learn. In the rainforest, there is a Lost City of Gold. And in the Lost City, there is a beautiful gold statue. Ben, Rosie, and Grandpa visit the city with Silvia, an archaeologist. But other p…
What happens in a recession? How does money work? Why do we pay tax? Economics affects every aspect of our lives, from how we get to work to where we spend our money -- and big economic ideas continue to shape our world.
They say money makes the world go ’round, and while that’s not exactly true, it’s pretty close. Economics For Dummies is your layman’s guide to unraveling the mysteries of economic theory, policy-making, and market behaviors. Inside, you’ll find jargon-free explanations of supply and demand, inflation, consumer behavior, financial crises, fiscal policy, and beyond. With online quizzes…
From the first sharp-edged tools to modern weapons, from the wheel to the Mars rovers, from the telephone to the Internet, amazing inventions have revolutionised the way we live Standing testimony to intelligence and expertise, inventions extend the scope and boundaries of human knowledge and capability. Read on to know more.