alan bennett

For five decades, Medieval Europe: A Short History has been the best-selling text for courses on the history of Medieval Europe. This acclaimed book h

A brilliantly observed debut novel about two women in a small Irish community in 1994 - the year before divorce was made legal 'I loved this novel

For courses in Statistical Methods for the Social Sciences.Statistical methods applied to social sciences, made accessible to all through an emphasis

Lively, original and highly readable, An Introduction to Literature, Criticism and Theory is the essential guide to literary studies. A breath of fres

Lively, original and highly readable, An Introduction to Literature, Criticism and Theory is the essential guide to literary studies. Starting at `The

Bridges the gap between AI and neuroscience by telling the story of how the brain came to be.'I found this book amazing' Daniel Kahneman, Winner of th

Relating literature to timeless topics such as dreams, politics, life, death, the ordinary and the crazy, this beautifully written book establishes a

Bestsellerauteur Alex Nelson stort in nadat een mislukt huwelijk en een abrupte verandering van carrière hem op een tweesprong in zijn leven hebben ge

De prequel van Sapiens: het verhaal van onze hersenen en de toekomst van AI.Wat is menselijke intelligentie en hoe is het ontstaan? Wat is de rol van

Playful, moving and wholly remarkable’ Guardian ‘A small miracle’ New Statesman ‘Mastery of craft, resonance and deep feeling on every page’ Telegra

Often understood as a high-minded, orderly event, the American Revolution grows in this masterful history like a ground fire overspreading Britain’s m

In een arbeidersstadje ten westen van Londen krabbelt een schoolmeisje, betoverd door de eerste vonken van haar verbeelding, verhalen achter in haar o

Poel, het debuut van Claire-Louise Bennett, is een bedrieglijke roman die met een betoverende virtuositeit het innerlijke leven van de naamloze hoofdp

At work Peggy has carved herself a comfortable niche. Once in hospital, she loses no time in establishing herself as Queen Bee, taking on several resp

Meet Lesley, an actress. She has just completed a video ('targeted chiefly on West Germany') in which she plays Travis, a career girl who enjoys life,

Muriel's husband Ralph has just died, leaving her well off, until her son Giles invests the money unwisely. Eventually, neglected by Giles and her dis

A touching and very funny playwright, Bennett manages to combine the satiric, cold-eyed sharpness of Flaubert with an embracing human compassion.