In July 1988, Canadian-born historian Barbara Taylor was admitted to Friern Hospital, a once-notorious asylum for the insane. Her journey there began when, overwhelmed by anxiety as she completed her doctoral studies in London, England, she found relief by dosing herself with alcohol and tranquillizers. She then embarked on what would turn out to be a decades- long psychoanalysis.The analysis dredged up acutely painful memories of an unhappy and confusing childhood back in Saskatoo...

Snakes are often hated, sometimes loved, but rarely understood. This sssssssssuper book investigates these shy but remarkable reptiles, exploring their anatomy, instincts and survival skills. Discover the secrets of the deadly poisoners and stranglers. Find out why some species lay eggs while others give birth to live young, how a snake sheds its skin, and how they move across the ground. Detailed cross-section diagrams reveal the complex inner workings of a snakes body and Did You Know? S...

The Last Asylum is Barbara Taylor's haunting memoir of her journey through the UK mental health system.A RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEKSHORTLISTED FOR THE RBC TAYLOR PRIZEIn July 1988, Barbara Taylor, then an acclaimed young historian, was admitted to what had once been England's largest psychiatric institution: Colney Hatch Lunatic Asylum, later known as Friern Hospital.This searingly honest, thought-provoking and beautifully written mem...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author comes an epic saga of intrigue and mystique set in Edwardian England. Cavendon Hall is Barbara Taylor Bradford at her very best, and its sweeping story of secrets, love, honor, and betrayal will have readers riveted up to the very last page.Cavendon Hall is home to two families, the aristocratic Inghams and the Swanns who serve them. Charles Ingham, the sixth Earl of Mowbray, lives there with his wife ...

A new edition of Barbara Taylor's classic book, with a new introduction.In the early nineteenth century, radicals all over Europe and America began to conceive of a 'New Moral World', and struggled to create their own utopias, with collective family life, communal property, free love and birth control. In Britain, the visionary ideals of the Utopian Socialist, Robert Owen, attracted thousands of followers, who for more than a quarter of a century attempted to put theory into practi...

Get up close to 36 babies from the animal world—some adorable some intriguing, and some quirky-looking.Look up into the rainforest canopy, peer into the ocean depths, and stride across the savannah to see 36 baby animals from around the world.From the cheetah cub to the wolf spiderling, The Magnificent Book of Baby Animals depicts the animal kingdom’s most fascinating and peculiar young creatures in stunning and accurate original illustrations. Int...

Learn about 36 curious, cute, and captivating cats in this beautifully illustrated reference book filled with fascinating facts.Meet 36 exquisite, majestic, elegant, mischievous, and downright adorable domestic felines, from the well-known Burmese, Persian, and Ragdoll to the more exotic LaPerm, Dragon li, Munchkin, and Havana Brown. With stunning illustrations, intriguing facts, and full-color poster-sized illustrations, this is the purr-fect reference for cat lov...

Barbara Taylor is a different breed. In Father, Who Are You? Taylor shares with a transparent and humble heart many stirring reflections on being a struggling wife, devoted mother and a fearless missionary in India.In this devotional Taylor uses scriptures as a diving board, splashing into the memories of her life of growing up in Alaska and later ministering in the villages of India. As she reveals to us how to live a life of faith, and how to experience the pure joy, peace, and fr...

Loathed and feared by many, spiders are among the least understood and yet most fascinating creatures in nature. Using examples from around the world, this exciting, eight-legged guide offers an insight into their captivating world. Find out which spiders stalk their prey just like cats do, how spiders manage not to get caught in their own webs, and why the venom of certain species is deadly. Discover their amazing courtship rituals, their astonishing use of camouflage, and much more besid...

The hit television series, Seinfeld, was once described as “a show about nothing.” The same could be said of Particularly Peculiar People.Although the events in her life are of little consequence, B. Lynn views them through a curiously distorted lens that turns “something about nothing” into “something about something.”In this collection of vignettes, B. Lynn wades through the muck of childhood, adolescence and adulthood, keenly observing the absurd and learning valuable li...

Explore the world of birds with this highly illustrated children's atlas.Which bird migrates the farthest? How do birds find a mate? What can we do to help endangered birds? Fully updated for its 25th anniversary, The Bird Atlas answers all these questions and more.This lavishly illustrated atlas for children is not your average guide to birds. It takes children on a tour, continent by continent, to meet the birds of the world. Within each section,...

From the tiny pygmy marmoset to the huge Western lowland gorilla, this book showcases some of the world’s most extraordinary monkeys and apes through stunning illustrations. Meet the acrobatic Siamang gibbon, the owl monkey that only comes out at night, and the clever orangutan that makes its own tools. Intriguing facts accompany every illustration, so you can learn why the proboscis monkey goes swimming, how the bonnet macaque makes its own medicine, and why the bald uakari’s face is brig...