For myself I am an optimist,” said legendary British politician Winston Churchill. It does not seem to be much use being anything else.”Have you ever wanted to deliver the ultimate Churchillian wisecrack? Give sound advice to a peer on how to deal with life’s problems? Or contribute to a heated discussion on international politics? The Smart Words and Wicked Wit of Winston Churchill is the perfect pocket book to carry around in your arsenal as you laugh at Churchill’s de...

“Better a witty fool, than a foolish wit,” said the world’s greatest and most preeminent English writer of all time, William Shakespeare.Have you ever wanted to quote the most quoted writer in the English language? Deliver the most inventive and debasing Shakespearean insult (“Would thou wert clean enough to spit upon!”)? Recite titillating love poetry like a modern-day Romeo to his (or her) Juliet? Or commit a learned wisdom about life’s woes to memory? The Smart Words and Wic...

Wisdom is better than wit,” said Jane Austen in a letter to Fanny Knight, and in the long run will certainly have the laugh on her side.”Have you ever wanted to contribute to a discussion with an astute observation on unrequited love? Give advice to a peer on how to dress for a night out? Or end an argument with a biting quip on feminist politics? The Smart Words and Wicked Wit of Jane Austen is the perfect pocket book to carry around in your bag as you meditate on Auste...

This book explores the parallel histories and intersecting politics of LGBTQ+ people and sex workers, including the role of digital media in shaping the experiences of both in the early twenty-first century. Drawing on the first empirical study with gay, bisexual, and queer young men who agreed to sell sex online without advertising or identifying as sex workers, it examines what the term ‘incidental sex work’ means. Adopting queer methods and feminist theories to explore how definitions o...

This carefully edited collection synthesizes the state of the art in the theory and applications of designed experiments and their analyses. It provides a detailed overview of the tools required for the optimal design of experiments and their analyses. The handbook covers many recent advances in the field, including designs for nonlinear models and algorithms applicable to a wide variety of design problems. It also explores the extensive use of experimental designs in marketing, the pharma...

Offering deep insight into the connections between design choice and the resulting statistical analysis, Design of Experiments: An Introduction Based on Linear Models explores how experiments are designed using the language of linear statistical models. The book presents an organized framework for understanding the statistical aspects of experimental design as a whole within the structure provided by general linear models, rather than as a collection of seemingly unrelated...

I arise from dreams of theeIn the first sweet sleep of night,When the winds are breathing low,And the stars are shining bright.I arise from dreams of thee,And a spirit in my feetHath led me – who knows how? –To thy window chamber, sweet!Percy Bysshe Shelley

This entertaining collection gathers together William Shakespeare's wisest and wittiest quotations.Quotable Shakespeare proves that brevity is the soul of wit and is sure to delight all lovers of the Bard's uniquely perceptive and influential works.

I arise from dreams of theeIn the first sweet sleep of night,When the winds are breathing low,And the stars are shining bright.I arise from dreams of thee,And a spirit in my feetHath led me – who knows how? –To thy chamber window, Sweet!Percy Bysshe ShelleyThe best love poetry is passionate and timeless, expressing our deepest feelings and strongest desires with grace and emotion. Ranging from Sappho, Chaucer and Shakespeare th...

Love makes the world go roundLove is only a small word, but nothing could be greater, more enduring or more powerful. This charming book is a celebration of love – the grandest of all human emotions. Brimming with amorous quotes, delicious recipes, romantic poems and excerpts from the world’s most heartfelt love letters, it’s the perfect way to say those three little words that mean so much.

‘Incredible… Each page of this book is saturated with life experience and a genuine warm desire to help everyone who holds it… Did I feel it? Absolutely!... Massive love! I can't recommend it enough!!!’ Amazon Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Do you often feel overwhelmed with stress? Does fear hold you back from your goals? Do you ever feel like quitting when it gets tough? At some point in our lives, we’ve all had to face ...

From acclaimed chef Chris Cheung comes a cookbook inspired by growing up in New York's Chinatown—with a foreword by Maneet Chauhan, celebrity chef, author, and judge on The Food Network's ChoppedThere is a particular region in today's renaissance of Chinese cooking that is often overlooked: the food of Chinatown.Like many of his predecessors, chef Chris Cheung was inspired by the place where he grew up, lived, worked, and ate. From...