While most of us live our lives according to the working week, we did not evolve to be bound by industrial schedules, nor did the food we eat. Despite this, we eat the products of industrialization and often suffer as a consequence. This book considers aspects of changing human nutrition from evolutionary and social perspectives. It considers what a 'natural' human diet might be, how it has been shaped across evolutionary time and how we have adapted to changing food availability. The tran...

Don't miss Neil Lancaster's brand-new espionage thriller series! No Mercy available to buy now.‘Grabbed me from the first page’ Ian Rankin‘The best police procedural I’ve read in years’ Jane CaseyThis grave can never be opened.The head of Scotland’s most powerful crime family is brutally murdered, his body dumped inside an ancient grave in a remote cemetery.This murde...

Drawing on the mythology of the Green Man and the power of nature, Neil Gaiman, Jane Yolen, and others serve up "a tasty treat for fantasy fans" ( Booklist).There are some "genuine gems" in this "enticing collection" of fifteen stories and three poems, all featuring "diverse takes on mythical beings associated with the protection of the natural world," most involving a teen's coming-of-age. Delia Sherman "takes readers into New York City's Central Park, wh...

The eighth title in Titan Books' Marvel fiction reissue program, featuring the Spider-man story, Kraven's Last Hunt. Here lies Spider-man, slain by the hunter! After years of crushing defeats, Kraven the Hunter—son of Russian aristocrats, game tracker supreme—launches a final, deadly assault on Peter Parker, the Amazing Spider-Man. But for the obsessed Kraven, killing his prey is not enough. Once his enemy is dead, Kraven must become the Spider.

A missing child. A tormented detective. A ticking clock.Ten years ago, DCI Jack Logan stopped the serial child-killer dubbed ‘Mister Whisper,’ earning himself a commendation, a drinking problem, and a broken marriage in the process.Now, he spends his days working in Glasgow’s Major Investigations Team, and his nights reliving the horrors of what he saw.And what he did.When another child disappears a hundred miles north in the Highlands, Jack...

'A true rising star of crime fiction' Ian Rankin'Wonderfully grisly and grim, and a cracking pace' James Oswald'A frantic, pacy read with a compelling hero' Steve CavanaghWar is coming to No-Man's Land, and Connor Fraser will be ready.A mutilated body is found dumped at Cowane's Hospital in the heart of historic Stirling. For DCI Malcolm Ford it's like nothing he's ever seen before, the sava...

The ultimate collection of winter romances from your favourite authors!The perfect festive collection of stories to curl up with this Christmas from top authors including:*Rebecca Raisin*Sharon Kendrick*Maisey Yates*Michelle Smart*Lynne Graham*Scarlet Wilson*Tina Beckett*Louisa George*Catherine Mann*Kat Cantrell*Jules Bennett*Amanda McCabe*Denise Lynn*Mag...

My name is Cisco Suarez, but I've been called a lot of things. Wizard, hit man, black magic outlaw. I guess one day I finally went too far because someone left me for dead in a dumpster.That should've been it for me. End of story. But I'm not like most people. Compelled by equal doses of voodoo and sheer grit, I came back... and I want answers.Which might explain the zombie pit bull sniffing after me. And the automatic weapons. But I'm too stubborn to back ...

A thought-provoking collection of short stories and poems exploring the rights and freedoms we can enjoy in the twenty-first century ... and those for which we still need to fight.A selection of the world's finest writers for young people – in conjunction with Amnesty International UK – explore the rights and freedoms still lacking in today's society, covering issues such as gender equality, race hatred, surveillance, identity and freedom of speech. Contributors in...

Born to a rarified breed of Russian aristocracy, Kraven the Hunter had stalked and killed every animal known to man and considered himself the world's best big-game hunter. It was this confidence that brought him to New York years ago, in an obsessive quest to hunt what he considered the city's greatest prey: Spider-Man. But his target eluded him time and again, mocking him at every turn. Now, after years of crushing defeats against the web-slinger, Kraven has hatched one last plan to best...

Many people remember Neil Armstrong as the first man to walk on the moon. But he was much more than that. He was a Naval Officer, an aerospace engineer, a test pilot, and even a university professor.For 17 years he was an engineer, test pilot, astronaut and administrator. He tested and flew over 200 different models of aircraft. These included planes, jets, gliders, helicopters, and rockets. Of course his best known rocket flight was to the moon in Apollo 11.Armstrong was a h...

(Beginner Level) This lesson is based on the Massey Hall (1971) acoustic version of this Neil Young hit. The interesting thing about this song are the chords used that seemed to have disappeared during the “Rock” era only to re-emerge later in the “alternative” movement. The entire lesson is taught “by ear” so there is no music or tab to read.