The first complete history of the world’s most notorious secret society – and its bizarre and dangerous afterlife that we’re still reckoning with today.‘A dazzling jewel of a book’ SATHNAM SANGHERA‘The fascinating true story of the conspiracy theory that changed everything’ DORIAN LYNSKEYOn 1 May 1776 a radical young professor named Adam Weishaupt founded a secret society with the aim of infiltrating and overturning...

"My favorite thing in life is writing about life, specifically the parts of life concerning love. Because, as far as I'm concerned,love is absolutely everything"When this book was first published three years ago, the author predicted that when it came to Taylor's career, the best was still to come. What transpired has made those prophetic words a mind-blowing reality. In this revised and updated version he makes it clear that the hard work, massive heart, and the energy of ...

Impossible Monsters is the captivating story of the discovery of the dinosaurs and how it upended our understanding of the origins of the world.‘An astonishing book about an extraordinary subject' PETER FRANKOPAN'As thrilling as it is sweeping' TOM HOLLAND'This book dazzles in its originality . . . a triumph’ SATHNAM SANGHERASHORTLISTED FOR THE DUFF COOPER PRIZE 2025In 1811, a...

In order to accurately describe and diagnose psychiatric illness, practitioners require in-depth knowledge of the signs and symptoms of behavioral disorders. Descriptive Psychopathology provides a broad review of the psychopathology of psychiatric illness, beyond the limitations of the DSM and ICD criteria. Beginning with a discussion of the background to psychiatric classification, the authors explore the problems and limitations of current diagnostic systems. The following chapters then ...

The Desolation of MitraThe saga continues...The battle is over and Kanzser and his demon hordes have fallen to the blood moon, but there is no time for Cissy, Luke, Morgan and the rest to celebrate as a new, even greater menace threatens.Anarkus has murdered the head of the witch and wizard council and escaped from their mountain fortress. Now the renegade wizard, possessor of outrageous power, has turned greedy eyes upon the mortal world.

Discover how the campaign to end slavery divided Britain and was almost thwarted by some of the most powerful and famous figures of the era.**SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING**In 1807, Parliament outlawed the slave trade in the British Empire. But for the next 25 years more than 700,000 people remained enslaved, due to the immensely powerful pro-slavery group the 'West India Interest'.This ground-breaking histo...

"One of the best acid tests of an introductory book...is that the text allow the reader to learn an important skill independent of the illustrations. This book contains the best, the most interesting, and the most effective introduction to fly casting I h

For nearly 80 years, Christian Aid has been a force for justice on the global stage - speaking truth to power, responding to crises, and challenging the structures that keep people poor.Justice Song tells the story of this groundbreaking organisation not as a linear history, but through a series of vivid, thematic chapters that trace its evolution from post-war beginnings to present-day campaigns. It explores how a church-founded agency became a pioneering voice in...

The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry presents a new view of psychiatry, melding traditional biologic, neuro-, and descriptive psychiatry into a broad neuropsychiatric approach to diagnosis and treatment. The book relies on insights from basic neuroscience, neuropsychology, behavioral neurology, and neuropsychopharmacology, along with experience in the study and treatment of thousands of patients.Incorporating step-by-step assessment and management strat...

The exciting conclusion to The Passage Between the Worlds trilogy...The witch and wizard council has amassed a huge army as Portia plans the total destruction of the Sanctuary and its magic. But first they must defeat the Landlord and Aeryn, along with the witch and goblin worlds.Meanwhile Cissy, the insane leader of the Sanctuary remains in her prison, and without her there is little hope. Catrin enters the land of the dead in a desperate search for a cure but mus...

The Neuropsychiatric Mental Status Examination is a guidebook for clinical psychiatric diagnosis. The title introduces the language, technique and concepts of the phenomenology. The first part of the text covers the basic phenomenology principles; the major areas of concern in mental health diagnosis; methodology for effective diagnosis of mental pathology. Part II elaborates the topics in Part I; this part develops and reinforces the techniques, phenomenological principles of diagnosis, d...

On June 25, 1876 five troops of the U. S. Seventh Cavalry under command of General George Armstrong Custer rode into the valley of the Little Big Horn River expecting to rout the Indian encampment there. Instead they were met by the gathered strength of t