Books

Reading Fire examines the selection of appropriate tactics for the stages of fire development and burning profiles and includes a detailed comparison of techniques, including Tactical Ventilation, Transitional Attack, Water Application and Nozzle...

This fully revised and updated edition of Learning Disability Today provides an accessible and thought-provoking introduction to some of the key issues in the lives of people with learning disabilities and the practice of those who support them. Learning...

A fully revised, new edition of Understanding and Responding to Autism: The SPELL Framework (2nd edition) including new video, self-study guide and learner workbook. These new training and self-study resources reflect the changes in the autism context in...

The TaSSeLs system uses touch to promote meaningful interaction with children and young people who have profound and complex learning disabilities, and often visual and/or hearing impairments. The training pack explores the role touch can play, and...

This brand-new edition of our best-selling handbook, brings the topic fully up to date, with legal changes, latest approaches to supporting relationships and sexuality, plus the inclusion of contemporary issues like sex, relationships and the internet,...

Sex and the 3 Rs (fourth edition) Rights, Risks and Responsibilities is a sex education resource that provides a framework for staff to undertake sex education work which acknowledges the realities of sexual relationships for many people with learning...

Successful Health Screening through Desensitisation for People with Learning Disabilities: A training and resource pack for healthcare professionals provides a practical evidence-based framework, tools and resources for supporting an individual with...

Over the course of a distinguished fifty-year career Lord Lansdowne served as Governor-General of Canada, Viceroy of India,Secretary of State for War, Foreign Secretary and Leader of the House of Lords. It was Lansdowne who engineered the crucial changes...

After accidentally jumping on a boat of stranded wartime sailors Ivan makes some unlikely friendships, becoming their lucky charm in the search to get the sailors home safely. Along the way Ivan sneaks into an igloo, rescues his new friend Marcus from a...

The books will showcase the best paintings and sculptures of the period and present rarely seen gems from provincial museums and museums of former Soviet republics. Each book opens with an expert article on the subject. Images are organised in...

The books will showcase the best paintings and sculptures of the period and present rarely seen gems from provincial museums and museums of former Soviet republics. Each book opens with an expert article on the subject. Images are organised in...

John Rothenstein, son of Sir William Rothenstein, the celebrated portrait painter, was born in 1901, four years after the Tate Gallery had been founded as the national gallery of British art. When Rothenstein took over as its fifth director in 1938, the...

The brainchild of Canadian-born, London-based artist, Mychael Barratt, A London Map of Days is a miscellany of facts and fictions arranged around the events and characters of our capital city. Based upon an original and very limited eight-plate etching...

This charming book recalls a time when the housewives of Britain were still making do and keeping a nation 'fighting fit'. It contains a vast collection of recipes, from a classic fish pie to a 'gooey' ginger cake, showing how even during the post-war...

Alexander is a British born artist living in California. After studying at St. Martin's School of Art in London, he took to the road, with exhibitions in Sydney, South Africa and New York. His works encompasses three and four dimensional sculptures,...

Joseph Lockwood was born in poverty next to his grandfather's mill in Southwell Nottinghamshire; from there he went on to become a world expert and author of the standard textbook on flour milling. In mid-life he turned from managing and designing flour...

Longford Castle is a fine Elizabethan country house, home to a world-class collection of art built up in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries by the Bouverie family and still owned today by their descendants. Until now, it has been relatively less...

The industrial and agricultural revolutions transformed the face of Britain. Fiery blast furnaces, pit-head steam engines and fuming lime-kilns scarred a landscape cut across by canals and turnpikes. Within enclosed pasture and parkland farm, sporting...

Unmade Up features much previously unseen artwork and photography of the enigmatic singer David Bowie, by his go-to artist of his heyday, Edward Bell. His commissions included the sleeve for Bowie's 1980 album 'Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)' which...

Building in Victorian Mayfair, but on an inauspicious site between some stables and a workhouse, the Jesuit fathers were anxious that the architecture and decoration of their London church should match its spiritual significance. Their architects created...

Tracing her first paintings as a teenager, through art school and the struggles starting out as an unknown painter, painting Native Americans on the bitter streets of Nanaimo, through the baking tradewinds of the Middle East and Africa. The book...

Located in the heart of South Kensington, Brown and Rosies is a landmark cafe that brings a slice of Australian breakfast and brunch culture to London. The Fresh and Simple cookbook now offers the reader the chance to recreate the sophistication of Brown...

Max Ferguson's paintings hang in prominent public and private collections around the globe. Often featuring solitary figures, the brooding atmospheres and urban landscapes have a narrative and cinematic quality that hint at hidden stories, secrets, and...

The stories are a small glimpse of The Queen's personality as told through the conversations and detailed back story that led up to that pinnacle moment when The Queen was all theirs for that small moment in time. There are a whole variety of stories in...

This book is the first comprehensive retrospective of the paintings of Steven Hefferspanning over twenty years of his art practice. Written by leading art historianEdward Lucie-Smith, it provides an exploration of the British artistic relationshipto...

Mary Louise Coulouris was born in New York and raised in Hollywood. Her father was the Anglo-Greek actor, George Coulouris who was part of the Orson Welles Studio and starred in Citizen Kane. After completing her school education in London, she enrolled...

Founded in 1815, the Royal Yacht Squadron (RYS) is widely regarded as the most prestigious yacht club in the world--its patron is Queen Elizabeth II and its admiral is Prince Philip. As well, the clubhouse, Cowes Castle on the Isle of Wight was built by...

Since 2014 Deborah Rolt has been photographing life in East London, capturing powerful and affectionate images which speak eloquently of the daily realities of work and leisure in this colourful part of the city, with its equally kaleidoscopic people...

A window into the lives and work of some of the biggest arts names of the 20th century, including Henry Moore, Salvador Dali, Alexander Calfer, L.S Lowry, Picasso, John Piper, Francis Bacon and Jean Cocteau.

The latest from the award-winning Wild Guide series is fully updated and includes 300 locations. 10 maps and 150 photos. * Swim in river pools and waterfalls * Discover ancient stones and forests * Scramble down to secret coves and caves * Find lost...

This collection of 28 walks guides you to secluded river spots and scenic wild swims. Dip in the clear water of internationally rare chalk streams like the River Kennet and River Itchen, as well as the wide, gentle waters of the Great Ouse and Thames...

Visit some of the most extraordinary and surprising nature therapy work in Britain today. This guide, the first of its kind, documents the remarkable and lesser-known initiatives taking place to connect people to their wild roots. From helping kids...

Discover the rivers, lakes and islands of Norfolk and Suffolk with Wild Swimming Walks Norfolk & Suffolk, featuring 28 carefully chosen routes that combine beautiful walks with unforgettable swims. Explore chalk streams, tidal pools and desert islands,...

From the soaring peaks of the Accursed Mountains to the sunlit shores of the Ionian Riviera, Wild Guide Albania reveals one of Europe's most undiscovered landscapes. Explore ancient citadels and remote shepherd trails. Trek to glacial lakes, between...

The ultimate guide for adventurous walkers looking to step off the path and onto the rock. Covering every corner of the country, from rugged mountain ridges to hidden coastal outcrops, it brings together a hundred routes that balance accessibility with...

A spectacular collection of Britain's most noteworthy disused railway structures, from historic bridges to moody tunnels and sky-scraping viaducts. Whilst many have been reborn into sustainable transport roles since redundancy claimed them, others await...

In this lovingly-researched new guide, Matt Newbury and Sophie Pierce take the reader beyond the popular beaches into a hidden world. Torbay's 22 miles of coastline is enormously diverse, from the terracotta crags of Maidencombe, to the spectacular...

28 magical walks through some of Wales' most popular mountain, lowland and coastal areas (the Brecon Beacons, Gower and Wye Valley). Classic walks that link multiple swim stops. Beautiful photography, engaging stories and all the practical information...

Explore south west England's best 100 rivers, lakes, estuaries and coastlines by paddle board, canoe and kayak. Combining comprehensive coverage with detailed practical information and sparkling photography. A beautiful and inspiring book for water...

The best-selling Wild Swimming Walks series (30,000 sold) takes you on 28 adventures in the captivating landscape of the Lake District. The book takes you on magical journeys through Britain’s most popular walking and swimming region, combining classic...

This brilliant new guide for Londoners reveals hidden rivers, wooded lakes and Art Deco lidos, all within an hour of the capital on public transport, perfect for those who love to swim under the open sky. The best-selling Wild Swimming series reveals the...

The best-selling Wild Swimming Walks series visits the delights of Dorset’s coasts, cliffs & rivers. Discover secret coves, sandy beaches, blue grottoes and river pools with 28 magical days out. The book takes you on magical journeys from the undercliffs...

The best-selling Wild Swimming Walks series visits the delights of Cornwalls coasts, estuaries, rivers and moors. Discover secret coves, sandy beaches, blue grottoes and moorland pools with 28 magical days out. Combining stunning photography, engaging...

Jack Thurston, best-selling author of the Lost Lanes series and presenter of the Bike Show, takes you on a freewheeling tour of the lost lanes and forgotten byways of Northern England - Yorkshire, Cumbria, Durham, Northumberland and Lancashire. Including...

Wild Ruins B.C. reveals the extraordinary tale of Britains human story before Christianity, from the first human footprints of 800,000 years ago, to ancient axe factories, rock art, stone circles, mountain burials, sunset hill forts, lost villages and...

Walk, scramble, cycle, wade or even swim around the outer edge of our wildest islands. Islandeering provides all the information you need to circumnavigate 50 amazing hidden islands off the shores of England, Scotland & Wales. From Essex, Somerset and...

Jack Thurston, best-selling author of Lost Lanes series and presenter of the internationally acclaimed Bike Show, takes you on a freewheeling tour of the lost lanes and forgotten byways of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire. Enjoy 36 of the...

Travelling at a leisurely pace Jack explores the Wales and the border counties taking in mountain summits, enchanted woodlands, wild seashores, shimmering lakes and ancient ways. Enjoy 36 rides with maps: * Ride on traffic free cycle tracks from the...