Hodgson: 674 books

Have you had enough of politicians’ rhetoric, or of the failure of tired institutions to keep up with our rapidly changing world? Then meet the young, new thinkers of Ireland as they share their vision for the future. Here, twenty-one of our leading creative thinkers and problem-solvers rip...

Utilizing a comparative examination of case-law from England, Canada, the USA, Australia, New Zealand and Ireland, this volume provides a comprehensive and systematic study of the law of intervening causation (novus actus interveniens) to present an analysis of this particular judicial limitation...

It is a blessing that such books exist, said our host, who has rather a philosophical turn of mind. "Of course, I never read them; personally, I think that reading and writing are decidedly a mistake; but if I wanted to know anything about these countries there would not be the slightest necessity to...

' Haworth's' is a product of genius of a very high order, a piece of work which will hold a permanent place in literature; one of those masterly performances that rise wholly above the plane of light literature upon which novels are generally placed."—- Evening Post. "It is but faint praise...

Highly Commended in the Psychiatry category at the 2010 BMA Medical Books Awards! This book serves as a manual for clinicians working with people with alcohol problems. The manual is based on previous research in addiction treatment, including family and social network interventions, as well...

“In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks” – John Muir This is a book about Britain’s wildlife; how to discover it, and the adventures we can have with it. Its aim is to show that you don’t have to travel to the nether reaches of the Arctic or the deepest corners...

"Alguma coisa surgirá, se eu pensar e esperar um pouco. A Magia dir-me-á - afirmou numa voz suave e expectante."   Sara Crewe, uma aluna excecionalmente inteligente e imaginativa do Colégio de Miss Minchin, fica devastada quando o pai morre. Sem dinheiro, Sara é rebaixada, humilhada e forçada a trabalhar como criada. Mas a história não acaba aqui e o seu destino reserva-lhe a felicidade.

The year 2090, and on route from the penal colony to the execution chambers on earth 10 prisoners assigned for termination had found themselves hurtled back through time after the ship that was carrying them went out of control and entered a tear in space. Waking up with the guards dead and now trapped...

À la suite d'une épidémie de choléra aux Indes qui a tué ses parents, Mary Lennox, petite anglaise renfermée, désagréable et laideronne, part vivre chez un oncle étrange au fin fond des landes, en Angleterre. En explorant la propriété de celui-ci, la petite fille trouve par hasard,...

Cédric ne connaissait rien de son histoire. Quoiqu’il habitât New-York, il savait, parce que sa mère le lui avait dit, que son père était Anglais  ; mais quand le capitaine Errol était mort, Cédric était encore si petit qu’il ne se rappelait...

Exilé de Samavie, Marco Loristan habite à Londres avec son père, Stefan, dans un appartement miteux. Père et fils sont patriotes ; tous deux rêvent d'un retour à l'âge d'or de Samavie, avant la mystérieuse disparition du jeune prince et le début de la guerre qui déchire le pays depuis cinq...

The Head of the House of Coombe follows the relationships between a group of pre–World War One English nobles and commoners. It also offers both some interesting editorial commentary on the political system in prewar Europe that Burnett feels bears some responsibility for the war and some surprisingly pointed social commentary.

In the years between the two world wars, fascism triumphed in Italy, Germany, Spain and elsewhere, coming to power after intense struggles with the labour movements of those countries. This book analyses the way in which the British left responded to this new challenge. How did socialists and...