The story of Raymond Briggs's parents' marriage, from their first, chance encounter to their deaths. Told in Briggs's familiar strip-cartoon format, with nothing embroidered or altered, the book is also a social history of a kind, embracing such events as World War II and the advent of television.

Covers the major aspects of linguistics. This guide begins at the 'arts' end of the subject and finishes at the 'science' end, with the discoveries regarding language in the brain. It looks at the prehistory of languages and their common origins, language and evolution, language in time and space, grammar and dictionaries and phonetics.

More than any other event, the First World War made the twentieth century. This book, aimed to appeal not only to students but also to the general reader, talks about many of the myths surrounding the war.

Looks at the importance accorded to the Bible by various communities and cultures and attempts to explain why it has generated a variety of uses and interpretations. This book explores how the Bible was written, the development of the canon, the role of Biblical criticism, the appropriation of the Bible in culture, and its use for political ends.

Explores what it means to be rational in a variety of contexts, from personal decisions to those affecting large groups of people. This title introduces ideas from economics, philosophy, and other areas, showing how the theory applies to particular situations such as gambling and the allocation of resources.

Ross McKibbin investigates the ways in which class culture characterized English society and intruded on every aspect of life, during the period 1918-1951. He also shows the increasing effects of Americanization on this culture.