Books about Souvenir Press

How to Develope Your Counselling Skills, for those who find themselves having to listen helpfully rather than give advice.

A major new book in a fast-growing field of psychology, whose main books to date are of American origin.

Explores the minds and lives of some of the most brilliant and provocative thinkers of modern times, from Edmund Burke to Lionel Trilling.

With the cat now Britain's most popular pet, there has been a huge growth of interest in what motivates feline behaviour, and particularly in behaviour that may cause problems for the humans sharing their home with the cat. Part of our bestselling series which also includes 'Why Does My Dog', 'Why Does My Horse' and 'Why Does My Rabbit'.

The definitive work on the craft of writing by an experienced expert.

The twenty stories in this wide-ranging collection have never previously been translated into English.

A classic of childhood memories, written with a keen eye for humour and a sheer delight to read.

Alexandra David-Neel was the first European woman to meet the Dalai Lama and to enter the Tibetan capital, Lhasa. In the 1920s she journeyed through Tibet which was then a closed and mysterious world. Recording her discoveries, many of them extraordinary feats of magic and mysticism, she describes the Buddhist monks who live naked in freezing temperatures, who can run for days at a time, how they