Distinguished by its analytical approach, this book covers applications and examples that analyse the important lessons offered by eBay, drug companies, the Yellow Pages and even Maine Lobstermen.

Argues that poverty remains a global epidemic because we continue to define it as an economic problem whose only solution is foreign aid and investment. This book calls for a re-evaluation of this long-standing assumption to turn us towards confronting poverty as a human rights violation.

This bestselling anthology of poetry in English has now been fully updated in a fifth edition.

A survey of English literature from the Middle Ages to the twenty-first century, this edition represents essential works in genres, ranging from Seamus Heaney's translation of Beowulf to global twentieth-century classics. It contains concise glosses and annotations, period introductions, biographical headnotes, timelines and bibliographies.

This anthology of critical writing ranges from Gorgias and Plato to Sigmund Freud and Mikhail Bakhtin. Each of the 147 contributions has a headnote introducing the writer and making connections to other critics, theorists and movements. An introduction surveys the history of theory and criticism.

Illuminates the issues and consequences of childhood abuse. This book discusses much-debated theories such as the impact of religious belief on the cultural traditions of child abuse.

Tells the story of the Hemings family, whose close blood ties to the third president of America had been systematically expunged from history. This book traces the Hemingses from their origins in Virginia in the 1700s to the family's dispersal after Thomas Jefferson's death in 1826.

Cancer affects not only patients but their loved ones as well. This book responds to families' questions and fears with compassion, guiding professionals on counselling caregivers and families, from dealing with feelings of grief and despair, and fostering hope, to practical issues such as choosing treatments and communicating with doctors.

In sections of short narratives, this book questions our everyday human foibles.

Deals with the subjects of beauty, language, nature, mortality and myth. This collection displays a wide variety of rhythms and forms, as well as an improvisational delight in the sounds of language.

A survey of English literature from the Middle Ages to the twenty-first century, this edition represents essential works in genres, ranging from Seamus Heaney's translation of Beowulf to global twentieth-century classics. It contains concise glosses and annotations, period introductions, biographical headnotes, timelines and bibliographies.

Gathering together 44 tales from around the world, from the 5th century on, this critical edition examines the genre, its cultural implications and its critical history. She has focused on six different tale types, and includes multicultural variants and literary rescriptings.

Balances cognitive theory, with neuroscientific and neuropsychological evidence to reveal what we know about how the human mind works and to encourage students to think like cognitive neuroscientists. This book includes a chapter on social neuroscience.

Develops the author's principal theories - of the archetypes, the collective unconscious and the process of individuation - that transformed psychotherapy from a practice concerned with treatment of the sick into a means for higher development of the personality.

Gives the reader the science behind the headlines - the tools of terrorists, the dangers of nuclear power and the reality of global warming. This book examines the science behind the concerns that the West faces in the immediate future.

Presents the science of casual connection and chronicles the surprising impact that consequential strangers have on business, creativity, the work environment, our health and the strength of our communities.

Offers a look at the least-appreciated period of European history - the Dark Ages. This title surveys the archaeological record to demonstrate that the Dark Ages are not dark at all.

Presenting a selection of Byron's poetry, letters and journal entries in chronological clusters, this title allows readers to see the changes that took place in his writing in the context of the places he lived and his fame, exile and travels.