Love is a great leveller. Everyone falls in love, loses love, and knows something of love's madness. But obsessive love is no trivial matter, and in the course of his career, psychologist Dr Frank Tallis has treated many unusual patients including a widow visited by her dead husband's ghost; an academic besotted with his own reflection and a night porter possessed by a lascivious demon. These are just some of the extraordinary true accounts that take...

Packed with over 1,000 full-colour photographs of over 300 dog breeds, this handy reference book is designed to cut through the process of identification and help you to recognise a breed quickly and easily. Expertly written and thoroughly vetted, each entry combines a precise description with annotated photographs to highlight the characteristics and distinguishing features of each breed, while bands provide at-a-glance facts for quick reference....

Whatever your knitting ability, this guide will help you master a huge range of techniques and patterns, including colourwork, textural patterns, and openwork and lace knitting. Find inspiration for your next knitting project, or adapt a design you know and love with tips on incorporating different stitches into your work. Every stitch is accompanied by full instructions, with the trickiest stitches illustrated with clear photographs and annotations...

Dr Maggie Blott, a senior consultant in obstetrics and maternal medicine with over 30 years experience in antenatal care, explores the physiological and emotional changes that take place over the nine months. Information has been gathered and included from a wide body of healthcare professionals, including midwives, doctors, obstetricians, and paediatricians, offering balanced and evidence-based advice so that parents can make the right decisions...

'The Dog Encyclopedia' is the comprehensive compendium dedicated to all things canine. From Beethoven to Toto, dogs have been adored for their unswerving loyalty and companionship throughout history and this is the perfect celebration of man's best friend. This extensive catalogue of over 400 dog breeds, from Labradors to German shepherds and every pedigree in between, provides photographs and profiles detailing character, compatible owner traits,...

Julian Norton recounts more inspirational tales from his life, the animals he has treated and the people he has met, as well as taking us through the seasons, showing the challenges and surprises that occur at the most unlikely times.

Kickstart your creativity and create a masterpiece with step-by-step workshops and advice from professional artists. Whether you want to try your hand at painting for the first time or brush up on your artistic skills, 'Artist's Painting Techniques' is for you. Learn how to work with watercolours, oils, and acrylics and discover everything you need to know about tone, colour, pattern, brushwork, and composition with detailed advice for beginner, intermediate,...

The Penwith Peninsula in Cornwall is where the land ends. Gavin Knight takes us into this huddle of grey roofs at the edge of the sea at the beginning of the 21st century. He catches the stories of a whole community, but especially those still working this last frontier - the Cornish fishermen.

Neil MacGregor's radio series 'A History of the World in 100 Objects' has been a unique event that has set a benchmark for public service broadcasting in the UK and across the world.

For a doctor in Intensive Care, intense emotion is part of the job. Fear in the eyes of a terminally ill patient who pleads with you to not let them die. Disgust at caring for a convicted rapist. But there are also moments of joy, like the rare bright spots of lucidity for a dementia patient, or when the ward unexpectedly breaks into song. Dr Aoife Abbey shows us what a doctor sees of humanity as it comes through the door of the hospital and takes...