Oneworld Catalogue January-June 2013

ONEWORLDJANUARY–JUNE 2013

HIGHLIGHTS

FICTION | 2 FICTION | 4

POPULAR SCIENCE | 16CURRENT AFFAIRS | 15 CURRENT AFFAIRS | 18

FICTION | 6

POPULAR SCIENCE | 20 PSYCHOLOGY | 24 PHILOSOPHY | 28

CONTENTS

CONTENTS

FICTIONNew 2New in Paperback 11Backlist 13

NON-FICTIONNew 14New Editions 31New in Paperback 35Recently Published 46Select Backlist 57

BEGINNER’S GUIDESNew 52Complete List 54

COPING WITH Complete List 56

DISTRIBUTORS & REPRESENTATIVES 60

Oneworld is on the move. Crowning a fantastic year, September saw Oneworld move into a stunning Georgian building in the heart of Bloomsbury. Built the year the American Declaration of Independence was signed, Gibbon’s Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire was published, and the painter John Constable was born, our new offices will provide the perfect backdrop to a busy publishing schedule in the years ahead.

There is a body in the lane. They caught him at a break in the high hedge-row, and did it by moonlight. He lies crumpled, like casually discarded clothes. The search is over, and all around me the night is suddenly vast and cold. I watch, I breathe, and then I run the last few feet and drop to his side.

‘Joe.’I grab the arm of his coat and roll him over. He flops onto his back, all

limp.‘Joe.’He makes a weak sigh, but his eyes are swollen shut. I touch his face.‘Joe, please.’‘Jim. Help me.’ It comes out low, with a soft spray of blood.‘Oh God, Joe. Joe, hold on, hold on. It’s going to be all right.’ I know that

it is not going to be all right. His whole body has caved in. He will die soon. I have no phone, and no help, and if I leave him now, he will die alone.

‘Why?’‘Oh, Jesus, Joe, you know why.’‘They wanted to hurt me.’‘They’re gone. Just hang on for us.’‘Will you look after me?’‘Aye, Joe, I’ll look after you.’But what can I do – first-aid? It’s hopeless, and what if I did actually save

his life? I thought that I wanted to, and that’s why I charged out here after him, but now this has happened, it would be better to let him reach the end. He is going to die, but at least I will be here with him.

‘Joe, I love you.’

FICTION 3NEW

MAGNIFICENT JOEJames WheatleyOne of the most exciting débuts of 2013, set in the north of England where childhood friendships last longer than they should, redemption comes at a high price, and a man called Joe is about to change everything

Jim’s life is in pieces. Locked up as a teenager for taking the wrong sort of punch – the sort that sees another boy dead – it was over before it had even begun. Thrown back among his childhood mates, plagued by anger and guilt, he finds himself struggling to salvage something worthwhile from the wreckage of his past. While stumbling through days of heavy drinking, mind-numbing labour, and casual violence, Jim befriends Joe – a man with the mind of a 7-year-old – and together this unlikely duo keep each other afloat. But when rumours of a crime get out of control, and community prejudices start to close in, Jim must move fast before he loses everything, all over again.

With echoes of Alan Warner and Alan Sillitoe, Magnificent Joe is an exuberant story of having to find your way in a world where hope is something for other people. Gritty, un-flinching, but ultimately uplifting, it is a story of our times.

JAMES WHEATLEY is a research consultant, musician, and writer. A graduate of the Sheffield Creative Writing Course, he lives in Yorkshire where he divides his time between writing and playing guitar in several bands. This is his first novel.

UK & ROW 7 MAR 2013USA & CAN 4 APR 2013

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FICTION NEW4

TELLING THE BEESPeggy Hesketh

“A beautifully imagined novel of friendship and unspoken love, of the far-reaching consequences of words left unspoken, and the power of truth both to wound and to heal. A marvel.” Elizabeth George

Young Albert Honig spends much of his time in solitude, his daily routine shaped by the almost mystical attention he quietly lavishes on his bees. Into his tightly repressed existence bursts a brash young neighbour, whose vivacity and boldness begin to transform his life. Yet years pass by, feelings are repressed, opportunities missed. Until one day – led by a trail of bees – Albert discovers her body and is plunged back into his memories, where he must finally confront the lies and secrets that led to their estrangement. In doing so he unearths the truth of Claire’s murder – a question not so much of who but why.

“Wonderful! The voice is so masterfully done, the mysteries of life and death so compellingly evoked.” Karen Joy Fowler, author of The Jane Austen Book Club

“A thoughtful, compelling story of loss and regret and the unforseeable consequences that come when the truth is finally revealed.” Gail Tsukiyama, author of The Samurai’s Garden

PEGGY HESKETH is a journalist and author. Her short story “A Madness of Two” was selected by Elizabeth George for inclusion in her anthology Two of the Deadliest. Peggy currently teaches writing and rhetoric at the University of California.

UK & ROW 4 APR 2013

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So much noise.

I suspect this is why my bees no longer produce as much honey as they used to, nor does it taste quite as sweet as it once did.

Though I am an old man and my memory has begun to fade, I still recall a quiet time when the road in front of my home was made of dirt and gravel, and my dear mother could rock upon our front porch swing and greet each and every one of our neighbors by their given names. But that time is long gone, and with it a definition of home and family that inextricably linked bricks and mortar and genes and bloodlines.

I have tried to adjust as best I can to this modern era, and I have found that thankfully my bees still wax and wane with the seasons. They remind me that the hundreds and thousands of births and deaths that occur each honey season are the natural life cycle of the hive, and this in turn has helped to ease my pain at the passing of all of the people I have held dear. Death is a constant in life. I thought I had long since made my peace.

FICTION NEW6

MAJOK TULBA fled war-torn South Sudan as a 16-year-old, and now lives in Sydney with his wife and children. He is CEO of the charity SudanCare, made a film that was a finalist at Tropfest, and won a NSW Premier’s CAL Literary Centre Fellowship.

BENEATH THE DARKENING SKYMajok TulbaWhen Majok Tulba was 9, rebel soldiers attacked his village, taking all children taller than an AK47 to become soldiers. Majok was too short. This novel is the story of what might have happened had he been an inch taller

On the day that Obinna’s village is savagely attacked by the rebel army and his father murdered, he witnesses violence beyond his imagination. Along with his older brother he finds himself thrown into a truck when the soldiers leave, to be shaped into an agent of horror – a child soldier. Marched through minefields and forced into battle, enduring a brutal daily existence in camp, Obinna slowly works out which parts of himself to save and which to sacrifice in this world turned upside down.

Beneath the Darkening Sky is a terrifyingly powerful, brilliantly insightful portrait of how a human being copes when forced to become inhuman. Like all great fiction, it imagines the unimaginable, and announces the arrival of a searing new voice from the heart of Africa.

Cover image courtesy of Penguin Australia

“It does what great literature can, which is to make something beautiful out of terror and truth.” Anna Funder

“Majok Tulba’s powerful novel resonates long after the last page.” Alice Pung

“A brilliant novel that will not be easily forgotten.” The Weekend Australian

UK & ROW 6 JUN 2013

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The dogs are still barking. It’s not them yelling just at each other. Mama says that bark is for when someone is around who they don’t like.

The toilet house is a fair way from our hut. So I open the door just a little and peek out.

I see men with guns in the village.

Fear grips my hands and limbs. My mind goes blank. I have no idea what to do. What should I do? Who are these men?

I try to calm my breathing. No one in our village has a gun. I keep watching from my hiding place.

Three men are quite close. One is just wearing shorts and a T-shirt, but the other two are in camouflage pants and black shirts.

They’re running towards the hut I share with Akot.

They yell, “Everybody out!” I can hear doors being kicked and things crashing and breaking. Villagers scream and shout.

Akot is alone in the hut.

I don’t hear Papa’s voice. I tell myself, It’s okay, it’s okay, Papa is a man. He’ll be all right. We’ll all be all right. But my heart can’t stop thumping. My body shivers.

God, don’t let anyone hurt my brother. I love him. He’s mean sometimes, but I forgive him.

Are these the rebels I’ve heard about? Or the army? I haven’t seen rebels before and I don’t know how to tell them apart.

I can’t just hide in the toilet. I think of running into the bush but soldiers are everywhere. There’s no way I can run without them seeing me but I can’t stay where I am. I creep out, extra quiet, and head for the mango tree. My knees are shaking so much, like I’m going to fall over. When I get to the tree, I hide behind it and hold my breath. I need to stop shaking.

The sky is still dark. The sun isn’t out yet, but the village is so bright. Where is all the light coming from?

FICTION NEW8

WHAT THE RIVER WASHED AWAYMuriel MacleodIn the tradition of Toni Morrison and Helen Oyeyemi, a haunting debut captures perfectly the raw courage and savagery of the human spirit

A missing child, a buried tin of coins, and a terrible secret – these lie at the heart of Muriel Macleod’s powerful first novel set deep in Louisiana’s back country, where lawlessness still reigns and the voodoo curses and charms of the old ways hold sway. Here 8-year-old Arletta lives with her family in an isolated shack in the woods. Sometimes she sees the white men walking down the track to her home, and knows to hide, but sometimes she sees them too late. Until one day she finds the strength to fight back, with instant ferocity. The men don’t return. But when years later she hears that another girl has been attacked, and past meets present, Arletta is compelled to act, plotting a terrible revenge that will make its mark on history.

MURIEL MACLEOD was born and brought up in the Western Isles of Scotland. She graduated in Fine Art and is a distinguished artist and animation film producer. For 9 years she was Director of the British Fulbright Scholars Association, has served as editor of the BFSA magazine, and for over 20 years illustrated articles for the Times Educational Supplement.

UK & ROW 6 JUN 2013USA & CAN 4 JUL 2013

Paperback with flaps£12.99/$14.95Demy (216mm×135mm)288ppISBN: 978-1-78074-234-2eISBN: 978-1-78074-235-9

FICTIONNEW 9

REVOLUTION STREETAmir CheheltanThis is 1980s Tehran. A young woman is loved by two men. Despite their differences, the two share one thing in common: they are both torturers in the city’s prisons

Uncensored and unflinching, Amir Cheheltan’s firebrand tale of power, corruption, and love, set against the roiling after-math of the Islamic Revolution, opens an unforgettable trilogy of novels about everyday lives in contemporary Tehran.

Fattah is a backstreet surgeon specialising in hymen repair. Though it was working as an executioner in the notorious Evin prison that made him rich. When a beautiful young girl, Shahrzad, lands on his operating table, he becomes dangerously infatuated. Undeterred that she is already promised by her family to another man, he sets out to win her by any means. Robbed of his bride, the jilted and fanatical fiancé attempts to use the regime’s apparatus to win her back, a mission that takes him deep into Tehran’s underworld of criminals and provocateurs. But once the powers of the state are unleashed, events gather a fateful momentum until none can escape their explosive collision.

AMIR HASSAN CHEHELTAN has published numerous novels and volumes of short stories in Iran, which have all undergone a number of revisions and re-publications due to censorship. His writings have been translated and published in ten languages. He currently supervises the literature workshop of the Karnameh Art & Cultural Centre in Tehran.

UK & ROW 4 APR 2013USA & CAN 2 MAY 2013

Paperback£10.99/$14.95Demy (216mm×135mm)192ppISBN: 978-1-85168-984-2eISBN: 978-1-78074-224-3

FICTION NEW10

THE SPACE BETWEEN USZoya Pirzad Love, family, and religion clash in Pirzad’s follow up to the internationally acclaimed Things We Left Unsaid

Cementing her reputation as one of the most brilliant interpreters of the Iranian soul, novelist Zoya Pirzad offers a heartbreaking and tender story of a family haunted by separations.

Edmond lives a quiet, respectable life, a stalwart of his Christian Armenian community. But when his daughter falls in love with a Muslim man, the scandal spreads like wildfire and Edmond is forced to choose between family and the expectations and prejudices of others. He makes his choice, but only time will reveal the true cost.

Evoking Vikram Seth’s A Suitable Boy with its tapestry of hidden intimacies and social pressures, The Space Between Us weaves a poignant tale of human fallibility and grace.

“A rising star of Iranian literature, Zoya Pirzad transcends the everyday with her luminous writing.” Elle magazine

ZOYA PIRZAD is a renowned Iranian-Armenian writer and novelist and the author of the international bestseller Things We Left Unsaid (Oneworld). Her most recent collection of stories, The Bitter Taste of Persimmon, won the prize for Best Foreign Book of 2009 in France. She grew up in Abadan, and now lives in Tehran.

UK & ROW 2 MAY 2013USA & CAN 4 JUL 2013

Paperback£10.99/$14.95Demy (216mm×135mm)192ppISBN: 978-1-85168-997-2eISBN: 978-1-78074-237-3

FICTION 11NEW IN PAPERBACK

RUNNING THE RIFTNaomi BenaronWinner of the Bellwether Prize – a powerful and uplifting story about one boy’s Olympic dreams torn apart by the Rwandan conflict

Jean Patrick Nkuba dreams of becoming the first Rwandan to run in the Olympics. But Jean Patrick is a Tutsi and his kind are not supposed to win.

When the president’s assassination plummets the country into sudden and bloody chaos – Hutu against Tutsi, neighbour against neighbour – Jean Patrick is left without protection and without any choice. Now he must run: from his home, from his family, from the woman he loves. Finding them again will be the race of his life.

Evoking the raw beauty of Rwanda and the tragedy of its recent past, Running the Rift is a truly stunning novel of a people’s trauma, of lives lost, and loves salvaged.

“Truly fearless writing... culturally rich and completely engrossing.” Barbara Kingsolver

“It is a testament to Benaron’s skill that a novel about genocide... conveys so profoundly the joys of family, friendship, and community... Powerful.” Publishers Weekly

“A novel full of unspeakable strife but also joy, humour, and love.” O, The Oprah Magazine

NAOMI BENARON teaches online through the Afghan Women’s Writing Project. An advocate for African refugees in her community, she has also worked extensively with genocide survivor groups in Rwanda. She has won the G. S. Sharat Chandra Prize for Short Fiction and the Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition. She is also an Ironman triathlete.

UK & ROW 7 FEB 2013

Paperback£8.99B format (198mm×129mm)376ppISBN: 978-1-85168-904-0eISBN: 978-1-78074-078-2

FICTION12 NEW IN PAPERBACK

UK & ROW 2 MAY 2013USA & CAN 2 MAY 2013

Paperback£8.99/$14.95B format (198mm×129mm)352ppISBN: 978-1-85168-967-5eISBN: 978-1-78074-084-3

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THINGS WE LEFT UNSAIDZoya PirzadWinner of multiple awards, including the prestigious Houshang Golshiri award for Best Novel of the Year, Things We Left Unsaid is the internationally acclaimed bestseller from Iran, now in mass market paperback

“A sympathetic glimpse of pre-revolutionary Iran, Things We Left Unsaid shows how disrupted families can continue to function through compromise and understanding.” Glasgow Herald

“Elegant, thoughtful, and entirely mesmerising… a compelling read.” We Love This Book

“Note-perfect. A graceful, tender, funny, and quietly profound novel by a wonderful writer.” Frank Huyler, author of Right of Thirst and The Laws of Invisible Things

THIS FLAWLESS PLACE BETWEENBruno PortierInterweaving themes from The Tibetan Book of the Dead, This Flawless Place Between is a spellbinding reimagining of one of the world’s most influential and treasured spiritual texts

“This inspiring novel will quench anyone’s thirst for knowledge and spirituality.” Psychologies Magazine

“It’s provocative, emotional, and strangely comforting. Highly recommended.” Publishers Weekly

FICTION 13BACKLIST

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“Amit Majmudar’s exceptional debut brilliantly captures India at its most turbulent, in a dazzling narrative.” Daily Mail

“Magnificent... Written with piercing beauty, alive with moral passion and sorrowful insight – a rueful masterpiece.” Kirkus Reviews

NEW14 NON-FICTION | POPULAR PSYCHOLOGY

MAKING HABITS, BREAKING HABITSHow to Make Changes that Stick

Jeremy DeanThe founder of the hugely popular PsyBlog demonstrates how to bend habits to your will

Not all habits are bad. Most of us would love to adopt ‘posi-tive’ habits – evening runs, eating more veg, clearing out the email backlog – but can’t quite muster the self-control to make our resolutions stick. Now, psychologist Jeremy Dean shares the new brain science of routine that can improve anybody’s life, every day.

Habits are powerful, Dean explains, because of the way in which our minds run automatically. Amazingly, we spend a third of our waking hours falling into habits without real-izing it – ruminating over past events, or clicking through websites trawling for updates. Such unconscious actions and thoughts can, however, be steered to our benefit. Draw-ing on hundreds of fascinating studies, Dean reveals how to take control of your brain’s “auto-pilot” to transform will-power into reality.

Psychologist JEREMY DEAN is the founder and author of the website PsyBlog (www.psyblog.co.uk), which receives upwards of 1 million hits monthly and has been featured on the BBC and in the Guardian, The Times, the Huffington Post, and many others. Dean is currently a researcher at University College London, and this is his first book.

UK & ROW 3 JAN 2013

Paperback£12.99Demy (216mm×135mm)288ppISBN: 978-1-85168-989-7eISBN: 978-1-78074-217-5

NEW 15CURRENT AFFAIRS | NON-FICTION

THE LAST REFUGEYemen, al-Qaeda, and the Battle for Arabia

Gregory D. JohnsenA fast-paced, revelatory account of how and why al-Qaeda is rebuilding in the unforgiving deserts of Yemen

Far from the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan, the US and al-Qaeda are fighting a clandestine war of drones and suicide bombers. The latest round of battles began in 2006, when twenty-three men escaped from a political prison in Yemen’s capital. Later they were joined by a dozen men released from Guantanamo Bay. Now, they stand ready to hijack the Arab Spring.

Renowned Yemen expert Gregory Johnsen charts the rise, fall, and ultimate resurrection of al-Qaeda in Yemen – a combustion of civil wars, Afghan refugees, and Islamic prophecy. He brings us inside al-Qaeda’s training camps and safe houses as the terrorists plot poison attacks and de-bate how to bring down a plane on Christmas Day. Based on years of on-the-ground interviews and never-before-trans-lated al-Qaeda battle notes, Johnsen delivers a gripping and incisive investigation of the true state of the Middle East.

“A breakthrough book... Penned in gripping prose and with incredible attention to detail, The Last Refuge unfolds with the pace of an action novel, but this story is all too true. If we ignore the widening covert war in Yemen and fail to learn from its complicated history, we do so at our own peril.” Jeremy Scahill, author of Blackwater

GREGORY D. JOHNSEN is a PhD candidate at Princeton University, a former Fulbright fellow, and a contributor to the Independent, Newsweek, and other publications. He has advised the UK Government and US Senate – and even Yemeni tribal shaykhs – and is interviewed frequently by the BBC, CNN, and many others. This is his first book.

UK & ROW 7 FEB 2013

Paperback£14.99Royal (225mm×146mm)352pp; 1 mapISBN: 978-1-85168-940-8eISBN: 978-1-78074-118-5

NEW16 NON-FICTION | POPULAR SCIENCE

THE GENIUS OF DOGSDiscovering the Unique Intelligence of Man’s Best Friend

Brian Hare and Vanessa WoodsThe award-winning scientist who started a revolution in the understanding of dog intelligence offers amazing new insights into the interior lives of our cleverest animal friends

Is your dog purposefully disobeying you? Probably, and usually behind your back. Which animal hasn’t beaten dogs on any measure of intelligence? Apologies, but it’s the cat. Should you act like “top dog” to maintain control? No, and you’re better off displaying your friendliness. What is the most intelligent breed? As it happens, breed doesn’t matter – though other factors do .

Starting with a landmark discovery in 1995 by evolutionary anthropologist Brian Hare, a wunderkind who now leads the field, scientists have learned how dogs think. Then, Hare proved that his family’s dog was not only cleverer than any fox but also cleverer than any chimp. Now, Hare and science writer Vanessa Woods share all of the secrets of dogs’ uniquely evolved intelligence, what makes your dog a genius, and how to understand your dog’s world.

Praise for Brian Hare:

“Brian Hare’s research on dogs, wolves, and great apes has been a game changer. Hare’s delightfully simple yet powerful studies demonstrate that our best friends have a lot to say.” Richard Wrangham, author of Catching Fire

BRIAN HARE is Assistant Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology at Duke University whose research on “dognition” has been published in the leading journals. VANESSA WOODS writes for BBC Wildlife and New Scientist. Together, they are cofounders of Canines Inc, a dog intelligence testing and training website to be launched in January 2013.

UK & ROW 21 FEB 2013

Hardback£20.00Royal (234mm×156mm)384pp; b&w illustrations, colour platesISBN: 978-1-85168-985-9eISBN: 978-1-78074-136-9

> Dogs are geniuses when it comes to understanding gestures and words – they outsmart chimpanzees by every measure taken so far. In fact, several dogs have learned over a thousand words, and dogs can learn new words well into adulthood. Dogs pick up vocabulary in a way that is similar to human infants, inferring that new words belong to new objects, and even sorting words into categories (“my toys” versus “not toys”) without training.

> Dogs are remarkable communicators. They growl, bark, wag, nod, and use other vocalizations and visuals to “talk” with us and each other. We hear what dogs say, and can tell when they’re barking at a stranger rather than a squirrel.

> Dogs are remarkable problem solvers. Because dogs are social creatures, they can solve a whole host of problems by watching someone else (human or dog) solve it first. They’re great at understanding the point of view of their audience and recruiting help – from humans most of all.

> Dogs are dunces about physics. Dogs are bewildered by connectivity (which is partly why they can get tangled around a tree if you tie them to one with a leash). Wolves are much better at detours and obstacles, and rats are much better at navigation. Most dogs cannot find their way home if they are lost, despite what you’ve heard on the news.

A RIVETING EXPOSÉ OF THE COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS THAT DON’T PAY THEIR BILLS. REVELATIONS INCLUDE HOW:

> Large corporations like Tesco and HSBC have effectively written their own tax law

> The Con/Lib Coalition have made Britain a tax haven like Bermuda or Lichtenstein

> The former head of HMRC let Vodafone off up to £6 billion of tax

> Google and other firms use techniques like the “Double Irish” to wipe out British profits

> Rooney and other Premier League Footballers use image rights companies to drastically reduce tax liability

> British companies such as GlaxoSmithKline have made exclusive deals with Luxembourg’s tax office

NEW 19CURRENT AFFAIRS | NON-FICTION

THE GREAT TAX ROBBERYHow Britain Became a Tax Haven for Fat Cats and Big Business

Richard BrooksA leading journalist and former tax-inspector shows how Britain’s richest companies and most famous celebrities rob us of billions

As we are assured that “there are no alternatives” to severe cuts in public spending and that “we are all in this together”, Private Eye journalist and former tax-inspector Richard Brooks reveals the scandalous proliferation of tax avoidance among Britain’s fatcats and how new measures from successive governments actually make it easier. From offshore companies in Luxembourg to deliberate exploitation of developing countries, Brooks shows how a host of high street names – including Vodafone, Barclays, Topshop, and Boots – legally circumvent tax despite multibillion pound profits.

Unpicking the loopholes and bonuses that bankers and celebrities like Jimmy Carr have used to reduce their tax burden, this is a shocking exposé of how the richest deprive the state coffers of billions – leaving us to pick up the bill.

Former tax-inspector RICHARD BROOKS is a columnist for Private Eye and The Guardian, and with David Craig was co-author of the bestselling Plundering the Public Sector. In 2008 he was awarded the Paul Foot Award for Investigative Journalism, presented by Ian Hislop.

UK & ROW 7 MAR 2013

Paperback£12.99Royal (225mm×146mm) 304ppISBN: 978-1-85168-935-4eISBN: 978-1-78074-102-4

NEW20 NON-FICTION | POPULAR SCIENCE

GULPAdventures on the Alimentary Canal

Mary RoachThe bestselling author of Stiff takes on the curious, hilarious intersection of delight and disgust that is eating (and what comes after)

Eating is the most pleasurable, gross, necessary, unspeak-able biological process we humans undertake. But very few of us realize what strange wet miracles of science operate inside us during and after every meal – let alone ponder the results (of the research). Which study set off worries in the Vatican that nuns might get around Lenten fasts by taking beef broth “backwards”? Was self-styled “nutritional econ-omist” Horace Fletcher right to persuade millions of people that chewing a bite of shallot 700 times would yield double the vitamins? And did Elvis actually die from constipation? In her trademark, laugh-out-loud style, Mary Roach breaks bread with spit connoisseurs and enema exorcists, stomach slugs, rectum-examining prison guards, and competitive hot dog eaters (how much can you eat before your stomach bursts?) – as she investigates the beginning, and end, of our food.

Praise for Packing for Mars:

“Like a sassier – i.e. ruder – Bill Bryson... Fascinating.” Daily Mail

“Roach is seriously funny.” The Times

“Informative and eye-openingly hilarious.” Time Out

“Delightful, one of those rare beasts: a successful, humorous science book.” Fortean Times"

MARY ROACH is the bestselling author of Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, Six Feet Over: Adventures in the Afterlife, Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex, and Packing for Mars (978-1-85168-823-4). She has written for the Guardian, Wired, BBC Focus, GQ, and Vogue, among many others.

UK & ROW 4 APR 2013

Paperback£11.99Demy (216mm×135mm) 288pp; 18 b&w illustrationsISBN: 978-1-85168-993-4eISBN: 978-1-78074-219-9

A patient, referred to only as A.O. Sutalf, is documented in the

august pages of the New England Journal of Medicine. Mr Sutalf, his identity

a closely guarded secret, passed gas an average of thirty-four times a day.

By comparison, the average lactose-tolerating adult will toot on average

no more than twenty-two times, peaking twice during the day: five hours

after lunch and five hours after dinner. One person at the lab that makes

Beano, the world’s bestselling anti-gas supplement, maintained that the

5 p.m. peak was man-made: “You’ve been holding it in at work, and as

soon as you get in the car to drive home, you let it out.”

Whereupon Alan Kligerman, the man whose company patented

Beano, frowned. “This is not a humorous subject.”

Why not just avoid legumes and other gas-making foods? After

Kligerman left the table for a moment, I challenged the team at the lab

to provide a single instance of a human being forced to eat beans; they

came back with “refried bean tasters”. They do exist, and they have called

Beano’s hotline.

When Kligerman returned, he was carrying what looked like a crisps

bag with a snorkel apparatus at one end. He explained that he needed to

get a baseline reading before I ate my beans. He handed the device to me.

“When you do your blows – ” It was unlike Kligerman to employ slang in

reference to flatus. It quickly became clear that the snorkelly thing,

like any snorkelly thing, went in the mouth, not the rectum. I was

both relieved and disappointed.

Hamzi, eleven years old with short, cropped hair,

baggy jeans, and a mischievous grin, stood a distance

away as I pulled the Rubik’s Cube from my bag.

“When I was a child, I was given this puzzle as a gift,”

I said, more to the family than to him. “But I could

never solve it, and so I would peel off the stickers,

re-arrange them, and show the solved cube to friends

and family proudly. But they knew what I was up to.

So don’t peel the stickers; you won’t fool anyone.”

Samar leaned forward. The translator spoke for

him: “Samar does not understand how you have come

here without a gun. ‘Why don’t you have a gun?’ he

asks you. If it were him, he would have a gun. He

would be angry, and doesn’t understand why you don’t

have one.”

I looked at him, my knife tucked away in a pocket,

hidden. “I read in a newspaper that Mohammad

expressed remorse when he was captured, and

suddenly, I knew. I knew I needed to try and speak

with him, with you.”

NEW 23BIOGRAPHY/CURRENT AFFAIRS | NON-FICTION

WHAT DO YOU BUY THE CHILDREN OF THE TERRORIST WHO TRIED TO KILL YOUR WIFE?A Memoir of Jerusalem

David Harris-GershonIn this unflinching, mesmerizing literary debut, a man seeks out the Hamas bomber who changed his family’s life

David Harris-Gershon and his wife, Jamie, moved to Jerusalem full of hope. Then, in the midst of the his-toric cease-fire with the Palestinians, a bomb shrieked through Hebrew University’s cafeteria. Jamie was hurled across the room, her body sliced with shrap-nel; the friends she was sitting with were killed. David was desperate for answers: why now? why here? why my wife? But when a doctor handed him some shrap-nel removed from Jamie’s body, he refused to accept that this piece of metal made him “one of us” – a forever-trau-matized victim. Instead, he dug into government records to expose what triggered the attack, then returned to Israel to meet the Hamas terrorist and his family.

Part memoir, part investigation, this fearless debut con-fronts the personal costs of the Israel-Palestinian conflict – and the capacity for recovery and reconciliation.

DAVID HARRIS-GERSHON is a popular online columnist on Israeli-Palestinian issues for Tikkun magazine, the Jerusalem Post, and Daily Kos, the most active and most-read progressive politics website in the world. He received his MFA from the University of North Carolina and his essays and creative writing have been published in numerous venues. He now lives in Pennsylvania, and this is his first book.

UK & ROW 2 MAY 2013USA & CAN 2 MAY 2013

Paperback£12.99/$17.95Royal (225mm×146mm) 288ppISBN: 978-1-85168-996-5eISBN: 978-1-78074-222-9

NEW24 NON-FICTION | PSYCHOLOGY/SELF-HELP

HAPPY MONEYThe New Science of Smarter Spending

Michael I. Norton and Elizabeth DunnGroundbreaking new research reveals money can buy happiness – if you spend it right

Each year, we splash ever more money on newer smart-phones, wider TVs, bigger mortgage payments, and keeping up with the latest fads. The problem is that hap-piness studies have long shown that material goods don’t bring contentment. Your average Eskimo is just as happy as the richest billionaire. So, how should we spend our money?

In Happy Money, Dr Michael Norton and Dr Elizabeth Dunn use their own cutting-edge psychological research to show that the problem isn’t spending itself, but what we’re spending our hard-earned money on. Revealing why we should buy experiences rather than material goods, turn regular buys into rare treats, and use our money to help other people we care about, Happy Money is a captivating and witty insight into the latest thinking in positive psychology and a practical guide that will help everyone to be more fulfilled for less.

MICHAEL I. NORTON is an associate professor of marketing at the Harvard Business School. ELIZABETH DUNN is an associate professor of psychology at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. Their research into money and happiness has been covered internation-ally in Forbes, CNN, and Psychology Today.

UK & ROW 7 JUN 2013

Paperback£10.99Demy (216mm×135mm)224ppISBN: 978-1-85168-998-9eISBN: 978-1-78074-223-6

“Cutting edge. Like stand-up comedians of science, Dunn and Norton take ordinary observations that everybody experiences and craftily distil them with a clarity that makes us laugh, and then makes us think.” Dan Ariely, author of Predictably Irrational

“Lively and engaging. Happy Money isn’t a purchase; it’s an investment—and a shrewd one at that.” Dan Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness

WHY IS IT BETTER TO BUY CONCERT TICKETS INSTEAD OF A NEW IPHONE?

WHY DO ADVERTS ACTUALLY MAKE TELEVISION MORE ENJOYABLE?

HOW IS “TIME AFFLUENCE” MORE IMPORTANT THAN A FAT PAY CHEQUE?

WHY SHOULD YOU BOOK YOUR NEXT SUMMER HOLIDAY MANY MONTHS IN ADVANCE?

WHY IS CHARITABLE GIVING THE BEST INVESTMENT YOU CAN MAKE?

LEARN THE COUNTER-INTUITIVE TRICKS TO GET MORE HAPPINESS FOR EVERY POUND YOU SPEND

NEW26 NON-FICTION | ECONOMICS

THE TROUBLE WITH BILLIONAIRESHow the Super-Rich Hijacked the World (and How We Can Take it Back)

Linda McQuaig and Neil BrooksThe internationally bestselling attack on the mega-wealthy comes to the UK

In this blistering polemic, McQuaig and Brooks combine satirical bite with impeccable research to argue that ever-increasing income inequality is the product of a global legal and economic system that has been rigged by the wealthi-est, with disastrous consequences for the rest of us. From wild financial speculation to failing health systems, this in-cisive and lively book maintains that it is time for society to fight back.

Arguing that instead of “austerity” – a strategy the authors decry as a flawed effort to shore up a failing economic paradigm – we should tackle tax havens, patent law, and lax regulation, this is a rousing clarion call to arms, which points to a simple solution worth fighting for: tax the rich, they deserve it!

“A devastating exposé … from two of our most rigorous, knowledgeable, and humorous chroniclers of corporate excess.” Naomi Klein, bestselling author of The Shock Doctrine

LINDA MCQUAIG is author of seven Canadian bestsell-ers, which have garnered her a formidable reputation for taking on the establishment. NEIL BROOKS is director of the Graduate Program in Taxation at Os-goode Hall Law School, Toronto.

UK & ROW 2 MAY 2013

Paperback£12.99Demy (216mm×135mm) 288ppISBN: 978-1-85168-994-1eISBN: 978-1-78074-220-5

NEW 27POPULAR SCIENCE | NON-FICTION

UK & ROW 7 MAR 2013

Paperback£11.99Demy (216mm×135mm) 288ppISBN: 978-1-85168-968-2eISBN: 978-1-78074-216-8

FRANKENSTEIN'S CATCuddling up to Biotech's Brave New Beasts

Emily AnthesDolly the sheep was just the start. Meet the high-tech menagerie of the near future, as scientists reinvent the animal kingdom

Fluorescent fish that glow near pollution. Robot-armoured beetles that military handlers can send on spy missions. Beloved pets resurrected from DNA. Scientists have already begun to create these high-tech hybrids to serve human whims and needs. What if a cow could be engineered to no longer feel pain – should we design a herd that would as-suage guilt over eating meat?

Popular science writer Emily Anthes travels around the globe to see how humans are inventing the fauna of the future, from the Roslin Institute, Dolly’s Scottish birthplace, where scientists are trying to clone an endangered mountain lion, to a “pharm” where chickens are modified to lay eggs laced with cancer-fighting drugs. Frankenstein’s Cat is an eye-opening exploration of weird science – and how we are playing god in the animal world.

EMILY ANTHES is a science journalist who writes a regular column on biomimicry for BBC Future. She is the founder of the Wonderland blog, part of the Public Library of Science, one of the most prestigious and most read science research publishers in the world. Her work has also appeared in Discover and Scientific American, among others. This is her first book.

NEW28 NON-FICTION | PHILOSOPHY

TRAVELS WITH EPICURUSMeditations from a Greek Island on the Pleasures of Old Age

Daniel KleinA profound new vision of old age – based on the wisdom of the ancient Greeks – from the bestselling author of Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar

Our society worships at the fountain of youth. Each year, we try to delay the arrival of old age, resorting to every-thing from extreme exercise and botox to pilates and cosmetic dentistry. But are we just postponing the inevi-table? And in the process, are we missing out on a distinct and extraordinarily valuable stage of life?

Daniel Klein asks whether it is better to be forever young or to grin toothlessly and live an authentic old age. Jour-neying to the Greek island of Hydra to discover the secrets of aging happily, he draws on the lives of his Greek friends, as well as philosophers ranging from Epicurus to Sartre, to uncover the unique pleasures that are only available late in life. A travel book, a witty and accessible meditation, and an optimistic guide to living well, this is a delightful jaunt through the terrain of old age, led by a uniquely funny and astute writer.

UK & ROW 2 MAY 2013

Hardback£11.99B format (198mm×129mm) 176ppISBN: 978-1-85168-995-8eISBN: 978-1-78074-221-2

DANIEL KLEIN is the author of the international best-seller Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar, a Harvard graduate in philosophy, and an acclaimed comedy writer. When not enjoying the slow life on Greek is-lands, he lives in Massachussetts with his wife. He is 73 years old.

NEW 29POPULAR SCIENCE | NON-FICTION

HOW TO MAKE A ZOMBIEThe Real Life (and Death) Science of Reanimation and Mind Control

Frank SwainDo zombies actually walk the earth? Join a science punk as he investigates...

The search for the means to control the bodies and minds of our fellow humans has been underway for millennia, from the sleep-inducing honeycombs that felled Pompey’s army to the famous voodoo potions of Haiti. But recently, science has taken up the quest. Frank Swain digs up the fascinating reality of zombies:

> dog heads brought back to life without their bodies > secret agents dosing targets with zombie drugs > parasites that force suicide and sex changes > bulls commanded by remote control > streets designed to quell violent thoughts > the elixir of life hidden in an eighteenth-century painting

Packed full of untold stories, How to Make a Zombie is a mind-bending and entertaining excavation of incredible science unlike anything you’ve read before.

FRANK SWAIN is the founder of SciencePunk, the popular SEED ScienceBlogs site devoted to the weird and wonderful fringes of science. A regular contributor to Wired, New Scientist and the Guardian, he has a his-tory of climbing buildings, managing burlesque shows, and generally being a force for good – and the scientific method. He lives in London, and this is his first book.


Paperback£11.99/$15.95Demy (216mm×135mm) 256ppISBN: 978-1-85168-944-6eISBN: 978-1-78074-099-7

NEW30 NON-FICTION | PHILOSOPHY


234mm×156mm, 352ppPaperback: £20.00/$30.00ISBN: 978-1-85168-819-7Hardback: £45.00/$60.00ISBN: 978-1-85168-818-0eISBN: 978-1-78074-077-5

EUROPEAN AESTHETICSA Critical Introduction from Kant to Derrida

Robert L. WicksThe only book to cover the evolution of one of the most important areas of continental philosophy

In this seminal study, Robert L. Wicks provides a sweeping survey of European aesthetics over the last two hundred years. Presenting the theories of sixteen important con-tinental thinkers including Kant, Nietzsche, Freud, and Derrida, this is the only comprehensive study of the evolu-tion of continental thought in this key area of philosophy.

Highlighting European ambivalence towards reason in the aftermath of the inhumanity of the French Revolu-tion, Wicks shows how each philosopher deals with the tension between the ideals of scientific rationalism on one side and creativity and human instinct on the other. Should art be evaluated objectively in terms of its form and dimensions, or should we value it because of how it makes us feel? With colour photographs and written in a lively but objective tone, this book will prove essential for students of philosophy and art theory.

ROBERT L. WICKS is associate professor of philosophy at the University of Auckland. He has written books on Schopenhauer, Nietzsche and Kant and is a regular contributor to the Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism.

“A masterful survey. Succinct, lucid and replete with illuminating illustrations and comparisons, the book makes complex theories accessible for non-experts. Bold and compelling.” Kathleen Higgins, Professor of Philosophy, University of Texas at Austin

31 RELIGION | NON-FICTIONNEW EDITIONS

WITHOUT BUDDHA I COULD NOT BE A CHRISTIANPaul F. KnitterAn honest, unflinching tale of re-finding one’s faith, from one of the world’s most distinguished theologians

Without Buddha I Could not be a Christian narrates how esteemed theolo-gian, Paul F. Knitter, overcame a crisis of faith by looking to Buddhism for inspiration. From prayer to how Christianity views life after death, Knitter argues that a Buddhist standpoint can encourage a more person-centred conception of Christianity where individual religious experience comes first, and liturgy and tradition second. Moving and revolutionary, this edi-tion comes with a new conclusion – “Jesus and Buddha Both Come First!”

“A compelling example of religious inquiry.” New York Times

“One of the finest contemporary books on the encounter between religions in the heart and soul of a single thoughtful person.” Library Journal

UK & ROW 3 JAN 2013USA & CAN 3 JAN 2013



Paperback£10.99/$16.95B format (198mm×129mm) 292ppISBN: 978-1-85168-991-0

THE FIFTH DIMENSIONAn Exploration of the Spiritual Realm

John HickThe case for a bigger, more complete picture of reality in which a fifth, spiritual dimension plays a central role

Many of us today are all too willing to accept a humanist and scientific account of the universe which considers human existence as a fleeting acci-dent. The triumph of John Hick’s gripping work is his exposure of the radical insufficiency of this view. Drawing on mystical and religious traditions ancient and modern, and spiritual thinkers as diverse as Julian of Norwich and Mahatma Ghandi, he has produced a tightly argued and thoroughly readable case for a fuller understanding of our reality, that appreciates the importance of a fifth, spiritual dimension.

“Essential reading for anyone concerned with spirituality in the modern world.” Professor Keith Ward, University of Oxford

“Erudite, provocative, and deeply moving.” Expository Times

32 NON-FICTION | POETRY NEW EDITIONS

THE WORLD'S FAVOURITE LOVE POEMSEdited by Suheil BushruiThe only truly global collection of love poetry, bringing together the most stunning and inspiring poems from around the world

UK & ROW 17 JAN 2013USA & CAN 17 JAN 2013

Hardback£9.99/$14.95B format (198mm×129mm)192ppISBN: 978-1-85168-982-8eISBN: 978-1-78074-069-0

In this charming anthology, Suheil Bushrui, renowned lit-erature professor, presents an unusually varied collection of the world’s favourite love poetry from around the globe and down through the ages.

The first compilation to have such wide international cov-erage, this unique volume contains nearly 200 works from some of the foremost writers in history, including Goethe, Shakespeare, Ibn Arabi, and Rumi, as well as poetry from the indigenous peoples of Africa, Australasia, and the Americas.

Beautifully packaged in hardback, this delightful collec-tion of English and translated verse is perfect for any lover of poetry, and will make a unique gift for someone special.

Professor SUHEIL BUSHRUI is a distinguished author, poet, critic, and media personality, who has published critical studies on W. B. Yeats, James Joyce, and Samuel Beckett. He is currently Director of the Univer-sity of Maryland’s Kahlil Gibran Research and Studies Project, and has also served as Chairman of the International Association for the Study of Anglo-Irish Literature (ISAIL).

33 GIFT | NON-FICTIONNEW EDITIONS

WORDS TO COMFORT, WORDS TO HEALEdited by Juliet MabeyAn inspirational anthology to encourage and support people who are grieving

Drawn from the work of poets, writers, philosophers, and spiritual texts, this inspirational volume celebrates lives that have ended and offers consolation to those left behind.

Whether it’s finding the words for a public memorial or some moments of private reflection, these specially selected passages from such greats as Christina Rossetti, Dylan Thomas, and Leo Tolstoy as well as rarer pieces from around the globe, including tribal prayers from Africa and the Americas, remind us of the bond we all share in mourning and that with loss also comes hope.

JULIET MABEY is the editorial director of Oneworld Publications, which she founded with her husband, Novin Doostdar. She is the compiler of The Oneworld Book of Prayer and Rumi: A Spiritual Treasury among others.


Hardback£9.99/$14.95145mm×145mm192ppISBN: 978-1-78074-227-4eISBN: 978-1-78074-226-7

UK & ROW 2 MAY 2013USA & CAN 6 JUN 2013


THE ESSENTIAL GIBRANEdited by Suheil BushruiOffering a wide variety of theme, occasion, mood, and form – The Essential Gibran is a volume of selected passages celebrating Gibran’s style and thought

Known and loved throughout the world as the author of The Prophet, the twentieth century’s bestselling book after the Bible, the great Lebanese-American poet and philosopher Kahlil Gibran is widely regarded as one of history’s most gifted writers. With an immediate ability to connect with his audience, his profound words have transcended barriers of culture and creed to touch the hearts of millions.

Compiled by the world’s foremost authority on Gibran, Professor Suheil Bushrui, The Essential Gibran draws on a wide-ranging collection of prose poems, dramatic sketches, parables, letters, essays, and national and in-ternational addresses to capture the essence of Gibran’s style and thought. With an excellent introduction to the man and his work, this impressive edi-tion will add a fresh dimension to our understanding of one of the greatest wordsmiths of the last century.

34 NON-FICTION | RELIGION NEW EDITIONS

GODA Guide for the Perplexed

Keith WardAn inspired and impassioned historical examination of humanity’s search for the divine

Covering Plato to Wittgenstein, Judaism to the Hindu tradition, interspersed with thoughts from Classical Greece, Romantic poetry, and the occasional scene from “Alien”, God: A Guide for the Perplexed charts the path of human-ity’s great spiritual odyssey: the search for God.

Leading the way through this minefield is acclaimed philosopher-theolo-gian Keith Ward, blending the sublime and the eclectic in a narrative which offers wit, erudition, and moments of genuine pathos. As a survey of the dif-ferent manifestations of God through the centuries, and an examination of humanity’s search for the divine, this is an engaging and informative book. As a deeply moving testament to our endless capacity for spiritual hope, it is compulsive reading for anyone interested in, or embarking on, the great quest for meaning.



JESUS IN THE QUR'ANGeoffrey ParrinderAn essential introduction to what the Qur’an teaches about Jesus and Christianity

Written for both Christians and Muslims, for specialists as well as general readers, this book offers a study of Qur’anic teachings about the birth, life, work, death, and resurrection of Jesus. Parrinder explores all ninety-three verses in the Qur’an in which Jesus is mentioned, setting them in the context of the work as a whole and drawing insightful parallels with the Christian gospels.

“A really excellent and objective survey.” The Guardian

“His tactfulness of approach is matched by his search for objectivity.” Times Literary Supplement

UK & ROW 2 MAY 2013USA & CAN 6 JUN 2013

Paperback£10.99/$16.95B format (198mm×129mm)190ppISBN: 978-1-85168-999-6

35POPULAR SCIENCE | NON-FICTIONNEW IN PAPERBACK

THIS IS IMPROBABLECheese String Theory, Magnetic Chickens, and Other WTF Research

Marc AbrahamsThe laugh-out-loud factual humour sensation, now in mass-market paperback

“After reading this hilarious book, you’ll never look at scientists in the same way again.” Terry Jones, Monty Python

“Wonderful! The definitive compendium of quirky, jaw-dropping research.” Richard Wiseman, author of Quirkology

“This book is a delicious, addictive treat.” Mary Roach, author of Stiff and Packing for Mars

MARC ABRAHAMS is the editor of the science humour magazine Annals of Improbable Research and a weekly columnist at the Guardian. He is the founder of the internationally renowned Ig Nobel Prizes, which are presented at Harvard each year. Abrahams and the Ig Nobel have been covered by the BBC, The Times, New Scientist, and many others.

Often, thinking seriously about outlandish problems is the only way to make progress in science. The rest of the time, it’s hilarious.

Marc Abrahams, the mind behind the Ig Nobel Prizes, gathers the bizarre, the questionable, the brilliant, and the downright funny. He looks into why books on ethics are more likely to get stolen and how best to slice a ham sandwich, mathematically. He also shares the findings of weird experiments, from whether Vegas lap dancers earn higher tips at a certain time of the month, to how mice were once outfitted with parachutes to find a better way to murder tree snakes in Guam. Abrahams’ tour through this strangest of strange investigations of animals, plants, and minerals (including humans) will first make you laugh, and then make you think about your world in a completely new way.

UK & ROW 7 MAR 2013

Paperback£8.99/$15.95B format (198mm×129mm)320pp; 70 b&w illustrationsISBN: 978-1-85168-975-0eISBN: 978-1-78074-114-7

Scan here or go to http://bit.ly/QmhORQ to watch Marc Abrahams discussing the book and some of his favourite improbable research

36 NON-FICTION | HISTORY/BIOGRAPHY NEW IN PAPERBACK

EVEREST 1953The Epic Story of the First Ascent

Mick ConefreyPublished to coincide with the 60th anniversary, discover the truth about one of Britain’s greatest triumphs

UK & ROW 6 JUN 2013


“A wonderful addition to the Everest literature... thoroughly researched and compelling.” Wade Davis, bestselling author of Into The Silence

“A gripping narrative underpinned by meticulous research... Mick Conefrey re-evaulates the most famous mountaineering expedition, breathing fresh life into a familiar story.” Stephen Venables, author of Higher Than The Eagle Soars: A Path to Everest

On the morning of 2 June 1953, the first news ebbed through to the British public of a magnificent achievement: Everest had finally been conquered.

In this gripping story of courage and adventure, Mick Conefrey reveals that what has gone down in history as a supremely well-planned attempt was in fact beset by cri-ses – both on and off the mountain. To succeed, team leader John Hunt and his team had to draw on unimaginable skill and determination, as well as sheer British ingenuity.

Revealing the truth behind long-enduring controversies and detailing The Times’ race to get the news back in time for the Queen’s coronation, Conefrey also explores the enduring legacy of this great ascent. Drawing on first-hand interviews and unprecedented access to archives, this is the perfect book to commemorate this remarkable feat.

MICK CONEFREY is author of The Adventurer’s Handbook, currently in development with Universal Pictures, and How to Climb Mont Blanc in a Skirt. An internationally recognised documentary filmmaker, he has produced several films on mountaineering and exploration for the BBC, including The Race for Everest.

37CURRENT AFFAIRS/BIOGRAPHY | NON-FICTIONNEW IN PAPERBACK

OCTOPUSThe Secret Market and the World's Wildest Con

Guy LawsonEnter a world populated by clandestine bankers, staged murders, old money aristocrats, gun-toting spooks, fraudsters, and a mysterious cabal known only as the “Octopus”

Meet Samuel Israel III. Born into one of the world’s richest families, he founded the Bayou Hedge Fund Group. When it collapsed in 2005, he became synonymous with one of the largest Ponzi frauds in history. But as his fund faced ruin, his story took an astonishing twist.

Based on three years of interviews in prison with Israel, Guy Lawson reveals how the consumate conman was him-self conned. Convinced by an ex-CIA operative that a secret bond market existed, Israel wired his investors’ last $150 million to London and became the target for the strangest swindle in history. Narrating how the crooked trader lost his grip on reality as he was drawn into an incredible web of conspiracy theory and fraud, this is the most thrilling true story you will ever read.

UK & ROW 6 JUN 2013


“Extraordinary... a hell of a story.” The Sunday Times

“Riveting – sometimes genius and often sickening... mind-boggling.” Andrew Ross Sorkin, author of Too Big to Fail

“Sam Israel makes Gordon Gecko and Madoff look like provincial bank managers.” Cameron Addicot, author of The Interceptor

GUY LAWSON is a true-crime journalist who has written for The Observer, GQ, Rolling Stone and the New York Times. His Rolling Stone piece “The Arms and the Dudes” is currently shooting with Warner Brothers. For Octopus, he travelled extensively through Europe, Washington, and New York to research Israel’s story.

38 NON-FICTION | POPULAR SCIENCE/PSYCHOLOGY NEW IN PAPERBACK

THE 7 LAWS OF MAGICAL THINKINGHow Irrationality Makes Us Happy, Healthy, and Sane

Matthew HutsonStart the new year with this bold and entertaining exploration of how irrationality is good for the body, mind, and soul

“A remarkably creative synthesis of the science behind magical thinking, threaded through with a very personal narrative that engages the reader.” BBC Focus, five stars

“Wickedly funny and deeply clever.” Paul Bloom, author of How Pleasure Works

“This book about thinking is magical. It’s the perfect blend of astonishing stories, up-to-date science, awe, beauty, disgust, humour… great writing and deep humanity.” Jonathan Haidt, author of The Happiness Hypothesis

GUITAR ZEROThe Science of Learning to Be Muscial

Gary MarcusA renowned psychologist with absolutely no musical talent shows how every mind is wired to learn and make music

“You can’t teach an old dog new tricks, goes the saying, but psychologist Gary Marcus disagreed. Here, he shows how he used his scientific knowledge to… play the guitar like a musical genius (well, near enough).” The Observer

“Science and story are woven together with abnormal skill, and fascinating information comes non-stop… With a likeable narrator and beautifully precise writing, this is one of the best science books and best music books.” Word

“An entertaining account of the frustrations of a wannabe guitar hero and an intriguing enquiry into the science of learning… Compelling.” New Scientist

UK & ROW 3 JAN 2013


UK & ROW 3 JAN 2013

Paperback£8.99B format (198mm×129mm)288pp; 12 b&w illustrationsISBN: 978-1-85168-962-0eISBN: 978-1-78074-100-0

39 PHILOSOPHY/SCIENCE | NON-FICTIONNEW IN PAPERBACK

THE PHILOSOPHICAL LIFETwelve Great Thinkers and the Search for Wisdom, from Socrates to Nietzsche

James MillerLessons on living from history’s greatest thinkers

“Excellent.” Alain de Botton, New Statesman

“A vivid set of philosophical tales.” The Economist

“Earnest, wistful... Deeply researched.” The Wall Street Journal

“Fascinating.” New York Times

“A set of beautifully written and richly informative mini-biographies of a dozen philosophers... Each of them is a little gem in its own right.” A.C. Grayling

ABOUT TIMEFrom Sun Dials to Quantum Clocks, How the Cosmos Shapes Our Lives – And We Shape the Cosmos

Adam FrankThe acclaimed, exhilarating journey into the science of time, from Stonehenge to string theory

“A fascinating and comprehensive survey of how technology – from farming to railways to telegraphy to the internet – has changed our everyday concept of time. ” Marcus Chown, New Scientist

“An excellent book.” Manjit Kumar, The Telegraph

“Ambitious and wonderfully expansive.” The Guardian

“Eloquent.” Nature

“Frank is a first-rate storyteller.” Physics World

UK & ROW 3 JAN 2013


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40 NON-FICTION | CURRENT AFFAIRS NEW IN PAPERBACK

RADIO CONGOSignals of Hope from Africa’s Deadliest War

Ben RawlenceAn extraordinary journey to uncover the lives of the people planting the seeds of peace in a country ravaged by two decades of death and destruction

“Gripping… Rawlence gets under Congo’s skin… He makes a self-effacing guide with a necessary sense of the ridiculous, an eye for the telling detail and a talent for evocative description. But it is his closeness to the Congolese that really stands out.” The Times

“Intimate and entertaining portraits.” The Economist

“An unexpected broadcast of hope… This is a much-needed introduction to a misunderstood country – and a welcome glimpse of sunshine.” Prospect

THEN THEY CAME FOR MEA Story of Injustice and Survival in Iran’s Most Notorious Prison

Maziar BahariA BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week

“What makes Bahari’s account so readable is not only his sense of fair play – he tries to understand the motivations of the regime, and of his torturer – but also his keen sense of fun and humour.” The Sunday Times

“Offers an alarming window into the minds of those who rule Iran today... Readers will come away from this intimate, authoritative book with a fuller understanding of Iran, why its green uprising petered out, and why no one should be surprised if it kicks off again.” Financial Times

UK & ROW 7 FEB 2013USA & CAN 7 FEB 2013

Paperback£8.99/$15.95B format (198mm×129mm)320pp; 29 b&w photos, 1 mapISBN: 978-1-85168-965-1eISBN: 978-1-78074-095-9

UK & ROW 7 FEB 2013


41POPULAR SCIENCE | NON-FICTION

WHAT A PLANT KNOWSA Field Guide to the Senses of Your Garden – and Beyond

Daniel ChamovitzHow does a Venus flytrap know when to snap shut? How do roses know that spring has come? And does your beloved fern really prefer Bach to the Beatles?

“Thick with eccentric plant experiments and astonishing plant science… Delightful.” The Sunday Times, top summer read

“This elegantly written account of plant biology will change the way you see your garden… Chamovitz lets us see plants in a new light, one which reveals their true wonder.” The Guardian

“Lively, accessible and... exhilarating.” The Garden, magazine of the Royal Horticultural Society

LOSING THE HEAD OF PHILIP K. DICKA Bizarre But True Tale of Androids, Kill Switches, and Left Luggage

David DuftyThe incredible story of Philip K. Dick’s robotic resurrection – and the android’s utterly Dickian “escape”

“This compelling tale of androids, paranoid authors, and research into AI has… an ending that could have been written by Dick himself.” The Guardian

“This story is touching, absorbing, and, ultimately, an exploration of what it means to be human.” The Spectator

“An instant classic of weird science.” Alex Boese, author of Elephants on Acid

UK & ROW 7 MAR 2013

Paperback£8.99B format (198mm×129mm)224pp; 28 b&w illusrationsISBN: 978-1-85168-970-5eISBN: 978-1-78074-062-1

UK & ROW 7 MAR 2013

Paperback£8.99B format (198mm×129mm)272pp; 12 b&w photosISBN: 978-1-85168-920-0eISBN: 978-1-78074-079-9

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42 NON-FICTION | PSYCHOLOGY/CURRENT AFFAIRS NEW IN PAPERBACK

ARE YOU SMART ENOUGH TO WORK AT GOOGLE?Fiendish Puzzles and Impossible Interview Questions from the World’s Top Companies

William PoundstonePit yourself against the minds of the world’s top companies with this bestselling sensation

You are shrunk to the height of a penny and thrown in a blender. The blades start moving in sixty seconds. What do you do? If you want to work at Google, or any of the world’s top employers, you’ll need to have a convincing answer to this and countless other tricky puzzles.

“Subtle and sophisticated... you will love this book.” The Observer

“Engaging and constantly challenging.” David Rowan, Editor of Wired Magazine

CONFESSIONS FROM CORRESPONDENTLANDThe Dangers and Delights of Life as a Foreign Correspondent

Nick BryantThe inside story of a treasured profession, in the footsteps of Confessions of a GP and Kitchen Confidential

Since making his journalistic debut breaking into Piers Morgan’s office, Nick reveals how he has rattled Donald Rumsfield, slept through 9/11, had tea with President Karzai, struggled into fireproof underwear, and got a free lunch out of the Tamil Tigers. He shares an entertaining and eye-opening sideways glance at a profession that is at once glamourous and controversial.

“Bryant is good.” Christopher Hitchens

“Joyous and wise. A lovely read.” James Naughtie, presenter, BBC Today programme

UK & ROW 7 MAR 2013


UK & ROW 1 APR 2013USA & CAN 7 FEB 2013


43POPULAR SCIENCE/HISTORY | NON-FICTIONNEW IN PAPERBACK

LIKE A VIRGINHow Science Is Redesigning the Rules of Sex

Aarathi PrasadA rising star of pop science investigates whether virgin birth might soon be possible – and how it will remake the family

“Think of her as the female equivalent of Brian Cox making sci-ence accessible for the masses... Entertaining and provocative, this promises to change the way you think about sex.” Stylist

“Thoroughly fascinating and feisty.” The Sunday Times

“Prasad’s humorous anecdote-laden approach sweeps the reader along.” BBC Focus

“Spirited... [Prasad] is a brilliant scientist.” Daily Mail

REAL BRITANNIAOur Ten Proudest Years – The Glory and the Spin

Colin BrownFrom the Magna Carta to the Falklands, the years that made Britain for better and for worse – published for St George’s Day

Was the longbow behind the victory at Azincourt, or is it just that the English are better in the mud? Where did Wellington meet his Waterloo? Was the Falklands proof of Thatcher’s steel or a grasping, imperial folly? Was David Cameron right in announcing 1940 as Britain’s proudest year? Political reporter Colin Brown – an expert in spin – travels to the places where history was made to unearth the real story of what makes Britain great.

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ON THE ORIGIN OF TEPEESWhy Some Ideas Spread While Others Go Extinct

Jonnie HughesAn acclaimed BBC filmmaker uses his anthropological wiles to uncover the evolution of our ideas

Adopting the part of a cultural Darwin, Jonnie Hughes heads off on a road trip across exotic America to observe the natural history of human culture in all its weirdness. He dissects what makes some ideas flourish and others die off, investigating the fashion for low-riding jeans, the wording of memo-rable joke punch-lines, and the inventor of the iconic cowboy hat.

“This book is a delight. Hughes’s hilarious travels through the American West do for culture what Darwin did for biology.” Susan Blackmore, author of The Meme Machine

INSIDE JOBThe Financiers Who Pulled Off the Heist of the Century

Charles FergusonThe definitive big picture on the financial crisis – and our financial future – from the man behind the Oscar-winning documentary

“He’s clever, he’s funny, he doesn't pull his punches… [Ferguson’s] evisceration of the Obama government’s alliance with the banks opens a new front in the war on Wall Street. And his account of big finance’s sway over academia is horrifying. If only righteous fury were always this enjoyable.” The Guardian

“Ferguson is right to be furious… Worthy and fiery.” Financial Times

“This take-no-prisoners account of the financial crisis follows the money, connects the dots, names names…” Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post

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RUMISwallowing the Sun

Translated by Franklin D. LewisA gorgeous edition of Rumi verse, from a world-renowned Rumi biographer and translator

Timeless and eternal, the poetry of Jalal al-Din Rumi is loved the world over. The bestselling poet from America to Afghanistan, his words are as relevant today as ever, still resonating with contemporary concerns of both East and West alike. This beautifully presented volume draws from the breadth of Rumi’s work, spanning his prolific career from start to finish. From the uplifting to the mellow, Franklin D. Lewis’ polished trans-lation will prove inspirational to both keen followers of Rumi’s work and readers discovering the great poet for the first time.

FRANKLIN D. LEWIS is Associate Professor in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicago. He is a specialist in Persian literature and author of Rumi: Past and Present, East and West, also published by Oneworld.

ORWELL’S COUGHDiagnosing the Medical Maladies and Last Gasps of the Great Writers

John RossLiterary muses meet medical complaints in this marvellous look at the Bard, the Brontës, Milton, Swift, Joyce, and more

“Riveting medical detective work.” Alex Boese, author of Elephants on Acid

“We always long to know writers better: more than just their words, we want to immerse ourselves in their lives, to really feel what they felt. Ross does that, plunging you in the day-to-day pains and struggles of some of the most celebrated names in the canon.” Sam Kean, author of The Disappearing Spoon

“Infectious and original. You’ll have trouble shaking it off.” Mark Crick, author of Kafka’s Soup

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46 NON-FICTION | PHYSICS RECENTLY PUBLISHED

UK & ROW 15 NOV 2012Hardback£16.99Demy (216mm×135mm)352pp; b&w plate sectionISBN: 978-1-78074-232-8eISBN: 978-1-78074-233-5

THE PARTICLE AT THE END OF THE UNIVERSEThe Hunt for the Higgs Boson and the Discovery of a New World

Sean CarrollThis is the greatest science story of our time – riveting and irresistible

It was the universe’s most elusive particle, the linchpin for everything scientists dreamed up to explain how physics works. It had to be found. But projects as big as CERN’s Large Hadron Collider don’t happen without conniving, incredible risks, and occasional skullduggery. Sean Carroll reveals the insight, rivalry, and wonder that fuelled the Higgs search, and explores why this particle holds the potential to change the world – much as the electron ushered in the age of nuclear energy and quantum computing. While the first sighting of the infamously named “God particle” essentially solves the riddle of why matter has mass, it also opens a door into the mind-boggling domain of dark matter and other phenomena we never predicted. Told with unparalleled ambition, authority, and access to the competing research teams, this is the definitive, behind-the-scenes account of the landmark discovery of the Higgs boson.

SEAN CARROLL is the author of the critically acclaimed From Eternity to Here (978-1-85168-795-4) and a theoretical physicist at the California Insti-tute of Technology. His papers on dark matter, dark energy, the physics of extra dimensions, and alternative theories of gravity have been widely praised. He is also one of the founders of cosmicvariance.com, named one of the top five science blogs by Nature, and a TV presenter.

Praise for Sean Carroll’s From Eternity to Here:

“Forget Stephen Hawking’s Brief History: this mind-blowing book is the real deal.” Times Higher Education

“Fascinating... a rewarding read.” The Telegraph

“Audacious.” Wired

“An original piece of deep thinking, which covers some of the most advanced ideas in physics today.” BBC Sky at Night

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UK & ROW 4 OCT 2012Paperback£8.99B Format (198mm×129mm)320ppISBN: 978-1-85168-939-2eISBN: 978-1-78074-104-8

YOU ARE NOT SO SMARTWhy Your Memory is Mostly Fiction, Why You Have Too Many Friends on Facebook and 46 Other Ways You’re Deluding Yourself

David McRaneyA hilarious and enormously insightful explanation of how we get things wrong

How many of your Facebook friends do you think you know? Would you help a stranger in need? Do you know why you’re so in love with your new smartphone? The truth is: you’re probably wrong. You are not so smart.

In this international bestseller, award-winning journalist David McRaney examines the assorted ways we mislead ourselves every single day. A psychology course with all the boring bits taken out, prepare for a whirlwind tour of the latest research in the subject, infused with a healthy dose of humour and wit. You’ll discover just how irrational you really are, which delusions keep you sane, how to boost your productivity, and why you’ve never kept a New Year’s resolution.

Self-described psychology nerd DAVID MCRANEY is a journalist and twice-recipient of the William Randolph Hearst Award. He runs the popular blog Youarenotsosmart.com. This is his first book.

“Simply wonderful. An engaging and useful guide to how our brilliant brains can go badly wrong.” Richard Wiseman, author of :59 Seconds

“Fascinating... After reading this book, you’ll never trust your brain again.” Alex Boese, author of Elephants on Acid

Scan here or go to http://bit.ly/SgOHwG to watch the trailers for the book and find out why you’re not as smart as you thought you were

48 NON-FICTION | BIOGRAPHY/CURRENT AFFAIRS RECENTLY PUBLISHED

UK & ROW 2 AUG 2012USA & CAN 6 SEP 2012

Paperback£9.99/$14.95B Format (198mm×129mm)336ppISBN: 978-1-85168-800-5eISBN: 978-1-78074-031-7

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LETTERS TO MY TORTURERLove, Revolution, and Imprisonment in Iran

Houshang AsadiWinner of the 2011 International Human Rights Award, one of the most harrowing accounts of injustice and human suffering to emerge from Iran

“A searing and unforgettable account.” Publishers Weekly

“A powerful testament to what transpires in the prisons of Iran… remarkable.” The Wall Street Journal

In 1983, the journalist, writer, and translator HOUSHANG ASADI was locked in a Tehran prison. After months of torture, he falsely confessed to being a spy. Many of his friends also confessed and were later executed. He was released after six years. Today he lives in Paris with his wife, Noosha-beh Amiri. They write for the Iranian news website Rooz Online.

NO WORSE ENEMYThe Inside Story of the Chaotic Struggle for Afghanistan

Ben Anderson“Anderson’s book makes a vivid contribution to the record of the conflict, and left me gasping at his courage.” Max Hastings for The Sunday Times

“[A] brilliantly observed but troubling memoir… [an] outstanding book.” Daily Mail

“An independent-minded, unflinchingly honest, and ultimately bleak portrayal of a doomed war effort.” Jon Lee Anderson, staff writer at the New Yorker

“A tour de force... plunges the reader into the reality of the war in Afghanistan in all its horror.” David Dimbleby

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MEGACATASTROPHES!Nine Strange Ways the World Could End

David Darling and Dirk Schulze-MakuchDiscover the mind-boggling science behind the imminent (or not) apocalypse

“A mix of good old-fashioned silliness and some fine science writing. Next time someone tells you, ‘Cheer up, it might never happen,’ throw this book at them.” BBC Focus

“Curiously pleasurable… this will help you get your everyday problems into perspective.” The Independent

“Accessible and entertaining… Brings often complex and abstract threats frighteningly to life.” Financial Times

“Splendid! Stimulating, entertaining, and scientifically plausible.” Adam Hart-Davis

HOW TO CLIMB MONT BLANC IN A SKIRTA Handbook for the Lady Adventurer

Mick ConefreyThe retro gift for all intrepid ladyfolk

Ever wondered how to cook a locust or which woman first climbed Everest? Pairing intrepid stories of yesteryear with hilarious retro tips from history’s greatest female adventurers, this is the perfect gift for both seasoned explorers and office workers dreaming of escape.

“Fascinating.” Daily Mail

“A rip-roaring ride through the much unexplored world of the female traveller.” Isy Suttie, Dobby from Peep Show

MICK CONEFREY is the author of the award-winning Adventurer’s Handbook, currently in development with Universal Pictures, and Everest 1953 (Oneworld). An internationally recognized documentary filmmaker, he has produced several films on mountaineering and exploration for the BBC.

50 NON-FICTION | POETRY/RELIGION RECENTLY PUBLISHED

UK & ROW 6 SEP 2012USA & CAN 3 JAN 2013

246mm×189mm160ppHardback: £19.99/$29.95ISBN: 978-1-85168-216-4Paperback: £12.99/$19.95ISBN: 978-1-85168-219-5

THE BAHÁ’Í FAITH IN WORDS AND IMAGESJohn Danesh and Seena FazelBeautifully illustrated by acclaimed photographer Paul Slaughter, this concise and thoughtful book offers a unique overview of the rich diversity of the Bahá’í Faith

After Christianity, the Bahá’í Faith is the most geographically wide-spread of the world religions, with members in virtually every corner of the earth. Its global outlook, its core beliefs of peace, harmony, and toler-ance, as well as its high regard for ethical conduct, make it a faith with a broad and potent appeal in the modern world. This elegant guide pro-vides an accessible introduction to all the key aspects of the Bahá’í Faith, from its founding figures and sacred texts, to its worldwide organization and spiritual practices.

The combination of lucid commentary and stunning photography – fea-turing the magnificent Bahá’í shrines and temples together with a wide variety of historical pictures, explanatory maps and charts – offers the reader an unparalleled journey through the Bahá’í world.

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THE PROPHETA New Annotated Edition

Kahlil Gibran Introduction and annotations by Suheil BushruiOne of the greatest poetic masterpieces of the last century, now with fully updated and revised annotations from the world’s foremost Gibran expert

The 20th century’s bestselling book after the Bible, The Prophet continues to inspire millions worldwide. Writing with insight, hope, and a remarkable compassion for the human condition, Kahlil Gibran explores ideas that touch all our lives: joy and sorrow, friendship, good and evil, pleasure, reason, and passion. Introduced and annotated throughout by world expert Suheil Bushrui, this revised and expanded edition is a truly enlightening experience for anyone seeking solace and wisdom in the chaotic modern age.

PROFESSOR SUHEIL BUSHRUI is Director of the University of Maryland Kahlil Gibran Research and Studies Project, and co-author of the leading biography of Gibran, Kahlil Gibran: Man and Poet (Oneworld).

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RECENT PRIZE-WINNERS AND NOMINEES

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Longlisted for the Financial Times/Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year

Longlisted for the Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books


Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2011

Shortlisted for the Writers’ Guild Best Fiction Award


Winner of the 2011 International Human Rights Book Award

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52 BEGINNER’S GUIDES

ONEWORLD BEGINNER’S GUIDESThe Perfect IntroductionsOneworld Beginner’s Guides feature accessible, expert analysis on a vast range of topics. With almost 100 titles available, these affordable and fascinating guides feature the most in-depth introductions for anyone curious about the way the world works and the big ideas of our time. All Beginner’s Guides are B Format (198mm × 129mm) paperback and £9.99/$14.95.

THE BIBLEA Beginner’s Guide

Paula GooderAn illuminating, balanced introduction the most widely read book of all time

From the language of Shakespeare to political campaigns in the US, the Bible’s influence is all around us. And yet, upon reading it, we are met not by one text but by many: a complex mix of history, parable, law, teaching, and prophecy.

In this authoritative introduction, respected Biblical schol-ar Paula Gooder ably guides the reader in how to approach this multifaceted text, and explores its enduring influence on Western culture, from Renaissance art to the contro-versial film “The Last Temptation of Christ”. Covering its history, translation, interpretation, and selection of the canon, Gooder uses her infectious enthusiasm for the topic to provide a wide-ranging primer that will be of invaluable benefit to those of any and no faith alike.



PAULA GOODER is Canon Theologian of Birmingham and Guildford Cathedrals, Lay Canon at Salisbury Cathedral, Visiting Lecturer at King’s College London, and Theological Adviser to the Bible Society. She lives in Birmingham.

“A fine example of careful biblical scholarship made accessible and exciting.’’ Times Literary Supplement on Paula Gooder’s Heaven

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“Few readers can fail to come away armed with invaluable knowledge after dipping into Oneworld’s Beginner’s Guides series. Insightful and informative, they make mind-boggling concepts simple and stimulate further inquiry.” Christina Borg, The Sunday Times

HOMERA Beginner’s Guide

Elton T.E. Barker and Joel P. ChristensenDiscover the two most enduring and exciting stories ever to have been told

Widely revered as the father of Western literature, Homer was the author of The Iliad and The Odyssey, the epic poems that immortalized such names as Achilles, Cyclops, Mene-laus, and Helen of Troy. In this vivid introduction, Elton Barker and Joel Christensen celebrate the complexity, in-novation and sheer excitement of Homer’s two great works, and investigate the controversy surrounding the man be-hind the myths – asking who he was and whether he even existed.

From soap operas to Salman Rushdie, the authors also high-light just how much we owe Homer and why he has been so influential. Perfect for new readers of the great poet but full of insights that will delight Homeric experts, it will in-spire you to discover (or rediscover) his epic masterpieces first-hand.



ELTON BARKER is a lecturer in Classical Studies at the Open University. JOEL CHRISTENSEN is Assistant Professor of Classics at the University of Texas at San Antonio.

“Interesting, thoughtful, and well written. The book covers an admirably wide range of issues with clarity and assurance.” Barbara Graziosi, Professor of Classics, Durham University

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COPING WITHSeries Editor: Dr Steven Jones, Professor of Clinical Psychology, Lancaster UniversityDrawing on the combined expertise of leading specialists, the Coping With series offers a comprehen-sive and practical guide to the causes, treatment, and implications of major disorders. By focusing on the benefits of Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT), it encourages those having to live with the disorder to take an active role in maintaining and coping with their own or a loved one’s well-being. All Coping With titles are Demy (216mm × 135mm) paperback and £9.99/$14.95.

COPING WITH DEPRESSIONA Guide to What Works for Patients, Carers, and ProfessionalsCostas Papageorgiou, Hannah Goring & Justin Haslam

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COPING WITH AN ANXIOUS OR DEPRESSED CHILDA Guide for Parents and CarersSamantha Cartwright-Hatton

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COPING WITH BIPOLAR DISORDERA CBT-informed Guide to Living with Manic DepressionSteven Jones, Peter Hayward & Dominic Lam

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COPING WITH FEARS AND PHOBIASA CBT Guide to Understanding and Facing Your AnxietiesWarren Mansell

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COPING WITH OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDERA Step-by-Step Guide Using the Latest CBT TechniquesJan van Niekerk

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COPING WITH SCHIZOPHRENIAA CBT Guide for Patients, Families, and CaregiversSteven Jones & Peter Hayward

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COPING WITH SHYNESS AND SOCIAL PHOBIAA Guide to Understanding and Overcoming Social AnxietyW. Ray Crozier & Lynn E. Alden

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Oneworld Catalogue January-June 2013