Does the general public need to understand science? And if so, is it scientists' responsibility to communicate? Critics have argued that, despite the huge strides made in technology, we live in a "scientifically illiterate" society--one that thinks about the world and makes important decisions without taking scientific knowledge into account. But is the solution to this "illiteracy" to deluge the layman with scientific information? Or does science news need to be focused around specific is...

Fred Hoyle was one of the most widely acclaimed and colourful scientists of the twentieth century, a down-to-earth Yorkshireman who combined a brilliant scientific mind with a relish for communication and controversy. Best known for his steady-state theory of cosmology, he described a universe with both an infinite past and an infinite future. He coined the phrase 'big bang' to describe the main competing theory, and sustained a long-running, sometimes ill-tempered, and typically public de...

AWARDED BRONZE FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS BOOK AT THE LIVING NOW AWARDS 2024SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 HEALTH AND WELLBEING AWARDS - BEST WELLBEING BOOK'Empathetic, thoroughly informative and succinct ... Dr Gregory will be your friendly and helpful companion in the maelstrom of living with this complex disorder' -Cris Edwards, founder of misophonia charity SoQuiet--Are you often infuriated by ticking clock...

Bloomsbury presents Sounds Like Misophonia by Dr Jane Gregory with Adeel Ahmad, read by Catherine Bailey.‘Empathetic, thoroughly informative and succinct ... Dr Gregory will be your friendly and helpful companion in the maelstrom of living with this complex disorder’ – Cris Edwards, founder of misophonia charity SoQuiet—-Are you often infuriated by ticking clocks, noisy eating, loud breathing, or any other small sounds? Do you wish you could sometimes put the world ...

From USA Today best-selling author Jane Anthony comes a seductive second-chance stand-alone rock-star romance.Ainsley Daniels wasn't the first girl to crawl out of my bed; she's just the first one I was dying to drag back in.As lead singer of the most notorious rock band in the world, people kiss the ground I walk on. I could have anyone I want. Any time. Any place.But I want her. And I'm going to have her.It's been more than a year since I first laid eyes o...

Evie is twenty-seven; she’s never been in love and worries that she never will be. And the prospect of being bridesmaid at no less than three weddings fills her with trepidation. Things get worse when Evie learns that Jack, the most attractive man Evie has ever laid eyes on, is Valentina's date. Jack can't possibly be as good as he seems. But as they sit together talking late into the night, Evie finds herself wishing he was real.

After being jilted at the alter Zoe Moore flees to Boston, America, where she works as nanny to five-year-old Ruby Miller and her little brother Samuel. Ruby and Samuel lost their mother in an accident; their father Ryan Miller is so wrapped-up in his grief that he barely notices his two children. Whatever happened to the loving man she keeps hearing about from his neighbours?

Abby Rogers has been on health kicks before - they involve eating one blueberry muffin for breakfast instead of two. When Abby is encouraged to join her sporty best friend's running club - by none other than its gorgeous new captain - she finds a mysterious compulsion to exercise. Then her colleague Heidi turns up at work and makes a devastating announcement, one that will change her life - and Abby's - forever.

This book is about Mr Cat, who loves to explore with every opportunity. In the book, whilst exploring he encounters various people and situations, that will delight and entertain children.

In this hilarious and heartwarming adventure from the New York Times bestselling author of Bronco and Friends: A Party to Remember, Bronco learns that when helping others feels hard or scary, God will give you courage to do the right thing.While having a picnic one day, Bronco gets upset when a bee lands on him. But the bee isn’t as dangerous as she seems. In fact, she needs help! It won’t be easy, but Bronco and his friends gather their courage a...

Bringing together the first-ever anthology of the scholarship of the late American philosopher of education Matthew Lipman, this volume provides a critical assessment of his work and his contribution to the philosophy for children movement.This fascinating collection identifies five areas of Lipman’s scholarship where he produced his most focused work: philosophy as education for reasoning, pre-college philosophy curriculum, philosophy as education for democracy and social justice,...

Winner of the 2022 Book Award of the Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia, Gareth B. Matthews, The Child's Philosopher brings together groundbreaking essays by renowned American philosopher Gareth B. Matthews in three fields he helped to initiate: philosophy in children’s literature, philosophy for children, and philosophy of childhood. In addition, contemporary scholars critically assess Matthews’ pioneering efforts and his legacy.Gareth B. Matthews (1929-2011) ...