How Music Works is David Byrne’s buoyant celebration of a subject he has spent a lifetime thinking about. Drawing on his work over the years with Talking Heads, Brian Eno, and myriad collaborators—along with journeys to Wagnerian opera houses, Africa...

Nobel Prize winner Professor Peter Doherty offers readers an insider's guide into just what scientists do all day. Is it possible to be passionate about politics, football or R&B and still be a creative scientist? In this entertaining and inspiring a...

An anthology of the complete works of one of the most important and controversial dramatists of the late twentieth century. All the plays pushed to the limits the naturalistic boundaries of British theatre and are now widely studied at schools and co...

Designed to be the essential reference works for all readers and students, these volumes present the most thorough analysis possible of Tolkien's work within the important context of his life. The Reader's Guide includes brief but comprehensive alpha...

A book of 20 postcards featuring paintings inspired by the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. This celebration of Tolkien's enduring classic work includes 20 paintings by top fantasy artists showing a variety of interpretations of Tolkien's glorious creations....

Tolkien, Race and Cultural History, in paperback for the first time, explores the evolution of Tolkien's mythology by examining how it changed as a result of Tolkien's life story and contemporary cultural and intellectual history. The book considers...