On Death and DyingThe five stages of grief, first formulated in this hugely influential work 40 years ago, are now part of our common understanding of loss. Ideal for all those with an interest in bereavement, this classic text is reissued with a new introduction looking at its influence on contemporary thought and practice.

From the bestselling author of 'Natasha's Dance'

Through more than fifty Koans - pleasingly paradoxical vignettes following the ancient Zen tradition - leading physicist Anthony Aguirre takes the reader across the world from Japan to Italy

Caleb Femi combines poetry and original photography to explore the trials

including poetry in translation

Learn all about the history of mandrake roots and dragons

you will go on a gentle walking tour of South Bombay

Sarit Packer and Itamar Srulovich present simple and delicious Middle Eastern dishes that are easy to make and a pleasure to serve

And while all the work points in style

with a reward too lucrative to turn down

Within thirty minutes

From the Battle of Catterick (AD 598) to the premiership of Tony Blair

China and Turkey