Doctors becoming ill, the shortcomings of opera, phoning Larkin from America, the peer with the Harold Wilson pin-up, the etiquette of poetry readings, this is Abse on the human race and, as his grandson corrects him, the egg-and-spoon race of life too. Witty, pointed, tender, gently self-mocking, Intermittent Journals is a stimulating, sometimes argumentative set of contemplations provoking both outright laughter and pause for serious thought.

In this poetry collection, the magic of the Jewish folk tradition and the more contemporary scientific magic of medicine complement each other in all their contrasts, and there are playful poems of everyday experience as well as serious poetic explorations of art and all its aspects. At their centre is a strong humanist sense of moral reconciliation, symbolized by the Caladrius Bird in the title poem, which in medieval legend holds the power of life and death over the sick.

2013 marks Dannie Abse's 90th birthday. In his lifetime he has published an astonishing array of work including poetry, fiction, criticism, plays and autobiography but it is as a poet that he is best known and loved. In Speak, Old Parrot he returns to themes of loss, love, medicine and its moral implications, the nature of creativity, Jewish folk tradition and the passing of time. The poems are observant of the outside world as well as the inner life and emotions but most of all they are a joy to read.

Three plays from one of Britain's leading and best loved literary figures: House of Cowards, The Dogs of Pavlov and Pythagoras (Smith). All previously performed in London, these prize-winning plays originate in Abse's preoccupation with personal and public themes. House of Cowards, which won the Foyle Award for the best play produced outside the West End, concerns the willingness of people to surrender their individuality to a charismatic leader. The Dogs of Pavlov, which the Financial Times described as "a work of exceptional merit" and "a superb creation", explores the conditioning of people to perform un-thinking evil. Pythagoras (Smith), which was awarded a Welsh Arts Council Literature Prize, focuses on the relationship between patient and doctor and of medicine and magic. Dannie Abse (b.1923) was born in Cardiff and studied Medicine at Cardiff, King's College and Westminster Hospital. A poet, novelist, playwright, he has also published diaries and autobiography. He has published eleven volumes of poetry including a Collected Poems.

From the world of Little Lunch - a funny and informative picture book about politics. A definite vote winner! One day at lunchtime, Rory decides to become the Prime Minister because then he can do anything he wants. Before you know it, the whole class is having an election. But can you become the Prime Minister if you show everyone your undies? Find out in A Little Election !

Highly and hilariously illustrated, three stories of the antics and adventures that kids can get up to in the 15 minutes that is ''Little Lunch''! At Little Lunch we ate a BAD birthday pavlova, Atticus lost his glasses and we had a Disgusting Joke Competition by the bubblers. What else can happen in fifteen minutes?

Highly and hilariously illustrated, three stories of the antics and adventures that kids can get up to in the 15 minutes that is ''Little Lunch''! At Little Lunch Tamara Noodle hogged the monkey bars, we all fought over what kind of sandwich Manny was eating and Battie became SUPER BATMAN GUY. What else can happen in fifteen minutes?

Three highly illustrated, hilarious stories about a group of kids and their adventures during the fifteen minutes of Little Lunch. At Little Lunch we played Chinese whispers, Melanie ran an INSECT HOSPITAL and Rory kicked his football over the off-limits fence. What else can happen in fifteen minutes?

Three highly illustrated, hilarious stories about a group of kids and their adventures during the fifteen minutes of Little Lunch. At Little Lunch we squeezed between the portable classroom and the fence, Battie fell off the old climbing tree and Melanie counted EVERYTHING. What else can happen in fifteen minutes?

Three highly illustrated, hilarious stories about a group of kids and their adventures during the fifteen minutes of Little Lunch. At Little Lunch Manny's food fell outside the school gate, Debra-Jo Woo and Amba made TOILET-PAPER CROWNS and we invented a new ball game. What else can happen in fifteen minutes?

Three highly illustrated, hilarious stories about a group of kids and their adventures during the fifteen minutes of Little Lunch. At Little Lunch Mrs Gonsha's bum got stuck in the slide, we found something GROSS in the sandpit and Rory got sent to the principal's office... again. What else can happen in fifteen minutes?

This hilarious tie-in edition of the smash-hit television series "Little Lunch" has three bite-sized stories for young readers. This is what happened during Little Lunch: the old climbing tree was going to get cut down and Battie wasn't happy about it, Max and Elsa disappeared and everybody tried to solve the mystery, and a Grade Six girl asked Rory out. Yes, an actual Grade Six girl. A lot can happen in fifteen minutes!

This is what happened during Little Lunch: Tamara tried to find a new walking buddy for the school walkathon, Rory decided he was going to be Prime Minster of the whole country, and the girls got into a big noisy argument and wound up locked inside the toilets. A lot can happen in fifteen minutes!

This is what happened during Little Lunch: Atticus's grandmother made a weird smelly playlunch that Atticus refused to eat, Battie dressed up as Stretcho and did a whole bunch of amazing superhero deeds, and Melanie got Germblocked by everyone and she couldn't work out why. A lot can happen in fifteen minutes!

This is what happened during Little Lunch: Debra-Jo began acting very weird after a mysterious truck arrived at school, Rory was put in charge of the class when playlunch was rained out, and Tamara Noodle started a game of kiss-chasey just so she could chase and kiss Battie. A lot can happen in fifteen minutes!

A facsimile reproduction of Danny Lyon's photobook documenting his trips to Shanxi Province, China. Features photographs, memorabilia, handwritten notations and an essay by Lyon. Each copy is individually numbered and signed by the photographer--

"[This] is the first publication to feature a collection of essays made over a forty-year period by acclaimed American photojournalist Danny Lyon (b. 1942). Each story is presented as a complete piece for the first time and brings together photographs and writings from throughout his remarkable career. Lyon helped to pioneer a kind of photographic 'New Journalism' when he rebelled against magazine-style photo-stories and instead immersed himself in the lives of his subjects, paving the way for a future generation of photographers."-- Jacket.

"China is nervous because there are now more Falun Going practitioners than there are members of the Chinese Communist Party"—Li Hongzhi, founder of Falun Gong. In one of the most bizarre cases of political repression in modern history, the People's Republic of China has banned a spiritual practice built around traditional exercises and meditation. They say that Falun Gong has become a dangerous threat to the largest nation on Earth. In a return to the dark days of the Cultural Revolution, they have burned thousands of Falun Gong books and literature. They have beaten and detained thousands of practitioners. They have issued an arrest warrant for Falun Gong founder Li Hongzhi. They are sentencing some practioners to long periods of incarceration at show trials. World leaders and human rights groups are speaking out. Why is this happening? Is it because Falun Gong has attracted an estimated l00 million practitioners? What is Falun Gong's appeal? What is it that China fears? This is their story. Largely Unheard. Until Now. This timely non-fiction book presents the inside story of China's crackdown on Falun Gong, taking a stand against the most blatant and pervasive political book burning since the days of Hitler's rise to power. By offering Falun Gong's story in the context of the current crisis in China, it provides an important look at a dramatic underreported and unfolding story. In China, their point of view has been banned. It deserves to be heard worldwide. Veteran journalist Danny Schechter executive produced "China Now" for Channel 13 in 1991. He has written about Chinese issues for Newsday and Z Magazine. He is the author of The More You Watch, The Less You Know (Seven Stories Press) and is the executive producer of Globalvision and executive editor of the Media Channel (www.mediachannel.org). An Excerpt "The picture doesn't add up. What I see here with these people and what they're doing, they seem very normal people. They're from all walks of life; and then on the other side you've got this picture that the Chinese government is painting, and the two just don't match."-Adam Montanaro, Falun Gong practitioner (USA)