Recent Clips
There are currently 9 clips on the Meet the Author website from the past seven days.
Suzannah Dunn | The Queen's Sorrow
08-May-08 We tend to think of the Tudors as charismatic, brave and glamorous. The sort of people that crop up in Hello magazine.It seems they were not all like that.
Category(ies): history
Publisher: HarperPress
Jacki Wilson | The Happy Stripper
08-May-08 'New burlesque' demands above all a response - this fresh, brazen, provocative book at last provides it.
Category(ies): art, education, politics, society
Publisher: I. B. Tauris
Trevor Barnes | People with a Purpose
09-May-08 This is the sometimes whacky story of the Teach Yourself books.
Category(ies): education, family and lifestyle, history
Publisher: Teach Yourself Books
Michelle Magorian | Spoonful of Jam
08-May-08 As children prepare for the school summer holiday of 1947, Elsie has nothing to look forward to until she is offered a role in the local theatre company's forthcoming play, a role which allows her to accept herself, challenge indifference and stand up to bullies.
Category(ies): children's
Publisher: Egmont Books
Frank Close | Lucifer's Legacy
07-May-08 For many centuries scientists have investigated the 'fearful symmetry' that seemed to underlie the Universe. But increasingly, it looks as though like is the result of cosmic asymmetry, and scientists are now preparing to uncover the asymmetries at the heart of the Big Bang. This book follows the trail.
Category(ies): science
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Michelle Magorian | Cuckoo in The Nest
07-May-08 Amid the rubble of post-war Britain, Ralph is entranced by the theatre. He loves seeing the performances, talking to the actors, the buzz of the audience, and the corridors and dressing rooms backstage. But how can a working-class boy achieve his dream when there is no opportunity for theatre training? It will take great courage. Cuckoo in the Nest is the first of The Hollis Family books.
Category(ies): children's
Publisher: Egmont Books
Michelle Magorian | A Little Love Song
06-May-08 The classic love story set in the darkest days of the Second World War.
Category(ies): young adult
Publisher: Egmont Books
Marek Kohn | A Reason For Everything
06-May-08 This is a fascinating look at evolution coupled with the lives and personalities of the people who developed the idea.This is a history of the Darwinists.
Category(ies): biography, history, science
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Mark Wilcox | Re-energizing the Corporation: How Leaders Make Change Happen
06-May-08 Some business books ask why. Others tell you how. Uniquely and powerfully, this book explains why you must lead change and how to do it.
Category(ies): business
Publisher: John Wiley
