The world almost conquered famine. Until the 1980s, this scourge killed ten million people every decade, but by early 2000s mass starvation had all but disappeared. Today, famines are resurgent, driven by war, blockade, hostility to humanitarian principles and a volatile global economy.

In Mass Starvation, world-renowned expert on humanitarian crisis and response Alex de Waal provides an authoritative history of modern famines: their causes, dimensions and why they ended. He analyses starvati...

Rooted in evidence-based practice, this book introduces an approach to CBT for depression that integrates cognitive-behavioural models and therapies. It draws on components of first, second and third-wave CBT to help readers tailor therapy to the needs of individual clients.

This bestselling book has helped thousands of people find ways of dealing with everyday emotional difficulties, and also supported practitioners and trainee psychotherapists in their work with patients.

Mental Health Law in England and Wales is a complete and comprehensive guide to the Mental Health Act 1983 for any mental health professional - from social workers, psychologists and occupational therapists, to doctors and nurses. The book aims to simplify mental health law so that it's accessible to busy professionals at all stages of practice as well as those affected by mental health law.

A dazzling history of that most slippery of emotions: nostalgia, by an acclaimed young historian.

Award-winning science and technology journalist Sally Adee reveals the new science of our body's electrome

In this book, the famous Russian scientist, Sergei Kapitsa, explains complicated theories in an uncomplicated manner that is easily accessible to readers with no specialist knowledge. The author focuses on the processes taking place inside the global demographic revolution and on the destinies of nations, mankind and our planet as a whole.The author cites a number of facts and assessments concerning not only projections for population growth, but also a common view on the causes of the curren...

Bestselling authors Cooper and McLeod present a groundbreaking new approach to counselling, outlining a flexible framework for practice applicable to all modalities of therapy at all levels.