Hans Christian Andersen is the best-loved of all tellers of fairy tales. This collection of over forty of Andersen's most popular stories includes The Mermaid, The Real Princess, The Red Shoes, The Little Match Girl, The Snow Queen, The Tinder Box, The Ugly Duckling and many more. It is delightfully illustrated in black-and-white by those remarkable brothers, Charles, Thomas and William Hea…
The subject of this book is clearly of topical interest in the light of recent outbreaks of ebola and MERS and is likely to remain so. However, pandemics are also extremely difficult to define. In this excellent introduction to pandemics, Christian McMillen brings the subject to life, challenging many people's preconceptions. He writes clearly and engagingly, but also with great authority and i…