New Releases by Richard Adams

In 2019, Richard Adams'' wife developed a combination of Alzheimer''s and Vascular Dementia. For four years he has been her full-time carer. He believes he has retained his sanity by getting up early and writing for a couple of hours. It is a kind of therapy, before he goes into the bedroom and announce that he is thinking of getting breakfast. Dementia has robbed his wife the will and the ability to attend to the usual household chores. Sometimes she does not remember who he is. He has slowly come to understand that no one case of dementia is alike, and that there is no one-size-fits-all way of dealing with it. This is his own personal - sometimes very personal - approach. These thirty conversations and reflections record episodes in their relationship and how dementia has impacted upon their lives. He has treated them with honesty and sensitivity, but also with humour, not to make light of what is a difficult experience, but to encourage anyone who is in a similar situation to enjoy a moment of recognition, to smile, even to laugh, but above all to find encouragement, to keep going and be undefeated by the mysterious illness called dementia.

From the author of Watership Down, Richard Adams, comes an enchanting picture book about the adventures of a mischievous homemade dragon. Illustrated by Alex T. Smith, creator of Claude, the bestselling beret-clad canine hero. Whatever you''ve lost, Egg Box Dragon will find it. He''s retrieved missing footballs, glasses and watches aplenty. He''s so expert at cracking mysteries that the Queen herself requests his services. Will Egg Box Dragon find the missing diamond from the Queen''s crown? Richard Adams was awarded both the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Award for children''s fiction. Watership Down has sold over 50 million copies. A new mini series of Watership Down will premiere Christmas 2017 on BBC1 and launch globally on Netflix Spring 2018, featuring the voices of Olivia Colman and Freddie Fox, amongst others.

This book will advance the understanding of leadership beyond the inherited myths and modalities of command and control. Leadership is separated from ideas and institutional seniority and explained as the collaborative power of one with others. Enabling the intelligent co-participation of all people, the constructive effect of this approach to leadership is in the engagement of people. This is significant when task accomplishment depends not on managerial direction, but on the interaction of people with each other, with technical systems, and with complex regulations which are often across jurisdictional boundaries. Examples and case studies are included.

Thought provoking and humorous conversations with God

A quiet New England town is shattered by violence--and rises above it

Richard Adams, author of ''Watership Down'' and described recently as a legend of literature, was born in Newbury in 1920 as the replacement for a baby brother who died in the great influenza epidemic of 1917-19. His mother was well over 40 at the time of his birth, and his was a solitary childhood spent in a large garden. Here he explains how his days spent watching bird, beetles and wild creatures around his home engendered in him a lifelong love of nature. His years at prep and public school, at Oxford and in the army are all vividly described, and their influence on the recurrent themes in his writing of battle, leadership, friendship, bullying, solitude and longing made plain.

Alan Desland, who feels himself to be an ordinary and unremarkable man, falls passionately in love with the beautiful but mysterious German stenographer, Karin, who is sent to assist him during a business trip to Denmark. To his astounded joy, she returns his love - but their courtship and marriage will shake his life to its very foundations and test him to the limits of sanity.

Now with an Historical Afterword by Ron MillerIncludes the original illustrations Two important short classics from 1835: Richard Adams Locke''s Moon Hoax and Edgar Allan Poe''s Unparalleled Adventures of One Hans Pfaall¾perhaps the first attempt anywhere to describe a flight into space with scientific accuracy. Also included is the satirical fantasy from 1784, Journey...to the newly discovered Planet Georgium Sidus, by "Vivenair". At the publisher''s request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

Here is the enchanting sequel to the beloved classic Watership Down, which introduced millions of readers to an extraordinary world of rabbits—including Fiver, Hazel, Bigwig, Dandelion, and the legendary hero El-ahrairah. Tales From Watership Down returns to these unforgettable characters, and also presents new heroes as they struggle to survive the cruelties of nature and the shortsighted selfishness of humankind, embark on new adventures, and recount traditional stories of rabbit mythology, charming us once again with imagination, heart, and wonder. A spellbinding book of courage and survival, these tales are an exciting invitation to come home to a beloved world.

Cessant d''être les Jeannot de notre enfance et le gibier des Raboliot, voici que les lapins deviennent pour la première fois les héros d''une épopée. Ce récit a la simplicité des grands mythes. Comme eux, il est tissé de symboles : le sang versé, l''herbe rase et l''herbe haute. l''oiseau noir et l''oiseau blanc, le grand chien qui vous pourchasse et qui vous sauve sans le savoir, l''eau qui noie ou qui vous porte, la " grande eau " que les lapins n''ont jamais vue et dont ils rêvent, et enfin ces innombrables petites fleurs des champs, avec lesquelles ils entretiennent une amitié complice et gourmande, incarnations fugaces du temps qui passe et de la Mort, leur éternelle compagne. Fable ? Œuvre de moraliste ? Livre de sagesse ? Richard Adams a simplement raconté une histoire - mais en lui prêtant une telle fraîcheur, une telle poésie et tant de mystérieux échos que nous croyons reconnaître une odyssée venue du fond des siècles. A nous de l''interpréter à notre façon, ou mieux de la lire avec des yeux d''enfant.

Raymond, a wandering minstrel, joins the forces massing to challenge the reign of Richard of York. His bravery in fighting for Henry Tudor''s cause begins a tradition in which he and his family become loyal and true servants to those who guide England through the sixteenth century.

Profusely illustrated text looks at wild horses. Includes the Przewalskis of Asia, Tarpans of Poland, ponies of the British Isles, white horses of the Camargue, Stable Island horses, Australian Brumbies, and American mustangs.

The author recounts his childhood, education, and World War II experiences

The monograph concludes with a summary of high-priority issues, approaches, and specific research goals that must be addressed to provide a better understanding of how malnutrition can most effectively be alleviated. Literature citations are presented throughout the text.

Analyses of 1960 to 1980 change in crude birth rates in Asian, Latin American, and all LDCs found a significant impact of social development, but no significant impact of economic development, net of family planning program activity. Social development indicators were narrowed to life expectancy and adult literacy. Implications for policies to reduce birth rates in LDCs are discussed.

Gathers tales about the origins of things, the characteristics of animals, and encounters with magic, fear, and enchantment