Covering such universal subjects as identity, the battle of the sexes, family relationships, love, loss and death, Laurie Maguire shows how the dilemmas illustrated in Shakespeare's classic tragedies, comedies and histories can help readers explore their own emotions and judgements.

The close-knit villages of the Dearne Valley were home to four generations of the Hollingworth family. Spanning Richard Bensons great-grandmother Winnies ninety-two years in the valley, and drawing on years of historical research, interviews and anecdotes, The Valley lets us into generations of carousing and banter as the familys attempts to build a better and fairer world for themselves meet sometimes with triumph, sometimes...

From caveman to modern man . . . Few people doubt that humans are descended from the apes; fewer still consider, let alone accept, the psychological implications. But in truth, man not only looks, moves and breathes like an ape, he also thinks like one. Sexual drive, survival, competition, aggression - all of our impulses are driven by our human instincts. They explain why a happily married man will fantasize about the pretty, slim, young woman sitting...

Despite the strenuous efforts to give women equal status in the workplace over the last few decades, tension between the sexes in the workplace remains as rampant as ever: during exit interviews many women, often leaving to start their own businesses, cite feeling undervalued or unappreciated at the office. Despite countless company initiatives, equality protocols, and gender seminars we have made little significant advancement. So why can't the sexes...