Books published by Brown Dog Books

This Time Next Year is the story of how one ordinary guy prepared to run a marathon. It's about everyday conversations about goals and ideas and takes the reader through the journey to fulfil a personal goal.

Murder, passion, memories, joy, romance. You will find all these themes and many others in the first anthology of the Greenwich Creative Writing Group. This anthology was created by local writers and their tutors who joined together to create a 'handmade' collection of short stories, poems, flash fictions and short prose.

The Session Player books are a play-along series for budding musicians, allowing even the most inexperienced players to "perform" with the professionals.

This is the first of an intended eight volume series dedicated to the teachings of G.I. Gurdjieff and his student prodigy, P.D. Ouspensky. Volume One is mainly concerned with esoteric psychology according to Gurdjieff; with a few elements added from elsewhere.

Fall in love with watercolours and create beautiful paintings that you can be proud of! Positive, inspiring messages and quotations are the perfect subject for expressive watercolour lettering. This skill-building portfolio book for absolute beginners will teach you everything you need to know to get started with watercolour art.

Fall in love with watercolours and create beautiful flower paintings that you can be proud of! Fresh and delicate, flowers are the perfect subject for expressive watercolour art. This skill-building portfolio book for absolute beginners will teach you everything you need to know to get started with watercolour painting.

Drawing beautiful letters by hand may seem intimidating, but it doesn't have to be! Discover how to transform simple words into stunning works of art with this easy introduction to hand lettering for absolute beginners. "Kiley in Kentucky" hand lettering expert, Kiley Bennett, gets you started right away with twenty traceable alphabets.

Coinciding with Dementia Awareness Week in May 2017, The Dot Collective ran a series of storytelling and creative writing workshops with care centres in the South East, where many of the participants live with dementia or severe memory problems.

What is the cause of gravity? Why is our universe expanding? What is the true nature of physical reality? These are just some of the fundamental questions that physics currently cannot answer. As a science, physics treats our universe as if it were a collection of parts that can be interpreted as if they were independent wholes.

Firstly 'Tim Harris' - how did I get this name? My father, Major Harris, was killed near Arnhem on 4 October 1944, three weeks before I was born. He was commanding 'B' company of 1 Dorset as Heuval was taken. My second name is Tim. It seemed to me that if the poetry came to me through anywhere it came through him.

This book is a light-hearted look at life in the city of Bath in Roman times, almost two thousand years ago. Back then, the city was called Aquae Sulis (the Waters of Sul). Sul being a local goddess sacred to the tribe who lived in this region.

Most people have heard of the Ark of the Covenant. But, did you know that there are eight Arks in the Old Testament with varying descriptions? If the Ark of the Covenant was at the heart of the religion of the Israelites, to whom did the other seven belong?

Freddie noticed something behind a large overhanging rock "Well!" he said in amazement "It's a boat!" Meet Freddie, Barney and all the gang, and read about their adventures...

I would like to introduce myself, I feel it's only fair. Only I know you so well now, you might get a scare. I know you know I'm in there, though I crept with greatest stealth: I am the hidden monster buried within yourself. Joyce is only sixteen when she's torn from the life she loves.

Sketches and poems work together beautifully in this evocative tour of Dylan Thomas's birthplace house, the sketches by Bill Bytheway going beyond illustration to capture in their own way the period detail and atmosphere of Dylan's childhood home with great insight, affection and humour. Ken Blakemore

The greatest Spanish composer of the second half of the 20th century was also a writer of distinction. Joaquin Rodrigo, famous above all for his Concierto de Aranjuez for guitar and orchestra, wrote about the works of many of the outstanding figures of classical music with insight, humour and eloquence.

Terry Lane was an operational firefighter when he had this insane idea of running the London Marathon at a time when he struggled to run a bath. Fireman on the Run is a humorous account of his efforts to follow a 16-week training programme

Dundee had the highest percentage of 'Yes' vote in the first Scottish Independence Referendum and is known as 'Yes City'. Andrew, living and studying in 'Yes City', invents an amazing source of free energy. His invention becomes politicised and pro-independence activists are determined to be the main beneficiaries of his discovery.

This seminal history of an English East Midland family takes us by generations from a 1939 country marriage back to 1042 Normandy, 1610 Virginia, the 1854 Sevastopol Siege, 1861 Sitapur during the Siege of Lucknow and to Passchendaele. It follows 19th and 20th century emigrations into Michigan, New Zealand and Australia.

Have you ever wanted to know how your suitcase feels? It sits quietly on top of the wardrobe all year round until you need it to hold all your special things to take on holiday. It's really happy to do this but, goodness me, it can get into some fixes. Find out what happens on a holiday adventure to New York.

Over the Hills and Far Away is a collection of chronological military stories that begins with an Australian soldier's journey across the sea to the Wylye Valley in the Great War and ends with the experiences of a doctor in Iraq in 2003.

If you suffer from heavy periods with no known clinical reason, then this book may be your answer. It is based on a true account, experienced by the author, of everyday foods that cause heavy periods.

Organisations create a myriad of dependencies. We rely on them for an income and therefore our financial futures. The role we play in them provides status amongst our colleagues, friends and family. They act as a rich seam to be tapped for our social pleasure with like-minded individuals.

Hello, my name's Dona and I have written these six stories. They are full of adventure, horror, mystery and friendship and I want you to feel amazed, shocked and sympathetic. I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I enjoyed writing them!