'A book that confronts the purity of fact, the tyranny of memory, and the totalitarianism of family like no other' Jhumpa Lahiri 'Intense, sharply...
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‘A book that everyone should read’ The TimesA harrowing, heart-rending first-hand account of the bombing of Nagasaki – and the acts of human kindness left...
Recently many people have assumed that we are shaped by our environment: a blank slate waiting to be inscribed by upbringing and culture, with innate...
WARNING!Back off! Put this book away RIGHT NOW. Don’t you know that this book REALLY does not want to be read? It will BITE. And...
'For anyone who’s ever craved a seat at the Round Table. Utterly enchanting.' REBECCA YARROS'A beautifully written, suitably weird, very human take on King Arthur...
‘Stunningly written … This global history of the environment of the last 500 years … shows that the other side of the coin called progress...
A superb new translation by Michael Hofmann of some of Kafka's most frightening and visionary short fictionStrange beasts, night terrors, absurd bureaucrats and sinister places...
Why bother refuting your opponents, when you can just take away their platform or career?First Amendment rights lawyer Greg Lukianoff teams up with Rikki Schlott...
In honour of the centennial of the birth of J.D. Salinger in 1919, Penguin reissues all four of his books in beautiful commemorative hardback editions...
When Nyla has to leave her home in the countryside to start life again in the city, all she can think about is everything she...
The essential compact compendium for the coffee enthusiast. This is the ultimate guide to the history, science and cultural influence of coffee according to coffee...
",A model of popular-science writing", STEVEN POOLEWho was ",the first speaker", and what was their first message?An erudite, tightly woven and beautifully written account of...
One of the greatest club managers tells the story of his life through his record-breaking seven Champions League winsCarlo Ancelotti has won domestic titles in...
'Mak is the history teacher everyone should have had' Financial TimesHow did the great European dream turn sour? And where do we go from here?From...
A powerful exploration of life and death, illness and grace, wonder and beauty, in the posthumous collection from one of our greatest contemporary poets'A master...
'A brilliant work of intellectual interpretation by our foremost historian of Enlightenment ideas. Whatmore rescues the Enlightenment from today's circular debates and places it where...
Maman was exigeante-there is no English word-and I had the benefit of her training. Others may not be so fortunate. If some other young girl,...
This book predicts the decline of today's professions and introduces the people and systems that will replace them. In an internet-enhanced society, according to Richard...
",An important and vital story",-- Donna Everhart, USA Today bestselling author of The Saints of Swallow Hill A searing book club read for fans...