When Silas Bird wakes in the dead of night, he watches powerlessly as three strangers take his father away. Silas is left shaken, scared and alone, except for the presence of his companion, Mittenw...
The perfect gift this Christmas season: a generous selection of some of the greatest festive stories of all timeThis is a collection of the most magical, moving, chilling and surprising...
When Henry James died he left behind a series of notebooks filled with ideas for novels and stories that he never wrote. Now ten of our best contemporary authors and James enthusiasts have written ...
Revealing the surprising roots of lasting happiness, The Sweet Spot by pre-eminent psychologist Paul Bloom explains why suffering is an essential source of both pleasure and meaning in our lives.
"Martin Bailey has written some of the most interesting books on Vincent’s life in France, where he produced his greatest work” - Johan van Gogh, grandson of Theo, the ar...
Ten-year-old Jas has a unique way of experiencing her universe: the feeling of udder ointment on her skin as protection against harsh winters; the texture of green warts, like capers, on migrating ...
This book is about how we experience art, how we look at it, how we think about it. It is structured in the form of a series of conversations in some of the best-known museums in the world, but als...
In a very short time the queen was in a furious passion, and went stamping about, and shouting off with his head!' or 'Off with her head!' about once in a minute.
Tęsknię za dniami przed Ostatnim Spustoszeniem. Epoką, zanim Heroldowie nas porzucili, a Świetliści Rycerze zwrócili się przeciwko nam. Za czasem, gdy na świecie wciąż była magia, a w sercac...
‘Funny, emotional and deeply inspiring, this is perfect for anyone wanting to break out of their comfort zone’ HeatWhat would happen if a shy introvert lived as an out-and-o...
An overview of the life and work of much-loved children’s illustrator and author Judith Kerr, creator of classics such as The Tiger Who Came to Tea, and Mog.A thoughtful and intimate po...
Over the past twenty years European cities have become the envy of the world: a Kraftwerk Utopia of historic centres, supermodernist concert halls, imaginative public spaces and futuristic egalitar...
Dire Straits filled giant stadiums around the world and sold hundreds of millions of records. Throughout the eighties, they were one of the biggest bands on the planet. Their classic songs - 'Sul...
The war has come home.For more than forty years, Art Keller has been on the front lines of America’s longest conflict: the war on drugs. His obsession with defeating the godfather...
Marvellous Magicians celebrates the work of eight pioneering illusionists, both famous and under-represented, whose tricks have been the making of modern magic. Through a magical blend of biography...
Celebrated physicist and global bestselling author Paul Davies tells the story of the universe in thirty cosmological conundrumsIn the constellation of Eridanus there lurks a cosmic mys...
A delightfully witty and exciting graphic novel by one of Britain’s favourite artistsDragman tells the story of August Crimp, a man who has superpowers when he puts on women&rsquo...
ONE MAN. ONE HOPE. ONCE CHANCE TO BECOME A LEGEND.ONE MANSeventeen-year-old Samuel Sooleyman comes from a village in South Sudan, a war-torn country where one third of the populat...
ll she ever wanted was to be a super hero. But life had other plans for Jessica Jones. Now, the adventures of the would-be Avenger turned bitter superpowered private eye continue with two new cases...