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Michael Faraday's celebrated series of lectures,The Chemical History of a Candle, turned into one of the most successful science books ever published and was a classic work of Victorian popular...

Australia has produced many fine poets over the past half-century, and in this anthology the Australian poet Peter Porter has compiled an impartial collection of modern Australian verse commencing in...

In this visionary look into the future, Freeman Dyson argues that technological changes fundamentally alter our ethical and social arrangements and that three rapidly advancing new technologies--solar energy, genetic engineering,...

When Benjamin Franklin, the 18th-century American statesman and scientist, watched the calming effect of a drop of oil on the waves and ripples of a London pond, he was observing...

A cosy bed, a snoring granny, a dreaming child, a dozing dog, a snoozing--WAIT! There's a surprise in store, and little ones will want to discover it over and over...

From the author of CBCA-shortlisted Yellow comes a powerful exploration of family and identity set against the humid build-up to the wet season in Darwin. He's back. The monster. It's...

A generous collection of wisdom and humour from Ethel Chop offers more advice than you'll ever need on how to live in the new age without turning into a loopdeloo...

W.A.R.P. The Forever Man is the third book in the new time-travel adventure series from the bestselling author of Artemis Fowl. You can't outrun your own history . . ....

THE ONE WHERE GREG SHAPES UP The third laugh-out-loud, fully-illustrated Diary of a Wimpy Kid book from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney ! A global phenomenon with 250 million...

The true story of one of the most famous, fashionable and fascinating streets in London Brick Lane today is a place of extremes - a street that's constantly reinventing itself....

When successful author Gerald Candless dies of a sudden heart attack, his eldest, adoring daughter Sarah embarks on a memoir of him and soon discovers that her perfect father was...

"This unflinching novel chronicles a woman's relationship with a violent man in a way that brings fresh insight to the subject . . . engaging and uplifting." - O, The...

One cold autumn night, a woman is found hanging from a beam in her summer cottage by Lake Thingvellir. At first sight it appears to be a straightforward case of...

Winner of the Crime Writers Association Gold Dagger Award for Best Crime Novel of the Year in 1986, this is a chilling insight into the mind of the criminally insane,...

There's the family you come from, and the family you create. o Bronson's international bestseller What Should I Do With My Life? inspired a generation. For this remarkable new book,...

When political high-flier, Colin Ashby, is arrested for murder, no one even begins to guess at the shocking repercussions. is wife, Beth, throws herself into the kind of reckless high-living...

In Edwardian England a vow of friendship is a thing of innocence. Even when tested by the passionate militancy of the suffragette movement or the rigorous demands of the Season,...

Ground-breaking alcoholic alchemy from London cocktail supremo Tony Conigliaro Cocktails are back in a big way - but no more '2 for 1' Tequila Sunrises. Today's cocktails are a sensory...

"A must read for anyone in business, government or academia. The lessons Hayashi teaches are all too often taken for granted. This work distills a lifetime of experience into easily...

#1 New York Times Bestseller "The pace of "The Cel-list" never slack-ens as its ac-tion vol-leys from Zurich to Tel Aviv to Paris and be-yond. Mr. Silva tells his story...

Here is a non-traditional approach to life that questions the "myth of maturity". Berends stresses that, rather than being so concerned with becoming impressive, self-reliant adults, people need to be...

This incredible debut historical novel-in the tradition of Beatriz Williams and Jennifer Robson-tells the fascinating story of a young mother who flees her home on the rocky cliffs of Cornwall...

In the tradition of Ian McEwan and Patrick McGrath, comes a mesmerizing novel of family secrets and one man's search for redemption.

"[A] superb biography....Scholarly, refreshing, commonsensical, and compelling, vividly portraying the charismatic Empress and her times." --Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of Sashenka Simon Dixon's Catherine the Great is a complete and...

This #1 New York Times bestseller from Janet Evanovich moves into the fast lane with a thrilling, high-octane misadventure with high stakes, hot nights, cold-blooded murder, sunken treasure, a woman...

The secret history of an empire The mythical power of a stone The quest to solve the legend of ... The Queen Jade For centuries, explorers and scholars of the...

A stunning follow-up to her bestselling debut, Mrs. Kimble , Jennifer Haigh returns with Baker Towers , a compelling story of love and loss in a western Pennsylvania mining town...

Meet Eva, Simone and Ash: best friends, budding journalists, and the stars of this delightful new series about family, friends, and DOGS, from the author of the much-loved MARSHMALLOW PIE...

A Times Best Book on the Royal Family of the Year 2022 This is a biography of the Queen Mother with all the dull bits stripped out. When told that...

The secrets of an aristocratic dynasty are about to be revealed... London 1949. The New Look is in, Princess Elizabeth's wedding has raised morale and the capital is filled with...

Perennial relaunch the classic Martin Beck detective series from the 1960s - the novels that have inspired all crime fiction written ever since. Widely recognised as the greatest masterpieces of...

Haunting novel about time and identity set in post-war 'fast set' Britain. A brilliant new novel that is quite different from the wonderful Ferney but which has some of the...