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The science of self-control, and how everyone can master it Can you resist everything except temptation? In a hedonistic age full of distractions, it's hard to possess willpower - or...

Penguin Classics relaunch The plays in this volume all contain Aristophanes' trademark bawdy comedy and dazzling verbal agility. In THE BIRDS, two frustrated Athenians join the birds to build the...

A fascinating study of Athenian political machinery, containing invaluable insights into Athenian democracy Probably written by a student of Aristotle, The Athenian Constitution is both a history and an analysis...

A beautiful, skillfully crafted work of chivalric romance Written by an unknown author in the twelfth century, this powerful tale of murder and revenge reaches back to the earliest epochs...

In his introduction, Ronald Blythe places the novel in the context of Henry James's literary career, and discusses his depiction of women and themes of money and change. Making her...

'Wolf Hall for the Ottoman Empire ... History at its most gripping' Telegraph Venice, 1522. Intelligence arrives from the east confirming Europe's greatest fear- the vastly rich Ottoman Sultan has...

The shocking, heart-breaking - and often very funny - true story behind Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit The shocking, heart-breaking - and often very funny - true story behind...

A reissue of this phenomenonally bestselling book with new material about how to connect with your angel THE PHENOMENAL SUNDAY TIMES AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 'The world has discovered a modest...

A new, modern look for Sebald's classic trilogy of books - Vertigo, The Emigrants and The Rings of Saturn - 20 years after the tragic death of one of our...

The first book in the bestselling Tashi series by the much loved, multi-award-winning author/illustrator team of Anna and Barbara Fienberg and Kim Gamble. 'Well, it was like this. Come and...

Tensions simmer as a small town, already divided by race, is torn apart by the deadliest of hurricanes . . . THE HELP meets TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD in this...

Your childhood crush turned movie star. Now set to play the leading role in a book he doesn't know you wrote about him. Jason Thorn is a name everyone recognises....

Alice Lightfoot is far too young to be a widow and a grandmother. Perhaps she'd been too young to be a wife, although she was happy enough at the time....

A serial killer is on the loose in Richmond, Virginia. Three women have died, brutalised and strangled in their own bedroom. There is no pattern: the killer appears to strike...

Robbery, murder, vandalism, incompetence and not enough parking spaces - just another day in the life of a big city's police department. Judy Hammer has accepted the challenge of Richmond,...

The eleventh Scarpetta novel, in which the Chief Medical Examiner is under a Grand Jury investigation for murder. She knows she's being framed and she no longer knows who she...

Realistic and entertaining thriller which throws an ironic light on how to police a city. Deputy Chief Virginia West likes and respects her boss, Hammer, but with an increasing number...

The Pagan Stone had stood for hundreds of years, long before three boys gathered around it to spill their blood in a bond of brotherhood, unwittingly releasing a force bent...

A stolen manuscript. New York Author Sam Tynnan is violently assaulted and his new thriller wiped from his computer. Then world events begin to mirror those in his unpublished book...

101 marvellous facts, brilliantly explained: Why do we have nails? Why is the sky blue? Why can birds stand on electric wires and not be electrocuted? Educate your child with...

Just as Alex Cross is beginning to feel that life is good and he is finally coming out of the depression he s been in since the death of his...

Andie dreams of becoming an artist. Her best paintings are inspired by the moon and so she's fascinated by news of the first moon landing. But will it be the...

Mary and her sister Jane have always longed for a handsome young poet to whisk them away from their mundane life. Then, in the spring of 1814, Percy Shelley walks...

Brian Viner and his family had enjoyed much about their nice little middle-class patch of north London, but gradually realised they were suffering from a severe case of 'metropause' --...

This work reveals the work of inventors and scientists who are developing ways to produce the electricity we need for the 21st century. It also looks at the psychology of...

Although we live in an ocean of words, we rarely acknowledge their power to uplift or put down, to inspire or discourage, to help or hurt. But in this jewel...

For new dads, So You're Going to Be a Dad is the bottom line on pregnancy, childbirth, newborns, and young children. Inspiring and down-to-earth, the guide prepares readers for the...

Working from the core message of Ephesians 1:11, Jo Saxton implores women to reject mistaken identities and affirms readers with the Biblical truth that "In him we were also chosen,...

In a world of magic, can science save the day? Wednesday Weeks never wanted to be a sorcerer's apprentice. She'd rather study science than magic. But when her cloak-wearing, staff-wielding...

The Early Years of School has been revised and expanded from the earlier editions of Teaching Children in the First Three Years of School . This book provides a practical...

Nate Monk is Kieran's father. He's a single parent of a 'differently wired' child, a talented musician who once stood on the cusp of success and a man resigned to...

'Steph takes you into her world with refreshing honesty. Her voice is that rare combination of conviction and vulnerability' Kumi Taguchi 'With In/Out , Steph Lenz shows that if love...

In this provocative and searching book, Terry Lane poses such endlessly perplexing questions as Is there a God?Does She care about such an insignificant planet?Why does She permit the innocent...

A page-turning young adult historical romance that will entrance girls aged 13 years plus. Allie Bennett has moved to Norfolk Island with her family, and as the texts and phone...

Nicole Richie returns with a follow up to her Australian & international top 10 hit THE TRUTH ABOUT DIAMONDS. 'Well-written, pacy and confident' DAILY MAIL Meet Charlotte Williams . ....

The President's wife - is she a victim or a heroine? Is she a victim or a heroine? Beth Wilford Avery is the most famous woman in the world. At...

For all fans of the bestselling phenomenons FIFTY SHADES and THE BRIDE STRIPPED BARE, this is next erotic must-read. For fans of FIFtY SHADES OF GREY; the author of sensational...

They say music is the universal language... Since an alien selected her to be his time-travelling partner, Joss has met an assassin, confronted an anti-alien lobby and had her freewheeling...

A young digger's legendary adventures during World War II in a revised edition for younger readers. Ages 13+ At 19, Ern Brough signed up for the biggest adventure of his...

Mad at the modern world? Meet Mark Dapin ... your new best friend Modern life: advertorials, obscenely cheerful breakfast tV hosts, celebrity chefs, call centres, smiling charity collectors. Brands, highly...

Kathy O'Beirne was sexually abused at eight, labeled "troublesome" by a psychiatrist, and sent to reform school. After being raped by a visiting priest, she was transferred to a psychiatric...

For millions of women, infidelity becomes central to their marriages. For those women life can be emotional torture and this book addresses three basic questions: why do women stay when...