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A condensed guide to life from the bestselling author of The Black Swan, Nassim Nicholas Taleb's The Bed of Procrustes is an invaluable collection of aphorisms navigate the modern world...

A classic work from the international mega-seller, Antony Beevor, on the terrifying end to the Second World War The Red Army had much to avenge when it finally reached the...

'One of the smartest books of all time' Fortune 'One of the smartest books of all time' Fortune Everyone wants to succeed in life. But what causes some of us...

The little book with a very big idea that has everyone talking Quiet, the Sunday Times and New York Times Bestseller by Susan Cain, will permanently change how we see...

Selected for the BBC FOUR Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-fiction longlist Getting a grip on the creation and ultimate fate of the universe is one of the great scientific stories...

One of a handful of great film books. Born into a theatrical family, Chaplin's father died of drink while his mother, unable to bear the poverty, suffered from bouts of...

Tomcat Murr is a loveable, self-taught animal who has written his own autobiography. But a printer's error causes his story to be accidentally mixed and spliced with a book about...

Eusebius is regarded as *the* historian of Christian antiquity Eusebius's account is the only surviving historical record of the Church during its crucial first 300 years. Bishop Eusebius, a learned...

The first full-length biography of a woman novelist by a woman novelist, which was almost single-handedly responsible for creating the Bronte myth Elizabeth Gaskell's biography of her close friend Charlotte...

A collection of Bacon's vibrant, intelligent essays covering subjects ranging from ambition to the vicissitude of things One of the major political figures of his time, Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626)...

One of the most popular and controversial historians of the twentieth century, who made his subject accessible to millions, A.J.P. Taylor caused a storm of outrage with this scandalous bestseller....

A murder mystery and a serious exploration of racism in the American South An elderly, proud black farmer, Lucas Beauchamp, is wrongfully arrested for the murder of a white man....

Reveals that all of us can excel at our chosen activities and offers a guide to unlocking our potential 'Anyone who wants to get better at anything should read Peak.'...

The long-awaited second volume of Volker Ullrich's acclaimed biography of the F hrer, taking us through the war years - from the early triumphs of the Blitzkrieg to Hitler's suicide...

Rosemary Sutcliff's famous and captivating novels based on the legends of King Arthur, brought together in one spellbinding trilogy. 'Traitor! Now is your death-time upon you!' You may think you...

The riveting and definitive biography of the Islamic world's most famous military hero 'Superbly researched and enormously entertaining... One of the outstanding books of the year' The Times An epic...

From the bestselling author of How to Live, an enthralling and original new book about a group of young thinkers, the birth of existentialism and some of the biggest questions...

NOW A MAJOR BBC TV ADAPTATION 'Still grips the reader with its epic-narrative sweep and all-embracing humanitarianism' Douglas Kennedy, Sunday Times Read the masterful story of romance and revolution behind...

Stephen Fry's The Ode Less Travelled provides us with a witty and entertaining guide to the mysteries of writing poetry. If you can speak and read English, you can write...

The first volume of collected short stories, written by a master of the form This classic collection of stories moves from England, France and Spain to the silver sands of...

A portrait of the Winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1965, we see the wisdom, humour and curiosity of Richard Feynman through a series of conversations with his...

What does climate change mean? How will global warming affect our lives? Is it the cause of wilder storms and more frequent droughts? Are these events inevitable? Tim Flannery makes...

Known for his originality and courageous thinking on matters ranging from the treatment of animals to genetic screening, Peter Singer now turns his attention to the ethical issues surrounding globalisation....

The gripping seventh novel in the Peninsula Crimes series sees Inspector Challis and Sergeant Destry on the hunt for a serial rapist, while Australia's ice epidemic starts encroaching on their...

'Help me, please help me.' Young, naked, filthy, the woman must have stumbled through bushland to get here. She was clasping the top fence wire with both hands, rocking and...

Twice now he'd watched her take this detour after school, down to the waterfront reserve, to the magic of the Waterloo Show. Dodgem cars, Ferris wheel, fairy floss on a...

On Saturday evening she'd watched Robert have sex with five women. She'd had sex with two men. And now it was Tuesday morning and she was driving along the highway...

A novel about family, belonging, and the agony of imagining the life you should have had, sparked by the disappearance of a four-year-old Mi'kmaq girl from the blueberry fields of...

Day's End is the latest novel in the Australian rural crime series by critically acclaimed author Garry Disher, featuring beloved local copper Hirsch. Hirsch's rural beat is wide. Daybreak to...

Twenty years ago Charlie Deravin's mother went missing near the family beach shack-believed murdered; body never found. His father has lived under a cloud of suspicion ever since. Now Charlie's...

A gruesome case just got personal. DCI Jack Hawksworth returns in a gripping crime thriller where he must navigate the treacherous depths of one of London's most sinister black markets....

The heart-stopping new crime thriller in the Detective Jack Hawksworth series by blockbuster author Fiona McIntosh. Superstar footballer Luca Bruni is being blackmailed for a night of lust he swears...

A gripping and original epic fantasy from the million-copy bestselling author. Wyl Thirsk is very young when he inherits the role as commander of the Morgravian army for a new...

Set over one sizzling summer, FUNNY STORY is a shimmering, joyful new novel about the happily-ever-after that wasn't and the exes determined to make the best of it from the...

The globe-trotting spy thriller that inspired the action blockbuster Argylle , starring Henry Cavill, Bryce Dallas Howard and Samuel L. Jackson, directed by Matthew Vaughn of Kingsman trilogy fame. One...

After breaking a "curse" on the imperial heirs, a palace servant with training in herbal medicine is promoted up the ranks to food taster...and right into the thick of palace...

After breaking a "curse" on the imperial heirs, a palace servant with training in herbal medicine is promoted up the ranks to food taster...and right into the thick of palace...

After breaking a "curse" on the imperial heirs, a palace servant with training in herbal medicine is promoted up the ranks to food taster...and right into the thick of palace...

After breaking a "curse" on the imperial heirs, a palace servant with training in herbal medicine is promoted up the ranks to food taster...and right into the thick of palace...

After breaking a "curse" on the imperial heirs, a palace servant with training in herbal medicine is promoted up the ranks to food taster...and right into the thick of palace...

After breaking a "curse" on the imperial heirs, a palace servant with training in herbal medicine is promoted up the ranks to food taster...and right into the thick of palace...

The first book in the dark romance series from New York Times, USA today, international, and Amazon #1 bestselling author. From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Rina...

A stylish reissue of the Booker Prize-winning, Golden Booker Prize-shortlisted classic- now with a new introduction by Elif Shafak Claudia Hampton - beautiful, famous, independent, dying. But she remains defiant...

The Sunday Times Thriller of the Month - a British Agent alone in frozen Russia. A Cold War secret that could echo through history . . . 1987. High in...

THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF THE FIRST WEXFORD CASE THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY KATE HAMER 'If crime fiction is currently in rude good health ....

The definitive translation of the world's greatest novel 'Indisputably the definitive translation' Observer 'If there is one novel you should read before you die, it is Don Quixote' Ben Okri...

Dark and whimsical tales from one of Japan's most beloved early twentieth-century writers Japanese fairy tales - enchanting, enigmatic stories of animals, human beings and the great natural world. Dark...

'Hilarious, touching and hotly sublime' JULIA ARMFIELD SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE 2024 THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 'Delightfully confident . . . a total pleasure' TIMES 'Warm, witty and...