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In the first Quarterly Essay for 2011, David Malouf returns to one of the most fundamental questions and gives it a modern twist- what makes for a happy life? With...

Good writers make writing look easy - but is it? Anyone learning to write will be encouraged by Making Stories it shows that even our greatest novelists come to their...

Over the last twenty years David Lyons has e stablished himself as a location and travel photographer of international standing. In this book he combines colour phot ographs with classic...

Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was born in Odense, the son of a shoemaker. His early life was wretched, but he was adopted by a patron and became a short-story writer,...

From the petri dish to the pet shop, meet the high-tech menagerie of the near future, as humans reinvent the animal kingdom Fluorescent fish that glow near pollution. Dolphins with...

A collection of Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales.

Paris and London have long held a mutual fascination, and never more so than in the period 1750-1914, when they vied to be the world's greatest city. Each city has...

Ranging from the largest terrestrial carnivore, the Polar Bear, and hyper-predatory wild cats, to the tiny Least Weasel that can squeeze through a wedding ring, the true carnivores - order...

Arrows will fly. Swords will swing. Heroes will fall. Legends will survive. And the Holy Land will never be the same. 1190 AD: Richard the Lionheart has launched his epic...

Set in a country struggling to come to terms with the legacy of its past and the promise of its future, The Shadow Walker is a gripping thriller that introduces...

Of course the Internet is not one thing or another; if anything, its boosters claim, the Web is everything at once. It's become not only our primary medium for communication...

Confidence is crucial to a happy and fulfilling life. And yet many of us lack confidence and self-belief. As a result, we are less adventurous and less likely to get...

God invented marriage. So it seems rather obvious to look to our Maker for marriage instructions. Yet by nature we prefer to work it out for ourselves, starting with our...

We ve come a long way from guesses at the Earth s shape (flat) and it s place in the Universe (dead centre). Thanks to ideas of pure genius and...

The virus is spreading and nowhere is safe. It's a scramble for survival as the number of zombies grows with every turn of the page. From a hospital under quarantine...

Designs for every style of garden: patios, low-maintenance, family, Japanese, rock, water, wildlife and kitchen.

It's the first day of the December school holidays and Martine has lots of fun planned for the next few weeks, not least spending time with Jemmy, her beloved white...

Is there a God, should I eat meat, where does the universe come from, could I live for ever as a robot These are the big questions readers will be...

Mums are amazing! Mummy can bring a smile to your face, smooth away your worries and take you on great adventures. She is special in so many ways! How do...

Sunsets serve as daily reminders that breathtaking beauty exists in this world-we just have to notice it. In a portable trim, Sunset Seeking invites nature-lovers, mindfulness practitioners, and pop science...

It is 1909 and Molly May , her husband lost-at-sea and presumed dead, has escaped from her cruel in-laws in Liverpool to Burscough Bridge, where she gives birth. Widower Nathan...

Victor Tuchman - a power-hungry real estate developer and an all-round bad man - is finally on his deathbed. His daughter Alex feels she can finally unearth the secrets of...

Number One bestselling author Sophie Kinsella returns with an irresistible new standalone about family love, family tensions and exactly what you might hear everyone saying if they didn't know you...

From the first rumblings of dissent in 2011, No Turning Back shows the unravelling of a nation: peaceful protests in Damascus collapsing into violence, families on both sides shattered by...

As the evenings draw in - a time of reckoning, rest and restoration - settle in with this new seasonal collection. Nature Tales for Winter Nights is a treasure trove...

'Across the moor galloped a huge dark beast; a heavily muscled horse with a gleaming, rippling black mane. The animal reared up, its hooves cutting the sky, its silken tail...

Be careful what you wish for Holly Grey only took up witchery to keep her friend out of trouble and now she's knee-deep in hassle, in the form of apocalyptic...

The history books are full of heroes and villains ... but what about all the idiots? Comedian and armchair historian Mikey Robins tells the astonishing story of human stupidity, one...

Ella's teacher has gone on holiday. And the new teacher just isn't the same. She doesn't smile and she calls Ella 'Bella'! What will Ella do?

p>From his humble beginnings on em>The Mike Walsh Show/em> as the snake boy of St Ives , Craig Bennett really has seen, done and reported on it all./p>p>In this delightfully...

An uplifting memoir about a mother's journey with cancer, the solace of community and the power of food to bring people together. When Alison, a mother of five school-aged children,...

It is time for this great love to be tested. But is anything strong enough to face the cries of heresy? 'If you will be a great man's mistress you...

Playing For Keeps by Catherine Mann In high school, Malcolm Douglas was a bad boy who stole the heart - and virginity - of good girl Celia Patel. But life...

Lady Rosabella's Ruse by Ann Lethbridge None of the women at a house party catch Garth Evernden's jaded eye. The only one worth noting is a covered-up lady's companion with...

"A gloriously indulgent romantic comedy set in the little town of Cypress Hollow. Lucy never forgot 'The Kiss'. Or the bad boy she shared it with. Now, 17 years later,...

Brooding loner Preston McQuinn's new apartment , like his life, was just the way he wanted it-dark and empty. But when sunny Cybill Campbell came barging into his well-ordered gloom,...

Enthralling, atmospheric and suspenseful, Stray Dog Winter is at once an unconventional Cold War thriller and an original, unforgettable love story set in 1980s Moscow. Darcy, a restless young artist,...

Ash Lynch has worked (if you can call it that) in the magazine industry for what feels like forever. But he's at a very loose end - his ambition to...

Powerful, moving, simple and forceful, the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights speaks to us all - about hope, about our ideals, about the sort of world we want to...

'The Wealth of Nations is, without doubt a 'book that changed the world.' But it has been taking its time. Two hundred and thirty one years after publication, Adam Smith's...

In a small town near Port Arthur in Tasmania in the mid-nineties, Kate Byrne is having an affair with the father of her most gifted student. In a small town...

An update of the bestselling title by Bronwyn Fox, first published in 1996. This book will give you a simple and practical approach to understanding and overcoming anxiety disorders. It...

The tale began in Reyanna's Prophecy : bound by a shared vision of devastating power, a young girl, aging heroes, a dangerous Mage, and a trio of evil sorcerers embark...