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From the author of His Dark Materials come four tales of myth, magic and adventure. The Firework Maker's Daughter I Was A Rat! Clockwork The Scarecrow and His Servant A...

The ground-breaking history of civil rights and inequality by legendary political activist and scholar Angela Y. Davis 'Black women were equal to their men in the oppression they suffered; they...

A No. 1 New York Times bestseller. An international phenomenon. A spiritual masterpiece - now in pocket form. 'My no. 1 guru will always be Eckhart Tolle.' Chris Evans 'A...

The first ever graphic novel treatment of Orwell's seminal fable, now in paperback When the downtrodden animals of Manor Farm overthrow their master Mr Jones and take over the farm...

In this newly translated classic of spiritual literature, Bernanos considers what it really means to be humble, charitable and loving This quiet, imaginative novel is a study of faith in...

The greatest classic of Vietnamese literature in a stunning new verse translation. "This manuscript is ancient, priceless, bamboo-rolled, perfumed with musty spices. Sit comfortably by this good light, that you...

The inspiring true story of a father and son's fight to stay together and to survive the Holocaust In 1939, Gustav Kleinmann, a Jewish upholsterer in Vienna, was seized by...

A multimillion-copy bestselling book of spiritual wisdom about slowing down in our fast-paced world The world moves fast, but that doesn't mean we have to. In this timely guide to...

A new translation and abridgement of one of the four classical Chinese novels, this is the epic story of the fall of the Han dynasty and rise of the Three...

As we publish all of le Carre's work for the first time, a special look for the books featuring his iconic character, George Smiley George Smiley, now chief of the...

A rich and exquisite anthology that illuminates Japanese travel over a thousand years Shortlisted for the NSW Translation Prize Discover a realm of travel writing undreamed of in the West...

Hayes's masterpiece is an exquisite depiction of a doomed love affair set in noirish, 1950s New York In a Manhattan bar, a middle-aged man tells a pretty girl a story-...

The first truly authoritative and accessible history of philosophy to cover both Western and Eastern traditions The story of philosophy is an epic tale- an exploration of the ideas, views...

Iris Origo's most famous book, her classic study of the life and times of a medieval Italian merchant In 1870 an astonishing cache, containing some 150,000 letters and great numbers...

No matter what you eat, how much you exercise, how skinny or young or wise you are, none of it matters if you're not breathing properly. There is nothing more...

Volume two of Javier Maria's acclaimed and evocative 'novel in parts' The first volume of Javier Marias's 'novel in parts' saw Jacques Deza questioning the morality of his position in...

The classic work about improving creativity, and thinking more productively. THE classic work about improving creativity from world-renowned writer and philosopher Edward de Bono In schools we are taught to...

The classic work about meetings and decision-making **The multi-million copy bestselling phenomenon** Do you regularly find yourself in long, unstructured meetings which end without a decision? Are you a team...

The sensational US bestseller that teaches us how to embrace vulnerability **Now on Netflix as The Call to Courage** Every time we are introduced to someone new, try to be...

Arnold Bennett's superb London novel - both a story about one grim household and a panorama of the life of a great city Henry Earlforward, a shabby Clerkenwell bookseller, has...

The first collection of its kind- a compendium of source texts on yoga, translated, introduced and edited by two of the foremost yoga scholars in the world Despite the immense...

The #1 Sunday Times bestselling guide to healthier, happier relationships by a leading psychotherapist How can we have better relationships? In this Sunday Times bestseller, leading psychotherapist Philippa Perry reveals...

A new model for leadership, by a former Navy captain who transformed his submarine Captain David Marquet was used to giving orders. In the high-stress environment of USS Santa Fe,...

Scandinavia's best-loved children's classic from the first female writer who won the Nobel Prize in Literature Nils Holgersson is a naughty boy who tortures animals and never listens to his...

The most influential political writer alive today presents a state-of-the-world look at America's global power and politics 'As long as the general population is diverted to consumerism or hatred of...

A memoir in a hundred songs - classy storytelling from Australia's most prodigious singer-songwriter. Paul Kelly is a uniquely gifted storyteller. For thirty years he has written songs of uncommon...

A bumper book of funny stories from a favourite Australian author - THREE BOOKS IN ONE plus a BONUS new story! 'A brilliantly funny writer' Sunday Telegraph Swap a bomb...

THE NATIONAL BESTSELLER 'Fascinatingly imaginative popular history.' Sydney Morning Herald On 25 April 1915, Allied forces landed on the Gallipoli Peninsula in present-day Turkey to secure the sea route between...

In the Trenches of Hell. The story of the first major action of the AIF on the Western Front. THE NATIONAL BESTSELLER On 19 July 1916, 7000 Australian soldiers -...

This highly acclaimed collection of memoirs is Winton's most intimate and revealing work yet. Along with Island Home and Land's Edge (both also first published in paperback in 2017), it...

One of Patricia Grace's most popular novels. Now a feature film, this is the unforgettable story of three women's intersecting lives. Makareta is the chosen one - carrying her family's...

'This country leans in on you. Like family. To my way of thinking, it is family.' The natural world, in Tim Winton's novels, is as much a living presence as...

The essential younger girl's guide to puberty and the pre-teen years. Fully revised and updated. Kaz Cooke, best-selling author of Girl Stuff for teens, expertly adapts her advice for younger...

Robin de Crespigny's The People Smuggler is the gripping, inspiring story of one man's escape from Saddam's Iraq to become 'the Oskar Schindler of Asia'. Robin de Crespigny's The People...

The bestselling Once and its sequel Then, now published in the one edition for the first time. My name is Felix Once I saved a girl called Zelda from a...

The inspiration for the new Netflix series, Lupin, starring Omar Sy. The inspiration for the Netflix series, Lupin, starring Omar Sy A curated collection of the very best adventures of...

The Tall Man is the story of Palm Island, the tropical paradise where one morning Cameron Doomadgee swore at a policeman and forty minutes later lay dead in a watch-house...

A searing study of American poverty from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Evicted The United States is the richest country on earth, yet has more poverty than any other advanced...

Bestselling author and Zen priest Ryunosuke Koike teaches us how to reconnect with our five senses and move towards enlightenment What would happen if we learnt to look instead of...

A classic of modern travel writing- the story of one man's epic trek across Japan, from north to south One sunny spring morning in the 1970s, an unlikely Englishman set...

A graceful, illuminating study of the wisdom of the natural world, from a world-renowned indigenous scientist As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature...

A vital exploration of gender politics from a highly influential philosopher who has been described as 'the Simone de Beauvoir of the 21st century' Male entitlement takes many forms. To...

A both definitive and highly enjoyable book on how modern Japan works - now fully updated to 2020 and the new 'Reiwa' Era Despite years of stagnation, Japan remains one...

The classic life of Cromwell by one of Britain's great radical historians A nuanced biography of Oliver Cromwell, breaking down Cromwell's life into different parts- fenland farmer and humble backbencher;...

A spellbinding journey through the life of an English monk, an age of discovery and the mysteries of the medieval mind The Middle Ages were a time of wonder. They...

The first ever maths book to be a No.1 Bestseller shows us what happens when maths goes wrong in the real world What makes a bridge wobble when it's not...

The No.1 international bestselling author back with a powerful and provocative exploration of why we so often misread other people The routine traffic stop that ends in tragedy. The spy...

A concise, yet wide-ranging inquiry into the roots of modernity and the turmoil of the present day. Tourists, terrorists, secularists, hackers, fundamentalists, transhumanists, algorithmicians- in this book Roberto Calasso considers...