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This superb illustrated series charts the rise and fall of the German Air Force from 1939 to 1945. Each volume makes use of over a hundred rare and valuable photographs,...

Who needs yet another book on the Holocaust? Sadly, most of us. The vast amount of serious research work on the Holocaust never reaches the general public, and our notions...

What makes philosophy on the continent of Europe so different and exciting? And why does it have such a reputation for being 'difficult'? Covering the great philosophers of the modern...

Rene Descartes is famous as the philosopher who was prepared to doubt everything - even his own physical existence. Most people also know that he said, 'I think, therefore I...

Shakespeare's pre-eminence is simply unparalleled. His plays pack theatres and provide Hollywood with blockbuster scripts; his works inspire mountains of scholarship and criticism every year. He has given us many...

More than anything else, language is what makes us human. Linguistics, the discipline which studies the structure, function, and phenomena of lanuage, has uncovered many surprising and fascinating things about...

Freud revolutionized the way we think about ourselves. His psychoanalytic terms such as Id, Ego, libido, neurosis and Oedipus Complex have become a part of our everyday vocabulary. But do...

The highly-anticipated sequel to The Proudest Blue and The Kindest Red, a NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES which explores sisterhood and kindness, from trailblazer and Olympic medallist Ibtihaj Muhammad. Bravery...

A deeply moving and revelatory reading experience, the essays collected in Portrait of an Island on Fire form a searing account of Mauritius at a crucial moment in its history....

When an albatross strays too far from its home, or loses its bearings, it becomes an 'accidental', an unmoored wanderer. The protagonists of these eight stories each find the ordinary...

In Dysphoria Mundi, Paul B. Preciado has written a mutant text assembled from essays, philosophy, poetry and autofiction that captures a moment of profound change and possibility. Rooted in the...

Toby Withers, a young man with epilepsy, leaves New Zealand after the death of his mother. While on board a ship to England, he meets Zoe, a middle-aged woman looking...

In his foreword to The Ways of Paradise, Peter Cornell presents this so-called found manuscript, the work of a now-deceased, obscure researcher who spent three decades in the National Library...

In 1937, Elias Canetti began collecting notes for the project that 'by definition, he could never live to complete', as translator Peter Filkins writes in his afterword. The Book Against...

In The Possessed, Witold Gombrowicz, considered by many to be Poland's greatest modernist, draws together the familiar tropes of the Gothic novel to produce a darkly funny and playful subversion...

Here at last is an exciting new translation of the modernist Brazilian epic Macunaima, by Mario de Andrade. This landmark novel from 1928 has been hugely influential. It follows the...

Corbin College, not-quite-upstate New York, winter 1959-1960: Ruben Blum, a Jewish historian-but not an historian of the Jews-is co-opted onto a hiring committee to review the application of an exiled...

In Affinities, Brian Dillon explores images and artists he is drawn to or loves, and tries to analyse the attraction. What do we mean when we claim affinity with an...

** Shortlisted for Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Writing Award, 2025 ** *A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* ONE OF THE FINANCIAL TIMES ' BEST BOOKS OF SUMMER 2024 'HANDS DOWN THE GREATEST...

When should you adopt an aggressive business strategy? How do we make decisions when we don't have all the information? What makes international environmental cooperation possible? Game theory is the...

From the creators of An Aussie Christmas Gum Tree and When Santa Got Stuck in a Gum Tree , comes an Easter adventure full of laughs, friendship and surprises. Easter...

The perfect book to share to talk about forgiveness. The Mini and Milo stories are designed for both parent and teacher led discussion, and also as humorous, heart-warming stories to...

A hilariously clever picture book about a man with a white beard and a red hat who, despite all evidence to the contrary, insists that he is NOT Santa Claus....

This "tidy, efficient" ( School Library Journal , starred review), and endlessly satisfying picture book from beloved creator Rosemary Wells is the perfect tool for introducing baby and toddlers to...

Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun is really fun... It never loses its central heart and manages to blend humor and more serious plotlines smoothly....a nice attention to detail in both...

The twenty-sixth thrilling novel in the globally bestselling Women's Murder Club series. The twenty-sixth thrilling novel in the globally bestselling Women's Murder Club series. ______________________________________________________ Beautiful young women are disappearing...

Michael Rosen's hilarious viral video poem is brought to life in picture book form by award-winning illustrator Neal Layton. Michael Rosen's poem about his dad and the too-hot potato is...

"Sure to become a seasonal bedtime favourite. " Children's Books of the Month, Guardian "Jarvis again demonstrates his aptitude for capturing a child's voice" Observer, Best Children's Books of 2024...

Join Little Fish and his friends in this colourful, deep-sea delight with opposite pairs to discover on every page. Hello, I am Little Fish, swimming in the sea. Today I'm...

'I like listening to people who know things that I don't,' Gareth Southgate told me. 'That's how you learn.' Former Olympian and best-selling author Matthew Syed is one of the...

From the bestselling author of Germania, Lotharinigia is the third installment in Simon Winder's personal history of Europe. In 843 AD, the three surviving grandsons of the great emperor Charlemagne...

'A sequence of unalloyed delight' The Guardian This is where the dragons went. They lie . . . not dead, not asleep, but . . . dormant. And although the...

Seirin High's greatest basketball superstar was the one no one literally saw coming-the invisible Kuroko! Tetsuya Kuroko doesn't stand out much. In fact, he's so plain that people hardly ever...

In a world of magic, Asta, a boy with anti-magic powers, will do whatever it takes to become the Wizard King! Asta is a young boy who dreams of becoming...

The epic ninja adventure that became a global phenomenon! Naruto is a young shinobi with an incorrigible knack for mischief. He's got a wild sense of humor, but Naruto is...

Plucky Gon's quest to find his dad leads him into a whole world of crazy adventure. Hunters are a special breed, dedicated to tracking down treasures, magical beasts, and even...

Plucky Gon's quest to find his dad leads him into a whole world of crazy adventure. Hunters are a special breed, dedicated to tracking down treasures, magical beasts, and even...

Imagine The Lord of the Rings if the Fellowship had failed . . . What happens when all the heroes are dead and only the morally grey misfits are left...

A spellbinding gift book written and illustrated in full color by Academy Award nominated star of stage and screen, Keira Knightley. Inspired by the author's experiences as a parent, I...

Get ready for your new obsession - the unputdownable thriller from the award-winning, No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author, Andrea Mara. Two missing girls. One murder. Is your daughter the victim......

Two hundred and seventy-four years after the fall of the WorldWeb in THE FALL OF HYPERION, Raoul Endymion is sent on a quest. Retrieving Aenea from the Sphinx before the...

Stronger, faster, lighter, safer, smarter - these are the textiles of tomorrow. From the carbon-fibre bicycle frame to the cardiac constraint sock and the Mars Pathfinder landing airbags, material innovations...

Celebrate Easter with this hilarious adventure starring the crayons from the #1 New York Times bestseller The Day the Crayons Quit! Easter is the perfect time for crayons! They get...

A brand new instalment in the Princess Betony series by award-winning author Pamela Freeman. The hobgoblin is not happy! The kitchen staff have stopped leaving milk out for him. And...

Can a one-legged boy train to become a great samurai warrior? Niya Moto is the only one-legged Samurai kid in Japan, famous for falling flat on his face in the...

Cranford Classic edition

After his crushing defeat of Prussia in 1806, Napoleon marched into Poland to forestall any Russian attempts to come to the aid of their ally. There then followed the bloody...

A New York Times Notable Book of 2014 Smuggled out of Europe after the collapse of Germany, Eichmann managed to live a peaceful and active exile in Argentina for years...