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A bold and eye-opening account of the coming integration of Europe and Asia In this original and timely book, Bruno Ma es argues that the best word for the emerging...

From humble beginnings, Kenneth Branagh drove himself to dizzy heights of accomplishment. By twenty-one he had starred in a West End hit. At twenty-three he was playing Henry V for...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedAndré Maurois, one of France's most celebrated literary figures, presents in Call No Man Happy...

'Engaging, honest and funny...Stacey could write about Farrow & Ball paint drying - not to mention the breakdown of a marriage and a lifetime's dreams - and make it funny....

After their successful book speculating on What Killed Jane Austen, Dr Jim Leavesley and Dr George Biro turn their attention to How Isaac Newton Lost His Marbles and more medical...

RESIDENT'S BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024 A ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024 '[Joel's] got me glued to these pages . . . I think my brother knows how...

An Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, novel. 'It was the middle of November, I was supposed to be out jogging, but instead I was sitting at my breakfast table talking about...

'Macavity' (the mystery cat!) is one of the best-loved poems from T. S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats - the inspiration for Cats: The Musical - beloved by...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image; 16 tipped on colour plates of paintings - identification and description of plates. Few artists in the...

The definitive story of the greatest art theft in history.In a secret meeting in 1981, a low-level Boston thief gave career gangster Ralph Rossetti the tip of a lifetime: the...

In an old house in Paris that was covered in vines lived twelve little girls in two straight lines . . . In an old house in Paris that was...

'Wow! An absolute pleasure. Chilling, smart, funny , and what a voice she has' GILLIAN FLYNN Blown away. What else can I tell you? Brigid Quinn is a heroine to...

In 2007 Luke Harding arrived in Moscow to take up a new job as a correspondent for the British newspaper the Guardian. Within months, mysterious agents from Russia's Federal Security...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodCondition remarks: minor wear on cover; internally sound. A landmark publication in the story of indigenous art,...

All men should have a hobby: it keeps them out from under their wives feet. A bit of DIY, gardening, bowls or snooker, mysterious activities in the potting shed fine....

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerFew names are as inseparable from the charting of a continent as that of Matthew Flinders, the indomitable British navigator...

Who am I? I ask myself. What makes me a ME? I think hard with all my might, And look around to see. What makes you a you? Are you...

Scaldingly honest, impeccably researched and movingly written, 'MAXED OUT' is, as 'FAST FOOD NATION' was to the food industry, the book the captains of the debt industry wish you would...

This is the extraordinary story of David White, a Manchester City legend whose life was torn apart by abuse he suffered at the hands of one of his coaches. David...

'The perfect antidote to our modern mental health epidemic' PROFESSOR TIM SPECTOR 'Wallace has a deep understanding of what matters most to us - and her book shows us how...

The fifth title in the number one bestselling CHERUB series! James and his fellow cherubs infiltrate an Australian cult, in the most exciting CHERUB story yet. CHERUB exists for the...

Rafe and the rest of the New Protectors are facing their greatest challenge yet. The wizard Daltec has been struck down by a magical curse, and the land of Tangala...

Malcolm McLaren, Interviewed at The Eagle Gallery, London 1996 , prints for the first time a 1996 interview with the artist and pop impresario Malcolm McLaren. He reflects on punk...

Sloane Tanen's irresistible chickens are back. Join these fluffy, yellow, surprisingly human chick - who made their first appearance in Tanen's hit, Bitter with Baggage Seeks Same - as they...

'An empowering read . . . it is refreshing to see somebody celebrate the role that black Britons have played in this island's long and complicated history' DAVID LAMMY, author...

Oxford thought it was at war. And then it was. After the horrors of the First World War, Oxford looked like an Arcadia - a dream world - from which...

Is hideous prose and ghastly poetry more fabulous than great literature Determined to find out, award-winning comedian Robin Ince has spent most of the 21st century rummaging through charity shops,...

THE INSTANTLY ICONIC NO.1 BESTSELLER | NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES BOOK 1 IN THE CANON CLEMENT MYSTERY SERIES 'Cosy crime with a cutting edge' Sunday Telegraph 'Whodunnit fans can...

The master from the Golden Age of Illustration lends his distinct humour and romanticism to these enchanting and enduring morality tales with 13 full-colour and 53 black-and-white illustrations. Beware of...

Oxford thought it was at war. And then it was. After the horrors of the First World War, Oxford looked like an Arcadia - a dreamworld - from which pain...

Christopher Neve's classic book is a journey into the imagination through the English landscape. How is it that artists, by thinking in paint, have come to regard the landscape as...

The essential crime book of our times, from the author of the bestselling McMafia. Shortlisted for the Orwell Prize 2012 We live our lives online - banking, shopping, working, dating...

Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004) studied painting before taking up photography in his early twenties. One of the founders of the photography agency Magnum (together with Robert Capa and others), he is...

Madhouse reveals a long-suppressed medical scandal, shocking in its brutality and sobering in its implications. It shows how a leading American psychiatrist of the early twentieth century came to believe...

One morning in 1994, two men in a stolen car skid to a halt in front of Norway s National Gallery. Minutes later, they roar off with Edvard Munch's iconic,...

'Lets us see how power really worked, in public and private ... Stothard tells this story superbly' Dominic Sandbrook, SUNDAY TIMES 14 CE: The first Roman emperor is dead. A...

'Francis combines the precision of science with a profound insight into the human condition' GUARDIAN FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF ADVENTURES IN HUMAN BEING AND RECOVERY Between a quarter and...

A beautifully plotted spooky mystery, packed with surprises' Reader review ***** 'An author who never disappoints ' Reader review ***** Detective Inspector Joe Plantagenet returns in the gripping crime series...

The ninja, Japan's famous black-clad spies and assassins renowned for their superb martial arts skills, are the stuff of legend, their shadowy dealings inspiring countless tales in Japanese folklore. No...

Do you want to get to the stage - soon - where you are truly financially independent, able to use your money in the way you'd like, and be completely...

Join Rachel, Kirsty and the Festival Fairies as they help to make special celebrations everywhere run smoothly with the help of fairy magic. When Deena the Diwali Fairy's diya lamp...

An unapologetic guide to the first year of motherhood, Enough About the Baby is a newborn book for women who recognise the necessity of self-care - even if sometimes the...