This inaugural-and all new-Tarcher Cornerstone Edition presents a stunningly relevant and reliable translation of the…

A masterpiece of autobiography, and perhaps the first literary memoir of an addict, the "Penguin Classics" edition of Thomas…

From the bestselling, prize-winning authors of beloved cult phenomena The Lost Words and The Lost Spells'Breathtaking and…

'Be short, be simple, be human.'When Sir Ernest Gowers first wrote Plain Words, it was intended simply as a guide to the…

This is the exhilarating, life-affirming call to spiritual arms from world-renowned spiritual teacher G. I. Gurdjieff.…

Shows that any of us can appreciate art. Based on his hugely popular BBC Radio 4 Reith Lectures and full of pictures, this…

On a clear Kentucky night in 1888, a young woman risks her life to save a stranger from a drunken mob. Almost a hundred…

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What happens when we lose someone we love? In this book, an acclaimed psychoanalyst and writer urges us to look beyond the…

Tim Blackburn's wife died in a ball of flame in the Channel, victim of a mystery bomber. His son had died years earlier in…

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LONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2018SUNDAY TIMES, GUARDIAN, TELEGRAPH AND ECONOMIST BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2017'A provocative…

In "The Politics of Experience" and the visionary "Bird of Paradise", R.D. Laing shows how the straitjacket of conformity…

Mesopotamia, AD 260. Betrayed by his most trusted adviser, the Roman Emperor Valerian has been captured by the Sassanid…

Roger Deakin's "Wildwood" is a much loved classic of nature writing. "Wildwood" is about the element wood, as it exists in…

The year is AD 255 - the Roman Imperium is stretched to breaking point, its authority and might challenged along every…

Paul Davies' "The Mind of God: Science and the Search for Ultimate Meaning" explores how modern science is beginning to shed…

From the bestselling author of "The God Delusion", Richard Dawkins' "Unweaving the Rainbow" explores the most important and…

However much we want certainty in our lives, it feels as if we live in an uncertain and dangerous world. But are we guilty…

Over the past 50 years, the way we value what is "good" and "right" has changed dramatically. Behavior that to our…

International bestselling authors of The ElementAs a parent, what should you look for in your children's education? How can…

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After twenty-seven years in prison, Nelson Mandela finally walked free in February 1990. This book offers a collection of…

"Wonderful...These are the chronicles of a writer who truly knows Russia". (New York Times). Award-winning writer Oliver…

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'This is a very personal book, about being alone and lost'. In 1975 Kapuscinski's employers sent him to Angola to cover the…

Fired by his abiding love of the English landscape, the poetry of Edward Thomas is some of the most astonishing of the…

Ever since it exploded into Vietnam's cultural life two centuries ago, The Song of Kieu has been one of that nation's most…

For the Pre-Socratic philosophers the soul was the source of movement and sensation, while for Plato it was the seat of…

Proposes a system of government that would uphold civic freedom and security by instilling the virtues of active…

The foreman of a large cattle ranch on the Wyoming frontier lives by the honor code of the West even though it means helping…

This middle-grade graphic novel for fans of Roller Girl and Smile introduces Jamila and Shirley, two unlikely friends who…

Personal, provocative and powerfully persuasive - an essential guide to what white feminism is, why it matters, and how we…

From the incomparable host of Late Night with Seth Meyers comes a hilarious new picture book. When you're a bear who is…

The Nobel Prize-nominated Kenyan writer's powerful first novel Two brothers, Njoroge and Kamau, stand on a garbage heap and…

The bewitched Lucius passes from owner to owner - encountering a desperate gang of robbers and being forced to perform lewd…

A funny, feminist twist on the Cinderella fairy tale for fans of fractured fairy tales Princess Harriet Hamsterbone is not…

Los mejores libros jamás escritos Edición de Enrique Rull, profesor de Literatura Espa?ola en la UNED El gran teatro del…

A magical beanstalk leads to a GIANT surprise in book four of the series that's chock-full of girl power and perfect for…

Rapunzel gets a rodent twist in book three of the critically acclaimed and uproariously funny series that's perfect for fans…

'Describes with plenty of colour how surrealism, from Rene Magritte's bowler hats to Salvador Dali's watches, was born and…

Durtal, a shy, censorious man, is writing a biography of Gilles de Rais, the monstrous fifteenth-century child-murderer…

German poet and philosopher Friedrich Schiller's famous text on art, politics, and society§§" The artist is certainly the…

Robert Skidelsky's "Keynes: The Return of the Master" shows how the great economist's ideas not only explain why the current…

If a man supports Arsenal one day and Spurs the next then he is fickle but not necessarily illogical. From this starting…

'Stunningly good' Michael Burleigh, Evening Standard, Books of the Year 2017A Financial Times Best Book of 2017'A shrewd and…

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Two little girls are taken by their mother to Morocco on a 1960s pilgrimage of self-discovery. For Mum, it is not just an…

Here are the essential ideas of psychoanalytic theory, including Freud's explanations of such concepts as the Id, Ego and…

A myth-busting tour of the body's hidden foundations from a pioneering evolutionary biologistWhy do so many diets lead to…

Nicci French, the bestselling author of "What to do When Someone Dies" and "Losing You", returns with the second book in the…

Imagine you could eavesdrop on a dinner party with three of the most fascinating historical figures of all time. In this…

'A ripping read ... fascinating, charming, enjoyably unorthodox' Daily TelegraphWas Niccolo Machiavelli really the cynical…