"The first of my father`s illusions was that bears could survive the life lived by human beings, and the second was that human beings could survive a life led in hotels". So says John Berry, son of a hapless dreamer,...
The Horrible History of the World
The nasty bits at your fingertips! "The Horrible History of the World" presents the foul but fascinating story of humans from brain-nibbling Neanderthals to terrified teenage soldiers in the twentieth century. Want to...
The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town
In the town of Ada, Oklahoma, Ron Williamson was going to be the next Mickey Mantle. But on his way to the Big Leagues, Ron stumbled, his dreams broken by drinking, drugs, and women. Then, on a winter night in 1982,...
The International Design Yearbook
In this, the 20th edition of the leading international showcase of domestic design, guest editor and acclaimed Dutch designer Marcel Wanders surveys the world of design and identifies new, original and interesting...
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer whose cancer cells - taken without her knowledge - became one of the most important tools in medicine. The first...
The Inklings: C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien and Their Friends
Critically acclaimed, award-winning biography of CS Lewis, JRR Tolkien and the brilliant group of writers to come out of Oxford during the Second World War. Lewis, Tolkien and their friends were a regular feature of...
One midsummer`s day in Arden, the Godley family gather at their dying father`s bedside, a collection of troubled individuals and fraying relationships. The gods, those mischievous spirits, look on silently; unable to...
Edward Prendick is travelling in the South Pacific when his ship goes down. He is saved after many days at sea by another ship, and a passenger, Montgomery, nurses him back to health. Prendick becomes interested in...
The International Design Yearbook 2007
In this, the twenty-first edition of the leading international showcase of domestic design, guest editor and acclaimed Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola surveys the best furniture, lighting, tableware, textile and...
Classic / British English A stranger arrives in a small village wearing a long coat and gloves. His head is covered in bandages and dark glasses hide his eyes. The villagers are curious. Who is he? When they discover...
On the brink of a life-changing decision, Alexis Fielding longs to find out about her mother`s past. But, Sofia has never spoken of it. All she admits to is growing up in a small Cretan village before moving to...
Colorado congressman Evan Kendrick is trying to live out his term of officequietly - when a political mole reveals to the world Kendrick`s that Kendrick was the anonymous man in Masqar, the man whocourageously freed...
In this incisive collection of stories, Bret Easton Ellis returns to the moral badlands of 1980s Los Angeles Dirk sees his best friend killed in a desert car wreck, then rifles through his pockets for a last joint...
The Jungle Book: Oxford Children`s Classics
If you love a good story, then look no further. Oxford Children`s Classics bring together the most unforgettable stories ever told. They`re books to treasure and return to again and again. Mowgli is found in the...
The killer cat is causing Christmas chaos.
The King Maker. The Man Who Saved George VI
Louis Greig, a war hero and rugby international, entered the privileged world of the British royal family as mentor, physician and friend to a young and hesitant Prince Albert. Greig`s influence helped to guide the...
Here s the latest in Vertigo s award-winning series. The Lord of Dreams has killed his own son and now must face the consequences as his fate becomes entwined with the Kindly Ones, primal powers who revenge blood...
For untold years, the perfectly preserved mummy had lain forgotten in the dusty basement of Boston’s Crispin Museum. Dubbed “Madam X,” the recently rediscovered mummy is, to all appearances, an ancient Egyptian...
The Order of Chaos begins its final and devastating assault on the Named in a desperate bid to annihilate them and gain absolute control of all the realms. The Named are in trouble. Not only must they find the...
Afghanistan, 1975: Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the local kite-fighting tournament and his loyal friend Hassan promises to help him. But neither of the boys can foresee what will happen to Hassan that...
