In this urgent new book, Noam Chomsky surveys the threats and prospects of our early twenty-first century. Exploring challenges such as the growing gap between North and South, American exceptionalism (even under...
Hotel World (Booker Prize finalist)
This story brings alive five characters, one of whom is dead, during one night in a hotel. The author traces their intersecting lives, examining the themes of time, chance, money and death.
Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson had been sharpening their detective skills deducing the characteristics of the man whose walking stick is in their possession, when the owner arrives greatly in need of their help. Dr...
House at Pooh Corner. Дом Винни-Пуха
Winnie-the-Pooh, the Best Bear in All the World, has long been adored by readers young and old. In this beautiful full-color gift edition of "The House at Pooh Corner, " Ernest H. Shepard`s classic illustrations have...
How far could they go? On the one hand there was the traditional Catholic Church, on the other the siren call of the permissive society. And with the advent of COC (Catholics for an Open Church), the appearance of the...
Jeremy Clarkson had a A world where the nonsensical made sense, the idiotic was abolished and the sheer bloody brilliant was embraced. In "How Hard Can It Be?" our hero embarks on a quest to set the world to rights....
In this fascinating survey of everything from how sounds become speech to how names work, David Crystal answers every question you might ever have had about the nuts and bolts of language in his usual highly...
How to Write Better English (B)
The Penguin Writers` Guides series provides authoritative, succinct and easy-to-follow guidance on specific aspects of written English. Whether you need to brush up your skills or get to grips with something for the...
George Mikes has written many successful books on a variety of interesting subjects, but one so successful as those on the subject most central to his own experience: his adopted country. The first of these came out...
How to Be a Brit. A Mikes Minibus
An indispensable manual for everyone who longs to attain True Britishness - a complete guide to the British Way of Life.
How to Be an Alien. A Handbook for Beginners and Advanced Pupils
Written in 1946, this work provides an insight into what Englishness is and how ridiculous it is as perceived by a Hungarian who came to England.
This practical, no-nonsense guide gives clear instructions for the best use of email at work. It takes you through all the basics and 'netiquette' of emailing strangers, business contacts and colleagues,...
London GP Katie Carr always thought she was a good person. With her husband David making a living as "The Angriest Man in Holloway", she figured she could put up with anything. Until, that is, David meets DJ Goodnews...
Bella secretly married Stevie, over a decade ago; they were at university, two big kids playing at being grownups. When it all unravelled and reality hit, Bella simply got up and left. Years later, Bella meets Philip...
Most of our everyday decision-making tends to be confrontational. Whether in large meetings, one-to-one or even in our own heads, opposite view points are pitted against each other. Ultimately, there must be a winner...
Ice-cream War (Penguin Decades Ed.)
"Penguin Decades" bring you the novels that helped shape modern Britain. When they were published, some were bestsellers, some were considered scandalous, and others were simply misunderstood. All represent their time...
My name is Natasha. I have a successful career, and a gorgeous penthouse flat. The trouble is, I`m in love with a man who already has a girlfriend. My name is Sophie. I have a man I love. He`s gorgeous and we`ve been...
Im the King of the Castle (Penguin Decades Ed.)
Penguin Decades bring you the novels that helped shape modern Britain. When they were published, some were bestsellers, some were considered scandalous, and others were simply misunderstood. All represent their time...
