Random House

Jesus the Man

Jesus was the leader of a radical faction of Essene was not of virgin birth. He did not die on the Cross. He married Mary Magdalene, fathered a family, and later divorced. He died sometime after AD 64. This...

Jigs & Reels (A)

A book of short stories from the author of CHOCOLAT Take your partners, please. Suburban witches, defiant old ladies, ageing monsters, suicidal Lottery winners, wolf men, dolphin women and middle-aged manufacturers of...

Jingo

` hah. People`d live for ages side by side, nodding at one another amicably on their way to work, and then some trivial thing would happen and someone would be having a garden fork removed from their ear.` Throughout...

Jo Nelson: Roald Dahl`s Creative Writing with the BFG. How to Write Splendid Settings

John Grisham: The Firm

Johnny and the Bomb (Ned)

Johnny Maxwell and his friends have to do something when they find Mrs Tachyon, the local bag lady, semi-conscious in an as long as it`s not the kiss of life. But there`s more to Mrs Tachyon than a squeaky trolley and...

Johnny and the Dead

Sell the cemetery? Over their dead Not many people can see the dead (not many would want to). Twelve-year-old Johnny Maxwell can. And he`s got bad news for them: the council want to sell the cemetery as a building...

Jokes Over: Memories of Hunter S.Thompson

In the spring of 1970, Ralph Steadman went to America in search of work and found more than he bargained for. In Kentucky to cover the Derby, he met a former Hells Angel called Hunter S. Thompson. Their meeting...

Journey: Tony Blair

In 1997, Tony Blair won the biggest Labour victory in history to sweep the party to power and end eighteen years of Conservative government. He has been one of the most dynamic leaders of modern times; few British...

Journey to the Centre of the Earth

Joy in the Morning

Trapped in rural Steeple Bumpleigh, a man less stalwart than Bertie Wooster would probably give way at the knees. For among those present were Florence Craye, to whom Bertie had once been engaged and her new fiance...

Jude the Obscure

Judgement of the Judoon

Elvis the King Spaceport has grown into the sprawling city-state of New Memphis - an urban jungle, where organised crime is rife. But the launch of the new Terminal 13 hasn`t been as smooth as expected. And things are...

Jump!

Junichiro Tanizaki: Some Prefer Nettles

Jurassic Park

M. Crichton

On a remote jungle island, genetic engineers have created a dinosaur game park. Drawing on all his bestselling talent and scientific brilliance Michael Crichton has, in Jurassic Park, written the most electrifying...

Just So Stories

Just Law

Kafka on the Shore

Kafka on the Shore follows the fortunes of two remarkable characters. Kafka Tamura runs away from home at fifteen, under the shadow of his father`s dark prophesy. The aging Nakata, tracker of lost cats, who never...

Kafka on the Shore, Murakami, Haruki

Kalooki Nights

Fixated on the crimes which have been committed against his people, but unable to live among them, Max moves away, and draws cartoon histories of Jewish suffering in which no one is much interested. He is drawn into...

Kant And The Platypus

A playful collection of philosophical critiques from the internationally acclaimed and bestselling author of The Name of the Rose and The Prague CemeteryHow much do our perceptions of things depend on our cognitive...

Kant and the Platypus

Eco

How we know that a cat is a cat is a nice philosophical poser, and has been since the time of Plato. Why we should all agree on calling the animal a cat is equally interesting, yet it throws up the problem that lies...

Katie Morag Of Course!

Katie Morag and the Birthdays