Part psychological thriller, part coming-of-age novel from the author of People of Abandoned Character. An absent father. A missing girl. Buried family secrets. Is the truth worth searching for?Sixteen-year-old Prue has grown up around secrets. Her... Zobraziť viac
From one of Ireland's most grindingly authentic and radically original talents, Room Little Darker explores the clandestine... Zobraziť viac
We may no longer think that the world was hatched from an egg, as the ancient Chinese did, or that our fate is ruled by a capricious Zeus and a resentful Hera. We now use genes to explain desire, and physics to explain the mechanics of the universe and ea Zobraziť viac
Fire, Storm and Flood is an unflinching photographic record of the epic effects of a violent climate, from the earliest extinction events to the present, in which we witness climate chaos forced by unnatural global warming... Zobraziť viac
Professor Kalitin is a ruthless, narcissistic chemist who has developed an untraceable, extremely lethal poison called Neophyte while working in a secret city on an island in the Russian far east. When the Soviet Union collapses... Zobraziť viac
The fascinating history of poetry anthologies and their influence on British society and culture over the last four centuries... Zobraziť viac
A comprehensive and beautifully illustrated natural history of insects. Insects are the most successful group of animals ever to have lived. They comprise a million species and perhaps 10 quintillion individuals... Zobraziť viac
A compelling investigation into the phenomenon of dirty work - labour that society considers essential, but morally compromised... Zobraziť viac
Set in the ancient city of Smyrna, this historical novel follows the intertwining fates of four families as their peaceful city is ripped apart by the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire. Zobraziť viac
A memoir from Hunter Davies, as he falls in love again in his 80s and chronicles the first year of living with his new girlfriend in their cottage on the Isle of Wight. Zobraziť viac
A psychologically complex thriller that examines the fine line between genius and madness. Zobraziť viac
A passionate and imaginative exploration of wood - the material that shaped human history... Zobraziť viac
A captivating journey along the iconic River Po and through Italian history, society and culture... Zobraziť viac
The Sunday Times Top 10 Bestseller, which continues Elodie Harper''s brilliant Wolf Den Trilogy. Freed from Pompeii''s brothel. Owned as a courtesan. Determined to have revenge. Her name is Amara. What will she risk for power?Amara has escaped her life... Zobraziť viac
Every thinking person knows that a great change is needed in our country. Will Hutton analyses how the left and right have gone wrong over the course of the last century – and how we can remake a better Britain. Zobraziť viac
A novel about a man in the grip of a spiritual and emotional crisis, as his sudden revulsion from both his domestic life and the state of modern civilisation lead him on a desperate, dangerous quest for deeper meaning. Zobraziť viac
The story of how undisclosed donations have infiltrated British politics, undermining public faith in democracy and fuelling the rise of populism across the West. Zobraziť viac
Shortlisted for the 2011 International Prize for Arab Fiction. The Grub Hunter tells the story of a secret service agent who, after years of imprisoning dangerous novelists, decides to join them... When Farfar receives a life-changing injury, he is... Zobraziť viac
Laozi's Dao De Jing was written around 400 BC by a compassionate soul in a world torn by hatred and ambition, dominated by those that yearned for apocalyptic confrontations and prized ideology over experience. By speaking out against the cleverness of... Zobraziť viac
Set in Israel across four decades, Maror is a story of life and death, politics and history. Zobraziť viac
