The smash-hit debut novel for every woman who has ever had a complicated love-hate friendship.Rachel White is the consummate good girl. A hard-working attorney at a large Manhattan law firm and
Never was the sadness of the end of an affair so poignantly expressed than in Flanders and Swann's elegy The Slow Train. This beautifully-packaged book will take the reader on the slow train to anothe
Two families locked in a battle that is fraught with mistrust, betrayal, and lies?a battle that threatens to destroy them all When Alicia Carlyle returns to the home of her childhood after the tragic
A mouthwateringly delicious collection of simple and seasonal recipes from such esteemed cooks as Gordon Ramsay, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Michel Roux, and more?A sumptuous cookbook that will have
Ronnie Barker was one of our most respected and best-loved comedy actors and here, in this fascinating biography, Richard Webber delves deep in to the heart of Barker's life and career, peppering his
A fascinating survey of 100 years of children's games and rhymesFrom conkers to marbles, from skipping to tag, not forgetting "one potato, two potato" and "eeny, meeny, miny, mo," Lore of the Playgrou
The Bedside Guardian 2010 brings together the very best writing and photography from a tumultuous year in Britain and abroad. The centerpiece of the political year was an enthralling general election:
Simon Heffer's incisive and amusingly despairing emails to colleagues at the Telegraph about grammatical mistakes and stylistic slips have attracted a growing band of ardent fans over recent years. No
An expanded and updated edition of the Guardian stylebook, used by journalists at one of the world's most stylishly written and edited newspapersGuardian Style will help you distinguish between so-cal
The Guardian is famous for its illustrated "Eyewitness" center spreads, which cast a sideways look at the news and reveal telling details or unexpected consequences of the day's events. Now, for the f
Now a major motion picture from Paramount PicturesBREAKING NEWS: Ambitious young TV producer Becky Fuller is fired from a local morning show in New Jersey, and her career begins to look as bleak as he
The definitive vampire story is presented?with extra material?including the history of vampires, myth-busting, and how?to defend oneself from a vampire visitation?The door is shut, and the chains ratt
From a former close advisor to Tony Blair, a devastating, frank and insightful analysis of how power is wielded in the modern world.'Niccolo Machiavelli is misunderstood,' argues Jonathan Powell in hi
John Crace, creator of the Guardian's 'Digested Read' column, hilariously summarises the great -- and not so great -- classics of modern literature.?John Crace's 'Digested Read' column in the Guardian
Perfect Letters and Emails for All Occasions is an invaluable guide for anyone who wants to get the most out of their written communication. Covering everything from advice on how to write to your MP
More bizarre questions and answers from guardian.co.uk's popular football trivia column.After a decade of successfully tackling the wide-ranging collection of football queries proposed by its readers,
For anyone who needs to prepare for public speaking, from being?asked to "say a few words" at a party?to putting?together a high-level presentationPreparing and delivering speeches that make a true im
It is 1914 and Christabel Blakemore is happily preparing for her wedding when she receives the shattering news that her fiance has drowned at sea. Heartbroken, she tries to piece her life together, bu
Fern Jenkins' life is changed forever when her brother is killed in action and her father dies in a mining explosion. Turned out of their home by the ruthless pit owner, Fern and her mother Wynne are
Packed with new revelations about Macmillan's private life as well as key events including the Tolstoy controversy, the Suez Crisis, You've Never Had It So Good, the Winds of Change, and the Profumo S
What happens in the third of our lives when we’re slumbering? How have sleep, dreams, and nightmares been interpreted over the centuries? Why do so many people feel that they are deprived of sleep? Th
A refreshingly frank and funny take on motherhood that is not designed to make you feel guilty?I have 10 worries, and the first nine are all variations on the theme of labor and "Is there really a bab
Urban legends, conspiracy theories, and bogus public-health scares circulate effortlessly. Meanwhile, people with important ideas--business people, teachers, politicians, journalists, and others--stru
As the case of Jarndyce vs. Jarndyce?a long and hopeless lawsuit over a disputed will?drags slowly on through the courts, it begins to wear down all those caught in its complicated web. Esther Summers
Lovingly compiled by?one of the great Shakespearians of his generation, a?sumptuously illustrated cornucopia of intriguing and wonderful details about the life and times of England's greatest playwrig
The story of an ordinary boy growing up in Belfast who would go on to become world-famous as a hostage in Beirut, and author of the extraordinary testimony of imprisonment and survival that was An Evi
When Lisa Martin and David Kirby were forced to part, they never dreamed they might one day have a second chance. Many years later, they meet again and it is clear that, despite everything that's happ
A must-have for all new?parents?a gritty,?laugh-out-loud book about the darker moments of "imperfect" parenthood?A is for Anxiety, Alcohol, and Awful Activities. B is for Bedtime, Baking, and Boredom.
Presented here uncropped and in their full glory, these photographs show why Jane Bown has been hailed as the natural successor of Cartier-Bresson and as one of the UK's preeminent portrait photograph
Includes pieces by top crime writers like?Michael Connelly and Irvine Welsh on David Simon's masterpiece,?as well as?episode guides that take on such?themes as the women of The Wire, fathers and sons,
Over the last?2,000 years doctors have killed patients far more often than they saved them, and patients have colluded because they trusted them?this book is about how little and how much has changed?
David Loogan is leading a new and quietly anonymous life in a new town. But his solitude is broken when he finds himself drawn into a friendship with Tom Kristoll, the melancholy publisher of the crim
The larger-than-life Mr. Pickwick, a benevolent and well-to-do gentleman, travels about the country righting wrongs and occasionally?but unintentionally?wreaking havoc. Accompanying him is his faithfu
Diet and fitness expert Rosemary Conley demonstrates how to shed unwanted pounds quickly but safely in this diet cookbook. The Fat Attack Fortnight Diet provides a plan for losing weight fast, while o
What do Postman Pat, Tommy Cooper, Norman Wisdom and George Best have in common with being abandoned in a Costa Rican jungle after a severe bout of flatulence? Indeed, how are they also connected to
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Formula One was at its most explosive, with thrilling races, charismatic drivers, nail-biting climaxes?and?one of the most dangerous?rivalries ever witnessed in spor
A dramatic and original contribution to our understanding of one of the most deep-rooted and controversial international problems that continues to baffle and bedevil us to this day.The troubles in Pa
Wimbledon is a paradox. While outwardly appearing the quintessential English lawn tennis club, it is in fact the largest annual outside broadcast operation in the world and a multimillion?dollar comme
London is a city with almost as many ancient legends and deep-rooted customs as it has streets and landmarks, and here a leading folklorist brings together an astonishingly rich selection of them—tale
A remarkable biography of one of history's greatest cyclists?a man who lived a tumultous life, and was voted the most popular Italian sportsman of the 20th century Fausto Angelo Coppi was the campioni
