A cult modern classic, Tropic of Capricorn is as daring, frank and influential as Henry Miller first novel, Tropic of Cancer A story of sexual and spiritual awakening, Tropic of Capricorn shocked read
An almanac that offers concise information on such wide-ranging subjects as global events, Norse mythology and modern cinema. It includes new entries for all major events from 2014-2015, a revised and
Gustav Hackendahl's will is law. Known as 'Iron Gustav', he runs his family and his Berlin carriage business with stern, unyielding discipline. But his children have wills of their own, and soon they
Catherine Alliott brings us the fabulously funny and wonderfully heart-warming My Husband Next Door. For better or worse...Ella was nineteen and madly in love when she married dashing young artist Seb
Deals with the importance of trust in relationships - how fragile it can be, how easily damaged, how hard to repair. This book combines the storytelling genius of Jodi Picoult, and the compassion and
Receiving feedback is an important skill, and the rewards for learning well are substantial. But feedback can be painful, sometimes brutally so. This title looks at why feedback feels so hard, and giv
Relive the excitement of the first ever Moshi Monsters movie! This retelling of the adventures of Katsuma, Poppet, Furi, Luvli, Diavlo and Zommer as they come up against Dr. Strangeglove and his dasta
'I adored this book, and I could quote from it forever. It's real, odd, life- affirming, sharp, loving, and contains more than one reference to Arsenal FC' Nick Hornby, The Believer'Adrian Mole meets
Elizabeth Wilhide's debut novel "Ashenden" traces the history of an English house across two and a half centuries. When Charlie and Ros inherit Ashenden from their aunt Reggie a decision must be made.
Carne School, one of the old English public schools, will not tolerate behaviour that endangers the intensely studious and quietly competitive life of its masters and boys. So when Stella Rode, the un
The author has spent years talking to terrorists - from Gaza and Afghanistan, to Indonesia and Europe. In this book, he delivers a fascinating journey into the mindsets of radicalised people in the tw
Helps cooks master the full repertoire of classic French dishes. This title includes recipes that range across soups from the garden and bisques from the sea, famour fish stews from Provence and Norma
Sisters Van and Linny - like their father - are short. But they couldn't be more different. Van's the overachiever - a high-flying lawyer with a pristine home and husband, until the husband walks out.
These new stories by the acclaimed author of "Notes from a Turkish Whorehouse" are at once visionary, hilarious and piercingly observant. Whether he is imagining a father and son walking the streets o
From the African Plains to the Himalayan heights, this title features over 60 maps that uncover the world's continents, regions and countries. With detailed factfiles on 195 nations and a full index-g
*注意：此書為POD (Print on Demond)Features the letters of William S Burroughs that show the development of both the man and the writer, documenting his (often turbulent) personal and cultural history.
All Points North is part-memoir and part-excursion. Charting the rugged and uneven terrain of a writer's formative years - from tax problems to probation to American tours, football to family to runni
Mark Mazower's "Hitler's Empire" is a provocative account of the rise and fall of Nazi Europe by one of Britain's leading historians. Hitler's empire was the largest, most brutal and most ambitious re
In the sleepy English village of Midwich, a mysterious silver object appears and all the inhabitants fall unconscious. A day later the object is gone and everyone awakens unharmed – except that all th
"The Trouble with Physics" is a groundbreaking account of the state of modern physics: of how we got from Einstein and Relativity through quantum mechanics to the strange and bizarre predictions of st
A topic with ever-increasing appeal and scope, Media Studies is attracting more and more higher education students as well as the thousands of practitioners within its various fields. Written by two p
Beginning in 1956 with the publication of "A Legacy", Sybille Bedford has narrated in fiction and non-fiction what has been by turns her sensuous, harrowing, and altogether remarkable life. In this ma
Inside the abbey of a Benedictine monastery on tiny Egret Island, just off the coast of South Carolina, resides a beautiful and mysterious chair ornately carved with mermaids and dedicated to a saint
A moving, wise and delightfully modern comedy of manners from the bestselling, Man Booker shortlisted author Karen Joy Fowler. Six people - five women and a man - meet once a month in California's Cen
In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower is a spectacular dissection of male and female adolescence, and an unequalled meditation on different forms of love, charged with the narrator’s memories of Pari
No one is better equipped in the struggle for wealth and worldly success than the alluring and ruthless Becky Sharp, who defies her impoverished background to clamber up the class ladder. Her sentimen
Though little more than a settlement surrounded by mountains, Macondo has its wars and disasters, even its wonders and miracles. A microcosm of Columbian life, its secrets lie hidden, encoded in a boo
It's New York in the 1940s, where the martinis flow from cocktail hour till breakfast at Tiffany's. And nice girls don't, except, of course, Holly Golightly. Pursued by Mafia gangsters and playboy mil
*注意：此書為POD (Print on Demond)少量印製。 The Brimstone Wedding - a masterful mystery about love and madness by bestseller Barbara Vine 'Intriguing, absorbing and compelling' Spectator Jenny's marriage is lo
'There is no Light without Darknesse and no Substance without Shaddowe' So proclaims Nicholas Dyer, assistant to Sir Christopher Wren and the man with a commission to build seven London churches to st
From the raucous streets of late sixteenth-century London to the personal and political intrigues of Donne's family and public life, from the horrors of the Reformation to the delight of Donne's poetr
The Family Cookbook, a selection of 50 hearty, everyday recipes, from Food Tube's own Kerryann Dunlop. 'Kerryann is a big character with a tone and style that's warm, motherly and gentle - with these
Miss Temple, young, wealthy and far away from home, never wanted to be a heroine. Yet her fiance is dead, her companions slain and her nemesis, the terrifyingly wicked Contessa Lacquer-Sforza, escaped
From trying to conceive and a first positive pregnancy test to a baby's first birthday, this title takes you through the worries, surprises, excitement, miracles and sheer bloody hard work that new mu
The Penguin Dictionary of British Surnames is a useful and fascinating guide to the surnames that offer a unique insight into the place of origin, the occupations - and even the personality traits - o
Hundreds of solutions to all your housekeeping needs! Banish those stains and transform your home into a palace of sparkling surfaces, clutter-free cupboards and carpets to be proud of. From ovens to
A deeply absorbing history from the author of Mrs Woolf and the Servants that explores the fantasies and fascinations of family history.Family history is a massive phenomenon of our times but what are
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in Western India in 1869. He was educated in London and later travelled to South Africa, where he experienced racism and took up the rights of Indians, instituting
Arnhem by John Nichol and Tony Rennell is an absolutely gripping narrative packed with action and heroic tales of courage. 'Riveting ... reveals the ice-cool courage of British troops trapped in the b
Tells the story of how the FBI is America's real secret service. It is the story of America's war against spies, subversives and saboteurs - and the self-inflicted wounds American democracy suffered i
