From the celebrated author of The Plantagenets comes an exciting, fast-paced new history of the Wars of the Roses. The fifteenth century experienced the longest and bloodiest series of civil wars in B
Everyone tells Sophie she was orphaned in a shipwreck. But Sophie is convinced her mother also survived. When no one believes her, Sophie sets out to prove them wrong. On the run from the authorities,
Includes The Homecoming, Old Times, No Man's Land, four shorter plays, six revue sketches and a short story. This title contains the speech given by Pinter in 1970 on being awarded the German Shakespe
A collection of lyrics and commentary by Jarvis Cocker, one of the most original and memorable lyricists and performers. It presents a selection of sixty-six lyrics, with commentary and an introductio
In the summer of 1956, Stevens, the ageing butler of Darlington Hall, embarks on a leisurely holiday that will take him deep into the countryside and into his past ... A contemporary classic, The Rema
If theatre were a religion, explains David Mamet in his opening chapter, many of the observations and suggestions in this book might be heretical.” As always, Mamet delivers on his promis
Benjamin Britten, sailing uncomfortably close to the wind with his new opera, Death in Venice, seeks advice from his former collaborator and friend, W. H. Auden. During this imagined meeting, their fi
PD James is the world's pre-eminent crime writer, most famous for her Adam Dalgliesh mysteries and for her bestselling titles Death Comes to Pemberley and The Murder Room. Children of Men was adapted
A woman in a township in Zimbabwe is surrounded by throngs of dusty children but longs for a baby of her own; an old man finds that his new job making coffins at No Matter Funeral Parlor brings unexp
Paul Auster’s charming Christmas fable has found new life in this beautifully illustrated edition. It begins with a dilemma: a writer has been asked by the New York Times to produce a story that will
Explores ideas of love, music and the passing of time. From the piazzas of Italy to the Malvern Hills, a London flat to the 'hush-hush floor' of an exclusive Hollywood hotel, this book features charac
In 1919, when movies were an idea one week, in front of the camera the next and in theaters in a month, few were taking filmmaking seriously as business, but Joseph Kennedy spotted it as 'a gold mine'
Itamar Moses has been hailed as one of America's most talented young playwrights since his critically acclaimed Bach at Leipzig debuted in 2005. In this anthology of three new plays, Moses blurs the l
Described by the New York Times as ‘an original and remarkable genius’, Kazuo Ishiguro is the author of six novels, including Never Let Me Go and The Remains of the Day . Now in Nocturnes , a sublime
Kazuo Ishiguro was born in Nagasaki, Japan, in 1954 and came to Britain at the age of five. He is the author of six novels: A Pale View of Hills (1982, Winifred Holtby Prize), An Artist of the Floatin
“Engrossing.” —BEN GILL, Mother Jones “Passionate and detailed.” —ROBERT CHRISTGAU, The New York Times Book Review “[An] epic, meticulously researched . . . biography.” —ZAC CRAIN, Esquire “The mos
"Politics is about the reconciliation of the irreconcilable," says Nadia Blye, a young American war reporter turned academic who teaches political studies at Yale. With her faith in academia beginning
A seriously funny look at the roots of American EntertainmentWhen Groucho Marx and Charlie Chaplin were born, variety entertainment had been going on for decades in America, and like Harry Houdini, M
石黑一雄的長日將盡(The Remains of The Day)其實是大英帝國貴族統治階級沒落的一首輓歌，含蓄而隱隱作痛。石黑巧妙地藉著英國貴族僕役長的回想，探討二次世界大戰對英國的影響：貴族統治的沒落，新富階級的興起。 本書中譯本由皇冠出版。 In the summer of 1956, Stevens, the ageing butler of Darlington Hall, embark
It is 1948. Japan is rebuilding her cities after the calamity of World War II, her people putting defeat behind them and looking to the future. The celebrated painter Masuji Ono fills his days attendi
From the Booker Prize-winning author of The Remains of the Day and Never Let Me Go comes an audacious novel that is at once a gripping psychological mystery, a wicked satire of the cult of art, and a
Henry Petroski's witty and unexpected history of the pencil includes a wide range of characters: from the American philosopher Henry David Thoreau, and Toulouse-Lautrec, who declared, 'I am a pencil',
The winner of the Whitbread Best First Novel 1990, this is the story of Karim Amir, "an Englishman born and bred - almost", who lives with his English mother and Indian father in the South London subu
A young woman in love with a man torn between his love for her and his incorrigible womanizing one of his mistresses and her humbly faithful lover—these are the two couples whose story is told in this
Skylight premiered at the National Theatre in 1995 and then went on to become one of the most internationally successful plays of recent years.This is the definitive edition of Skylight. Skylight prem
The play begins with Max and Charlotte, a couple whose marriage seems about to rupture. But nothing one sees on a stage is the real thing, and some things are less real than others. Charlotte is an ac
For The War Poems of Siegfried Sassoon, Sir Rupert Hart-Davis has arranged the poems as far as possible in the order of their composition. A useful Biographical Table is also included, so that student
Clear and easy-to follow instructions for using coding and scripting tools to create new, more advanced Roblox games.Take your game design to the next level, with this complete guide to Roblox coding
Connect with the earth and explore the outdoors with this enchanting cookbook from Fox Meets Bear blogger Johnna Holmgren.We forget that there is magic in food. We’ve lost an appreciation for how the
Learn how to:Talk to childrenDevelop and harness your child' curiosityAddress questions about diversity with confidenceThis revolutionary series, written by two child psychologists, provides the perfe
An Oscar-nominated actress shares the previously untold story about her disadvantaged childhood and her successes in and out of the Hollywood limelight, tracing her relationship with the schizophrenic
