Luck
‘A joy’ Philippe Sands
‘Glorious’ David Spiegelhalter
A fascinating, enchanting and personal look at the meaning of luck, and the way in which it has shaped our shared history and continues to inflect our day to day lives.
True stories of discovery
Meetings with Moths: Discovering their Mystery and Extraordinary Lives
Mossy greens, conker browns, cream, chocolate and deepest black; add stripes, swirls and splotches and you have some of the most striking wildlife Britain has to offer.
Riverman: An American Odyssey
‘Brilliant, clear, and humane’ Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love
‘Miraculous and hopeful’ Emma Straub, author of All Adults Here
‘Quietly profound … belongs on the shelf next to Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild’ New York Times
Collins Modern Classics – Fermat’s Last Theorem (Collins Modern Classics)
Introducing the Collins Modern Classics, a series featuring some of the most significant books of recent times, books that shed light on the human experience – classics which will endure for generations to come.
Life as a Unicorn
A heart-breaking and hilarious memoir about the author’s fight to be true to themself
WINNER OF THE POLARI FIRST BOOK PRIZE 2020
WINNER OF A SOMERSET MAUGHAM AWARD
Riverman: An American Odyssey
‘Brilliant, clear, and humane’ Elizabeth Gilbert
‘Miraculous and hopeful’ Emma Straub
Riverman: An American Odyssey uncovers the story of an extraordinary man and his puzzling disappearance, and paints a picture of the singular spirit of America’s riverbank towns.
Riverman: An American Odyssey
‘Brilliant, clear, and humane’ Elizabeth Gilbert
‘Miraculous and hopeful’ Emma Straub
Riverman: An American Odyssey uncovers the story of an extraordinary man and his puzzling disappearance, and paints a picture of the singular spirit of America’s riverbank towns.
Riverman: An American Odyssey: Unabridged edition
‘Brilliant, clear, and humane’ Elizabeth Gilbert
‘Miraculous and hopeful’ Emma Straub
Riverman: An American Odyssey uncovers the story of an extraordinary man and his puzzling disappearance, and paints a picture of the singular spirit of America’s riverbank towns.
Strangers on a Pier: Portrait of a Family: Unabridged edition
‘So wise and so well done. It made me wish it were much longer than it is’ Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
From the award-winning author of Five Star Billionaire and We, The Survivors comes a whirlwind personal history of modern Asia, as told through his Malaysian and Chinese heritage.
Strangers on a Pier: Portrait of a Family
‘So wise and so well done. It made me wish it were much longer than it is’ Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
From the award-winning author of Five Star Billionaire and We, The Survivors comes a whirlwind personal history of modern Asia, as told through his Malaysian and Chinese heritage.
Life as a Unicorn: A Journey from Shame to Pride and Everything in Between: Unabridged edition
A heart-breaking and hilarious memoir about the author’s fight to be true to themself
WINNER OF THE POLARI FIRST BOOK PRIZE 2020
WINNER OF A SOMERSET MAUGHAM AWARD
Life as a Unicorn: A Journey from Shame to Pride and Everything in Between
A heart-breaking and hilarious memoir about the author’s fight to be true to themself
WINNER OF THE POLARI FIRST BOOK PRIZE 2020
WINNER OF A SOMERSET MAUGHAM AWARD
The Glass Universe: The Hidden History of the Women Who Took the Measure of the Stars
AN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR
‘A peerless intellectual biography. The Glass Universe shines and twinkles as brightly as the stars themselves’ The Economist
#1 New York Times bestselling author Dava Sobel returns with a captivating, little-known true story of women in science
A Life Discarded: 148 Diaries Found in a Skip
Unique, transgressive and as funny as its subject, A Life Discarded has all the suspense of a murder mystery. Written with his characteristic warmth, respect and humour, Masters asks you to join him in celebrating an unknown and important life left on the scrap heap.
A Life Discarded: 148 Diaries Found in a Skip: Unabridged edition
Unique, transgressive and as funny as its subject, A Life Discarded has all the suspense of a murder mystery. Written with his characteristic warmth, respect and humour, Masters asks you to join him in celebrating an unknown and important life left on the scrap heap.
A Life Discarded: 148 Diaries Found in a Skip
Unique, transgressive and as funny as its subject, A Life Discarded has all the suspense of a murder mystery. Written with his characteristic warmth, respect and humour, Masters asks you to join him in celebrating an unknown and important life left on the scrap heap.