Jane Austen
A sparklingly intelligent and intimate biography of one of Britain’s best-loved writers by the highly praised biographer of Swift: ‘The best biography of Swift to date.’ Michael Foot, Observer.
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The Journal of Antonio Montoya
A charming and haunting novel set in a decaying New Mexican village, with simple yet inspiring messages about the enduring power of love and the sanctity of place and history.
Revolution in the Head: The Beatles
Completely revised and updated edition of the seminal work on the Beatles – a must-have for all fans.
The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Man Against the Sea
The already legendary case of the passionate hostility of the sea and its ability to command the lives of those who draw their livelihoods from it, written with the vividness and narrative excitement of a novel
The Queen of Whale Cay
A fascinating biography of the woman champion motorboat racer of the 1920s who in the ’30s bought and became ‘ruler’ of an island in the British West Indies.
Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind: Why Intelligence Increases When You Think Less
‘Learning to loaf’ – this books explores the ways of knowing that require more time, the ways we have unlearned or ignore, but that are crucial to our complete mental development.
Fermat’s Last Theorem
The extraordinary story of the solving of a puzzle that has confounded mathematicians since the 17th-century. The solution of Fermat’s Last Theorem is the most important mathematical development of the last 358 years.
Biting the Dust: The Joys of Housework
A witty, erudite and very refreshing look at women’s obsession with cleaning and cleanliness and the history of housework.
The Diving-Bell and the Butterfly
The diary of Jean-Dominique Bauby who, with his left eyelid (the only surviving muscle after a massive stroke) dictated a remarkable book about his experiences locked inside his body. A masterpiece and a bestseller in France.
Dear London: Notes from the Big City
A wonderfully original, warm and witty account of London over the past 3 decades that simultaneously charts the author’s rise from incidental tourist to internationally renowned agony aunt.
A Vicious Circle
A brilliantly witty satire of modern manners, dissecting and connecting modern London, from its literary circuit to its hospitals and slums, as well as giving a funny and poignant portrait of childbirth and motherhood.
The Wit and Wisdom of Jane Austen
A charming gift book full of Jane Austen’s wittiest and wisest thoughts and aphorisms.
The Shipping News: Classic edition
Now published as the perfect gift, E. Annie Proulx’s highly acclaimed, international bestseller and Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.