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.
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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.
Postcards: Classic edition
Now published as the perfect gift. Annie Proulx’s first novel received huge acclaim and marked the launch of a outstanding literary career.’Proulx has come close to writing “the great American novel” ‘ New York Times Book Review
This Wild Darkness: The Story of My Death
A meditation on dying by a writer who has been compared to Proust, was much praised by Salman Rushdie and is perhaps most famous for producing very little.
Omens of Millennium
Harold Bloom, the celebrated intellectual and literary critic, addresses our millennial preoccupations – angels, dreams and near-death experiences.
The Prehistory of Sex: Four Million Years of Human Sexual Culture
The Prehistory of Sex surveys for the first time, the development of human sexual culture in its entirety, from our remote evolutionary origins through to recent times, on the basis of archaeological evidence.
The Idler’s Companion: An Anthology of Lazy Literature
An anthology of indolence, The Idler’s Companion is the perfect present for the literary loafer in your life.
Emma in Love
The sequel to Jane Austen’s best-loved novel, Emma, by the author of the international best-seller ‘Pemberley’.