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The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity (Il Mulino)
The stupid are all around us: they are in every place, in every class, ready to cause damage to others and naturally (they are stupid, are they not?) to themselves. The stupid form the most dangerous category of human... See More
The Haunting of Alejandra
The story of a woman haunted by the Mexican folk demon La Llorona as she unravels the dark secrets of her family history in this ravishing and provocative horror novel from the author of Goddess of Filth. Alejandra no... See More
Written: How to Keep Writing and Build a Habit That Lasts
**With a Foreword by OLIVER BURKEMAN, bestselling author of the Sunday Times bestseller Four Thousand Weeks** Written is a transformative guide that anyone can use to overcome their blocks and build a successful writing... See More
Torment Saint: The Life of Elliott Smith
Elliott Smith was one of the most gifted songwriters of the nineties, adored by worshipful fans for his subtly melancholic words and melodies. The sadness had its sources in the life. There was trauma from an early age... See More
Three Things About Elsie: The Sunday Times bestseller longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction
The Sunday Times Bestseller 'Lovely, lovely, lovely... Sue Townsend meets Kate Atkinson meets Nina Stibbe' MARIAN KEYES 'Powerful and profound' Guardian 'Another sure-fire hit' Daily Mail 'Funny, melancholy, acutely... See More
The Escape Artist: The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE, RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE, WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR AND LONGLISTED FOR THE WINGATE LITERARY PRIZE A MAIL ON SUNDAY, THE TIMES, THE ECONOMIST, GUARDIAN, THE SPECTATOR, TIME, AND... See More
Designated Targets: World War 2.2 (Axis of Time Book 2)
The nightmare of the Transition has given way to a world in chaos. The battlelines of World War II are being redrawn in dangerous and unpredictable ways, leaving the Allied forces scrambling for control and the Axis forces... See More
Sweet Sweet Revenge Ltd.: The latest hilarious feel-good fiction from the internationally bestselling Jonas Jonasson and the most fun you’ll have in 2021
The brand-new adventure from the beloved author of The Hundred Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared. Victor Alderheim has a lot to answer for. Not only has he heartlessly tricked his young ex-wife... See More
The Sacred Era: A Novel (Parallel Futures)
The magnum opus of a Japanese master of speculative fiction, and a book that established Yoshio Aramaki as a leading representative of the genre, The Sacred Era is part post-apocalyptic world, part faux-religious tract, and... See More
Messing About in Quotes: A Little Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations
Become a dazzling wit or enjoy a good laugh with this entertaining collection of humorous quotations, carefully handpicked and edited by writer and broadcaster Gyles Brandreth. From Art to Bores, Tennis to Wine, this little... See More
Something Doesn’t Add Up: Surviving Statistics in a Number-Mad World
Some people fear and mistrust numbers. Others want to use them for everything. After a long career as a statistician, Paul Goodwin has learned the hard way that the ones who want to use them for everything are a very good... See More
The Princeton Field Guide to Prehistoric Mammals (Princeton Field Guides)
The ultimate illustrated guide to the lost world of prehistoric mammals After the mass extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, mammals became the dominant terrestrial life form on our planet. Roaming the earth... See More
Listen, Liberal: or, what ever happened to the party of the people?
With his trademark sardonic wit and lacerating logic, New York Times-bestselling author Thomas Frank exposes how, in the last few decades, the American Left has made an unprecedented shift away from its working-class... See More
The Most Perfect Thing: Inside (and Outside) a Bird’s Egg
'I think that, if required on pain of death to name instantly the most perfect thing in the universe, I should risk my fate on a bird's egg' Thomas Wentworth Higginson, 1862 How are eggs of different shapes made, and why... See More
Restless Dolly Maunder: Shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2024
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2024 A DAILY MAIL NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2023 LONGLISTED FOR BEST FICTION IN THE INDIE BOOK AWARDS AUSTRALIA 2024 Born into the sweat and drudgery of a New South Wales sheep farm at... See More
I'm Supposed to Protect You from All This: A Memoir
A memoir of mothers and daughters, traced through four generations, from Paris to New York and back again. More than Nadja Spiegelman's famous father, Maus creator Art Spiegelman, and more than most mothers, hers... See More
The Cottage on Pumpkin and Vine (Moonbright, Maine Book 1)
A New England B&B is full of old Halloween traditions and the spirit of new romance in "this wonderful, well-written collection" (Publishers Weekly). There's no better place to celebrate Halloween than Moonbright, Maine... See More
The Truth About Air & Water: A Love Story (Truth In Lies Book 2)
You only think you know how this love story goes, but do you really know how an epic love can end? The Truth About Air & Water, The Truth In Lies Book 2 They share an epic love, but one moment changes everything. A life... See More
The Reactionary Mind: Conservatism from Edmund Burke to Donald Trump
Late in life, William F. Buckley made a confession to Corey Robin. Capitalism is "boring," said the founding father of the American right. "Devoting your life to it," as conservatives do, "is horrifying if only because it's... See More
The World of the Crusades
A lively reimagining of how the distant medieval world of war functioned, drawing on the objects used and made by crusaders Throughout the Middle Ages crusading was justified by religious ideology, but the resulting... See More
Old God's Time: The Top Ten Sunday Times Bestseller
SHORTLISTED FOR THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 2024 LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2023 THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER TWICE WINNER OF THE COSTA BOOK OF THE YEAR A FINANCIAL TIMES, TIMES, AND IRISH TIMES BEST BOOK OF... See More
Liars and Outliers: Enabling the Trust that Society Needs to Thrive
How does society function when you can't trust everyone? When we think about trust, we naturally think about personal relationships or bank vaults. That's too narrow. Trust is much broader, and much more important. Nothing... See More
Truth, Lies, and O-Rings: Inside the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster
On a cold January morning in 1986, NASA launched the Space Shuttle Challenger, despite warnings against doing so by many individuals, including Allan McDonald. The fiery destruction of Challenger on live television moments... See More
The Moneypenny Diaries: Guardian Angel
The perfect example of chic sophistication and unflappable poise, Miss Jane Moneypeny - personal Secretary to Secret Service chief M - handles her boss and her cohort of unruly 00 agents with good-humoured grace. Yet, behind... See More
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Strategy (including featured article "What Is Strategy?" by Michael E. Porter)
Is your company spending too much time on strategy development -- with too little to show for it? If you read nothing else on strategy, read these 10 articles (featuring "What Is Strategy?" by Michael E. Porter). We've... See More
little scratch: Shortlisted for The Goldsmiths Prize 2021
**Shortlisted for The Goldsmiths Prize 2021** **Shortlisted for The Desmond Elliott Prize 2021** **An Observer 10 Best Debut Novelists of 2021** 'An extremely perceptive depiction of power and agency.'... See More
Thanks, Obama: My Hopey, Changey White House Years (A Speechwriter's Memoir)
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An Esquire Best Book of 2017 Remember when presidents spoke in complete sentences instead of in unhinged tweets? Former Obama speechwriter David Litt does. In his comic, coming-of-age memoir, he... See More
Lies of Silence: A Novel
Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize: An unhappy marriage is further shaken when IRA terrorists invade the couple's home in this "first rate" thriller (The New York Times). Michael Dillon, a self-described "poet in a... See More