This surreal fable, set in America''s Old West, features a cast of notorious characters: The Crying Gun, who breaks into tears at the sight of his opponent; The Priest, who goes…
''A highly enjoyable exercise in financial disaster tourism... politically incorrect, often very funny, and shot through with genuine insight'' Robert Harris, The TimesIn this…
One of the first great spy novels, The Riddle of the Sands is set during the long, suspicious years leading up to the First World War. In spite of good prospects in the Foreign…
The untold story of Sherlock Holmes' greatest rival, Moriarty! Before he was Sherlock's rival, Moriarty fought against the unfair class caste system in London by making sure…
The journey to 100 friends begins with a single conversation. Socially anxious high school student Shoko Komi's greatest dream is to make some friends, but everyone at school…
Naruto is a young shinobi with an incorrigible knack for mischief. He's got a wild sense of humor, but Naruto is completely serious about his mission to be the world's greatest…
All the bears in the book are based on the same, simple knitted bear, instructions for which are provided at the beginning of the book and are easy enough for even novice knitters…
Lauren Child''s beautiful and artistic retelling of The Princess and the Pea.The tale of a prince, a princess, perfect politeness, pages of love and a peculiarly hard pea. This…
Described variously as the greatest poem of the European Middle Ages and, because of the author''s evangelical purpose, the `fifth Gospel'', the Divine Comedy is central to the…
Important historical topics from the Stone Age and Ancient Egypt to the US Civil War and World War II are clearly explained in this fun and informative illustrated history book…
One of the early pioneers of colour photography, Ernst Haas began his photographic career in the 1940s in Vienna, rising to fame following the publication of his photo essay on…
Eminem is currently the world''s biggest and most controversial music star. He has been blasted for what many of his critics regard as overtly homophobic and misogynistic lyrics,…
Demystifies Buddhism by explaining, without jargon or obscure terminology, what awakening is and how to practise it.
''The Gormenghast Trilogy is one of the most important works of the imagination to come out of [this] age'' Anthony BurgessBOOK TWO OF THE GORMENGHAST TRILOGYEnter the world of…
From the multi-award-winning creators of BABY GOES TO MARKET comes a joyful story of fast, brave Lami, who has to learn to do quick thinking, not quick running, if she wants to…