The authorised biography of the great naturalist and conservationist Gerald Durrell, who died aged seventy in January 1995 in Jersey, where he founded the zoo he’d dreamed of as…
A spellbinding portrait of Queen Elizabeth’s conjuror – the great philosopher, scientist and magician, Dr John Dee (1527–1608) and a history of Renaissance science that…
The highly praised biography of an archetypal great house and the family who lived there for over 250 years.‘The Big House’ is the biography of a great country house and the…
''The loveliest – and certainly the most human – book about pop music I''ve ever read … A delightful and humane soap opera, a real page-turner, full of rounded and entirely…
The former Prime Minister examines the history of one of the great loves of his life.Throughout John Major’s life, one of the constant factors has been his deep love of cricket.…
The owls of Ga''Hoole return in the third book of the series ready to battle new and far more dangerous threats. Based on Katherine Lasky''s work with owls, this adventures series…
Focussing on how the Romans made Europe work as a homogenous civilisation and looking at why we are failing to make the EU work in modern times, this is an authoritative and…
Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right levelA range of beautifully illustrated Michael Rosen''s poems, including many of his classic works such as…
“I’m the Cat in the Hatand it’s time that we getto go to a placethat is steamy and wet!â€In this delightful book, Dr. Seuss’ famous Cat in the Hat explains all about t
A terrifying vision of the future from one of the twentieth century’s most renowned writers – J. G. Ballard, author of ‘Empire of the Sun’ and ‘Crash’.Followin
A revelatory and racy biography of the early life of the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip.We have grown so used to seeing Prince Philip as a loyal, dutiful and occasionally bad…
The fascinating, insightful and at times hilarious memoirs of one of the most gifted and enigmatic British footballers of the last 25 years.Nicknamed "Le God" by the Southampton…
As we become ever-more aware of how our governments “eavesdrop†on our conversations, here is a gripping exploration of this unknown realm of the British secret service:…
Ever since being brought up by The Beatles, Frankie Boyle has been a tremendous liar. Join him on his adventures with his chum Clangy The Brass Boy and laugh as he doesn’t…
