An overworked salaryman and a mischievous cashier with a dual personality form an unexpected bond in this sweet-and-sour comedy! As the end of the year approaches, Yamada feels…
''A thorough, objective telling of McCartney''s story - in and out of the most famous band ever.'' ESQUIREThe first biography written with McCartney''s approval and with access to…
Longlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger Award ''Ingeniously plotted ... my favourite historical crime series.'' S. G. MacLean''A rattling good read'' William Ryan----------------…
Embrace the power of the divine in this beginner''s guide to some of mythology''s fiercest females and most legendary ladies Across thousands of years and countless civilizations,…
One of The Observer''s fiction picks for 2022 and winner of a PEN Heim award. To deter me, my uncle spoke to me about roots. A line of argument that I found absurd. Even plants…
An illustrated first guide to cute capybaras written by expert and conservationist Julia Mata.
Spring, 1858. The route of the Caledonian Railway through the southern uplands of the Scottish countryside is disrupted by a fatal crash. Inspector Robert Colbeck and Sergeant…
Marks are one of the collector''s most important tools when it comes to identifying and dating antiques. Of course, it is important to understand that they should never be relied…
Smoke cleansing with herbs and resins can be a welcome addition to your busy life. Sage Advice makes it easy and fun!
Beautiful Emma Rouault yearns for the life of wealth, passion and romance she has encountered in popular sentimental fiction, and when her doctor, the well-meaning but awkward and…
‘I was born on 25th May, 1938, in the front bedroom of a house in Orton Road, a house on the outer edges of Raffles, a council estate. I was a lucky girl.’ So begins Margaret…
Discover the uses and symbolic meanings of flowers over the centuries and across the globe.Flowers have been depicted as objects of beauty and wonder in countless paintings and…
''An indispensable work of reference'' Times Literary SupplementThe Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory is firmly established as a key work of reference in…
Connectome, by Sebastian Seung is ''One of the most eagerly awaited scientific books of the year ... intellectually exhilarating, beautifully written, exquisitely precise yet…
A creepy collection of 10 unsettling horror stories from a master storyteller The splash from something enormous resounds through the sea-fog. In the stillness of a dark room,…