''This vivid and engaging book brings to life some of the most important moments in ancient history, moments that have shaped not only the politics and culture of bygone eras, but…
If you're missing Game of Thrones, discover your new favourite fantasy series in The Empire of Salt . . . The city of Darien lies at the heart of a dying empire. Twelve families…
''Bristles with provocative insights into the tangled liaisons of sex and self'' Times Higher EducationIn the third volume of his acclaimed examination of sexuality in modern …
"Through the dark and wolfish woods,through the white and silent snow,lived a small girl called Hortense.Though kind and brave, she was sad as an owl because of one thing . . .…
Every second son must be sacrificed at the age of fifteen. But will one boy defy all odds and triumph... On the island of Wayo Wayo, every second son must leave on the day he…
The razor-sharp first novel in the New York Times bestselling Night Angel series from master of modern fantasy Brent Weeks - an astonishing and epic tale of magic, violence and…
Food & Wine's Best Cookbooks of Fall 2023 A collection of 200 iconic drinks from around the globe, each of which has changed the culture of the cocktail A signature cocktail is a…
The first part of his trilogy on the Spanish Empire, Hugh Thomas's Rivers of Gold brings the rise of Spain's global empire vividly to life, capturing the spirit of an ebullient…
Go on an amazing journey of discovery with the Very Hungry Caterpillar and learn fascinating facts about animals.Take a tour of the animal kingdom and discover everything you need…
Arthur Rackham (1867-1939) was one of the leading illustrators from the golden age of British book illustration. Fairy-tale and fantasy were his forte and in later life he…
From Edouard Manet’s portrait of naturalist writer Émile Zola sitting among his Japanese art finds to Van Gogh’s meticulous copies of the Hiroshige prints he devotedly collected,…
This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL…
Join Meg the witch and her cat Mog in this spooky tale, another magical story in the bestselling Meg and Mog series.Meg and Mog have a spooky stay in a castle, meeting ghastly…
''Pithy and provoking, spiced with the personal'' Hilary MantelLynsey Hanley grew up part of the ''respectable working class''. At university, she discovered that social mobility…
