In the tradition of Susan Orlean''s The Orchid Thief and James Gleick''s Genius, The Emperor of Scent tells the story of Luca Turin, an utterly unusual, stubborn scientist, his…
OBSERVER BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2015TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT BOOKS OF THE YEAR and OBSERVER BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2014WINNER OF THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION''S MORRIS D. FORKOSCH…
Environmental writer Laurie King and internationally bestselling author Miriam Lancewood present a collection of narrative non-fiction stories and poems on the human connection…
Discover the joy of crafting with magic wool with this beautiful new edition of the much-loved book. Learn to make beautiful fairies and angels for any occasion, with colour…
The award-winning memoir translated by Taro Nettleton with a new design by Adrian TomineIn this memoir that won two Eisner Awards, the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize, a prize at the…
This text presents the secrets of how British intelligence officers working undercover as liaison officers in East Germany stole advanced Soviet equipment and penetrated top…
WINNER OF THE WOMEN''S PRIZE FOR FICTION''Tense, dark and intensely gripping . . . written so seductively that passages sing out from the page '' Sunday TimesCathy and her brother…
When Nouf ash-Shrawi, the sixteen-year-old daughter of a wealthy Saudi dynasty, disappears from her home in Jeddah just days before her arranged marriage, desert guide Nayir is…
Shows you how to think like a symbologist to uncover mysteries and history by solving cryptograms and cracking codes that relate to Freemasonry, the Knights Templar, the…
Delia always has her finger on the button. For 40 years she has continually, throughout her cookbooks, writing and television programmes, enabled millions of people who lack…
The nation-state and the colonial state have always been the same thing: the ethnic and religious majorities of the former created only through the violent “minoritization 
New York, 1908. While waiting to embark on the Caronia, the Cunard Line''s famous ocean liner, private detectives George Dillman and Genevieve Masefield are startled to witness…
Roaming Midsomer is the perfect follow-up to the successful Exploring Midsomer, which enticed lovers of Midsomer Murders and rural England to go and enjoy the beautiful…
Rustle up quick and easy appetizers, main courses and desserts in 10 minutes or less; over 30 recipes for all occasions from simple pan-fried sole to impressive dishes such as…
“A multilayered, inspiring portrait of RFK . . . [the] most in-depth look at an extraordinary figure whose transformational story shaped America.”—Joe Scarborough, The Washington…