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The Myth of Sisyphus
The summation of the existentialist philosophy threaded throughout all his writing, Albert Camus' "The Myth of Sisyphus" is translated by Justin O'Brien with an introduction by James Wood in "Penguin Classics". In this profound and moving philosophical statement, Camus poses the fundamental question: is...
Selected Poems and Letters
A phenomenonally precocious schoolboy, Rimbaud was still a teenager when he became notorious as Europe's most shocking and exhilarating poet. During his brief five-year reign as the enfant terrible of French literature he produced an extraordinary body of poems that range from the exquisite to the obsce...
Women in Love
"Women in Love" is widely regarded as D. H. Lawrence's greatest novel. The novel continues where: "The Rainbow" left off with the third generation of Brangwens: Ursula Brangwen, now a teacher at Beldover, a mining town in the Midlands, and her sister Gudrun, who has returned from art school in London. T...
The Lost Estate (Le Grand Meaulnes)
When Meaulnes first arrives at the local school in Sologne, everyone is captivated by his good looks, daring and charisma. But when Meaulnes disappears for several days, and returns with tales of a strange party at a mysterious house and a beautiful girl hidden within it, he has been changed forever. In...
The Colour Of Magic (#1 Discworld)
Terry Pratchett's profoundly irreverent, bestselling novels have garnered him a revered position in the halls of parody next to the likes of Mark Twain, Kurt Vonnegut, Douglas Adams, and Carl Hiaasen.The Color of Magic is Terry Pratchett's maiden voyage through the now-legendary land of Discworld. This ...
The Whole Woman
Germaine Greer proclaims that the time has come to get angry again! Modern feminism has become the victim of unenlightened complacency, and what started out in the Sixties as a movement for liberation has become one that has sought and settled for equality.With fiery rhetoric, authoritative insight, out...
The Story of the Jews: Finding the Words 1000BCE - 1492CE
It is a story like no other- an epic of endurance against destruction, of creativity in oppression, joy amidst grief, the affirmation of life against the steepest of odds. It spans the millennia and the continents - from India to Andalusia and from the bazaars of Cairo to the streets of Oxford. It takes...
Essays and Aphorisms: Pocket Hardbacks
One of the greatest philosophers of the nineteenth century, Schopenhauer (1788-1860) believed that human action is determined not by reason but by 'will' - the blind and irrational desire for physical existence. This selection of his writings on religion, ethics, politics, women, suicide, books and many...
Moon Tiger
'I'm writing a history of the world,' she says . . . And in the process, my own.' Claudia Hampton is dying. A professional historian in her seventies, she casts her mind back through her own life to identify the currents and winds upon which she has been cast adrift. We see how this strong, independent ...
So Much Life Left Over
Rosie and Daniel have moved to Ceylon with their small daughter to start a new life at the dawn of the 1920s, attempting to put the trauma of the First World War, and its effects on their marriage, behind them.Back home in England, Rosie's sisters are dealing with different challenges in their searches ...
Startalk: Everything You Ever Need to Know about Space Travel, Sci-Fi, the Human Race, the Universe, and Beyond
Neil deGrasse Tyson (Editor); Jeffrey Simons; Charles Liu
For decades, beloved astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has interpreted science with a combination of brainpower and charm that resonates with fans everywhere. This pioneering, provocative book brings together the best of StarTalk, his beloved podcast and television show devoted to solving the most conf...
Fascism and Democracy
'The feeling that the very concept of objective truth is fading out of the world . . . this prospect frightens me much more than bombs' Fascism and Democracycollects five brilliant examples of Orwell's writing during the darkest days of World War Two. Grappling with the principles of democracy and the p...
The Best Things to Scream Into
From wildly popular humor site Obvious Plant, the perfect book for channeling your anger, anxiety, and ennui into laughter A gag gift hit at any white elephant party Includes over 50 things to scream into Screaming is an important part of our everyday lives. Whether at home, work, or play, we are co...
Banquet: The Untold Story of Adelaide's Family Murders (*Ned Kelly Awards: Winner 2022 Best True Crime)
Only one suspect has been charged and convicted for The Family Murders of Adelaide, the City of Corpses. Award-winning investigative journalist, Debi Marshall, interrogates these long cold cases. Debi Marshall believes it is time to expose all messy business that lies behind the sophisticated facade of...
Inside Story
A magisterial, inventive and witty modern classic - Amis' autobiographical novel and arguably his most important masterpiece to date - the companion volume to EXPERIENCE 'The Mick Jagger of literature' Daily TelegraphLife...is shapeless, it does not point to and gather round anything, it does not cohere...
Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe
'Magisterial ... Immensely readable' Douglas Alexander, Financial Times'Insightful, productively provocative and downright brilliant' New York TimesA compelling history of catastrophes and their consequences, from 'the most brilliant British historian of his generation' (The Times)Disasters are inherent...
Five Bush Weddings
As a photographer, Stevie's been to enough bush weddings to last a lifetime. When's it going to be all about her? With her ex soon to be married, her mum back on the dating scene, and her best friend threatening to settle down with the Most Boring Man Alive, Stevie is feeling left behind. To top it off,...
Batman: Secret Files
James Tynion IV; Christian Ward (Illustrator); Dani (Illustrator)
Dive into the depths of Gotham's underbelly with Batman: Secret Files!Collecting tales from all over Gotham...Huntress, the Gardener, Peacekeeper...even the history of Miracle Molly! It's all here! Discover a story so secret even Miracle Molly doesn't remember it! Discover what led a regular Gothamite t...
Attack on Titan Omnibus 7 (Vol. 19-21)
It's never been easier to attack Attack on Titan than with these new, giant-sized 3-in-1 omnibus editions! If you've been waiting for the final anime season to check out the do-or-die shonen adventure that defined a decade, now's your chance. These new books tuck almost 600 pages of manga behind a speci...
Death at La Fenice #1 Brunetti
'A splendid series . . . with a backdrop of the city so vivid you can almost smell it.' The Sunday Telegraph;;Winner of the Suntory Mystery Fiction Grand Prize;;The twisted maze of Venice's canals has always been shrouded in mystery. Even the celebrated opera house, La Fenice, has seen its share of deat...
The Matchmaker
Sparks will fly when a desi matchmaker and a self-confessed 'coconut' meet in this glittering romantic comedy about love, marriage and mistaking your own identity. Matchmaking is easy. Falling in love on the other hand... Saima knows that she's a great matchmaker. She has the weekly wedding invitations...
Values, Voice and Virtue: The New British Politics
'Forceful ... The fundamental thrust of Goodwin's argument is right ... a new centre ground of British politics is being formed - even if both parties have yet to fully comprehend it' The Times *A bold new theory for our ongoing political instability, from the co-author of the Sunday Times bestseller N...
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