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The ancient sports of murder and myth

Stunned by a dramatic appeal from his otherwise cool mother-in-law, Falco cannot resist....

John, Susan, Titty and Roger, the crew of the Swallow, take on the job of mapping the mass of small islands round Pin Mill while...

Ngugi wa Thiong'o is renowned for his political novels and plays, yet he honed his craft as a short story writer. First published...

When President Habyarimana’s jet was shot down in April 1994, Rwanda erupted into a hundred-day orgy of killing – which left up...

Can revelations from the past help them start a new life?

Three women came to the remote Cornish cottage that summer: Jenna,...

As the new school year begins, Jack Sheffield prepares for an even more eventful year than usual. A new teacher is appointed, and...

The year is 1976 and Jack Sheffield never wants to leave his job.

Jack has been the deputy head teacher at Newbridge Primary...

Let Jamie show you how to save money, time and resources in the kitchen with wholesome and delicious recipes in Save with...

Dying billionaire Trevor Stone hires private detectives Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro to find his missing daughter....

Arun and his two classmates, Aseem and Virendra, are the success stories of their generation. As graduates of the prestigious...

These letters cover the activities of Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, and Jack Kerouac in the years that gave birth to the Beat...

One war, one soldier, one enduring love

1939: In a village in south-east Nigeria on the brink of the Second World War, young...

"You're always good on ideas, Tom..."

An American art collector is claiming that the expensive masterpiece he bought is a...

Henry Earlforward, a shabby Clerkenwell bookseller, has retired from life to devote himself (and his wife Violet) to a consuming...

Jonasson... , J...

What happened to Lara Marteinsdottir?
Iceland, 1956. Fifteen-year-old Lara spends the summer working for a couple on the small...

Arthur Miller's penultimate play, Resurrection Blues, is a darkly comic satirical allegory that poses the question: What would...

Twins Anna and Adam live in an abandoned commune in a volatile landscape where they prepare for the world-ending event they...

The final thrilling part of the New York Times bestselling trilogy, Reached is the sequel to Matched and Crossed by Ally Condie....

The Discworld is very much like our own – if our own were to consist of a flat planet balanced on the back of four elephants...

Tom Chamberlain was destined to be a soldier from the moment he discovered a faded picture of his father patrolling the streets...

Celebrating the finest works of the Harlem Renaissance, one of the most important Black arts movements in modern history.

'She...

"Look after the dead," said the priests, "and the dead would look after you."
Young Prince Teppic is sent far away from his...

Discover all sorts of water-based vehicles in this fun pop-up introduction to opposites!

With sturdy pop-ups, playful...

Discover all sorts of airborne vehicles in this fun pop-up introduction to colours!

With sturdy pop-ups, playful illustrations...

'Barbecued billygoats!'

Can you imagine finding gold? That's just what the Swallows and Amazons and Dick and Dorothea decide...

Reunited for the summer, the Swallows and Amazons with Dick and Dorothea launch a prospecting expedition to find the lost gold...

Alice goes after a white rabbit into Wonderland. There she meets the Mad Hatter, the Duchess and many other famous people and...

When Jack and Joan Durbeyfield learn that their ancestors were the d'Urbervilles - a rich and well-known family - they hope it...

In these stories, Joyce describes the lives of ordinary Dubliners. Their lives are not always easy, and they have problems with...

Tohme... , Worner...

Has the office gone for ever? This book looks at the positive and negative sides of working remotely for employees, managers and...