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One of the greatest of all horror writers, Edgar Allan Poe (1809-49) also composed pioneering tales that seized upon the...

In this eloquent, intimate exploration of the delights and demands of the piano, world-renowned concert pianist and music writer...

Gerd Gigerenzer's Reckoning with Risk: Learning to Live with Uncertainty illustrates how we can learn to make sense of statistics...

Wagner was one of the few major composers who studied philosophy seriously. Bryan Magee places the composer's artistic...

The award-winning, bestselling New York Mapguide by Michael Middleditch - the best streetmap on the market

Whether you're...

The Green Flag stands as the most comprehensive and illuminating history of Irish Nationalism yet published. For many years...

"Not since Darwin has an author so lifted the science of ecology with insight and delightful imagery" - Richard Dawkins In this...

Stretching from the Ice Ages to the present day, this masterful account traces the political, social and cultural history of the...

Daniel C. Dennett's Freedom Evolves tackles the most important question of human existence - is there really such a thing as free...

Pugin was one of Britain’s greatest architects and his short career one of the most dramatic in architectural history. Born in...

The sensational second volume of Charles Moore's bestselling authorized biography of the Iron Lady

In June 1983 Margaret...

Not For Turning is the first volume of Charles Moore's authorized biography of Margaret Thatcher, the longest serving Prime...

A second idyllic helping of rural life in France from the bestselling author of the classic A Year In Provence.

Skulking...

Recently many people have assumed that we are blank slates shaped by our environment. But this denies the heart of our being:...

This book will explain what madness is, to show that it can be understood in psychological terms, and that by studying it we can...

For centuries Spain had been the most feared and predatory power in Europe - it had the largest empire and one of the world's...

Having lived in France, Italy, the Greek islands and Egypt, Elizabeth David has perfected the art of Mediterranean cooking.

In...

'A reference bible... inspirational in the way that it opens up new possibilities for vegetables' - Daily Mail Jane Grigson's...

Richard Rorty is one of the most provocative figures in recent philosophical, literary and cultural debate. This collection...

Little... , Silber...

The Death of Yugoslavia is a survey of the pressures and events that contributed to the break-up of former Yugoslavia, considered...

A very clear, reliable and readable history of economic thought from the ancient world to the present day. From Homer to Marx to...

In this very funny sports book (a cross between Nick Hornby and Bill Bryson) young journalist Lawrence Donegan tells the story of...

This new edition of Brogan's superb one-volume history - from early British colonisation to the Reagan years - captures an array...

Discover the heartfelt, laugh-out-loud account of one of Hollywood's greatest actors and, above all, greatest men

Debonair...

The first major account of the history of reggae, black music journalist Lloyd Bradley describes its origins and development in...

In Fish, Fishing and the Meaning of Life Jeremy Paxman creates the perfect literary catch for fellow angling enthusiasts in this...

Find inspiration from one of the most important books in the world's literature…

The I Ching is a book of oracles containing...

The path to achieving Zen (a balance between the body and the mind) is brilliantly explained by Professor Eugen Herrigel in this...

In the 1970s Shiva Naipaul travelled to Africa, visiting Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia for several months. Through his experiences,...

Every day, in every court and tribunal, advocates represent us all - Crown and defendant, landlord and tenant, rich and poor,...