An entertaining collection of strange, delightful and unexpectedly apt words from the origins of English.

Old English is the...

Welcome to the delightful and fascinating world of Old English animals

'Invaluable - and hugely entertaining ... It is an...

Goldsmith... , Райтер...

Your hard work is paying off. You are doing well in your field. But there is something standing between you and the next level of...

A groundbreaking and controversial new theory about how we talk.
Like other tools, language was invented, can be reinvented or...

A revolutionary account of the origins of language from one of the world's best known and most influential linguists.
In his...

Acemoglu... , Robinson...

A provocative bestseller that explains why the world is divided into nations with wildly differing levels of prosperity.
Why are...

1930s Europe - as the Roaring Twenties wind down and the world rumbles towards war, the great minds of the time have other...

Allingham... , Сэйерс...

Murder served ice-cold...

Midwinter. As snow falls softly outside and frost sparkles on tree branches, it's time to curl up...

Robert Greene is a master guide for millions of readers, distilling ancient wisdom and philosophy into essential texts for...

Allingham... , Питерс...

A rich collection of classic Christmas mysteries

Christmas is a season of overindulgence. For most of us, that means an extra...

McDermid... , Питерс...

The second volume of the bestselling festive crime collection, following on from Murder under the Christmas Tree

Christmas...

Unexpected tales from the master of short fiction

The Shielding of Mrs Forbes

Graham Forbes is a disappointment to his...

In 1974, the homeless Miss Shepherd moved her broken down van into Alan Bennett's garden. Deeply eccentric and stubborn to her...

A concise collection of Alan Bennett's latest diaries - and more.

Following the phenomenally successful Writing Home and...

*** The No.4 Sunday Times Bestseller ***

'This dazzlingly clever cosy crime novel completely trumps Richard Osman' - SUNDAY...

One winter night in Prague, Helen Franklin encounters her friend Karel, half-mad with fear.
He has come into possession of a...