From one of the most beloved authors of our time--more than six million copies of his books have been sold in this country alone--a fascinating excursion into the history behind the place we call home. \"Houses aren\'t refuges from history. They are wh ere history ends up.\" Bill Bryson and his family live in a Victorian parsonage in a part of England where nothing of any great significance has happened

Look, I didn´t want to be a half-blood. I never asked to be the son of a Greek God. I was just a normal kid, going to school, playing basketball, skateboarding. The usual. Until I accidentally vaporized my maths teacher. That´s when things started really

\'I took the plunge and went back to work full-time, leaving a baby at home ...that was the start of the 20-year experiment with every different type of working arrangement possible in my quest to try and do justice to my children, my education, my ambition\' - Fiona Millar, journalist and education campaigner, knows first hand that being a working mother involves managing childcare, work, laundry

Michael Crichton, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Jurassic Park, returns to the world of paleontology in this recently discovered novel - a thrilling adventure set in the Wild West during the golden age of fossil hunting.

An anthology celebrating the witches and sorcerers of epic fantasy-featuring stories by George R. R. Martin, Scott Lynch, Megan Lindholm, and many more! Hot on the heels of Gardner Dozois\'s (Rogues, Old Venus) acclaimed anthology The Book of Swords comes this companion volume devoted to magic. How could it be otherwise? For every Frodo, there is a Gandalf...and a Saruman. For every Dorothy, a Glinda...and

\'Hate is not conquered by hate: hate is conquered by love. This is a law eternal.\' Captivating aphorisms illustrating the Buddhist dhamma, or moral system. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin\'s 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon

An elegant, atmospheric literary puzzle thriller that will delight equally fans of crime fiction and literary thrillers Introducing... the Twelve Detectives. The greatest sleuths in the world, gathered together for the first time at the 1889 World\'s Fair in Paris. See... the wonderful new work of engineering genius by Mr Gustave Eiffel! Marvel at Buffalo Bill\'s world-famous Wild West show! Witness

An incisive and spirited portrait of the twentieth cenutry\'s wiliest political survivor and his fiefdom, Cuba Confidential is the gripping story of the shattered families and warring personalities that lie at the heart of the forty-three-year standoff between Miami and Havana. With a decade of firsthand access to the crooks, assassins, and politicians who have made US-Cuban history - from Fidel Castro

The runaway international No.1 bestseller that launched Tom Clancy’s spectacular career – became a blockbuster film – and introduced Jack Ryan. The Hunt is on. Silently, beneath the chill Atlantic waters, Russia’s ultra-secret missile submarine, the Red October, is heading west. The Americans want her. The Russians want her back. With all-out war only seconds away, the superpowers race across the ocean

How does a man addicted to routine - a man who flosses his teeth before love-making - cope with the chaos of everyday life? With the loss of his son, the departure of his wife and the arrival of Muriel, a dog trainer from the Meow-Bow dog clinic, Macon\'s attempts at ordinary life are tragically and comically undone.

The 900-day siege of Leningrad (1941-44) was one of the turning points of the Second World War. It slowed down the German advance into Russia and became a national symbol of survival and resistance. An estimated one million civilians died, most of them from cold and starvation. Lydia Ginzburg, a respected literary scholar (who meanwhile wrote prose \'for the desk drawer\' through seven decades of Soviet

On a remote jungle island, genetic engineers have created a dinosaur game park. Drawing on all his bestselling talent and scientific brilliance, Michael Crichton has, in Jurassic Park\", written the most electrifying techno-thriller of our time.\"

Providing the basis for the year\'s work, this pupil\'s book is part of a series which focuses on a child\'s personal world. The text uses this and the surrounding environment, alongside other subjects learnt at school, as an educationally sound set of materials for language learning. A fantasy element is introduced through the characters of Count Horror and Boris the Cat.

Ruth Snowden begins by exploring Jung\'s upbringing and the environment into which he was born. She then goes on to analyse the influences on the man himself and how they came to shape his ideological and spiritual development. The intricacies of Jung\'s complex systems of thought are discussed in a straightforward and jargon-free way with particular focus on Jung\'s lifelong fascination with the spiritual,

Things are hotting up in this latest thriller from bestselling author Felix Francis, in his fifth solo novel Front Runner. Jefferson Hinkley is back. In his role as an undercover investigator for the British Horseracing Authority, Jeff is approached by the multi-time champion jockey, Dave Swinton, to discuss the delicate matter of losing races on purpose. Little does Jeff realise that the call would

Nick Hornby\'s internationally bestselling first novel, available as a Penguin Essential for the first time. Do you know your desert-island, all-time, top five most memorable split-ups? Rob does. He keeps a list, in fact. But Laura isn\'t on it - even though she\'s just become his latest ex. He\'s got his life back, you see. He can just do what he wants when he wants: like listen to whatever music

Poetry by Heart - based on the hugely successful nationwide schools competition, 200 magical poems to learn by heart. \"The poems we learn stay with us for the rest of our lives. They become personal and invaluable, and what\'s more they are free gifts - there for the taking\". (Simon Armitage). Two years ago former Poet Laureate Andrew Motion had the idea of setting up Poetry by Heart - a nationwide

Annie Leibovitz\' extraordinary career took off in San Francisco in 1970 when she first submitted a portfolio to \"Rolling Stone\" magazine. By 1973, she was the magazine\'s chief photographer. Since 1983, Annie Leibovitz has worked closely with Vanity Fair, who will be producing a special music issue to coincide with the book. Her subjects include Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, Al Green,

\'If you\'ve ever felt like the only person in the world who isn\'t perfect . . . this is what you need to read\' Daisy Buchanan Meet Robin Wilde: mum, newly-appointed official girlfriend, make-up artist extraordinaire and general plate-spinning, life-juggling, balance-seeking badass. Or so she likes to think. Everything seems to be slotting into place, not just for Robin but for her close-knit little