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Vile Bodies: Popular Penguins
In the years following the First World War a new generation emerges, wistful and vulnerable beneath the glitter. The Bright Young Things of twenties Mayfair, with their paradoxical mix of innocence and sophistication, exercise their hedonistic whims and vile bodies in every kind of capricious escapade. ...
Mistakes Were Made: Penguin Special
Liam Pieper's made some poor life choices, but he's (usually) meant well. He's tried to write important stories, fight racial prejudice and rescue traumatised puppies. And he's ended up with life-threatening infestations, a punch in the face at a Leonard Cohen concert and brief detention by counter-terr...
Three Gothic Novels: The Castle of Otranto | Vathek | Frankenstein
The Gothic novel, which flourished from about 1765 until 1825, revels in the horrible and the supernatural, in suspense and exotic settings. This volume, with its erudite introduction by Mario Praz, presents three of the most celebrated Gothic novels: "The Castle of Otranto", published pseudonymously in...
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Young Readers Edition
The bestselling story of the young inventor who brought electricity to his Malawian village, now in an accessible middle grade edition. When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi, his family lost all of the season's crops, leaving them with nothing to eat and nothing to s...
Once Upon a Time in Russia: The Rise of the Oligarchs and the Greatest Wealth in History
This is a gripping and shocking insight into the lives of Russia's most famous oligarchs from New York Times bestselling author of The Accidental Billionaires and Bringing Down the House. Once Upon a Time in Russia is the untold true story of the larger-than-life billionaire oligarchs who surfed the wav...
When Breath Becomes Air
'Finishing this book and then forgetting about it is simply not an option...Unmissable' New York Times. At the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade's training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, the ne...
An Introduction to Buddhism
The "Core Teachings of the Dalai Lama" series begins with this small book of teachings by His Holiness, the perfect introduction to traditional Tibetan Buddhist thought and practice. There is no one more suited to introduce beginners--and remind seasoned practitioners-- of the fundamentals of Tibeta...
Wine Simple: Very Approachable Guide from an Otherwise Serious Sommelier
From the world-renowned sommelier Aldo Sohm, a dynamic, essential wine guide for a new generation Aldo Sohm is one of the most respected and widely lauded sommeliers in the world. He's worked with celebrated chef Eric Ripert as wine director of three-Michelin-starred Le Bernardin for over a decade, yet ...
Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister: Three Women at the Heart of Twentieth-Century China
They were the most famous sisters in China. As the country battled through a hundred years of wars, revolutions and seismic transformations, the three Soong sisters from Shanghai were at the centre of power, and each of them left an indelible mark on history. Red Sister, Ching-ling, married the 'Father...
Orwell and the Dispossessed
George Orwell; Peter Davison (Editor)
The vivid, impassioned writings collected together in this powerful volume chronicle Orwell's first-hand experiences of life among the underclass of the 'two nations' of rich and poor. Down and Out in Paris and London is the young Orwell's memoir of his time as a struggling, often penniless writer, livi...
The Penguin Book of Oulipo - Queneau, Perec, Calvino and the Adventure of Form
'Lovers of word games and literary puzzles will relish this indispensable anthology.' - The Guardian 'At times, you simply have to stand back in amazement.' - Daily Telegraph 'Philip Terry's collection is packed with fabulous, wide-ranging work that displays the full ingenuity, brio and originality of O...
The Man in the Red Coat
*SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BOOK AWARDS 2020*'An absolute tonic for grey winter days' Evening StandardThe Booker Prize-winning author of The Sense of an Ending takes us on a rich, witty tour of Belle Epoque Paris, via the life story of the pioneering surgeon Samuel Pozzi.In the summer of 1885, three Fren...
Lucy by the Sea (HB)
In March 2020 Lucy's ex-husband William pleads with her to leave New York and escape to a coastal house he has rented in Maine. Lucy reluctantly agrees, leaving the washing-up in the sink, expecting to be back in a week or two. Weeks turn into months, and it's just Lucy, William, and their complex past ...
We Love Love: An Unfiltered A to Z of Modern Romance and Self-Love, from the creators of the Life Uncut podcast
"True love. Crushing failure. Hot dates. Wild ambition. Motherhood. Sisterhood. Brittany Hockley and Laura Byrne, former Bachelor finalists and hosts of the number-one podcast Life Uncut, have bumbled their way through it all. And they’re here to make you feel a little less alone in the chaos. Through i...
Revolting Rhymes
Brand-new book of wickedly clever rhymes by the world's number-one storytellerThis book is filled with revolting rhymes.(Be warned- It's no ordinary Once upon a time).There's poor Cindy whose heart was torn to shreds, because her Prince, he chops off heads!Snow White's dwarfs although awfully nice, are ...
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