A narrative portion of the Hebrew Bible overflowing with action and character, the books included in Ancient Israel move from folk memories of magically powerful figures to a finely wrought...
"A deeply engrossing portrait of what life physically felt like.... [An] intimate picture...of early Kenya." -[London] Times Literary Supplement
Born out of the excitement of a convergence of ideas and passions, this book provides a synthesis of the work of researchers, clinicians, and theoreticians who are leaders in the field of trauma,...
This is the only edition of Madame Bovary available that includes the complete manuscripts from Flaubert's 1857 trial. This edition includes a substantial number of new explanatory annotations....
In 1938 the Japanese Imperial Forces established a "comfort station" in Shanghai. This was the first of many officially sanctioned brothels set up across Asia to service the needs of the...
June 1572: for ten, violent years the Wars of Religion have raged across France. Neighbours have become enemies, countless lives have been lost, and the country has been torn apart over matters of...
Detective Superintendent Roy Grace knows not every love story has a happy ending. Grace's wife Sandy is officially declared dead after being missing for a decade, allowing him to marry the...
With an introduction żeby Toby Litt In his heyday, during the 1960s and early 1970s, B. S. Johnson was one of the best-known novelists in Britain. A passionate advocate for the avant-garde, he...
You could be a genius... Award-winning science writer reveals how frontier neuroscience can enhance your intelligence - making you smarter, sharper and brighter than you ever thought you could be.
Bestselling novelist, Margaret George, here imagines the story of Helen of Sparta and Troy, one of the most amazing female mythical characters, ancient or modern. A war, which lasted for 10 years,...
Central Africa, 1914; Rose Sayer, a 33-year-old English woman, is left alone when her missionary brother dies. Her only route out is aboard The African Queen, a steam-powered launch captained by...
The Commonwealth is in turmoil, as a band of pilgrims set off on their pilgrimage to the Void - while an invasion fleet prepares to take advantage of the chaos. The Temporal Void is the second...
Ovid's epic poem is one of the most important texts of Western imagination and an inspiration for writers. In his award-winning tranlsation, Charles Martin combines fidelity to Ovid's text...
Yuzuko Aihara, a high school girl whose main interests are fashion, friends and having fun, is about to get a reality check. Due to her mom's remarriage, Yuzu has transfered to a new, all-girls...
It was the storm of the century, boasting waves over one hundred feet high a tempest created żeby so rare a combination of factors that meteorologists deemed it "the perfect storm." In a...
A shocking reveal threatens to unravel Detective Superintendent Roy Grace's happy new life. Grace is newly married, having moved to a country cottage with Chloe and their baby son. But his...
In the far future, a breakaway group of pilgrims seek the Void, a mysterious part of space - but it could prove their doom. The Dreaming Void is the first thrilling novel in the Void trilogy, set...
My name is Kinsey Millhone. I'm a private investigator, licensed, bonded, insured; white, female, age thirty-two, unmarried, and physically fit. That Monday morning, I was sitting in my office...