Tony Webster and his clique first met Adrian Finn at school. Sex-hungry and book-hungry, they would navigate the girl-less sixth form together, trading in affectations, in-jokes, rumour and wit. Maybe Adrian was a little more serious than the others, certainly more intelligent

The literary world was shocked when in 1889, at the height of his career, Robert Louis Stevenson announced his intention to settle permanently on the Pacific island of Samoa. His readers were equally shocked when he began to use the subject material offered by his new environment, not to promote a romance of empire, but to produce some of the most ironic and critical treatments of imperialism in nineteenth-century

Fifty Shades of GreyWhen literature student Anastasia Steele interviews successful entrepreneur Christian Grey, she finds him very attractive and deeply intimidating. Unworldly and innocent, Ana is shocked to find she wants this man, and excited when she realises that Christian wants her too. As they embark on a passionate love affair, Ana discovers more about her own desires, as well as the dark.

One Night in Italy is a charming, funny and heartwarming novel from Lucy Diamond, author of The Beach Cafe. Is Italian really the language of love? A new class of students hopes to find out. Anna\'s recently been told the father she\'s never met is Italian. Now she\'s baking focaccia, whipping up tiramisu and swotting up on her vocabulary, determined to make it to Italy so she can find him in person.

This book is duct tape for the mouth of every artist\'s inner critic. Silencing that stifling voice once and for all, this salve for creatives introduces ten truths they must face in order to defeat self-doubt. Each encouraging chapter deconstructs a pivotal moment on the path to success—fear of the blank page, the dangers of jealousy, sharing work with others—and explains how to navigate roadblock.

\'No voice, no low, no howl is heard; the chief sound of life here is a hiss.\'Stories and poems by Herman Melville drawn from his years at seaIntroducing 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 ride over Victorian

New York is home to an unparalleled number of hip eating spots. And, as you’d expect from this booming metropolis, there are always new and exciting restaurants to sample. This new edition gives a fresh overview of New York’s hottest dining destinations. Feast your eyes on approximately 130 lush color photographs. The exceptional eateries are interspersed with a tempting round-up of delectable recipes

The first rocket will take five minutes to hit London. You have six minutes to stop the second. Rudi Graf has dreamt since childhood of sending a rocket to the moon. Instead, along with his friend Werner von Braun, he has helped create the world\'s most sophisticated weapon - the V2 ballistic missile, capable of delivering a one-ton warhead that travels at three times the speed of sound. In a desperate

Whether at home or at school, morning or night, we all eat food. This book provides a wonderful insight to every aspect of food from farming to cooking, nutrition to tasting. Find out what colour carrots used to be, what the last meal served on the Titanic was and which spice is more expensive than gold in this quirky, fact-packed information book. Illustrations: Full colour throughout

Elizabeth has wanted two things her entire life to keep her happy and fulfilled - an Italian husband and lots of rosy-cheeked bambini. The first is ticked off now she\'s bagged dark and sexy Roberto, the second is proving harder to achieve. But when Roberto loses his job and decides to leave London for Italy and the family business, Elizabeth hopes the change in lifestyle might help her relax and boost

Disaster! Jess tried to hide her horror. Her mum frowned. ´What´s wrong, sweetheart? It´s what you´ve always wanted!´ Jess´s mum has finally capitulated and arranged a trip to see Jess´s dad. But this is so the wrong moment: Jess has just got it together

Anne Rice\'s magnificent Songs of the Seraphim series continues with a lyrical and haunting new novel of angels and assassins set in dark and dangerous worlds in our time and in centuries past. Toby O\'Dare, former government assassin, is summoned by the angel Malchiah to fifteenth-century Rome the city of Michelangelo and Raphael, of Leo X and the Holy Inquisition to solve a terrible crime of poisoning

A mouth-watering collection of recipes inspired by fresh, seasonal French market produce, and illustrated with gorgeous full-colour photographs.Once again Joanne Harris and Fran Warde have collaborated to write a French cookbook with a difference. This time they have gone to Gascony for their inspiration and into the world of the French rural market. The best ingredients in season, locally produced

A unique, sumptuously illustrated book, offering fascinating insights into the prominence of the cat in art in cultures worldwide. Sumptuously illustrated and featuring artists such as Freud, Gauguin, Hogarth, Kuniyoshi, Leonardo, Picasso and Renoir, this book follows Merrell\'s successful books The Horse and The Dog.The cat\'s reputation and place in society have been subject to twists and turns of

This beautiful collection of love poems gathers together thousands of years of timeless verse from around the world. From Shakespeare to Rossetti, traditional English classics sit alongside the works of Eastern writers such as Ibn \'Arabi and Rumi, as well as lesser known gems from the indigenous peoples of Africa, Australasia, and the Americas. Exploring the many facets of love - desire, devotion,

Each volume in the \"Collector\'s Library\" series has a specially commissioned Afterword, brief biography of the author and a further reading list. The Afterword for this edition of is by David Stuart Davies.These fifteen short stories, chosen by David Stuart Davies, former Editor of \"Sherlock\" magazine, show the master detective Sherlock Holmes at his most ingenious. Faithfully supported by his

Nature is out of balance in the human world. The sun hasn\'t shone in years, and crops are failing. Worse yet, strange and hostile creatures have begun to appear. The people\'s survival hangs in the balance. To solve the crisis, the oracle stones are cast,

In this exhilarating companion to Printz Award winner and National Book Award finalist Ship Breaker, Paolo Bacigalupi brilliantly captures a dark future America that has devolved into unending civil wars, driven by demagogues who recruit children to become soulless killing machines. Two refugees of these wars, Mahlia and Mouse, are known as \'war maggots\': survivors who have barely managed to escape

The Moonstone is an ancient Indian diamond which brings disaster to everyone who owns it. Rachel Verinder’s uncle gives her the diamond as a birthday present, but that same night it is stolen… The Moonstone is now seen as the first, and one of the best, English detective novels.