On a secluded cliff overlooking the ocean sits a Victorian house that contains a century's worth of secrets.By the time Jane Flanagan discovers the house as a teenager, it has long been abandoned - yet there are still clothes in t…

Join Andy and Terry in their 104-storey spectacular treehouse – it used to be a 91-story treehouse, but they decided it was still missing a few things!They've added thirteen new levels, including a never-ending staircase, a burp b…

The discovery of this vital form led to a transformation in medicine but also in our understanding of ourselves - not as bodies or machines but as ecosystems. It has also given us the power to treat a vast array of mortal maladies…

Every time we choose a route to work, decide whether to go on a second date, or set aside money for a rainy day, we are making a prediction about the future. Yet from the financial crisis to ecological disasters, we routinely fail…

What if free will is an illusion? As Robert Sapolsky shows in this masterful account of the science of human behaviour, everything we think and do is caused by the luck of our biology and the influence of our environment, and ulti…

Meet the magical, mystical, and miraculous! Dare you step inside the dark realm of mythical monsters, legendary spirits, and terrifying tricksters? Discover more than 100 eye-catching, jaw-dropping, otherworldly creatures in aston…

Join Susie Dent, lexicographer extraordinaire and Queen of Countdown's Dictionary Corner, on a curious and exceedingly interesting adventure through all the very best RED HERRINGS, COCK AND BULL STORIES and NINE-DAY WONDERS in the…

US President Harry Truman evidently understood the terrifying power of atomic weaponry, but no one could have realised its full potential when he ordered the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945. Those military attack…

Do lobsters feel pain? Did Franz Kafka have a sick sense of humour? What is John Updike's deal anyway? And who won the Adult Video News' Female Performer of the Year Award the same year Gwyneth Paltrow won her Oscar? David Foster …

If you love lunches which pack a punch and suppers with attitude, then this collection of more than 100 flavourful dishes from LEON is the one for you. From fiery coconut noodles to miso-spiked aubergine, caramel pork to blueberry…

Joe Tucker's Uncle Eric was a beloved yet unconventional figure throughout his life.A shambolically dressed man who lived with his mother for almost eighty years, he appeared to exist only for daily trips to the bookie - and yet h…

From declaring my love to Vanessa Redgrave to being fed cockroaches by Steve Buscemi, from turnip-based comedy with Blackadder to being farted on by Arnold Schwarzenegger, from Graham Norton's sofa to Alan Cumming's camper van, my…

I had a premonition of setting out on a journey and getting lost inside a distant tide ... It was the beginning of summer, and I was nineteen years old.Yayoi lives with her perfect, loving family - something 'like you'd see in a S…

A woman on the run. A crew of Viking mercenaries. A forbidden romance.And the secret which threatens them all . . .Silla Nordvig is running for her life. The queen of Íseldur has sent warriors to bring Silla to Sunnavík, where dea…

Boisterous, ribald, and ultimately shattering, Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is the seminal novel of the 1960s that has left an indelible mark on the literature of our time. Here is the unforgettable story of a menta…

I was a girl once, but not any more .A young Nigerian woman, barely more than a girl herself, must learn to survive with a child of her own, in a world which seems entirely consumed by madness.As she navigates a landscape of terro…

Enjoy fourteen beautifully illustrated fairytales, retold in a simple, lyrical style in this collection for children. This collection of famous fairytales from around the world will delight both kids and adults, featuring familiar…

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