A novel of high adventure great storytelling and moral purpose based on an extraordinary true story of eight years in the Bombay underworld.... Lees meer.

A wonderful page-turner about a fascinating idea that should affect the way every thinking person thinks about the world around him Michael Lewis In this brilliant and original book Malcolm Gladwell explains and analyses the tipping point that magic moment when ide... Lees meer.

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A New York Times bestseller that has won passionate fans around the world.... Lees meer.

The third in the epic trilogy narrating the history of the Roman Empire from renowned historian Tom Holland Beginning in 69AD a year that saw four Caesars in succession rule the empire and ending some seven decades later with the death of Hadrian Pax presents a daz... Lees meer.

A new roundup of personal essays - surprising disarming heartbreakingly funny - from the 1 bestselling writer Time named America s Favorite Humorist.... Lees meer.

Iain Banks debut novel The Wasp Factory caused a storm of controversy when it was first published in 1984 and became an immediate classic There s no denying the bizarre fertility of the author s imagination. his brilliant dialogue his cruel humour Irish Times Tw... Lees meer.

If great books encourage you to look at the world in an entirely new way then Dominion is a very great book indeed . . . Written with terrific learning enthusiasm and good humour Holland s book is not just supremely provocative but often very funny Sunday Times... Lees meer.

Bestselling historian and broadcaster Tom Holland gives a thrilling panoramic account of the birth of the new Western Europe in the year 1000... Lees meer.

Razor-sharp cultural commentary and hilarious social observation from the bestselling author of INFINITE JEST. A collection of insightful and uproariously funny non-fiction by the bestselling author of INFINITE JEST - one of the most acclaimed and adventurous write... Lees meer.

Blue Mind is a fascinating account using compelling new research to understand our relationship to the planet s most omnipresent resource - water. Why are we drawn to the ocean each summer. Why does being near water set our minds and bodies at ease. In Blue Mind... Lees meer.

David Sedaris s remarkable ability to uncover the hilarious absurdity teeming just below the surface of everyday life is elevated to wilder and more entertaining heights than ever in this new book of stories. Sedaris proceeds from bizarre conundrums of daily life - the... Lees meer.

This delightful novel describes the post-war summer of 1946 - and follows the growing-up of three young women in the months between leaving school and taking up their scholarships at university. Una Vane whose widowed mother runs a hairdressing salon in her front room... Lees meer.

The twenty-fourth book in the multi-million copy bestselling and perennially adored No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series.... Lees meer.

An extraordinary and moving tale by an ex-POW and last surviving member of the Gordon Highlanders regiment that was captured by the Japanese in Singapore out now in paperback Alistair Urquhart was a soldier in the Gordon Highlanders captured by the Japanese in Si... Lees meer.