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A dazzling investigation into loneliness, art and the modern city - 'A fierce and essential work' Helen Macdonald
The Sunday Times bestseller! In this scorching crime hook-up, number one bestseller Ian Rankin and.. Indgår i serien: jack laidlaw. Sideantal: 320. Genre: krimi og spænding
The remarkable new Sunday Times bestselling novel from the author of the international sensation The... Sideantal: 352. Genre: skønlitteratur
A macabre massacre of a wealthy family brings DCI Christine Caplan to the Highlands in her first thriller in a new series
''I am a sick person. I am a spiteful person. An unattractive person, too . . .'' In the depths of a cellar in St. Petersburg, a retired civil servant spews forth a passionate and furious note on the ills of society. The underground man''s manifesto revea
The One State is the perfect society, ruled over by the enlightened Benefactor. It is a city made almost entirely of glass, where surveillance is universal and life runs according to algorithmic rules to ensure perfect happiness. And D-503, the Builder, i
A THE TIMES BEST THRILLER OF THE YEAR 2022 When a Jewish classmate is attacked by bullies, fifteen-year-old Nico just watches - earning him a week''s suspension and a typed, yellowing manuscript from his frail Nonno Paolo. A history lesson, his grandfat
Film tie-in edition. The Sunday Times top ten bestseller, winner of the Pen Ackerley Prize and the... Sideantal: 320. Genre: skønlitteratur
THE SUNDAY TIMES MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR A DAILY TELEGRAPH BEST MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEARA TELEGRAPH BEST MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEARA NEW STATESMAN BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR Faith, Hope and Carnage is a book about Nick Cave''s inner life.Created from over fo
The world is a hard place to be good in... Struggling to keep a grip on reality after his wife''s death, Bunny Munro does the only thing he can think of: with his young son in tow, he hits the road. An epic chronicle of one man''s judgement, The Death of
INTRODUCTION BY RODDY DOYLE ''He brought everyone down to earth, even the angels'' LEONARD COHENCharles Bukowski is one of the greatest authors of the twentieth century. The autobiographical Ham on Rye is widely considered his finest novel. A classic of
''A cat is only ITSELF, representative of the strong forces of life that won''t let go'' For Charles Bukowski there was something majestic and elemental about cats. He considered them to be sentient beings, whose searing gaze could penetrate deep into our
In a small Pacific Northwest town we meet a young man who has shot dead his best friend with a gun. The novel deals with the repercussions of this tragedy: the anguish, regret, despair and bittersweet romance.Typical of Brautigan''s singular style, So th
Idealistic young officer Giovanni Drogo is full of determination to serve his country well. But when he arrives at a bleak border station in the Tartar desert, where he is to take a short assignment at Fort Bastiani, he finds the castle manned by veteran
Nadolny''s masterpiece, The Discovery of Slowness tells the incredible story of Sir John Franklin, a sailor and explorer who battled the frozen Arctic wastes and paved the way for the discovery of the Northwest Passage. Ridiculed for his slowness in his
Arturo Bandini arrives in Los Angeles with big dreams. But the reality he finds is a city gripped by poverty. When he makes a small fortune from the publication of a short story, he reinvents himself, indulging in expensive clothes, fine food and downtown
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER For the past decade, Lemn Sissay has composed a short poem as dawn breaks each morning. Life-affirming, witty and full of wonder, these poems chronicle his own battle with the dark and are fuelled by resilience and de
RAW ~ REBELLIOUS ~ VULGAR Bukowski's take on the bildungsroman, an anti-coming-of-age story and his finest novel. Lifelong misfit Henry Chinaski grows up downtrodden, stumbling through a world he has only ever known as hostile. Fights, failed romances a
A spectacularly choreographed eco-thriller traversing nature and human frailty - full of breathtaking twists, dizzying beauty and ferocious love
LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN''S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2025 THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST A BBC TWO BETWEEN THE COVERS PICKA BEST SUMMER READING PICK FOR THE TIMES , THE DAILY MAIL , THE FT AND THE GUARDIAN A 2024 BOOK OF THE YE
WINNER OF THE LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FOR GAY FICTION A devastating novel about queer love, broken relationships, the promises we''re unable to keep and living with the ghosts of your past Hussam and Wassim are teenage boys living in Syria during Americ
From New York Times bestselling author of The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning, comes a book of humorous and charming advice for embracing life and ageing joyfully
In the afterlife you may find that God is the size of a microbe and unaware of your existence. Or you may find the afterlife contains only those people whom you remember. In some afterlives you are split into all your different ages; in some you are recre
In On Love , we see Charles Bukowski reckoning with the complications of love and desire. Alternating between the tough and the tender, the romantic and the gritty, Bukowski exposes the myriad faces of love in the poems collected here - its selfishness a
One boy, one boat, one tiger . . . After the tragic sinking of a cargo ship, a solitary lifeboat remains bobbing on the wild, blue Pacific. The only survivors from the wreck are a sixteen-year-old boy named Pi, a hyena, a zebra (with a broken leg), a fema
Penelope. Immortalised in legend and myth as the devoted wife of the glorious Odysseus, silently weaving and unpicking and weaving again as she waits for her husband''s return.Now Penelope wanders the underworld, spinning a different kind of thread: her o
A BBC TWO BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZEWINNER OF THE MAN ASIAN LITERARY PRIZE AND THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE Teoh Yun Ling was seventeen years old when she first heard about Aritomo and the
Five thousand years after leaving the Cretan Labyrinth, the Minotaur - or M as he is known to his colleagues - is working as a line chef at Grub''s Rib in Carolina, keeping his horns down, trying in vain to put his past behind him. He leads an ordered lif
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ''Unforgettable . . . a hilarious, poignant and impassioned plea to revolutionise our attitudes to death'' Gavin Francis, Guardian From her first day at Westwind Cremation & Burial, twenty-three-year-old Caitlin Doughty th
Bass player extraordinaire Charles Mingus, who died in 1979, is one of the essential composers in the history of jazz, and Beneath the Underdog , his celebrated, wild, funny, demonic, anguished, shocking and profoundly moving memoir, is the greatest auto
* The basis for the wonderfully funny and moving TV series developed by Amy Poehler * Dostadning , or the art of death cleaning, is a Swedish phenomenon by which the elderly and their families set their affairs in order. Whether it''s sorting the family h
A book that will change how you think and transform how you live Forget everything you thought you knew about how to motivate people - at work, at school, at home. It is wrong. As Daniel H. Pink explains in his paradigm-shattering book Drive , the secre
Now a major motion picture called The Mauritanian ''A vision of hell, beyond Orwell, beyond Kafka'' JOHN LE CARR É The first and only diary written by a Guantánamo detainee during his imprisonment, now with previous censored material restored.Mohamedo
*MATT HAIG''S NEW NOVEL THE LIFE IMPOSSIBLE IS AVAILABLE NOW * THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING WORLDWIDE PHENOMENON READERS'' MOST LOVED BOOK OF 2021 WINNER OF THE GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD FOR FICTION ''BEAUTIFUL'' Jodi Picoult, ''UPLIFTING''
WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE MONTH Shortlisted for the British Psychological Society Book Award for Popular Science Much of value has been written about sleep, but rest is different; it is how we unwind, calm our minds and recharge our bodies. The Art of Rest
The poems in Book of Mercy brim with praise, despair, anger, doubt and trust. Speaking from the heart of the modern world, yet in tones that resonate with an older devotional tradition, these verses give voice to our deepest, most powerful intuitions.In
Menopause hit Darcey Steinke hard. First came hot flushes. Then insomnia. Then depression. As she struggled to understand what was happening to her, she slammed up against a culture of silence and sexism. Some promoted hormone replacement therapy, others
Bird by Bird is the bible of writing guides - a wry, honest, down-to-earth book that has never stopped selling since it was first published in the United States in the 1990s. Bestselling novelist and memoirist Anne Lamott distils what she''s learned over
The Sea Around Us is one of the most influential books ever written about the natural world. In it Rachel Carson tells the history of our oceans, combining scientific insight and poetic prose as only she can, to take us from the creation of the oceans, t
It turns out that two is a million more kids than one. Adam Mansbach famously gave voice to two of parenting''s primal struggles in Go the Fuck to Sleep and You Have to Fucking Eat. Now Fuck, Now There Are Two of You tackles a new addition to the fa
NOW WITH FAQS EXCLUSIVE TO THE PAPERBACK There is one key factor affecting health and long life that is more important than any other: social connection. When we form meaningful bonds with others, our wounds heal faster, our blood pressure drops and we
The Sunday Times bestseller - an astonishing true story about class and ambition, loneliness and community, success and failure; told with real heart and humour
''Masterful'' DAVE EGGERS ''Unforgettable'' MAGGIE SMITH ''Profound'' CLAIRE MESSUD ''Will leave you breathless'' AMINATTA FORMA When she turned ninety, my mother sprang a final surprise on us. She started speaking in the voice of a stranger. Peter''s mo
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN''S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2025SHORTLISTED FOR WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024SHORTLISTED FOR THE HATCHARDS AND BIOGRAPHERS'' CLUB FIRST BIOGRAPHY PRIZE A BOOK OF THE YEAR
Why is playing games a universal human instinct? Why did the same games evolve across wildly different civilisations? And how can those games make your life happier, healthier and more fulfilled? In this entertaining and thought-provoking look at
Big Tech has sold us the illusion that artificial intelligence is a frictionless technology that will bring wealth and prosperity to humanity. But hidden beneath this smooth surface lies the grim reality of a precarious global workforce of millions that l
'One of the literary greats of the twentieth century' MARGARET ATWOOD 'A crafter of fierce, focused, fertile dreams' DAVID MITCHELL 'A literary icon' STEPHEN KING Hard times are coming, when we'll be wanting the voices of writers who can see alternatives
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2026AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Touching, thoughtful, a deeply affecting love story about time and regret' DAVID NICHOLLS'Steeped in yearning, melancholy and the reckoning wit
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2020 A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE NEW YORK TIMES, GUARDIAN, ELLE, TIME, SPECTATOR ''DEVASTATING'' Marlon James, ''BRILLIANT'' Salman Rushdie, ''MAGNIFICENT'' Aminatta Forna, ''WONDERFUL'' Laila Lalami, ''UNFORGETTABLE'' The
WINNER OF THE BRITISH PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY AWARD 2022 A SUNDAY TIMES BEST PAPERBACK OF 2023 A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF 2022: HEALTH AND WELLBEING A WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2022: POPULAR SCIENCE --- People who beli
A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022: BUSINESS A DAILY UK NEWS BEST BOOK OF 2022: BUSINESS Everybody has regrets. They''re a fundamental part of our lives. In The Power of Regret , Pink explains how we can enlist our regrets to make smarter d
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ''Brutally honest as well as poetic'' DOLLY ALDERTON ''Necessary, urgent and totally original'' AFUA HIRSCH ''Essential reading for men of all ages'' CALEB FEMI Someone once asked me how I''d want to be remembered. I sa
If you loved The Midnight Library , read How to Stop Time next! HOW MANY LIFETIMES DOES IT TAKE TO LEARN HOW TO LIVE? Tom Hazard has a dangerous secret. He may look like an ordinary 41-year-old history teacher, but he''s been alive for centuries. From
The scintillating second Venetian thriller from David Hewson, author of the acclaimed adaptation of the Danish The Killing series A noble family, a legendary painting, a cursed palazzo. When Arnold Clover is recruited by Lizzie Hawker to help h
Before he was president, he was senator. Written two years prior to the election that would change the face of the United States, The Audacity of Hope discusses the importance of empathy in politics, Obama''s hopes for a different America and how the id
Collapsing stock markets, melting ice caps, floods, tornadoes, terrorism . . . When it comes to bad news, we''ve never had it so good. Perhaps it is time to be a little more optimistic? That''s what Laurence Shorter decided. And that''s why he set himsel
A gripping Scottish police procedural meets twisted psychological thriller - a perfect choice for fans of tartan noir
A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A WATERSTONES PAPERBACK OF THE YEAR 2023 A WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2022: ENTERTAINMENT A MAIL ON SUNDAYS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022 Alan Rickman remains one of the most beloved actors of all time across almost every genre, from h
Fantastic, fantastical stories from the favourite author of a host of other authors
Now in his ninth decade, former Bishop of Edinburgh Richard Holloway has spent a lifetime at the bedsides of the dying, guiding countless men and women towards peaceful deaths. A positive and profound exploration of the many important lessons we can learn
When David Thomson took a journey to the sea coasts of Scotland and Ireland to seek out the legend of the selchies - mythological creatures who transform from seals into humans - a magical world emerged. Men were rescued by seals in stormy seas, took seal
Despair and uncertainty surround us: in the news, in our families, and in ourselves. But even when life is at its bleakest, Anne Lamott shows how we can rediscover the hope and wisdom that are buried within us and that can make life sweeter than we ever i
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER WATERSTONES NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTH SHORTLISTED FOR BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG READER AWARD 2024 Reuben, aged 38, was living in a home for adults with learning dis
*MATT HAIG''S NEW NOVEL THE LIFE IMPOSSIBLE IS AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW * THE INSTANT NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ''Profound, witty and uplifting'' Observer ''Full of eloquent, cogent and positive reminders of the beauty of life'' Independ
''This is the story of how your life shapes your brain, and how your brain shapes your life.'' Join renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman on a whistle-stop tour of the inner cosmos. It''s a journey that will take you into the world of extreme sports, cr
We''re all in Sales now Parents sell their kids on going to bed. Spouses sell their partners on mowing the lawn. We sell our bosses on giving us more money and more time off. And in astonishing numbers we go online to sell ourselves on Facebook, Twitter a
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER *Why does your foot hit the brake pedal before you are conscious of danger ahead?* *Why is it so difficult to keep a secret?* *How is it possible to get angry at yourself: who, exactly, is mad at whom?* In this sparkling
This book is about the inner sources of spontaneous creation. It is about where art in the widest sense comes from. It is about why we create and what we learn while doing so. It is about the flow of unhindered creative energy: the joy of making art in al
Walking Through Clear Water in a Pool Painted Black is the only story collection from the legendary writer, actress, ex-biker and columnist Cookie Mueller, published in the UK for the first time.Mueller chronicles her high-risk, high-reward life in glori
Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction, this is a powerful and consoling reappraisal of the concept of exile, migration and home from internationally acclaimed author and political thinker Ece Temelkuran
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'This book is a complete delight, not only a fairytale for adults that transports you on a magical journey of childlike wonder, but also a parable that helps you lead a better life' - JAMES NORTON'Magically hopeful.
A new collection of poetry about fatherhood by World Poetry Slam Champion Harry Baker. Harry''s work is accessible, relatable and universal - his playfulness, vulnerability and irrepressible hope have struck a chord with millions. This collection marks hi
What if there''s a hidden dimension to Donald Trump; a sensitive, poetic side? Driven by this question, Rob Sears began combing Trump''s words for signs of poetry. What he found was a revelation. By simply taking the 45th President of the United State
The One State is the perfect society, ruled over by the enlightened Benefactor. It is a city made almost entirely of glass, where surveillance is universal and life runs according to algorithmic rules to ensure perfect happiness. And D-503, the Builder, i
Negotiating is something that we all do, whether at work or at home. But what if we come across someone who just won''t give in? How can we defend ourselves against manipulation? And how do we say ''no'' without compromising a deal?Legend has it that the
From his allegiance to punk rock in his adolescence to becoming an essential voice on music and culture, Kelefa Sanneh makes a deep study of how popular music unites and divides us. Distilling a career''s worth of knowledge, he explores the tribes music f
''Great poems,'' David Whyte has said, ''are not about experience, but are the experience itself, felt in the body.'' Essentials is a collection of his own best poems, each in their way about capturing the experience itself, whether that is in the daily
AN IRISH TIMES FICTION BOOK TO LOOK OUT FOR IN 2024 You''re nine when you get your first computer. Your favourite thing is a virtual pet website; you spend hours in the chatroom. You don''t understand why some of your online friends do
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This is an urgent and necessary reckoning about what it means to live in the West today. As an immigrant, Omar El Akkad believed the West offered freedom and justice for all. Over the past twenty years he r
The remarkable new Sunday Times bestselling novel from the author of the international sensation The Midnight Library ''A beautiful novel full of life-affirming wonder and imagination'' BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH ''What looks like magic is simply a part of l
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 SHORTLISTED FOR THE FOYLES NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 Many famed music producers are known for a particular sound that has its day a
THE SICK BAG SONG chronicles Cave''s journey with his band the Bad Seeds on a twenty-two-day, North American tour. It is a highly personal account that blends memories, musings, poetry, lyrics, flights of fancy and road journal.Drawing inspiration from Le
The latest installment of the gripping Raven and Fisher mystery series
In Consolations David Whyte unpacks aspects of being human that many of us spend our lives trying vainly to avoid - loss, heartbreak, vulnerability, fear - boldly reinterpreting them, fully embracing their complexity, never shying away from paradox in h
Contemporary culture tells us the twenty-something years don''t matter. Clinical psychologist Dr Meg Jay argues that this could not be further from the truth. The Defining Decade weaves the latest science of the twenty-something years with real-life stor
An urgent exploration of how the gendering of emotions came about, and what we can do to change these damaging stereotypes, by award-winning behavioural and data scientist Dr Prayga Agarwal
A stirring, impactful novel about motherhood, finding meaning for yourself and fighting for the people that you love A stirring, impactful novel about motherhood, finding meaning for yourself and fighting for the people that you love
From the writer and performer comes a blistering memoir exploring masculinity, mental health, addiction and heartbreak
THE BEST OF THE BEST OF BUKOWSKI The Pleasures of the Damned is a selection of the best poetry from America''s most iconic and imitated poet, Charles Bukowski. Celebrating the full range of the poet''s extraordinary sensibility and his uncompromising lin
A WATERSTONES BEST POPULAR SCIENCE BOOK OF 2024 In the early 1960s scientists at the University of California, Berkeley set out to establish the key factors affecting health and longevity. Their results, known as the ''Alameda 7'', you already know: don''
For the first time, platinum-certified singer-songwriter Marina shares her singular observations of the human heart through poetry; this collection is essential. Marina''s talent for powerful, evocative song lyrics finds a new outlet in her poetry. Each p
Confront the spectre of failure, the wraith of social media, and other supernatural enemies of the author Tom Gauld returns with his wittiest and most trenchant collection of literary cartoons to date. Perfectly composed drawings are punctuated with the a
The Flame is Leonard Cohens final masterpiece, blending poetry, personal writings, and artwork.. Indgår i serien: leonard cohen. Sideantal: 288. Genre: skønlitteratur
LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN''S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2025 SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST A BBC TWO BETWEEN THE COVERS PICKA BEST SUMMER READIN
A luminous hybrid collection of short fiction, essay and memoir from literary giant Margaret Drabble
'This book is a complete delight, not only a fairytale for adults that transports you on a magical journey of childlike wonder, but also a parable that helps you lead a better life' - JAMES NORTON'Magically hopeful. This story will speak to your soul and
THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING WORLDWIDE PHENOMENON READERS'' MOST LOVED BOOK OF 2021 WINNER OF THE GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD FOR FICTION Between life and death there is a library. When Nora Seed finds herself in the Midnight Library, she has a ch
Faith, Hope and Carnage is a book about Nick Cave's inner life. Created from over forty hours...
How Music Works is David Byrne''s bestselling, buoyant celebration of a subject he has spent a lifetime thinking about. Drawing on his own work over the years with Talking Heads, Brian Eno, and his myriad collaborators - along with journeys to Wagnerian
In the pines, in the pines, where the sun never shines and we shiver when the cold wind blows. For over a century, the murder ballad has held a prominent place in American roots music, although its origins lie in Britain and Scandinavia. These songs tell
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION'Ece Temelkuran is a brilliant thinker' Omar El Akkad'Her most ambitious and dazzling book yet' Brian Eno'Perhaps the most urgent and necessary book of our times' Michael MorpurgoDear stranger. Are you home
1854, Edinburgh. Respectable public faces hide sordid private sins. Apprentice Sarah Fisher is helping to fund Dr Will Raven''s emerging medical practice in exchange for being secretly trained as a medic, should the rules barring women ever change. Sarah
David Whyte''s Consolations use everyday words to present us with a prism through which to better understand ourselves and the lives we walk through. At the request of readers globally, Whyte returns with fifty-two short, elegant meditations on a single
As The Complete Peanuts reaches its halfway point, Snoopy''s family suddenly expands, adding a brother (Spike), a sister (Belle), and even a nephew. Also in this volume, the Linus/Snoopy/Truffles love triangle, Peppermint Patty''s Powder Puff Derby and
This volume of The Complete Peanuts features the long, surprisingly dramatic sequence in which a grievously ill Charlie Brown checks himself into a hospital while his friends worry. But the rest of the stories in this, the final volume from the 1970s, a
The Complete Peanuts marches into the 1980s as Snoopy''s brother Spike is drafted into the Infantry and a second brother, ''Marbles'', takes his bow. Also in this volume, Peppermint Patty witnesses the ''butterfly miracle'', Sally gets fat, Charlie Brown
This volume of The Complete Peanuts is particularly romance-heavy as the Charlie Brown / Peppermint Patty / Marcie triangle heats up; love blossoms between two of the ''Beagle Scout'' birds; and Linus is still not Sally''s ''Sweet Babboo''! Meanwhile, C
In this latest collection, romance is in the air. Charlie Brown''s attempt at flirting in class sends him to the school nurse, while Linus is thwarted in his attempt to woo ''Lydia'' of the many names. Other storylines include Snoopy''s sojourn in the ho
In this volume, Peanuts celebrates its 40th birthday! Snoopy and Spike decline to compete in an ugly dog competition, entering their brother Olaf instead. Charlie Brown and Marcie spend quality time together at sleepaway camp, while Peppermint Patty si
Love takes many shapes and shades in The Complete Peanuts: 1991-1992. Charlie Brown''s interest in the Little Red-Haired Girl is rekindled; Linus fails to impress Lydia; Sally hoorays for Hollywood; Marcie pines for the World War I Flying Ace, who becom
In the 22nd volume of The Complete Peanuts , you''ll see the whole gang waiting . . . and waiting . . . and waiting for a bus that never comes. Charlie Brown finally hits a game-winning home run - off Roy Hobbes'' great-granddaughter no less! Linus lobbi
'' Peanuts was, is, and will continue to be the finest comic in the world. Bravo'' RAY BRADBURY In The Complete Peanuts : 1995-1996 (Vol. 23), Charlie Brown starts taking dancing classes and is asked to the sweetheart ball! The World Famous Attorney ha
Peanuts goes noir when Charlie Brown gets caught up in a fake celebrity autograph ring and Linus starts his own church of the Great Pumpkin - until believers declare him a false prophet. In comedic counterpoint, Snoopy gets his driving license and Rerun
Volume 25 of The Complete Peanuts presents the very final year of the defining comic strip of the 20th century, which ran for nearly 18,000 strips and for 50 years after its debut in 1950. This masterpiece includes all of 1999 through to the final strip
While the 50-year run of the Peanuts newspaper strip is obviously the heart and soul of Charles Schulz''s career, he also created a large amount of Peanuts material that didn''t run in the strip. This bonus 26th volume of The Complete Peanuts collec
What makes us who we are? Is it our background that creates our identities? Or our families, where we lived, how we were brought up and educated, the jobs we''ve held? Yes, all of the above, but more fundamental than any of these is our brain.This is neve
Peter''s mother is dying. Born in England and having spent most of her adult life as a doctor in Zimbabwe, she now lies on a hospital bed in the partitioned living room of his sister''s London apartment, her accent having overnight become posher than the
From legend of the high street Mary Portas comes a no-holds-barred account about her time as the window dresser and creative director for Harvey Nichols that is full of juicy anecdotes from the fashion world and '90s nostalgia
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER The remarkable new Sunday Times bestselling novel from the author of the international sensation The Midnight Library ''A beautiful novel full of life-affirming wonder and imagination'' BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH ''What looks lik
Peanuts is the most popular comic strip in the history of the world. Its characters - Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus, Schroeder, and so many more - have become dearly loved icons for generation after generation. Now Charles Schulz''s classic, Peanuts,
The third volume in Canongate''s acclaimed series, with a specially commissioned introduction from The Simpsons '' Matt Groening. We travel into the mid-1950s as Linus learns to talk, Snoopy begins to explore his eccentricities, Lucy''s unrequited crush
As the 1950s close, Peanuts enters its golden age. Linus, who had just learned to speak in the previous volume, becomes downright eloquent. Charlie Brown cascades further down the hill to loserdom. But the rising star is undoubtedly Snoopy. He''s at the
In The Complete Peanuts 1965-66 : We are now in the mid-1960s, one of Schulz''s peak periods of creativity (and one third of the way through the strip''s life!). Snoopy has become the strip''s dominant personality, and this volume marks two milestones fo
A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2022: ENTERTAINMENT A MAIL ON SUNDAYS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022 Alan Rickman remains one of the most beloved actors of all time across almost every genre, from his breakout role as Die Hard ''s villain
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 SHORTLISTED FOR THE FOYLES NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 Many famed music producers are known for a particular sound that has its day a
From the Marginalian creator and bestselling author Maria Popova, a bold exploration of what makes a meaningful life
''Glorious'' Guardian ''Revelatory'' New Yorker ''Evocative'' Los Angeles Times In 1971, as her groundbreaking album Blue emerged as a singular commercial and critical success around the world, Joni Mitchell puzzled over what gift to give her friends
Letters of Note , the book based on the beloved website of the same name, became an instant classic on publication in 2013, selling hundreds of thousands of copies. This new edition sees the collection of the world''s most entertaining, inspiring and unus
"The acknowledged Rosetta Stone of island hopping" Sunday Times
Now a major Netflix documentary A Sunday Times Food Book of the Year and a New York Times bestseller Winner of the Fortnum & Mason Best Debut Food Book 2018 While cooking at Chez Panisse at the start of her career, Samin Nosrat noticed that amid the c
One book. Two readers. A world of mystery, menace and desire A young woman picks up a book left behind by a stranger. Inside it are his margin notes, which reveal a reader entranced by the story and by its mysterious author. She responds with notes of her