The Tiger in the Smoke
The Drowned World
Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations
The Ascent Of Man
Climbing Mount Improbable
Ideas and Opinions
Life
The Dynasties of China
Beowulf
God's Englishman
The Venetian Empire: A Sea Voyage
The Wars of the Roses
The Eagle of the Ninth
Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Seas
Battle Royale
The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
Foundation and Chaos (Second Foundation Trilogy S.)
Foundation's Fear (Second Foundation Trilogy S.)
Foundation's Triumph (Second Foundation Trilogy S.)
Riddley Walker
The Age of Capital, 1848-75
The Age of Empire, 1875-1914
The Age of Revolution: Europe, 1789-1848
The Perennial Philosophy
Antic Hay (Flamingo Modern Classics)
Point Counter Point (Flamingo Modern Classics)
To Kill a Mockingbird
Paper Prototyping: Fast and Simple Techniques for Designing and Refining the User Interface
The Handmaid's Tale (Contemporary Classics)
How Mumbo-jumbo Conquered the World: A Short History of Modern Delusions
The Algebraist
This Is Serbia Calling: Rock 'n' Roll Radio and Belgrade's Underground Resistance (Five Star Fiction S.)
Stamping Butterflies (Gollancz SF S.)
The Princess Bride
The Diaries of Samuel Pepys - A Selection (Penguin Classics)
Crome Yellow (Vintage Classic)
The Call of Cthulhu: And Other Weird Stories (Penguin Modern Classics)
Serenity: Based on the Screenplay by Joss Whedon ("Serenity" S.)
Serenity: The Official Visual Companion
The Principia: Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy
Serenity
The Hyperion Omnibus: "Hyperion", "The Fall of Hyperion" (Gollancz SF S.)
Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters
Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda
Those Barren Leaves
Cobweb
Six Not-so-easy Pieces: Einstein's Relativity, Symmetry and Space-time (Penguin Press Science S.)
Infinite Jest
Six Easy Pieces: Fundamentals of Physics Explained (Penguin Press Science)
Why People Believe Weird Things: Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time
Don Quixote (Wordsworth Classics)
Sammy's Hill
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Fantasy Masterworks)
The Book of Dave: A Revelation of the Recent Past and the Distant Future
The Origin of Species
Red Strangers (Penguin Modern Classics)
Intellectual Impostures
Basingstoke Boy: The Autobiography
Cop in the Hood My Year Policing Baltimores Eastern District: My Year Policing Baltimore's Eastern District
The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing
Vive La Revolution
Spy Princess: The Life of Noor Inayat Khan
Severian Of The Guild: The Book Of The New Sun: With Shadow of the Torturer AND Claw of the Conciliator AND Sword of the Lictor AND Citadel of the Autarch
Operation Avalanche: The Salerno Landings 1943
Neuromancer
Secret War Heroes: The Men of Special Operations Executive
SOE: An Outline History of the Special Operations Executive
The SOE spent much time engaged in diversionary activity. It was said that each day Hitler spent at least half an hour considering Abwehr reports on SOE activities and that he was never entirely sure of their place in the overall framework of Allied plans. But perhaps the greatest success of the SOE was the way it managed to foster a mentality of resistance in all areas of Nazi occupation. Populations that might otherwise have settled for an easy life were galvanised into a permanent state of mini-rebellion, thereby ensuring that the occupying forces could never relax for a moment. Foot is the ideal guide to walk you through this outfit of which much has been spoken but little is known, sorting out the fact from the fiction but he still finding ample room for storytelling. Your perspective on World War Two will never be quite the same again after reading this. — John Crace The Rights of Man
The Age of Reason
Ape and Essence
Interface
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
The Big U
Conspiracy of Paper
The Book Thief
Nine-year-old Liesel lives with her foster family on Himmel Street during the dark days of the Third Reich. Her Communist parents have been transported to a concentration camp, and during the funeral for her brother, she manages to steal a macabre book: it is, in fact, a gravediggers’ instruction manual. This is the first of many books which will pass through her hands as the carnage of the Second World War begins to hungrily claim lives. Both Liesel and her fellow inhabitants of Himmel Street will find themselves changed by both words on the printed page and the horrendous events happening around them. Despite its grim narrator, The Book Thief is, in fact, a life-affirming book, celebrating the power of words and their ability to provide sustenance to the soul. Interestingly, the Second World War setting of the novel does not limit its relevance: in the 20th century, totalitarian censorship throughout the world is as keen as ever at suppressing books (notably in countries where the suppression of human beings is also par for the course) and that other assault on words represented by the increasing dumbing-down of Western society as cheap celebrity replaces the appeal of books for many people, ensures that the message of Marcus Zusak’s book could not be more timely. It is, in fact, required reading — or should be in any civilised country. —Barry Forshaw Death of the Scharnhorst
Brief Candles.
Fallen Dragon
Centuries hence, despite faster-than-light travel, human interstellar exploration is stagnating. There's not enough money in it for the vast controlling companies such as Zantiu-Braun, now reduced to extracting profits via "asset realisation"—plundering established colonies that can't withstand Earth's superior weapons tech. Lawrence Newton's childhood dreams were all about space exploration. Now he's just another Z-B squaddie, trained to use the feared, half-alive "Skin" combat biosuits, which offer super-muscles, armour and massive firepower, all queasily hooked into the wearer's bloodstream and nervous system. Commanding a platoon in Z-B's raid on planet Thallspring, Lawrence has secret plans to make off with a rumoured alien treasure. But Thallspring resistance is unexpectedly tough, thanks to locals such as Denise Ebourn who have mysterious access to neuro-electronic subversion gear far subtler and perhaps more dangerous than Skin. Meanwhile, how fictional are the stories Denise tells her school pupils, about a fabled Empire that ruled our galaxy for a million years before becoming... something else? Hamilton excels at violent action, but not with the dreadful simplicity of space opera. Despite his role in the explosive Thallspring situation, Lawrence genuinely hopes to avoid bloodshed—while Denise's lofty idealism results in chilling atrocities, and even Z-B may be less cruel and monolithic than it seems. A breakneck interstellar chase leads to a satisfying finale and an unexpected romantic twist. This is solid, meaty SF entertainment. —David Langford The Iron Heel
Greatest Show on Earth
Pavilion to Crease... and Back
Spitfire: The Illustrated Biography
The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-city Neighbourhood
Century Rain
Changing Planes: Armchair Travel for the Mind
At Home: A Short History of Private Life
ReWork: Change the Way You Work Forever
Seth Godin is the author of Linchpin, Tribes, The Dip, Purple Cow, All Marketers Are Liars, and Permission Marketing, as well as other international bestsellers. He is consistently one of the 25 most widely read bloggers in the English language. Read his exclusive Amazon guest review of Rework: This book will make you uncomfortable. Depending on what you do all day, it might make you extremely uncomfortable. That's a very good thing, because you deserve it. We all do. Jason and David have broken all the rules and won. Again and again they've demonstrated that the regular way isn't necessarily the right way. They just don't say it, they do it. And they do it better than just about anyone has any right to expect. This book is short, fast, sharp and ready to make a difference. It takes no prisoners, spares no quarter, and gives you no place to hide, all at the same time. There, my review is almost as long as the first chapter of the book. I can't imagine what possible excuse you can dream up for not buying this book for every single person you work with, right now. Stop reading the review. Buy the book.—Seth Godin The Mammoth Book of Mindblowing SF
Inverted World
Non-Stop
City & the City
American Gods: The Author's Preferred Text
Embassytown
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet: Horror Stories
Deathbird Stories
Mort: Discworld Novel 4: A Discworld Novel
Extraordinary Popular Delusions & the Madness of Crowds
Roadside Picnic
An Evil Guest
The Spanish Civil War: Reaction, Revolution & Revenge
Empire State
British Commandos 1940-46
Sicily-Salerno-Anzio, January 1943-1944
Ubik
By Light Alone
The Mongoliad: Book One
Delusions of Gender: The Real Science Behind Sex Differences
Liars and Outliers: Enabling the Trust That Society Needs to Thrive
Beyond A Boundary
The Testament of Jessie Lamb
The Health of Nations: Towards a New Political Economy
The Mammoth Book of the Best Short SF Novels
Bravest of the Brave: True Story of Wing Commander Tommy Yeo-Thomas - SOE Secret Agent Codename, the White Rabbit
Mindstar Rising
The Teleportation Accident
1,227 Qi Facts to Blow Your Socks Off
The Mongoliad: Book Two
The Shield Brethren, an order of warrior monks, search for a way to overthrow the horde, even as the invaders take its members hostage. Forced to fight in the Mongols’ Circus of Swords, Haakon must prove his mettle or lose his life in the ring. His bravery may impress the enemy, but freedom remains a distant dream. Father Rodrigo receives a prophecy from God and believes it’s his mission to deliver the message to Rome. Though a peaceful man, he resigns himself to take up arms in the name of his Lord. Joining his fight to save Christendom are the hunter Ferenc, orphan Ocyrhoe, healer Raphael, and alchemist Yasper, each searching for his place in history. Deftly blending fact and fantasy, The Mongoliad: Book Two captures the indomitable will to survive against immense odds. A note on this edition: The Mongoliad began as a social media experiment, combining serial story-telling with a unique level of interaction between authors and audience during the creative process. Since its original iteration, The Mongoliad has been restructured, edited, and rewritten under the supervision of its authors to create a more cohesive reading experience and will be published as a trilogy of novels. This edition is the definitive edition and is the authors' preferred text. Bad Pharma: How Drug Companies Mislead Doctors and Harm Patients. by Ben Goldacre
The Quantum Thief
The Black Jacobins: Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution
vN
Bailout: How Washington Abandoned Main Street While Rescuing Wall Street
Secret Agent 666: Aleister Crowley, British Intelligence and the Occult
Excession
Wolfhound Century
Dark Eden
Thierry Henry
NOD
Beautifully Unique Sparkleponies: On Myths, Morons, Free Speech, Football, and Assorted Absurdities
What is in my book, you ask? (I'm really glad you asked, by the way, because now I get to tell you.) Time travel. Gay marriage. Sportsballing. Futuristic goggles that DO NOTHING. Tiny brags from my publisher, stuff like: "This is an uproarious, uncensored take on empathy, personal responsibility, and what it means to be human." Excessive brags about myself: "An extraordinarily clever, punishingly funny, sharp-tongued blogosphere star, NFL player, husband and father, one-time violin prodigy, voracious lifetime reader, obsessive gamer, and fearless champion of personal freedom." Oh, and also an essay on the Pope's Twitter account. Honestly, if that doesn't draw you in, there's no hope left for humanity. I also give my own funeral eulogy, in case you were hoping I'd go away and die now! So please, join me in the glorious art of windmill tilting by reading this "collection of rousing, uncensored personal essays, letters, and stories" (I have no idea why that's in quotes). Join the herd of Beautifully Unique Sparkleponies. (You know you want to.) My Father And Other Working Class Football Heroes
The Stand
The Yiddish Policemen's Union
iD
Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid, 20th Anniversary Edition
Stillness and Speed: My Story
On the Map: Why the World Looks the Way it Does
Intrusion
Stuff I've Been Reading
Man in the Empty Suit
The year he turns 39, though, the party takes a stressful turn for the worse. Before he even makes it into the grand ballroom for a drink he encounters the body of his forty-year-old self, dead of a gunshot wound to the head. As the older versions of himself at the party point out, the onus is on him to figure out what went wrong—he has one year to stop himself from being murdered, or they're all goners. As he follows clues that he may or may not have willingly left for himself, he discovers rampant paranoia and suspicion among his younger selves, and a frightening conspiracy among the Elders. Most complicated of all is a haunting woman possibly named Lily who turns up at the party this year, the first person besides himself he's ever seen at the party. For the first time, he has something to lose. Here's hoping he can save some version of his own life. Jack Glass
Jack Glass is the murderer—we know this from the start. Yet as this extraordinary novel unfolds, readers will be astonished to discover how he committed the murders and by the end of the book, their sympathies for the killer will be fully engaged. Riffing on the tropes of crime fiction (the country house murder, the locked room mystery) and imbued with the feel of golden age SF, this is another bravura performance from Roberts. Whatever games he plays with the genre, whatever questions he asks of the reader, Roberts never loses sight of the need to entertain. Filled with wonderfully gruesome moments and liberal doses of sly humor, this novel is built around three gripping HowDunnits that challenge notions of crime, punishment, power, and freedom. Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class
In this acclaimed investigation, Owen Jones explores how the working class has gone from “salt of the earth” to “scum of the earth.” Exposing the ignorance and prejudice at the heart of the chav caricature, he portrays a far more complex reality. The chav stereotype, he argues, is used by governments as a convenient figleaf to avoid genuine engagement with social and economic problems and to justify widening inequality. Based on a wealth of original research, Chavs is a damning indictment of the media and political establishment and an illuminating, disturbing portrait of inequality and class hatred in modern Britain. This updated edition includes a new chapter exploring the causes and consequences of the UK riots in the summer of 2011. The Silmarillion
Nano Flower
Quantum Murder
Hull Zero Three
The Blind Watchmaker
The Hobbit
The Fellowship of the Ring
The Two Towers
The Return of the King
In The Name Of The Rose
Just My Type: A Book About Fonts
Parasite
On Such A Full Sea
Vicious
Fevre Dream
Wolves
What Makes This Book So Great: Re-Reading the Classics of Fantasy and SF
American Rust
Heaven's Command
Farewell The Trumpets
Pax Britannica
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