\'I read On the Road in maybe 1959. It changed my life like it changed everyone else\'s\' Bob DylanSal Paradise, a young innocent, joins his hero, the mystical traveller Dean Moriarty, on a breathless, exuberant ride back and forth across the United States.

A devastating and pulse-pounding tale that will feel all-too-relevant in today\'s world, based on a true story from Korean history. Hope is dangerous.

Eighth book of the original and best CITY WATCH series, now reinterpreted in BBC\'s The Watch\'Snuff is entertaining, with all Pratchett\'s genius on display\' Sunday ExpressThe Discworld is very much like our own - if our own were to consist of a flat planet balanced on the back of four elephants which stand on the back of a giant turtle, that is . . .\'The jurisdiction of a good man extends to the

Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world\'s greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith. Celebrating the range and diversity of Penguin Classics, they take us from snowy Japan to springtime Vienna, from haunted New England to a sun-drenched Mediterranean island, and from a game of chess on the

Combining brand-new interviews, never-before-seen images and fascinating ephemera from her personal archives, this book creates a visual landscape of Marina Abramovic\'s personal and artistic life. Illustrated with more than 600 photographs, Abramovic provides insight on her most important works and some of her most difficult personal experiences, conveying the story with her signature emotion and

In the seaside town of Kinlough, on Ireland\'s west coast, three old friends are thrown together for the first time in years. They - Helen, Joe and Mush - were part of an original group of six inseparable teenagers in the summer of 2003, with motherless, reckless Kala Lanann as their group\'s white-hot centre.

A heartbreaking novel of family secrets from one of the masters of modern fiction, The Rain Before it Falls is part of our Penguin Essentials series which spotlights the very best of our modern classicsDeeply moving and compelling, The Rain Before it Falls is the story of three generations of one family riven by tragedy. When Rosamund, a reluctant bearer of family secrets, dies suddenly, a mystery

Jurassic Park meets Parks & Recreation in The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi, a thrilling, fast-paced adventure set on an alternate Earth - perfect for fans of Adrian Tchaikovsky and Michel Crichton. \'John Scalzi is the most entertaining, accessible writer working in SF today\' - Joe Hill, author of The Fireman

From the bestselling author of Jews Don\'t Count \' A hugely heartfelt, funny, kind, fascinating, human and clever book \' ALAIN DE BOTTON \' Magnificent.

How much light is too much light? The Darkness Manifesto urges us to cherish natural darkness for the sake of the environment, our own wellbeing, and all life on earth.

A stunning visual biography of one of Japan\'s most famous historical artists, this book beautifully illustrates the story of Katsushika Hokusai. Enter the world of Katsushika Hokusai - the enigmatic creator of Japanese art\'s all-time most iconic image.

The bestselling author of Find Me and Call Me by Your Name returns to the essay form with this collection of thoughts on time, the creative mind, and great lives and works. The irrealis mood knows no boundaries between what is and what isn\'t, between what happened and what won\'t. In more ways than one, the essay about the artists, writers, and great minds gathered in this volume have nothing to do

Entertainment Weekly\'s 27 Female Authors Who Rule Sci-Fi and Fantasy Right Now All the Birds in the Sky - Winner of the 2017 Nebula Award for Best Novel, Finalist for the 2017 Hugo Award for Best Novel \"If you control our sleep, then you can own our dreams... And from there, it\'s easy to control our entire lives.\" January is a dying planet - divided between a permanently frozen darkness on one

Some heavy reading on the ecological and climate emergency leads Cedric, a forty-something painter living in Paris, to question his life choices. In a state of vulnerability, racked with eco-anxiety, he is contacted by the spirit of Henry David Thoreau: writer, environmentalist and the author of Walden.

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`Think of this atlas as the beginning of a journey and a kind of island guidebook, a rough guide to far-flung places, a Baedeker of make-believe, and a new page waiting to be filled. The cycle of Crusoes continues\' Huw Lewis-Jones Islomania is a recognized affliction.

India has had many histories. To pilgrims from ancient China, India was the birthplace of the Buddha; to Alexander the Great it was a land of clever naked philosophers and indomitable, elephantine armies.

A New York Times Book Review Notable Book Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Longlisted for the Women\'s Prize for Fiction \"An addictive, sprawling epic; I wolfed it down.\" --Miranda July, author of The First Bad Man and It Chooses You \"Easily the funniest book I\'ve read this year.\" --GQ A portrait of the artist as a young woman. A novel about not just discovering but inventing onese

Following his blockbuster biography of Steve Jobs, The Innovatorsis Walter Isaacson\'s story of the people who created the computer and the Internet. It is destined to be the standard history of the digital revolution and a guide to how innovation really works.

"Hilarious, morbid, and sometimes oddly touching, War and Peas is among the best of the best in modern comics. You\'ll be laughing out loud." - Sarah Andersen, creator of Sarah\'s Scribbles"One of the most exciting and funniest webcomics in the world," - Bo