An essay on the nature of human revolt, this book makes a critique of communism, how it had gone wrong behind the Iron Curtain, and the resulting totalitarian regimes. It also questions two events held sacred by the left wing, the French Revolution of 178

In 1914, war feels far away to Henry Gaunt and Sidney Ellwood. They\'re too young to enlist, and anyway, Gaunt is fighting his own private battle - an all-consuming infatuation with the dreamy, poetic Ellwood - not having a clue that his best friend is in love with him, always has been.

THE EXTRAORDINARY LOST NOVEL FROM THE NOBEL PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA AND ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE. Sitting alone, overlooking the still and blue lagoon, Ana Magdalena Bach surveys the men of the hotel bar.

King\'s #1 bestselling, timeless classic, is among King\'s most iconic and beloved novels.

** SHORTLISTED FOR THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE 2023** ** WINNER OF THE 2022 GOVERNOR GENERAL\'S LITERARY AWARD IN FICTION** Named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, The New Yorker, Vulture, The Times Literary Supplement, and more What if this world is just a first draft, made by some great artist in order to be destroyed?

Three of the greatest SF novels in the world in one bumper omnibus \'An astonishing science fiction phenomenon\' WASHINGTON POST Herbert\'s evocative, epic tales are set on the desert planet Arrakis, the focus for a complex political and military struggle with galaxy-wide repercussions. Arrakis is the source of spice, a mind-enhancing drug which makes interstellar travel possible; it is the most valuable

A beautifully moving tale of loss and reaching out to the ones we love, of one man’s journey to discover what really matters in modern life. Our narrator’s days are numbered.

Portraying himself as a failure, the protagonist of Osamu Dazai\'s No Longer Human narrates a seemingly normal life even while he feels himself incapable of understanding human beings. Oba Yozo\'s attempts to reconcile himself to the world around him begin in early childhood, continue through high school, where he becomes a clown to mask his alienation, and eventually lead to a failed suicide attempt

\'A book of innocence and bawdiness, fury and joy...needs to be read and re-read\' The Times On the banks of the Thames a baby is found floating. Rescued by the Dog-Woman, a giant strong enough to fling an elephant into the air, their lives together will take them on a dizzying journey through space and time.

WINNER of the Merky Books New Writers\' Prize ___________________ \'A remarkably accomplished, polished debut.\' MALORIE BLACKMAN \'Rightfully tipped for greatness\' SUNDAY TIMES \'This moving tale of love and loss ... is well worth the wait\' INDEPENDENT \'You can\'t stop birds from flying, can you, Sameer? They go where they will...\' 1960s UGANDA.

\'So the only question is: do animals other than man suffer?\' One of the great moral philosophers of the modern age, Peter Singer asks unflinching questions about how we should live our lives. The ideas collected in these writings, arguing that human tyranny over animals is a wrong comparable to racism and sexism, triggered the animal rights movement and gave impetus to the rise in vegan eating.

\'When the last fire goes out, time too will be finished\' Italo Calvino was one of the most joyful and imaginative writers of the twentieth century. Here he muses on what the things we leave behind - whether waxworks or ancient graffiti, enigmatic maps or a crumbling Roman column - tell us about the greater truths of the world, space and time.

A major new anthology of great Japanese short stories introduced by Haruki Murakami. This fantastically varied and exciting collection celebrates the great Japanese short story, from its modern origins in the nineteenth century to the remarkable examples being written today.

\'THE BEAUTY MYTH\' FOR THE INSTAGRAM GENERATION \'Rallying, radical and pitched perfectly for her generation.\' - Evening Standard Women Don\'t Owe You Pretty is the ultimate book for anyone who wants to challenge the out-dated narratives supplied to us by the patriarchy. Through Florence\'s story you will learn how to protect your energy, discover that you are the love of your own life, and realise

A Guardian, Financial Times, The Millions, Vulture, and Buzzfeed\'s Most Anticipated of 2020 \'An immigrant\'s view conveyed with authority and wit . . . Adiga is a startlingly fine observer, and a complicator, in the manner of V.S. Naipaul.\' New York Times From the bestselling, Man Booker Prize-winning author of The White Tiger and Selection Day, Aravind Adiga, comes the story of an undocumented

An extraordinary new novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning, Number One New York Times bestselling author of Olive Kitteridge and My Name is Lucy Barton \'A terrific writer\' Zadie Smith \'A superbly gifted storyteller and a craftswoman in a league of her own\' Hilary Mantel \'A novel to treasure\' Sunday Times Olive, Again follows the blunt, contradictory yet deeply loveable Olive Kitteridge as she grows

Welcome to the world of Fairy Tales, Millennial style... Inside you\'ll find Sleeping Beauty waking up Woke, the Nanny Goats Gruff getting trolled, and three little pigs explaining that - realistically - a house of straw is really the only way a first time buyer can get on the property ladder. Goldilocks discovers a darling little Porridge pop-up, the Pied Piper shifts his content strategy to attract

It is, perhaps, the perfect video game. Simple yet addictive, Tetris delivers an irresistible, unending puzzle that has players hooked.

The government has cleaned up Harare for the Queen of England\'s visit. \'The townships are too full of people, they said, gather them up and put them in the places the Queen will not see.\' Four waves of people have settled on Easterly Farm since then, living on the margins in homes that will soon be destroyed.