After many years of living abroad, a young writer returns to the United States to take up a position at his former college. There he encounters Philip Lentz, an outspoken neurologist intent on using computers to model the human brain.
Lent
A beautifully illustrated guide to coping with the struggles of modern life, from the Zen Buddhist monk and internationally bestselling author
What if moments of great difficulty are, in fact, opportunities for growth and self-discovery? W
A writer is seized by apocalyptic visions; a voyeuristic marquis commits a brutal act; and a trio of beatniks dance to modern jazz in the ruins of an abandoned church. Here, stark autobiography contrasts with pure horror, and the tenderness
Ellen is a single artist living alone on New York’s Upper West Side in the 1970s. She is beset by old boyfriends, paint pigment choices, and, occasionally, by 'radiances' - episodes of joyous, reckless unreality. Under the influence of 'rad
Khaled and Mustafa meet at university in Edinburgh: two Libyan eighteen-year-olds expecting to return home after their studies. In a moment of recklessness and courage, they travel to London to join a demonstration in front of the Libyan em
We all notice when the poor get poorer: when there are more rough sleepers and food bank queues start to grow. But if the rich become richer, there is nothing much to see in public and, for most of us, daily life doesn't change. Or at least
A bestselling science classic, now with a new preface to mark the centenary of quantum mechanics.
Quantum theory is so shocking that Einstein could not bring himself to accept it. It is so important that it underpins all modern sciences. W
Long simmering chemistry is released when a hurricane forces two exes to weather the storm in a house they used to share.
Hot shot DC lawyer Meena is about to get engaged to the perfect man. The only hitch? She is already married…
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VOLUME 3 in the DRAGONRIDERS OF PERN
‘Anne McCaffrey’s Pern novels are truly foundational books; it’s hard to imagine the modern-day landscape of fantasy and science fiction without them.’ Naomi Novik, author of the Temeraire series
When
A propulsive narrative history of the motivation and mentality behind the Nazis and their supporters.
How could the Nazis have committed the crimes they did? Why did commandants of concentration and death camps willingly – often enthusiast
Nabokov's early novel about a chess-playing genius, reissuing in Modern Classics as part of the Nabokov relaunch
Vladimir Nabokov's early novel is the dazzling story of the coarse, strange yet oddly endearing chess-playing genius Luzhin. D
The compelling and heartrending new novel from the award-winning author of Norwegian By Night and How To Find Your Way In The Dark
We will lie, cheat, steal, fight, sin... Whatever it takes to survive.
The bombing of Rome in 1943 leaves f
A Harvard professor shows how we can become better talkers - and why effective conversation will help us all thrive
Conversation is at the heart of our relationships and our decision-making. From meeting a colleague to saying goodnight to
From acclaimed critic, novelist and academic W. G. Sebald, author of Austerlitz and The Rings of Saturn, a collection of essay on the Austrian writers who meant so much to him
As a German in self-chosen exile from his country of birth, Seb
The beloved Australian classic, published in a stunning Penguin Clothbound Classics edition for the first time
Miles Franklin’s debut novel follows the vivacious and rebellious sixteen-year-old Sybylla Melvyn – closely modelled on Franklin
One of philosophy's finest minds looks back over a life in thought
'Who would have guessed that a philosopher's life could be so full of adventures?'
Daniel C. Dennett, philosopher and cognitive scientist, has spent his career considering
‘Pern is where dragon riding was conceived, and fifty years later, Anne McCaffrey’s epic tale remains a masterpiece of adventure, intrigue, and romance!’ Danielle L. Jensen, New York Times bestselling author of A Fate Inked in Blood
‘Anne
VOLUME 1 in the DRAGONRIDERS OF PERN
‘The world building opened my eyes to what fantasy could be; the characters introduced me to women in roles of power; and the romances left my young heart aflutter. No series has ever captured my imagin
An old sanatorium. A terrifying murder. Six suspects and a case that never closed . . . Discover the new locked-room mystery by the Sunday Times bestselling author
Once a hospital dedicated to treating tuberculosis, The Akureyri Sanatorium
Effy has always believed in fairy tales. She's had no choice. Since childhood, she's been haunted by visions of the Fairy King. She's found solace only in the pages of Angharad - a beloved epic about a mortal girl who falls in love with the
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