For Alex James, music had always been a door to a more exciting life—a way to travel, meet new people, and, hopefully, pick up girls. But as bass player of Blur—one of the most successful
Niche is an eye-opening analysis of why big business has failed to sell to the mainstream, in the tradition of Chris Anderson's The Long Tail As high street and main street businesses continue to suf
Evening Standard Book of the Year. Observer Book of the Year. Guardian Book of the Year. Sunday Times Book of the Year. Telegraph Book of the Year. New Statesman Book of the Year. Herald Book of the Y
The witty and sparkling new novel from Jane Gardam, bestselling author of Old Filth. Old Filth and The Man in the Wooden Hat told with bristling tenderness and black humour the stories of that Titan o
A box of delights - another masterpiece from Jane Gardam and a companion novel to OLD FILTH.Filth (Failed In London, Try Hong Kong) is a successful lawyer when he marries Elisabeth in Hong Kong soon a
A genuine masterpiece - funny, brilliant and wise - OLD FILTH is now reissued with a new cover.Long ago, Old Filth was a Raj orphan - one of the many young children sent 'Home' from the East to be fos
Shortlisted for the Crime Writers' Association International Dagger Award'An intriguing mashup of police procedural and golden age puzzle mystery' GuardianInternational bestseller Keigo Higashino retu
In 1037, a senior civil servant of the Byzantine empire faces a tedious journey to Greece, escorting the Army payroll. His only companions are a detachment of the Empire's elite Guard, recruited from
Dark family secrets and a long-lost love affair lie at the heart of a fabulous new novel by the author of Matter and The Wasp Factory The Wopuld family built its fortune on a board game called Empire!
This is the autobiography of Danny Sugerman, Jim Morrison's protege and one-time manager of The Doors and then Iggy Pop. It is also an account of heroin addiction and the madness of life in the LA ro
Taking the primal therapy theory further, this book claims that repressed pain is bad not only for mental, but also for physical health. Quoting case histories, the author explains the benefits of ap
Having travelled across West Africa for over 10 years, Peter Biddlecombe's often hilarious account is a highly readable, hugely entertaining introduction to French Africa. In countries such as To
This is the story of two remarkable men, one of whom conquered empires with apparent ease and one of whom struggled with the day-to-day problems of a small provincial town. The first was Alexander the
This collection brings together past and present, probing many and varied lives. The title story examines Jane Austen's love life, while others introduce a trio of mean-spirited and middle-aged Kensi
Behind the great polar explorers of the early twentieth century—Amundsen, Shackleton, Scott in the South, and Peary in the North—looms the spirit of Fridtjof Nansen, the mentor of them all. He was the
Gordon Bowker's biography includes material which brings the writer's life into unfamiliar focus. Bowker writes revealingly about Orwell's family background, the lasting influence of Eton on his work
This novel offers a welcome return to the Greenside Estate, backdrop to The Scholar. New characters rub shoulders with some more familiar faces, and weaving through them all is Elisha, recently arrive
In May 1997, the Conservatives were ejected from British office after 18 years in power, and the Labour Party which replaced them had itself changed irrevocably. Blair's majority was the culmination o
