In an attempt to save himself Matt Prior may end up destroying everything he cares about... A funny novel from the author of Beautiful Ruins.
"It made me laugh more than any other book this year." - Nick Hornby
An illustrated biography revealing the life of the multifaceted, complex writer and artist best known and loved around the world for her Moomin series (we can't recommend them highly enough!).
A collection of some of Bangs' best pieces, from music hagiographies to excoriating reviews.
"Bangs was one of the best writers ever to appear on newsprint. When he died, American culture lost one its most astute, ornery, funniest and most soulful observers." - New York Times
"A superb collection: wild and funny and unpredictable. Lester Bangs was a great writer who happened to write about rock 'n' roll." - Rolling Stone .
At once a quintessential Western and a Western like no other, Nunslinger, is the tale of Sister Thomas Josephine, a nun who, falsely accused of murder, goes on the run through the American West and into the teeth of the Civil War, all the while chased by a man who has become dangerously obsessed with her.
"Witty and atmospheric, with a cliffhanger every few chapters, Nunslinger is thrilling stuff, even if - as I used to think - westerns aren't really your thing. I galloped through the book in one bumpy sitting." - The Observer
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Drugs were first made illegal a century ago. This hard-hitting, myth-busting history shows that the 'war' on drugs has very different motives and results from the ones promulgated in the media.
"Wonderful." - Noam Chomsky
"Thrilling." - Naomi Klein
A wonderfully interesting (and instructive) assembly of wisdom from 36 legendary artists, critics and tutors, giving technical advice, assignments (some of which will take five minutes to complete, others five years), tips for avoiding creative ruts (including suggestions for mind-expanding materials to read, watch or listen to), principles of careful looking, advice on the daily practice of art (how to balance time alone in the studio with building an artistic community), career pointers (how to prepare for a studio visit from a curator or gallerist) and personal anecdotes. These lessons offer the reader a set of tools for thinking, seeing and living as an artist.
Ancient, strange, intelligent. This book reveals that the oldest known octopus lived before the first dinosaurs; that two thirds of an octopus’s brain capacity is spread throughout its arms, meaning each literally has a mind of its own; and that it can change colours within milliseconds to camouflage itself, yet appears to be colourblind.
We have a range of new titles from the ever-popular Tullet, perfect for preschoolers.
A family watches, horrified, as their patriarch transforms into the wise-cracking lead of an old-timey minstrel show. An art collector gleefully destroys his most valuable pieces. A young artist devotes himself to a wealthy, malicious gossip, knowing that it's just a matter of time before she turns on him. In this new collection of short stories, Paul Theroux explores the tenuous leadership of the elite and the surprising revenge of the overlooked.
Interesting first-hand accounts of the secret operation that is estimated to have shortened the war by two years, and of re-entry to the civilian world retaining that secret.
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A revealing portrait of Britain in the Dark Ages and a resuscitation of an outstanding early English monarch.
Wells was a leader in the early civil rights movement in the United States, a suffragist, journalist and sociologist.
A day-by-day account of Banksy's 2013 New York residency, chronicling works that include 'Sirens of the Lambs' and the Central Park stand at which original works by Banksy were sold for only $60. Mock's work captures not only Banksy's artwork but the reactions of the public and media frenzies that often accompanied it.
If the person who keeps you safe also tells you lies, who can you trust? Shelby's mother has always kept her safe. Too safe. When Shelby gets hit by a car, the lies upon which her life is built begin to unravel.
Eight locked-room mysteries for the Singaporean Sherlock.
