An omnibus edition of all the useful and absurd trivia you could ever image, from history to animal sexuality, Shakespeare to centipedes. There's almost 800 pages of fascinating information at your fingertips.
The third novel in the Orphan X series continues the high-octane escapades of Evan Smoak, raised from the age of 12 to be a killing machine and now living underground aiding those needing the kind of help that’s outside the law.
Every Sunday for almost a century, John Cann's family ran the famous snake show in a pit at La Perouse. This is the memoir of the last of those snake men.
A pretty picturebook for ages 4-9 that highlights the special relationship between a grandfather and his grandson as they spend time together building not one, but two sandcastles that are “magnificent.”
Dr Alex Taylor wakes up on an operating table and is threatened by an unknown man. When she reawakens later, no one believes her story.
In 1879 Scotland, Ann Craig watches as her husband's train crosses the Tay Bridge just as it collapses. In 2015, Fiona Craig wakes to find that her husband has emptied their bank account and disappeared. Both are driven to search for their missing husbands.
Caroline and Hunter celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary in Mexico, leaving their kids in the hotel room. Between their half hour checkins however, one of them goes missing.
A look at the railway history, exploring the economic and social impact of the Indian and Pakistani railways in the sub-continent.
A new nanny insinuates herself into every element of a family’s life, providing loving care whilst playing psychologically damaging and abusive games with the children and then with the mother.
This collection of feminist essays covers a wide range of topics including literature, the silencing of women’s voices, sexual assault and motherhood - which is The Mother of All Questions.
The first novel in The Folk of the Air trilogy, following the lives of three sisters who are abducted into the dark world of Faerie and have to find ways to come to terms with the loss of their parents and their new lives.
NYPD robbery detective Miles Keller thinks he's found a good strategy: rip off rich New York criminals and then retire early, before word's out about his true identity, but someone wants revenge.
Young Annie names her stuffed Kangaroo 'Digger' and gives him to her older brother as he leaves for war. In France, 1918, Digger & her brother are cared for by a young French girl named Colette.
An easy to read and informative look at the history and architecture of churches and cathedrals around the world.
Film historian Noah Isenberg takes a journey into the cinematic masterpiece, Casablanca, from the things it inspired to the screenwriters who shaped it and why it remains an enduring classic.
The suburban life of a family struggling to maintain appearances while the father becomes a recluse in his own town due to the onset of Bell’s Palsy and its refusal to go away.
A fascinating insight into perspective, and how we represent and view history through art, propaganda, culture, photography and science.
During the 2011 Cairo uprising, two young revolutionaries in love refuse to give up the fight, going to Tahrir Square to help the injured & spread news.
Denzel, a young man who can see ghosts, is courted by a secret ghost hunting organisation for his skills after being attacked by paranormal beings.
A book designed to help you enhance what you already know in the kitchen by understanding the four main elements that add taste or texture to your cooking.