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Synopsis Winner of the Bancroft Prize. This first volume in "The Americans" trilogy defines the unique qualities of the American nation and redisco...

Synopsis Three California's Triptych #2. 2027: Southern California is a developer's dream gone mad, an endless sprawl of condos, freeways, and mall...

Synopsis The best collection ever of Arthur C. Clarke’s short fiction, including the stories on which 2001: A Space Odyssey and Childhood’s End wer...

Synopsis Where do politicians come from? How do they get elected? What do they do all day? Why do they seek power? All these questions and many mor...

Synopsis This is a practical guide to 68 hill walks in North-West and Western Scotland. The author explains how to get there and what to expect. He...

Synopsis About Scotland is a complete source book about Scotland providing a huge range of information in an accessible form. A handy reference gui...

Synopsis Fine book of it's era - packed with useful info on how to become your own garden designer. From initial inspiration to final layout - crea...

Synopsis Make the most of your time with The Rough Guide to Scotland, your ultimate companion to this stunning country. The full-colour section int...

Synopsis At 19, Michael Dell started his company as a freshman at the University of Texas with $1,000 and has since built an industry powerhouse. I...

Synopsis Will Hutton turns his attention to the global picture, and the ways in which the new world should be ordered. To understand the global eco...

Synopsis Baedeker's France - A very comprehensive A-Z gazetteer of towns and places of interest in France, with locations and opening times. The bo...

Synopsis Recently discovered, and with an introduction by Johnny Depp, this is legendary American folk singer Woody Guthrie’s only finished novel: ...

Synopsis With an Introduction by Sir Julian Huxley F.R.S. The sequel to Born Free - the astonishing 2nd part of the story of Joy Adamson's friendsh...

Synopsis Amos Decker, David Baldacci's unique special agent, who suffered a head injury that resulted in giving him the gift of a remarkable memory...

Synopsis Dr. Phil D' Amato returns following The Silk Code, winner of the Locus Award for Best First Science Fiction Novel of 1999, with another bl...

Synopsis This is an exploration of the 21st Century. On the surface nothing seems to be changing, but behind the façade of normality the future is ...

Synopsis In the best tradition of The Book of Lists, and enhanced by contributions from commentators from the footballing world, footballers themse...

Synopsis Isadora Tattlin was accustomed to relocating often for her husband's work. But when he accepted a post in Cuba in the early 1990's, she re...

Synopsis Code to Zero is a fast-paced, espionage thriller from number one bestselling author Ken Follett, author of the Kingsbridge series. Three d...

Synopsis The Book of Dave is Booker-shortlisted author Will Self's dazzling sixth novel. What if a demented London cabbie called Dave Rudman wrote ...

Synopsis In January 1952, two young men from Buenos Aires set out to explore South America on a 500cc Norton. One of them was the twenty-three-yea...

Synopsis Amazon revolutionized the way the world buys books. And now, after having toppled the bookselling giants (and mostly everyone else) on-lin...

Synopsis Much of Peter Ackroyd's work has been concerned with the life and past of London but here, as a culmination, is his definitive account of ...

Synopsis After revealing his incredible achievements in the bestselling Cold, Sir Ranulph Fiennes reveals what it's like to live - and survive - in...