A timeless collection of quotations by visionaries who have been catalysts for change - through the ages and across the globe
You Had Better Make Some Noise brings together the words of social activists, revolutionarie... read more

"Trivia buffs and know-it-alls alike will exult to find so much repeatable wisdom gathered in one place."--New York Times This book is bursting with mindboggling morsels of trivia―informative, hilarious, sometimes arcane or utterly usel... read more

Eats, Shoots & Leaves for the internet age As language evolves faster than ever before, what is the future of `correct' writing? When Emmy Favilla was tasked with creating a styleguide for BuzzFeed, she o... read more

You're likely to list the invention of paper, the printing press and the world wide web as major influences on the way we share stories. You probably wouldn't include Malian singers, American astronauts, Greek generals, Japanese cour... read more

The national bestseller from the renowned artist and author Patti Smith, exploring the nature of creative invention A work of creative brilliance may seem like magic--its source a mystery, its impact unexpectedly stirring. How does an artist accomplish such an achievement... read more

A hilarious, furious and profoundly useful short guide to the most maddening punctuation in English Apostrophes are an f'ing pain. The rules about how to use them are complicated, and have evolved haphazardly. Originally written as advice by a copywriter for... read more

Advice, strong opinions, and personal revelations by the world's greatest writers - exclusively researched for this new book
Featuring the most inspirational and insightful collection of quotes by writers through the ages... read more

A fresh new approach to handwriting analysis to help you develop a view of the whole person. It offers exciting features on graphology including an unusually large number of actual size handwriting samples.

'The professor, the critic and the novelist work in harmony to provide a valuable tutorial on modern fiction' Observer How does the novel represent human consciousness on the page? In eleven sparkling essays on some of the great novelists of the last 20... read more

The stories that shape our children's lives are too important to be left to chance. With The Story Cure, bibliotherapists Ella Berthoud and Susan Elderkin have put together the perfect manual for grown-ups who want... read more

While most of us might take dictionaries for granted, the process of writing them is in fact as lively and dynamic as language itself. With sharp wit and irreverence, Kory Stamper cracks open the complex, obsessive world of lexicography--from the agonizing decisions a... read more

How is ink made? What is the bestselling book of all time? What are the oldest known books in the world? And how does one make sense of the colors found on Penguin paperbacks? The answers to these questions and many more await readers in The Book Lovers'... read more