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In this remarkable work of autobiography, the son of the great comic novelist Kingsley Amis explores his relationship with his father and writes about the various crises of Kinsley's life, including the final one of his death. Amis also reflects on the life and legacy of his cousin, Lucy Partington, who...
How Language Works: Popular Penguins
David Crystal's How Language Worksis a fascinating tour through the world of language from one of today's most renowned experts. It ranges over everything from how children learn to read to what makes words rude or polite, from eyebrow flashes to whistling languages. Unlocking the secrets of communicati...
The Postmistress
It is 1940, and bombs fall nightly on London. In the thick of the chaos is young American radio reporter Frankie Bard. She huddles close to terrified strangers in underground shelters, and later broadcasts stories about survivors in rubble-strewn streets. But for her listeners, the war is far from home....
The Concise Untold History of the United States
Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone and historian Peter Kuznick examine the dark side of American history from the beginning of the twentieth century right up to the Obama administration. Looking at American intervention in foreign conflicts in Latin American, Asia and the Middle East, including taking ...
Circe and the Cyclops: Little Black Classics: Penguin 80s #70
'You must be Odysseus, man of twists and turns...' The tales of Odysseus' struggle with a man-eating Cyclops and Circe, the beautiful enchantress who turns men into swine. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversit...
Leo Da Vinci vs the Ice-Cream Domination League
Help! The Ice-cream Domination League is blowing up the world's ice-cream factories! Enter Leo da Vinci. Inventor, artist, genius and founder of Fixit International Inc., all at the age of ten. His team? Meet steam-powered Isaac, maths whiz and wise-cracking pig Ragnar, and Mina from school, who's super...
You Are Not Your Brain: The 4-Step Solution for Changing Bad Habits, Ending Unhealthy Thinking, and Taking Control of Your Life
Jeffrey Schwartz, Rebecca Gladding
Two of America's most eminent psychiatrists Jeffrey M. Schwartz and Rebecca Gladding present a simple four step program to re-wiring the brain. Through explaining how the brain works and why humans often feel besieged by overactive brain circuits such as bad habit and social anxieties, the program offer...
My Italians - True Stories of Crime and Courage
From the international bestselling author of Gomorrah, this is a deeply personal and candid portrait of Italy today: a place of trafficking and toxic waste, where votes can be bought and sold, where organized crime ravages both north and south - yet also where many courageous individuals defy the system...
Friendship: Vintage Minis
Selected from the novels of Rose Tremain. VINTAGE MINIS: GREAT MINDS. BIG IDEAS. LITTLE BOOKS. A series of short books by the world's greatest writers on the experiences that make us human...
Travels With My Aunt: (Vintage Voyages)
VINTAGE VOYAGES- A world of journeys, from the tallest mountains to the depths of the mind Henry Pulling, a retired bank manager, meets his septuagenarian Aunt Augusta for the first time in over fifty years at what he supposes to be his mother's funeral. Soon after, she persuades Henry to abandon Southw...
The Little Engine That Could: 90th Anniversary Edition
Watty Piper; Dan Santat (Illustrator); Dolly Parton (Introduction by)
The kindness and determination of the Little Blue Engine have inspired millions of children around the world since the story was first published in 1930. Cherished by readers for ninety years, The Little Engine That Could is a classic tale of a little engine that, despite her size, triumphantly pulls a ...
101 Things I Learned in Product Design School
Martin Thaler; Sung Jang; Matthew Frederick
Product design is not art, engineering, or craft, yet the skills and understandings it calls for touch all these areas. In 101 brief, illustrated lessons, this accessible guide leads students and design lovers into the vast field of product design through explorations such as- Why all design occurs in r...
I'd Rather Not
"I was sleeping in what might reasonably be described as a ditch, though I tried not to think of it in those terms for morale reasons … " Robert Skinner arrives in the city, searching for a richer life. Things begin badly and then, surprisingly, get slightly worse. Pretty soon he’s sleeping rough and t...
Wheels: Modern Classics: 20 Legendary Sports Cars from the 80s, 90s and Noughties
Over 220 stunning pages, Wheels MODERN CLASSICS relives 20 of the fastest, sexiest, most advanced and most-cherished vehicles ever to impact the performance car world. From the screaming atmo V12 of a Lamborghini Diablo, to the hairy-chested V8 of a Holden SS Commodore, we deep dive on their engineering...
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