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Shortlisted for the Arthur C Clarke Award 2014, this is a Frankenstein tale for our time from one of the UK's brightest new literary talents.

The Solutions Student's Book is packed full of interesting content to keep students of all abilities fully engaged and motivated.

It is symbolic that Adam Smith's masterpiece of economic analysis, The Wealth of Nations, was first published in 1776, the same year as the Declaration of Independence.

Set in Stalinist-era Central Europe, GraveLarks is a triumphant intellectual thriller navigating the fragile ambiguity between sado-masochism, black humor, political satire, murder, and hope.

Deals with topics such as: if Jesus might have been better off being born in New Zealand; why reflexive pronoun abuse is the worst thing in the world; how Pam Ayres' head trumps Gordon Gecko's …

'Fantasy as it ought to be written' George R.R.

Hurt people hurt people. Say there was a novel in which Holden Caulfield was an alcoholic and Lolita was a photographer's assistant and, somehow, they met in Bright Lights, Big City.

Christmas won't be the same this year for Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy, as their father is away fighting in the Civil War, and the family has fallen on hard times.

Michael Young is convinced his brilliant history thesis will win him a doctorate, a pleasant academic post, a venerable academic publisher and his beloved girlfriend Jane.

The Mediations of the great Roman philosopher-emperor Marcus Aurelius are simple yet profound works of stoic philosophy that continue to offer guidance and consolation to many with their eloquence, wisdom …

Soon to be an HBO series, book one in the New York Times bestselling Neapolitan quartet about two friends growing up in post-war Italy is a rich, intense, and generous-hearted family epic by Italy's …

The Metaverse is cyberspace home to avatars and software daemons, where anything and just about everything goes.

A breathtaking and magical novel from master storyteller Neil Gaiman.

A novel of hypocrisy and double standards.

Drawn from 3,000 years of the history of power, this is the definitive guide to help readers achieve for themselves what Queen Elizabeth I, Henry Kissinger, Louis XIV and Machiavelli learnt the hard …

Dr Temperance Brennan thought she'd seen it all until she came across Bones in Her Pocket in the foothills of North Carolina.

A mouse took a stroll through the deep dark wood.

The Mistborn saga comes to its thrilling conclusion, as an acclaimed epic commercial fantasy comes to the UK for the first time.

Returning to St Petersburg from a Swiss sanatorium, the gentle and naive epileptic Prince Myshkin - pays a visit to his distant relative General Yepanchin and proceeds to charm the General, his wife, …

Good public speakers are made, not born.

FROM THE PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE GOLDFINCH Truly deserving of the accolade Modern Classic, Donna Tartt's bestseller The Secret History is a remarkable achievement - both compelling and elegant, …

This is a stunning new novella in the Kingkiller universe, and a genuine must-read for fans, showing us a little of the world from the perspective of Auri, one of its best-loved characters.

Through the story of an ordinary man unwittingly drawn into a senseless murder on an Algerian beach, Camus explored what he termed -the nakedness of man faced with the absurd.- First published in 1946; …

Set at a time of lengthening shadows, this is a novel about the sparks that illuminate the dark: of wisdom, compassion, defiance and courage.

The air of Eastwick breeds witches - women whose powerful longings can stir up thunderstorms and fracture domestic peace.

Does language reflect the culture of a society?

Practical, funny, implementable advice and stories that will help you understand why you are how you are, how to love what you can't change, how to change what you don't love, and how to be …

Wider World is the portal to a fascinating world of English language knowledge and skills for the 21st century learner.

The 3rd edition Course Book includes: * All new reading texts from the Financial Times * All new case studies with opinions from successful consultants who work in the real world of business * All new …

Classic / British EnglishRudolf Rassendyll, a daring young Englishman looking for adventure, arrives in Ruritania for the new king’s coronation.