“A very clever andand inventive mystery" (Bookbag)"A perfect detective novel in a unique style complete withand an excellent twist!" (Life Has a Funny Way of Sneaking Up On You) With its unorthodox protagonist, clever plotting, brilliantly imperfect characters, andand escalating sense of urgency and...

“A Washington, DC based Pakistani origin doctor's periodic escapes to bucolic Virginia countryside are developed and deftly transformed by Maniza Naqvi into a vast, complex, and highly nuanced cultural exchange and contemplation. As the lonely doctor keeps returning to the exclusive Inn kept by...

“A welcome gift ... Highlighting Lenin's flexibility and cultivation of collective leadership, Le Blanc brings out the practical activism and revolutionary patience crucial to organizing the oppressed on a rapidly over-heating planet and Jodi Dean, author ofand Comrade“Crackling with intellectual life and Lars T....

“A writer without mercy . . . this book is like a wire stretched across the throat. -Oliver Stone In an epic novel that does for Hollywood what Nashville did for Nashville, I'm Losing You follows the rich and famous and the down and...

“Ambiguous work. Where can we start? , wrote the art historian Oscar Schürer in the historic series Junge Kunst about Pablo Picasso's multi - faceted oeuvre back in 1927. Picasso, who was investigating Surrealism at the time, was regarded as a genius even then...

“AN IMPORTANT BOOK ABOUT MOTIVATION FROM A PROVEN MOTIVATOR. -JACK WELCHYum! Brands CEO David Novak learned long ago that you can't lead a great organization of any size without getting your people aligned, enthusiastic, and focused relentlessly on the mission. But how do you...

“Belinda Huijuan Tang's debut novel is a beautifully drawn, sensitively rendered portrait of a man desperately searching for his father-and for reconnection to the past and people he once knew and loved. Both rich in historical detail and timeless in scope,and A Map for...

“Bill Foege takes us inside the world's greatest public health triumph: the eradication of smallpox. It's a story of true determination, passion and courage. The story of smallpox should encourage all of us to continue the critical work of worldwide disease eradication. --Bill Gates,...

“Black Snowand brilliantly vivifies the horrific reality of the most destructive air attack in history, against Tokyo on the night of March 9-10, 1945. James Scott deftly employs sharply etched portraits of individuals of all stations and nationalities to survey the global, technological, and...

“Building businesses is a craft like carpentry. If you know how to build, it doesn't matter if the product is a table or a chair. Astonishingly successful humans are not the chosen few. They are people who chose to make the best investment ever....

“Champions, again. compiles exclusive content from England, compiling articles done for DAWN newspaper while covering the event. It also contains added comment and opinions as well as exclusive photographs from Pakistan's matches and training sessions. The A4 landscape glossy pages give the book a...

“Commendable and balanced . . . With crisp writing and an amazing attention to detail, Allen brings readers inside the papal jockeying, covering the days of mourning and the conclave. -The Los Angeles Timesand “A welcome contribution to understanding the new pontificate . ....

“Debbie Macomber writes characters that are as warm and funny as your best friends. -Susan Wiggs“Debbie Macomber's name on a book is a guarantee of warm-hearted, endearing romance that will captivate and charm her legions of readers. -Jayne Ann Krentz#1and New York Timesand bestselling...

“Debbie Millman has become a singular voice in the world of intimate, enlightening conversations. She has demonstrated time, and again, why design matters. -Roxane Gay, from the forewordOver the course of her popular podcast's fifteen-year reign, Debbie Millman has interviewed more than 400 creative...

“Deeply moving - Booktrust“A gripping story of love, courage and triumph over evil and - The Bookseller“Can, and should, be read by an audience of any age. -and Jewish NewsA story of survival, of love between mother and son and of enduring hope in...

“Dr Koreshi, an illustrious diplomat, an objective analyst of national and international scene, has narrated, in a very lucid manner, the problems that our diplomacy faced over the decades. It is a very incisive account of the Roots' that were the determinats of the...

“Engaging stories of modern survival with uplifting and often surprising takeaways. -Gay Hendricks, PhD,and New York Timesand bestselling author ofand The Big Leapand andand Conscious Loving“Bouncing Forward shows us how adversity can turn us toward our deepest inner resources of trust, wisdom, and love....

This new book from renowned Tolkien expert John Garth connects the places which inspired Tolkien with their eventual appearances in his work. Organised by theme,and Tolkien's Worldsand offers an illustrated biography of one of the world's best-loved authors, an exploration of the relationship between...

“For any would-be activists who hear the voice: not me' or not now,' Merchant makes the strong case for yes you' and yes now'-and even shows you how to jump in. and -Van Jones, host of CNN'sand The Messy Truth,and author ofand Rebuild the...

“Funny, human, highly learned and literary, sexy, and filled with psychological nuances that remain unrivaled at the hands of any other psychological writer. -Andre Aciman A Penguin Classic A Sentimental Journey is a novel without a plot, a journey without a destination. It records...

“Grippando has definitely reached a new level with this series entry. . . . One of his best. -Booklistand (starred review)A young girl's murder sets off a grisly cascade of crime, death, and intrigue-and sends criminal defense lawyer Jack Swyteck after a sinister group...

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“Humility is a fundamental attribute of a believer. It may well be the one virtue of strong character that is a precondition of all the others. Humility is a modest view of oneself. In Islam, it is also having the awareness that all good...

“I am the brooding Spirit of Pakistan! As the main protagonist of the novel I speak directly to the readers as they turn the rustling pages in anticipation. Readers! You may have read countlesscaptivating and compelling stories, but The Story of Pakistan' is unique....

“I come from a family forged by tragedies and bound by a remarkable, unbreakable love, Hunter Biden writes in this deeply moving memoir of addiction, loss, and survival.When he was two years old, Hunter Biden was badly injured in a car accident that killed...

“I wish! said I. “I wish! said you.And so, our double wishes grew.Wishes are a magical part of childhood. Whether we wish on stars or blow out candles on a cake, our dreams matter.You and Me and the Wishing Treeand by Nancy Tillman explores...

“I wrote this book because I believe that there is a serious gap in what has been written and communicated about cross-cultural management and what people actually struggle with on the ground. -From the Introduction What does it mean to be a global worker...

“If online dating can blunt the emotional pain of separation, if adults can afford to be increasingly demanding about what they want from a relationship, the effect of online dating seems positive. But what if it's also the case that the prospect of finding...

After making peace with the rhinoceros, King Babar and Queen Celeste plan a model city and live happily with their friends and subjects in the country of elephants.

“In this finely selected anthology the editor takes us to the very heart and soul of Schuon's message, bringing to light the categorical imperative' of prayer that underlies the whole corpus of Schuon's works and without which, those works would remain merely theoretical. To...

“Ireland's answer to JK Rowling. and Sunday Independent"One of the best Irish books of all time." TV3AMFrom twice-winning author of Ireland's CBI Book of the Year AwardFans of Abi Elphinstone and Katherine Rundell will adore this fantasy adventure trilogy about witches and forbidden magic...

“I've never known such a bear for smelling things out, said Mrs Bird. Paddington's sharp nose and his talent for getting into difficulties lead him to an orange marmalade tasting party.His enthusiasm lands him in a barrel of marmalade, causing an avalanche in the...

“Jack Reacher is today's James Bond, a thriller hero we can't get enough of. -Ken Follett“This is a random universe, Reacher says.and “Once in a blue moon things turn out just right. and This isn't one of those times.and Reacher is on a Greyhound...

“Joan Wickersham's brilliant The News From Spain shows, in all its twisty beauty, what a short story collection can do. The stories are gorgeous in themselves, but the way they speak to each other is truly extraordinary. --Elizabeth McCracken, author of An Exact Replica...

“Keaney's concoction of sci-fi, horror, and fantasy is remarkably effective. Sigmundus is a villain who will haunt readers. -The Bulletin Beginning where Book 2, The Cracked Mirror, left off, this finale to the Promises of Dr. Sigmundus trilogy takes readers into bizarre realms with...

“La la la... A little girl stands alone and sings, but hears no response. Gathering her courage and her curiosity, she skips further out into the world, singing away to the trees and the pond and the reeds - but no song comes back...

“Look at the polar bears, said Terry. “You see that one on the left, the fatter one? That's our dad - our real dad. But you're not to tell."Drawing on Michael Morpurgo's own childhood experience of first seeing his real father on television,and My...

“No other modern country gives corporations the unfettered power found in America to gouge cus­tomers, shortchange workers, and erect barriers to fair play. A big reason is that so little of the news . . . addresses the private, government-approved mechanisms by which price...

“Nothing quite like this has ever been published before, proclaimedand The Guardianand about the Neapolitan novels in 2014. Against the backdrop of a Naples that is as seductive as it is perilous and a world undergoing epochal change, Elena Ferrante tells the story of...

“On the situations of women around the world today, this one book provides more illumination and insight than a dozen others combined. . . . Freedman's survey is a triumph of global scope and informed precision. -NANCY F. COTT Professor of History, Harvard University...

“One day Mog did not want to eat her supper… And it was snowing and Mr Thomas was cross at having to do the bin bags. Who would have thought that all this would lead to three foxes in Mog's kitchen? Another charming classic...

“One of America's finest writers. -San Francisco Chronicle “Concentrated bursts of perfection. -The Times (London) “Shimmering stories that possess the power and charm to move us. -The New York Times “Exhilarating. -Harper's Magazine “Outstanding. -Christian Science Monitor “Eisenberg simply writes like no one else....

“One of the most important books to come out of the Afghanistan war. -Foreign Policy “A saga of courage and futility, of valor and error and heartbreak. -Rick Atkinson, author of the Liberation Trilogy and The British Are Coming Of the many battlefields on...

“Our cousins have done this program, Sophie whispers. “Best kept secret.and Zeroand supervision. And just like that, Ever Wong's summer takes an unexpected turn.and Gone isand Chien Tan, the strict educational program in Taiwan that Ever was expecting. In its place, she finds Loveboat:...

What is the true meaning of power? Are some simply born to it or can it be acquired like a skill? Does it always breed corruption and greed or can it be a force for good? From kings to prisoners and from battle-fields to...

“Presentist democracy is without a people and without nation. Rather than regimes of borders and migration, its borders are sexism and racism, homo- and transphobia, colonialism and extractivism. In the midst of the crises and threats to liberal democracy, Isabell Lorey develops a democracy...

“Presents work from throughout the region, whether a lushly layered property in the Tuscan countryside or a Zen-inspired plot on the French island of Corsica. -Architectural DigestHuman beings have been transforming Mediterranean landscapes into art for at least 30,000 years. Today, artists, sculptors, designers,...

“Singing is as human as breathing, and this book tells us why. -Mark Guarino, contributing music writer,and The GuardianCelebrated yogi-musician Girish opens new possibilities for transforming your life through song, combining the ancient art of singing mantra with twenty-first century neuroscience research.For as long...

“Startling in scope and bravado. and -Janet Maslin,and The New York Times“Artfully envisions a breathtakingly better world. and -Los Angeles Times“Elaborate, smart and persuasive. and -The Boston Globe“A pleasure to read. and -The Wall Street JournalOne ofand CBS News's Best Fall Books of 2005and...

“Stunning...the most profound insight I have read in the last six years about Barack Obama. -NEWT GINGRICHThe Roots of Obama's Rageand reveals Obama for who he really is: a man driven by the anti-colonial ideology of his father and the first American president to...