Westoll spent a year living the dream of every aspiring primatologist: following wild monkeys through the pristine rainforests of Suriname. Five years later, he returned to explore the most surreal country in South America for a glimpse of its quintessential soul.
Half-Broke Horses
From the author of The Glass Castle, a true-life novel based on Walls’s maternal grandmother. Lily Casey Smith survived tornadoes, droughts, floods, the Great Depression, and heartbreaking personal tragedy.
The National Book Award–winning author delves into the experience of Chinese immigrants in America. In these stark, deeply moving, often strikingly humorous stories, we are reminded once again of the storytelling prowess of this superb writer.
Jamaica, 1665: a lone British outpost amid the Spanish Caribbean. Privateer Charles Hunter plans to launch a daring attack on a nearby Spanish stronghold, looking to make history... and a fortune in gold. The final novel from the late, great Michael Crichton.
How can a few black marks on a white page evoke an entire universe of sounds and meanings? Dehaene provides an accessible account of the brain circuitry of reading, revealing the powerful unconscious mechanisms for decoding words of any size, case, or font.
The Original of Laura
The late Vladimir Nabokov requested that this unfinished work be destroyed, but his wife could not bear to do it. After 30 years of uncertainty, the work is finally published, and fans and scholars can once again experience a new Nabokov novel.
Harper Book of Quotations
Impress your friends with over 6,500 quotations on a wide range of topics.
A guide to covert messages from the Enigma Machine to Hobo Code.
Suggestions for wartime meals from the readers of the Daily Telegraph.
Hitler, Stalin and the drama leading up to Germany's invasion of the USSR.
A Short History of Myth
Religious expert Karen Armstrong on why humans have always needed myths.
Novel Destinations
Literary landmarks for armchair travellers, from Austen's Bath to Kafka's Prague.
Inner Workings
Insightful literary criticism from 2000-2005, by Nobel laureate J.M. Coetzee.
Londonstani
Gautam Malkani's novel exposing young Asians' struggle with their new British identity.
A Collection of Cats Tales
Feline fanciers will fall for this illustrated collection of classic cat stories.
Tales of legendary figures from Western history by Paul Johnson.
The Great Transformation
Karen Armstrong takes ups back to the beginning of our religious traditions.
How to feed your friends with simple food, good drinks, and love.