Longlisted for the HWA Non-Fiction Crown'A remarkable achievement' SpectatorIn the summer of 1705, a masked woman knocked on the door of a London printer's workshop.
The first full biography of a neglected genius and one of the great Modernists, lavishly illustrated in colour throughout I would like to have done anything as good as David Jones has done Dylan ThomasAs a poet, visual artist and essayist, David Jones is one of the great Modernists.
Cease I say, cantankerous old fools /Thy deeds hath made our streets a no go zone /No more shall Montagues and Capulets /Enact their West Side Story Sharks and Jets /Or else shall pay the forfeit of the peace.
'Charlotte Higgins's Red Thread is a masterwork' Ali SmithA thrillingly original, labyrinthine journey through myth, art, literature, history, archaeology and memoir.
After returning from a trip to Brunei, Anthony Burgess, initially believing he has only a year to live, begins to write - novels, film scripts, television series, articles.
Drawing on over a decade of work with mothers-to-be, expert nutritionist Henrietta Norton provides you with clear and practical advice on what to eat during preconception, pregnancy and the early stages of motherhood.
Max Whitlock, Team GB's double Olympic gold-medallist, has spent years developing his own fitness regime and now he wants to share his workout secrets with you.
'A fascinating from-the-heart memoir' Nigel Slater'A revelatory honest read' Red magazineFUNNY, HEART-WRENCHING, GENEROUS AND TRUE, IN FINDING MY VOICE NADIYA HUSSAIN SHARES THE UNFORGETTABLE MEMORIES AND EXPERIENCES THAT HAVE MADE HER THE WOMAN SHE IS TODAY.
'Some fantastic tips for those who have got stuck in a lunchbox rut and need genuinely inspiring, healthy recipe ideas' - Amelia Freer, nutritional therapist and bestselling authorAre you tired of the same old sandwich, crisps and yoghurt combination?
When Dionysus the Renegade faked a Sophocles text in 400BC (cunningly inserting the acrostic 'Heraclides is ignorant of letters') to humiliate an academic rival, he paved the way for two millennia of increasingly outlandish literary hoaxers.
This book is geared toward all ages and gives step-by-step instructions on scores of crafts and outdoor skills cultivated by various Native American tribes over the centuries.
Paradiso als Pardes untersucht in einer vergleichenden und interdisziplinären Studie die Zusammenhänge zwischen historischer Entwicklung, Kulturgenerierung und Sprachschöpfung in zwei Textkorpora: im Werk José Lezama Limas und der jüdischen Mystik.
The concept of the "other" embodies a praiseworthy epistemological concern in many studies that have recently disputed it, because of the epistemological temptations it carries that arouse the curiosity of researchers and readers about this one whom we always call as such, this one who may not mean anything except our own selves.
The fascinating history of French words that have entered the English language and the fertile but fraught relationship between English- and French-speaking cultures across the worldEnglish has borrowed more words from French than from any other modern foreign language.
The definitive single-volume edition of the work of the greatest poet of the First World War2018 marks the centenary of the end of the First World War.
