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Magus
At the heart of the extraordinary ferment of the High Renaissance stood a distinctive, strange and beguiling figure: the magus. An unstable mix of scientist, bibliophile, engineer, fabulist and fraud, the magus ushered in modern physics and chemistry while also working on everything from secret codes to siege engines to magic tricks.
Anthony Grafton's wonderfully original book discus
We All Live Here
Lila Kennedy has a lot on her plate. A broken marriage, two wayward daughters, a house that is falling apart and an elderly stepfather who seems to have quietly moved in. Her career is in freefall and her love life is … complicated. So when her real dad - a man she has barely seen since he ran off to Hollywood thirty-five years ago - suddenly appears on her doorstep, it feels like the fi
We Do Not Part
One morning in December, Kyungha receives a message from her friend Inseon saying she has been hospitalized in Seoul and asking that Kyungha join her urgently. The two women have last seen each other over a year before, on Jeju Island, where Inseon lives and where, two days before this reunion, she has injured herself chopping wood. Airlifted to Seoul for an operation, Inseon has had to leave b
Blessings
When Obiefuna's father witnesses an intimate moment between his teenage son and the family's apprentice, newly arrived from the nearby village, he banishes Obiefuna to a Christian boarding school marked by strict hierarchy and routine, devastating violence. Utterly alienated from the people he loves, Obiefuna begins a journey of self-discovery and blossoming desire, while his mother Uzoamaka gr
Famous Last Words
t’s Camilla’s first day back at work, her daughter’s first day at nursery. But husband Luke is nowhere to be seen. The only trace of him is an unfinished note. Camilla tries to put it out of her mind; there must be a rational explanation. At work, there are welcomes back, and too many distractions. Then it starts. Breaking news: there's a hostage situation developing in L
Voices of the Fallen Heroes
A writer is seized by apocalyptic visions; a voyeuristic marquis commits a brutal act; and a trio of beatniks dance to modern jazz in the ruins of an abandoned church. Here, stark autobiography contrasts with pure horror, and the tenderness of first love cedes to obsession, heartbreak and deathly beauty. A new selection of Mishima's short stories from the 1960s,
The Phantom of the Opera
Rumours that a ghost stalks the dark passages and cellars of the Paris Opera House, wreaking havoc, have long been rife among staff and performers. This Phantom also haunts the imagination of the beautiful and talented singer Christine Daae, appearing to her as the 'Angel of Music' - a disembodied voice, coaching her to sing as she never could before. When Christine is courted by a handsome you
Easy Air Fryer
Air fryers save you time and money. Now discover just how delicious air frying can really be, with Jamie . . .
Whether you're new to air frying or an expert, Jamie Oliver's here to help you take your gadget to the next level - enter Easy Air Fryer.
The result of months of experimentation, this is the first book to show you just how delicious
Source Code
Source Code describes with unprecedented candour Bill Gates' life from his childhood in Seattle to dropping out of Harvard aged 20 in 1975. Shortly afterwards he wrote, with Paul Allen, the programme which became the foundation of Microsoft and eventually for the entire software industry, changing the way the world works and lives.
Gates writes about the centrality of family t
Hope
The groundbreaking, intimate and inspiring memoir from Pope Francis.
Books of the Year 2025: The Times, Telegraph, Guardian, Independent, Financial Times, New Statesman
'Remarkable' Guardian
'Elegant and joyful' Financial Times
Pope Francis originally intended this exceptional book to appear only after his death, but the
My Friends
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL FICTION
FROM THE PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING, BOOKER SHORTLISTED AUTHOR
'The first Booker contender of 2024... a deeply touching, beautifully composed book' Sunday Times
'My Friends is a brilliant novel about innocence and experience, about friendship, family and exile. It makes clear, on
When Things Don't Go Your Way
FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE THINGS YOU CAN SEE ONLY WHEN YOU SLOW DOWN
'Reading this is like receiving a warm hug' Vex King, author of Good Vibes, Good Life
'A warm and reassuring path through the most challenging moments of our lives' Lori Gottlieb, author of Maybe You Should Talk To Someone
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The Re-Write
Two exes. One deadline. Can they make it to the end?
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Temi and Wale meet in London. They flirt, date, meet each other's friends.
Then they break up. And Wale goes on a reality dating show.
Instead of giving in to heartbreak, Temi throws herself into her dream: writing. She's within touching distance of a book deal that would solve al
Empireworld
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
In his ground-breaking new book, Sathnam Sanghera traces the legacies of British empire around the world.
'A wonderful book' Rory Stewart
'Nuanced and deeply researched' Financial Times
'Not just a welcome corrective but a book for our times' Peter Frankopan
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The Best Way to Bury Your Husband
'A darkly comedic story . . . I loved it' JESSE SUTANTO
'Poignant and funny, dark and searing' ANDREA MARA
'Perfect for those who like feminism with their dead bodies' JULIE COHEN
'Tense, funny, moving and strangely cosy' HOLLY BOURNE
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Four new friends. Four dead bodies. One big problem . . .
Sally
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