Beletrie

Judith Kerr

Set in 1933 Germany as Adolf Hitler rises to power, this poignant novel about a young German girl who must leave everything she knows behind is based on the gripping real-life story of the author. Now…

Morton Rhue, Todd Strasser

"The Wave" is based on a true incident that occurred when a teacher conductedan experiment dealing with group pressure in his classes.

Eckhart Tolle

A companion volume to "The Power Of Now", explaining the methods for achieving a higher state of being "where we can find joy and peace and problems do not exist". "The Power Of Now" has taken the States…

Hunter S. Thompson

Hilarious, real and tragic novel from the author of "Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas".

Charles Dickens

The Penguin English Library Edition of Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens 'A parish child - the orphan of a workhouse - the humble, half-starved drudge - to be cuffed and buffeted through the world, despised…

Mohsin Hamid

This powerful and original novel explores timely themes through a moving love story with a heart-stopping ending. It follows a young Pakistani man settled in New York who finds himself caught between…

Amy Chua

Paperback edition of the much discussed parenting guide and memoir which details Chua's Chinese method of bringing up her daughters. It was supposed to be a story of how Chinese parents are better at…

Louis Sachar

Bradley Chalkers IS the oldest kid in the fifth grade. He tells enormous lies. He picks fights with girls. No one likes him--except Carla, the new school counselor. She thinks Bradley is sensitive and…

Jonathan London

Froggy has never celebrated Christmas--usually he's taking his long-winter's nap. But this year Froggy's best friend, Max the beaver, wakes Froggy up to join the fun. Full-color illustrations.

Art Spiegelman

In a world where Jews are mice, Germans are Cats and the Polish are pigs, a son documents his parents' experience during the Holocaust and his relationship with his father.

Kate Tempest

Becky, Harry and Leon are leaving town in a fourth-hand Ford Cortina with a suitcase full of money. They are running from jealous boyfriends, dead-end jobs, violent maniacs and disgruntled drug dealers…

Sandra Cisneros

Told in a series of vignettes stunning for their eloquence, The House on Mango Street is Sandra Cisneros's greatly admired novel of a young girl growing up in the Latino section of Chicago. Acclaimed…

John Steinbeck

New-cover edition with introduction by Susan Shillinglaw.

Rebecca Solnit

Now part of "The Canons", this is a classic history of activism and social change over the past five decades. An updated edition.

Astrid Lindgren

Ronia, who lives with her father and his band of robbers in a castle in the woods, causes trouble when she befriends the son of a rival robber chieftain.

M. T. Anderson

Identity crises, consumerism, and star-crossed teenage love in a futuristic society where people connect to the Internet via feeds implanted in their brains. This new edition contains new back matter…

Jean Kwok

Kimberly Chang and her mother move from Hong Kong to New York. A new life awaits them - making a new home in a new country. But all they can afford is a verminous, broken-windowed Brooklyn apartment.…

Paul Auster

I was twelve years old the first time I walked on water ...' So begins Mr Vertigo, the story of Walt, an irrepressible orphan from the Mid-West. Under the tutelage of the mesmerising Master Yehudi…

L. Frank Baum

Featuring beautiful new cover artwork done in colorful chalk, this edition of Baum's classic American fairy tale is sure to appeal to a new generation of readers.

Oscar Wilde

Includes "Lady Windermere's Fan, Salome, A Woman Of No Importance, An Ideal Husband, A Florentine Tragedy" and a full version of "The Importance of Being Earnest" *Also appeared in May 2002 Buyer's…

Robin S. Sharma

Jeff Kinney

Learn how to draw your own Wimpy Kid cartoons with this fun DIY book, with full colour comic insert and brand-new 'Rowley's Journal' section. This is a brand new cover edition to attract even more "Wimpy…

Colm Toibin

It is Ireland in the 1950s and for Eilis Lacey, as for so many young Irish girls, opportunities are scare. So when her sister arranges for her to emigrate to New York, Eilis knows she must go, leaving…

Olivia Laing

Olivia Laing moved to New York in her mid-thirties. This incredibly personal account details the daily loneliness she felt and how she began to explore this lonely city through art. 'Triumphant... a brave…