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    Details: Award-winning New York Times reporter Donald G. McNeil, Jr. reflects on twenty-five years of covering pandemics—how governments react to them, how the media covers them, how they are exploited, and what we can do to prepare for the next one—in this “fascinating, ferocious fusillade against humanity’s two...

  Details: This exquisite box set brings together three internationally acclaimed works by Han Kang, one of Korea’s most celebrated contemporary writers. With profound psychological depth, poetic minimalism, and unflinching moral insight, Han Kang explores the limits of the human body, mind, and empathy.Perfect for readers of literary fiction, world...

    Details: The system of nation-states is in convulsion. As American hegemony unwinds, anxious Western countries slide into xenophobia and debt. Liberal ideas and institutions are losing their prestige; autocracies like China, Russia, and the UAE, by contrast, are rising. For those most completely abandoned by nation-states, meanwhile, there...

  Details: Whither Human Rights in India, edited by Anand Teltumbde, one of India's prominent human rights activists, is a searing and indispensable anthology that brings together some of the most important thinkers, activists and human rights defenders of our time. The essays trace the historical and ideological roots of...

  Brand: Hamish Hamilton Binding: Hardcover Number Of Pages: 384 Release Date: 10-02-2025 Part Number: 9,78024E+12 Details: WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE 2024Like a long winter’s dream, this haunting and visionary new novel from 2024 Nobel Prize winner Han Kang takes us on a journey from contemporary South...

  Details: When Agatha Dorn, cantankerous archivist and gin aficionada, discovers a lost mystery novel from the Golden Age of detective fiction, her life takes an unexpected turn.But just as she basks in her newfound literary fame, the book is exposed as a hoax. And when her ex-lover turns up...

  Details: When We Cease to Understand the World shows us great minds striking out into dangerous, uncharted terrain.Fritz Haber, Alexander Grothendieck, Werner Heisenberg, Erwin Schrödinger: these are among the luminaries into whose troubled minds we are thrust as they grapple with the most profound questions of existence. They have...

  Details: The delightful first title in a new collaboration with channel 4’s Walter presents: a fast-paced comic mystery enriched by a deep love of books in the small town of crozon in Brittany, a library houses manuscripts that were rejected for publication: the faded dreams of aspiring writers. Visiting...

  Brand: Penguin Color: White Edition: Latest Edition Binding: paperback Number Of Pages: 104 Release Date: 01-06-2013 Details: Amidst rain and fire and ruin, in a land of ‘doomed addresses’, a poet evokes the tragedy of his birthplace. The Country Without a Post Office is a haunted and haunting volume...

        Details: New York Times Bestseller • The startling true history of how one extraordinary man from a remote cornerof the world created an empire that led the world into the modern age.The Mongol army led by Genghis Khan subjugated more lands and people in twenty-five years...

    Details: In Why the Constitution Matters Justice D.Y. Chandrachud delves into the profound significance of the Constitution in shaping the nation’s identity and governance. This insightful book offers readers a nuanced understanding of the Constitution’s role in protecting fundamental rights, ensuring justice and maintaining the rule of law....

Author: Maria, RakeshBrand: PenguinBinding: HardcoverNumber Of Pages: 424Release Date: 03-11-2025Details: In the 1980s, the streets of Dongri, Pydhonie, Nagpada, Agripada and Byculla witnessed some of the bloodiest gang wars and reigns of terror India had ever seen. These neighbourhoods became the battlegrounds of crime. But when did it all begin?...

  Brand: Penguin Color: Multicolor Features: This product will be an excellent pick for you. It ensures you get the best usage for a longer period It ensures you get the best usage for a longer period Binding: Paperback Number Of Pages: 512 Release Date: 15-09-2020 Part Number: 9780141985398 Details:...

  Brand: Bloomsbury Color: White Edition: Indian EPZ Features: Comes with secure packaging It can be used as a gift It ensures you get the best usage for a longer period Binding: Paperback Number Of Pages: 656 Release Date: 15-06-2016 Part Number: 19374 Details: The No. 1 Sunday Times and...

Brand: HACHETTE PRAT Number Of Pages: 304 Details: After a lifetime of being overshadowed, a librarian seeks revenge from his twin brother.In a chaotic wedding procession, no one notices that the groom has been shot – not even when he slumps face forward on his horse.In a lodge in the...

    Details: Somewhere in the not-so-distant future the residents of Ennet House, a Boston halfway house for recovering addicts, and students at the nearby Enfield Tennis Academy are ensnared in the search for the master copy of INFINITE JEST, a movie said to be so dangerously entertaining its viewers...

  Brand: HACHETTE PRAT Color: Light Green And white Edition: latest Features: Binding : Paperback Pages : 352 Publisher : Orion (An Imprint Of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ) Binding: Paperback Format: Notebook Number Of Pages: 352 Release Date: 31-12-2019 model number: 55176851 Part Number: 55176851 Details: - THE...

   

    Details: The first book by a black women to sell over one million copies - this gripping novel from 1946 is as prescient and powerful today as when it was first published. Now reissued as part of the Virago Modern Classics Green Spine design. EAN: 9780349019635 Package Dimensions:...

  Details: A sharp-eyed and acidly funny story of the mid-century publishing world, this is one of Muriel Spark's most charming novels. EAN: 9780349019581 Package Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.0 x 0.6 inches Languages: English

  Details: This exquisite novel describes a love triangle with a twist. A favourite novel of Carmen Callil, Virago founder, now reissued as part of the Virago Modern Classics Green Spine design.  

    Details: A powerful, influential novel, praised by writers including Toni Morrison, James Baldwin and Maya Angelou. Long out of print, this lost classic is republished for a new generation, and now reissued as part of the VMC Green Spine launch. EAN: 9780349019574 Package Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.0 x...

    Details: A darkly comic novel about the crumbling aristocracy, shortlisted for the Booker Prize, reissued with a striking new jacket as part of the Virago Modern Classics Green Spine design. EAN: 9780349019604 Package Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.0 x 1.5 inches Languages: English

    Details: From the bestselling author Patricia Highsmith comes a brilliantly gripping psychological thriller about the fine line between love and obsession. Now reissued as part of the Virago Modern Classics Green Spines design. EAN: 9780349019659 Package Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.0 x 0.9 inches Languages: English

  Details: By the author of The Handmaid's Tale and Alias GraceZenia is beautiful, smart and greedy, by turns manipulative and vulnerable, needy and ruthless; a man's dream and a woman''s nightmare. She is also dead. Just to make sure Tony, Roz andd Charis are there for the funeral. But...

    Details: ‘A gripping read as well as an important one.’ Rana Mitter, Guardian In October 1839, Britain entered the first Opium War with China. Its brutality notwithstanding, the conflict was also threaded with tragicomedy: with Victorian hypocrisy, bureaucratic fumblings, military missteps, political opportunism and collaboration. Yet over the...

  Details: Although Woody Allen is best known for his cult movies, he is also a writer of outstanding wit and skill. Dip into this collection of fifty-two pieces for hilarity, deadpan weirdness, and some extremely outlandish ideas. Do you want to hear about the time Hitler went for a...

   

    Details: 'A masterly novelist . . . her joy is irrepressible even when her subjects are sad' Tessa Hadley'A remarkable and beautiful book' DAILY TELEGRAPH'I envy anyone reading it for the first time' AMANDA COE'[Godden has] a genius for storytelling' EVENING STANDARDHigh in the Himalayas, the mountaintop palace...

   

  Brand: Virago Binding: Paperback Number Of Pages: 320 Release Date: 10-06-2025 Part Number: 9780349019284 Details: By one of the twentieth century's best loved storytellers. A classic tale of murder, mystery and passion - perfect for fans of Wuthering Heights. EAN: 9780349019284 Package Dimensions: 7.7 x 4.9 x 1.1 inches...

    Details: If anyone puts thorns on my way out of animosityEvery flower in the garden of his life remain thornless - Hazrat Nizamuddin AuliyaThe lives of Sufis are replete with stories of tantalizing miracles and unforgettable anecdotes of wisdom. The 101 Sufi tales in this book show pursuits...

  Brand: MACMILLAN Features: It can be used as a gift Care instruction: Keep away from fire This product will be an excellent pick for you Binding: Paperback Number Of Pages: 140 Release Date: 18-06-2019 Part Number: mzby5463 Details: ?The whole world does its works and commits its errors: but...

    Details: Cal Newport discusses in his new book, Deep Work: Rules For Focused Success In A Distracted World, about how professionals of today have started valuing quantity over quality; and how this has turned young professionals of today into puppets who try to indulge in extensive multitasking, dealing...

  Details: THE TOP 10 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERShortlisted for the FT Business Book of the Year Award 2019'Easily the most important book to be published this century. I find it hard to take any young activist seriously who hasn't at least familarised themselves with Zuboff's central ideas.' - Zadie Smith,...

  Brand: Virago Binding: Paperback Number Of Pages: 656 Release Date: 20-01-2026 Details: Celebrating the 25th anniversary of this Booker prize winner, Margaret Atwood has written a brand new preface for this edition EAN: 9780349020525 Package Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.2 x 1.7 inches Languages: English

  Binding: Paperback Number Of Pages: 496 Release Date: 01-04-2004 Part Number: 9781861977694 Details: Which sort of seducer could you be: *Siren? *Rake? *Cold Coquette? *Star? *Comedian? *Charismatic? or *Saint? This book will show you which. 'Charm, persuasion, the ability to create illusions: these are some of the many dazzling...

    Details: WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS BOOK AWARD 2019Robert Greene is a master guide for millions of readers, distilling ancient wisdom and philosophy into essential texts for seekers of power, understanding and mastery. Now he turns to the most important subject of all - understanding people's drives and...

    Details: From bestselling author Robert Greene comes a brilliant distillation of the strategies of war that can help us gain mastery in the modern world. Spanning world civilisations, and synthesising dozens of political, philosophical, and religious texts, The 33 Strategies of War is a comprehensive guide to the...

     Did you know I’m utterly insane? Patrick Bateman has it all: good looks, youth, charm, a job on Wall Street, and reservations at every new restaurant in town. He is also a psychopath. A man addicted to his superficial, perfect life, he pulls us into a dark underworld...

    Details: ‘Lyrical and poetic ... enthralling’ BIBEK DEBROY‘A magical and thought-provoking adventure, Ahalya will intrigue and mesmerize readers’ CHITRA BANERJEE DIVAKARUNI‘An enigmatic tale about purity, chastity, seduction and redemption’ NAMITA GOKHALE‘Brilliant and intriguing’ ANAND NEELAKANTAN'Koral Dasgupta gives voice, character, and agency to an enigmatic and fascinating female figure...

    Details: ‘Koral Dasgupta writes with verve, emotion and passion ... [Kunti] is a must for those wishing to know about our past and the dialectics of gender within it’ PAVAN K. VARMAKunti, a rare matriarch in the Mahabharata and one of the revered Pancha Satis, holds an unforgettable...

  Details: The final curtain is closing on the Second World War and in an abandoned Italian village. Hana, a nurse, tends to her sole remaining patient. Rescued from a burning plane, the anonymous Englishman is damaged beyond recognition and haunted by painful memories. The only clue Hana has to...

    Details: The last nizam is the story of an extraordinary dynasty, the Nizams of Hyderabad and how the heir to India's richest princely state gave up a kingdom and retired to the dusty Paddocks of outback Australia. With vivid detail and anecdotes, John Zubrzycki charts the rise of...

    Details: CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF PICADOR BOOKS Winner of the Man Booker Prize, The Line of Beauty is a classic novel about class, politics and sexuality in Margaret Thatcher’s 1980s Britain. There was the soft glare of the flash – twice – three times – a gleaming sense...

  Details: There’s no dearth of references to a sense of kinship beyond one’s family or tribe in ancient Indian texts. We know from anecdotes in the Ramayana and Mahabharata, the Upanishads and epigraphic sources like Ashoka’s 12th Major Rock Edict, that our ancestors were no strangers to an expansive...

    Details: Few societies in the 19th and early 20th centuries remained untouched by the radical new idea of liberty, which implied both individual freedom and freedom from despotic rule. The leaders of India’s anti-colonial struggle, in making the concept their own, expanded its purview. But this definition of...

    Binding: Paperback Number Of Pages: 136 Release Date: 05-02-2024 Details: Secularism emerged in 17thcentury Europe as an essential element of what became the modern state. The separation of church and state that it entailed paved the way for the democratic republics we take for granted today. Tolerance, as...