Rebecca Skloot   Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor black tobacco farmer whose cells--taken without her knowledge in 1951--became one of...

Chloe Benjamin If you knew the date of your death, how would you live your life?It's 1969 in New York City's Lower East Side, and word has spread of the...

Tom RachmanFrom the author of The Italian Teacher, this acclaimed debut novel set in Rome follows the topsy-turvy lives of the denizens of an English language newspaper. NAMED ONE OF...

Ian Rankin   Malcolm Fox and his team are back, investigating whether fellow cops covered up for Detective Paul Carter. Carter has been found guilty of misconduct, but what should...

Naftali Dov FussMasqueradings as a Polish Christian, Dov Fuss had only one stealth and his wits as weapon in the fight to stay alive in Germany's backyard.Published October 1st 1996...

Hari KunzruPran Nath Razdan, the boy who will become the Impressionist, was passed off by his Indian mother as the child of her husband, a wealthy man of a high...

Danielle L Jensen She was raised as a soldier. And as an heir to an empire . . . General Zarrah is motivated by two The Veliant family murdered her...

Sophie Green 1978. Life in Australia's vast Northern Territory isn't always easy. Telephones are not yet common, and the treacherous seasons make even travelling to the next town a struggle....

Nicholas Harris With a fact-filled text, the reader is taken on a guided tour in 13 steps from the centre of the atom to the edge of the universe; then,...

Max Dimont A compelling and readable account of the four thousand year history of a people that spans the globe and transcends the ages. From the ancient and simple faith...

Lynne Reid Banks "Skyhigh fantasy that will enthrall readers."-- "Publishers Weekly." A young man receives two presents that will change his life: a plastic miniature Indian that magically comes to...

Alan Cooper Technology isn't only the way of the future, but also the way of today. With electronics, computer chips, transmitters, and so on finding their into the most common...