Salman RushdieThe novel that set the stage for his modern classic, The Satanic Verses, Shame is Salman Rushdie’s phantasmagoric epic of an unnamed country that is “not quite Pakistan.” In...

Vikam SethAfter two years as a postgraduate student at Nanjing University in China, Vikram Seth hitch-hiked back to his home in New Delhi, via Tibet. From Heaven Lake is the...

Peter MayleIn Acquired Tastes, Peter Mayle, the erudite sojourner and New York Times bestselling author of A Year in Provence and Toujours Provence, sets off once more, traveling the world...

CLR JamesBeyond A Boundary(The C. L. R. James Archives)Great claims have been made for [Beyond a Boundary] since its first appearance in 1963: that it is the greatest sports book...

Steve GagneExplains how food imparts a living wisdom that is separate from the science of nutrient values• Offers an approach to diet from the perspective of ancient peoples, who understood...

Elly GriffithsRuth Galloway and DCI Nelson are on the hunt for a murderer when Covid rears its ugly head. But can they find the killer despite lockdown?'GALLOWAY NOW SEEMS AS...

Richard ReedRichard Reed built Innocent Drinks from a smoothie stall on a street corner to one of the biggest brands in Britain.He credits his success to four brilliant pieces of...

Dan Raviv and Yossi MelmanThe first comprehensive and balanced account of the most controversial and well-known espionage organization in the world, taking readers through the complex web of politics and...

Bob Burg and John David Mann'Most people just laugh when they hear that the secret to success is giving . . . Then again, most people are nowhere near as...

Author: Donna Leon From the acclaimed author of The Waters of Eternal Youth, Commissario Guido Brunetti dredges up dark secrets from Italy's anti-Semitic past in his captivating eleventh case.Mystery lovers...

Johnathan Safran FoerWith only a yellowing photograph in hand, a young man -- also named Jonathan Safran Foer -- sets out to find the woman who may or may not...

Nora SetonAt the risk of sounding sexist, it's impossible to imagine a man writing this book. Nora Seton's warm, savory memoir is unmistakably female in its blend of forthright physical...