Harry Turtledove The dazzling story of a boy who rises from poverty and hardship to become the greatest leader his world has ever knownKRISPOS RISINGBorn a ragged peasant, Krispos lives...

Judith Jones From the legendary editor who helped shape modern cookbook publishing—one of the food world’s most admired figures—an evocative and inspiring memoir.Living in Paris after World War II, Judith...

Terry Deary 750 BC. The boys at school are excited. The Olympics are coming to the city. They may be too young to compete, but their teacher suggests the school...

Terry Deary From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories...Darius has been orphaned by the plague in Athens. To escape the sickness he runs off to join his Uncle Alcmaeon, who...

Robert Spencer Muhammad: a frank look at his influential (and violent) life and teachingsIn The Truth about Muhammad, New York Times bestselling author and Islam expert Robert Spencer offers an...

Tim Harford Who makes most money from the demand for cappuccinos early in the morning at Waterloo Station? Why is it impossible to get a foot on the property ladder?...

Geling Yan "When factory worker Dan Dong accidentally discovers how easy it is to infiltrate state- and corporate-sponsored banquets by posing as a journalist, he quickly becomes addicted to the...

Sam TaplinA beautiful treasury of poetry for older children, featuring a selection of work from both classic and modern poets, including Shakespeare, Byron, Ted Hughes and Wendy Cope, alongside all...

Zecharia Sitchin When gods and mortals fought side by sideThousands of years ago, the Earth was a battlefield. These were the wars that would shape man's destiny - terrible conflicts...

RJ Stewart This book contains a wealth of meditations, visions and ceremonies on earth-based spirituality, including unique material never before published. Faery healing is a form of spiritual healing known...

Charlotte Bingham A wonderfully romantic and nostalgic novel set in the 1950s about the destruction of innocence.Sunny’s mundane country life is changed over night when handsome, stylish Gray’s Bentley breaks...

Tobsha Learner A Time of PerilThe Inquisitor, Carlos Vicente Solitario, charges a young Jewish midwife, Ruth bas Elazar Saul, with heresy. Ruth may be the daughter of the city's chief...