Douglas R HofstadterDouglas Hofstadter's book is concerned directly with the nature of “maps” or links between formal systems. However, according to Hofstadter, the formal system that underlies all mental activity...

Gill Hornby January 1804: Anne Sharpe arrives at Godmersham Park in Kent to take up the position of governess.At thirty-one years old, she has no previous experience of either teaching...

Denise Mina It's the week before Christmas when a lone robber bursts into a busy Glasgow post office carrying an AK-47. An elderly man suddenly hands his young grandson to...

HR Ellis DavidsonTiw, Woden, Thunor, Frig. these ancient northern deities gave their names to the very days of our week. Nevertheless, most of us know far more of Mars, Mercury,...

Marie Phillips Being immortal isn't all it's cracked up to be. Life's hard for a Greek god in the 21st century: nobody believes in you any more, even your own...

Joshilyn JacksonFor 10 years Arlene has kept her promises, and God has kept His end of the bargain. Until now. When an old schoolmate from Possett turns up at Arlene's...

Jean Shinoda Bolen, MDBolen (psychiatry, U. of California) traces the inner patterns or archetypes that shape men's personalities, careers, and personal relationships. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Published March 28th...

Hari Kunzru Jaz and Lisa Matharu are plunged into a public hell after their son, Raj, vanishes during a family vacation in the California desert. However, the Mojave is a...

Tom O'Brien Winner of the 1979 National Book Award, Going After Cacciato captures the peculiar mixture of horror and hallucination that marked this strangest of wars.In a blend of reality and fantasy,...

Libba Bray All 16-year-old Cameron wants is to get through high school—and life in general—with a minimum of effort. It’s not a lot to ask. But that’s before he’s given...

Judith Rawnsley

Larry Elliott and Dan Atkinson With a second recession looming, Britain is facing a moment of truth. This book examines how the leader of the industrial revolution came to exhibit...