Elizabeth Marshall Thomas I have always wanted to enter into the consciousness of a nonhuman creature. I would like to know what the world looks like to a dog, or...

Raymond Chandler When a dying millionaire hires Philip Marlowe to handle the blackmailer of one of his two troublesome daughters, Marlowe finds himself involved with more than extortion. Kidnapping, pornography,...

Richard DawkinsCharles Darwin's masterpiece, On the Origin of Species, shook society to its core on publication in 1859. Darwin was only too aware of the storm his theory of evolution...

Richard Mabey This remarkable book is an account of a year of new life for the author, following a severe bout of depression. Mabey, author of the groundbreaking bestseller, Flora...