Fiction books

Product Description A treasure trove of visual delights: a collection of first-hand journals and sketchbooks created on ocean voyages around the w...

Product Description Each chilli demands and deserves to be known in its own right. With hundreds of varieties, and a dizzying array of flavours, s...

Product Description Bauhaus Imaginista is a major international project marking the centenary of this fascinating and popular school, which champi...

Review In the top rank of thriller writers (Jack Higgins ) Stephen Leather should be nestling in your bookshelves alongside Frederick Forsyth and ...

Bestselling author, Cesar Millan, takes his principles of dog psychology a step further, showing you how to develop the calm-assertive energy of a ...

When your past is a lie, who are you? 'Provocative, moving and timely' Mail on Sunday 'Angry and engaged' Sunday Times 'So perceptive and clever...

Review A standout tale of SF adventure that gives Ender series fans fascinating backstory to the classic Ender's Game -- LIBRARY JOURNAL The stor...

Review Armstrong has created a persuasive, finely detailed other-worldly cosmology - featuring sorcery, astral projection, spells, telepathy and t...

Discover a captivating journey that intertwines mystery, adventure, and the complexities of human relationships in this enthralling novel. With eve...

Product Description In this wide-ranging, thought-provoking and sometimes provocative new book, leading sculptor Antony Gormley, informed and ener...

This visually rich survey – the first of its kind – showcases the work of over 200 artists and celebrates the explosion of street art in Africa ove...

Product Description A long-overdue biography and rediscovery of 20th-century British artist John Nash ‘Andy Friend deftly carries the reader into...

Product Description Quentin Tarantino is one of the most influential and distinctive filmmakers at work in the world today. His films are so admir...

A celebration of Ukraine’s rich cultural heritage, drawing on over 100 of the country’s most important works of art and architectural monuments fro...

Product Description "Hillenbrand brings a fresh viewpoint to old and standard concepts . . . an interesting and refreshing work." - The Times High...

Product Description The aesthetic of our contemporary environment, including everything from housing developments to furniture and websites, is pa...

Product Description Marcel Duchamp’s life and work in more than 200 alphabetical entries – from alchemy and anatomy to Warhol and windows, via the...

Product Description Painting is a continually expanding and evolving form of creative expression whose ongoing relevance is here convincingly ...

Susan Herbert's delightful feline reimaginings of famous scenes from art, theatre, opera, ballet and film have won her a devoted following. This un...

The fifth instalment in this popular and highly successful series, Viking follows on from Legionary, Gladiator, Knight and Samurai, your guide to t...

About the Author Michael Prestwich is Professor of History at the University of Durham. Among his many books are Plantagenet England, 1225-1360, A...

Product Description Great cities marked the earliest development of civilization. From the world’s first true cities, in Mesopotamia, to the spect...

Product Description This book, newly available in paperback, is the definitive survey of Greek vases by the outstanding world authority on classic...

Michael Hopkins is an expert guide to the origins, development, eventual ending and ongoing legacies of the Cold War, focusing on the decisions of ...

Product Description The Tower of London has over two million visitors a year, with the Crown Jewels as its centrepiece. This paperback edition of ...

About the Author Steven Heller is co-chair of the MFA Design: Designer as Author programme at the School of Visual Arts, New York. He is the autho...

Product Description Can an artist claim that an object is a work of art if it has been made for him or her by someone else? If so, who is the ...

About the Author John Gillow has spent over thirty years studying, collecting and lecturing on textiles. His books include Arts and Crafts of Indi...

About the Author Mike Pitts is an archaeologist and award-winning journalist. He has been the editor of Britain’s leading archaeological magazine,...

From the Back Cover ?A journey through the original and unique culture of streetwear. This is the story of streetwear. King ADZ and Wilma Stone re...

Book Description ‘Glorious ... Brimming with characters, fine architecture, portraits, parkland and chapels, a must for anyone interested in the E...

Discover the captivating world of art and design with this beautifully illustrated book that takes you on a journey through the most influential mo...

About the Author Richard Tames lectures on history at Syracuse University London and is a Blue Badge guide. His twenty books on British history in...

Product Description Here is a new, fourth edition of this authoritative introductory survey of world prehistory, spanning the past 3,000,000 years...

Product Description ‘The Scots’, said a censorious English member of Parliament in 1607, ‘have not suffered above two kings to die in their beds t...

Product Description ‘Chris Naunton makes the search for the lost tombs of Egypt as exciting as a novel’ Dan Snow, award-winning historian and auth...

Discover the captivating world of art and design with this beautifully illustrated book that takes you on a journey through the most influential mo...

About the Author Avi Friedman is a professor of architecture at McGill University, Canada, an honorary professor at Lancaster University, UK, and ...

Product Description Art Deco designs encompass a huge range of styles, techniques and media. Spanning the boom of the roaring 1920s and bust of th...

Product Description A versatile sketchbook features Hockney’s own words and delightful drawings of his two beloved dogs, Stanley and Boodgie Fill...

Product Description Nobody doubts that the contemporary art of Turkey has arrived on the international stage: Hale Tengers work has been boug...

LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2023 THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER TWICE WINNER OF THE COSTA BOOK OF THE YEAR A FINANCIAL TIMES, TIMES, AND I...

About the Author Hanif Kureishi was born and brought up in Kent. He read philosophy at King's College, London. In 1981 he won the George Devine Aw...

Discover the captivating world of art and design with this stunning book that takes you on a visual journey through creativity and innovation. Perf...

Product Description Jean-Paul Goude is a modern legend in the world of commercial art. From his New York days with Esquire magazine to his latest ...

Gollancz is very proud to present the author's definitive editions of the saga of Elric, the last emperor of Melnibon�. Michael Moorcock and his lo...