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Welcome to the Best of the Masterworks: a selection of the finest in science fiction Arthur Dent thought his day was going badly when someone trie...

Review Truly hilarious -- Eva Wiseman ― ObserverSimon Rich is outrageously, lavishly gifted -- Caitlin MoranAn appealing mixture of subtle and...

In the style of his earlier books, "On Kissing, Tickling and Being Bored" and "On Flirtation", the author discusses ways in which we may be terrori...

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Product Description 'Aloha, A! What begins with A? There is Antarctica, Azerbaijan, algal blooms, and alluvial fans. Astronauts appreciating awe-i...

Know your tater trap from your sniffle herring in Sharp's journey around the world in idioms, proverbs and general nonsense - the perfect gift for ...

Review An utterly bonkers, structurally ambitious novel about love, immortality, and the technological singularity...The This isan accessible,...

Review This is a book that quite beautifully uses familiar SF tropes to explore how fragile we are as a species - and how robust and clever we can...

Hundreds of years in the future, after the Something that Happened, the world is an alarmingly different place. Life is lived according to The Rule...

'There is a theory that humans made lists before we invented writing. Adam Sharp's exquisitely arranged, addictively witty book of lists is the rea...

Review Astonishingly bold ― Daily MailPerfect timing ― Financial TimesPopular science at its best ... sparkling and clear. The subject is deep...

A generous selection of poems from 'one of the most talented and interesting poets writing in English today' (Robert Nye). In a distinguished poet...

Review A joy to read: penetrating, questioning and witty. ― Sunday Times His genius is the way in which he voices all those things we knew instin...

The richly varied lives of the Martin brothers reflected the many upheavals of Britain in the age of Industrial Revolution. Low-born and largely un...

Review 'Once you read one - you'll be hooked.' ― David Baldacci 'Fforde's books are more than just an ingenious idea. They are written with buoya...

Review What's better than a good crime novel? I'll tell you - a spoof crime novel, by the absurdly funny and clever Fergus Craig ― Miranda Hart F...

'A brilliant, authoritative, surprising, captivating introduction to human genetics. You'll be spellbound' Brian Cox This is a story about you. ...