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'An inexhaustible tourist at the farther reaches of the mind, Sacks presents, in sparse, unsentimental prose, the stories of seven of his patients....

Have you ever seen something that wasn't really there? Heard someone call your name in an empty house? Sensed someone following you and turned arou...

Insight into the Mysteries of Consciousness Renowned neurologist Oliver Sacks recounts the most extraordinary stories of patients lost in the bizar...

Review Absorbing and scholarly... A twin biography of psychiatry and neurology, their study charts this uneasy relationship from marriage to d...

Product Description **NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**Why do human beings behave as they do? 'Awe-inspiring… You will learn more about human nature th...

'A profound memoir' Daily Telegraph 'As revealing as the writing of Oliver Sacks' Mark Cousins Outside the Asylum is Lynne Jones's personal and hi...

Review An utterly wonderful book - without question one of the most important books about the brain you will ever read; yet it is beautifully writ...

Mackenzie Allen Philips' youngest daughter, Missy, has been abducted during a family vacation and evidence that she may have been brutally murdered...

George was born into a world of village cricket matches and fox-hunting, but his failing income and the onset of war threatens his way of life. A t...

"Stylish, witty and insightful" -The Wall Street Journal "Makes us look at ourselves and the human mind in a series of fascinating ways" - New Sci...

“A fascinating peek behind the making of a megahit, and a delightful bit of nostalgia for those of us who remember life before streaming TV.” —Town...

* * * Winner of the 2014 Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books * * * Stuff Matters by Mark Miodnownik is a unique and inspiring explorati...

The novels of Iain M. Banks have forever changed the face of modern science fiction. With breathtaking imagination and extraordinary storytelling, ...

The most controversial and newsworthy plays of British theatre are a rash of rude, vicious and provocative pieces by a brat pack of twentysomething...

Siegfried Sassoon is one of the First World War poets whose poetry has defined a generation. He published most of his war poetry in "The Old Huntsm...

A treasure trove of visual delights: examples of the sketchbooks of sixty international illustrators offer new insights into their artistic practic...