Ein Buch wie eine persönliche Begegnung. Benedict Wells erzählt von der Faszination des Schreibens und gibt einen tiefen Einblick in sein Leben, von seiner Kindheit bis zu seinen ersten Veröffentlichungen. Anhand eigener und anderer Werke zeigt er anschaulich, wie ein Roman entsteht, was fesselnde Geschichten ausmacht und wie man mit Rückschlägen umgeht. Ein berührendes, lebenskluges und humorvolles Buch - für alle, die Literatur lieben oder selbst schreiben wollen.

Sometimes we must look to the past to survive the future. A novel about what really matters in life from the bestselling author of Captain Corelli's Mandolin

Q wants a simpler and safer life. His work as a quantum cryptographer for the government has led him to believe a crisis is imminent for civilisation and he's looking for somewhere to ride out what's ahead.

He buys a ruined farmhouse in Cornwall and begins to build his own self-sufficient haven. Over the course of this quest he meets the...

The acclaimed author of Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts introduces us to the extraordinary keepers and companions of medieval manuscripts over a thousand years of history

The illuminated manuscripts of the Middle Ages are among the greatest works of European art and literature. We are dazzled by them and recognize their crucial role in the transmission of knowledge. But we generally think much less about the countless men and women who made, collected and preserved them through the centu...

'Another masterpiece from one of my favorite authors . . . If you want a brief but thorough education in numeric thinking about many of the fundamental forces that shape human life, this is the book to read. It's a tour de force' BILL GATES

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We have never had so much information at our fingertips and yet most of us don't know how the world really works. This book explains seven of the most fundamental realities governing our survival and prosperity. From energy and food production, ...

One of the great historians of our age asks: how far can a single leader alter the course of history?

The modern era saw the emergence of individuals who had command over a terrifying array of instruments of control, persuasion and death. Whole societies were re-shaped and wars fought, often with a merciless contempt for the most basic norms. At the summit of these societies were leaders whose personalities had somehow given them the ability to do whatever they wished.

Ian Kershaw's new book ...

ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2024 ACCORDING TO THE TIMES, GUARDIAN, FINANCIAL TIMES, NEW STATESMAN, THE INDEPENDENT, THE GLOBE AND MAIL, AND TIME

Shouldn't we know what we're arguing about?

From one of the most influential thinkers of our time, an enlightening, essential account of how gender is understood today

Judith Butler, the ground-breaking philosopher whose work has redefined how we think about gender and sexuality, confronts the attacks on gender that have become central to ri...

An upcoming title to be published by Penguin Random House UK.

The essential guide to mental health from the bestselling author of The School of Life

This is a book about getting unwell. About losing direction and hope. About imagining that we have let ourselves and everyone down.

But it is also a book about getting better. About regaining the thread, rediscovering meaning and finding a way back to connection and joy.

Here, Alain de Botton follows the arc of a mental health journey, from crisis to recuperation; the moments we realize we cannot cope; the ...

'A masterclass in intentional living.'– Nir Eyal, the author of “Indistractable”

'It really works. If my Stanford students could read only one book this year, that would be Timeboxing.' – BJ Fogg, the bestselling author of “Tiny Habits”

'Timeboxing can help you get things done, but more importantly, it can help you do more of what you love.' – Kim Scott, the bestselling author of “Radical Candor”

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Do you feel like you're always busy, but never truly p...

A new, fully updated narrative edition of David Attenborough's seminal biography of our world, The Living Planet.