A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived: The Stories in Our Genes

Adam Rutherford

'A brilliant, authoritative, surprising, captivating introduction to human genetics. You'll be spellbound' Brian Cox This is a story about you. It is the history of who you are and how you came to be. It is unique to you, as it is to each of the 100 billion modern humans who have ever drawn breath. But ...

The Neil Gaiman Reader: Selected Fiction HC

Neil Gaiman

'This collection is [like] the Beatles' 'White Album': massive in size and scope, with individually brilliant pieces presented together because the only context they need is how good they are' - Marlon JamesA captivating collection of fiction from one of the world's most beloved writers, introduced with...

Agent Sonya: Lover, Mother, Soldier, Spy

Ben Macintyre

In a quiet English village in 1942, an elegant housewife emerged from her cottage to go on her usual bike ride. A devoted wife and mother-of-three, the woman known to her neighbours as Mrs Burton seemed to epitomise rural British domesticity.However, rather than pedalling towards the shops with her rati...