Bestsellers

The Aeneid narrates the adventures of Aeneas, the prince of the Dardani, the son of Anchises and the goddess Venus. When Troy, his hometown, bursts into flames he is forced to flee and embark on a journey that will eventually take him to Hesperia,...

Shama and Bahama Llama can't wait for winter - skating, snowballs, hot chocolate... and best of all, the Winter Woolly Party! But when The Big Freeze suddenly arrives they discover that their jumpers are in a sorry state! Cue a MAJOR PANIC as everyone...

Fear and violence are not enough for any dictator to govern: these strategies may be essential to achieve power and even to maintain it for a time, but they are not usually effective in the long term. The paradox of the modern dictator is...

This remarkable best-seller, a 300-year-old book of wisdom on how to live successfully yet responsibly in a society governed by self-interest, is a subtle collection of 300 witty and thought-provoking aphorisms as acute as Machiavelli yet as humanistic and scrupulously moral as Marcus Aurelius.

Amid the bustling markets, the city's outcasts survive as best they can by conning wealthy Ottoman nobles and foreign invaders alike. However, under this new world lie old stories. Stories about djinns and spirits, about cities hidden under the ever-changing sands of the desert....

The only certainty we have is that someday, sooner or later, we all have to go through that trance called death. In this book, the authors talk to us about their experiences with those who have died and find themselves disoriented and asking for...

This book teaches us that respecting nature, without bending it to our will, without being afraid of it, is the only way for it to live serenely... And for us to live in peace too. A story of bears and men, as similar as...

"People talk about football managers being under pressure. Trust me, that's nothing. Pressure is watching one of your drivers hit a barrier at 190mph and exploding before your eyes..." Guenther Steiner is one of motor racing's biggest and most celebrated characters, known to millions...

Based on John Donne's famous meditation, Nuccio Ordine expands his "ideal library" by inviting us to read—and reread—more selected pages of universal literature. Convinced that a brilliant quote can arouse the reader's curiosity and encourage them to read the work from which it came,...

The Land Where Lemons Grow is the sweeping story of Italy's cultural history told through the history of its citrus crops. From the early migration of citrus from the foothills of the Himalayas to Italy's shores to the persistent role of unique crops such as...

What does it mean to go out with someone? Suddenly, the things you couldn't do when you were friends are now possible, and the love, respect, and gratitude you have for one another grows even stronger. With no manual in hand to guide them,...

The Cthulhu Mythos is a literary cycle of cosmic horror between 1921 and 1935 by the American writer Howard Phillips Lovecraft. They create a realistic horror of monstrous and unknown beings that hide in the darkest places of Earth, time and space.

A collection of more than fifty stories about witches from around the world. There are tales of banshees, crones and beauties in disguise from China, Siberia, the Caribbean, Armenia, Portugal and Australia. The characters featured include Italy's Witch Bea-Witch, Lilith, Kali, and Twitti Glyn...

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn comes this irresistible treat, a charming and jaunty graphic novel, based on story snippets peppered throughout a number of her books. Originally mentioned in It’s in His Kiss —one of the Bridgerton novels which inspired...

Mr. and Mrs. Bold are just like any of us: they live in a nice house, they tend to their garden, they go to work, they have two children, and they love to laugh. There is only one small difference: they are hyenas! And...

I want to tell you a true story. A long time ago, I set out on a quest to find meaning in the modern world. In the years that followed, I evolved from a youthful athlete to an elder teacher of practical (some say...

Everything seems lost. However, the Light has yet to show its power, and love hides a secret. The Dark Lord's plan has worked: fear of betrayal eats away at Fairy Oak, forcing Periwinkle to run away. The twins are separated... The old alliance between...

Helgoland is a treeless island in the North Sea where the twenty-three-year-old Werner Heisenberg made the crucial breakthrough for the creation of quantum mechanics, setting off a century of scientific revolution. Full of alarming ideas (ghost waves, distant objects that seem to be magically...

Explore the known Universe and consider its mind-boggling scale in this crisply illustrated, well-researched picture book from Caldecott honoree Jason Chin,

A light-hearted manga about a girl transported to her favorite video game world with her magical bear suit equipped--based on the original light novel series (Anime coming soon!) Fifteen-year-old video game addict Yuna is set for life: she funds her shut-in lifestyle by playing...