As in many countries in the 1970s, South Africa's railways were making the change over from steam to diesel and electric traction at an ever-increasin…
The daughter of a meth kingpin faces the most difficult choice of her life--family loyalty, or freedom. Set in a harsh and insular rural community rem…
In this original and controversial book, historian and philosopher Reviel Netz explores the development of a controlling and pain-inducing technology-…
Never cut the drugs--leave them pure. Guns are meant to be shot--keep them loaded. Family is everything--betray them and die.Harley McKenna is the onl…
Up to a certain age, Tom Chapman rarely had any reason to worry about his - or anyone else's - mental health. Aside from a bout of loneliness when his…
In the early 80s, 20 black West Indian cricketers were paid more than $100,000 each to take part in rebel tours of apartheid South Africa. Some, such…
This handy pocket-sized guide is packed with ideas for things to do in in Barcelona, and includes a sturdy pull-out map to help you navigate with ease…
In these postcards, sketcher and illustrator Lapin pours all his love and fascination for his adopted city. With the curiosity of the explorer and a w…
A septuagenarian contract killer, a chronic hypochondriac, two zombie-creating comedians, a good Samaritan and a man called Barnaby whose holiday take…
Preising, Swiss industrialist and garrulous fusspot, finds himself in Tunisia, attending the wedding of two City traders from London. At an old Berber…
Bruno Latour stirs things up. Latour began as a lover of science and technology, co-founder of actor-network theory, and philosopher of a modernity th…
The Thin White Line: The Inside Story of Cricket's Greatest Scandal tells the story of the spot-fixing scandal of 2010, which sent shockwaves through …
Bob Woodward's new book, Rage, is an unprecedented and intimate tour de force of original reporting on the Trump presidency. Rage goes behind the…
