Nonfiction

The last King of the Great Blasket Island was Padraig O Cathain, known as Peats Mhici, who served for quarter of a century until his death in 1929. The King...

In 490 BCE Pheidippides ran for 36 hours straight from Athens to Sparta to seek help in defending Athens from a Persian invasion. He was hailed as a hero and...

The girls of Hamilton High are going on strike. Sick of the rivalry between their boyfriends' American football and soccer teams, Lissa and her friends are determined that the boys...

Who would have guessed that four minutes could change everything? Imagine if she hadn't forgotten the book. Or if there hadn't been traffic on the expressway. Or if she hadn't...

A vivid, electric tale set in New York and personally recommended by bestselling author Nick Hornby (Fever Pitch, About a Boy): These Days Are Ours is an irresistible coming-of-age story...

How the people of a typical English village lived and died in the worst epidemic in history.The Black Death remains the greatest disaster to befall humanity, killing about half the...

Kelvin Klosmo's scientist parents are investigating a strange, unstable phenomenon at the edge of the galaxy. That means the family is moving all 390,000,000,000,000,000 miles out there, and Kelvin has...

Why do smart people make irrational decisions every day? The answers will surprise you. Predictably Irrational is an intriguing, witty and utterly original look at why we all make illogical...

"No beast so fierce but knows some touch of pity" - Richard III, Act 1 Scene 2 An angry and mercilessly suspenseful novel about an ex-con's attempt to negotiate the...

John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas by Mafia contract killers hired by Louisiana mob boss Carlos Marcello. Longtime local district attorney Henry Wade, an LBJ crony who would have...

From the moment Tim Collins's speech to his men in Iraq was made public, this soldier and thinker became a hero and an inspiration to world leaders and infantrymen alike....

Traumatized by memories of his war-ravaged country, and with his son and daughter-in-law dead, Monsieur Linh travels to a foreign land to bring the child in his arms to safety....

'Nemonte's writing is as provocative as it is inspiring' EMMA THOMPSON'One of the most effective leaders for indigenous rights and environmental justice' LAURENE POWELL JOBS'I'm here to tell you my...

More fascinating, hilarious, and uncanny historical tales based on Myles Dungan's hugely popular Drivetime segment on RTE Radio One. The journey will take you through Ireland's historic influence at home...

Set in a country of arbitrary arrests, sudden disappearances and summary executions, Isabel Allende's magical new novel tells of the passionate affair of two people prepared to risk everything for...

AUTHOR OF THE BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB HIT BETTER OFF DEAD'Terrifically fun and explosively propulsive'Gregg Hurwitz, author of Orphan XFrom bestselling author Tom Wood comes a unique and gasp-inducing...

In a blue-collar Boston neighbourhood a planned robbery takes place. The men wear masks. Their guns are drawn on the pretty bank manager, Claire Keesey, who nervously recites the alarm...

How far would you go to save your family from an invisible threat? A terrifyingly original thriller from the author of The Machine. Soon, we'll be able to predict everything....

Emerging from the gritty streets of Manchester, Oasis ignited the Britpop movement and defined a generation with their raw energy and insightful lyrics. From their explosive debut album Definitely Maybe...

FROM THE MASTER STORYTELLER WHOSE BOOKS HAVE TOUCHED THE HEARTS OF OVER 40 MILLION READERS'Mitch Albom sees the magical in the ordinary' Cecilia Ahern__________At nine years old, Frankie Presto is...

'Vividly conjures the excitement of Paris' RUTH HOGAN, bestselling author of THE KEEPER OF LOST THINGS'Beguiling' The TimesCan she escape the darkness of her past in the City of Light?It's...

Begin a journey of self-discovery with this interactive guide to decision making! Drawing from the science of cognitive bias and the wisdom of storytelling, Ask This Book a Question will...

'The best book I've read all year' - SARAH PINBOROUGH'A sure-fire shocker. This book will not let you go without a fight' - JANICE HALLETT'The best book I've read about...

'A masterclass in mystery writing' Ragnar Jonasson'Expect plenty of puzzles, red herrings and juicy murders' Express-------------Susan Ryeland has had enough of murder.She's edited two novels about the famous detective, Atticus...

Bo and Mo need to tidy their bedroom . . . and they are going to build a robot to help!This fun-filled flip-the-page book has more than 180 different robots...

'A masterpiece' - Lisa ScottolineDuring one of the fiercest conflicts the world has ever known, three strangers' lives collide as they confront the raining bombs of their present and the...

Passion ignites in Firebird, a scorching, dark romantasy set in Ancient Rome. From acclaimed author Juliette Cross, this is House of the Dragon meets From Blood and Ash.A conqueror captivated.A...

Sarah Hilary, Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year winner and author of Black Thorn, returns with Sharp Glass. Trapped and alone in a remote house in the country,...

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'From that hour we had no further occasion for the exercise of reason, or judgment, or skill, or...

Lucy Winters' parents have always been there for her. Loving, gentle and kind they have given her everything she could have wished for. Now, estranged from her husband, she has...

Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford PrizeThe Top Ten BestsellerA The Times Book of the YearWaterstones Non-Fiction Book of the Month'If you want to read a book that moves you both...

From Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz, Globalization and its Discontents is the bestselling expose of the all-powerful organizations that control our lives. Our world is changing. Globalization is not working. It...

'The perfect accompaniment to a year of forest walks' Gardens IllustratedA forest scientist's enlightening journey through Britain and Ireland's trees.Discover the majesty and minutiae of the arboreal world in this...