Duckworth 

Genius of Dickens

The ideas and inspiration of Britain's greatest novelist from his leading biographer.
2012 is the 200th anniversary of Dickens' birth.

Houdini and Conan Doyle

How two famous friends became bitter enemies in a battle over life, death – and the afterlife

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Viva La Madness

The long-awaited sequel to the cult classic Layer Cake

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Scapegoat: A History of Blaming Other People

‘In the beginning there was blame. Adam blamed Eve, Eve blamed the serpent, and we’ve been hard at it ever since’
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The Tragedy of Arthur

A ‘lost’ Shakespeare play unearthed by highly acclaimed novelist Arthur Phillips
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City of Ravens: London, the Tower and its Famous Birds

The history of the Black Birds of Doom in the Tower of London

Rules for Ageing

A Guide to Life for Those Who Should Know Better

The Sunday Books

This beautifully illustrated hardback is a unique gift to Peake fans everywhere

Stalin’s Romeo Spy

The Remarkable Rise and Fall of the KGB’s Most Daring Operative

Why Leaders Lie

Looking for the truth in a post-Wikileaks world – a guide to the dark side of global politics, and its costs

Our Future Earth

An ambitious and already much-acclaimed new book that seeks to change the way we think about climate change

The Edge of Physics: Dispatches from the Frontiers of Cosmology

Dispatches from the frontiers of cosmology.

Young Michelangelo: The Path to the Sistine

The most important biography of Michelangelo to appear in modern times.

And the Show Went On: Cultural Life in Nazi-Occupied Paris

Cultural life in Nazi-occupied Paris.