Books from Random House
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The Secret Garden
By Frances Hodgson BurnettPeople never like me and I never like people, Mary thought.
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My Life
By William Novak, Earvin "Magic" JohnsonMy Life is the inspirational autobiography of Magic, the top-class athlete whose astonishing career is already a legend.
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The Essential Faulkner
By William Faulkner“I don'tthink this will settle anything,” pappy said.“Do you?” Herman Basket toldhow the blackman lookedat pappy. Then he quit looking squatting. Herman Basket at pappy. He was saidthe People looked at the black man looking at the earth ...
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Ian McEwan: The Essential Guide
By Jonathan Noakes, Margaret ReynoldsBetween Chapter Fourteen and the news that Marshall and Lola are marrying on p. 285, Marshall almost slips out of view. There are only two glancing references to his Arno bars (on pp. 239 and 304) to remind us of his existence.
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Nixon and Mao: The Week That Changed the World
By Margaret MacMillanGreen, Marshall. “The Evolution of U.S.-China Policy, 1956–1975.” In War and Peace with China, edited by Marshall Green, John H. Holdridge, and William N. Stokes. Bethesda, Md., 1994. Green, Marshall, John H. Holdridge, and William N.
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Stop What You're Doing And Read This!
By Mark Haddon, Tim Parks, Michael RosenIn the ten essays in this book some of our finest authors and passionate advocates from the worlds of science, publishing, technology and social enterprise tell us about the experience of reading, why access to books should never be taken ...
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Children Of Silence: Studies in Contemporary Fiction
By Michael WoodIn this absorbing series of essays Michael Wood probes and plays with the dilemmas of twentieth century fiction - the myth of lost paradise, lost certainties, the suspension between contrary ideals, the lure of fantasy, the quest for the ...
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A Lion Called Christian
By Anthony Bourke, John RendallLions.
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Passengers: True Stories of the Underground Railroad
By William StillDiscover a powerful collection of the hardships, hairbreadth escapes, and mortal struggles of enslaved people seeking freedom: These are the true stories of the Underground Railroad.
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The Passengers: A near-future thriller with a killer twist
By John MarrsMichael Crichton...a sleek, exhilerating ride' Financial Times _______________________________ WHAT READERS ARE SAYING 'I was gripped right from the start - the plot had many twists and turns' - Melanie 'An absorbing, engaging read that ...
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A Rose for Emily and Other Stories: A Rose for Emily; The Hound; Turn About; That Evening Sun; Dry September;...
By William FaulknerBogard drank. Soon he did feel better, warmer. When the hand touched him later, he found that he had been asleep. It was the boy again. The pea-coat was too small for him; shrunken, perhaps. Below the cuffs his long, slender, ...
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Collected Stories
By William FaulknerThis is a collection of the very best of William Faulkner’s short stories.
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Sniper: The Hunt for the Killers Who Terrorized the Nation
By Sari Horwitz, Michael RuaneSniper is the behind-the-scenes story of one of the most frightening rampages to occur in U.S. history—and how it was stopped.
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Dickens
By Peter AckroydBased upon an examination of original sources, this is a biography in which the figure of Charles Dickens and the moving spirit of his age are combined.
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Damn His Blood: Being a True and Detailed History of the Most Barbarous and Inhumane Murder at Oddingley and the...
By Peter MooreThis is a nail-biting true story of brutality, greed and ruthlessness which brings an elusive society vividly back to life.
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The Victory of Reason: How Christianity Led to Freedom, Capitalism, and Western Success
By Rodney StarkThis is a sweeping, multifaceted survey that takes readers from the Old World to the New, from the past to the present, overturning along the way not only centuries of prejudiced scholarship but the antireligious bias of our own time.
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Where the God of Love Hangs Out: Fiction
By Amy BloomFinn Hamilton went below three times, because he couldn't decide what to take. He brought a compass and threw it to a crewmate already on land. He went down for his pipe, and halfway up the stairs, he went back down again for his Bible ...
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One More Lie: This chilling psychological thriller will hook you from page one
By Amy LloydThis is another incredible book from Amy, which I know will do really well. I found it gripping, intriguing, sinister and it really had me hooked from the first page! I will definitely be recommending it to everyone!
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Confessions of a Reluctant Recessionista
By Amy SilverCassie Cavanagh has never minded being 'just a PA'. In fact she's quite content with her lot.
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The Cathedral Within: Transforming Your Life by Giving Something Back
By Bill ShoreBill Shore has written a wise and inspiring book that shows us how to make the most of life and do something that counts.