This startling biography explores the remarkable life of an iconic figure of the twentieth century, Vaclav Havel, author and dissident, who became the first president of the Czech Republic.
From the author of the acclaimed biography of Turner comes a major new work that explores the relationship between art and business in nineteenth-century Britain.
Made into a hugely successful European television series, Romanzo Criminale tells the story of a man they call The Lebanese, a dangerous criminal with a single dream - to conquer the underworld of Rome.
A celebration of writers and their encounters with politics and public life from one of our greatest critics
'I suppose that, if this collection has a point, it is the desire of one individual to see the idea of confrontation kept alive' -- Christopher Hitchens, Introduction
In this succinct history of a conflict that raged for over a century, Gordon Corrigan reveals the horrors of battle and the machinations of power that have shaped a millennium of Anglo-French relationships.
A history that has never been told before: the story of the global search for moral truth.
Dan Lyons was Technology Editor at Newsweek Magazine for years, a magazine writer at the top of his profession. One Friday morning he received a phone call: his job no longer existed. Fifty years old and with a wife and two young kids, Dan was unemployed and facing financial oblivion. Then an idea hit. Dan had long reported on Silicon Valley and the tech explosion. Why not join it? HubSpot, a Boston start-up, was flush with $100 million in venture capital. They offered Dan a pile of stock options for the nebulous role of "e;marketing fellow."e; What could possibly go wrong? What follows is a hilarious and excoriating account of Dan's time at the start-up and a revealing window onto the dysfunctional culture that prevails in a world flush with cash and devoid of experience. Filled with stories of meaningless jargon, teddy bears at meetings, push-up competitions and all-night parties, this uproarious tale is also a trenchant analysis of the dysfunctional start-up world, a de facto conspiracy between those who start companies and those who fund them. It is a world where bad ideas are rewarded with hefty investments, where companies blow money lavishing perks on their post-collegiate workforces, and where everybody is trying to hang on just long enough to cash out with a fortune.
The Bible is a groundbreaking explanation and interpretation of the single most influential text of all time, by the world's foremost religious historian. 'The best sort of popularizing: there is no sacrifice of integrity and no dumbing down.' Edward Norman, Literary Review
Winner of the Wellcome Book Prize 2015. Beautifully written and full of unflinching truth, The Iceberg is a memoir which will leave an indelible mark on all who read it.
A mighty thunderclap of a novel, The Gypsy Goddess is set to launch Meena Kandasamy as a brazen, inventive, provocative star
The Irish bestseller about putting down roots in unfamiliar soil; about falling in love; and about how tradition and tales are born, nurtured and handed from one generation to the next.
The final instalment in the extraordinary time-traveling adventures of Katie Berger-Jones-Burg. An historical trilogy for 9-12 year-old readers.
The first comprehensively researched biography of Queen Victoria ever, by one of Britain's best biographers. This magnificent biography sheds new light on Victoria not just as a queen, but as a woman.
The million-copy bestseller: A darkly disturbing tale of violence, parenthood and the facade of middle-class complacency, reissued in a stylish new livery as part of Atlantic's Cult Classics series.
The gripping third instalment in Anne Holt's Vik/Stubo series. When the first female US president is kidnapped on a state visit to Norway, Johanne Vik and Adam Stubo must race against time to prevent a national security crisis.
Featuring Adam Carver and his trusty assistant Quint, Carver's Truth is a clever and compelling Victorian mystery.
The second installment in Owen Laukkanen's finger-burning series, which will appeal to fans of Lee Child and Jeffery Deaver.
The story of the greatest victories from the British navy's golden age, told through never-before-seen letters written by the officers at the heart of these battles.
A masterful re-imagining of the lives and loves of Harry Houdini, from the author of the Richard and Judy bestseller The Cellist of Sarajevo.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE CROSS BRITISH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2015LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2015From birth to jail, from triumph to tragedy - the sensational story of Oscar Pistorius, from the acclaimed author of Playing the Enemy (filmed as Invictus).
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Air and Shadows, the story of one man's fearless quest for revenge among some of the world's most dangerous criminals.
The twelfth instalment in the Merrily Watkins series: When a man's body is discovered near the picturesque town of Hay-on-Wye, his death appears to be 'unnatural' in every sense. Merrily Watkins is drafted in to investigate.
From the critically acclaimed author Jacqueline Yallop comes a deep, beautiful novel of a young girl who finds that there are two edges to love: that which damages, and that which sets you free
Robert Leaf is the father of modern international public relations. The Art of Perception is the memoir of a life lived behind the scenes of the invisible business of perception management.
'Since Bernard Schlink no German novelist has received nearly as much international attention' Die Welt
From one of Australia's youngest and brightest literary talents comes a shining constellation of stunning short stories
Hildy Good is hiding a secret from her town, her family - and even herself. A funny, poignant and revealing novel that's become a word of mouth smash-hit in the US.
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