A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*Why does your foot hit the brake pedal before you are conscious of danger ahead?* *Why is it so difficult to keep a secret?* *How is it possible to get angry at yourself: who, exactly, is mad at whom?*In this sparkling and provocative book, renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman navigates the depths of the subconscious brain. Taking in brain damage, plane spotting, dating, drugs, beauty, infidelity, synaesthesia, criminal law, artificial intelligence and visual illusions, INCOGNITO is a thrilling subsurface exploration of the mind and all its contradictions.
The official tie-in to the major new Sky 1 TV series and follow up to the massive bestseller An Idiot Abroad
An original and entertaining look at how we can use our brains to their full potential
The definitive collection of the work of cult artist David Shrigley, who has been nominated for the Turner Prize 2013
Michel Faber's first novel in twelve years. Soon to be Amazon original series Oasis in 2017
Confront the spectre of failure, the wraith of social media, and other supernatural enemies of the authorTom Gauld returns with his wittiest and most trenchant collection of literary cartoons to date. Perfectly composed drawings are punctuated with the artist's signature brand of humour, hitting high and low. After all, Gauld is just as comfortable taking jabs at Jane Eyre and Game of Thrones. Some particularly favoured targets include the pretentious procrastinating novelist, the commercial mercenary of the dispassionate editor, the willful obscurantism of the vainglorious poet. Quake in the presence of the stack of bedside books as it grows taller! Gnash your teeth at the ever-moving deadline that the writer never meets! Quail before the critic's incisive dissection of the manuscript! And most importantly, seethe with envy at the paragon of creative productivity!Revenge of the Librarians contains even more murders, drubbings, and castigations than The Department of Mind-Blowing Theories, Baking For Kafka, or any other collections of mordant scribblings by the inimitably excellent Gauld.
An updated edition of this compulsive collection of the world's most entertaining, inspiring and powerful letters, curated by the founder of the global phenomenon lettersofnote.com
LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE. The new novel, drenched in sex, death and narcotics, in sudden violence, old magic and the mysteries of love, from the winner of the IMPAC Award and the Goldsmiths Prize
A history of women who have changed our understanding of the universe, from the creator of Brain Pickings
A haunting tale of love and vengeance, from the internationally bestselling author of Silk
Charles Bukowski lays bare Hollywood, revealing the absurdity and egotism behind the glamour
Tan Twan Eng's rich, absorbing, internationally bestselling, Man Booker-shortlisted epic
For Penelope, wife of Odysseus, maintaining a kingdom while her husband was off fighting the Trojan war was not a simple business. Already aggrieved that he had been lured away due to the shocking behaviour of her beautiful cousin Helen, Penelope must bring up her wayward son, face down scandalous rumours and keep over a hundred lustful, greedy and bloodthirsty suitors at bay...And then, when Odysseus finally returns and slaughters the murderous suitors, he brutally hangs Penelope's twelve beloved maids. What were his motives? And what was Penelope really up to? Critically acclaimed when it was first published as part of Canongate's Myth series, and following a very successful adaptation by the RSC, this new edition of The Penelopiad sees Margaret Atwood give Penelope a modern and witty voice to tell her side of the story, and set the record straight for good.
The follow-up to the number one Sunday Times bestseller Reasons to Stay Alive
A bold and joyous retelling from Ovid's Metamorphoses by the award-winning, bestselling author of How to be Both
The brand new collection from the Turner Prize-nominated king of odd, David Shrigley
The new collection from multi-award-winning cartoonist Tom Gauld - the perfect gift for book lovers everywhere
Part of Canongate's highly collectible and praised series, with an introduction by Robert Smigel
Tells the story of two men, one white and one Native American, connected by their own understandings of life yet struggling to find a common voice. As they journey together through small Indian towns and down forgotten roads, these two men will travel beyond myth and stereotype, revealing an America few people ever get to see.
Part of Canongate's highly collectible and highly praised series, with an introduction by Tom Tomorrow
Part of Canongate's highly collectible and highly praised series, with an introduction by Lemony Snicket
A fantastic addition to Canongate's Complete Peanuts series - published during Peanuts' 60th anniversary year
What happens to us when we die? And what does that tell us about being human?
Barack Obama's political vision for the future of America, written two years before he became president; the New York Times bestseller
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