Arts, Language & Literature
It's All in a Word
Vivian Cook
'Delightfully eclectic', 'browsable treat', 'serious study', 'brilliant gift idea', things all said of Vivian Cook…
Don't Sleep, There are Snakes
Daniel Everett
'An astonishing book: a work of exploration, into the most distant place and language, but also a revelation of the way language is shaped by thou…
Natural Way to Draw
Kimon Nicolaides
Learn how to draw over the course of a year, in the space of 64 exercises
Letters To Lily
Alan MacFarlane
A sweeping tour d'horizon … deep-thinking, wide-ranging essays on identity and society couched in simple, sturdy prose … charming.
Le Petomane
Jean Nohain
Incredible… but true! The story of a man whose ingenious exploitation of his unique physical gifts made him the sensation of Paris, the rage of Euro…