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An exceptionally thought-provoking look at music and identity from one of the world's leading singers.

Ian Bostridge is one of the outstanding singers of our time. Yet his early career was that of a professional historian, and A Singer's Notebook takes

Franz Schubert's Winterreise is at the same time one of the most powerful and one of the most enigmatic masterpieces in Western culture. In this book,

Contains, in parallel translation, a thousand of the most frequently performed Lieder, both piano-accompanied and orchestral. Composers are arranged a

A thrilling tale of murder and mystery in a city where history has run a little differently -- from the best-selling author of Golden Hill.In a city t

A brand new standalone romance from New York Times bestselling romance author Elle Kennedy. When the daughter of a retired rock star starts studying a

Is it always wrong to lie? Should there be limits to personal freedom? Can killing sometimes be justified? Is the free market fair? What is the right

'Inspired and enlightening ... here is a work of staggering ambition, exceptional accomplishment, and surprisingly pleasant reading ... an excellent g

A critical examination of the engaging voice and multiple stories of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on war, feminism, art, ideology, hair, complex human ide

PUSHKIN CLASSICS – Timeless storytelling, hand-picked from around the globe: The collected stories from an author who has been compared to Alice Munro

The story of Coco Chanel in her own words, as told by her to Paul Morand

Austrian writer Stefan Zweig's final work, posted to his publisher the day before his tragic death, brings the destruction of a war-torn Europe vividl

Presents an account of the history of reggae. This book describes reggae's origins and development in Jamaica, from ska to rock-steady to dub and to r

A contemporary pastoral novel about a young girl trying to understand the disappearance of her beloved mother.

A beautiful reissue of a much loved classic title exploring the sculptures and plants at the Barbara Hepworth Sculpture Garden in St Ives, Cornwall.

Biography is well recognised as a peculiarly British vice. This new anthology is a collection of essays by some of the best biographers now writing in

* The bestselling and moving collection of letters to Vera Brittain from a lost generation - four young men who lost their lives in the great war