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Convincingly researched and thoroughly entertaining' - Wall Street JournalTHE TIMES BEST BOOKS OF 2020'This book shows that, despite rumours of demon dwarfs, piano-playing crocodiles and world domination, the real story of the Freemasons is one of male eccentricity.''The Craft is a superb book that often reads like an adventure novel. It's informative, fascinating and often very funny. The depth of research is awe-inspiring, but what really ma...

We all want to be healthier, stronger and live longer, but what really works? From stress to saturated fats, HIIT to HRT, veganism to vitamins, This Book Could Save Your Life debunks the fads and explores the real science of better health.What's the best way to lose weight (and keep it off)? How can you ensure a good night's sleep? What are the real superfoods? How can you minimise the risks of getting diabetes, cancer or Alzheimer's? And how ...

Discover over 40 different caravans of all vintages, from across the worldCelebrating the wave of interest in modern-retro caravanning, this is a visual voyage into this stylish world and an idiosyncratic sourcebook for the design-conscious. Featured caravans include retro classics as well as mass-produced models from the 1960s onwards."A beautifully shot celebration of classic vans from around the world...complete with style notes on how to a...

Computer Graphics from Scratch demystifies the algorithms used in modern graphics software with basic programming and high school math.Behind the beautiful imagery of the latest animated movie and the realistic environments of popular videogames lie some mysterious algorithms. Computer Graphics from Scratch aims to demystify these algorithms and shows you that computer graphics can be surprisingly simple. This broad introductory book gives you...

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Story of the 'failed' British Empire in Ireland. Troubles came to the boil in the Tudor period. Irish question central to Queen Elizabeth's foreign policy with Ireland as the 'backdoor' to European threats. 'Pacification' of Ireland proved impossible with constant revolt, genocide and defeat.

It''s in our instant noodles and chocolate bars, our lipsticks and fuel tanks. But what even is palm oil, and how has it come to dominate our lives so completely? Jocelyn C. Zuckerman travels across four continents and back two centuries to find answers about the most widely used vegetable oil on Earth. The little oil palm fruit has played an outsized role in world history and economic development. But the multi-billion-dollar palm oil busines...

Leopold is just like every other boy in town...except that he can turn himself invisible!

This pictorial journey will take the reader from the very beginning of the Skunk Works' very first project (XP-80 Shooting Star) and follow the program through prototype build-up, first flight and, if they reached the frontline, operational service.This pictorial journey will take the reader from the very beginning of the Skunk Works' very first project (XP-80 Shooting Star) and follow the program through prototype build-up, first flight and, ...

Flick's big brother, Jack, goes missing in Peru and she is desperate to find him. But can she solve the greatest mystery of all: who Jack really is? A novel about the unbreakable bond between siblings.

On average, 23 people per year disappear without a trace from cruise ships. Five years ago it was your wife and child who vanished while at sea. Never before has anyone come back. Until now. A high concept thriller.

A Tudor mansion on the edge of Dartmoor guards the moor's secrets... The new standalone horror novel from Graham Masterton.

Amara is a slave at the Wolf Den - ancient Pompeii's most infamous brothel. But just because she's a slave now, doesn't mean she intends to remain a slave forever...

A novel set in Pompeii's lupanar, that reimagines the lives of women who have long been overlooked. Amara is a slave at the Wolf Den - ancient Pompeii's most infamous brothel. But just because she's a slave now, doesn't mean she intends to remain a slave forever...

Here you are, in seat 7A, buckled up for take off, unable to shake off the feeling of dread, the feeling that something is about to go very wrong. Irrational, perhaps. But you're not wrong. A high concept thriller.

Here you are, in seat 7A, buckled up for take off, unable to shake off the feeling of dread, the feeling that something is about to go very wrong. Irrational, perhaps. But you're not wrong. A high concept thriller.

An intimate look at the life and work of one of England's greatest novelists and political essayists, and author of the dystopian masterpiece 1984

An edgy and ambitious debut by a powerful new voice in contemporary literary fiction Monday, Kierk wakes up. Once a rising star in neuroscience, Kierk Suren is now homeless, broken by his all-consuming quest to find a scientific theory of consciousness. But when he's offered a spot in a prestigious postdoctoral program, he decides to rejoin society and vows not to self-destruct again. Instead of focusing on his work, however, Kierk becomes obse...

A chapter-book series spin-off from Inspector Flytrap by New York Times bestselling author Tom Angleberger! Didi Dodo, the heroic spy, and Koko Dodo, the cookie chef, are off to solve another kooky caper! In Double-O Dodo, Koko has a big problem: His trusty assistant, the Queen, has been kidnapped! Over a frantic phone call, she tells Koko that she's been kidnapped by a human, which is preposterous—everyone knows that humans aren't real! Luc...

Light a fire they can't put out...For 150 years, above the Scottish cliffs, Caldonbrae Hall has sat as a beacon of excellence in the ancestral castle of Lord William Hope. A boarding school for girls, it promises a future where its pupils will emerge 'resilient and ready to serve society'.Rose Christie, a 26-year-old Classics teacher, is the first new hire for the school in over a decade. At first, Rose feels overwhelmed in the face of this el...