The Prince

Niccolo Machiavelli - Peter Constantine (Translator)

" It is far safer to be feared than loved Machiavelli made his name notorious for centuries with The Prince, his clever and cynical work about power relationships.The key themes of this influential, and ever timely, writer are that adaptability is the key to success and that effective leadership is some...

Childhood, Boyhood, Youth

Leo Tolstoy, Leo Tolstoy

Leo Tolstoy began his trilogy, "Childhood, Boyhood, Youth", in his early twenties. Although he would in his old age famously dismiss it as an 'awkward mixture of fact and fiction', generations of readers have not agreed, finding the novel to be a charming and insightful portrait of inner growth against ...

The Twilight World

Werner Herzog

An extraordinary and captivating story told in exquisite prose; this is the unmade documentary from the pioneer and legendary filmmaker who brought us the mutli-award-winning Grizzly Man The great filmmaker Werner Herzog, in his first novel, tells the incredible story of Hiroo Onoda, a Japanese soldier...

The Christmasaurus and the Naughty List (#3)

Tom Fletcher

The Christmasaurus returns in a magical adventure from Tom Fletcher! The Christmasaurus is back! Get ready for the magical festive adventure from bestselling author, Tom Fletcher! You know about the Naughty List, right? Well, this year, the Christmasaurus is on a mission to track down children who have ...