Contemporary Nonfiction

Ben Judah is an acclaimed foreign correspondent, but here he turns his reporter's gaze on home, immersing himself in the hidden world of London's immigrants to reveal the city in the eyes of its beggars, bankers, coppers, gangsters, carers and witch-doctors. From the backrooms of its mosques, Tube tunnels and nightclubs to the frontlines of its streets, Judah has supped with oligarchs and spent nights sleeping rough, worked on building sites and talked business with prostitutes; he's heard stories of heartbreaking failure, but also witnessed extraordinary acts of compassion. 

Maddie is beyond done with her cousin Genesis's entitled and shallow entourage. Genesis is so over Miami's predictable social scene with its velvet ropes, petty power plays, and backstabbing boyfriends. While Maddie craves family time for spring break, Genesis seeks novelty - like a last-minute getaway to an untouched beach in Colombia. And when Genesis wants something, it happens. But paradise has its price.

This book is about nothing. In mathematics there's only one way for nothing to exist, but there are an infinite number of ways for there to be something. So "something" is therefore more stable than "nothing". Which means that the more cluttered the universe is, the more stable it becomes. Does this mean that clutter is good? Brian Luff sets out to prove that it does.

Original tales by remarkable writers. Hometown Tales is a series of books pairing exciting new voices with some of the most talented and important writers at work today. Some of the tales are fiction and some are narrative nonfiction - they are all powerful, fascinating and moving and aim to celebrate regional diversity and explore the meaning of home. 

A rainy Halloween that is strange and also ends in a weird way.

Sulla Brevitá della Vita é un saggio morale, scritto da Seneca il Giovane, un filosofo stoico romano, al suo suocero. Il filosofo solleva molti principi stoici sulla natura del tempo, ossia che gli uomini sprecano gran parte del loro tempo in attivitá insignificanti. Secondo il saggio, la natura dá all'uomo abbastanza tempo per fare ció che é veramente importante e l'individuo la distribuisce in modo corretto. In generale, puó essere miglior utilizzato nello studio della filosofia, secondo Seneca. Questo saggio é stato adattato con cura in una forma contemporanea per consentire una facile lettura.

Science fiction, creative nonfiction, paradox, and poetry combined: Alpha Martin and Omega Steed (science fiction): What does a fetus dream? What are the old man’s conversations with Mort, that wise old owl of death? Paradoxes: and Choosing (creative nonfiction): When he was 16, in the crazy world of the 1960s, an old man smiled. It changed the way the young man looked at life. Now he is that old man! Plus poetry....

The fifth part of Brian and Georgina's A-Z of sex. In this edition, topics include facials, Virgin Queens, and how to get a blow job from an aubergine.

Explicit, confessional, and a whole lot of fun! Join London comedy duo Brian Luff and Georgina Sowerby for a white-knuckle ride through their very own A-Z of Sex.

The fourth part of Brian and Georgina's A-Z of sex. In this edition, Brian talks about Oedipus, and Georgina gives a few pointers about "pulling back the hood".

The third part of Brian and Georgina's A-Z of sex. In this edition, Georgina reviews a dolphin-shaped vibrator, and Brian looks at the bad carpets in readers wives' snaps.

In part two of this hilarious A-Z of sex, Brian and Georgina discuss fanny farts and giant flaps.