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Ghosts and Other Plays/Henrik Ibsen
The plays in this volume focus on the family and how it struggles to stay together by telling lies - and exposing them. In "Ghosts", Osvald Alving returns home only…Catre Magazin -
The Betrayals/Fiona Neill
THE DEVASTATINGLY EXPLOSIVE RICHARD & JUDY PICK AND SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER None of them would forget that week on the wild Norfolk coast. Best friends Rosie and Lisa's families had…Catre Magazin -
Frogs and Other Plays, Paperback/Aristophanes
Marrying deft social commentary to a rich, earthy comedy, the three comedies collected in Aristophanes' "The Frogs and Other Plays" offers a unique insight into one of the most turbulent…Catre Magazin -
The Railway Children, Paperback/E. Nesbit
"The Railway Children" is the classic children's story by E. Nesbit. When Father is taken away unexpectedly, Roberta, Peter, Phyllis and their mother have to leave their comfortable life in…Catre Magazin -
Madame Doubtfire/Anne Fine
Lydia, Christopher and Natalie are used to domestic turmoil. Their parents' divorce has not made family life any easier in either home. The children bounce to and from their volatile…Catre Magazin -
Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter, Paperback/Simone De Beauvoir
The first part of feminist's autobiography, describing her early life and student days at the Sorbonne. Continued in }The Prime of Life{, also published in the series this month.Catre Magazin -
Animal Counting/***
New series to help toddlers and children learn to count using fun counting games for kids Follow the clues and guess the number, then lift the flap to check the…Catre Magazin -
How We Weep and Laugh at the Same Thing/Michel Montaigne
No one characteristic clasps us purely and universally in its embrace.' A selection of charming essays from a master of the genre exploring the contradictions inherent to human thought, words…Catre Magazin -
Gabriel’s Redemption/Sylvain Reynard
The third book in the wildly romantic Gabriel's Inferno series by Sylvain Reynard, following on from Gabriel's Inferno and Gabriel's Rapture. Professor Gabriel Emerson has left his position at the…Catre Magazin -
My First Colours: Ladybird Learners/Ladybird
This fun board book introduces young children to first concepts and themes. A great introduction to colours, little ones will be encouraged to look and find all the different coloured…Catre Magazin -
Parrots, Paperback/Alexandra Shulman
An intelligent suspense novel set among London's super-rich, from the editor of British }Vogue{. A very rich, very troubled and dazzling beautiful pair of Italian siblings prove a catalyst for…Catre Magazin -
Black-Eyed Susans/Julia Heaberlin
My book of the year so far. Breathtakingly, heart-stoppingly brilliant' - Sophie Hannah, internationally bestselling author of The Narrow Bed A chilling new thriller that gets into the heart and…Catre Magazin -
Seasons in the Sun, Paperback/Dominic Sandbrook
Sandbrook's acclaimed account of Britain in the late 1970s now in paperback. This is the book behind his highly popular BBC2 documentary series }The Seventies{. The years 1974-79 saw the…Catre Magazin -
Society Must be Defended, Paperback/Michel Foucault
SOCIETY MUST BE DEFENDED is a full transcript of the lectures given by Foucault at the College de France in 1975-76. The main theme of the lectures is the contention…Catre Magazin -
Inheritors of the Earth, Paperback/Chris D. Thomas
Available now in paperback, this critically acclaimed biodiversity exploration draws attention to the positive impact of human existence on the environment, challenging dominant narratives.Catre Magazin -
Gifts of Reading, Paperback/Robert Macfarlane
From the bestselling author of Landmarks and Mountains Of The Wild, comes a autobiographical essay on the importance of giving and receiving books. 'I'll read anything Macfarlane writes' David Mitchell,…Catre Magazin -
Empire of Cotton, Paperback/Sven Beckert
Now in paperback, this is a history of the cotton industry, and the overwhelming role played by cotton in dictating the shape of our world. It won the Bancroft Prize…Catre Magazin -
Mr Hire’s Engagement, Paperback/Georges Simenon
One of the most chilling and compassionate of Simenon's psychological novels, one of a selection of Simenon's celebrated roman durs to be published in }Penguin Modern Classics{ alongside the relaunch…Catre Magazin -
The Infatuations/Javier Marias
Every day, Maria Dolz stops for breakfast at the same café. And every day she enjoys watching a handsome couple who follow the same routine. Then one day they aren't…Catre Magazin -
The Driver’s Seat/Muriel Spark
Lise has been driven to distraction by working in the same accountants' office for sixteen years. So she leaves everything behind her, transforms herself into a laughing, garishly-dressed temptress and…Catre Magazin -
My Name is Leon/Kit de Waal
It's 1981, a year of riots and royal weddings. The Dukes of Hazzard is on TV. Curly Wurlys are in the shops. And trying to find a place in it…Catre Magazin -
Science of Meditation, Paperback/Daniel Goleman
This practical guide from }New York Times{-bestselling authors Goleman and Davidson explores the tangible benefits of meditation on human neural circuitry. For readers of }The Brain That Changes Itself{ and…Catre Magazin -
Cosmopolitanism, Paperback/Kwame Anthony Appiah
The ancient philosophy of cosmopolitanism is revived as Kwame Anthony Appiah challenges separatist doctrines that currently dominate our modern understanding of the world, and explores how we can act ethically…Catre Magazin -
Orlando, Hardcover/Virginia Woolf
A gorgeous clothbound edition of Woolf's fantastical and enchanting novel, designed by the acclaimed Coralie-Bickford Smith. Orlando has always been an outsider... His longing for passion, adventure and fulfilment takes…Catre Magazin -
Philosophy in the Boudoir/Marquis de Sade
Philosophy of the Boudoir follows three aristocrats as they indoctrinate the fifteen-year-old Eugénie de Mistival in 'the principles of the most outrageous libertinism.' 200 years after de Sade's death, readers…Catre Magazin -
Taste of War, Paperback/Lizzie Collingham
Subtitled, World War Two & The Battle For Food. A major new history looking at the importance of food to who won the war, how they won it, and what…Catre Magazin -
The Nutcracker, Hardcover/E. T. A. Hoffmann
This is the story that inspired the legendary ballet, presented in a beautiful hardcover edition perfect for giving as a gift. Written in 1816 by the German Romantic E. T.…Catre Magazin -
Secret Life of Evie Hamilton, Paperback/Catherine Alliott
Catherine Alliott, bestselling author of One Day in May and A Crowded Marriage, takes a heart-warming look at what happens when your whole world is turned upside-down in The Secret…Catre Magazin -
Entwined With You: Crossfire Book 3/Sylvia Day
The 6 million copy global bestselling Crossfire series from Sylvia Day continues in Entwined with You as Eva and Gideon face the demons of their pasts and accept the consequences…Catre Magazin -
Last Seen Alive/Claire Douglas
She can run Libby Hall needs to hide, to escape from everything for a while. Which is why the house swap is a godsend. The chance for Libby and her…Catre Magazin -
Day of the Triffids, Hardcover/John Wyndham
A stunning new clothbound edition of one of the most famous science-fiction novels of the 20th century.Catre Magazin -
On Liberty/John Stuart Mill
In one of the most influential philosophical works ever writer, John Stuart Mill explores the risks and responsibilities of liberty. Examining the tyranny that can come both from government and…Catre Magazin -
Wide Sargasso Sea, Hardcover/Jean Rhys
A gorgeous clothbound edition of Jean Rhys's great masterpiece of desire and madness in the Caribbean, published for the novel's fiftieth anniversary. Born into the oppressive, colonialist society of 1930s…Catre Magazin -
Neris and India’s Idiot-Proof Diet Cookbook, Paperback/Bee Rawlinson
A practical and easy to follow collection of recipes to accompany the successful }Idiot-Proof Diet{. With over 100 recipes for every occasion, some using less than 5 ingredients, to ensure…Catre Magazin -
Scramble for China, Paperback/Robert Bickers
The epic story of Europe's attempt to destroy and colonize China in the period 1800-1914, and how that attempt failed - just. These events are crucially important to understanding China…Catre Magazin -
Recipe for Life, Paperback/Mary Berry
Now in paperback, this is the life story of the bestselling cook and author, who has recently found renewed fame as a judge on The Great British Bake Off. With…Catre Magazin -
How Poetry Works, Paperback/Phil Roberts
In this refreshing and inspiring book, Phil Roberts asserts that poetry, like music, is based on sound and so close attention should be paid to its rhythms and metrical patterns.…Catre Magazin -
Music at Midnight, Paperback/John Drury
Acclaimed biography of one of England's best-loved poets, now available in paperback. It is the first to integrate Herbert's life and poetry convincingly, setting the work in the whole context…Catre Magazin -
Kid, Paperback/Kevin Lewis
Harrowing childhood memoir in the tradition of Dave Pelzer and Frank McCourt. The hardback sold over 60,000 copies and huge publicity is guaranteed for the paperback. "A true triumph over…Catre Magazin -
Best of Everything, Paperback/Rona Jaffe
An iconic novel of four young women making their way in New York City, first published in 1958. It makes an appearance in an episode of }Mad Men{ when Don…Catre Magazin -
A Little Princess, Paperback/Frances Hodgson Burnett
Alone in a new country, wealthy Sara Crewe tries to make friends at boarding school and settle in. But when she learns that she'll never see her beloved father again,…Catre Magazin -
That Uncertain Feeling/Kingsley Amis
In "That Uncertain Feeling" by Kingsley Amis, competition is stiff for the position of sub-librarian in Aberdarcy Library. For John Lewis, the situation is complicated by the attentions of daunting…Catre Magazin -
Shock Doctrine. The Rise of Disaster Capitalism/Naomi Klein
In UK, SUA, Asia si Orientul Apropiat sunt oameni puternici care castiga de pe urma haosului, exploatand varsarile de snage si catastrofele pentru a remodela lumea noastra dupa imaginea pe…Catre Magazin -
Sea Shell Girl, Paperback/Linda Finlay
A dramatic new saga from the author of }The Royal Lacemaker{ and }Family For Christmas{. Set in Cornwall.Catre Magazin -
Turing’s Cathedral, Paperback/George Dyson
The remarkable, human story of the birth of modern computing. Dyson vividly recreates the intense experimentation, incredible mathematical insight and pure creative genius at the Institute of Advanced Study in…Catre Magazin -
What the Dog Saw: and Other Adventures/Malcolm Gladwell
In What the Dog Saw Malcolm Gladwell covers everything from criminology to spaghetti sauce to show how the most ordinary subjects can illuminate the most extraordinary things about ourselves and…Catre Magazin -
Bit on the Side, Paperback/William Trevor
An astonishing collection of short stories from the master of his art. Each around the subject of love, be it adulterous, unspoken, clandestine, sometimes even cruel. William Trevor received the…Catre Magazin -
Hegemony or Survival: America’s Quest for Global Dominance/Noam Chomsky
Hegemony or Survival is Noam Chomsky's essential polemic on American foreign policy. Noam Chomsky, the world's foremost intellectual activist, presents an irrefutable analysis of America's pursuit of total domination and…Catre Magazin -
Lucky Jim/Kingsley Amis
Jix Dixon has a terrible job at a second-rate university. His life is full of things he could happily do without: the tedious and ridiculous Professor Welch, a neurotic and…Catre Magazin -
The Indigo Spell/Richelle Mead
Sydney Sage she protects vampire secrets - and human lives. An Ancient Magic. A Heart-Wrenching Decision... In the aftermath of a forbidden moment that rocked Sydney to her core, she…Catre Magazin -
Viking Age Iceland, Hardcover/Jesse Byock
The popular image of the Viking Age is of warlords and marauding bands pillaging their way along the shores of Northern Europe. In this fascinating history, Jesse Byock shows that Norse…Catre Magazin -
Parallel Text: French Short Stories/Simon Lee
These eight stories by leading 20th century French writers offer fascinating insights into French life and literature and are accompanied by a parallel English text, making them valuable for both…Catre Magazin -
Ada or Ardor, Paperback/Vladimir Nabokov
Written in mischievous and magically flowing prose, "Ada or Ardor" is a romance that follows Ada from her first childhood meeting with Van Veen on his uncle's country estate, in…Catre Magazin -
Put Out More Flags, Paperback/Evelyn Waugh
What happened to the characters of DECLINE AND FALL and VILE BODIES when the war broke out? PUT OUT MORE FLAGS shows them adjusting to the changing social pattern of…Catre Magazin -
Asimov’s New Guide to Science/Isaac Asimov
Asimov tells the stories behind the science: the men and women who made the important discoveries and how they did it. Ranging from Galilei, Achimedes, Newton and Einstein, he takes…Catre Magazin -
Inheritance of Loss, Paperback/Kiran Desai
At the foot of Mount Kanchenjunga in the Himalayas, an embittered old judge's life is changed by the arrival of his orphaned granddaughter, Sai. A Nepalese insurgency threatens her romance…Catre Magazin -
Frog/Mo Yan
Frog is a richly complex new novel about China's one-child policy by Mo Yan, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2012. Gugu is beautiful, charismatic and of an unimpeachable…Catre Magazin -
Eva Luna/Isabel Allende
My name is Eva, which means 'life', according to a book of names my mother consulted. I was born in the back room of a shadowy house, and grew up…Catre Magazin -
The Complete Father Brown Stories, Paperback/G. K. Chesterton
The complete adventures of the well-loved clerical sleuth, collected in one brilliant volume. Shabby and lumbering, with a face like a Norfolk dumpling, Father Brown makes for an improbable super-sleuth.…Catre Magazin -
Why Grow Up’ Subversive Thoughts for an Infantile Age/Susan Neiman
In Why Grow Up, the latest volume in the Philosophy in Transit series, world-renowned philosopher Susan Neiman looks at growing up as an ideal with urgent relevance today Becoming an…Catre Magazin -
Kaiser Wilhelm II, Paperback/Christopher Clark
Christopher Clark's Kaiser Wilhelm II: A Life in Power is a short, fascinating and accessible biography of one of the 20th century's most important figures. King of Prussia, German Emperor,…Catre Magazin -
Berlin-Baghdad Express, Paperback/Sean McMeekin
A great untold story of the First World War: Germany's plan to achieve world power through the harnessing of the Ottoman Empire. Most accounts restrict themselves to the disaster at…Catre Magazin -
I, Claudius, Paperback/Robert Graves
Bringing to life the subterfuge and double-dealing of Roman nobility, Robert Graves' "I, Claudius" brings the ancient world to life with startling clarity and meticulous realism. This "Penguin Modern Classics"…Catre Magazin -
The House of the Dead/F.M. Dostoievski
In January 1850 Dostoyevsky was sent to a remote Siberian prison camp for his part in a political conspiracy. The four years he spent there, startlingly re-created in The House…Catre Magazin -
Seize the Day/Saul Bellow
Fading charmer Tommy Wilhelm has reached his day of reckoning and is scared. In his forties, he still retains a boyish impetuousness that has brought him to the brink of…Catre Magazin -
Toys Talking, Hardcover/Leanne Shapton
A beautifully illustrated board book, Toys Talking will surprise and delight the very youngest readers In this deceptively simple board book, Leanne Shapton explores the inner life of children's toys.…Catre Magazin -
Good Soldier, Paperback/Ford Madox Ford
Ford Madox Ford's extraordinary novel of passion and betrayal, "The Good Soldier", is edited with an introduction by David Bradshaw in "Penguin Classics". The Dowells, a wealthy American couple, have…Catre Magazin -
The Fall of the Ottomans: The Great War in the Middle East, 1914-1920/Eugene Rogan
Sunday Times Top Ten Best-seller. The final destruction of the Ottoman Empire - one of the great epics of the First World War, from best-selling historian Eugene Rogan. For some…Catre Magazin -
Corfu Trilogy/Gerald Durrell
The trilogy that inspired ITV's six part television series The Durrells. Three classic tales of childhood on an island paradise - My Family and Other Animals, Birds, Beasts and Relatives…Catre Magazin -
Innocent Erendira and Other Stories/Gabriel Garcia Marquez
"Innocent Erendira and Other Stories is a collection of short stories from the Nobel Prize winner and author of One Hundred Years of Solitude and Love in the Time of…Catre Magazin -
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star: Ladybird Touch and Feel Rhymes/Ladybird
Carries EU Toy Safety Directive 'CE' logo. This collection of five bedtime nursery rhymes includes Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, Wee Willie Winkie, Hush-a-bye, Baby, Hey Diddle Diddle and Rock-a-bye, Baby.…Catre Magazin -
The Red Pony/John Steinbeck
Young Jody Tiflin lives on his father's California ranch. He is thrilled when his father gives him a red pony, and later promises him the colt of a bay mare.…Catre Magazin -
Invisible Man/Ralph Ellison
I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me.'Defeated and embittered by a country which treats him as a non-being, the 'invisible man' retreats into an underground cell,…Catre Magazin -
Snow Crash, Paperback/Neal Stephenson
Reissue with new jacket design.Catre Magazin -
Road Through the Wall, Paperback/Shirley Jackson
Reminiscent of her classic story 'The Lottery', Jackson's disturbing and darkly funny first novel exposes the underside of American suburban life. "Her books penetrate keenly to the terrible truths which…Catre Magazin -
Penguin Dictionary of First Names, Paperback/David Pickering
What's in a name? Rather more than you might at first suspect, for names are steeped in history and myth and have much to tell us about our past, our…Catre Magazin -
Master And Margarita, Paperback/Mikhail Bulgakov
Manuscripts don't burn' This ribald, carnivalesque satire - featuring the Devil, true love and a gun-toting cat - was written in the darkest days of the Soviet Union and became…Catre Magazin -
Food Rules, Paperback/Michael Pollan
An eater's manual, summed up in 7 words: 'Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.' Pollan, author of bestseller In Defence Of Food offers straightforward advice on how to eat…Catre Magazin -
Dogs and Demons, Paperback/Alex Kerr
The decades of Western adulation for the Japanese 'economic miracle' failed to notice a key point: that in the pursuit of this miracle the Japanese had turned their country into…Catre Magazin -
Civilization and its Discontents/Sigmund Freud
Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have…Catre Magazin
