Daedalus Books
The Names
77%
'Compelling... strange and wonderful and frightening' — New Yorker . DeLillo's seventh is an exotic…
The Possessed: Adventures with Russian Books and the People Who Read Them
78%
In her brilliant first book Elif Batuman takes the reader on a journey both literary and physical…
Started Early, Took My Dog
55%
Tracy Waterhouse leads a quiet, ordered life as a retired police detective-a life that takes a…
Tigerlily's Orchids
67%
From one of the most remarkable novelists of her generation (People) comes a psychologically…
Total War: From Stalingrad to Berlin
68%
In February 1943, German forces surrendered to the Red Army at Stalingrad and the tide of war…
Begat: The King James Bible and the English Language
57%
What do the following have in common? Let there be light — Whited sepulchres — A rod of iron — New…
White Fever: A Journey to the Frozen Heart of Siberia
57%
Of course, no one in their right mind travels across Siberia without an axe. No one in their right…
Blacklands
77%
18 years ago, Billy Peters disappeared. Everyone in town believes Billy was murdered — after all,…
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
56%
Charlie Bucket loves chocolate. And Mr Willy Wonka, the most wondrous inventor in the world, is…
Darkside
68%
In bleak midwinter, the people of Shipcott are shocked by the murder of an elderly woman in her…
Heartstone
78%
Summer, 1545. England is at war, and Matthew Shardlake is about to encounter the most politically…
The Lexicographer's Dilemma: The Evolution of 'Proper' English, from Shakespeare to South Park
77%
For language buffs and lexicographers, copy editors and proofreaders, and anyone who appreciates…
I Want a Party
96%
Its not Christmas or even her birthday, but the Little Princess wants a party! She sets out to…
Berlin 1961: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and the Most Dangerous Place on Earth
78%
In June 1961, Nikita Khrushchev called it the most dangerous place on earth. He knew what he was…
Bloody White Baron
68%
In the history of the modern world, there have been few characters more sinister, sadistic, and…
Don't Know Much about History: Everything You Need to Know about American History But Never Learned
57%
Here, celebrating the twentieth anniversary of its debut as a New York Times bestseller, is the…
Halfway to Hollywood: Diaries 1980-1988
56%
The second volume of Michael Palins diaries covers the bulk of the 1980s, a decade in which the…
Patterns and Ornaments of the 19th Century
95%
PATTERNS AND ORNAMENTS OF THE 19th CENTURY contains a striking collection of decorative designs…
When You Wish Upon a Star
68%
Grammy award-winning singer Judy Collins and illustrator Eric Puybaret, who together created the…
Leningrad: The Epic Siege of World War II, 1941-1944
56%
On September 8, 1941, eleven weeks after Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa, his brutal surprise…