The Box - Tales from the Darkroom

Gunter Grass; Krishna Winston (translator)

The sequel to Grass's controversial and successful book Peeling the Onion.   'Once upon a time there was a father who, because he had grown old, called together his sons and daughters - four, five, six, eight in number - and finally convinced them, after long hesitation, to do as he wished. Now they are...

The Book of Universes

John D. Barrow

This is a book about universes. It tells a story that revolves around a single extraordinary fact: that Albert Einstein's famous theory of relativity describes a series of entire universes. Not many solutions to Einstein's tantalising universe equations have ever been found, but those that have are all ...

Go Here Instead: The Alternative Travel List

DK

Ready to escape the crowds? This bucket list of amazing places off the tourist trail will have you itching for your next adventure.Bursting with beautiful photography, this alternative bucket list takes some of the world's best-known sights, experiences and destinations - everything from over-visited na...