Why We Run - A Story of Obsession (Harvie Robin)(Paperback / softback)

Why We Run - A Story of Obsession (Harvie Robin)(Paperback / softback)

One man's obsession with

Run, Robin, Run (Parry Robin)(Paperback)

'Mum always shoos us outside because we 'need fresh air'. We get more fresh air than anyone else I know.'The author invites us into her world where children improvised play in their neighbourhood, growing up with little adult supervision but rushing home at mealtimes. The children's world of the

Why Socrates Died - Dispelling the Myths (Waterfield Robin)(Paperback / softback)

The picture we have of it - created by his immediate followers and perpetuated in countless works of literature and art ever since - is that a noble man was put to death in a fit of folly by the ancient Athenian

Federer and Me - A Story of Obsession (Skidelsky William)(Paperback / softback)

A story of tennis, obsession and Roger Federer for tennis fans and the general reader alike. For much of the past decade, William Skidelsky has not been able to stop thinking about Roger Federer, the greatest and most graceful tennis player of all

Last Banquet (Grimwood Jonathan)(Paperback / softback)

A STORY OF REVOLUTION, OBSESSION AND ONE MAN'S

Seduction - An addictive new story of desire and obsession (Briscoe Joanna)(Paperback / softback)

Human Story (Dunbar Professor Robin)(Paperback / softback)

A new history of mankind's

For Better, For Worse (Matthews Carole)(Paperback / softback)

An uproarious story of love, life and why we keep saying 'I do' from the Sunday Times bestselling and readers' favourite Carole

Ending Homelessness - Why We Haven't, How We Can(Paperback / softback)

As I Descended (Talley Robin)(Paperback / softback)

Amnesty Honour winner Robin Talley is back with a Shakespeare-inspired story of revenge and redemption, where fair is foul, and foul is

Houston, We Have a Narrative: Why Science Needs Story (Olson Randy)(Paperback)

Pretentiousness: Why it Matters (Fox Dan)(Paperback / softback)

What is pretentiousness? Why are we afraid of it? And more controversially: why is it vital to a thriving culture? Drawing on the author's own experiences growing up and working at the more radical edges of the arts, this book is a timely defence of pretentiousness as a necessity for innovation and

Why Can't We Sleep? (Leader Darian)(Paperback / softback)

U & I - A True Story (Baker Nicholson)(Paperback / softback)

Baker's startlingly honest, very funny account of his obsession with John Updike, part of a stunning redesign of Baker's Granta

Possessed - Why We Want More Than We Need (Hood Bruce)(Paperback / softback)

Spoilt Rotten - The Toxic Cult of Sentimentality (Dalrymple Theodore)(Paperback / softback)

The first biting analysis of our obsession with sentimentality and why it will ruin

On Beauty (Smith Zadie)(Paperback / softback)

Why do we fall in love with the people we do? Why do we visit our mistakes on our children? What makes life truly beautiful? This is a story about a pair of feuding families - the Belseys and the Kipps - and a clutch of doomed affairs. It puts low morals among high ideals and asks some searching

The Psychology of Exercise (Perry Josephine)(Paperback)

Why should we exercise? When should we exercise? Why don't we exercise? The Psychology of Exercise separates fact from fiction, delving into key theories, ideas, and the impact of life stages on when, why, and how we exercise. It explores the barriers and motivators to exercise for children,

Leviathan (Hoare Philip)(Paperback / softback)

The story of a man's obsession with whales, which takes him on a personal, historical and biographical journey - from his childhood to his fascination with Moby-Dick and his excursions

Jewel Hunter (Gooddie Chris)(Paperback / softback)

A tale of one man's obsession with rainforest jewels, this is the story of an impossible dream: a quest to see every one of the world's most elusive avian gems--a group of birds known as pittas--in a single year. Insightful, compelling, and laugh-out-loud funny, this is more than a book about

Abstainer (McGuire Ian)(Paperback / softback)

From the widely acclaimed author of The North Water comes an epic story of revenge and obsession set in 19th century

Robin - An Origin Story (Dahl Michael (Author))(Paperback / softback)

Sway - The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behaviour (Brafman Ori)(Paperback / softback)

Why are we more likely to fall in love when we feel in danger? Why would an experienced pilot disregard his training and the rules of the aviation industry, leading to the deadliest airline crash in history? Why do we find it near-impossible to re-evaluate our first impressions of a person or

Mercies (Millwood Hargrave Kiran)(Paperback / softback)

Inspired by real historical events, The Mercies is a breathtaking story of love, fear and obsession, and the strength and courage of