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*As seen on the new BBC TWO TV book club, Between the Covers* Longlisted for the HWA Debut Crown Award Indie Book of the Month for March, selected by the Booksellers Association

MONSTERS AT THE READY . . . Nelson Green has learned to live with the seven stinky monsters that were extracted from his soul. Sure, they sometimes get up to mischief and land him in trouble, but at least he hasn't had to fight any giant angry abominations in a while. But something still isn't right. Nelson's hair hasn't grown a single millimeter since the monsters were created. He hasn't got any taller, and his chewed off fingernails aren't g...

An illustrated history of the Renaissance told through the lives of its most important and influential patrons - the princely rulers of Italy's dynastic states and their families.

The true story of a detective, two bronze horses and the dictator who set the world on fire.When detective Arthur Brand is summoned to a meeting with one of the most dangerous men in the art world, he learns that a clue has emerged that could solve one of the Second World War's unexplained mysteries: what really happened to the Striding Horses, Hitler's favourite statue, which disappeared during the bombing of Berlin.As Brand goes undercover t...

Life for sale. Use me as you wish. I am a twenty-seven-year-old male. Discretion guaranteed. Will cause no bother at all.'When Hanio Yamada realizes the future holds nothing of worth to him, he puts his life for sale in a Tokyo newspaper, thus unleashing a series of unimaginable exploits. A world of revenge, murderous mobsters, hidden cameras, a vampire woman, poisonous carrots, espionage and code-breaking, a junkie heiress, home-made explosiv...

The absurdly brilliant and mind-twisting second novel from Steven Hall, author of the acclaimed The Raw Shark Texts

A definitive guide to the depth and breadth of the ecological sciences, revised and updated The revised and updated fifth edition of Ecology: From Individuals to Ecosystems - now in full colour - offers students and practitioners a review of the ecological sciences. The previous editions of this book earned the authors the prestigious 'Exceptional Life-time Achievement Award' of the British Ecological Society - the aim for the fifth edition ...

The affair was weird when seen from afar, but seen in close-up, it was Kafkaesque: it was not possible in 2014 for a Boeing 777 to have simply disappeared...'A remarkable piece of investigative journalism into one of the most pervasive and troubling mysteries of recent memory.

Alan Noland discovers his father's memoirs about the atrocities he committed in the Dutch East Indies during the war with Japan - and Alan begins to understand how war transformed his father into the monster he knew.

Naïma has always known that her family came from Algeria. Born in Normandy, now working in the art world in Paris, her knowledge of that foreign country is limited to her grandparents' tiny flat in a crumbling sink-estate in France, the food her grandmother Yema cooks, the precious things she and her husband Ali brought with them when they fled in 1962, just as Algeria was about to gain its independence. Naïma's father, Hamid - only a child wh...

In volatile mid-sixties America, a black woman's disappearance is met with police disinterest. Meanwhile, a reporter at the Baltimore "Sun" sets out to make her name by uncovering the story behind an unidentified body being pulled from a fountain - a story the powers-that-be would rather remained untold.

A heart-warming and nostalgic family saga set at the heart of wartime London, from the bestselling author of A Wartime Christmas. Perfect for fans of Sheila Newberry and Rosie Goodwin

A moving, powerful story that shines a light on those that feel invisible in our world - and shows us that we ALL belong.

Paul, a student who works as a night guard in a hotel to make ends meet, falls under the spell of Amelia, the young woman who rents room 313.

On a cold, remote iceberg, a penguin named Paco stumbles into a strange object. It's big, red and flippy flappy in the middle - and inside it's full of tiny little marks.Little does Paco know, this peculiar object will change his life for ever . . .This fun-filled celebration of reading will warm the hearts of every little book-lover!

The next action-packed standalone thriller from Sunday Times bestselling author Stephen Leather.

An extraordinary debut novel of family, migration and the desire for a homeland.

A sparkling novel about finding happiness in unexpected places, from the beloved and bestselling Irish author Roisin Meaney

For fans of Toy Story and Charlie Changes into a Chicken, this is the third hilarious, warm-hearted story about a small robot on a big adventure. With illustrations by Ben Mantle bringing Boot's world to life, this is a thrill-ride of an adventure story, stuffed with fun, friendship, and a large number of malfunctioning robot pets.'Fast, funny and furious. These are definitely my favourite robots.' Eoin ColferBoot was once a toy robot, but it ...

Authoritative and accessible' Wall Street Journal -- Renowned neuroscientist combines his own gripping stories of survival in the wild, 15 years as a GP and his ground-breaking research in the University of California's 'Action Lab' to explain powerful connections between mind and body that help us be the very best we can be.