Joseph Conrad and Honor: Victory in Defeat explores the idea and themes of honor both explicit and implicit in Conrad’s life, letters and oeuvre, and its origins in Conrad’s Polish, French and English philosophical, historical and cultural contexts. Focusing on Conrad’s family history, his lives in Poland, England, at sea, and as a writer, the book also explores the idea of honor in Conrad’s novels and stories, with especial focus on the Napoléonic era tales (e.g., “The Duel”, “Th...

Fathers from around the world and from all walks of life come together in this honest and moving collection of letters to their sons.What advice do you wish you'd shared before your son's first day at school? When he missed or scored that goal? Or the day he left home?When was the last time you hugged him?And what would you do if you had your time again?Award-winning actor Stephen Graham and psychology lecturer Orly Klein have invited fathers...

Discover the uncanny and exceptional history of the X-Men.Jean Grey, Storm, Wolverine, Cyclops, Rogue, Kitty Pryde, Gambit, Professor X: these heroes are only a few of the legends that the X-Men count among their ranks.Ever since they made their first appearance in The X-Men #1 (1963), the X-Men have been stalwarts in Marvel’s incredible pantheon of characters. From the very first ancient mutants through to the latestgeneration of X-Men, these characters ha...

'From HARDtalk to hard truths, Stephen Sackur provides a vital book on the importance of journalism and the insidious threats to it'Jon Sopel, co-host of The News Agents'Stephen Sackur is a journalist of rare courage and toughness who is deservedly respected across the world for his uncompromising and brilliant interviews'Rory Stewart, co-host of The Rest is PoliticsFrom Woodward and Bernstein's famo...

*Fry & Laurie: Every Funny Thing They've Ever Written is available to pre-order now*Before they became Hollywood stars and national treasures, Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie were simply two young writers trying to make each other laugh. Fortunately for the rest of us, they wrote it all down.For the first time, every project they wrote together is collected in one definitive volume. From their earliest collaborations to the complete sc...

OTHER WORLDS THAN THESE is a spectacular, propulsive fantasy adventure from the bestselling collaboration between 'master craftsmen' (Washington Post) Stephen King and Peter Straub.It is the story of Jack Sawyer who first travelled between America and the Territories to save his mother's life as a twelve-year-old boy. Many years later, as a retired policeman, he returns to face a serial killer.Now, he must undertake a dangerous journey, to stop bot...

THE MULTI-MILLION COPY SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERAn updated and expanded edition of the book that launched a global phenomenon: daily doses of practical, uplifting philosophy complete with bonus material from the bestselling author of The Obstacle is the WayHow can we find true meaning, conquer grief or measure success? The answers to these questions and more can be found in Stoic philosophy - and The Daily Stoic is ...

**#1 WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER • The beloved classic daily devotional of Stoic meditations—now fully updated and expanded, featuring more than sixty new translations and two bonus chapters—with more than three million copies sold!“A generous gift of guidance on modern living culled from a canon of wisdom hatched long ago.”—Maria Popova, editor of The Marginalian**Why have history's greatest minds—from George Washington to Frederick the Great to Ralph ...

At long last, the Puritan most often reached for is finally gathered in full.For generations, Thomas Watson’s works have been beloved, quoted, and reprinted in fragments, yet never collected in a definitive edition. This seven-volume set rectifies that omission, bringing together Watson’s published writings in a uniform, carefully edited, and eminently usable form for the church today.Watson is that rare combination: simple enough for the newest reader, wei...

Jack Sawyer, a beloved and enduring King protagonist, returns in the final book in the Talisman Trilogy, the #1 New York Times bestselling collaboration between “master craftsmen” (The Washington Post) Stephen King and Peter Straub.“I wanted to go back to Mid-World, which was always the Territories by another name.” —Stephen KingThis is Stephen King and Peter Straub’s epic and unforgettable finale to the Talisman Trilogy (...

This Is the Trial Anthony Fauci Never FacedIn Why Fauci MUST Rot in Prison, Peter Navarro prosecutes the man he calls the Godfather of the Pandemic—arguing that Fauci’s institute funded dangerous gain-of-function coronavirus research in Wuhan, failed to police the work, and then helped bury the lab-leak story to save his reputation and institution.And that is only the first count.Lockdowns. School closures. Mandatory masks....

A concise history of Civil War Charleston