Brought to you by Penguin.Now an Amazon Prime series starring Aldis Hodge as Alex Cross. This is the very first thriller in James Patterson's international bestselling series featuring forensic psychologist Alex Cross.Two children have been kidnapped from an elite private school in Washington DC, and Detective Alex Cross is charged with finding them.The kidnapper's identity is quickly determined as one of the childr...

A missing woman. A husband suspected.The truth will … Take Your Breath Away Linwood Barclay is…‘A suspense master’ Stephen King‘In a class of his own’ T.M. Logan‘One of the finest thriller writers in the world’ Mark BillinghamIt’s always the husband, isn’t it?When his wife Brie vanishes from their home one night, never to be seen again, people assume Andy got away with murder. The polic...

This audiobook narrated by Ako Mitchell exposes the racist legacy behind the Western idea of freedomThe era of the Enlightenment, which gave rise to our modern conceptions of freedom and democracy, was also the height of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. America, a nation founded on the principle of liberty, is also a nation built on African slavery, Native American genocide, and systematic racial discrimination. White Freedom traces the complex relationship ...

This audiobook brings together original pieces on Thoreau by twenty-seven of today's leading writersWith narration by William Hope, Barbara Barnes, Kaliswa Brewster, Kate Harper, Peter Marinker, and Ako MitchellFeatures essays by Jennifer Finney Boylan • Kristen Case • George Howe Colt • Gerald Early • Paul Elie • Will Eno • Adam Gopnik • Lauren Groff • Celeste Headlee • Pico Iyer • Alan Lightman • James Marcus • Megan Marshall • Michelle Nijhuis • Zo...

This audiobook narrated by Ako Mitchell provides an eloquent and charming reflection on the singular importance of bookstoresDo we need bookstores in the twenty-first century? If so, what makes a good one? In this beautifully written book, Jeff Deutsch—the director of Chicago's Seminary Co-op Bookstores, one of the finest bookstores in the world—pays loving tribute to one of our most important and endangered civic institutions. He considers how qualities like space,...

'I was not white enough to be white, nor black enough to be black.'First published anonymously in 1912, The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man became one of James Weldon Johnson's most famous works, and remains a testament to the lives and experiences of both Johnson and his peers.Although primarily a work of fiction, The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man offers many parallels with the life of Johnson himself. Set shortly after the Civil War, this ...

Brought to you by Penguin.The second novel in the bestselling Alex Cross seriesDetective Alex Cross is caught between two murderous masterminds, but he isn't the only one in danger this time...When his niece goes missing, Alex Cross follows the trail and discovers links to a string of abductions, murders, and a horrifying complication.Two killers are competing to commit worse crimes than the other a...

Brought to you by Penguin.An accessible, powerful overview of Noam Chomsky's political thoughtIn sixteen extended talks with Alternative Radio's David Barsamian, Noam Chomsky explains why the 'war on drugs' is really a war on poor people; how attacks on political correctness are attacks on independent thought; how historical revisionism has recast the United States as the victim in the Vietnam War. Widely recognized as one of the most origi...

They think as one. They act as one. They kill as one.‘Look Both Ways is devilishly good – exciting, thrilling – Barclay at his best!’ SHARI LAPENA, No. 1 internationally bestselling authorThe residents of Garrett Island are part of a ground-breaking experiment. For a month, their cars will be replaced by self-driving vehicles – voice-controlled, comfortable and safe.Single mum Sandra is prepping for the huge media event, and she’s ready for...

Brought to you by Penguin.'No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades. The Alex Cross series proves it.' LEE CHILD____________________________________Detective Alex Cross is stretched to breaking point as two killers hit Washington, DCA controversial senator is found murdered in his bed. On the other side of town, a young girl ...

A thrilling fictionalised account of the life of Matthew Henson, the first African-American man to travel to the North Pole, from the Carnegie nominated author Catherine Johnson.Matthew Henson was simply an ordinary man. That was, until Commander Robert E. Peary entered his life, and offered him a chance at true adventure. Henson would become navigator, craftsman, translator, and right-hand man on a treacherous journey to the North Pole. Defying the odds and the many prejudices tha...

THE TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEARONE OF THE ECONOMIST'S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEARA SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the master storyteller and internationally bestselling author - the story of humanity from prehistory to the present day, told through the one thing all humans have in common: family.We begin with the footsteps of a family walking along a beach 950,000 years ago. From here, Montefiore takes us on an exhilarating epic j...