The greatest orator in Roman history, Marcus Tullius Cicero remained one of the republic's chief supporters throughout his life, guided by profound political beliefs that illuminated his correspondence with both close friends and powerful aristocrats. A chronicle of a crumbling civilization during t[...]

Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you t[...]

This is Book one in this new fantasy adventure series, "Keeper of the Realms". 'I've just had a flesh-eating giant tearing around my house and now I'm in this strange land I don't know anything about'! Charlie Keeper has been forced from her home by a bloodthirsty and terrifying stranger. But in esc[...]

A collection of adventures for Doctor Who fans. It features eleven Doctors, eleven stories, eleven interpretations of the Doctor, his terrifying alien enemies and his time-travelling adventures.

Eleven Doctors! Eleven months! Eleven authors! Eleven stories!
A year long celebration [...]

Written in Greek without any intention of publication, this book offers spiritual reflections and exercises developed by the author, as the leader who struggled to understand himself and make sense of the universe. It covers topics such as: the question of virtue, human rationality, the nature of th[...]

A Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter examines the true history of the discord between Israel and Palestine with surprising results
Though the origins of the Arab-Israeli conflict have traditionally been traced to the British Mandate (1920-1948) that ended with the creation of the Israeli state, a [...]

A unique account of the most successful slave rebellion in American history, now updated with a new epilogue--from the award-winning author of "The Slave Ship"
In this powerful and highly original account, Marcus Rediker reclaims the "Amistad" rebellion for its true proponents: the enslaved Afri[...]

Addiction research has a long history, but it is only recently that experimental psychologists and neuroscientists have begun to investigate the cognitive aspects of addictive behaviours. This has revealed a complex inter-play of cognitive mechanisms that subserve subjective experiences associated w[...]

This book is the first exploration of the remarkable odyssey of Thomas Aquinas in the Orthodox Christian world, from the Byzantine to the modern era. Aquinas was received with astonishing enthusiasm across the Byzantine theological spectrum. By contrast, modern Orthodox readings of Aquinas have been[...]