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Plexus is the second volume of the scandalous trilogy The Rosy Crucifixion, Henry Miller's major life work Exploring one man's desperate desire for freedom, Plexus is the central volume of Henry Miller's scandalous semi-autobiographical trilogy The Rosy Crucifixion. It finds him in the midst of

Imagine a world where almost everyone wakes up inspired to go to work, feels trusted and valued during the day, then returns home feeling fulfilled. This is not a crazy, idealized notion. Today, in many successful organizations,great leaders are creating environments in which people naturally

A cult modern classic, Tropic of Capricorn is as daring, frank and influential as Henry Miller first novel, Tropic of Cancer -- new to Penguin Modern Classics with a cover by Tracey Emin A story of sexual and spiritual awakening, Tropic of Capricorn shocked readers when it was published in 1939.

A LANDMARK WORK OF POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY. A GLOBAL BESTSELLER. STILL AS RELEVANT TODAY. With the fall of Berlin Wall in 1989 the threat of the Cold War which had dominated the second half of the twentieth century vanished. And with it the West looked to the future with optimism but renewed

Every end is also a beginning. I thought I was going to die, and would have if it weren’t for Slade. The only way he could save me was to open a rip between worlds. The only way for me to save myself was to go through it. Sometimes, fleeing one dangerous place just brings you to another.

All eyes are upon Rikio. And he likes it, mostly. His fans cheer from a roped-off section, screaming and yelling to attract his attention. They would kill for a moment alone with him. Finally the director sets up the shot, the camera begins to roll, someone yells "action"; Rikio, for a moment,

The Wise Man’s Fear is the second installment in Patrick Rothfuss’s epic fantasy series 'The Kingkiller Chronicle’. It continues the journey of Kvothe, a young bard and adept magician, in his quest for knowledge and revenge. Filled with magic, intrigue, and unexpected twists, it’s a must-read for

A rich, compassionate tale of four sisters and the love affair that fractures their family Best friends and sisters, the four Padavano girls are seen as inseparable by everyone in their close-knit Italian-American neighbourhood. Julia, the eldest, is the 'rocket' of the family - she always has a

Set in rural Japan shortly after World War II, The Frolic of the Beasts tells the story of a strange and utterly absorbing love triangle between a former university student, Kōji; his would-be mentor, the eminent literary critic Ippei Kusakudo; and Ippei’s beautiful, enigmatic wife, Yūko. When

How the West's six 'killer apps' transformed the history of the world. In 1412, Europe was a miserable backwater ravaged by plague, bad sanitation and incessant war, while the Orient was home to dazzling civilizations. Yet, somehow, the West came to dominate the Rest for most of the next half

The unmissable TikTok sensation! The perfect opposites attract, grumpy x sunshine romance to fall in love with this summer. ‘Fans of Abby Jimenez will love this bingeable, fresh, and deliciously spicy romance.’ PAIGE TOON, Sunday Times bestselling author of Seven Summers 'Sweet and spicy . .

California's fertile Salinas Valley is home to two families whose destinies are fruitfully, and fatally, intertwined. Over the generations, between the beginning of the twentieth century and the end of the First World War, the Trasks and the Hamiltons will helplessly replay the fall of Adam and Eve

Here even if I had a thousand dollar in my pocket I know of no sight which could arouse in me the feeling of ecstasy Looking back to Henry Millers bohemian life in 1930s Paris when he was an obscure penniless writer Quiet Days in Clichy is a love letter to a city As he describes nocturnal

Boggis is an enormously fat chicken farmer who only eats boiled chickens smothered in fat. Bunce is a duck-and-goose farmer whose dinner gives him a beastly temper. Bean is a turkey-and-apple farmer who only drinks gallons of strong cider. Mr Fox is so clever that every evening he creeps down

Truth and fiction. Jamaica and Britain. Who gets to tell their story? In her first historical novel, Zadie Smith transports the reader to a Victorian England transfixed by the real-life trial of the Tichborne Claimant, in which a cockney butcher, recently returned from Australia, lays claim to

Everyone wants to succeed in life. But what causes some of us to be more successful than others? Is it really down to skill and strategy - or something altogether more unpredictable? This book is the word-of-mouth sensation that will change the way you think about business and the world. It is all

FROM THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF A MAN CALLED OVE, NOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING TOM HANKS The number one bestseller: a funny, poignant and uplifting tale of love, community, and second chances For as long as anyone can remember, Britt-Marie has been an acquired taste. It''s not that

A wondrous, exhilarating novel about nine strangers brought together by an unfolding natural catastrophe. An artist inherits a hundred years of photographic portraits, all of the same doomed American chestnut. A hard-partying undergraduate in the late 1980s electrocutes herself, dies, and is sent

'Entirely fresh, brilliantly insightful and utterly compelling ' James Holland Churchill. Hitler. Stalin. Mussolini. Roosevelt. Five of the most impactful leaders of WW2, each with their own individualistic and idiosyncratic approach to warfare. But if we want to understand their military

For fans of Bravo Two Zero, Touching the Void, and No Way Out ‘A hell of a story’ Sgt Dan Mills, Sniper One ‘A remarkable book’ Andrew Marr ‘Live. Fight. Survive,’ she said. So, he did . . . There are just two places Shaun Pinner has felt most at home: first, during his nine