On his way to the biggest poker game the West has ever seen, Bret Maverick meets the charming but faux Southern belle, Annabelle. Monroe Shepphard is Bret Maverick; his Texas accent, pace and pronunciation are perfect. Without straining, he adroitly...

This play produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company has as its chief characters A. J. Raffles, the literary creation some seventy odd years ago of E. W. Hornung. The cool daring of the impeccable Amateur Cracksman, always torn between the rival claim...

A new collection of essays from the #1 New York Times bestselling author who has been called "the preeminent humorist of his generation" (Entertainment Weekly). From the unique perspective of David Sedaris comes a new book of essays taking his reader...

In Gorillas among Us, Prince-Hughes has compressed years of gorilla observation into a composite diary chronicling the days of one gorilla family. She creates a blended portrait of both peoples—gorilla and human. The entries capture significant obser...

Illustrated for the first time, with eighty full-colour photographs showing the beauty, complexity and mystery of the world around us, here is the next eagerly awaited volume of science questions and answers from New Scientist magazine. From ripples...

The latest addition to this best-selling poetry series brings together the most beloved children's poems, from "The Owl and the Pussycat" through "On the Ning Nang Nong" to "I Know Someone Who Can" and "Us Two". "The Nation's Favourite Children's Poe...