Trainspotting

Irvine Welsh

"Choose us. Choose life. Choose mortgage payments; choose washing machines; choose cars; choose sitting on a couch watching mind-numbing and spirit-crushing game shows, stuffing fuckin junk food intae yir mooth. Choose rotting away, pishing and shiteing yersel in a home, a total fuckin embarrassment tae...

Which New Zealand Spider?

Andrew Crowe

A simple way to identify New Zealand's native and introduced spiders.In this companion to his award-winning Which New Zealand Insect? Andrew Crowe showcases New Zealand spiders, with practical details on how, when and where to find them. The author continues in his typically entertaining style to weave ...

The Story of Art without Men

Katy Hessel

The story of art for our times - one with women at its heart, brought together for the first time by the creator of @thegreatwomenartists How many women artists do you know? Who makes art history?  Did women even work as artists before the twentieth century?  And what is the Baroque anyway? Discover the...