Guardian columnist, and biographer of Karl Marx, Francis Wheen launches a polemic on the retreat of reason in the late 20th century.
From 1975 to 1994 legislation banned spokespeople of proscribed organisations, such as Sinn Fé©®, from the Irish media. This collection of essays discusses the history and effects of the section 31 ban.
A historical novel culminating in the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, from Robert Harris, author of bestselling titles such as Enigma and Fatherland.
Set during a cholera outbreak in Egypt, Andrée Chedid’s poetic novel has a timely resonance argues Rita Balla.
Nadeem Aslam’s second novel, Maps for Lost Lovers took him eleven years to write, and is the story of an immigrant community in England struggling in the aftermath of the dissappearance of two illicit lovers.
Blending politics, magical realism and Brazilian sensuality, Jorge Amado’s novel The War of the Saints tells the story of the dissapearance of the statue of Saint Barbara of the Thunder.
A new novel from Chuck Palahniuk, author of Fight Club, Lullaby, and Choke. The coma diary of Misty Marie Kleinman.
An informed and entertaining look at the history of Coffee, and its affects on different cultures, recounted by a bona fide caffeine addict.
An analysis of the future of, and challenges to European integration, Prof. Stephen Haseler of London’s Guild Hall University, argues that America’s tenure as the World’s sole superpower is drawing to a close.