The Tin Drum

Günter Grass

This is a Pre-read / Used book.  slight damage (front page cut) some slight foxing.   WITH A NEW FOREWORD BY THE AUTHOR On his third birthday Oskar decides to stop growing. Haunted by the deaths of his parents and wielding his tin drum Oskar recounts the events of his extraordinary life; from the long...

Gastrophysics: The New Science Of Eating

Charles Spence

Why do we prefer to drink tomato juice on flights? Why do we eat less when food is served on red plates? Does the crunch really change the taste of crisps? In Gastrophysicspioneering researcher Professor Charles Spence explores the extraordinary, mind-bending science of food. Whether it's uncovering th...

Lady Joker, Volume 1

Kaoru Takamura; Allison Markin Powell (Translator); Marie Iida (Translator)

One of Japan's great modern masters, Kaoru Takamura, makes her English-language debut with this two-volume publication of her magnum opus.   Tokyo, 1995. Five men meet at the racetrack every Sunday to bet on horses. They have little in common except a deep disaffection with their lives, but together ...