Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner

Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? How much do parents really matter? How did the legalization of abortion affect the rate of violent crime? These may not sound like typical question...

Anna Karenina

Leo Tolstoy

Tolstoy married Sophia Andreevna Behrs, who was 16 years his junior on September 23, 1862. Her family and friends called her Sonya which is the Russian diminutive of Sofia. Tolstoy and Sophia had thirteen children, five of whom did not survive childhood. On the eve of their marriage, Tolstoy gave her hi...

The Neil Gaiman Reader: Selected Fiction HC

Neil Gaiman

'This collection is [like] the Beatles' 'White Album': massive in size and scope, with individually brilliant pieces presented together because the only context they need is how good they are' - Marlon JamesA captivating collection of fiction from one of the world's most beloved writers, introduced with...