From Andrea Camilleri, the bestselling author of the Inspector Montalbano mysteries, comes The Brewer of Preston, a hilarious standalone comedy. 1870s Sicily. Much to the displeasure of Vigata`s stubborn populace, the town has just been unified under the Kingdom of Italy. They`re now in the hands of a new government they don`t underst&, & they definitely don`t like. Eugenio Bortuzzi has been named Prefect for Vigata, a regional representative from the Italian government tasked to oversee the town. But the rowdy & unruly Sicilians don`t care much for this rather pompous mainlander nor the mediocre opera he`s hell-bent on producing in their new municipal theatre. The Brewer of Preston, it`s called, & the Vigatese are revving up to wreak havoc on the performance`s opening night.. . ...

This is the book for the 16 Million of us that woke up the day after the night before the EU referendum to find our Euro dreams in tatters. This is a book about leaving when you really wanted to stay. This is a book about having to deal with the consequences of someone else`s decision. This is a book that will lead you mindfully (and not without some good hearted political mockery) down the path of acceptance into the cold hard Brexit dawn. ...

Award-winning poet & rapper Kate Tempest`s electrifying debut novel takes us into the beating heart of the capital in this multi-generational tale of drugs, desire & belonging. It gets into your bones. You don`t even realise it, until you`re driving through it, watching all the things you`ve always known & leaving them behind. Young Londoners Becky, Harry & Leon are leaving town in a fourth-hand Ford Cortina with a suitcase full of money. They are running from jealous boyfriends, dead-end jobs, violent maniacs & disgruntled drug dealers, in the hope of escaping the restless tedium of life in south-east London
- the place they have always called home. As the story moves back in time, to before they had to leave, we see them torn between confidence & self-loathing, between loneliness & desire, between desperate ambition & the terrifying prospect of getting nothing done. In The Bricks that Built The Houses Kate Tempest explores contemporary city life with a powerful moral microscope, giving us irresistible stories of hidden lives, & showing us how the best intentions don`t always lead to the right decisions
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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Award-winning poet & rapper Kate Tempest`s electrifying debut novel takes us into the beating heart of the capital in this multi-generational tale of drugs, desire & belonging. Young Londoners Becky, Harry & Leon are leaving town in a fourth-hand Ford Cortina with a suitcase full of money. They are running from jealous boyfriends, dead-end jobs, violent maniacs & disgruntled drug dealers, in the hope of escaping the restless tedium of life in south-east London
- the place they have always called home. * This book has been printed with two different cover designs. We are unable to accept requests for a specific cover. The different covers will be assigned to orders at random*
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In the wake of the post-Cold War era, the aftermath of 9/11, the 2008 global financial crisis, & the emergence of the G20 at the leaders level, few commentators expected a reshaping of the global system towards multipolarity, & away from the United States. & yet, the BRICS
- encompassing Brazil, Russia, India, China & South Africa
- has emerged as a challenge to the international status quo. But what is its capacity as a transformative force? & can it provide a significant counter-narrative to the Western dominated global order? In this Very Short Introduction Andrew Cooper explores the emergence of the BRICS as a concept. Drawing on historical precedent, Cooper provides a contemporary analysis of the BRICS` practice & influence as as a forum & a lobby group in advancing a distinctive but amorphous agenda amongst global politics. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, & enthusiasm to make interesting & challenging topics highly readable.

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The Bridge at Andau is James A. Michener at his most gripping, the classic nonfiction account of a doomed uprising as searing & unforgettable as any of his bestselling novels. For five brief, glorious days in the autumn of 1956, the Hungarian revolution gave its people a glimpse at a different kind of future--until, at four o`clock in the morning on a Sunday in November, the citizens of Budapest woke to the shattering sound of Russian tanks ravaging their streets. The revolution was over. But freedom beckoned in the form of a small footbridge at Andau, on the Austrian border. By an accident of history it became, for a few harrowing weeks, one of the most important crossings in the world as the soul of a nation fled across its unsteady planks. ...

An ancient bridge collapses over a gorge in Peru, hurling five people into the abyss. It seems a meaningless human tragedy. But one witness, a Franciscan monk, believes the deaths might not be as random as they appear. Convinced that the disaster is a punishment sent from Heaven, the monk sets out to discover all he can about the travellers. The five strangers were connected in some way, he thinks. There must be a purpose behind their deaths. But are their lost lives the result of sin?.. . Or of love? ...

The Bridge on the River Kwai tells the story of three POWs who endure the hell of the Japanese camps on the Burma-Siam railway
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The Bridge: A Journey Between Orient & Occident is Geert Mak’s tale of Istanbul’s past & present as represented by the Galata Bridge, which has spanned the Golden Horn since the sixth century & is a constant reminder of Turkey as a link between Europe & Asia. Mak interweaves personal tales about the people he meets on his current day journey with vignettes of the larger picture of both Istanbul’s & Turkey’s history. ...

Things have never been easy for Oscar. A ghetto nerd living with his Dominican family in New Jersey, he`s sweet but disastrously overweight. He dreams of becoming the next J.R.R. Tolkien & he keeps falling hopelessly in love. Poor Oscar may never get what he wants, thanks to the Fuku
- the curse that has haunted his family for generations. With dazzling energy & insight Diaz immerses us in the tumultuous lives of Oscar; his runaway sister Lola; their beautiful mother Belicia; & in the family`s uproarious journey from the Dominican Republic to the US & back. Rendered with uncommon warmth & humour, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao is a literary triumph, that confirms Junot Diaz as one of the most exciting writers of our time.
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