The first biography of this much loved author, bonne vivante, European, and John Sandoe customer, mentored by Aldous Huxley. Hastings' earlier biographical subjects include Somerset Maugham,... read more
Another wonderful illustrated volume of tangential history from Yale (see the book on guitars, below, in 'Music'). This is an exploration of how the rose has inspired fashion over hundreds o... read more
Women and goddesses of Greek mythology are held up to close scrutiny by the sharp-eyed Haynes, who looks at both their origins and at their subsequent recastings. Lively and intelligent, fr... read more
Few seasoned visitors to Sandoe's will have escaped without copies of 'The Transit of Venus', 'The Bay of Noon' or 'The Great Fire'. Hazzard is one of our favourites here, and publication of... read more
"If you want to pretend you're shrinking, that's all right," said Treehorn's mother, "as long as you don't do it at the table."' The 50th anniversary edition of this surreal and off-beat sto... read more
How we might mitigate the effects of an unrestrained market with strong civil government to create inclusive economic growth. Henderson is a professor at Harvard and a member of both the Bri... read more
An illustrated introduction to that uninhabited vastness and to the explorers and scientists who work there. Ages 7-9.
Please note this book has been delayed from October 2020 t... read more
This book was in our summer catalogue but we include it (exceptionally) in the present one too because it is outstanding. As in her 'Byzantium: The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire' (200... read more