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This History of mankind's battles against infectious diseases looks at how epidemics shaped empires and economies and how medical revolutions freed us from these cycles until new threats arose caused...

Charles Duhigg takes us to the edge of scientific discoveries that explain why habits exist and how they can be changed.

In his international bestseller The Power of Habit, Pulitzer Prize-winner Charles Duhigg explained why we do what we do.

Widely regarded as one of the Classics of comic writing in English.

'Oliver Twist has asked for more! 'Fleeing the workhouse, Oliver finds himself taken under the wing of the Artful Dodger and caught up with a group of pickpockets in London....

Presenting a tale of imprisonment, both literal and metaphorical, this novel highlights its concern with personal responsibility in private and public life.

Dickens delivers some of his best work in this extraordinary novel centered around growth and personal development. The story follows a young orphan named Pip who desires to become a...

Provides an account of the 'No Popery' riots that were instigated by Lord George Gordon in 1780, and terrorised London for days.

A Christmas Carol is the most famous, heart-warming and chilling festive story of them all. In these pages we meet Ebenezer Scrooge, whose name is synonymous with greed and parsimony:...

'I am the Ghost of Christmas Present,' said the Spirit. 'Look upon me! 'A celebration of Christmas, a tale of redemption and a critique on Victorian society, Dickens' atmospheric novella...