A man and a woman, strangers to each other, residents of distant cities, have both called an adult party line. Finding each other's voice attractive, they soon switch to a private, "one-to-one" connection. Their seduction-through-conversation begins hesitantly and then becomes erotic.

A profound and meandering modern classic about the historical, political and philosophical paths traced by walkers, their routes and the act of walking

Brave, lucid, and beautifully written, this is a searing account of life in Palestine from an award-winning writer and journalist.

A spellbinding debut novel; three brothers come of age in a poverty stricken town in upstate New York

The Catholic Church is by far the largest Christian denomination and the largest organized body of any world religion. Well over a billion people - or over one-sixth of the world's population - belong to the Roman Catholic Church.

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One of the most fascinating and disturbing periods in German history, documented by one of the country's greatest writers

This is a practical book and a compelling and entertaining one, from a prize-winning food writer, full of unexpected revelations and facts about the food that we eat.