Miles: The Autobiography (Picador Books) by Quincy Troupe and Miles Davis

Miles (Review by Mike)
One of the most influential musicians of the twentieth century speaks candidly about his life and the times... Read more

On the Road by Jack Kerouac

This book will change your life! (Review by Tom)
It changed the path of literature forever by being very unpredictable, free flowing and liberating. Influencing as... Read more

Dangerous Liaisons by Pierre Ambroise Francois Choderlos de Laclos

Decadent bedhopping among the French nobility (Review by Andy)
Sometimes there is nothing better than a good wallow in bitterness, devious machinations and plain old nastiness... Read more

The Guide: A Novel by R.K. Narayan

A comedy of self-deception (Review by Shiraz)
Narayan was a rare gem in the literary world. All of his books are a must read but this one is especially nice for... Read more

A.D. 500: A Journey Through the Dark Isles of Britain and Ireland by Simon Young

Rural melodrama, Dark Age style (Review by Andy)
Bestiality. Mad monks. Human sacrifice. Britian was far more interesting, albeit a tad intolerant and gruesome... Read more

Fiesta: The Sun Also Rises (Arrow Classic S.) by Ernest Hemingway

Classic Hemingway (Review by Tom)
This book is a hearfelt tale set in both Paris and Northern Spain. Its about friendship and romance both being... Read more

Darkness at Noon: (Vintage Classics) by Arthur Koestler

Claustrophobic totalitarian doom (Review by Mike)
Although the sci-fi elements of Orwell's 1984 were inspired by Yevgeny Zamyatns 'We', the claustrophobic totalitarian Read more

Getting Rid of Mister Kitchen by Charlie Higson

A dark, hilarious novel that is hard to put down (Review by Tom)
If you think you've had a bad day you have not experienced anything quite like the lead character in this book. Read more

When Life Nearly Died: The Greatest Mass Extinction of All Time by Michael J. Benton

Everybody dies in the end, almost (Review by Andy)
The clue is in the title: the greatest mass extinction the world has ever faced, wiping out 95% of everything... Read more

The Once and Future King by T. H. White

Wasted on kids (Review by Andy)
The greatest book you will never read, complete with nasty jacket and a raft of unhelpful Disney connotations... Read more

The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald

A deceptively simple story of love (Review by Andy)
Short yet not so sweet, its brilliance is in everything that is not written on the page yet is perfectly conveyed... Read more

Americanos: Latin American's Struggle for Independence (Pivotal Moments In World History) by John Charles Chasteen

Latin America's struggle for independence (Review by Ricky)
Written in so much depth you fill your part of the struggle. Each patriot, male and female, from higher class to... Read more

Omnibus by B.S. Johnson

THE London writer (Review by Mike)
Melancholic yet truly inventive and humourous, this book contains three of the best stories of London's unrecognised... Read more

If on a Winter's Night a Traveller: (Vintage Classics) by Italo Calvino

Not to be overlooked (Review by Andy)
Nearly everybody I have recommended this to has hated it, probably because its too clever for them. It is a... Read more