Impossible to describe in a few words, JRR Tolkiens great work of imaginative fiction has been labelled both a heroic romance and a classic fantasy fiction. By turns comic and homely, epic and diabolic, the narrative moves through countless changes of scene and character in an imaginary world which is totally convincing in its detail. Tolkien created a vast new…

A one-stop shop for everything that you need to know about storytelling in business.How often have you had to deliver a pitch, convey a message or empower an audience with only one chance to get it right? Perhaps a job interview, an important sales presentation, or the announcement of major changes within your organization? Have you ever had a powerful…

Drawn from more than two decades of pathbreaking writing, the iconic and bestselling David Graeber’s most important essays and interviews.”The ultimate hidden truth of the world is that it is something that we make, and could just as easily make differently,” wrote David Graeber. A renowned anthropologist, activist, and author of such classic books as Debt and the breakout New…

Is it really possible to invent a machine that does the jobof a writer? What is it about the landlady’s house that makes it so hard forher guests to leave? Does Sir Basil Turton value most his wife or one of hispriceless sculptures? These compelling tales are a perfect introduction to theadult writing of a storytelling genius. About the Author…

Ryder, a renowned pianist, arrives in a Central European city he cannot identify for a concert he cannot remember agreeing to give. But then as he traverses a landscape by turns eerie and comicaland always strangely malleable, as a dream might behe comes steadily to realise he is facing the most crucial performance of his life. Ishiguro’s extraordinary and original…