TITLES

THE INNOCENCE OF PONTIUS PILATE

-How have Christianity and Empire been shaped by perceptions of Pilate’s role in the Crucifixion?
-Argues that traditional notions of Pilate's innocence led to the concept of secularity and the logic of tolerance in early modern Europe.
-Shows how understanding that Jesus died 'under Pontius Pilate' has ramifications that go far beyond religious history.

THE FORGOTTEN CITY

A critical approach to the role of 'smart' in future cities and the relationship with city development. Considering how technology can support active citizenship, Allmendinger challenges the commercial drivers of big tech and warns that these, not developments for 'social good', may dominate.

THE LAST YEARS OF MAGIC

London, 1871. Stuck working in the family tavern, young Aurelius feels condemned to languish, living an existence as gray as his father's. However, one morning his destiny will be revealed: Houdini, the great magician, announces in colorful posters his arrival in London... From that moment, Aurelius becomes obsessed with meeting him and becoming his apprentice. Thanks to his inventiveness, he manages to sneak into the magician's dressing room, where he discovers his greatest secret.

YOU'VE GOT SOMETHING COMING

The adventures of an aging down-on-his-luck boxer and his deaf, motherless daughter

TRAINSPOTTER

An account of the discovery of the tracks which were meant to link different corners of Iran according to the international developments and political tendencies in different eras.

JUANELO'S CIRCLE

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THE REDEMPTION OF ELSDON BIRD

Elsdon Bird is the affectionate, imaginative son of bible thumping Christian parents whose sanctimoniousness allows no joy. Neglected and brutalized and without friends, Elsdon is driven more and more into himself. However Elsdon is very resilient, and despite disaster, he wins through in the end.

MOTHS

It rains on Naples while the last ferry headed to Ischia leaves the harbour. Enzù and Tonino have turned up there for a meeting that will change their lives forever. While that moment slowly approaches in the calm of the night, Enzù and Tonino wait talk about all and nothing. dismantle and reassemble their world into small fragments of life. They wait and dream of Paris, which, like the moon for moths, is a bright spot that guides their movements, which pushes them to move forward

THE CONSCRIPT

Eloquent and thought-provoking, this classic novel by the Eritrean novelist Gebreyesus Hailu, written in Tigrinya in 1927 and published in 1950, is one of the earliest novels written in an African language.

SEX, A LOVE STORY

This is a pre-feminist novel in that while feminism has not yet become a movement in the years most of this story occurs, many of the issues that feminism is concerned with are depicted in rudimentary form in this book.

THE AMERICAN

A novel that deals with the burning issue of return emigration

THE IDEA OF TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION

This timely book explores technological innovation as a concept, dissecting its emergence, development and use.
Benoît Godin offers an exciting new historiography of the subject, arguing that the study of innovation originates not from scholars but from practitioners of innovation.

THE TEAROOM ON THE BAY

The Tearoom on the Bay follows Ellie, who is returning home to Sanderson Bay to start a new life running an artisan tearoom. Just as her life is getting back to normal, she meets Ben, and discovers a kind man underneath his brooding exterior.

PAIN

A killer intoxicated by pain. Should Alex Madison stop her—or save her?

THE CROWN AGENT

Disillusioned young doctor, Mungo Lyon, is recruited by the Crown to investigate a mysterious murder and shipwreck off the coast of Scotland. Doctor Lyon, his reputation tarnished by the Burke & Hare scandal, and forbidden to practise as a surgeon, is the wrong man.
That’s exactly why the Crown chose him.

THE STRANGER

From the corridors of Westminster to the refugee camps of Jordan, the back streets of East London to the badlands of Iraq, The Stranger is a nerve-shredding journey of suspense as Jude Lyon pieces together the shape of an implacable horror coming towards him - and a conspiracy of lies behind him.

MIRROR

She has a dangerous gift. They’ll stop at nothing to take it.

TRANCE

A twisted and sophisticated thriller that perfectly blends the nail-biting suspense and shocks of Silence of the Lambs and Shutter Island.

TRANSFORMATION OF POWERS

The "question of power" is the key to the New Testament, indeed to the whole Bible. In dealing with the biblical matter of "principalities and powers" – which many dismiss as mythological talk - Walter Wink shows a new approach to the core of the Christian message.

THE ECONOMICS OF FISHING

This book provides an introduction to the economics of the fishing industry and the role of fisheries in the world economy. It focuses primarily on capture fisheries, although the discussion brings in wider aquaculture for comparative analysis. Trade in fish products and how it has developed is highlighted, as well as the main rules governing the fish trade.