Memory Box, Margaret ForsterA young woman leaves a sealed memory box for her baby daughter before she dies. Years later, as a young woman herself, Catherine finds her mother's box full of unexplained, even weird objects. Finding out what the objects represent is her only chance to find out about the mother she never knew

and the deep historical roots of its modern-day behavior

Quentin sets out on a crooked path through a magical demimonde of gray magic and desperate characters

something is lacking in her life

was first published in 1954

Through a mixture of anthropological analysis and her own unorthodox experiments (using herself as a reluctant guinea-pig)

Here he overhears snippets of chat and occasional monologues

Robert Hughes takes us on a tour of Italy

this book examines how humans see and treat other animals and argues that we should extend equal consideration and respect to all beings

as well as a vast array of innovative furniture and object design

Santiago and Ambrosia

in search of a dream

it is already doing so