| Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare | | Stephen Greenblatt | | A young man without wealth, connections, or university education moves to London. In a remarkably short time he becomes the greatest playwright not just of his age but of all time. He recklessly mingles vulgar clowning and philosophical subtlety. How is such an achievement to be explained? |  | |
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| The Sum of Two Squares | | Cecil Johnson | A humorous look at life in a northern mining village, as seen through the eyes of a young man who was the first in two hundred years of his family's mining history to aspire to higher education. Once qualified, he came back because the ties with his 'Ain Folk' were far too strong to allow him even to contemplate doing otherwise.
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| Sandman | | Ian Kingsley | You won't want to put down this gripping psychological thriller in which conflict with a strange beachcomber called 'The Sandman' threatens to break-up a family. Jealousy, love, fear, hatred, and grief are combined with well-developed characters to give a tense reading experience. The dialogue is authentic, and, with the scene-painting narrative, you'll feel like you're on the beach witnessing the unfolding action.
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| H.R.H. | | Danielle Steel | The conflict between the old world and the new... responsibility and freedom... duty and love... Princess Christianna leaves university to travel to East Africa as a volunteer for the Red Cross. But as the pressures of her royal life beckon her home, her struggle for freedom takes an extraordinary turn. Christianna's life is changed for ever - in ways she could never have foreseen.
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