Arachnomania : Spiders and the Cultural Work They Do for Us - Maria Tatar Genre:Cultural studies yachts and furs - the

yachts and furs - the splendid vulgarity of the Sixties

you couldn't ask for a better literary capsule wardrobe'THE TIMESAmor Towles fans are in for a treat as he shares some of his shorter fiction: six stories based in New York City and a novella set in Golden Age Hollywood

Will become a classic' NIGELLA LAWSON'The millennial answer to Mary Berry and Jamie Oliver' MAIL ON SUNDAYThis is a book for people who spend most of their time thinking about what to have for dinner

and they both went on their merry ways

as reports of civil war and the rising Communist revolution grow closer to home

Arachnomania : Spiders and the Cultural Work They Do for Us - Maria Tatar Genre:Cultural studies yachts and furs - theIn praise of spiders in all their inspirational glorySpiders are often found lurking in dusty corners, where we can observe them with interest or brush them away with disgust or make a run for it, as the agitated Miss Muffet does. They are just as prevalent in our cultural landscapes, starring in horror films, inspiring works by famous artists and writers, and featured in myths and folktales. In Arachnomania, Maria Tatar explores how these creatures