A memoir of Martin Amis, which talks about his life and presents an intimate look at the process of writing. Exploring his relationship with his father, the great comic novelist, Kingsley Amis, it records the changing literary scene in Britain and the United States, along with anecdotes and pen portraits.

Presents an account of the author's journeys through Iran, Pakistan, Malaysia and Indonesia; 'the believers' are the Muslims he met on those journeys, young men and women battling to regain the original purity of their faith in the hope of restoring order to a chaotic world.

When her poised and sophisticated yuppie assistant at the Cairo bureau of the Wall Street Journal suddenly 'adopted the uniform of a Muslim fundamentalist', the author sets out to discover the truth about women and Islam. Talking about the different lives women lead under Islam, here, she gives a diverse portrait of a little known world.

A penetrating look at the way in which experts, policy-makers and the media have dealt with the crisis in Iran and the Middle East. With examples, Said demonstrates that the government-business establishment has produced a portrait of Islam and Muslims based on ignorance, inaccuracy and prejudice.

The disturbing truth about the war on terror and a withering critique of the Bush Administration's neglect of the threat, by the man who served for eleven years as the White House Counter-terrorism Czar.

A collection of short stories, including Heavy Water ; Straight Fiction ; Career Moves ; The Janitor on Mars ; Let Me Count the Times ; and others.