Books by Geoff Dyer

Could it be that our deepest desire is for it all to be over? A book about the end of days from the award-winning author of Out of Sheer Rage and Yoga for People Who Can't Be Bothered to Do It

A full-colour illuminated history of how photographs frame and change the world, from the award-winning author of The Ongoing Moment

Republished to mark the centenary of the battle of the Somme Geoff Dyer's classic book is 'the great Great War book of our time' (Observer)

'Among the most original and talented writers of his generation' Independent on Sunday

'If Raymond Chandler and Italo Calvino had collaborated on a road movie script the result might have been somewhat similar' Sunday Telegraph

By sea and on the airwaves, by dollar and yuan, a contest has begun that will shape the next century. China's rise has now entered a critical new phase, as it seeks to translate its considerable economic heft into a larger role on the world stage, challenging American supremacy. Yet he also shows why China may struggle to unseat the West - its ambitious designs are provoking anxiety, especially in Asia, while America's global alliances have deep roots. If Washington can adjust to a world in which it is not the sole dominant power, it may be able to retain its ability to set the global agenda.

'Not since Colin MacInnes's City of Spades and Absolute Beginners thirty years ago has a novel stuck a flick-knife so accurately into the young and marginal city' The Times

'A copy ... ought to be on everybody's Desert Island' Independent

In the spirit of Yoga For People Who Can't Be Bothered To Do It, his bestselling book about travel, Geoff Dyer is back on the road.

'One of the most graceful ruminations on photography ever . . . Dyer's tour de force is as inspirational as it is accessible.' Sunday Telegraph

'The funniest book I have ever read' Steve Martin

From a writer whose books succeed in either subverting or creating genres comes a unique look at an inaccessible world