Category Archives: Accessories
Voices of the Windrush Generation: The real story told by the people themselves
`Evocative, authentic and brilliantly told – a wonderful read.` David LammyForeword by West Indies Cricketer Sir Clive LloydVoices of the Windrush Generation is a powerful collection of stories from the men, women and children of the Windrush generation – West Indians who emigrated to Britain between 1948 and 1971 in response to labour shortages, and
Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards Vol. 3
It`s time to dust off your camera, pick up your binoculars and head back to the great outdoors as the much-loved `Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards` return once again with the best, as well as never-before-seen, photographs of wildlife; a waving polar bear; a squirrel photographer and even a pair of gracefully ice-skating penguins. This is
“Kill The Black One First”: A memoir of hope and justice
`Absorbing… revealing and affecting. There are pleasures here, and lessons to be learnt, whatever colour you are` – The Sunday Times`Michael Fuller is an extraordinary man with a remarkable and interesting story` – Helen MirrenA story about race, identity, belonging and displacement, โ€Kill the Black One Firstโ€ is the memoir from Michael Fuller – Britain`s
The Art of Disruption: A Manifesto For Real Change
SHORTLISTED FOR BEST NON-FICTION BOOK BY A PARLIAMENTARIAN AT THE PARLIAMENTARY BOOK AWARDS 2021`Read this book!` Caroline Lucas`My money`s on Magid.` Thandie Newtonโ€Thou shalt not ignore this book. Magid is magic!โ€ – Jarvis Cocker `A man so inspiring you will have no choice but to cast your hopeless lethargy asunder` – Rufus Hound A guide
The Girl Who Thought Her Mother Was a Mermaid
Even though she`s terrified of the sea, a girl who believes her mum might have been a mermaid runs away to the ocean to solve the mystery of who she really is. Stella is the odd one out. She sleepwalks, is terrified of water, yet obsessed by the ocean. Her mum who died when Stella
Traitor King: The Scandalous Exile of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
`Briskly written and compulsively readable…Does Andrew Lownie persuade me that it is worth telling the story again, and that he has made out the case for his unforgiving title? The answer is an unambiguous yes.` – A.N. Wilson, TLS`Meticulously researched` – Spectator`Entertaining… convincing… timely. Urgent reading for royals` – Evening Standard11 December 1936. The King
The Hedgehog Handbook
Hedgehogs, with their quiet determination and bristling, bumbling ways, are seen by many of one of life`s most enduring symbols of the countryside and town gardens. This shy, snuffling, enigmatic animal has captured the imagination of children and adults for centuries – from Beatrix Potter`s Mrs Tiggywinkle to Sonic the Hedgehog. Full to the brim
The Unfair Advantage: How You Already Have What It Takes to Succeed
This ground-breaking book exposes the myths behind startup success, illuminates the real forces at work and shows how they can be harnessed in your favour.The world isn`t a level playing field. Meritocracy is a myth. And if you look at those at the top, you realise that behind every success story is an Unfair Advantage.
A Worthwhile Medicine: How the world`s first cannabis-based medication was approved
In 2021, GW Pharmaceuticals plc was sold for $7.2 billion (GBP5.2 billion), but Dr Geoffrey Guy started it with just a licence from the UK Home Office and his personal cheque book. A Worthwhile Medicine tells the story of how and why he persuaded reluctant health regulators, sceptical investors and a conservative medical establishment that
Pocket World In Figures 2022
The 2022 edition of this annual bestseller has been completely revised and updated, with new features including the origins and destinations of migrants, the prevalence of paramilitary forces, levels of slum populations and a range of indicators tracking the effects of covid-19, among many others.It provides rankings on more than 200 topics covering 188 countries,
The Handshake: A Gripping History
โ€A fabulously sparky, wide-ranging and horizon-broadening little study … joyously unboringโ€ Sunday TimesFriends do it, strangers do it and so do chimpanzees – and it`s not just deeply embedded in our history and culture, it may even be written in our DNA. The humble handshake, it turns out, has a rich and surprising history.So let`s
The Nation of Plants: The International Bestseller
As plants see it, humans are not the masters of the Earth but only one of its most unpleasant and irksome residents. They have been on the planet for only about 300,000 years ago (nothing compared to the three billon years of plant evolution), yet have changed the conditions of the planet so drastically as
Angrynomics
Why are measures of stress and anxiety on the rise, when economists and politicians tell us we have never had it so good? While statistics tell us that the vast majority of people are getting steadily richer the world most of us experience day-in and day-out feels increasingly uncertain, unfair, and ever more expensive. In
What Would de Beauvoir Do
Have you ever wondered what Andrea Dworkin would have to say about your Brazilian wax? Or what Mary Wollstonecraft would think about the `fairy-tale` weddings you`re constantly being invited to? Ever thought about what advice Naomi Wolf would give you on your Tinder profile?Using 40 everyday questions and problems as springboards for exploring the theories
Women Don`t Owe You Pretty: The debut book from Florence Given
`THE BEAUTY MYTH` FOR THE INSTAGRAM GENERATIONWomen Don`t Owe You Pretty is the ultimate book for anyone who wants to challenge the out-dated narratives supplied to us by the patriarchy.Through Florence`s story you will learn how to protect your energy, discover that you are the love of your own life, and realise that today is
It`s Always Summer Somewhere: A Matter of Life and Cricket
*****THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERโ€Felix White`s beautifully, elegantly and passionately written book reminds me why I love cricket so much. And reading, come to that.โ€ – Stephen Fryโ€The love of cricket is both communal and individual. Felix has a wonderful knack of evoking both in a book full of life, joy and resilience.โ€ – Gideon Haighโ€Whether
Death and Croissants
`A very funny page-turner. Fantastique!` Adam Kay, Comedian and author of This is Going to Hurt`A writer of immense wit and charm.` Paul Sinha, ITV`s The Chase THE FIRST NOVEL IN THE ENTHRALLING FOLLET VALLEY SERIES, BY TV/RADIO REGULAR IAN MOORERichard is a middle-aged Englishman who runs a B&B in the fictional Val de Follet
No Country
What would you do if your home wasn`t safe any more?Bea and her family are trying to live as if everything is normal. She and her sister Hannah look out for one another, at home and in school. But their country is starting to fall apart. A civil war is raging, and it`s getting closer.
