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The Rise of the Outsiders: How Mainstream Politics Lost its Way
Intelligent, nuanced and wide-ranging, this is the essential handbook for understanding the chaotic political times in which we live.In recent years, voters have deserted the political centre like never before. Whether it`s Trump, Brexit, Le Pen, or Corbyn, outsiders and populists are flourishing on the far left and far right. Celebrated political commentator Steve Richards
The Earth is Weeping: The Epic Story of the Indian Wars for the American West
Sunday Times` Best History Books of 2017Winner of the Gilder Lehrman Prize for Military HistoryWinner of the 2017 Caroline Bancroft History PrizeShortlisted for the Military History Magazine Book of the Year AwardNOMINATED FOR THE 2017 PEN HESSELL-TILTMAN`Extraordinary… Cozzens has stripped the myth from these stories, but he is such a superb writer that what remains
House of Stone
Winner of the 2019 Edward Stanford Travel Writing Award for Fiction, with a Sense of Place`Extraordinary` GuardianBukhosi has gone missing. His father, Abed, and his mother, Agnes, cling to the hope that he has run away, rather than been murdered by government thugs. Only the lodger seems to have any idea. Zamani has lived in
Equal Power: And How You Can Make It Happen
Why is gender inequality so stubbornly persistent? Power. Even today, power remains concentrated in the hands of men right across the worlds of business, politics and culture. Decisions taken by those with power tend to perpetuate gender inequality rather than accelerate solutions. And those who see the problem often feel powerless: ingrained sexism and gender
Blowfish`s Oceanopedia: 291 Extraordinary Things You Didn`t Know About the Sea
A New Scientist Gift Pick 2017From luminous squid to invisible plankton, from sandy shorelines to the bone-crushing pressure of the deep, marine conservationist Tom โ€The Blowfishโ€ Hird takes us on an incredible journey revealing what lurks beneath the waves. A treasure chest of fascinating facts, full-colour photos and vintage line drawings, Blowfish`s Oceanopedia is a
The Collapse of Globalism
Globalization is dead. Nation states are resurgent, international trade has enriched the few rather than the promised many, and democratic values are on the retreat. The shining-eyed optimism of more open, more equal societies has given way to demagoguery and nationalism. As the problems of immigration, extremism and the economy cause the world`s nations to
Two Women in Rome
A beautifully atmospheric new tale from the prize-winning, bestselling novelist Elizabeth Buchan.In the Eternal City, no secret stays hidden forever…Lottie Archer arrives in Rome excited to begin her new job as an archivist. When she discovers a valuable fifteenth-century painting, she is drawn to find out more about the woman who left it behind, Nina
The Borgias: Power and Fortune
* * A Daily Mail Book of the Week * *The sensational story of the rise and fall of one of the most notorious families in history. `A wickedly entertaining read` The Times The Borgias have become a byword for evil. Corruption, incest, ruthlessness, avarice and vicious cruelty – all have been associated with their
The Natural Health Service: How Nature Can Mend Your Mind
`Brilliant` — Matt HaigIn 2016, Isabel Hardman`s mind, in her own words, `stopped working` as she fell prey to severe depression and anxiety. She took time off on long-term sick leave and despite several relapses has returned to work with a much improved ability to cope. She has since become one of the UK`s most
Scoff: A History of Food and Class in Britain
A Book of the Year in the Daily Mail, Independent, The Times & Sunday Times Finalist for the Guild of Food Writers Food Book Award 2021`Sharp, rich and superbly readable… Fascinating` Sunday Times`Utterly delicious` Observer`Superb` `Book of the Week`, The Times`Terrific` `Book of the Week`, Guardian`I loved it.` Monty Don`A brilliant romp of a book.`
The Mystery of Charles Dickens
A Book of the Year in The Times & Sunday Times, Daily Mail, Spectator, Irish Times and TLS. `Superb` Daily Mail, `Book of the Week`Brilliant` The Times, `Book of the Week`[A] vivid, detailed account` Guardian, `Book of the Week`Hugely enjoyable` Daily Telegraph`Fascinating` SpectatorCharles Dickens was a superb public performer, a great orator and one of
The Butchers: Winner of the 2021 RSL Ondaatje Prize
***WINNER of the 2021 RSL Ondaatje Prize***`I binged it like a Netflix show… It`s stunning` Luke Kennard, author of The Transition A photograph is hung on a gallery wall for the very first time since it was taken two decades before. It shows a slaughter house in rural Ireland, a painting of the Virgin Mary
The Perils of Perception: Why We`re Wrong About Nearly Everything
`Mandatory reading` Steven PinkerDo you eat too much sugar? What proportion of your country are immigrants? What does it cost to raise a child? How much tax do the rich pay? Are we more ignorant than we used to be?Take a minute to answer these questions. No matter how educated you are, this book suggests
Why the Germans Do it Better: Notes from a Grown-Up Country
***THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER***BOOK OF THE YEAR IN GUARDIAN, ECONOMIST & NEW STATESMAN`Excellent and provocative… a passionate, timely book.` Sunday Times`A fine new book… thoughtful, deeply reported and impeccably even-handed.` The TimesEmerging from a collection of city states 150 years ago, no other country has had as turbulent a history as Germany or enjoyed so
Five at the Office Christmas Party
Enid Blyton`s books are beloved the world over and The Famous Five have been the perennial favourite of her fans. Now, in this new series of Enid Blyton for Grown-Ups, George, Dick, Anne, Julian and Timmy are given the task of organizing the Christmas party for cousin Rupert`s failing company.Join the Five as they set
Sedated: How Modern Capitalism Created our Mental Health Crisis
In Britain alone, more than 20% of the adult population take a psychiatric drug in any one year. This is an increase of over 500% since 1980 and the numbers continue to grow. Yet, despite this prescription epidemic, levels of mental illness of all types have actually increased in number and severity. Using a wealth
Secrets We Kept Independent Exclusive
1956. A celebrated Russian author is writing a book, Doctor Zhivago, which could spark dissent in the Soviet Union. The Soviets, afraid of its subversive power, ban it. But in the rest of the world it`s fast becoming a sensation. The CIA plans to use the book to tip the Cold War in its favour.
Britain`s Best Political Cartoons 2020
A cartoon companion to an unprecedented year in politics. 2020 will forever be remembered as the year of coronavirus: twelve months in which we collectively forgot about Brexit, to turn our attention to the NHS, furloughs and social distancing. All of us, that is, apart from Britain`s political cartoonists. Here, our finest satirists turn their
Mapping People
Find your way around our world and take a journey through mapping you wouldn`t expect with this interesting look at maps and mapping. Not just for directions maps are used to track and study weather people money and more. In this fascinating series human and physical geography combines with technology and science to look at
Mapping Oceans
Find your way around our world and take a journey through mapping you wouldn`t expect with this interesting look at maps and mapping. Not just for directions maps are used to track and study weather people money and more. In this fascinating series human and physical geography combines with technology and science to look at
