Category Archives: Accessories
The Temptation to Be Happy
`Sad, funny, wise and unblinkingly honest, this is truly wonderful.` Daily MailCesare is a seventy-seven-year-old widower and cynical troublemaker. He has lived his whole life by his own rules and has no intention of changing now. Aside from an intermittent fling with a nurse called Rossana, he spends his days avoiding the old cat lady
A Good Night for Shooting Zombies: with glow-in-the-dark cover
Sometimes the end is just the beginning of a new adventure. Martin`s life changes the day his dad is killed in a car accident. No one talks about it. His mum refuses to leave the house. His sister is only interested in her boyfriend. And Martin? He spends his afternoons alone with the family chickens
Damnation
Dead clients are bad for business, something that Tom Winter, head of security at a private Swiss bank, knows only too well. When a helicopter explosion kills a valuable client and a close colleague, Winter teams up with the mysterious Egyptian businesswoman Fatima Hakim to expose the truth behind their deaths.Together they follow the money
The Fight for Beauty: Our Path to a Better Future
We live in a world where the drive for economic growth is crowding out everything that can`t be given a monetary value. We`re stuck on a treadmill where only the material things in life gain traction and it`s getting harder to find space for the things that really matter but money can`t buy, including our
Votes For Women!: The Pioneers and Heroines of Female Suffrage (from the pages of A History of Britain in 21 Women)
Mary Wollstonecraft, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, Millicent Fawcett, Emmeline Pankhurst, Constance Markievicz, Nancy AstorThey terrorised the establishment.They fought for the vote.They pushed back boundaries and revolutionised our world.For the hundredth anniversary of the historic moment the franchise was finally extended to women, here is a selection of suffragette and suffragist activists and pioneering MPs from the
Weird Maths: At the Edge of Infinity and Beyond
Is anything truly random? Does infinity actually exist? Could we ever see into other dimensions?In this delightful journey of discovery, David Darling and extraordinary child prodigy Agnijo Banerjee draw connections between the cutting edge of modern maths and life as we understand it, delving into the strange – would we like alien music? – and
Aisha al-Ba`uniyya: A Life in Praise of Love
Aisha al-Ba`uniyya (c.1456-1517) was one of the greatest women mystics in Islamic history. A Sufi master and an Arab poet, her religious writings were extensive by any standard and extraordinary for her time. In medieval Islam a number of women were respected scholars and teachers, but they rarely composed works of their own. Aisha al-Ba`uniyya,
Populism: A Beginner`s Guide
It is widely regarded as one of the greatest threats of our time. Since Brexit and Trump there have been countless news items detailing the populist explosion and how it jeopardises our democracies. But the full story is more complicated than that. To understand the political divisions and crises of today, we must get to
In/Half
Winner of the EU Prize for LiteratureTwenty-five years into the future, a glitch in the global communications network is ripping a previously united world apart at the seams. The millennials find themselves hardest hit, trapped in a crumbling world they did not want – among them childhood friends Evan, an addict theatre director; Kras, a
The Peculiar Life of a Lonely Postman
Secretly steaming open envelopes and reading the letters inside, Bilodo has found an escape from his lonely and routine life as a postman. When one day he comes across a mysterious letter containing a single haiku, he finds himself avidly caught up in the relationship between a long-distance couple who write to each other using
War and Peacekeeping: Personal Reflections on Conflict and Lasting Peace
There are no winners in war, only losers. We have so far avoided a third world war, but across the globe regional conflicts flare up in a seemingly unstoppable cycle. Who can stand between the armed camps? Over six decades, Martin Bell has stood in eighteen war zones – as a soldier, a reporter and
Who Really Runs Britain?: The Private Companies Taking Control of Benefits, Prisons, Asylum, Deportation, Security, Social Care and the NHS
`Outsourcing` — when will the horror stories stop coming? Every year the government gives private companies like G4S, Serco, Capita and ATOS GBP80 billion of taxpayers` money to handle some of our most sensitive and important services – but where is their transparency? Immigration is perhaps the most challenging and divisive issue of our time
Do Humankind`s Best Days Lie Ahead?
Four of the world`s most renowned thinkers take on one of the biggest debates of the modern era. โ€It`s just a brute fact that we don`t throw virgins into volcanoes any more. We don`t execute people for shoplifting a cabbage. And we used to.โ€ – Steven Pinker โ€The idea that because things have gotten better
Private Citizens
Capturing the anxious, self-aware mood of young college grads in the noughties, Private Citizens embraces the contradictions of our new century. The novel`s four whip-smart narrators – idealistic Cory, Internet-lurking Will, awkward Henrik, and vicious Linda – are torn between fixing the world and cannibalizing it. In boisterous prose that ricochets between humour and pain,
Power to the Princess
What if princesses didn`t always marry Prince Charming and live happily every after? This stunning anthology features 15 favourite fairytales retold for the #metoo generation. From Sleeping Beauty who becomes a world-famous sleep disorder specialist to Cinderella who goes on to become Prime Minister to Little Red Riding Hood, the environmentalist and Princess of the
Frida Kahlo: My First Frida Kahlo
Now in board book! Introduce your littlest one to Frida Kahlo, the world-famous Mexican painter. Told in simpler sentences, this young reader edition of the best-selling series is perfect to read out loud to little dreamers. This empowering series celebrates the important life stories of wonderful women of the world – and is now in
Amelia Earhart: My First Amelia Earhart
Now in board book! Introduce your littlest one to Amelia Earhart, the fearless female flier. Told in simpler sentences, this young reader edition of the best-selling series is perfect to read out loud to little dreamers. This empowering series celebrates the important life stories of wonderful women of the world – and is now in
Dictionary of Dinosaurs: an illustrated A to Z of every dinosaur ever discovered
Find out about every dinosaur that`s ever been discovered in this brilliant dictionary full of dinosaurs! From the Aardonyx to the Zuniceratops, discover when they lived, where they lived, what they ate and much more! Jam-packed full of fascinating facts from top dino experts and epic illustrations of all the world`s best loved dinosaurs including
Wee Gallery Friendly Faces: Farm UK
Open out the soft pages of this beautiful, sensory-rich cloth book to meet Pig and his five farm friends – Chicken, Cow, Goose, Sheep, and Horse. Presented in a sweet gift box, the pages are made with extra padding for an ultra-soft feel, making them ideal for the pram or play mat – and they`re
What on Earth: Birds
Birds are everywhere but what do they do and why are they important to our planet? Explore how they help pollinate plants and disperse seeds or recycle nutrients when they scavenge and poke around! Discover all you need to know about our feathered friends and their place in our world through experiments, investigations and hands-on
