Category Archives: Accessories
Storyland: A New Mythology of Britain
Soaked in mist and old magic, Storyland is a new illustrated mythology of Britain, set in its wildest landscapes.It begins between the Creation and Noah`s Flood, follows the footsteps of the earliest generation of giants from an age when the children of Cain and the progeny of fallen angels walked the earth, to the founding
Mud Sweeter than Honey: Voices of Communist Albania
โ€[An] incredibly moving collection of oral histories . . . important enough to be added to the history curriculumโ€ Telegraphโ€A moving evocation of the `everyday terror` systematically perpetrated over 41 years of Albanian communism . . . An illuminating if harrowing insight into life in a totalitarian state.โ€ Clarissa de Waal, author of ALBANIA: PORTRAIT
Five Go Absolutely Nowhere
`Ah! This is the dream!` says Julian one morning. `With good old British common sense and community spirit like this, there`s no reason that we couldn`t exist on the island like this for the rest of our days!`What could possibly go wrong . . .?Anne has gathered Julian, Dick, George and, of course, Timmy, together
Bill Bailey`s Remarkable Guide to Happiness
WHAT MAKES US HAPPY? BILL BAILEY PLAYS CRAZY GOLF AND HUGS TREES TO FIND OUT. Is there a knack to being happy? From paddle-boarding down the Thames in a Santa hat, to wild swimming in a glacial river and cooking sausages on a campfire, Bill revels in the exhilaration of the outdoors, as well as
A Portrait of the Tree: A celebration of favourite trees from around Britain
A stunning collection of portraits of favourite trees from around Britain by photographer Adrian Houston.—`This is a wonderful book: beautiful and important` – Joanna Lumley`A must-read for all conservationists, environmentalists and nature lovers` – Sir Richard Branson`Adrian`s stunning photographs capture the majesty of these iconic trees.` – Geraint Richards, Chair of Action Oak—A Portrait of
WFH (Working From Home): How to build a career you love when you`re not in the office
`Harriet Minter offers a one-stop resource for those working from home or those who want to work from home but are still sceptical.` – The Financial Times` . . . a must-read for post-Covid times.` – People Management MagazineThe no bullsh*t guide to getting your work and life on track in the new flexible workplace.Virtually
Seven Days in June: the sexiest love story of the summer and Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick
A REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER`A sexy, modern love story to start the summer off right` REESE WITHERSPOON`A smart, sexy testament to Black joy … I absolutely loved it` JODI PICOULTSeven days to fall in love, fifteen years to forget, and seven days to get it all back again…Eva
Slough House
*THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*`A gripping thriller` Ian Rankin`Genuinely thrilling` Daily Telegraph`Herron`s best novel yet` Sunday Express`Pure joy` The Observer`Brilliant` Literary Review*Intelligence has a new home*Slough House – the crumbling office building to which failed spies, the `slow horses`, are banished – has been wiped from secret service records.Reeling from recent losses in their ranks,
The Cruellest Month: (A Chief Inspector Gamache Mystery Book 3)
`No one does atmospheric like Louise Penny` ELLY GRIFFITHSThere is more to solving a crime than following the clues.Welcome to Chief Inspector Gamache`s world of facts and feelings.It`s Easter, and on a glorious Spring day in peaceful Three Pines, someone waits for night to fall. They plan to raise the dead . . .When Chief
Three: an intricate thriller of deception and hidden identities
A dark psychological thriller with a killer twist, that has topped the bestseller charts in its native IsraelWinner of the Prix Mystere de la Critique 2021*TRANSLATED BY MAN BOOKER WINNER JESSICA COHEN*Three tells the stories of three women: Orna, a divorced single-mother looking for a new relationship; Emilia, a Latvian immigrant on a spiritual search;
The Wrong Goodbye
A classic slice of Japanese hard-boiled noir paying homage to the master of the genre: Raymond ChandlerThe Wrong Goodbye pits homicide detective Eiji Futamura against a shady Chinese business empire and U.S. military intelligence in the docklands of recession Japan. After the frozen corpse of immigrant barman Tran Binh Long washes up in midsummer near
The Standardization of Demoralization Procedures: a world of spycraft, betrayals and surprising fates
`The best novel I`ve encountered this year, brilliant and funny and profound, producing some of the most complex, fascinating characters I`ve ever known. As far as I`m concerned, the novel is an instant classic` Jaroslav Kalfar, author of Spaceman of Bohemia`This is art of the highest order, a masterpiece of restraint, insight and style` Matthew
Sunlight Hours: Three women united by the secrets of a river . . .
Thirty-something Parisian artist Billie is working towards her next exhibition when she receives the news that her mother, with whom she has had no contact for years, has drowned in the river near her nursing home. In an attempt to understand the circumstances of her death, she returns to V, the village where she grew
We Have Always Been Here
Triumphant and uplifting – a queer Muslim memoir about forgiveness and freedom.`Revolutionary` Mona Eltahawy * `Exquisite, powerful and urgent` Stacey May Fowles * `I fell in love with this book` Shani MootooA memoir of hope, faith and love, Samra Habib`s story starts with growing up as part of a threatened minority sect in Pakistan, and
In Defence of Open Society: The Legendary Philanthropist Tackles the Dangers We Must Face for the Survival of Civilisation
George Soros is among the world`s most prominent public figures. He is one of the history`s most successful investors and his philanthropy, led by the Open Society Foundations, has donated over $14 billion to promote democracy and human rights in more than 120 countries. But in recent years, Soros has become the focus of sustained
Me and White Supremacy: How to Recognise Your Privilege, Combat Racism and Change the World
`An indispensable resource for white people who want to challenge white supremacy but don`t know where to begin` Robin DiAngelo, author of New York Times bestseller WHITE FRAGILITY`It should be mandatory reading … Buy the book, do the work and then push more copies into the hands of everyone you know` Emma Gannon`Confrontational and much-needed`
The Reset: Ideas to Change How We Work and Live
Some people seek purpose in work. Others see work as a tool to live with purpose outside of work. Where do you sit on this scale?`An exciting, refreshing, curious read which addresses not just the future of work but how to fundamentally rethink the way we live` -EMMA GANNON, author of The Sunday Times bestseller
Songs for the Flames
โ€Like Bolano, Vasquez is a master stylist and a virtuoso of patient pacing and intricate structureโ€ LEV GROSSMAN, Time Magazineโ€Juan Gabriel Vasquez . . . has succeeded Garcia Marquez as the literary grandmaster of Colombiaโ€ ARIEL DORFMAN, New York Review of BooksA morally complex, searing set of stories by the award-winning author of The Sound
