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Terra Incognita: 100 Maps to Survive the Next 100 Years
`A riveting account of humanitys most pressing challenges and innovative solutions, fusing mesmerizing maps and compelling analysis to help navigate our complex future` advance praise from Steven Pinker`Fascinating, beautiful, alarming and revelatory use of mapping and infographics` – Stephen Fry on EarthTime mapsFrom the global impact of the Coronavirus to exploring the vast spread of
What to Read Next: How to Make Books Part of Your Life
For a whole year on his train to work, Stig Abell read books from across genres and time periods. Then he wrote about them, and their impact on our culture and his own life.The result is a work of many things: a brisk guide to the canon of Western literature; an intimate engagement with writers
How to Eat Cock
The perfect book to get the most out of your cock. By her own admission, Cossie Hussey loves cock. With How to Eat Cock, join her on a culinary exploration and learn to know your way around cock just as well as she does. With recipes honed by a childhood spent on her family farm
Tour de Force
`I pulled off my glasses and wiped my eyes. โ€That was perhaps the last race of my career…โ€`Deep down, Mark Cavendish thought he was finished. After illness, setbacks and clinical depression, the once fastest man in the world had been written off by most. And at the age of 36, even he believed his explosive
The Auschwitz Photographer: Based on the true story of Wilhelm Brasse prisoner 3444
Based on the powerful true story of Auschwitz prisoner number 3444 Wilhelm Brasse, whose photographs helped to expose the atrocities of the Holocaust.`Horror in sharp focus… important, because the world must know.` John Lewis-Stempel, Daily Express When Germany invaded Wilhelm Brasse`s native Poland in 1939, he was asked to swear allegiance to Hitler and join
Books do Furnish a Life: An electrifying celebration of science writing
`Richard Dawkins is a thunderously gifted science writer.` Sunday Times`It may be a collection of shorter parts, but the book is in no sense Dawkins made simple. It amounts to a substantive whole which offers a unitary panoramic view across his entire intellectual life.` SpectatorIncluding conversations with Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Steven Pinker, Matt Ridley and
The Mad Women`s Ball: Now an Amazon Prime Original Film Starring Melanie Laurent
Soon to be released as an Amazon Prime film starring Melanie Laurent.`A darkly sumptuous tale of wicked spectacle, wild injustice and the insuppressible strength of women` EMMA STONEX, author of THE LAMPLIGHTERS`In this darkly delightful Gothic treasure, Mas explores grief, trauma and sisterhood behind the walls of Paris` infamous Salpetriere hospital` PAULA HAWKINS, author of
Enemies of the People?: How Judges Shape Society
Do judges use the power of the state for the good of the nation? Or do they create new laws in line with their personal views?When newspapers reported a court ruling on Brexit, senior judges were shocked to see themselves condemned as enemies of the people.But that did not stop them ruling that an order
And Their Children After Them: `A page-turner of a novel` New York Times
`[A] page-turner of a novel . . . I couldn`t put the book down` – New York Times`A multi-viewpoint panorama of thwarted aspirations, spiced with breathy sex scenes and nostalgic detail.` – Mail on SundayAugust 1992. Fourteen-year-old Anthony and his cousin decide to steal a canoe to fight their all-consuming boredom on a lazy summer
Inside Story
`Utterly compelling` GuardianLife…is shapeless, it does not point to and gather round anything, it does not cohere. Artistically, it`s dead. Life`s dead.So begins a love letter to life, a resuscitation of sorts, encountering vibrant characters from Saul Bellow, to Philip Larkin to Iris Murdoch and Elizabeth Jane Howard, and to the person who captivated Amis`
Serve the People!
A brilliantly comic satire about a love affair from the visionary, world-class storyteller.Set in 1967, at the peak of the Mao cult, this is the tale of a forbidden love affair between Liu Lian – the bored wife of a military commander – and a young soldier, Wu Dawang.When Liu Lian establishes a rule that
Dream of Ding Village
`One of the masters of modern Chinese literature` Jung ChangA searing novel that traces the destruction of a community in communist China.Told through the eyes of Xiao Qiang, a young boy, this deeply moving novel shares the tragic story of the blood-contamination scandal in China`s Henan province.Looking for a way to lift Ding Village from
Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America 1619-2019
*THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*Four Hundred Souls is an epoch-defining history of African America, the first to appear in a generation, told by ninety leading Black voices — co-curated by Ibram X. Kendi, author of the million-copy bestseller How To Be an Antiracist, and Keisha N. Blain, author of Set the World on Fire.The
The Mermaid of Black Conch
Escape to the ocean this summer with the entrancing, unforgettable winner of the Costa Book of the Year 2020.`A unique talent` Bernardine EvaristoNear the island of Black Conch, a fisherman sings to himself while waiting for a catch. But David attracts a sea-dweller that he never expected – Aycayia, an innocent young woman cursed by
Many Different Kinds of Love: A story of life, death and the NHS
A national treasure`s journey to the brink and back.`Will I wake up?` `There`s a 50:50 chance.`Michael Rosen wasn`t feeling well. Soon he was struggling to breathe, and then he was admitted to hospital, suffering from coronavirus as the nation teetered on the edge of a global pandemic. What followed was months on the wards: six
The Swallow: A Biography
From the bestselling author of The Robin, The Wren and The Twelve Birds of Christmas. With around 5.3 million breeding pairs, the swallow is one of the most common birds in Britain. Known for living close to human settlements, including rural and urban areas, it is also one of the most-sighted. But how much do
The Green Barbecue: Modern Vegan & Vegetarian Recipes to Cook Outdoors & In
**AS SEEN ON THIS MORNING**Create your own sunshine, even when there`s not perfect barbecue weather, with these mouthwatering vegetarian and vegan recipes that can be cooked either outdoors or indoors.`Rukmini`s recipes pack in flavour with minimal effort required` BBC Good Food.The Green Barbecue is the only vegetarian and vegan cookbook you need in 2021. If
Gardening for Bumblebees: A Practical Guide to Creating a Paradise for Pollinators
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of A Sting In The Tale comes this practical guide to creating a paradise for pollinators.There are twenty six different species of bumblebees to be found in the UK, of around 250 species worldwide. Bumblebees are among the most important of our insects; these superb pollinators ensure that wildflowers
Another Now: Dispatches from an Alternative Present
`A landmark work` Brian EnoImagine a world with no banks. No stock market. No tech giants. No billionaires. Imagine if Occupy and Extinction Rebellion actually won. In Another Now world-famous economist, Yanis Varoufakis, shows us what such a world would look like. Far from being a fantasy, he describes how it could have come about
The Autumn of the Ace
`De Bernieres is a singular, cherishable voice` Mail on SundayFrom the master of historical fiction, this book follows an unforgettable family after the Second World War.Some bonds are hard to break…Daniel Pitt was an RAF fighter in the First World War and an espionage agent for the SOE in the Second. Now the conflicts he
