Category Archives: Accessories
The Lost Homestead: My Mother, Partition and the Punjab
`Deeply touching.` – Daily Mail`A personal, sometimes harrowing history of partition… a writer well worth reading.` – The Times`A deeply personal story of identity and a highly relatable journey for many in the diaspora… Wheeler taps a rich vein of personal history… Evocative… Gripping.` – Financial Times`A timely read given the current reassessment of colonialism
Hurrah for Gin: A book for perfectly imperfect parents
This book is not a how-to-guide. It won`t tell you how to get your baby to sleep, how to deal with toddler tantrums, how to be a good parent, a cool parent or even a renegade parent. It is a book about parenting that contains absolutely no useful advice whatsoever. Instead it shares beautifully honest
Parsnips, Buttered: Bamboozle and Boycott Modern Life, One Email at a Time
A selection of funny letters, emails, tweets and other correspondence in which Joe offers readers his own unique approach to tackling the frustrations, injustices and ridiculousness of modern day life.
The Women Who Shaped Politics: Empowering Stories of Women Who Have Shifted the Political Landscape
Sophy Ridge, presenter for Sky News, has uncovered the extraordinary stories of the women who have shaped British politics. Never has the role of women in the political world ever been more on the news agenda, and Sophy has interviewed current and former politicians including among others, Nicola Sturgeon, Ruth Davidson, Betty Boothroyd gain exclusive
End of Watch
The cell rings twice, and then his old partner in his ear…`I`m at the scene of what appears to be a murder-suicide. I`d like you to come and take a look. Bring your sidekick with you, if she`s available…`Retired Detective Bill Hodges now runs a two-person firm called Finders Keepers with his partner Holly Gibney.
Deliciously Ella: Smoothies & Juices: Bite-Size Collection
30 new recipes in a mini pocket book from bestselling cookery author Deliciously Ella. The first of Deliciously Ella`s `Bite-size Collection` – a new series of small-format books – celebrating the delicious, nutritious and super speedy smoothies and juices that Ella loves! Featuring 30 all-new recipes for nourishing smoothies and amazing juices bursting with simple,
Mind of a Survivor: What the wild has taught me about survival and success
***Shortlisted for the Great Outdoors Book of the Year***Surviving in the wild takes a great deal of strength. Often faced with frozen tundra, sweltering deserts, humid jungles, perilous mountains and fast-flowing rivers, Megan Hine is no stranger to perilous conditions. Whilst leading expeditions and bushcraft survival courses and in her work on television shows such
The Finch in My Brain: How I forgot how to read but found how to live
`Raw, brave, heart-lifting.` STEF PENNY, author of UNDER THE POLE STAR`Whenever I see Martino I am reminded of how little I know about life and death compared to him. How we don`t know what is within us or what may lie on the other side. I hope it`s as magical and beautiful as this book.`
Deep Thinking: Where Machine Intelligence Ends and Human Creativity Begins
In May 1997, the world watched as Garry Kasparov, the greatest chess player in the world, was defeated for the first time by the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue. It was a watershed moment in the history of technology: machine intelligence had arrived at the point where it could best human intellect.It wasn`t a coincidence that
The Greatest: What Sport Teaches Us About Achieving Success
What can Roger Federer teach us about the secret of longevity?What do the All Blacks have in common with improvised jazz musicians?What can cognitive neuroscientists tell us about what happens to the brains of sportspeople when they perform?And why did Johan Cruyff believe that beauty was more important than winning? Matthew Syed, the `Sports Journalist
Before I Fall
They say `live every day as if it`s your last` – but you never actually think it`s going to be. At least I didn`t. The thing is, you don`t get to know when it happens. You don`t remember to tell your family that you love them or – in my case – remember to say
The Consolations of Physics (or, the Solace of Quantum)
How did we get here? Why are things as they are? Where are we going? What does it all mean? Is there an ultimate purpose to our existence, or is what we can see around us just the result of a horrible accident, or a sublime one? The Consolations of Physics is an eloquent manifesto
Yes She Can: Why Women Own The Future
In Ruth Davidson`s YES SHE CAN we meet world-beating women from fields as diverse as science, politics, the military, business and sport. They share their own journeys to the top – whether that`s becoming Prime Minister, winning an Olympic gold medal or teaching male special forces how to fight. They share the bad times too,
Language Hacking Italian (Learn How to Speak Italian – Right Away): A Conversation Course for Beginners
Crack the Code and Get Fluent Faster! `Ten years ago, Lewis spoke only English. But constant travel, along with a buoyant attitude, has unmasked the polyglot within.` -National Geographic #LanguageHacking is a state of mind. It`s about ditching excuses, using shortcuts and taking risks. It`s about learning what`s indispensable, skipping what`s not – and most
We Have No Idea: A Guide to the Unknown Universe
In our small corner of the universe, we know how some matter behaves most of the time and what even less of it looks like, and we have some good guesses about where it all came from. But we really have no clue what`s going on. In fact, we don`t know what about 95% of
Language Hacking German (Learn How to Speak German – Right Away): A Conversation Course for Beginners
Crack the Code and Get Fluent Faster! `Ten years ago, Lewis spoke only English. But constant travel, along with a buoyant attitude, has unmasked the polyglot within.` -National Geographic #LanguageHacking is a state of mind. It`s about ditching excuses, using shortcuts and taking risks. It`s about learning what`s indispensable, skipping what`s not – and most
Language Hacking Spanish (Learn How to Speak Spanish – Right Away): A Conversation Course for Beginners
Crack the Code and Get Fluent Faster! `Ten years ago, Lewis spoke only English. But constant travel, along with a buoyant attitude, has unmasked the polyglot within.` -National Geographic #LanguageHacking is a state of mind. It`s about ditching excuses, using shortcuts and taking risks. It`s about learning what`s indispensable, skipping what`s not – and most
Parliament Ltd: A Journey to the Dark Heart of British Politics
`Eye-popping analysis of politicians` finances…a ground-breaking study…a fascinating and important work.` Sunday Times`Immaculately researched…A powerful reminder that reporters can serve the public good…Should make journalists proud – and may even help to make the world a better place` Peter Oborne, New StatesmanWho do our politicians work for? The public, or big business? If you want
