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The explosive story of the biggest mistakes in history – from Anthony Scaramucci, the man who saw America’s wrong moves up close, the White House insider turned host of the hit podcast The Rest Is Politics: US'Essential reading for anyone trying to make…
The groundbreaking biography of Booker Prize-winning novelist and art historian Anita Brookner, from one of our leading literary biographers. Hermione Lee reveals the full story of a brilliant, idiosyncratic and complex woman and goes deep into Anita…
THE GLOBAL BESTSELLER'Fat and satisfying' Observer'I loved it' Dua Lipa'Deliciously naughty' iNews 'Beautifully told' Woman & Home'Spellbinding' FTBook of the Year Guardian, Financial Times, Observer, Belfast TelegraphBooks, feminism, school…
This ground-breaking history reveals for the first time the true significance of the trade in enslaved Africans in Britain’s development as a modern nation - based on a comprehensive, landmark investigation.‘Essential, forensic analysis from a global…
A Bill Gates, Financial Times, Sunday Times BOOK OF THE YEAR'Pragmatic and undoomy' GUARDIAN 'Essential reading' RUTGER BREGMAN 'Read this book -- now' MARK LYNASWe can’t afford to delay climate action, but with all the shouting and disagreement it’s…
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'The most important book of the decade' MAX TEGMARK, author of Life 3.0'A loud trumpet call to humanity to awaken us as we sleepwalk into disaster - we must wake up' STEPHEN FRY‘The best no-nonsense, simple explanation…
A personal history of war, obsession, love and truth by the Sunday Times-bestselling author of The AdversaryStanding among the mourners gathered to honour Hélène Carrère d’Encausse – renowned historian of Russia, member of the Académie Française, national…
A joyful and enlightening masterclass in how reading attentively can change our livesAs an English literature professor, Robert Douglas-Fairhurst has delighted in sharing his love of reading with his students. Bringing together more than twenty years…
'This is history and storytelling at their absolute best' Tracy Borman'Triumphant' Catherine Hanley'One of our greatest popular historians' Daily Mail Triumph and tragedy, love and loss, murder and malice in the lives of five fifteenth-century queensJoan…
No plan survives the first five minutes of contact with reality – so how should we prepare for what follows?A unique survival guide for an uncertain world - from Kevin Fong, doctor, expert in major-incident planning and response, NASA physician and writer-presenter…
A shocking and deeply personal exposé of the women's healthcare crisis: 'This book could not be more timely' OBSERVERExcruciating periods? You should have a baby! Birth trauma? Well, you had a baby. Perimenopausal symptoms? Have some antidepressants.…
Discover Kelly Bishop’s captivating story of six decades in show business: a must-have for fans of Gilmore Girls in search of a journey beyond Stars Hollow. Kelly Bishop’s storied career has been defined by landmark achievements. But it is probably her…
'My favourite wine w*nker' Jack Whitehall'An enormously entertaining read' Spectator'A full-bodied book that’s really got legs' Mail on Sunday‘I like to talk about wine the way normal humans talk about things they love – it’s not about showing off how…
Over a thousand years of history. One house. Countless lives. This is the extraordinary story of England told through one ordinary house – from the bestselling author of the acclaimed Time Traveller’s Guides. ‘Endlessly fascinating … a must-read for…
The Sunday Times Bestseller on how animal senses reveal the world around usAward-winning science writer Ed Yong takes readers on an astonishing journey through the hidden senses of Earth’s creatures. From the magnetic compass of migratory birds to the…
‘It’s a million times nicer to be Anne of Green Gables than Anne of nowhere in particular, isn’t it?’My dislikes: Being an orphan, having red hair, being called ‘carrots’ by Gilbert Blythe.My likes: Living at the Green Gables with Marilla and Matthew,…
Discover Toni Morrison's most iconic work in this Pulitzer-prize winning novel that exemplifies her powerful and important place in contemporary American literature.'An American masterpiece' AS ByattIt is the mid-1800s and as slavery looks to be coming…
Three of Murakami’s best-known and best-loved novels, brought together in one beautiful boxset. For nearly half a century Murakami has been delighting readers with his deceptively simple writing. His work is both fantastic and realistic, as gripping…
in Bulgakov's allegorical masterpiece of Stalin’s regime the devil is making a personal appearance in Moscow.He is accompanied by various demons, including a naked girl and a huge black cat. When he leaves, the asylums are full and the forces of law…
Vintage Feminism: classic feminist texts in short formWITH AN INTRODUCTION BY NATALIE HAYNESWhen this book was first published in 1949 it was to outrage and scandal. Never before had the case for female liberty been so forcefully and successfully argued.…
THE MURDER HAS BEEN SOLVED. BUT HAS JUSTICE BEEN DONE? Harry Hole is back in Oslo. He's been away for some time, but his ghosts have a way of catching up with him. The case that brings him back is already closed. There is no room for doubt: the young…
A divided Las Vegas family is forced to confront the past and reckon with a dangerous future in the searing new novel from Irvine Welsh. Molly and George Warburton are used to living life their own way. Now, in the ferocious heat of Sin City, the couple…
Enter the haunted world of Japan in this spine-tingling collection of ghostly tales told and retold across the centuries. From goblin-infested caves and haunted tombs to vengeful spirits and strange, sinister happenings, ancient Japan was a country and…
Antibiotics. Invented by microbes. Mined by humans. And now running out. ‘This history of scientific discovery and corporate greed chronicles arguably the most significant technological advance of the 20th century … A lively history and a stark warning’…
A young man journeys from Paris to Rwanda to discover the truth about his mother’s past and the country of her birth, from bestselling and prize-winning Rwandan-French novelist and hip-hop artist Gaël Faye‘A writer of great promise and grace’ Chigozie…
‘Poignant and extremely funny. This is comic writing at its best’ THE TIMESWelcome to the sad, mad world of Saul Karoo - an alcoholic who can't get drunk, a loving father who can't bear to be alone with his son, a fixer of film scripts who admits that…
What if life on Earth evolved not once – but twice?And what if we're now facing a third phase of evolution?Life on Earth has evolved not once, but twice. First as organic life – from single cells to the astonishing diversity of the natural world. Then…
'Exquisite short stories. They disturb, delight and linger long after finishing' LOUISE KENNEDY'To read Emily Ruskovich it to unwrap a gift' PAULA HAWKINSFrom the critically acclaimed, prizewinning author of Idaho comes a stunning collection of stories…
'A mother-daughter guide to navigating a teenage mental-health crisis' THE TIMES'It made me cry, laugh and hug my daughter extra tightly' BRYONY GORDONHow can we communicate better across the generational divide?When Rowan was sixteen, she experienced…
The haunting, enigmatic love story that turned Murakami into a literary superstar in Japan, and is his bestselling title throughout the world.Autumn 1969, and soon I would be 20. When he hears her favourite Beatles song, Toru Watanabe recalls his first…