Capture ROGER SMITH KEYNOTE One moment can change your life forever SALES POINTS Harlen Coben meets Lisa Gardner The story of a man whose daughter dies because he's not paying attention - and the way his life unravels as a result DESCRIPTION One moment. No second chances. Consequences that will last a lifetime.
REVIEWS ‘Praise for Roger Smith's previous books’ - ‘Shattering and satisfying’ - Chelsea Cain ‘Brilliant and blistering’ - Craig Russell ‘Absolutely breath-taking’ - Dave Zeltserman
Nick is the man who has it all - or so it seems on the surface. But that can change in a second: his young daughter tries to get his attention but he's busy - smoking a joint - so she decides she's going to rescue her toy boat from the water herself. Vernon sees her slip and fall, but chooses to do nothing - until it's too late. An excop, now a security guard, Vernon promises to make sure Nick doesn't get into trouble, but Vernon is only thinking of himself, and Nick doesn't realise until he's in too deep to get out. Dawn used to be a hooker, but gave it all up when bad cop Vernon gave her a choice: clean up your act or lose your daughter. She knows that Vernon is mean, but he's the only man who ever showed her any kindness, even if he only did it on a whim. But then she meets Nick, and realises she - and her daughter - could have a better future. The question is: will Vernon allow it? Taut and uncompromising, Capture is the story of three lives and the single event that brings them together. It's also a stark reminder that, sometimes, one moment is all it takes . . .
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AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY Roger Smith was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and now lives in Thailand. A screenwriter, producer and director, his award-winning first thriller, Mixed Blood, was published in six countries. Both Mixed Blood and his second book, Wake Up Dead, are currently in development as feature films.
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Free Lunch Easily Digestible Economics
DAVID SMITH KEYNOTE Revised edition of this classic accessible guide - fully updated to explore how the global crisis of 2008 has affected the economy SALES POINTS Repackaged, revised and fully updated new edition to take in recent global events Previous editions [9781861975065 and 9781846682636] sold over 30,000 copies It can be digested at a single sitting, taken a course at a time or dipped into from time to time by snackers
DESCRIPTION REVIEWS ‘David Smith skilfully cuts through the mind-numbing waffle that surrounds much of modern economics, delivering a highly accessible guide to a subject that many claim to understand but very few do.’ - Jeff Randall, BBC Business Editor ‘Smith ... is an amiable and talented dining companion’ - Martin Hemming, Observer ‘Free of jargon, obfuscation and interminable subordinate clauses, his prose is just the job’ - Ross Leckie, The Times
The economy has never been so relevant to so many people as it is now, and it's vital that we understand how it affects our lives. 'There's no such thing as a free lunch' is the one phrase everyone has heard from economics - not even for bankers. But why not? What does economics tell us about the price of lunch - and everything else? Free Lunch makes the economics pages of the newspaper intelligible and addresses the concerns that worry us all. It will enable you to understand - and challenge - the claims made by politicians Set out like a good lunch-time conversation, the book will guide you through the mysteries of the economy. Your guides will be some of the greatest names in the field, including Smith, Marx and Keynes. This clever and witty introduction to economics costs less than even the cheapest meal. It is essential reading in these times of economic uncertainty, and is far more satisfying than even the most gourmet banquet. AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY David Smith is Economics Editor of the Sunday Times and the author of a number of books including The Dragon and the Elephant [9781861978202] and The Age of Instability [9781846683107].
Print Book ISBN: 9781781250112 Economics BIC: KC 02 August 2012 £9.99 Paperback B format 198mm x 129mm World eBook ISBN: 9781847651396
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Lessons from the Top How Leaders Succeed through the Power of Stories
GAVIN ESLER KEYNOTE One of Britain's leading journalists and interviewers reveals what the stories that leaders tell can teach us about getting to the top - and staying there SALES POINTS Highly respected, authoritative journalist and broadcaster bringing a lifetime of experience together with a strong subject, comparable to Robert Peston's Who Runs Britain? Full of anecdotes about meeting the world's most powerful people, such as Bill Clinton and Angelina Jolie - will appeal not just to business audiences but also to those interested in politics, history, big ideas and celebrities Shows how the methods of the most powerful leaders could work for you A Scandalous Man sold 15,000 copies through the UK trade
DESCRIPTION Great leaders have always understood the power of stories. Through the stories they tell, the most successful leaders educate, persuade and bring about change, but we rarely have the background knowledge to explore how they do so. In this hugely insightful guide to getting to the top, leading journalist Gavin Esler presents first-hand knowledge of the secrets of those who achieve power based on over thirty years' experience interviewing world famous figures from Bill Clinton to Angelina Jolie. Introducing the questions every leader must answer - and the elements that the best stories must contain - Esler explains how creating a leadership story can promote success at all levels, whether running for the United States presidency, or applying for a place at university.
Print Book ISBN: 9781846684999 Business & Management BIC: KJ 30 August 2012 ÂŁ12.99 256 pp Trade Paperback Demy Octavo 216mm x 135mm World eBook ISBN: 9781847658470
While many essentials of storytelling have stood the test of time, he examines the opportunities and pressures created by twenty-first century phenomena such as 24 hour news, and what they tell us about how to reach the top - and how to judge those already there. Spanning fields from business and culture to the military and even taking in lessons from terrorism, The Power of Stories offers a fascinating portrait of leadership in the modern world - and shows how the methods of the most powerful leaders could work for you. AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY Gavin Esler is an award winning television and radio broadcaster, novelist and journalist. He is the author of five novels and a non-fiction book, The United States of Anger. He currently presents Newsnight on BBC2 and Dateline London which goes out weekly on BBC World and the BBC News Channel, and is a regular writer and commentator across print media. He has interviewed leaders in their fields ranging from David Cameron to Dolly Parton, and Richard Branson to King Abdullah of Jordan.
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Managing Uncertainty Strategies for surviving and thriving in turbulent times
MICHEL SYRETT AND MARION DEVINE KEYNOTE Global recession, rebellion in the Middle East, and heartrending natural disasters in places as far apart as Japan and Haiti highlight how devastatingly surprising the world we live in can be. So how does a business construct and implement a strategy and embed a management approach that will enable it to get through uncertain times successfully? SALES POINTS Tailor made for these increasingly uncertain times Based on a wealth of new research and case studies Backed by extensive specially commissioned survey Deals with the most important new business imperative
DESCRIPTION This book looks at managing uncertainty as a new business imperative. It ·analyses the sources and triggers of business turbulence, and explores different models for classifying uncertainty ·explores the cost of uncertainty in the shape of business disruption and lost opportunities - as well as the price paid by staff in the shape of psychological stress, diminished job satisfaction, trust and commitment. ·shows how embracing uncertainty can lead to greater innovation and business growth ·draws on new thinking from practitioners, academics and consultants and the experiences of a wide variety of organisations including Intel, Procter & Gamble, Siemens, Boeing, Qinetiq, Philips, China Telecom, Ford, Apple, Nokia, Mars, Shell and Glaxo SmithKilne. Managing Uncertainty is aimed at business leaders and managers who are looking for new ideas and approaches that will help them to succeed in the highly uncertain times we live in today.
Print Book ISBN: 9781846685903 Business & Management BIC: KJ 23 August 2012 £15.00 224 pp Trade Paperback Demy Octavo 216mm x 135mm World ex USA,Can eBook ISBN: 9781847658128
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY Michel Syrett has combined a career as a journalist and writer on business and management in publications such as The Times, The Sunday Times, Management Today, Director, Asian Business and the South China Morning Post with academic research on management topics for business schools in Britain and Asia. He has authored twenty books and reports, including two other Economist titles Successful Innovation [9781861972859] and Successful Strategy Execution [9781846686054]. Marion Devine is a research associate for Ashridge business school. She is the author or co-author of several management reports and books, including two Economist titles, Successful Mergers and A Sense of Mission.
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Occupation Diaries RAJA SHEHADEH KEYNOTE Life in Palestine today - what it is really like - day to day, from the Orwell Prize winning author, Raja Shehadeh. SALES POINTS Palestinian Walks has sold over 30,000 copies Orwell Prize winning author Offers a unique perspective of living in Palestine
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REVIEWS ‘Praise for Palestinian Walks: 'Few Palestinians have opened their minds and their hearts with such frankness’ - The New York Times ‘Shehadeh writes beautifully, his language infused with a lyrical, melancholic sense of loss. An important record of a land marked by conflict that is changing every day’ Sunday Telegraph
It is often the smallest details of daily life that tell us the most. And so it is under occupation in Palestine. What most of us take for granted has to be carefully thought about and planned for: When will the post be allowed to get through? Will there be enough water for the bath tonight? How shall I get rid of the rubbish collecting outside? How much time should I allow for the journey to visit my cousin, going through checkpoints? And big questions too: Is working with left-wing Israelis collaborating or not? What affect will the Arab Spring have on the future of Palestine? What can anyone do to bring about change? Are any of life's pleasures untouched by politics? AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY Raja Shehadeh is Palestine's leading writer. He is also a lawyer and the founder of the pioneering Palestinian human rights organisation Al-Haq. He is the author of several acclaimed books including Strangers in the House [9781846684506] and A Rift in Time [9781846683305] and winner of the 2008 Orwell Prize for Palestinian Walks [9781861978998] (all Profile).
Print Book ISBN: 9781781250167 Memoirs BIC: BM 02 August 2012 £12.99 256 pp Trade Paperback Demy Octavo 216mm x 135mm World All Languages eBook ISBN: 9781847658524
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Tell to Win Connect, Persuade and Triumph with the Hidden Power of Story
PETER GUBER KEYNOTE Success is won by creating compelling stories that have the power to move people. If you can't tell it, you can't sell it. This book tells you how to do both. SALES POINTS 7,000 copies sold in paperback original [9781846685569] Went straight to the top of the US Amazon chart before it was even published Combines business, politics and popular culture in a highly engaging, readable manner that will appeal to both business and general readerships Has received rave reviews from everyone from Mehmet Oz and Al Ries to Muhammad Yunus and Quincy Jones
REVIEWS ‘Peter Guber demonstrates that telling purposeful stories is the best way to persuade, motivate, and convince who you want to do what you need.’ President Bill Clinton ‘Wonderful ... part business text, part entertainment memoir ... the book is crammed with entertaining examples’ Philip Delves Broughton, FT ‘If anyone knows how to survive in business, it's Peter. This book is a manual for that. It gives you the two keys to success - first, everything starts with a good story, and second, don't drop names (actually Frank Sinatra told me that).’ - George Clooney
DESCRIPTION Stories have always had the power to move, but it has only recently become clear that purposeful stories - those created with a specific mission in mind - are essential in persuading others to support a vision or cause. For Peter Guber, what began as a knack for telling stories as one of the world's leading entertainment executives has evolved into a set of principles that anyone can use to achieve their goals - whatever you do in life, you need to be able to tell a good story. In Tell to Win Guber explains how to move beyond PowerpPoint slides and spreadsheets to create purposeful stories that can serve as powerful calls to action. He reveals the best way to get noticed, how to turn passive listeners into active participants, and how technology can be used to ensure audience commitment. Featuring wisdom from Guber's meetings with (and lessons from) everyone from Nelson Mandela to YouTube founder Chad Hurley, and Muhammed Ali to Steven Spielberg (who he tutored in making films), Tell to Win entertainingly shows how to craft, deliver and own a story that is capable of turning others into viral advocates for your goal. AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
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Peter Guber has had an extraordinarily varied and successful career, serving as Studio Chief at Columbia Pictures; CEO of Polygram Entertainment; Chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures; and Chairman and CEO of his current venture, Mandalay Entertainment Group, behind the recently Oscar nominated The Kids Are All Right. Among the award-winning films he has produced or executive produced (which have garnered more than fifty Oscar nominations) are The Color Purple, Batman, and Rain Man. Guber oversees one of the largest combinations of professional baseball teams and venues nationwide, is also a professor at UCLA and a contributor to Harvard Business Review.
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What In God's Name SIMON RICH KEYNOTE How can you help mankind, when they won't help themselves? Welcome to Heaven Inc. SALES POINTS Full of crazy plots, elaborate plans and mad ideas. And jokes, of course. Simon Rich is currently writing for Pixar, the studio that brought us Up and Wall-E. He has also written for Saturday Night Live Warm, funny and clever, What In God's Name crosses Then We Came to the End with Family Guy Elliot Allagash sold 8,000 copies [9781846687559] DESCRIPTION REVIEWS ‘Praise for Elliot Allagash’ - ‘A winning comic formula ... Peppered with riotous teen angst and effortlessly readable - this is a novel that one consumes like a pleasantly tangy packet of crisps.’ Daily Mail ‘Rich is intimately familiar with the subject, and nails everything. All laughs and no barfs, it's a breezy read.’ - Guardian ‘If you love teen flicks like Mean Girls and Clueless, welcome to their literary equivalent.’ - Heat
God is CEO of Heaven Inc. From the Sunsets Department and Geyser Regulation to the Department of Miracles, Heaven Inc has the earth covered. Unless of course someone is away from their desk. But these days, God is kind of disillusioned. He knows he should be keeping an eye on the genocide happening on Earth, but he finds himself drawn instead to watching the Church channels on satellite TV. His first priority is the team of angels he's asked to get Lynyrd Skynyrd back together. Meanwhile, Eliza has been promoted from the Prayers Department to Miracles, and Craig, a workaholic angel devoted to averting accidents, has to show her around. Having totally turned the Prayers Department around, and instituted a system for dealing with the millions of pleas that came in every day, Eliza is shocked by the casual attitude of many of the angels in her new department. And she's even more shocked when she discovers that, despite her elaborate prayer-answering system, God has never looked at, let alone answered, a single one. Eliza is furious, storms into God's office, and suggests that if he doesn't care about the Earth, why bother? 'You're right,' he says, 'I'll destroy Earth in 30 days and open an Asian-American fusion restaurant instead.'
Print Book ISBN: 9781846688485 Modern & Contemporary Fiction (Post C 1945) BIC: FA 16 August 2012 £11.99 224 pp Trade Paperback Demy Octavo 216mm x 135mm UK & C/Wealth exc Canada eBook ISBN: 9781847658159
So Craig and Eliza, who really care about humans, must come up with a plan to save Earth. And maybe even get a promotion, too.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY Simon Rich is a twenty-seven year old graduate of Harvard University, where he was president of The Harvard Lampoon. He was the youngest writer ever hired by Saturday Night Live, which he worked on for four seasons. He is now writing a film for Pixar. He also contributes to the New Yorker. He lives in Brooklyn.
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Albert of Adelaide HOWARD L ANDERSON KEYNOTE A story of the Australian Outback, a duck-billed platypus on a quest, and what it means to be a hero. SALES POINTS A genuinely distinctive first novel: Watership Down meets True Grit Simultaneously a Western (set in Australia, with animals) and a modern fable Being published by Little, Brown in the US, Allen & Unwin in Australia, and has sold in Europe - so will be an international phenomenon Film rights already sold to Hollywood Will get widespread review coverage DESCRIPTION Albert is a duck-billed platypus, who has escaped from a zoo in Adelaide to look for somewhere that may, or may not, exist: Old Australia, a place where humans never venture, and animals still rule. Albert knows it's somewhere in the middle of the Outback - not the ideal habitat for a water-loving animal - but now he's lost and close to death. He's saved, though, by Jack, a pyromaniac, sardine-loving wombat, who promptly gets him into even worse trouble taking him to a marsupial-only bar run by a kangaroo called O'Hanlin, getting him drunk and then burning the bar down. And this is just the beginning of Albert's adventure ... A glorious romp of a novel, Albert of Adelaide is a story of friendship, loyalty and heroism. And marsupials. Pacy and poignant, it's completely original -- a book for people (and animals) of all ages.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY Print Book ISBN: 9781846688409 Modern & Contemporary Fiction (Post C 1945) BIC: FA 26 July 2012 ÂŁ12.99 304 pp Hardback Demy Octavo 216mm x 135mm UK & C/Wealth Ex Aus+NZ eBook ISBN: 9781847657886
Howard L. Anderson has lived a varied life: he flew with a helicopter battalion in Vietnam, worked on fishing boats in Alaska, in the steel mills of Pittsburgh, as a truck driver in Houston, and a scriptwriter in Hollywood. After earning a law degree, he became legal counsel for the New Mexico Organized Crime Commission. He is currently a district attorney in New Mexico, where he defends Mexican nationals charged with crimes north of the border. Albert of Adelaide is his first novel. He has never lived in Australia.
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Black Bazaar ALAIN MABANCKOU KEYNOTE Riotous account of a black dandy trying to cut it in Paris today SALES POINTS Bestseller in France, where his paperbacks sell in the region of 100,000 copies Mabanckou is a star of African Literature An uptempo re-mix of the immigrant condition DESCRIPTION
REVIEWS ‘Africa's Samuel Beckett ... Mabanckou's freewheeling prose marries classical French elegance with Paris slag and a Congolese beat’ - Economist
Buttocks Man is down on his uppers. His girlfriend, Original Colour, has cleared out of their Paris studio and run off to the Congo with a vertically challenged drummer known as The Mongrel. She's taken their daughter with her. Meanwhile, a racist neighbour spies on him something wicked, accusing him of 'digging a hole in the Dole'. And his drinking buddies at Jips, the Afro-Cuban bar in Les Halles, pour scorn on Black Bazaar, the journal he keeps to log his sorrows. There are days when only the Arab in the corner shop has a kind word; while at night his dreams are stalked by the cannibal pygmies of Gabon. Then again, Buttocks Man wears no ordinary uppers. He has style, bags of it (suitcases of crocodile and anaconda Westons, to be precise). He's a dandy from the Bacongo district of Brazzaville - AKA a sapeur or member of the Society of Ambience-makers and People of Elegance. But is flaunting sartorial chic against tough times enough for Buttocks Man to cut it in the City of Light?
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY Alain Mabanckou is a writer of novels, plays and poetry. He teaches French literature at UCLA in California. Previous novels, African Psycho [9781846686412], Broken Glass [9781846688157] and Memoirs of a Porcupine [9781846687679] are also published by Serpent's Tail. Print Book ISBN: 9781846687778 Modern & Contemporary Fiction (Post C 1945) BIC: FA 02 August 2012 £8.99 224 pp Trade Paperback B format 198mm x 129mm World English Language eBook ISBN: 9781847656575
Black Bazaar is translated by Sarah Ardizzone.
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Black by Design A 2-Tone Memoir
PAULINE BLACK KEYNOTE A powerful autobiography from the front woman of influential ska band, The Selecter SALES POINTS An insider's account of the music business and a story of growing up as a black child in a white family in the sixties Author will be doing a whirlwind of gigs and events all summer For fans of Jackie Kay's memoir, Red Dust Road Previous ISBN 9781846687907 DESCRIPTION REVIEWS ‘Gritty, witty and compelling’ - Elle ‘Black paints a vivid portrait of simmering racial tension in Britain after the Second World War ... Intelligent and affecting’ Independent ‘Stories aplenty ... fascinating’ Metro ‘The story of a brave, intelligent woman's struggle to make sense of the world around her’ - Mojo
Born in 1953 to Anglo-Jewish/Nigerian parents, Pauline Black was subsequently adopted by a white, working class family in Romford. Never quite at home there, she escaped her small town background and discovered a different way of life - making music. Lead singer for platinum-selling band The Selecter, Pauline Black was the Queen of British Ska. The only woman in a movement dominated by men, she toured with The Specials, Madness, Dexy's Midnight Runners when they were at the top of the charts - and, sometimes, on their worst behaviour. From childhood to fame, from singing to acting and broadcasting, from adoption to her recent search for her birth parents, Black By Design is a funny and enlightening story of music, race, family and roots.
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Print Book ISBN: 9781846687914 Memoirs, Music BIC: BM, AV 05 July 2012 £8.99 256 pp Paperback B format 198mm x 129mm World eBook ISBN: 9781847657626
Born in Romford, Pauline Black is a singer and actress who gained fame as the lead singer of seminal 2-tone band The Selecter. After the band split in 1982, Black developed an acting career in television and theatre, appearing in dramas such as The Vice, The Bill, Hearts and Minds and 2000 Acres of Sky. She won the 1991 Time Out award for Best Actress, for her portrayal of Billie Holiday in the play All or Nothing At All. This is her first book.
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The Economist Guide to Better Decision-Making HELGA DRUMMOND KEYNOTE An invaluable guide to arrive at better business decisions SALES POINTS Leading academic, using her own research and bringing together that of other academics Decision-making is a crucial aspect of running a business, and something everyone could improve on Identifies problems within decision making and offers indispensible practical advice on how to avoid common pitfalls
DESCRIPTION We make decisions, and these decisions make us and our organisations. And in theory, decision-making should be easy: a problem is identified, the decisionmakers generate solutions, and choose the optimal one - and powerful mathematical tools are available to facilitate the task. Yet if it is all so simple why do organisations, both private and public sector, keep making mistakes - the results of which are borne by shareholders, employees, taxpayers and ultimately society at large? This guide to decision making. by leading decision science academic Helga Drummond, aims to improve decision-making in organisations. It explores how and why decisions go awry in the first place - and offers practical advice on what decision-makers can do to counter the psychological, social and other forces that can undermine individual judgment and pull organisations off course. Full of examples of good and bad decision-making from around the world, it will make readers think more clearly about decisions big and small. AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY Print Book ISBN: 9781846683756 Business & Management BIC: KJ 26 July 2012 ÂŁ15.00 256 pp Trade Paperback Demy Octavo 216mm x 135mm World ex USA,Can
Helga Drummond is the professor of decision sciences at the University of Liverpool's Management School and is a member of the British Sociological Association, the US Academy of Management, and a member of the Institute of Directors. She is a non-executive director of the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency.
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Mathematics Of Life Unlocking the Secrets of Existence
IAN STEWART KEYNOTE Mathematicians and biologists confront nature's enigmas SALES POINTS The Professor Stewart books - the Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities and Hoard of Mathematical Treasures - have sold over 100,000 copies in two years and have been translated into 14 languages Stewart combines his accessible, appealing approach to mathematics with serious scientific research to produce a book that is both highly enjoyable and original Ian Stewart's media profile keeps on growing - expect to see him everywhere on publication
REVIEWS ‘Stewart is Britain's most brilliant and prolific populariser of mathematics ... the book is a testament to the versatility of maths and how it is shaping our understanding of the world.’ - Alex Bellos, Guardian ‘As always, [Stewart] explains complicated mathematical ideas brilliantly’ - New Scientist ‘A quirky look at the mathematics of biology for those who want to know about patterns on tigers, the taxonomy of lizards, alien life, and how much information in an egg is needed to make an elephant . Stewart has a lively humour and his book stretches the mind without pain.’ - The Times
Print Book ISBN: 9781846682056 Mathematics BIC: PB 05 July 2012 £9.99 288 pp Paperback B format 198mm x 129mm World ex USA,Can eBook ISBN: 9781847653505
DESCRIPTION A new partnership of biologists and mathematicians is picking apart the hidden complexity of animals and plants to throw fresh light on the behaviour of entire organisms, how they interact and how changes in biological diversity affect the planet's ecological balance. Mathematics offers new and sometimes startling perspectives on evolution and how patterns of inheritance and population work out over time-scales ranging from millions to hundreds of years - as well as what's going on to change us right now. Ian Stewart, in characteristically clear and entertaining fashion, explores these and a whole range of pertinent issues, including how far genes control behaviour and the nature of life itself. He shows how far mathematicians and biologists are succeeding in tackling some of the most difficult scientific problems the human race has ever confronted and where their research is currently taking us. AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY Ian Stewart is a Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at Warwick University. He has published more than eighty books including Mathematics of Life [9781846685507], Professor Stewart's Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities [9781846683459], Professor Stewart's Hoard of Mathematical Treasures [9781846683466] and The Science of Discworld trilogy with Terry Pratchett. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society, appears frequently on radio and television, and does research on pattern formation and network dynamics.
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An Optimist's Tour of the Future MARK STEVENSON KEYNOTE One curious man's journey to find out 'what's next?' SALES POINTS New epilogue bringing the content right up-to-date Comparable with Michael Brooks' 13 Things That Don't Make Sense - can be enjoyed by anyone - not just those interested in science Humour and travel spice the text 6,000 copies sold in trade paperback [9781846683565]
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REVIEWS ‘Certainly one of the most interesting science books I've read for a long time.’ - New Statesman ‘A rollicking roller-coaster ride around the cutting edge of science with dozens of laugh-out-loud moments’ Scotsman ‘[A] grand tour of charismatic technologies and their prophets ... Stevenson bags an impressive list of interviewees’ - Financial Times ‘Infectiously enthusiastic’ - Sunday Times
Mark Stevenson has been to the future a few years ahead of the rest of us - and reckons it has a lot going for it. His voyage of discovery takes him to Oxford to meet Transhumanists (they intend to live forever), to Boston where he confronts a robot with mood swings, to an underwater cabinet meeting in the Indian Ocean, and Australia to question the Outback's smartest farmer. He clambers around space planes in the Mojave desert, gets to grips with the potential of nanotechnology, delves deep into the possibilities of biotech, sees an energy renaissance on a printer, a revolution in communications, has his genome profiled, and glimpses the next stage of human evolution ... and tries to make sense of what's in store. Insightful and often very funny, An Optimist's Tour of the Future is a book that tracks one curious man's journey to find out what's in store. AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY Mark Stevenson divides his time between running agencies for science communications and cultural learning and performing and writing comedy. He lives in Telegraph Hill, south London.
Print Book ISBN: 9781846683572 Popular Science BIC: PDZ 05 July 2012 £8.99 256 pp Paperback B format 198mm x 129mm World ex USA,Can eBook ISBN: 9781847654335
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Pieces of Light The new science of memory
CHARLES FERNYHOUGH KEYNOTE Why we remember what we remember SALES POINTS The Baby in the Mirror [9781847080745] sold over 6,000 copies, and was published to critical acclaim Charismatic and promotable author who regularly gives talks and writes for assorted media Striking new style of popular science writing: narrative-driven, personal and highly engaging DESCRIPTION REVIEWS ‘Praise for The Baby in the Mirror 'Ambitious and highly intelligent’ - FT ‘A tender, beautifully written account’ - Scotsman
Memory is an essential part of who we are. But what is a memory, and how do we remember? A new consensus is emerging among cognitive scientists: rather than possessing a particular memory from our past, we construct it anew each time we are called upon to remember. Remembering is an act of narrative as much as it is the product of a neurological process. Pieces of Light illuminates this theory through a collection of human stories, each illustrating a facet of memory's complex synergy of cognitive and neurological functions. Drawing on the latest research, case studies and personal experience, Charles Fernyhough delves into the memories of trauma victims and amnesiacs; and of the very young and very old - visiting medieval memoria and scent-museums along the way. Exquisitely written and meticulously researched, Pieces of Light blends science and literature, the ordinary and the extraordinary, to illuminate the way we remember and forget. AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Print Book ISBN: 9781846684487 Psychology BIC: JM 05 July 2012 £14.99 256 pp Hardback Demy Octavo 216mm x 135mm World eBook ISBN: 9781847658234
Dr Charles Fernyhough is a writer and psychologist. His most recent book, The Baby in the Mirror, was critically acclaimed in the UK and has been translated into seven languages. He is a Reader in Psychology at Durham University and has written for the Guardian, Financial Times and Sunday Telegraph.
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The Story of English in 100 Words DAVID CRYSTAL KEYNOTE An eye-opening tour of the English language through the ages SALES POINTS A unique history of our language by Britain's most eminent scholar on the subject The perfect gift for word-lovers Hardback sold 10,000 copies - ISBN 9781846684272
DESCRIPTION Featuring Latinate and Celtic words, weasel words and nonce-words, ancient words ('loaf') to cutting edge ('twittersphere') and spanning the indispensable words that shape our tongue ('and', 'what') to the more fanciful ('fopdoodle'), Crystal takes us along the winding byways of language via the rude, the obscure and the downright surprising. REVIEWS ‘Crystal's book is full of distractions and delights’ - Daily Express ‘One of [Crystal's] best ... it builds gradually into a kind of linguistic tapestry, packed with abstruse information, wonderfully readable’ Spectator ‘If the history of language is a sort of labyrinth, David Crystal is an excellent guide’ - The Age, Australia
In this unique new history of the world's most ubiquitous language, linguistics expert David Crystal draws on words that best illustrate the huge variety of sources, influences and events that have helped to shape our vernacular since the first definitively English word was written down in the fifth century ('roe', in case you are wondering). AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY David Crystal is the foremost expert on English, and honorary professor of linguistics at the University of Wales, Bangor. He has written many books and published articles in fields ranging from forensic linguistics and ELT to the liturgy and Shakespeare.
Print Book ISBN: 9781846684289 Language: Reference & General BIC: CB 05 July 2012 £8.99 320 pp Paperback B format 198mm x 129mm World ex USA,Can eBook ISBN: 9781847654595
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To Live Outside the Law Caught by Operation Julie, Britain's Biggest Drugs Bust
LEAF FIELDING KEYNOTE The story of Britain's biggest ever drugs bust SALES POINTS For fans of Howard Marks' Mr Nice 6,000 copies sold in paperback original The first insider account of what it was like to be on the wrong side of such a big bust Previous ISBN 9781846687969 DESCRIPTION REVIEWS ‘This book is f***ing good’ Howard Marks ‘Dramatic ... A compelling read’ Independent on Sunday ‘Barely a page I couldn't imagine vividly, as if this were a movie’ William Leith, Observer
'Listen, Leaf,' Pritchard said, 'the hash is neither here nor there. You're in a lot more trouble than possession of a bit of dope. You've got big problems, man... big problems.' He looked at me with something akin to sympathy. 'How did you get into such a fix?' I'd been asking myself the same question. Operation Julie in 1977 remains Britain's biggest ever drugs bust. The work of eleven police forces, it resulted in the break-up of one of the largest LSD co-operatives in the world, the arrest of 120 people and, according to reports, the seizure of six million trips' worth of LSD crystal, valued at £100 million. Overnight, the price of a tab went from £1 to £5. This is the first insider account of how it felt to be caught up in - and by - Operation Julie.
Print Book ISBN: 9781846687976 True Crime BIC: BTC 05 July 2012 £8.99 320 pp Paperback B format 198mm x 129mm World eBook ISBN: 9781847657619
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY Twenty-eight years after his release from prison Leaf Fielding has been a teacher in Spain and a philanthropist, setting up a home for orphans in Malawi. He now sells organic produce in the region of the south of France where he lives.
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Wait The useful art of procrastination
FRANK PARTNOY KEYNOTE Don't blink, it's better to delay. Take your time, perhaps even procrastinate. In short, wait. SALES POINTS F.I.A.S.C.O by Frank Partnoy has sold over 50,000 copies The Match King was on the FT business book of the year shortlist A 'big think' book in the mould of Malcolm Gladwell and Richard Wiseman A refreshing and stimulating rebuttal to the gurus of 'go with your gut' Even dogs can be trained to wait (and are better behaved for it). Pity they don't read books. DESCRIPTION REVIEWS ‘Frank Partnoy turns conventional wisdom on its head with this counterintuitive approach to decisionmaking. Rather than telling us how to make decisions faster and faster, he mines and refines a rich lode of information from experts in a surprising variety of fields to demonstrate the power of delay, whether measured in milliseconds, days, or decades. Wait is a great read, chock full of fascinating insights.’ Daniel H. Pink, author of 'Drive' and 'A Whole New Mind'
Warren Buffett compares stock trading to great athletes: they excel, not because of fast neurological responses, but because of their ability to delay as long as possible before reacting. Successful CEOs, fire fighters, and military officers all know how to manage delay to gather as much information as possible to get the results they need. In Wait, Frank Partnoy argues that decisions of all kinds, whether 'snap' or longterm, benefit from being made at the last possible moment. The art of knowing how long you can afford to delay before committing is at the heart of many a great decision, whether in a corporate takeover or a marriage proposal. Apologies are better received if they are not rushed; audiences listen more attentively if speakers pause first, people who can defer gratification are happier and more successful than those who must have everything now. Exploring decisions that must be made in a millisecond to those that take months and years, Partnoy demonstrates that the ability to wait is crucial to getting the right answer and that gut instincts are often wrong. AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Print Book ISBN: 9781846685941 Business & Management, Psychology BIC: KJ, JM 05 July 2012 £12.99 256 pp Trade Paperback Demy Octavo 216mm x 135mm World ex USA,Can eBook ISBN: 9781847658180
Frank Partnoy was a trader at Morgan Stanley before turning from gamekeeper to poacher and becoming professor of law and finance at the University of San Diego. He is one of the world's leading experts on the complexities of modern finance and financial market regulation and writes regularly for the Financial Times. He is the author of F.I.A.S.C.O. (9781846682384), The Match King (9781861979384) and Infectious Greed (9781846682933).
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Weirdo CATHI UNSWORTH KEYNOTE The new novel from 'the First Lady of Noir Fiction' (David Peace) SALES POINTS Will appeal to fans of David Peace and Jake Arnott Called 'the First Lady of Noir Fiction' by David Peace The author of The Not Knowing, The Singer and Bad Penny Blues DESCRIPTION Twenty years ago, a fifteen-year-old schoolgirl named Corrine Woodrow was convicted of murdering one of her classmates.
REVIEWS ‘A great, page-turning read. The construction is effortlessly managed. The sense of place - I remember that Yarmouth / Lowestoft area very well from my book-trawling days - is spot on. I think the whole package works beautifully: memory traces, bad magic, sounds, smells. So thank you again for letting me have an early taste.’ - Ian Sinclair
Print Book ISBN: 9781846687921 Crime & Mystery BIC: FF 12 July 2012 £11.99 288 pp Trade Paperback Demy Octavo 216mm x 135mm World eBook ISBN: 9781847658494
But now new forensic evidence indicates that Corrine didn't act alone, and Sean Ward - a private investigator whose promising career in the Met was cut short by a teenage drug dealer with an automatic weapon - travels to the seaside town of Ernemouth, to try to discover what really happened all those years ago. But he quickly realises that what's ultimately at stake is not Corrine's reputation, but those of the people who ran the place then - and still run it now. In order to get to the truth, he has to take on not just retired Detective Inspector Len Rivett - the man who headed up the original case and wants to keep it firmly closed - but also the mindset of an entire town that has always known how to look after its own.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY Cathi Unsworth began her journalistic career at nineteen while still studying at the London College of Fashion. Headhunted by Melody Maker, she worked as a freelance feature writer/reviewer for several years before joining Bizarre magazine. Her writing is inspired by the late Derek Raymond, whom she interviewed for Melody Maker and who encouraged her to follow the crime-writing path. She is the editor of London Noir, a collection of London crime stories published by Serpent's Tail. Her novels are The Not Knowing [9781852428921], The Singer [9781846686405], and Bad Penny Blues [9781846686788]. She lives in London.
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You Talkin' To Me? Rhetoric from Aristotle to Obama
SAM LEITH KEYNOTE A witty, elegant enquiry into the art of persuasion SALES POINTS A highly accessible, fresh and entertaining approach to an overlooked subject 8,000 copies sold in hardback - ISBN 9781846683152 Like The Flavour Thesaurus and Just My Type it covers a subject which is everywhere, but which people rarely stop to think about Not all serious figures from history - characters from The Simpsons and South Park also feature Charismatic, well-connected and promotable author - certain to attract a lot of review coverage
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‘Reading this book is the equivalent of lounging in a leather club armchair, wreathed in cigar smoke and a couple of whiskies down, alongside a companion who's being funny and clever about Homer and Hello! magazine by turns.’ - Charlotte Higgins, Guardian ‘Entertaining ... You finish this book more than ready to rock a first in rhetoric.’ - Hermione Eyre, Evening Standard ‘This is the best available analysis’ Boris Johnson
Rhetoric is what gives words power. It's nothing to be afraid of. It isn't the exclusive preserve of politicians: it's everywhere, from your argument with the insurance company to your plea to the waitress for a table near the window. It convicts criminals (and then frees them on appeal). It causes governments to rise and fall, best men to be shunned by brides, and people to march with steady purpose towards machine guns.
Print Book ISBN: 9781846683169 Humour, Language: Reference & General BIC: WH, CB 05 July 2012 £8.99 256 pp Paperback B format 198mm x 129mm World ex USA,Can eBook ISBN: 9781847654250
In this highly entertaining (and persuasive) book, Sam Leith examines how people have taught, practised and thought about rhetoric from its Attic origins to its twentyfirst century apotheosis. Along the way, he tells the stories of its heroes and villains, from Cicero and Erasmus, to Hitler, Obama - and Gyles Brandreth. AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY Sam Leith is a former Literary Editor of the Daily Telegraph, and contributes regularly to the Evening Standard, Guardian, Wall Street Journal, Spectator and Prospect. He's the author of two nonfiction books: Dead Pets and Sod's Law and a novel, The Coincidence Engine.
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