The Life Scientific: Virus Hunters Anna Buckley (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Publisher:
Orion Publishing Co
Pub Date:
07 Jan 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback (Text (eye-readable)) 160pp h220mm x w144mm x s20mm 280g ISBN13: 9781474607469 ISBN13: 978-1-4746-0746-9 ISBN10: 1474607462 EAN: 9781474607469 x Description: BBC Radio 4's celebrated THE LIFE SCIENTIFIC has featured some of the world's most renowned experts in the field of deadly viruses. The interviews make sobering reading, a reminder of all the deadly viruses that have threatened global health, and why for the scientists working on the front line in the war against viruses, the arrival of Covid-19 came as no surprise. Among the contributors to this all-too-timely book are:Jeremy Farrar, before he became Director of the Wellcome Trust, worked in an Infectious Diseases Hospital in Vietnam. He was on the frontline tackling SARS and nine months later a highly pathogenic strain of bird flu, H5N1. Peter Piot was at the forefront of the Ebola epidemic in West Africa. He was the first to identify HIV in Africa. It took him fifteen years to persuade the world that it was also a heterosexual disease. Later as Executive Director of UN AIDS he fought for years to get the UN to take the threat of HIV seriously.Jonathan Ball studies how viruses operate at the molecular level, hoping to find their Achilles' heel and so develop effective vaccines. During the West Africa Ebola epidemic, he studied how the genome of the Ebola virus evolved as it spread from Guinea to Liberia and Sierra Leone. He has shown that as this virus (which more happily lives in bats) infects more humans, it becomes ever more infectious.Wendy Barclay seeks to understand how viruses are able to jump from animals to humans and why some viruses are so much more dangerous to humans than others. Most Londoners had no idea they were infected during the Swine Flu pandemic of 2009. The Bird Flu epidemic in Asia claimed thousands of livesKate Jones is a bat specialist who works on how ecological changes and human behaviour accelerate the spread of animal viruses into humans. Bats have been infected with coronaviruses for more than 10,000 years. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Tory Boy: Memoirs of the Last Conservative Ed West (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Constable
Publisher:
Little, Brown Book Group
Pub Date:
28 Jan 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback B-format paperback (Text (eye-readable)) 432pp h196mm x w126mm x s42mm 340g N/A ISBN13: 9781472130815 ISBN13: 978-1-4721-3081-5 ISBN10: 1472130812 EAN: 9781472130815 x Description: 'An entertaining, wide-ranging defence and explanation of the conservative way of seeing the world . . . suffused with generosity and wit' Catholic Herald Brought up by eccentric intellectuals, Ed West experienced what he believed was a fairly normal childhood of political pamphlets as bedtime reading, family holidays to East Germany and a father who was one political step away from advocating the return of serfdom. In his midtwenties, West found himself embracing a mindset usually acquired alongside a realisation that all music post-1955 is garbage, agreeing with everything said in the Telegraph and all the other bad things people get in middle age. This is his journey to becoming a real-life Tory boy.Forgoing the typically tedious and shouty tone of the Right, West provides that rare gem of a conservative book - one that people of any political alignment can read, if only to laugh at West's gallows humour and dry wit. Crammed with self-deprecating anecdotes and enlightening political insights, Tory Boy discloses a life shaped by politics and the realisation that perhaps this obsession does more harm than good. 'Anyone - liberal, conservative, whatever - would enjoy [this book]. It is full of the most fascinating facts, all mixed in with Ed's inimitable displays of self-mockery' Tom Holland 'A self-deprecating and often hilarious memoir of a born conservative watching the world go wrong. Sprinkled with gallows humour, like a political version of Nick Hornby's Fever Pitch' The Critic _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix by the first CEO and co-founder Marc Randolph Marc Randolph (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Endeavour
Publisher:
Octopus Publishing Group
Pub Date:
02 Sep 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback B-format paperback (Text (eye-readable)) 320pp h196mm x w126mm x s26mm 280g ISBN13: 9781913068219 ISBN13: 978-1-913068-21-9 ISBN10: 1913068218 EAN: 9781913068219 This Product Replaces: 9781913068066 x Description: 'Engaging and insightful.' Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix 'Charming, fascinating and very funny. Marc Randolph demystifies the world of Silicon Valley start-ups, and makes you laugh a lot along the way.' Decca Aitkenhead, The Sunday TimesNow with over 182 million subscribers, Netflix's triumph feels inevitable but the twenty-first century's most disruptive start-up began with few believers and calamity at every turn. Marc Randolph's transformational journey exemplifies how anyone with grit and determination can change the world - even with an idea that many think will never work. What emerges, however, isn't just the inside story of one of the world's most iconic companies. Full of counter-intuitive concepts and written in binge-worthy prose, it answers some of our most fundamental questions about taking that leap of faith in life: How do you begin? How do you weather disappointment and failure? What is success? From idea generation to team building to knowing when to let go, That Will Never Work is one of the most dramatic and insightful entrepreneurial stories of our time. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Life Scientific: Inventors Anna Buckley (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Publisher:
Orion Publishing Co
Pub Date:
18 Mar 2021
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback B-format paperback (Text (eye-readable)) 336pp h198mm x w128mm x s24mm 240g ISBN13: 9781474608107 ISBN13: 978-1-4746-0810-7 ISBN10: 1474608108 EAN: 9781474608107 x Description: What does it take to be an inventor? Judging by the ingenious individuals who have come into The Life Scientific studio in the last eight years, there is no simple answer. Mathematicians, electricians, molecular biologists and mechanics can all transform lives. Some think with their hands, others make things in their minds. Most have a vision of the future. All are driven by a passionate determination to solve problems.These intimate accounts, based on interviews recorded for the popular BBC Radio 4 programme The Life Scientific, chart the life journeys of scientists and engineers working in Britain today from childhood interests to innovation. Explaining what they did when and why, they make science seem straightforward and exciting, revealing moments of disappointment, creativity, frustration and joy. The result is an illuminating collection of biographical short stories that make scientists and the work they do accessible to us all. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Not Just Politics: 'The must read life story of Carwyn Jones and his nine years as Wales' First Minister' Gordon Brown Carwyn Jones (Author) Alun Gibbard (With) Series:
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Imprint:
Headline Accent
Publisher:
Headline Publishing Group
Pub Date:
27 May 2021
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback B-format paperback (Text (eye-readable)) 304pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781472272034 ISBN13: 978-1-4722-7203-4 ISBN10: 147227203X EAN: 9781472272034 x Description: For nine years, Carwyn Jones was at the helm of Welsh politics. As First Minister from 2009 to 2018, he led the governance of an increasingly devolving Wales through turmoil and success.Not Just Politics follows Carwyn from his roots in a small corner of Wales and childhood brought up as a Welsh speaker in Bridgend, to the 1980s miners' strike which inspired a career in politics. After graduating with a degree in law from Aberyswyth, Carwyn juggled being a barrister and local councillor while also caring for his wife Lisa, who was diagnosed with leukaemia shortly after their marriage. As part of the first cohort of Welsh Government Ministers, Carwyn has been at the heart of the growing shift from Westminster to Cardiff, and as First Minister he oversaw landmark moments that put Wales firmly on the world stage. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Billion Dollar Loser: The Epic Rise and Fall of WeWork Reeves Wiedeman (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Hodder Paperback
Publisher:
Hodder & Stoughton
Pub Date:
03 Jun 2021
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback B-format paperback (Text (eye-readable)) 352pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781529385083 ISBN13: 978-1-5293-8508-3 ISBN10: 1529385083 EAN: 9781529385083 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Aiming High: Masayoshi Son, SoftBank, and Disrupting Silicon Valley Atsuo Inoue (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Hodder & Stoughton
Publisher:
Hodder & Stoughton
Pub Date:
03 Jun 2021
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) (Text (eye-readable)) 288pp h234mm x w153mm ISBN13: 9781529338584 ISBN13: 978-1-5293-3858-4 ISBN10: 1529338581 EAN: 9781529338584 x Description: 'I have no intention of making small bets' - Masayoshi SonIn order to understand what's happening in Silicon Valley, you just need to look at Masayoshi Son. __________There is no one in the world right now who is in a better position to influence the next wave of technology than Masayoshi Son. Not Jeff Bezos, not Mark Zuckerberg, not Elon Musk. They might have the money, but they lack Masa's combination of ambition, imagination, and nerve. Masayoshi Son is the most powerful person in Silicon Valley. As CEO and founder of the Japanese investment firm, SoftBank, 'Masa' has invested in some of the most exciting and influential tech companies in recent memory - Uber, WeWork, ByteDance, Slack, and many others. Prior to that, he was known as one of the first investors in Alibaba and Yahoo!He has an audacious vision for the future and one that is unmatched in the tech industry. Aiming High provides insight into this charismatic and visionary leader. Originally published in Japan, this book charts
Son's rise from a Korean immigrant who dropped out of high school to becoming one of the wealthiest people in the world. With unprecedented access to Son, including exclusive interviews, this book creates an authoritative account of how SoftBank and it's visionary and charismatic CEO is shaping the future of tech. __________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
From Our Own Correspondent: Dispatches of a Decade from Across the World Polly Hope (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Publisher:
Orion Publishing Co
Pub Date:
10 Jun 2021
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback B-format paperback (Text (eye-readable)) 320pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781474612012 ISBN13: 978-1-4746-1201-2 ISBN10: 1474612016 EAN: 9781474612012 x Description: For more than sixty-five years on the air, From Our Own Correspondent has been one of BBC Radio's flagship programmes. It has taken listeners to parts of the world where they have never gone, and perhaps never would: war zones, refugee camps, elite universities, space stations, spy academies and lions' dens of all sorts. Its dispatches introduce audiences to people they might never expect to meet - kingpins, revolutionaries, assassins and outcasts. It has always relied on the power of personal testimony, with its contributors not merely reporting the news, but sharing what they found out along the way, and how it felt. Its correspondents often relate the unexpected: the day they visited the town that is crazy about trout fishing, attended a forty-course Chinese banquet, experienced zero gravity on a flight with Russian cosmonauts, went mud wrestling in Turkey or ballroom dancing in Cameroon. Themed by continent and region, From Our Own Correspondent brings together the most compelling stories of the past ten years. It is a perfect primer for the understanding of the modern world. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Ministry of Common Sense: How to Eliminate Bureaucratic Red Tape, Bad Excuses, and Corporate Bullshit Martin Lindstrom (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
John Murray Learning
Publisher:
John Murray Press
Pub Date:
21 Jan 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) (Text (eye-readable)) 256pp h206mm x w132mm x s20mm 264g ISBN13: 9781529332476 ISBN13: 978-1-5293-3247-6 ISBN10: 1529332478 EAN: 9781529332476 x Description: Where's the common sense? During the COVID-19 pandemic, the TSA is allowing passengers to board planes with unlimited amounts of hand sanitizer, while maintaining its 3.4-ounce limit on all other liquids. You need a chainsaw to pry open your new pair of headphones from their package. Your eighth Zoom meeting of the day keeps freezing, and if you hear "No, wait; no, you go first" again, you will implode. But first you have to sit through an endless PowerPoint presentation that everyone claims they've read - no one has - that could have been summarized in one page.What has happened to common sense? And how can we get it back? Companies, it seems, have become so entangled in their own internal issues and beset by reams of invisible red tape (and frozen screens) that they've lost sight of their purpose and culture. Inevitably, we pay the price.New York Times best-selling author Martin Lindstrom combines numerous real-life examples of corporate common sense gone wrong with his own ingenious plan for restoring logic - and sanity - to the companies and people who need it most. A must-read for today's executives, managers, and office workers, The Ministry of Common Sense is funny, entertaining, and immensely practical.'Essential reading for all of us who feel bogged down in workplace bureaucracy and wish to improve our quality of life at work.' - Arianna Huffington, Founder & CEO, Thrive Global'Anyone who has ever worked in a big corporate structure will be nodding along and underlining every page in this book...Martin Lindstrom...offers a plan for eradicating internal nonsense the sorts of risk-averse protocols and admin tasks that show a company has lost all sight of common sense. There are lots of good examples and farcical anecdotes here.' - Financial Times Business Book of the Month _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
FUSION: How Integrating Brand and Culture Powers the World's Greatest Companies Denise Lee Yohn (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Nicholas Brealey Publishing
Publisher:
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Pub Date:
21 Jan 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback B-format paperback (Text (eye-readable)) 240pp h196mm x w126mm x s20mm 220g ISBN13: 9781529359121 ISBN13: 978-1-5293-5912-1 ISBN10: 1529359120 EAN: 9781529359121 x Description: 'Leaders everywhere are trying to build great brands, but few realise how powerfully brands are shaped by the cultures of their organizations. This compelling book shows how.' -Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Originals and Give and TakeIn FUSION, Denise Lee Yohn examines some of the world's greatest organizations and reverse-engineers their greatness - specifically how they've integrated what's on the inside (culture) with what's on the outside (brand) for remarkable results.Through detailed case studies, interviews with industry leaders, findings from respected academic research and drawing on her own experience working with extraordinary brands across a broad range of sectors, Denise shows how great companies achieve the brand-culture fusion that creates extraordinary results and growth. FUSION is for those with responsibility and oversight for the core operations of their business (C-Suite and line managers) who also set the tone and direction for their companies. The book includes access to Denise's proprietary online assessment for determining how close to or how far from brand/culture integration a company is and a blueprint for achieving brand-culture fusion. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Change: How to Make Big Things Happen Damon Centola (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
John Murray Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
John Murray Press
Pub Date:
21 Jan 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) (Text (eye-readable)) 352pp h232mm x w152mm x s32mm 420g ISBN13: 9781529373370 ISBN13: 978-1-5293-7337-0 ISBN10: 1529373379 EAN: 9781529373370 x Description: 'A remarkable and important guide to effecting change in our individual lives, businesses, societies - and beyond' JONAH BERGER, bestselling author of ContagiousHow did movements like the Arab Spring and Black Lives Matter take off when they did? How did Lord Kitchener recruit 2,000,000 volunteers at the start of World War I?Why did Twitter take hold while Google+ has failed?What surprising lessons can we learn from Covid 19?From the spread of Covid-19 to the rise of political polarization, from implicit bias to genetically modified food, from NASA to Netflix - it's time to think differently about how change works.Professor Damon Centola is the world expert in the new science of networks. His ground-breaking research across areas as disparate as voting, health, technology and finance has highlighted powerful and highly effective new ways to ensure lasting change. In this book, Centola distils over a decade of deep experience into a fascinating new theory that challenges previous assumptions that new ideas are either contagious or not. Change shows that beliefs and behaviours are not transmitted from person to person in the simple way that a virus is. The real story of social change is more complex and much more interesting. When we are exposed to a new idea, our social networks guide our responses in striking and surprising ways. Drawing on deep-yet-accessible research and fascinating examples, Change presents a paradigm-shifting new science for understanding what drives change, recognising our blind spots and how we can change the world around us. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Backable: The surprising truth behind what makes people take a chance on you Suneel Gupta (Author) Carlye Adler (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Endeavour
Publisher:
Octopus Publishing Group
Pub Date:
01 Jun 2021
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) (Text (eye-readable)) 288pp h234mm x w153mm ISBN13: 9781913068356 ISBN13: 978-1-913068-35-6 ISBN10: 1913068358 EAN: 9781913068356 x Description: 'This remarkable book can be your secret weapon for bringing your idea to life.' DAN PINK, bestselling author of Drive'Whether you want to get ahead inside a company or build a startup from the ground up, this fascinating book is a must-read.' REID HOFFMAN, co-founder of LinkedIn'A super-readable and actionable look at how to make your ideas take flight. Whether you're pitching a brand new startup or an idea for your company's next product, you'll find a wealth of insights and stories throughout.' MIKE KRIEGER, co-founder of InstagramNo one makes it alone. But there's a reason why some people can get investors or bosses to believe in them while others cannot. And that reason has little to do with experience, pedigree or a polished business plan. Backable people seem to have a hidden quality that inspires others to take action. We often chalk this up to natural talent or charisma . . . either you have 'it' or you don't. After getting rejected by every investor he pitched, Suneel Gupta had a burning question: could 'it' be learned? Drawing lessons from hundreds of the world's biggest thinkers, Suneel discovered how to pitch new ideas in a way that has raised millions of dollars, influenced large-scale change inside massive corporations, and even convinced his 8-year-old daughter to clean her room.Inside the book are long-held secrets from producers of Oscar-winning films, venture capitalists, founders of unicorn-status startups, and executives at iconic companies like Lego, Method and Pixar. Suneel used these invaluable lessons to become the New York Stock Exchange's 'New Face of Innovation'. Backable reveals how the key to success is not charisma, connections, or even your CV, but rather your ability to persuade others to take a chance on you. This groundbreaking book will show you how. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Hot Seat: Hard-won Lessons in Challenging Times Jeff Immelt (Author) Amy Wallace (With) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Hodder & Stoughton
Publisher:
Hodder & Stoughton
Pub Date:
23 Feb 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) (Text (eye-readable)) 352pp h232mm x w154mm x s28mm 440g ISBN13: 9781529358735 ISBN13: 978-1-5293-5873-5 ISBN10: 1529358736 EAN: 9781529358735 x Description: The former CEO of General Electric, one of the most influential CEO's, shares the ideas and values of leadership he learned through times of crises. Jeff Immelt has always been one of my leadership role models. He leads with head and heart. This book shows how leadership is a full contact sport and Jeff leaves everything on the field. - John Donahoe, CEO, NikeRead this book. You'll be a better leader for it. - David Rogier, Founder and CEO, MasterClass__________In September 2001, Jeff Immelt replaced the most famous CEO in history, Jack Welch, at the helm of General Electric. Less than a week into his tenure, the 9/11 terrorist attacks shook the nation, and the company, to its core. GE was connected to nearly every part of the tragedy-GE-financed planes powered by GE-manufactured engines had just destroyed real estate that was insured by GEissued policies. Facing an unprecedented situation, Immelt knew his response would set the tone for businesses everywhere that looked to GE-one of America's biggest and most-heralded corporations-for direction. No pressure.Over the next sixteen years, Immelt would lead GE through many more dire moments, from the 2008-09 Global Financial Crisis to the 2011 meltdown of Fukushima's nuclear reactors, which were designed by GE. But Immelt's biggest challenge was inherited: Welch had handed over a company that had great people, but was short on innovation. Immelt set out to change GE's focus by making it more global, more rooted in technology, and more diverse. But the stock market rarely rewarded his efforts, and GE struggled.In Hot Seat, Immelt offers a rigorous, candid interrogation of himself and his tenure, detailing for the first time his proudest moments and his biggest mistakes. The most crucial component of leadership, he writes, is the willingness to make decisions. But knowing what to do is a thousand times easier than knowing when to do it. Perseverance, combined with clear communication, can ensure progress, if not perfection, he says. That won't protect any CEO from second-guessing, but Immelt explains how he's pushed through even the most withering criticism: by staying focused on his team and the goals they tried to achieve. As the business world continues to be rocked by stunning economic upheaval, Hot Seat is an urgently needed, and unusually raw, source of authoritative guidance for decisive leadership in uncertain times.__________A memoir of successful leadership in times of crisis: the former CEO of General Electric, named one of the "World's Best CEOs" three times by Barron's, shares the hard-won lessons he
learned from his experience leading GE immediately after 9/11, through the economic devastation of the 2008-09 financial crisis, and into an increasingly globalized world. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Powered by Change: Design your business to make the most of change Jonathan MacDonald (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Nicholas Brealey Publishing
Publisher:
John Murray Press
Pub Date:
04 Mar 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback B-format paperback (Text (eye-readable)) 256pp h198mm x w130mm x s10mm 180g ISBN13: 9781473665996 ISBN13: 978-1-4736-6599-6 ISBN10: 147366599X EAN: 9781473665996 x Description: **THE SUNDAY TIMES BUSINESS BESTSELLER**Voted the EMBRACING CHANGE BOOK OF THE YEAR at the BUSINESS BOOK AWARDSWhen the winds of change blow, some build a wall and others build a windmillIn a business environment where change is the only constant, the stark reality is that it has never been harder to see what's happening around us, interpret information efficiently or develop successful strategies. This is down to both the increasing speed of change and the prevalent mindset about change, where change is seen as the enemy.Powered by Change presents a radical new methodology for using change as a fuelling mechanism to generate outstanding business success: the Windmill Theory.Power your businessThe Windmill Theory enables leaders and organisations to think and act in a way that capitalises on a constantly changing environment. Constructed of four blades working in perpetual harmony with one another, it creates an empowered business that turns the winds of change into business success.Filled with examples and stories from around the world, from global corporates to start-up ventures, Powered by Change delivers some astonishing insights and clear, actionable steps to achieve the ultimate competitive advantage.Use this book to fuel your business for the future. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
End State: 9 Ways Society is Broken - and how we can fix it James Plunkett (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Trapeze
Publisher:
Orion Publishing Co
Pub Date:
24 Jun 2021
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback (Text (eye-readable)) 288pp h222mm x w138mm ISBN13: 9781398702189 ISBN13: 978-1-3987-0218-9 ISBN10: 1398702188 EAN: 9781398702189 x Description: Can we reverse the mental health crisis by getting rid of Mondays? Is it time to stop poor people being poor by... giving them money? Can we quell the fires of populism by giving young people a say in the future?As the shockwaves of Covid 19 continue to spread, and as the smoke clears from a year of anger and unrest, many people feel forlorn about the future. In End State, James Plunkett argues that this can be a moment not of despair, but of historic opportunity - a chance to rethink, renew, and reform some of the most fundamental ways we organise society. In much the same way as societies emerged stronger from crises in the past - building the state as we know it today - we too can build a happier future.James Plunkett has spent his career thinking laterally about the complicated relationships between individuals and the state. First as an advisor to Gordon Brown, then a leading economic researcher and writer, and then in the charity sector, helping people struggling at the front-line of economic change. James combines a deep understanding of social issues with an appreciation of how change is playing out not in the ivory tower, but in the reality of people's lives.Now, in his first book, he sets out an optimistic vision, exploring nine ways in which our social settlement can be upgraded to harness the power of the digital age. Covering a dizzying sweep of geography and history, from London's 18th Century sewage systems to the uneasy inequality of Silicon Valley, it's a thrilling and iconoclastic account of how society can not only survive, but thrive, in the digital age. End State provides a much-needed map to help us navigate our way over the curious terrain of the twenty-first century. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Foot Work: What Your Shoes Are Doing to the World Tansy E. Hoskins (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Publisher:
Orion Publishing Co
Pub Date:
03 Mar 2022
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback B-format paperback (Text (eye-readable)) 288pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781474609869 ISBN13: 978-1-4746-0986-9 ISBN10: 1474609864 EAN: 9781474609869 x Description: 'Fascinating and eye-opening' OWEN JONESDO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR SHOES COME FROM?DO YOU KNOW WHERE THEY GO WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH THEM?In 2019, 66.6 million pairs of shoes were manufactured across the world every single day. They have never been cheaper to buy, and we have never been more convinced that we need to buy them. Yet their cost to the planet has never been greater. In this urgent, passionately argued book, Tansy E. Hoskins opens our eyes to the dark origins of the shoes on our feet. Taking us deep into the heart of an industry that is exploiting workers and deceiving consumers, we begin to understand that if we don't act fast, this humble household object will take us to the point of no return. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The 4 Figure Trick: Deliver financial success by understanding just four numbers in business David Meckin (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Nicholas Brealey Publishing
Publisher:
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Pub Date:
18 Mar 2021
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) (Text (eye-readable)) 160pp h214mm x w134mm x s14mm 160g ISBN13: 9781529343717 ISBN13: 978-1-5293-4371-7 ISBN10: 1529343712 EAN: 9781529343717 x Description: Finance doesn't have to be complicated. This book shows you how to make better, faster, financially sound business decisions using just four numbers.Effective financial management is at the heart of every successful business but it can seem impenetrable to the non-financial manager; littered with spreadsheets, inexplicable charts and intricate formulae, all washed down with swathes of unintelligible jargon. In reality, successful financial management is all about the management of just four figures.Knowing what these four figures are, how they relate to each other and most importantly, how they can be managed, is the key to financial success. This is what David Meckin calls 'the 4 figure trick'. Almost every major business failure can be pinned down to the ineffective management of at least one of these critical figures.Focusing on just four figures not only makes the world of financial management more accessible to the non-financial manager, it also greatly simplifies the decision-making process. Full of step-by-step guides, examples and illustrations, The 4 Figure Trick reveals a variety of practical managerial strategies that can significantly enhance the financial performance of any business. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Rebel Ideas: The Power of Diverse Thinking Matthew Syed (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
John Murray Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Pub Date:
29 Jun 2021
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback B-format paperback 320pp 300g B-format paperback ISBN13: 9781529348408 ISBN13: 978-1-5293-4840-8 ISBN10: 1529348404 EAN: 9781529348408 x Description: Where do the best ideas come from? And how do we apply these ideas to the problems we face - at work, in the education of our children, and in the biggest shared challenges of our age: rising obesity, terrorism and climate change?In this bold and inspiring new book, Matthew Syed - the bestselling author of Bounce and Black Box Thinking - argues that individual intelligence is no longer enough; that the only way to tackle these complex problems is to harness the power of our 'cognitive diversity'.Rebel Ideas is a fascinating journey through the science of team performance. It draws on psychology, economics, anthropology and genetics, and takes lessons from a dazzling range of case-studies, including the catastrophic intelligence failings of the CIA before 9/11, a communication breakdown at the top of Mount Everest, and a moving tale of deradicalization in America's deep South.It is a book that will strengthen any company, institution or team, but it also offers many individual applications too: the remarkable benefits of personalised nutrition, advice on how to break free of the echo chambers that surround us, and tips on how we can all develop an 'outsider mindset'.Rebel Ideas offers a radical blueprint for creative problem-solving. It challenges hierarchies, encourages constructive dissent and forces us to think again about where the best ideas come from. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Sell: The secrets of selling anything to anyone Fredrik Eklund (Author) Bruce Littlefield (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Piatkus Books
Publisher:
Little, Brown Book Group
Pub Date:
08 Apr 2021
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback B-format paperback (Text (eye-readable)) 320pp h196mm x w126mm x s24mm 240g ISBN13: 9780349408200 ISBN13: 978-0-349-40820-0 ISBN10: 0349408203 EAN: 9780349408200 x Description: 'With The Sell, Fredrik Eklund has created the modern day How to Win Friends and Influence People. If you're looking for how to achieve success in the 21st century, the answer is in your hands' Tom Doctoroff, CEO, J. Walter Thompson, and author of Twitter is Not a StrategyJust over a decade ago, Fredrik Eklund moved to New York City from his native Sweden with nothing but a worn-out pair of sneakers and a dream: to make it big in the city that never sleeps. Despite having no experience in real estate and no contacts, Fredrik transformed himself into the best seller in the most competitive real estate market on the planet, brokering multimillion-dollar deals for celebrities, selling out properties all over the city and charming TV audiences as one of the stars of Million Dollar Listing New York.Blending personal stories and the expertise he's gained from his meteoric rise, The Sell is the modern guide to becoming successful. Featuring everything from the importance of intangible factors like personality and charm, to tips and tricks for preparing, persuading and negotiating, The Sell is a vital go-to book for anyone who wants to have an impact in his or her personal and professional life. No matter what your background is - sales rep, CEO or kitchen-table entrepreneur - this book will help you sell yourself or your brand, and lead a richer, more fulfilling life. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Art of Business Wars: Battle-Tested Lessons for Leaders and Entrepreneurs from History's Greatest Rivalries David Brown (Author) Business Wars (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Hodder & Stoughton
Publisher:
Hodder & Stoughton
Pub Date:
15 Apr 2021
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) (Text (eye-readable)) 368pp h216mm x w135mm ISBN13: 9781529307016 ISBN13: 978-1-5293-0701-6 ISBN10: 1529307015 EAN: 9781529307016 x Description: "A ROLLICKING READ ABOUT THE CORPORATE WORLD'S GREATEST RIVALRIES." ADAM GRANT, New York Times bestselling author of Think Again and Originals, and host of the TED podcast WorkLifeBased on the chart-topping BUSINESS WARS podcast, here are the stories and lessons from history's greatest business rivalries - retold as you've never heard them before. Some of the companies here have been featured on the podcast, many are entirely new, and ALL of the material presents a fresh perspective, with each chapter thematically inspired by a chapter of Sun Tzu's classic, The Art of War.From the pocket showdown of iPhone vs Blackberry to the epic stand-off of Beats vs Monster, The Art of Business Wars goes deep into the business trenches to explore the stories behind the stories. In this gripping study of triumph and disaster, you'll discover the real-life love spat between the co-founders of Tinder which led to the creation of its competitor Bumble, the battle of the fast fashion giants H&M and Zara where speed is everything, how Wrigley almost bit off more than it could chew, and Nintendo leveled up in America. With these and many more tales from business battlefields all over the world The Art of Business Wars reveals the strategies, positioning, dirty tricks, and eye for exploiting vulnerabilities, that make the difference between success and failure.David Brown, host of the hit podcast Business Wars, masterfully frames some of the biggest business rivalries in history using the wisdom and pragmatic advice of revered Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu. Each battle Brown examines tells a story of contending wits, strategies, and resources. He chronicles the rise of companies as they formulate innovative plans, vanquish foes, and adapt to shifting societal needs. The goal: stay ahead of the competition and emerge victorious as an industry titan.Compiling powerful insights uncovered over hundreds of episodes and more than a year of in-depth research, Brown offers an extraordinary formula for victory woven into a series of gripping, real-life tales straight from the business trenches. The stories in The Art of Business Wars are fascinating, but the lessons we draw from them - about determination, ingenuity, patience, grit, subtlety, and other key traits that contribute to a victorious enterprise - are invaluable, whether you're a software-slinging freelancer or the CEO of a multinational corporation. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
How Boards Work: And How They Can Work Better in a Chaotic World Dambisa Moyo (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Little, Brown
Publisher:
Little, Brown Book Group
Pub Date:
06 May 2021
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) (Text (eye-readable)) 304pp h234mm x w153mm ISBN13: 9780349128405 ISBN13: 978-0-349-12840-5 ISBN10: 0349128405 EAN: 9780349128405 x Description: Corporate boards have never been under greater pressure. They face hostility from every quarter: society, investors, and regulators. A Harvard study found that 51 percent of 18-29 year olds do not support market capitalism; in 2018, the Founder-CEO of Blackrock, the world's largest investor, warned CEOs of public companies that they "must not only deliver financial performance but also show how it makes a positive contribution to society;" On the 2020 campaign trail, U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren applauded such talk but warned that they expected action.HOW BOARDS WORK is, at its core, about the need for corporate boards to fundamentally change. Not least of which is the need for the boards and the corporations that they lead to adapt to the rapid changes in business, geopolitics, technology and societal norms currently afoot. Most people, including business executives and employees, even shareholders and many legislators, understand little about what boards actually do. HOW BOARDS WORK will fill that vacuum by bringing readers into boardrooms for an insider's view of the tensions and shortcomings of boards, the conflicting priorities and trade-offs they face, and why some fail and others succeed. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Promises of Giants John Amaechi (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Nicholas Brealey Publishing
Publisher:
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Pub Date:
22 Jul 2021
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) (Text (eye-readable)) 320pp h234mm x w153mm ISBN13: 9781529345889 ISBN13: 978-1-5293-4588-9 ISBN10: 152934588X EAN: 9781529345889 x Description: "THE MOST UNLIKELY OF PEOPLE, IN THE MOST IMPROBABLE OF CIRCUMSTANCES, CAN BECOME EXTRAORDINARY."WE NEED MORE LEADERS. From socio-political chaos and workplace disruption to the climate change crisis, we have never needed people with the skill and will to collaborate to create a better world more than now. We need people who are willing to fill the leadership void. People who will embrace the influence they have. People who believe in improving society and workplace culture - not only because it makes life better, but because it is proven to yield positive results. The Promises of Giants is a challenge to anyone who aspires to make a difference in their environment. Over fourteen promises, it seamlessly intertwines personal anecdotes and workplace and social observation with the latest research, to provide practical, proven tips and strategies to empower you to maximize your own potential and inspire others. It is not a self-help book. It is a how-to guide for winning, rooted in the belief that the most unlikely of people, in the most improbable of circumstances, can become extraordinary.John Amaechi well understands the responsibilities and potential that come with being a giant. The Promises of Giants is the product of a lifetime spent observing and studying effective leadership - from accompanying his mother's visits to her dying patients to competing at the highest levels of professional sport, through two decades of management consulting with multinational corporations. These experiences have shown that everyone has the ability to act decisively to influence the world in a positive way. Everyone is a giant to someone. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Lonely Century: Coming Together in a World that's Pulling Apart Noreena Hertz (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Sceptre
Publisher:
Hodder & Stoughton
Pub Date:
03 Jun 2021
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback B-format paperback (Text (eye-readable)) 416pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781529329278 ISBN13: 978-1-5293-2927-8 ISBN10: 1529329272 EAN: 9781529329278 x Description: 'Destined to be a classic' Nouriel Roubini'Fascinating' Sathnam Sanghera, The Times'A hopeful book that couldn't be more important or timely' Philippa Perry'Timely and important' Charlie BrookerEven before a global pandemic introduced us to terms like social distancing, loneliness was already becoming the defining condition of the twenty-first century.But it's also one we have the power to reverse. Combining a decade of research with first-hand reporting, Noreena Hertz takes us from a 'how to communicate in real life' class for smartphone-addicted university students to bouncy castles at Belgian far-right gatherings, from 'renting a friend' and paying for cuddles in the U.S. to nursing home residents knitting bonnets for their robot caregivers in Japan.Packed with bold solutions that we can apply at home, at work and in our neighbourhoods, and with a clear vision for what businesses and governments must do, she explores how our increasing dependence on technology, radical changes to the workplace and decades of policies that have placed self-interest above the collective good, are making us more isolated than ever before.Noreena Hertz helps us to understand why this is the lonely century, how we got here and what each of us can do to help reduce loneliness for ourselves and our communities. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
An Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook's Battle for Domination Sheera Frenkel (Author) Cecilia Kang (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Little, Brown
Publisher:
Little, Brown Book Group
Pub Date:
13 Jul 2021
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) (Text (eye-readable)) 400pp h234mm x w153mm ISBN13: 9781408712702 ISBN13: 978-1-4087-1270-2 ISBN10: 1408712709 EAN: 9781408712702 x Description: In November 2018, the New York Times published a bombshell in-depth investigation that exposed, with disturbing insider detail, how leadership decisions at Facebook enabled, and then tried to cover up, massive privacy breaches and Russian meddling in the 2016 election. The story quickly shot to the top of the paper's most emailed list. It would earn the team of Times reporters a prestigious Loeb award, the George Polk award, and a spot on the Pulitzer short list. But it only skimmed the surface.The investigation's lead reporters, Sheera Frenkel and Cecilia Kang, spent eighteen months piecing together the story of how one of the most powerful companies in the world tried to bury a damning truth-that Facebook has become a conduit for disinformation, hate speech, and political propaganda. The unrivalled sources of these two veteran journalists led them to perhaps the most recognizable names in the tech industry: Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg. Both have long existed as archetypes of uniquely 21st century executives-he, the tech "boy genius" turned billionaire, she, the ultimate woman in business, an inspiration to millions through her books and speeches. At Any Cost is the definitive story of Facebook's fall from grace, following the embattled company from 2011, when its power and positive influence was undisputed, to 2020, when it will face its biggest test yet-the US presidential election. What are the ultimate ramifications when a few individuals are in charge of the technology used by half the world's population? Can they control the technology they've unleashed into the world? And if not, can we, as individuals and as a society, control them? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and How to Build a Better Economy Stephanie Kelton (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
John Murray Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
John Murray Press
Pub Date:
13 May 2021
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback B-format paperback (Text (eye-readable)) 352pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781529352566 ISBN13: 978-1-5293-5256-6 ISBN10: 1529352568 EAN: 9781529352566 x Description: THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER'Kelton has succeeded in instigating a round of heretical questioning, essential for a post-Covid-19 world, where the pantheon of economic gods will have to be reconfigured' Guardian'Stephanie Kelton is an indispensable source of moral clarity ... the truths that she teaches about money, debt, and deficits give us the tools we desperately need to build a safe future for all' Naomi Klein'Game-changing ... Read it!' Mariana Mazzucato'A rock star in her field' The Times'This book is going to be influential' Financial Times'Convincingly overturns conventional wisdom' New York TimesSupporting the economy, paying for healthcare, creating new jobs, preventing a climate apocalypse: how can we pay for it all? Leading economic thinker Stephanie Kelton, shows how misguided that question is, and how a radical new approach can maximise our potential as a society. Everything that we've been led to believe about deficits and the role of money and government spending is wrong. Rather than asking the self-defeating question of how to pay for the crucial improvements our society needs, Kelton guides us to ask: which deficits actually matter? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
How to Read Numbers: A Guide to Statistics in the News (and Knowing When to Trust Them) Tom Chivers (Author) David Chivers, QC (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Publisher:
Orion Publishing Co
Pub Date:
18 Mar 2021
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback (Text (eye-readable)) 208pp h222mm x w142mm x s24mm 331g ISBN13: 9781474619967 ISBN13: 978-1-4746-1996-7 ISBN10: 1474619967 EAN: 9781474619967 x Description: 'Even one glass of wine a day raises the risk of cancer' 'Hate crimes have doubled in five years''Fizzy drinks make teenagers violent'Every day, most of us will read or watch something in the news that is based on statistics in some way. Sometimes it'll be obvious - 'X people develop cancer every year' - and sometimes less obvious - 'How smartphones destroyed a generation'. Statistics are an immensely powerful tool for understanding the world; the best tool we have. But in the wrong hands, they can be dangerous.This book will help you spot common mistakes and tricks that can mislead you into thinking that small numbers are big, or unimportant changes are important. It will show you how the numbers you read are made - you'll learn about how surveys with small or biased samples can generate wrong answers, and why ice cream doesn't cause drownings.We are surrounded by numbers and data, and it has never been more important to separate the good from the bad, the true from the false. HOW TO READ NUMBERS is a vital guide that will help you understand when and how to trust the numbers in the news - and, just as importantly, when not to. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Number Bias: How Numbers Lead and Mislead Us Sanne Blauw (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Sceptre
Publisher:
Hodder & Stoughton
Pub Date:
08 Jul 2021
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback B-format paperback (Text (eye-readable)) 192pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781529342772 ISBN13: 978-1-5293-4277-2 ISBN10: 1529342775 EAN: 9781529342772 x Description: 'The Number Bias combines vivid storytelling with authoritative analysis to deliver a warning about the way numbers can lead us astray if we let them.' TIM HARFORDEven if you don't consider yourself a numbers person, you are a numbers person. The time has come to put numbers in their place. Not high up on a pedestal, or out on the curb, but right where they belong: beside words.It is not an overstatement to say that numbers dictate the way we live our lives. They tell us how we're doing at school, how much we weigh, who might win an election and whether the economy is booming. But numbers aren't as objective as they may seem; behind every number is a story. Yet politicians, businesses and the media often forget this - or use it for their own gain. Sanne Blauw travels the world to unpick our relationship with numbers and demystify our misguided allegiance, from Florence Nightingale using statistics to petition for better conditions during the Crimean War to the manipulation of numbers by the American tobacco industry and the ambiguous figures peddled during the EU referendum. Taking us from the everyday numbers that govern our health and wellbeing to the statistics used to wield enormous power and influence, The Number Bias counsels us to think more wisely.'A beautifully accessible exploration of how numbers shape our lives, and the importance of accurately interpreting the statistics we are fed.' ANGELA SAINI, author of Superior _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
How to Make the World Add Up: Ten Rules for Thinking Differently About Numbers Tim Harford (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Little, Brown
Publisher:
Little, Brown Book Group
Pub Date:
06 May 2021
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback B-format paperback (Text (eye-readable)) 352pp h198mm x w126mm ISBN13: 9780349143866 ISBN13: 978-0-349-14386-6 ISBN10: 0349143862 EAN: 9780349143866 x Description: Factfulness meets How to Be Right in this major new book from globally bestselling economist Tim Harford'Tim Harford is our most likeable champion of reason and rigour... clear, clever and always highly readable' Times Books of the Year 'If you aren't in love with stats before reading this book, you will be by the time you're done. Powerful, persuasive, and in these truth-defying times, indispensable'Caroline Criado Perez, author of Invisible Women'Nobody makes the statistics of everyday life more fascinating and enjoyable than Tim Harford'Bill Bryson'Fabulously readable, lucid, witty and authoritative . . . Every politician and journalist should be made to read this book, but everyone else will get so much pleasure and draw so much strength from the joyful way it dispels the clouds of deceit and delusion' Stephen Fry'Wise, humane and, above all, illuminating. Nobody is better on statistics and numbers - and how to make sense of them'Matthew Syed"One of the most wonderful collections of stories that I have read in a long time... fascinating."Stephen Levitt, co-author of FreakonomicsTHE SUNDAY TIMES BUSINESS BESTSELLERWhen was the last time you read a grand statement, accompanied by a large number, and wondered whether it could really be true? Statistics are vital in helping us tell stories - we see them in the papers, on social media, and we hear them used in everyday conversation - and yet we doubt them more than ever.But numbers in the right hands - have the power to change the world for the better. Contrary to popular belief, good statistics are not a trick, although they are a kind of magic. Good statistics are not smoke and mirrors; in fact, they help us see more clearly. Good statistics are like a telescope for an astronomer, a microscope for a bacteriologist, or an X-ray for a radiologist. If we are willing to let them, good statistics help us see things about the world around us and about ourselves - both large and small - that we would not be able to see in any other way.In How to Make the World Add Up, Tim Harford draws on his experience as both an economist and presenter of the BBC's radio show 'More or Less'. He takes us deep into the world of disinformation and obfuscation, bad research and misplaced motivation to find those priceless jewels of data and analysis that make communicating with numbers worthwhile. Harford's characters range from the art forger who conned the Nazis to the stripper who fell in love with the most powerful congressman in Washington, to famous data detectives such as John Maynard Keynes, Daniel Kahneman and Florence Nightingale. He reveals how we can evaluate the claims that surround us with confidence, curiosity and a healthy level of scepticism.Using ten simple rules for understanding numbers - plus one golden rule - this extraordinarily insightful book shows how if we keep our wits about us, thinking carefully about the way numbers are sourced and presented, we can look around us and see with crystal clarity how the world adds up. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Next Fifty Things that Made the Modern Economy Tim Harford (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Little, Brown
Publisher:
Little, Brown Book Group
Pub Date:
26 Aug 2021
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback B-format paperback (Text (eye-readable)) 352pp h198mm x w126mm ISBN13: 9780349144030 ISBN13: 978-0-349-14403-0 ISBN10: 0349144036 EAN: 9780349144030 x Description: 'Endlessly insightful and full of surprises - exactly what you would expect from Tim Harford' BILL BRYSON'Entertaining . . . A lively introduction to some of the most ingenious, yet often overlooked inventions that have changed the way we live' The Times'Every Tim Harford book is cause for celebration' MALCOLM GLADWELL'Harford is a fine, perceptive writer, and an effortless explainer of tricky concepts. His book teems with good things, and will expand the mind of anyone lucky enough to read it' Daily MailIn Fifty Things that Made the Modern Economy, the revolutionary, acclaimed book, radio series and podcast, bestselling economist Tim Harford introduced us to a selection of fifty radical inventions that changed the world.Now, in this new book, Harford once again brings us an array of remarkable, memorable, curious and often unexpected 'things' - inventions that teach us lessons by turns intimate and sweeping about the complex world economy we live in today.From the brick, blockchain and the bicycle to fire, the factory and fundraising, and from solar PV and the pencil to the postage stamp, this brilliant and enlightening collection resonates, fascinates and stimulates. It is a wonderful blend of insight and inspiration from one of Britain's finest non-fiction storytellers. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
This Book Could Fix Your Life: The Science of Self Help New Scientist (Author) Helen Thomson (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
John Murray Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
John Murray Press
Pub Date:
07 Jan 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) (Text (eye-readable)) 336pp h214mm x w134mm x s28mm 340g N/A ISBN13: 9781529311365 ISBN13: 978-1-5293-1136-5 ISBN10: 1529311365 EAN: 9781529311365 x Description: We all want to be happier, more successful and less stressed, but what really works? From building confidence and boosting creativity to forming better relationships and getting smarter (and healthier), This Book Could Fix Your Life explores the real science behind self-help. HOW TO BOOST YOUR IQ THE SCIENCE OF SUCCESSFUL DATING HOW TO BREAK BAD HABITS HOW TO ACE EXAMS WHAT TO EAT TO FEEL HAPPIER HOW TO WIN FRIENDS AND INFLUENCE PEOPLE HOW TO LIVE HEALTHIER LONGER Award-winning science writer Helen Thomson has zero desire to become a lifestyle guru, she just wants to help us understand the often surprising truths behind meditation, resilience, addiction, willpower, love, good sleep, CBT, success, dieting, antidepressants, intelligence and much, much more. Full of fascinating evidence-based advice pulled from the very latest research and packed with experiments you can try on yourself (including one guaranteed to lift your mood), this book really could help you fix your life. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Ladies Get Paid: Breaking Barriers, Owning Your Worth, and Taking Command of Your Career Claire Wasserman (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Trapeze
Publisher:
Orion Publishing Co
Pub Date:
14 Jan 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback (Text (eye-readable)) 320pp h238mm x w160mm x s30mm 500g ISBN13: 9781409192718 ISBN13: 978-1-4091-9271-8 ISBN10: 1409192717 EAN: 9781409192718 x Description: Written by career coach and founder of career development organisation Ladies Get Paid, Claire Wasserman provides the tools and talking points women can use to successfully navigate gender power dynamics in the workplace. The goal? Rise up and get paid. Filled with Claire's personal stories and straightforward advice, this is a must-read for anyone who wants to take their career to the next level. If you're looking to get a raise, navigate a promotion, or break the glass ceiling, LADIES GET PAID will show you how. Part how-to guide, part manifesto, LADIES GET PAID encourages the self-advocacy and activism that will help you close the gender pay gap and take the power back in your career. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Big Money Energy: How to Rule at Work, Dominate at Life, and Make Millions Ryan Serhant (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Hodder & Stoughton
Publisher:
Hodder & Stoughton
Pub Date:
21 Jan 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) (Text (eye-readable)) 240pp h232mm x w152mm x s20mm 300g ISBN13: 9781529344394 ISBN13: 978-1-5293-4439-4 ISBN10: 1529344395 EAN: 9781529344394 x Description: HOW TO DOMINATE, MAKE MILLIONS, AND GET ANYTHING YOU WANT "Serhant shows us it's not enough to just have goals, but to chase our dreams with a verve and joyous energy. Highly practical and infectiously fun." Mark Manson, NYT bestselling author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck and Everything is F*cked"In Big Money Energy, Ryan Serhant shows readers that when positive energy is mixed with self-confidence and topped off with a heavy dose of hustle. . . anything can be achieved." Sophia Amoruso, NYT bestselling author of #GIRLBOSS Big Money Energy is the feeling you get when you encounter someone who is massively succeeding at life. They're the ultimate picture of self-confidence. There's no bravado, no bragging - they know they have BME and so does everyone else. You get Big Money Energy by being 100% committed to making your vision a reality... and that vision has to be BIG. Ten years ago, Ryan Serhant, billion dollar broker and co-star of Million Dollar Listing New York was living paycheque-to-paycheque and didn't even own a suit. He realized that while he couldn't change his circumstances or the balance of his bank account, there was one thing he could change - his energy. The energy you give off impacts every area of your life, from how much money you earn and how much power you have, to who you socialize with and the jobs you get. Determined to leave his low-rent lifestyle behind forever, Serhant took life-changing steps that resulted in his getting cast on television and doubling his income every year for the next decade. He is now the CEO and Founder of SERHANT., a multi-dimensional property brokerage and media company, and averages a billion dollars in sales every year. Big Money Energy shows you how he tapped into his Big Money Energy to crush his goals and achieve huge success, earning his first million before he turned thirty. Whether you're a self-made entrepreneur, a corporate executive or barista, Serhant will teach you how to climb the ladder to success better and faster than anyone else. If you want Big Money Energy, this is your blueprint. This book is an inspirational, lively guide for anyone who is ambitious enough to dream big and is committed to doing whatever it takes to conquer their goals. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Discomfort Zone: How to Get What You Want by Living Fearlessly Farrah Storr (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Piatkus Books
Publisher:
Little, Brown Book Group
Pub Date:
04 Feb 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback B-format paperback (Text (eye-readable)) 240pp h196mm x w126mm x s20mm 180g ISBN13: 9780349415376 ISBN13: 978-0-349-41537-6 ISBN10: 0349415374 EAN: 9780349415376 x Description: 'Honest, witty and insightful' Emma Gannon'A brilliant, useful book' Dawn O'Porter'Farrah has written a book about the things no one wants to talk about: failure, discomfort, and how to deal with both' Sophia Amoruso, author of #GirlbossWhile it is human nature to shy away from things that are outside of our comfort zone, it is only by spending time in our discomfort zone that we can grow, and improve, and realise our full potential. Whether it's putting yourself forward for a new challenge, asking for difficult feedback, nailing a presentation or getting a dream job, in this book Farrah Storr shows how you have to push through what she calls "brief moments of discomfort" in order to get to where you need to be.Farrah describes these brief moments of discomfort as "like HIIT training for your life" - and shows how the more you force yourself into them, the easier it will get. This book is full of advice, practical exercises and examples both from Farrah's own life and career and from all sorts of other successful people, from athletes to entrepreneurs.By adopting the brief moments of discomfort, or BMD method, you will soon understand that nothing in life is an insurmountable challenge, only a series of small, uncomfortable tests that can easily be overcome. Once you have used Farrah's techniques to transform your fear into bite-size, manageable pieces, you'll be able to take on anything. In fact, in time, you'll even begin to enjoy these moments. When you explore your discomfort zone, you'll find that anything is possible. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
A Modest Book About How to Make an Adequate Speech John-Paul Flintoff (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Short Books Ltd
Publisher:
Short Books Ltd
Pub Date:
18 Feb 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback B-format paperback (Text (eye-readable)) 256pp h196mm x w128mm x s24mm 220g ISBN13: 9781780724560 ISBN13: 978-1-78072-456-0 ISBN10: 178072456X EAN: 9781780724560 x Description: "Where I come from, where modesty is a sin, Flintoff 's book would be called 'The Indispensable Guide to Giving an Unforgettable Speech'."Jay Heinrichs, New York Times bestselling authorMost of us dread public speaking. But at some point we find ourselves forced to make a speech. And we worry: Will my jokes fall flat? What if I freeze? Is it okay to read notes? What if people walk out?This book won't magically transform you into a fast-talking corporate hotshot. But it will show you how to think about public speaking in a new way, and with a spot of luck, you will achieve adequacy. Or better!Drawing on ancient principles of rhetoric and his own entertaining successes and failures on the speech-giving circuit, John-Paul Flintoff provides simple but effective techniques to help you to speak with confidence to any crowd, whether it's a work presentation or a best friend's wedding.Humble but motivating, this is a guide to finding your voice, even if it's a bit croaky at first, and a reassuring affirmation that we all have something to say. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Changing Gear: Creating the Life You Want After a Full On Career Jan Hall (Author) Jon Stokes (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Headline Home
Publisher:
Headline Publishing Group
Pub Date:
25 Feb 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) (Text (eye-readable)) 352pp h232mm x w152mm x s32mm 420g ISBN13: 9781472277008 ISBN13: 978-1-4722-7700-8 ISBN10: 1472277007 EAN: 9781472277008 x Description: 'Changes occur all the time. They can be identifiable and dramatic, or they can emerge imperceptibly, creeping up on you until one day you realise your foundations are less solid than you imagined. At this point in your life you need to find a new path.'Coping with transition can be hard at every stage of life, but it presents unique challenges as we come to the time of our lives when we are facing the end of full-on, full-time work. Changing Gear looks at why work is such an important part of a person's identity, and how challenging it can be when it's time to change gear, whether that's to explore a new path or take a step back from our careers entirely. Offering insight, advice and practical exercises to help you make the right decisions, this valuable guide gives you the tools to navigate complicated situations, identify what's most important, and develop the skills you need to cope with change. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Making Your Voice Heard: How to own your space, access your inner power and become influential Connson Chou Locke (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Endeavour
Publisher:
Octopus Publishing Group
Pub Date:
04 Mar 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) (Text (eye-readable)) 288pp h232mm x w152mm x s22mm 380g ISBN13: 9781913068202 ISBN13: 978-1-913068-20-2 ISBN10: 191306820X EAN: 9781913068202 x Description: Why are some people more influential than others? What is it that makes people sit up and take notice? Making Your Voice Heard is a fresh take on how to successfully influence others, regardless of your gender or background. Drawing on the latest research in social psychology, Connson Chou Locke will look at why we are prone to miscommunicate and how to overcome these barriers. This practical guide, based on her hugely popular Guardian Masterclass, will help you hone your personal style, and enhance your presence and influence with ease. Discover:*The latest insights on influencing people who have more power than you*Gender in the workplace: how to sidestep unconscious bias*Energy and body cues: what does your body communicate about you? *Tips on how to make an impact and be seen as a leader *How to make a strong first impression*Practical exercises to help you communicate with confidence'Making Your Voice Heard is a treasure trove of grounded, practical advice on how to boost your presence and impact while staying authentic and true to who you are. It's a great read for anyone seeking to speak up and step forward with more confidence and clarity.' - Caroline Webb, author of How to Have a Good Day and Senior Adviser to McKinsey & Company'Ideal for anyone who wants to boost their presence or personal impact.' - Kirsty McCusker-Delicado, Head of Guardian Masterclasses'A compulsive read, full of fascinating insights [...] A great tool for people at any stage of their career.' - Mylene Sylvestre, Publishing Director, Guardian News and Media _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Augmenting Your Career: How to Win at Work In the Age of AI David Shrier (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Piatkus Books
Publisher:
Little, Brown Book Group
Pub Date:
03 Jun 2021
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) (Text (eye-readable)) 256pp h234mm x w153mm ISBN13: 9780349425443 ISBN13: 978-0-349-42544-3 ISBN10: 0349425442 EAN: 9780349425443 x Description: Essential reading for anyone who wants to be relevant in the workforce of tomorrow.Drawing on more than a decade of research on artificial intelligence and human systems, David L. Shrier, a globally-recognised futurist and innovation specialist, delivers fascinating insights and tips on how to win at work in the age of AI. Artificial intelligence is driving workforce disruption on a scale not seen since the Industrial Revolution. Automation was once associated with mass layoffs in heavy industry like auto and steel, but computers are getting smarter and are beginning to replace traditionally 'white collar' roles like law, consulting, banking and finance.Yet some curious findings are emerging from the world's leading research labs. The combined intellect of people and machines working in harmony is able to achieve outcomes that are better than either can accomplish alone. Properly tuned AI systems can even help harness the power of the collective intelligence of an entire organisation or community to predict future events. This isn't science fiction; this is science fact the author personally helped discover.What are these new hybrid AI+people systems? What can specialised AI systems do to help you succeed in your career? How can you work most effectively with these machines?Written by a practitioner who has worked with some of the largest companies in the world as well as some of the most innovative startups, Augmenting Your Career provides a rare window into a frontier area of computer science that will change everything about how you work and what your job will look like. Read this book and fast track your evolution to the knowledge worker of the future. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't Julia Galef (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Piatkus Books
Publisher:
Little, Brown Book Group
Pub Date:
13 Apr 2021
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) (Text (eye-readable)) 288pp h232mm x w152mm x s26mm 340g ISBN13: 9780349427645 ISBN13: 978-0-349-42764-5 ISBN10: 034942764X EAN: 9780349427645 x Description: 'With insights that are both sharp and actionable, The Scout Mindset picks up where Predictably Irrational left off. Reading it will teach you to think more clearly, see yourself more accurately, and be wrong a little less often' Adam Grant'This is a book that will make a real difference in how you think' Sean CarrollWhen it comes to what we believe, humans see what they want to see. In other words, we have what Julia Galef calls a 'soldier' mindset. From tribalism and wishful thinking, to rationalising in our personal lives and everything in between, we are driven to defend the ideas we most want to believe - and shoot down those we don't.But if we want to get things right more often we should train ourselves to think more like a scout. Unlike the soldier, a scout's goal isn't to defend one side over the other. It's to go out, survey the territory, and come back with as accurate a map as possible. Regardless of what they hope to be the case, above all, the scout wants to know what's actually true.In The Scout Mindset, Galef shows that what makes scouts better at getting things right isn't that they're smarter or more knowledgeable than everyone else. It's a handful of emotional skills, habits, and ways of looking at the world - which anyone can learn. With fascinating examples ranging from how to survive being stranded in the middle of the ocean, to how Jeff Bezos avoids overconfidence, to how superforecasters outperform CIA operatives, to Reddit threads and modern partisan politics, Galef explores why our brains deceive us and what we can do to change the way we think. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
They Said This Day Would Never Come: The Magic of Obama's Improbable Campaign Chris Liddell-Westefeld (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Hodder & Stoughton
Publisher:
Hodder & Stoughton
Pub Date:
07 Jan 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback B-format paperback (Text (eye-readable)) 256pp h196mm x w130mm x s22mm 180g ISBN13: 9781529308273 ISBN13: 978-1-5293-0827-3 ISBN10: 1529308275 EAN: 9781529308273 x Description: They said this day would never come. They said our sights were set too high. They said this country was too divided, too disillusioned to ever come together around a common purpose. But on this January night, at this defining moment in history, you have done what the cynics said we couldn't do. - Barack ObamaThe thrilling, inspirational story of Obama's first Presidential campaign, as told by those who lived it.__________In the year leading up to the Iowa Caucuses, few thought a freshman senator named Barack Hussein Obama would be able to win the Democratic nomination - not to mention become the country's first black president.But something was stirring. Hundreds of young people from all over the country, inspired by a message of hope and change, began assembling in Iowa. These "kids" became the foundation of one of the most improbable presidential campaigns of our lifetime.Featuring more than 200 interviews with alumni, volunteers, staffers, and President Obama himself, They Said This Day Would Never Come is a gripping and emotional oral history that takes readers inside the campaign, following those kids as they worked 14-hour days and traveled thousands of miles, building networks of support for one of the most inspirational and successful campaigns in recent history.This is a book full of hope.__________They Said This Day Would Never Come is an intimate look at one of the most gripping presidential elections in history, and at how this extraordinary campaign shaped Obama's presidency and America itself. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Shortest Way Home: One mayor's challenge and a model for America's future Pete Buttigieg (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
John Murray Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
John Murray Press
Pub Date:
21 Jan 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback B-format paperback (Text (eye-readable)) 368pp h198mm x w128mm x s30mm 240g ISBN13: 9781529398069 ISBN13: 978-1-5293-9806-9 ISBN10: 1529398061 EAN: 9781529398069 x Description: 'The best American political biography since Obama's Dreams from My Father' GuardianNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA mayor's inspirational story of a Midwest city that has become nothing less than a blueprint for the future of American renewal.Once described by the Washington Post as "the most interesting mayor you've never heard of," Pete Buttigieg, the thirty-seven-year-old mayor of South Bend, Indiana, has now emerged as one of America's most visionary politicians. With soaring prose that celebrates a resurgent American Midwest, Shortest Way Home narrates the heroic transformation of a "dying city" (Newsweek) into nothing less than a shining model of urban reinvention.Elected at twenty-nine as the nation's youngest mayor, Pete Buttigieg immediately recognized that "great cities, and even great nations, are built through attention to the everyday." As Shortest Way Home recalls, the challenges were daunting: whether confronting gun violence, renaming a street in honour of Martin Luther King Jr., or attracting tech companies to a city that had appealed more to junk bond scavengers than serious investors. None of this is underscored more than Buttigieg's audacious campaign to reclaim 1,000 houses, many of them abandoned, in 1,000 days and then, even as a sitting mayor, deploying to serve in Afghanistan as a Navy officer. Yet the most personal challenge still awaited Buttigieg, who came out in a South Bend Tribune editorial, just before being re-elected with 78 percent of the vote, and then finding Chasten Glezman, a middle-school teacher, who would become his partner for life.While Washington reels with scandal, Shortest Way Home, with its graceful, often humorous, language, challenges our perception of the typical American politician. In chronicling two once-unthinkable stories, that of an Afghanistan veteran who came out and found love and acceptance, all while in office, and that of a revitalized Rust Belt city no longer regarded as "flyover country" Buttigieg provides a new vision for America's shortest way home. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Identity, Ignorance, Innovation: Why the old politics is useless - and what to do about it Matthew d'Ancona (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Hodder & Stoughton
Publisher:
Hodder & Stoughton
Pub Date:
18 Mar 2021
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) (Text (eye-readable)) 288pp h232mm x w152mm x s24mm 360g ISBN13: 9781529303957 ISBN13: 978-1-5293-0395-7 ISBN10: 1529303958 EAN: 9781529303957 x Description: This is a call to arms. The old tools of political analysis are obsolete - they have rusted and are no longer fit for purpose. We've grown lazy, wedded to the assumption that, after ruptures such as Brexit, the pandemic, and the rise of the populist Right, things will eventually go 'back to normal'.Award-winning political writer Matthew d'Ancona invites you to think afresh: to seek new ways of challenging political extremism, bombastic populism and democratic torpor on both Left and Right. In this ground-breaking book, he proposes a new way of understanding our era and plots a way forward. With rigorous analysis, he argues that we need to understand the world in a new way, with a framework built from the three I's: Identity, Ignorance and Innovation. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Don't Burn This Book: Thinking for Yourself in an Age of Unreason Dave Rubin (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Constable
Publisher:
Little, Brown Book Group
Pub Date:
25 Dec 2034
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback B-format paperback (Text (eye-readable)) 240pp h198mm x w126mm ISBN13: 9781472134509 ISBN13: 978-1-4721-3450-9 ISBN10: 1472134508 EAN: 9781472134509 x Description: THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'Topical, engaging, personable, and above all, reassuring' Dr. Jordan B. PetersonFrom the host of The Rubin Report, the most-watched talk show about free speech and big ideas on YouTube right now, a roadmap for free thinking in an increasingly censored world.The left is no longer liberal.Once on the side of free speech and tolerance, progressives now ban speakers from college campuses, "cancel" people who aren't up to date on the latest genders, and force religious people to violate their conscience. They have abandoned the battle of ideas and have begun fighting a battle of feelings. This uncomfortable truth has turned moderates and true liberals into the politically homeless class.Dave Rubin launched his political talk show The Rubin Report in 2015 as a meeting ground for free thinkers who realize that partisan politics is a dead end. He hosts people he both agrees and disagrees with--including those who have been dismissed, deplatformed, and despised-taking on the most controversial issues of our day. As a result, he's become a voice of reason in a time of madness.Now, Rubin gives you the tools you need to think for yourself in an age when tribal outrage is the only available alternative. Based on his own story as well as his experiences from the front lines of the free speech wars, this book will empower you to make up your own mind about what you believe on any issue and teach you the fine art of: Checking your facts, not your privilege, when it comes to today's most pervasive myths, from the wage gap to hate crimes. Standing up to the mob against today's absurd PC culture, when differences of opinion can bring relationships, professional or personal, to a sudden end. Defending classically liberal principles such as individual rights and limited government, because freedom is impossible without them.The Progressive Woke Machine is waging war against the last free thinkers in the world. Don't Burn This Book is the definitive account of our current political upheaval and your guide to surviving it. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Soft Power: The New Great Game Robert Winder (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Abacus
Publisher:
Little, Brown Book Group
Pub Date:
01 Apr 2021
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback B-format paperback (Text (eye-readable)) 416pp h196mm x w126mm x s30mm 300g ISBN13: 9780349143460 ISBN13: 978-0-349-14346-0 ISBN10: 0349143463 EAN: 9780349143460 x Description: In recent years the modern world has developed a brave new concept: 'soft power'. It is the power of friendly persuasion rather than command, and it invites nations to compete (as they did in the nineteenth century) to expand their 'sphere of influence' as brands in a global marketplace. In Bloody Foreigners and The Last Wolf, Robert Winder explored the way Britain was shaped first by migration, and then by hidden geographical factors. Now, in Soft Power he reveals the ways in which modern states are asserting themselves not through traditional realpolitik but through alternative means: business, language, culture, ideas, sport, education, music, even food - the texture and values of history and daily life. Moving from West to East, the book tells the story of soft power by exploring the varied ways in which it operates - from an American sheriff in Poland to an English garden in Ravello, a French vineyard in Australia, an Asian restaurant in Spain, a Chinese Friendship Hall in Sudan; the fact that fiftyeight modern heads of state were educated in Britain; the student exchange that took a teenage Deng Xiaoping to a small town on the Loire; the way that Japan could seduce the world with chic food and smart computer games. Now there may be a new twist in this Great game. With soft power's quiet ingredients - education, science, trade, cultural values - and a new emphasis on shared mutual interest, it may be the only force supple enough to tackle the challenges the future looks likely to pose - not least the slam-the-door reflexes pulling in the other direction. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Grifter's Club: Trump, Mar-a-Lago, and the Selling of the Presidency Sarah Blaskey (Author) Caitlin Ostroff (Author) Nicholas Nehamas (Author) Jay Weaver (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Hodder Paperback
Publisher:
Hodder & Stoughton
Pub Date:
10 Jun 2021
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback B-format paperback (Text (eye-readable)) 256pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781529362725 ISBN13: 978-1-5293-6272-5 ISBN10: 1529362725 EAN: 9781529362725 x Description: 'Many of the world's great leaders request to come to Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach. They like it. I like it. We're comfortable.' - Donald TrumpA bit too comfortable, perhaps.__________Since losing the 2020 Presidential Election, Donald Trump returned home to Mar-a-Lago. His schedule is restricted to playing multiple rounds of golf and watching his impeachment trial on TV. Donald Trump's opulent Palm Beach club Mar-aLago has thrummed with scandal since the earliest days of his presidency. Long known for its famous and wealthy clientele, the resort's guest list soon started filling with political operatives and power-seekers. Meanwhile, as Trump re-branded Mar-a-Lago "the Winter White House" and began spending weekends there, state business spilled out into full view of the club's members, and vast sums of taxpayer money and political donations began flowing into its coffers, and into the pockets of the president.The Grifters' Club is a breakthrough account of the corruption, intrigue, and absurdity that has been on display in the place where the president is at his most relaxed. In these pages, a team of prizewinning Miami Herald journalists reveal the activities and motivations of the strange array of charlatans and tycoons who populate its halls. Some peddle influence, some look to steal government secrets, and some just want to soak up the feeling of unfettered access to the world's most powerful leaders.Filled with the drama of an expose, The Grifters' Club takes you behind the velvet ropes of this exclusive club and into its bizarre world of extravagance and scandal._____An astonishing look inside the gilded gates of Mar-a-Lago, the palatial resort where President Trump conducts government business with little regard for ethics, security, or even the law.This ground-breaking and shocking expose reads like a thriller. Perfect for fans of Fire and Fury, Team of Vipers and Fear. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran and the Rivalry That Unravelled the Middle East Kim Ghattas (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Wildfire
Publisher:
Headline Publishing Group
Pub Date:
07 Jan 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback B-format paperback (Text (eye-readable)) 400pp h194mm x w128mm x s34mm 280g ISBN13: 9781472271136 ISBN13: 978-1-4722-7113-6 ISBN10: 1472271130 EAN: 9781472271136 x Description: 'Blistering' Sunday Times'Indispensable' Observer'Fascinating' The Times'Brilliant' Peter Frankopan'Revelatory' Lindsey HilsumA timely and unprecedented examination of how the modern Middle East unravelled, and why it started with the pivotal year of 1979. Shortlisted for the Cundhill History Prize 2020'What happened to us?'For decades, the question has haunted the Arab and Muslim world, heard across Iran and Syria, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, and in the author's home country of Lebanon. Was it always so? When did the extremism, intolerance and bloodletting of today displace the region's cultural promise and diversity?In Black Wave, award-winning journalist and author Kim Ghattas argues that the turning point in the modern history of the Middle East can be located in the toxic confluence of three major events in 1979: the Iranian revolution; the siege of the Holy Mosque in Mecca; and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Before this year, Saudi Arabia and Iran had been working allies and twin pillars of US strategy in the region - but the radical legacy of these events made them mortal enemies, unleashing a process that transformed culture, society, religion and geopolitics across the region for decades to come.Drawing on a sweeping cast of characters across seven countries over forty years, Ghattas demonstrates how this rivalry for religious and cultural supremacy has fed intolerance, suppressed cultural expression, encouraged sectarian violence, birthed groups like Hezbollah and ISIS and, ultimately, upended the lives of millions. At once bold and intimate, Black Wave is a remarkable and engrossing story of the Middle East as it has never been told before. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Stop Reading the News: A Manifesto for a Happier, Calmer and Wiser Life Rolf Dobelli (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Sceptre
Publisher:
Hodder & Stoughton
Pub Date:
07 Jan 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback B-format paperback (Text (eye-readable)) 176pp h196mm x w126mm x s18mm 120g ISBN13: 9781529342727 ISBN13: 978-1-5293-4272-7 ISBN10: 1529342724 EAN: 9781529342727 x Description: STOP READING THE NEWS is a vital toolkit for managing the upsetting coronavirus news cycle and finding equilibrium and calm at a time of chaos and uncertaintyIn 2013 Rolf Dobelli stood in front of a roomful of journalists and proclaimed that he did not read the news. It caused a riot. Now the author of the bestselling The Art of Thinking Clearly finally sets down his philosophy in detail. And he practises what he preaches: he hasn't read the news for a decade.Stop Reading the News is Dobelli's manifesto about the dangers of the most toxic form of information - news. He shows the damage it does to our concentration and well-being, and how a misplaced sense of duty can misdirect our behaviour. Most importantly, he offers the reader the guidance on how to live without news, and the many potential gains to be had: less disruption, more time, less anxiety, more insights. In a world of increasing disruption and division, Stop Reading the News is a welcome voice of calm and wisdom. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male Power Ijeoma Oluo (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Hodder & Stoughton
Publisher:
Hodder & Stoughton
Pub Date:
21 Jan 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback (Text (eye-readable)) 336pp h218mm x w142mm x s38mm 460g ISBN13: 9781529353792 ISBN13: 978-1-5293-5379-2 ISBN10: 1529353793 EAN: 9781529353792 x Description: From the TIME 100 author of the Sunday Times and number 1 New York Times bestseller So You Want to Talk About Race, a subversive history of white male American identity.'One of the most admired writers and "internet yellers" around... [Mediocre is] ever more vital... Oluo's meeting the time -- this movement against white supremacy and systems of oppression. But the question she keeps asking in her work: Are we?' IBRAM X KENDI'Mediocre paints an urgent, honest picture of how white male identity has spawned unrest in the country's political ideology... It's a necessary read for the world we live in' CHIDOZIE OBASI, Harper's Bazaar'[Ijeoma's] books don't come from a place of hate, but of determination to make change... [Mediocre is] another amazing book' TREVOR NOAH on The Daily ShowWhat happens to a country that tells generation after generation of white men that they deserve power? What happens when success is defined by status over women and people of colour, instead of actual accomplishments?Through the last 150 years of American history -- from the post-Reconstruction South and the mythic stories of cowboys, to the present-day controversy over NFL protests and the backlash against the rise of women in politics -- Ijeoma Oluo exposes the devastating consequences of white male supremacy on women, people of colour, and white men themselves. As provocative as it is essential, Mediocre investigates the real costs of white male power in order to imagine a new white male identity, one free from racism and sexism.'[An] analytical and compassionate book' New Statesman'Deftly combines history and sociological study with personal narrative, and the result is both uncomfortable and illuminating' Washington Post'Ijeoma's sharp yet accessible writing about the American racial landscape made her 2018 book So You Want to Talk About Race an invaluable resource . . . Mediocre builds on this exemplary work, homing in on the role of white patriarchy in creating and upholding a system built to disenfranchise anyone who isn't a white male' TIME _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
How to Argue With a Racist: History, Science, Race and Reality Adam Rutherford (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Publisher:
Orion Publishing Co
Pub Date:
04 Feb 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback B-format paperback (Text (eye-readable)) 224pp h196mm x w128mm x s26mm 200g ISBN13: 9781474611251 ISBN13: 978-1-4746-1125-1 ISBN10: 1474611257 EAN: 9781474611251 x Description: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERAS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK'The ultimate anti-racism guide' Caroline Criado Perez'Seriously important' Bill Bryson'A fascinating debunking of racial pseudoscience' GuardianRacist pseudoscience may be on the rise, but science is no ally to racists. Instead science and history can be powerful allies against bigotry, granting us the clearest view of how people actually are, rather than how we judge them to be. HOW TO ARGUE WITH A RACIST dismantles outdated notions of race by illuminating what modern genetics can and can't tell us about human difference. It is a vital manifesto for a twenty-first century understanding of human evolution and variation, and a timely weapon against the misuse of science to justify racism.Updated edition includes a new Preface from the author _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth Avi Loeb (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
John Murray Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
John Murray Press
Pub Date:
04 Feb 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) (Text (eye-readable)) 240pp h234mm x w152mm x s22mm 300g N/A ISBN13: 9781529304831 ISBN13: 978-1-5293-0483-1 ISBN10: 1529304830 EAN: 9781529304831 x Description: 'An astronomical Sherlock Holmes' WASHINGTON POST'Visionary' STEPHEN GREENBLATT'Compelling . . . The book is not so much a claim for one object as an argument for a more open-minded approach to science - a combination of humility and wonder' NEW STATESMAN/font>Harvard's top astronomer takes us inside the mind-blowing story of the first interstellar visitor to our solar system In late 2017, scientists at a Hawaiian observatory glimpsed a strange object soaring through our inner solar system. Astrophysicist Avi Loeb conclusively showed it was not an asteroid; it was moving too fast along a strange orbit, and leaving no trail of gas or debris in its wake. There was only one conceivable explanation: the object was a piece of advanced technology created by a distant alien civilization. In Extraterrestrial, Loeb takes readers inside the thrilling story of the first interstellar visitor to be spotted in our solar system. He outlines his theory and its profound implications: for science, for religion, and for the future of our planet. A mind-bending journey through the furthest reaches of science, space-time, and the human imagination, Extraterrestrial challenges readers to aim for the stars-and to think critically about what's out there, no matter how strange it seems. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Food Fix: How to Save Our Health, Our Economy, Our Communities and Our Planet - One Bite at a Time Mark Hyman (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Yellow Kite
Publisher:
Hodder & Stoughton
Pub Date:
11 Feb 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback B-format paperback (Text (eye-readable)) 400pp h196mm x w126mm x s30mm 280g ISBN13: 9781529391633 ISBN13: 978-1-5293-9163-3 ISBN10: 1529391636 EAN: 9781529391633 x Description: Our most powerful tool to reverse the global epidemic of chronic disease, heal the environment, reform politics, and revive economies is food. What we eat has tremendous implications not just for our waistlines, but also for the planet, society, and the global economy. What we do to our bodies, we do to the planet; and what we do to the planet, we do to our bodies.In Food Fix, New York Times best-selling author Mark Hyman explains how food and agriculture policies are corrupted by money and are driving a global crises: the spread of obesity and food-related chronic disease, climate change, poverty, violence, educational achievement gaps, and more. He provides solutions for citizens, businesses, and policy makers to create a healthier world, society, and planet.Pairing the latest developments in nutritional and environmental science with an unflinching look at the dark realities of the global food system and the policies that make it possible, Food Fix is a passionate call to arms that will change the way you think about - and eat - food forever.'If you're overwhelmed by the scale of the world's problems, and wondering what you can do in your own life to start, Food Fix is for you. Dr. Hyman deftly connects the dots between education, health, climate science, and the food we eat every day, showing that the choices we make about the food we put on our plates has consequences that ripple around the world.' - Arianna Huffington _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Heaven on Earth: How Copernicus, Brahe, Kepler, and Galileo Discovered the Modern World J. S. Fauber (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Coronet Books
Publisher:
Hodder & Stoughton
Pub Date:
04 Feb 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback B-format paperback (Text (eye-readable)) 352pp h196mm x w128mm x s26mm 240g ISBN13: 9781529362220 ISBN13: 978-1-5293-6222-0 ISBN10: 1529362229 EAN: 9781529362220 x Description: 'What Fauber does well is humanize these four residents of the pantheon of science... The story is seldom less than fascinating. A readable, enjoyable contribution to the history of science.' - KirkusAn intimate examination of a scientific family - that of Nicolaus Copernicus, Tycho Brahe, Johannes Kepler and Galileo Galilei. Fauber juxtaposes their scientific work with insight into their personal lives and political considerations, which shaped their pursuit of knowledge. Uniquely, he shows how their intergenerational collaboration made the scientific revolution possible. These brave scientists called each other 'brothers', 'fathers' and 'sons', and laid the foundations of modern science through familial co-work. And though the sixteenth century was far from an open society for women, there were female pioneers in this 'family' as well, including Brahe's sister Sophie, Kepler's mother, and Galileo's daughter. Filled with rich characters and sweeping historical scope, this book reveals how the strong connections between these pillars of intellectual history moved science forward. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
How to Be Human: The Ultimate Guide to Your Amazing Existence New Scientist (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
John Murray Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
John Murray Press
Pub Date:
04 Mar 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback B-format paperback (Text (eye-readable)) 432pp h196mm x w126mm x s32mm 360g ISBN13: 9781529334029 ISBN13: 978-1-5293-3402-9 ISBN10: 1529334020 EAN: 9781529334029 x Description: If you thought you knew who you were, THINK AGAIN.Did you know that half your DNA isn't human? That somebody, somewhere has exactly the same face? Or that most of your memories are fiction?What about the fact that you are as hairy as a chimpanzee, various parts of your body don't belong to you, or that you can read other people's minds? Do you really know why you blush, yawn and cry? Why 90 per cent of laughter has nothing to do with humour? Or what will happen to your mind after you die?You belong to a unique, fascinating and often misunderstood species. How to be Human is your guide to making the most of it. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
A History of the Universe in 100 Stars Florian Freistetter (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Quercus Publishing
Publisher:
Quercus Publishing
Pub Date:
15 Apr 2021
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback (Text (eye-readable)) 336pp h222mm x w138mm ISBN13: 9781529410105 ISBN13: 978-1-5294-1010-5 ISBN10: 152941010X EAN: 9781529410105 x Description: From the Big Bang to the Gaia Mission, this is a very personal history of the universe through the author's favourite 100 stars.Astronomer Florian Freistetter has chosen 100 stars that have almost nothing in common. Some are bright and famous, some shine so feebly you need a huge telescope. There are big stars, small stars, nearby stars and faraway stars. Some died a while ago, others have not even yet come into being. Collectively they tell the story of the whole world, according to Freistetter. There is Algol, for example, the Demon Star, whose strange behaviour has long caused people sleepless nights. And Gamma Draconis, from which we know that the earth rotates around its own axis. There is also the star sequence 61 Cygni, which revealed the size of the cosmos to us.Then there are certain stars used by astronomers to search for extra-terrestrial life, to explore interstellar space travel, or to explain why the dinosaurs became extinct.In 100 short, fascinating and entertaining chapters, Freistetter not only reveals the past and future of the cosmos, but also the story of the people who have tried to understand the world in which we live. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Four Horsemen Emily Mayhew (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
riverrun
Publisher:
Quercus Publishing
Pub Date:
06 May 2021
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) (Text (eye-readable)) 320pp h234mm x w153mm ISBN13: 9781529401721 ISBN13: 978-1-5294-0172-1 ISBN10: 1529401720 EAN: 9781529401721 x Description: The Four Horsemen - War, Pestilence, Famine and Death - first appeared in the Book of Revelations a thousand years ago, but they continue to track us in our own time. This original and inspiring study bycelebrated historian Emily Mayhew traces the advances in science, technology
and humanitarianism that are enabling us to take them on, one by one.It begins in Mosul, our oldest surviving city, and the extraordinary coalition created in a matter of days to save its people from the worst horrors of the liberation battle against ISIS. As the city and the humanitarian operation that helped it to survive are restructured for a new age, Mayhew shows other people whose work gives us hope for the future, from the search to find new ways to discover and use antimicrobial medicines and the innovations in preventing the spread of deadly viruses; the laboratory work being taken to protect crops from disease and reduce famine, and why the potato, not the banana is the future; to the unique courage and resolution of those dedicated to securing the rights of the dead and their families.Standing in the way of the Horsemen is what Emily Mayhew calls, 'the most extraordinary alliance ever to come together in defence of our humanity.' These are the doctors, scientists, statisticians, engineers, peace negotiators, pharmacists, historians, forensic scientists, vaccinators and volunteers who are creating solutions to life and death problems which threaten us all. They are the new heroes of our age and this book is about them. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Light in the Darkness: Black Holes, The Universe and Us Professor Heino Falcke (Author) Joerg Roemer (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Wildfire
Publisher:
Headline Publishing Group
Pub Date:
04 May 2021
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) (Text (eye-readable)) 368pp h234mm x w153mm ISBN13: 9781472274502 ISBN13: 978-1-4722-7450-2 ISBN10: 1472274504 EAN: 9781472274502 x Description: For readers of Stephen Hawking, a fascinating account of the universe from the perspective of world-leading astrophysicist Heino Falcke, who took the first ever picture of a black hole.10th April 2019: a global sensation. Heino Falcke, a man "working at the boundaries of his discipline and therefore at the limits of the universe" had used a network of telescopes spanning the entire planet to take the first picture of a black hole.Light in the Darkness examines how mankind has always looked to the skies, mapping the journey from millennia ago when we turned our gaze to the heavens, to modern astrophysics. Heino Falcke and Jorg Romer entertainingly and compellingly chart the breakthrough research of Falcke's team, an unprecedented global community of international colleagues developing a telescope complex enough to look directly into a black hole - a hole where light vanishes, and time stops.What does this development mean? Is this the beginning of a new physics? What can we learn from this about God, the world, and ourselves? For Falcke, astrophysics and metaphysics, science and faith, do not exclude one another. Black Hole is both a plea for curiosity and humility; it's interested in both what we know, and the mysteries that remain unsolved. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Light to Life: The miracle of photosynthesis and how it can save the planet Raffael Jovine (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Short Books Ltd
Publisher:
Short Books Ltd
Pub Date:
22 Apr 2021
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback (Text (eye-readable)) 224pp h204mm x w132mm ISBN13: 9781780724706 ISBN13: 978-1-78072-470-6 ISBN10: 1780724705 EAN: 9781780724706 x Description: "Read this book and you will learn how photosynthesis was discovered, how it works, and how we can produce more food to feed the world." - PAUL NURSE, Nobel Prize winner and author of What is Life?In Light to Life, biologist Raffael Jovine takes us on a journey of discovery into the intricate, beautiful and often surprising processes that convert energy from the sun into life and how all-important these are to our survival.Despite the unprecedented challenges the Earth faces from global warming, habitat loss, air pollution and population growth; Jovine shows us that there is hope to be found. Photosynthesis is the very source of life: it has the power not just to produce food, but to reshape continents, drive biogeochemical cycles, stabilise the climate and regulate weather.In this exciting, revelatory book, Jovine unveils a blueprint for the future: greening the desert, bringing the ocean on land, planting mangrove forests and oyster banks, growing algae for animal feed, human food and soil carbon... He demonstrates how by harnessing photosynthesis we can regenerate the planet and revise the way we human beings interact with it.This book will help you to see the world in a different way, in all its wonderful detail - through the photosynthetic pigments in your eyes. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Testosterone: The Story of the Hormone that Dominates and Divides Us Carole Hooven (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Cassell
Publisher:
Octopus Publishing Group
Pub Date:
08 Jul 2021
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) (Text (eye-readable)) 320pp h234mm x w153mm ISBN13: 9781788402941 ISBN13: 978-1-78840-294-1 ISBN10: 1788402944 EAN: 9781788402941 x Description: Testosterone is the most mythologized and misunderstood hormone, but Harvard evolutionary biologist Carole Hooven offers riveting human stories and cutting-edge research to reveal the far-reaching effects of testosterone on our brains, bodies and behaviour. 'With all the talk about testosterone in sex, sports and politics, we need a good explanation of the science and its implications, and this one is outstanding.' Steven Pinker, bestselling author of The Blank Slate The biological source of masculinity has inspired fascination, investigation and controversy since antiquity. From the eunuchs in the royal courts of ancient China to the booming market for 'elixirs' of youth in nineteenth-century Europe, humans have been obsessed with identifying and manipulating what we now know as testosterone. And the trends show no signs of slowing down. The modern market for testosterone supplements is booming. Thanks to this history and the methods of modern science, today we have a rich body of research about testosterone's effects in both men and women. The science is clear: testosterone is a major, invisible player in our relationships, sex lives, athletic abilities, childhood play, gender transitions, parenting roles, violent crime, and so much more. But there is still a lot of pushback to the idea that it does, in fact, cause sex differences and significantly influences behaviour.Hooven argues that acknowledging testosterone as a potent force in society doesn't reinforce stifling gender norms or patriarchal values. Testosterone and evolution work together to produce a huge variety of human behaviour, and that includes a multitude of ways to be masculine and feminine. Understanding the science sheds light on how we work and relate to one another, how we express anger and love, and how we fight bias and problematic behaviour to build a fairer society. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Keep Sharp: How To Build a Better Brain at Any Age - As Seen in The Daily Mail Dr Sanjay Gupta (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Headline Home
Publisher:
Headline Publishing Group
Pub Date:
05 Jan 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) (Text (eye-readable)) 336pp h232mm x w152mm x s30mm 420g ISBN13: 9781472274212 ISBN13: 978-1-4722-7421-2 ISBN10: 1472274210 EAN: 9781472274212 x Description: An exciting new science-driven guide to protecting your mind from decline.'Fascinating' Daily MailThroughout our lives, we are always looking for ways to keep our mind sharp and effortlessly productive. In this book, globetrotting neurosurgeon Dr Sanjay Gupta offers insights from top scientists all over the world, whose cutting edge research can help you heighten and protect brain function and maintain cognitive health at any age. Keep Sharp debunks common myths about ageing and cognitive decline, explores whether there's a 'best' diet or exercise regimen for the brain, and explains whether it's healthier to play video games that test memory and processing speed, or to engage in more social interaction. Discover what we can learn from 'super-brained' people who are in their eighties and nineties but showing no signs of slowing down - and whether there are truly any benefits to drugs, supplements and vitamins. Dr Gupta also addresses brain disease, particularly Alzheimer's, answers all your questions about signs and symptoms, and shows you both how to ward against it and how to care for a partner in cognitive decline. The book also provides readers with a personalized twelve-week programme featuring practical strategies to strengthen your brain every day. Keep Sharp is the only owner's manual you'll need to keep your brain young and healthy at any age! _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Mending the Mind: The Art and Science of Overcoming Clinical Depression Oliver Kamm (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Publisher:
Orion Publishing Co
Pub Date:
07 Jan 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) (Text (eye-readable)) 320pp h232mm x w152mm x s26mm 360g ISBN13: 9781474610834 ISBN13: 978-1-4746-1083-4 ISBN10: 1474610838 EAN: 9781474610834 x Description: Sadness is an inevitable part of life, but for most people it will usually alternate or coexist with happy times. Clinical depression, on the other hand, is a mental disorder that causes torment and anguish. It has no moments of relief. It unhinges us from everything we thought we knew about the world and makes us strangers to those we love. It is the predominant mental-health problem worldwide, affecting more than 250 million people. More than a fifth of the population of the UK report symptoms of depression or anxiety. Yet how much do we really know of the condition and of ways to treat it? In MENDING THE MIND, Oliver Kamm recounts what it's like to be mentally ill with severe depression, and he details the route by which, with professional help, he was able to make a full recovery. His experience prompted him to find out all he could about a condition that has afflicted humanity throughout recorded history. He explains the progress of science in understanding depression, and the insights into the condition that have been provided by writers and artists through the ages. His message is hopeful: though depression is a real and devastating illness, the mind and its disorders are yielding to scientific inquiry, and effective psychological, psychiatric and pharmacological treatments are already available. Candid, revelatory and deeply versed in current scientific research, MENDING THE MIND sets out in plain language how the scourge of clinical depression can be countered and may eventually be overcome. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Act of Living: What the Great Psychologists Can Teach Us About Surviving Discontent in an Age of Anxiety Frank Tallis (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Little, Brown
Publisher:
Little, Brown Book Group
Pub Date:
14 Jan 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) (Text (eye-readable)) 352pp h232mm x w152mm x s30mm 420g ISBN13: 9781408711361 ISBN13: 978-1-4087-1136-1 ISBN10: 1408711362 EAN: 9781408711361 x Description: 'Tallis writes with clarity and wit' Sebastian FaulksScience, technology and western liberal democracy have all had a dramatic impact on our quality of life. Compared to previous generations, we have unprecedented access to information, increased personal freedom, more material comforts and more possessions. Yet, even before the shock of Covid-19, more people than ever before were reporting being depressed, anxious or unfulfilled. As our material circumstances become easier, life seems to get harder. Why should this be? Shelves sag under the weight of self-help manuals and the internet is awash with the advice of role-models and celebrity gurus; however, to what extent can these sources be expected to supply meaningful, practical answers - the kind of answers relevant to sceptical individuals living in a modern, technologically advanced culture? For over a hundred years, psychotherapists have been developing and refining models of the human mind. They have endeavoured to alleviate distress and they have offered help to people who want to make better life choices. Although the clinical provenance of psychotherapy is important, the legacy of psychotherapy has much wider relevance. It can offer original perspectives on the big questions usually entrusted to philosophers and representative of faith: Who am I? Why am I here? How should I live?In this compelling and important book, the principle contributions of the outstanding figures associated with the practice of psychotherapy are explained: from Freud to Ellis, Jung to Laing, Adler to Hayes. Viewed as a single, cohesive intellectual tradition, Frank Tallis argues that psychotherapeutic thinking is an immensely valuable and under exploited resource. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Physical Intelligence: The Science of Thinking Without Thinking Scott Grafton (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
John Murray Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
John Murray Press
Pub Date:
04 Feb 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback B-format paperback (Text (eye-readable)) 288pp h196mm x w128mm x s24mm 220g ISBN13: 9781473669802 ISBN13: 978-1-4736-6980-2 ISBN10: 1473669804 EAN: 9781473669802 x Description: 'An instant classic' Michael S. Gazzaniga, author of The Consciousness InstinctHow do you pick the right moment to cross a busy road?Or decide if you can drive through a storm? What helps you discover a shortcut to a familiar route?The answer is PHYSICAL INTELLIGENCE.Renowned neuroscientist, doctor and keen climber Scott Grafton draws on the very latest research, experiences with patients and his own dangerous hikes in the wilderness to explore the hidden depths of this silent intellect we all possess.Physical Intelligence explains the science behind our oldest ability and takes a fascinating and vital look at how we could and should use it better. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Science of Fate: The New Science of Who We Are - And How to Shape our Best Future Hannah Critchlow (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Hodder Paperback
Publisher:
Hodder & Stoughton
Pub Date:
04 Feb 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback B-format paperback (Text (eye-readable)) 256pp h196mm x w126mm x s30mm 186g ISBN13: 9781473659315 ISBN13: 978-1-4736-5931-5 ISBN10: 1473659310 EAN: 9781473659315 x Description: **THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**'A truly fascinating - if unnerving - read'DAILY TELEGRAPH'Acute, mind-opening, highly accessible - this book doesn't just explain how our lives might pan out, it helps us live better'BETTANY HUGHES'A humane and highly readable account of the neuroscience that underpins our ideas of free will and fate'PROFESSOR DAVID RUNCIMAN***So many of us believe that we are free to shape our own destiny. But what if free will doesn't exist? What if our lives are largely predetermined, hardwired in our brains - and our choices over what we eat, who we fall in love with, even what we believe are not real choices at all? Neuroscience is challenging everything we think we know about ourselves, revealing how we make decisions and form our own reality, unaware of the role of our unconscious minds. Did you know, for example, that:* You can carry anxieties and phobias across generations of your family?* Your genes and pleasure and reward receptors in your brain will determine how much you eat?* We can sniff out ideal partners with genes that give our offspring the best chance of survival?Leading neuroscientist Hannah Critchlow draws vividly from everyday life and other experts in their field to show the extraordinary potential, as well as dangers, which come with being able to predict our likely futures - and looking at how we can alter what's in store for us. Lucid, illuminating, awe-inspiring The Science of Fate revolutionises our understanding of who we are - and empowers us to help shape a better future for ourselves and the wider world. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
10% Better: Easy ways to beat stress, think smarter, get healthy and achieve any goal Dr Rob Yeung (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
John Murray Learning
Publisher:
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Pub Date:
09 Sep 2021
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback B-format paperback (Text (eye-readable)) 256pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781473634237 ISBN13: 978-1-4736-3423-7 ISBN10: 1473634237 EAN: 9781473634237 x Description: What's the secret to appreciably raising your performance in life? It's easy to feel the pressure to do better means you have to accelerate to keep in touch with your ambitions, but what if the secret to success was not hurtling forward with ever increasing urgency, but learning how to tweak your approach to get better results.10% Better, by bestselling psychologist Dr Rob Yeung, will show you how to slow down, think twice, and change your habits for the better. With proven methods for improving your decision making, your creativity, your mood and your motivation, Rob will show you that simple every day changes can make all the difference. If you could learn to do life differently and see a 10% improvement in all that you do, why wouldn't you? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Mismatch: How Our Stone Age Brain Deceives Us Every Day (And What We Can Do About It) Ronald Giphart (Author) Mark van Vugt (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Robinson
Publisher:
Little, Brown Book Group
Pub Date:
04 Mar 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback B-format paperback (Text (eye-readable)) 352pp h198mm x w124mm x s30mm 260g ISBN13: 9781472139726 ISBN13: 978-1-4721-3972-6 ISBN10: 1472139720 EAN: 9781472139726 x Description: Our brains evolved to solve the survival problems of our Stone Age ancestors, so when faced with modern day situations that are less extreme, they often encounter a mismatch. Our primitive brains put us on the wrong foot by responding to stimuli that - in prehistoric times - would have prompted behaviour that was beneficial. If you've ever felt an anxious fight or flight response to a presenting at a board meeting, equivalent to facing imminent death by sabre-toothed tiger, then you have experienced a mismatch.Mismatch is about the clash between our biology and our culture. It is about the dramatic contrast between the first few million years of human history - when humans lived as hunters and gatherers in small-scale societies - and the past twelve thousand years following the agricultural revolution which have led us to comfortable lives in a very different social structure. Has this rapid transition been good for us? How do we, using our primitive minds, try to survive in a modern information society that radically changes every ten years or so?Ronald Giphart and Mark van Vugt show that humans have changed their environment so drastically that the chances for mismatch have significantly increased, and these conflicts can have profound consequences.Reviewed through mismatch glasses, social, societal, and technological trends can be better understood, ranging from the popularity of Facebook and internet porn, to the desire for cosmetic surgery, to our attitudes towards refugees.Mismatches can also affect our physical and psychological well-being, in terms of our attitudes to happiness, physical exercise, choosing good leaders, or finding ways to feel better at home or work.Finally, Mismatch gives us an insight into politics and policy which could enable governments, institutions and businesses to create an environment better suited to human nature, its potential and its constraints.This book is about converting mismatches into matches. The better your life is matched to how your mind operates, the greater your chances of leading a happy, healthy and productive life. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Disordered Mind: What Unusual Brains Tell Us About Ourselves Eric R. Kandel (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Robinson
Publisher:
Little, Brown Book Group
Pub Date:
04 Mar 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback B-format paperback (Text (eye-readable)) 304pp h196mm x w126mm x s28mm 252g 100 b/w illustrations ISBN13: 9781472140869 ISBN13: 978-1-4721-4086-9 ISBN10: 1472140869 EAN: 9781472140869 x Description: Neurological and psychiatric disorders have long been regarded as fundamentally different, depending on whether they appear to affect the brain or the mind. In reality, the brain and the mind are inseparable. Both types of disorder can affect every aspect of brain function: from perception, action, memory and emotion to empathy, social interaction, attention and consciousness. It is easy to view brain disorders as simply tragic or frightening. However, studying where these functions go wrong provides a window on the workings of the healthy brain, and makes it more likely that scientists and clinicians will be able to develop effective treatments or preventative strategies. As individuals, and as a society, we are also able to better empathise with people with disorders of the mind.Building on his pioneering research, Eric R. Kandel illustrates how breakthrough studies of brain disruptions can deepen our understanding of thought, feeling, behaviour, memory and creativity, and perhaps in the future will transform medical care and lead to the development of a unified theory of mind. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Friends: Understanding the Power of our Most Important Relationships Robin Dunbar (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Little, Brown
Publisher:
Little, Brown Book Group
Pub Date:
04 Mar 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) (Text (eye-readable)) 432pp h232mm x w152mm x s34mm 560g ISBN13: 9781408711743 ISBN13: 978-1-4087-1174-3 ISBN10: 1408711745 EAN: 9781408711743 x Description: Friends matter to us, and they matter more than we think. The single most surprising fact to emerge out of the medical literature over the last decade or so has been that the number and quality of the friendships we have has a bigger influence on our happiness, health and even mortality risk than anything else except giving up smoking.Robin Dunbar is the world-renowned psychologist and author who famously discovered Dunbar's number: how our capacity for friendship is limited to around 150 people. In Friends, he looks at friendship in the round, at the way different types of friendship and family relationships intersect, or at the complex of psychological and behavioural mechanisms that underpin friendships and make them possible - and just how complicated the business of making and keeping friends actually is.Mixing insights from scientific research with first person experiences and culture, Friends explores and integrates knowledge from disciplines ranging from psychology and anthropology to neuroscience and genetics in a single magical weave that allows us to peer into the incredible complexity of the social world in which we are all so deeply embedded.Working at the coalface of the subject at both research and personal levels, Robin Dunbar has written the definitive book on how and why we are friends. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Social Chemistry: Decoding the Patterns of Human Connection Marissa King (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Hodder & Stoughton
Publisher:
Hodder & Stoughton
Pub Date:
11 Mar 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback (Text (eye-readable)) 368pp h236mm x w164mm x s34mm 580g ISBN13: 9781473689527 ISBN13: 978-1-4736-8952-7 ISBN10: 147368952X EAN: 9781473689527 x Description: 'full of wisdom and entertaining anecdotes' The Economist'fascinating' Financial Times Social Chemistry will utterly transform the way you think about 'networking.' Understanding the contours of your social network can dramatically enhance personal relationships, work life, and even your global impact. Are you an Expansionist, a Broker, or a Convener? The answer matters more than you think. . . . One of 2021's Most Highly Anticipated New Books--Newsweek One of The 20 New Leadership Books--Adam GrantOne The Best New Wellness Books Hitting Shelves In January-Shape.com A Next Big Idea Club Nominee__________Conventional wisdom would have us believe that it is the size of your network that matters: how many people do you know? We're told to mix, mingle, and connect.But social science research suggests otherwise. The quality and structure of our relationships have far greater impact on our personal and professional lives. our relationships with friends, family, co-workers, neighbours, and collaborators are by far our greatest asset. Yet, most people leave them to chance.In this ground-breaking study, Marissa King, Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Yale, argues that there are strategic ways in which we can alter our relationships for a happier and more fulfilling life. With new understanding, this book can help readers to see how they can harness the power of their networks in their personal relationships, at work, and to create a better world. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
How To Think: Understanding the Way We Decide, Remember and Make Sense of the World John Paul Minda (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Robinson
Publisher:
Little, Brown Book Group
Pub Date:
29 Apr 2021
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) (Text (eye-readable)) 368pp h234mm x w153mm 20 b/w illustrations ISBN13: 9781472143037 ISBN13: 978-1-4721-4303-7 ISBN10: 1472143035 EAN: 9781472143037 x Description: This book will get you thinking about thinking.We understand more about the brain than ever before and we also have more tools than ever before to help us think. This book will show you how your brain works, how your mind works, why we all make certain mistakes in thinking and why that's not always a bad thing. In order to understand how people behave, you need to understand how people think. And if you want to understand how people think, you need to have a basic understanding of cognitive psychology, cognitive science and cognitive neuroscience. This book explains cognition and the links between the brain, the mind and behaviour in a clear and straightforward way. Through interesting case studies and research examples, Minda shows how the brain is involved in mental activity, how memory works, how language affects thought, how good (and bad) decisions are made, and why we make predictable errors in our thinking. With practical applications for everyday life, this a book that helps us become better thinkers, better learners and better problem-solvers. In the current era of big data, algorithms and AI, Minda argues that knowing about how humans think-how you think-is more important than ever before. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Know Thyself: The New Science of Self-Awareness Stephen M Fleming (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
John Murray Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Pub Date:
29 Apr 2021
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) (Text (eye-readable)) 304pp h234mm x w153mm ISBN13: 9781529345032 ISBN13: 978-1-5293-4503-2 ISBN10: 1529345030 EAN: 9781529345032 x Description: From the ancient Greeks to Buddhism, our ability to check reality and recalibrate has fascinated philosophers for thousands of years. Yet it is only recently that we've developed the technology to create a rigorous science of self-awareness, what we call metacognition.Head of the Metacognition Lab at University College London, Stephen Fleming is the world's leading expert in this new field of neuroscience. In Know Thyself he explains both the vase potential of metacognition and why it is that we still so often get it wrong. Based on his own pioneering studies, full of cuttingedge research from computer science, psychology and evolutionary biology, made tangible with powerful real-life examples, Dr Fleming shows how developing metacognition can help us become smarter, make better decisions and lead more effectively.While AI has been posted as the remedy to human error, its flaw is its lack of self-awareness. In the way a coach can dramatically improve an athlete's performance or a conductor can guide an orchestra through a complicated piece of music, Know Thyself reveals how metacognition offers humanity a crucial edge in our modern world. It is one that might yet turn out to be our saving grace. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Self Delusion: The Surprising Science of Our Connection to Each Other and the Natural World Tom Oliver (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Publisher:
Orion Publishing Co
Pub Date:
21 Jan 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback B-format paperback (Text (eye-readable)) 304pp h196mm x w128mm x s26mm 260g ISBN13: 9781474611763 ISBN13: 978-1-4746-1176-3 ISBN10: 1474611761 EAN: 9781474611763 x Description: 'A thought-provoking and worthwhile read' THE TIMES'A timely, challenging book' GUARDIAN'[A] rich, intriguing book' NATUREWE ARE MUCH MORE CONNECTED TO NATURE AND EACH OTHER THAN WE REALISE . . . - Most of our 37 trillion cells have such a short lifespan that we are essentially made anew every few weeks- The molecules forming our bodies have been component parts of countless other organisms, from ancient plants to dinosaurs- The bacteria, fungi and viruses that make up our bodies influence our moods and even manipulate our behaviour- Every word and every touch we receive from other people transforms the neural networks in our brain and changes our sense of self THE SELF DELUSION is an explosive, powerful and inspiring book that brings together overwhelming evidence against the illusion we have of ourselves as independent beings - and explains how understanding our many connections may be the key to a better future. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Super Senses: The Science of Your 32 Senses and How to Use Them Emma Young (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
John Murray Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
John Murray Press
Pub Date:
01 Apr 2021
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) (Text (eye-readable)) 384pp h234mm x w153mm n/a ISBN13: 9781473690745 ISBN13: 978-1-4736-9074-5 ISBN10: 1473690749 EAN: 9781473690745 x Description: How do you sniff out danger? What is a sense of direction or a gut instinct? You know about your five senses: hearing, sight, smell, taste and touch. But recent research has shown that we actually have at least thirty-two. We take our senses for granted but what would be possible if we properly understood how they all work?Award-winning science writer Emma Young has spent over a decade finding out, and in Super Senses she takes us on an exhilarating sensory journey, revealing how we taste things without using our tongues, why swearing is good for us and why both chocolate and rollercoasters can help you fall in love.Using the very latest cutting-edge research, she explains the exploits of record-breaking freedivers, whirling dervishes, super-tasters, stock market millionaires, and many more. Discover how touch can ease pain, how taking your pulse can make you fitter and why Abba's Dancing Queen sounds different in Bolivia.Sharing surprising secrets from blind ballerinas, voodoo priests and even a nurse who can smell Parkinson's disease before it is diagnosed, Super Senses uncovers the science behind these abilities that make us human - and offers fascinating lessons in how we can all learn to use them better. Could being more sensitive make us happier, healthier - or even wealthier? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Rescue: How a Global Crisis Can Lead to a Better World Ian Goldin (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Sceptre
Publisher:
Hodder & Stoughton
Pub Date:
13 May 2021
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) (Text (eye-readable)) 160pp h234mm x w153mm ISBN13: 9781529366860 ISBN13: 978-1-5293-6686-0 ISBN10: 1529366860 EAN: 9781529366860 x Description: An optimistic vision of the future after Covid-19 by a leading professor of globalisation at the University of Oxford.We are at a crossroads. The wrecking-ball of Covid-19 has destroyed global norms. Many think that after the devastation there will be a bounce back. To Ian Goldin, Professor of Development and Globalisation at the University of Oxford, this is a retrograde notion. He believes that this crisis can create opportunities for change, just as the Second World War forged the ideas behind the Beveridge Report. Published in 1942, it was revolutionary and laid the foundations for the welfare state alongside a host of other social and economic reforms, changing the world for the better. Ian Goldin tackles the challenges and opportunities posed by the pandemic, ranging from globalisation to the future of jobs, income inequality and geopolitics, the climate crisis and the modern city. It is a fresh, bold call for an optimistic future and one we all have the power to create. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Invention of Surgery Dr David Schneider (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Coronet Books
Publisher:
Hodder & Stoughton
Pub Date:
06 May 2021
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback B-format paperback (Text (eye-readable)) 400pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781529362268 ISBN13: 978-1-5293-6226-8 ISBN10: 1529362261 EAN: 9781529362268
x Description: "Bold and compelling... Uniformly excellent, and often wryly amusing."" - The Wall Street Journal "A globetrotting historical adventure, told from the inside of the operating room... Medical writing at its most exhilarating." - Michael Paul Mason"Comprehensively researched, deftly told, and radiating both intellect and passion... Essential reading for anyone interested not only in the history but also in the future of medicine." - Frank Huyler"A history of surgery that is informative, entertaining, and highly readable." Library JournalA fascinating history of the practice of surgery from one of the leading figures in the field, chronicling centuries of scientific breakthroughs by the discipline's most dynamic, pioneering doctors.Written by an author with plenty of experience holding a scalpel, Dr. David Schneider's The Invention of Surgery is an in-depth biography of the practice that has leapt forward over the centuries from the dangerous guesswork of ancient Greek physicians through the world-changing "implant revolution" of the twentieth century.The Invention of Surgery explains this dramatic progress and highlights the personalities of the discipline's most dynamic historical figures. It links together the lives of the pioneering scientists who first understood what causes disease, how organs become infected or cancerous, and how surgery could powerfully intercede in people's lives, and then shows how the rise of surgery intersected with many of the greatest medical breakthroughs of the last century, including the evolution of medical education, the transformation of the hospital from a place of dying to a habitation of healing, the development of antibiotics, and the rise of transistors and polymer science.And as Schneider argues, surgery has not finished transforming; new technologies are constantly reinventing both the practice of surgery and the nature of the objects we are permanently implanting in our bodies. Schneider considers these latest developments, asking "What's next?" and analyzing how our conception of surgery has changed alongside our evolving ideas of medicine, technology, and our bodies. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Say Why to Drugs: Everything You Need to Know About the Drugs We Take and Why We Get High Dr Suzi Gage (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Hodder & Stoughton
Publisher:
Hodder & Stoughton
Pub Date:
03 Jun 2021
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback B-format paperback (Text (eye-readable)) 352pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781473686243 ISBN13: 978-1-4736-8624-3 ISBN10: 1473686245 EAN: 9781473686243 x Description: 'Essential' Adam Rutherford, bestselling author of How to Argue With a Racist__________Drugs. We've all done them. Whether it's a cup of coffee or a glass of wine, a cigarette or a sleeping pill. But how well do we understand the effects of the drugs we take - legal or illegal?Say Why to Drugs investigates the science behind recreational drugs- debunking common myths and misconceptions, as well as containing the most recent scientific research. Looking at a range of drugs, this book provides a clear understanding of how drugs work and what they're really doing to your mind and body.Along the way you will find out why ketamine is on the WHO's list of essential medicines, why some researchers hope MDMA could treat PTSD, and much more.Enlightening, entertaining, and thought-provoking, Say Why to Drugs is a compelling read that will surprise and educate proponents on both sides of the drugs debate.__________A definitive and authoritative guide to drugs and why we get high from the creator of the toprated podcast, Say Why to Drugs. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Brain Wash: Detox Your Mind for Clearer Thinking, Deeper Relationships and Lasting Happiness David Perlmutter (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Yellow Kite
Publisher:
Hodder & Stoughton
Pub Date:
10 Jun 2021
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback B-format paperback (Text (eye-readable)) 304pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781529314076 ISBN13: 978-1-5293-1407-6 ISBN10: 1529314070 EAN: 9781529314076 x Description: The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Grain Brain and his physician son explore how modern culture threatens to rewire our brains and damage our health, offering a practical plan for healing.Contemporary life provides us with infinite opportunities, along with endless temptations. We can eat whatever we want, whenever we want. We can immerse ourselves in the vast, enticing world of digital media. We can buy goods and services with the touch of a button or the swipe of a finger. But living in this 24/7 hyper-reality poses serious risks to our physical and mental states, our connections to others and even to the world at large.Brain Wash builds from a simple premise: Our brains are being gravely manipulated, resulting in behaviours that leave us more lonely, anxious, depressed, distrustful, illness-prone and overweight than ever before. Based on the latest
science, the book identifies the mental hijacking that undermines each and every one of us and presents the tools necessary to think more clearly, make better decisions, strengthen bonds with others and develop healthier habits. Featuring a 10-day boot camp program, including a meal plan and 40 delicious recipes, Brain Wash is the key to cultivating a more purposeful and fulfilling life.'By showing us how to consciously rewire our brains for connection, compassion, and better decisions, Brain Wash provides a framework for reclaiming joy and health in the modern world.'- Deepak Chopra, author of Metahuman'Brain Wash reveals how our day-to-day decisions are deeply influenced and actively manipulated by the modern world. But more importantly, it is a powerful manual that allows each of us to reclaim control of our choices and make better decisions that will pave the way for health and happiness. While we generally know what's best for ourselves, acting on this knowledge is a constant struggle. Brain Wash allows us to turn this knowledge into action. I highly recommend this innovative book.'- Daniel G. Amen, MD, founder, Amen Clinics and author of The End of Mental Illness _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Rationalist's Guide to the Galaxy: Superintelligent AI and the Geeks Who Are Trying to Save Humanity's Future Tom Chivers (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Publisher:
Orion Publishing Co
Pub Date:
07 Jan 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback B-format paperback (Text (eye-readable)) 304pp h196mm x w128mm x s28mm 260g ISBN13: 9781474608794 ISBN13: 978-1-4746-0879-4 ISBN10: 1474608795 EAN: 9781474608794 x Description: 'A fascinating and delightfully written book about some very smart people who may not, or may, be about to transform humanity forever' JON RONSON'Beautifully written, and with wonderful humour, this is a thrilling adventure story of our own future' LEWIS DARTNELL, author of THE KNOWLEDGE and ORIGINSAre paperclips going to destroy life as we know it?What can Mickey Mouse teach us about how to programme AI?Could a more rational approach to life be what saves us all?This is a book about about a community of people who are trying to think rationally about intelligence and what insight they can and can't give us about the future of the human race. It explains why these people are worried about an AI apocalypse, why they might be right, and why they might be wrong. It is a book about the cutting edge of our thinking on intelligence and rationality right now by the people who stay up all night worrying about it. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Futureproof: 9 Rules for Humans in the Age of Automation Kevin Roose (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
John Murray Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
John Murray Press
Pub Date:
04 Mar 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback (Text (eye-readable)) 256pp h218mm x w144mm x s30mm 380g ISBN13: 9781529304732 ISBN13: 978-1-5293-0473-2 ISBN10: 1529304733 EAN: 9781529304732 x Description: 'Kevin Roose provides a clear, compelling strategy for surviving the next wave of technology with our jobs - and souls - intact... Futureproof is the survival guide you need' Charles Duhigg, The Power of HabitIn this timely, counterintuitive, and highly practical guide to the age of A.I. and automation, a New York Times technology columnist argues that the key to success is making yourself more human, not less.The machines are here. After decades of sci-fi doomsaying and marketing hype, advanced A.I. and automation technologies have leapt out of research labs and Silicon Valley engineering departments and into the center of our lives. The world's biggest corporations are racing to automate jobs, and some experts predict that A.I could put millions of people out of work. But all is not lost. With a little effort, we can become futureproof. In Futureproof: 9 Rules for Machine-Age Humans, New York Times technology columnist Kevin Roose lays out an optimistic vision of how people can thrive in the machine age by rethinking their relationship with technology, and making themselves irreplaceably human. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Tools and Weapons: The first book by Microsoft CLO Brad Smith, exploring the biggest questions facing humanity about tech Brad Smith (Author) Carol Ann Browne (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Hodder & Stoughton
Publisher:
Hodder & Stoughton
Pub Date:
07 Sep 2021
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback B-format paperback (Text (eye-readable)) 368pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781529351583 ISBN13: 978-1-5293-5158-3 ISBN10: 1529351588 EAN: 9781529351583 x Description: *THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM BOOK CLUB PICK*'A clear, compelling guide to some of the most pressing debates in technology today.' Bill Gates, from the foreword'The de facto ambassador for the technology industry at large.' The New York Times'This is a colourful and insightful insiders' view of how technology is both empowering us and threatening us. From privacy to cyberattacks, this timely book is a useful guide for how to navigate the digital future.' Walter Isaacson, bestselling author of Steve JobsFrom Microsoft's President and one of the tech industry's wisest thinkers, a frank and thoughtful reckoning with how to balance enormous promise and existential risk as the digitization of everything accelerates.__________Microsoft President Brad Smith operates by a simple core belief: when your technology changes the world, you bear a responsibility to help address the world you have helped create. This might seem uncontroversial, but it flies in the face of a tech sector long obsessed with rapid growth and sometimes on disruption as an end in itself. While sweeping digital transformation holds great promise, we have reached an inflection point. The world has turned information technology into both a powerful tool and a formidable weapon, and new approaches are needed to manage an era defined by even more powerful inventions like artificial intelligence. Companies that create technology must accept greater responsibility for the future, and governments will need to regulate technology by moving faster and catching up with the pace of innovation.In Tools and Weapons, Brad Smith and Carol Ann Browne bring us a captivating narrative from the cockpit of one of the world's largest and most powerful tech companies as it finds itself in the middle of some of the thorniest emerging issues of our time. These are challenges that come with no pre-existing playbook, including privacy, cybercrime and cyberwar, social media, the moral conundrums of artificial intelligence, big tech's relationship to inequality, and the challenges for democracy, far and near. While in no way a self-glorifying "Microsoft memoir," the book pulls back the curtain remarkably wide onto some of the company's most crucial recent decision points as it strives to protect the hopes technology offers against the very real threats it also presents. There are huge ramifications for communities and countries, and Brad Smith provides a thoughtful and urgent contribution to that effort.__________In Tools and Weapons, Brad Smith takes us behind the scenes on some of the biggest stories to hit the tech industry in the past decade and some of the biggest threats we face. From Edward Snowden's NSA leak to the NHS WannaCry ransomware attack, this book is essential reading to understand what's happening in the world around us. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What the F*ck is The Dark Web? Kit Eaton (Author) Series:
WTF Series
Edition:
Imprint:
Hodder Studio
Publisher:
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Pub Date:
29 Apr 2021
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback (Text (eye-readable)) 176pp h184mm x w132mm ISBN13: 9781529350791 ISBN13: 978-1-5293-5079-1 ISBN10: 1529350794 EAN: 9781529350791 x Description: Whether it's from dodgy acronym-titled crime shows to news stories designed to terrify you down to your socks we've all heard about sites like Silk Road and the ways criminals use cryptocurrency online. But did you know that among the various shady corners of the dark web you can also find portals to the BBC and Facebook?The thing is even the way the everyday internet works is a mystery to us and its darkest corners are, of course, more deeply shrouded. So, let's go on a journey from the birth of the Net through the strangest dark services - need a hitman to bump off your superfluous...er...beloved spouse? - to the surprisingly positive uses of dark technology, including dodging the watchful eye of oppressive censors.Over half of us can't remember a time before the internet - and for the rest it's increasingly difficult to imagine life without the damn thing! It's about time we understood more about it and we can start with the question: What The Fuck is The Dark Web? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What the F*ck is The Cloud? Kit Eaton (Author) Series:
WTF Series
Edition:
Imprint:
Hodder Studio
Publisher:
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Pub Date:
29 Apr 2021
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback (Text (eye-readable)) 176pp h184mm x w132mm ISBN13: 9781529350852 ISBN13: 978-1-5293-5085-2 ISBN10: 1529350859 EAN: 9781529350852 x Description: Ah, The Cloud. It's such a useful bit of tech jargon isn't it? The kind that's casually thrown around in work meetings by bosses who (kind of) understand and maybe even at the nerdier type of dinner or drinks parties. People joke about the cloud while others take it for granted and some worry about this mysterious entity where all of our data is stored, accessible at the touch of a screen from anywhere on Earth. But what even is the cloud, and for that matter, where is the cloud?Join us on a journey from the very first iterations of the internet that we know and (sometimes) love, all the way through thorny issues of data collection and storage (weren't we all fooled by the 'ten years on' social media trend, even as we rely on cloudstored photos of cats to cheer us up?) and discover the mysterious place where The Cloud ominously hovers. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Decoding the World Po Bronson (Author) Arvind Gupta (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Wildfire
Publisher:
Headline Publishing Group
Pub Date:
10 Jun 2021
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback B-format paperback (Text (eye-readable)) 352pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781472278630 ISBN13: 978-1-4722-7863-0 ISBN10: 1472278631 EAN: 9781472278630 x Description: A vision of the future where the latest Silicon Valley tech meets cutting-edge genetics.Decoding the World is a buddy adventure about the quest to live meaningfully in a world with such uncertainty. It starts with Po Bronson coming to IndieBio.Arvind Gupta created IndieBio as a laboratory for early biotech startups trying to solve major world problems. Glaciers melting. Dying bees. Infertility. Cancer. Ocean plastic. Pandemics.As they travel around the world, finding scientists to join their cause, the authors bring their first-hand experience to the great mysteries that haunt our future. Natural resource depletion. Job-taking robots. China's global influence.Decoding the World is the kind of book you get when you give two guys $40 million, a world full of messy big problems, a genetics laboratory to play in, and a set of Borges' collected works. After looking through their lens, you'll never see the world the same. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________