The Age of Genius: The Seventeenth Century and the Birth of the Modern Mind A. C. Grayling (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
23 Feb 2017
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 368pp h198mm x w129mm 271g 1 x 8pp colour plates ISBN13: 9781408870020 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7002-0 ISBN10: 1408870029 EAN: 9781408870020 x Description: What happened to the European mind between 1605, when an audience watching Macbeth at the Globe might believe that regicide was such an aberration of the natural order that ghosts could burst from the ground, and 1649, when a large crowd, perhaps including some who had seen Macbeth forty-four years earlier, could stand and watch the execution of a king? Or consider the difference between a magus casting a star chart and the day in 1639, when Jonathan Horrock and William Crabtree watched the transit of Venus across the face of the sun from their attic, successfully testing its course against Kepler's Tables of Planetary Motion, in a classic case of confirming a scientific theory by empirical testing. In this turbulent period, science moved from the alchemy and astrology of John Dee to the painstaking observation and astronomy of Galileo, from the classicism of Aristotle, still favoured by the Church, to the evidence-based, collegiate investigation of Francis Bacon. And if the old ways still lingered and affected the new mind set - Descartes's dualism an attempt to square the new philosophy with religious belief; Newton, the man who understood gravity and the laws of motion, still fascinated to the end of his life by alchemy - by the end of that tumultuous century `the greatest ever change in the mental outlook of humanity' had irrevocably taken place. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Mr. Eternity Aaron Thier (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury USA
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Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
10 Aug 2017
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Published in: United States Paperback 272pp h210mm x w140mm 287g ISBN13: 9781632860958 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-095-8 ISBN10: 1632860953 EAN: 9781632860958 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Gravel Heart Abdulrazak Gurnah (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
17 May 2018
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 272pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781408881309 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8130-9 ISBN10: 1408881306 EAN: 9781408881309 x Description: Moving from revolutionary Zanzibar in the 1960s to restless London in the 1990s, Gravel Heart is a powerful story of exile, migration and betrayal, from the Booker Prize-shortlisted author of Paradise Salim has always believed that his father does not want him. Living with his parents and his adored Uncle Amir in a house full of secrets, he is a
bookish child, a dreamer haunted by night terrors. It is the 1970s and Zanzibar is changing. Tourists arrive, the island's white sands obscuring the memory of recent conflict: longed-for independence from British colonialism swiftly followed by bloody revolution. When his father moves out, retreating into dishevelled introspection, Salim is confused and ashamed. His mother explains neither this nor her absences with a strange man; silence is layered on silence. When glamorous Uncle Amir, now a senior diplomat, offers Salim an escape, the lonely teenager travels to London for college. But nothing has prepared him for the biting cold and seething crowds of this hostile city. Struggling to find a foothold, and to understand the darkness at the heart of his family, Salim must face devastating truths about himself and those closest to him - and about love, sex and power. Evoking the immigrant experience with unsentimental precision and profound insight, Gravel Heart is a powerfully affecting story of isolation, identity, belonging and betrayal, and is Abulrazak Gurnah's most dazzling achievement. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Gravel Heart Abdulrazak Gurnah (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
04 May 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 272pp h234mm x w153mm 418g ISBN13: 9781408881330 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8133-0 ISBN10: 1408881330 EAN: 9781408881330 x Description: Moving from revolutionary Zanzibar in the 1960s to restless London in the 1990s, Gravel Heart is a powerful story of exile, migration and betrayal, from the Booker Prize-shortlisted author of Paradise Salim has always believed that his father does not want him. Living with his parents and his adored Uncle Amir in a house full of secrets, he is a bookish child, a dreamer haunted by night terrors. It is the 1970s and Zanzibar is changing. Tourists arrive, the island's white sands obscuring the memory of recent conflict: longed-for independence from British colonialism swiftly followed by bloody revolution. When his father moves out, retreating into dishevelled introspection, Salim is confused and ashamed. His mother explains neither this nor her absences with a strange man; silence is layered on silence. When glamorous Uncle Amir, now a senior diplomat, offers Salim an escape, the lonely teenager travels to London for college. But nothing has prepared him for the biting cold and seething crowds of this hostile city. Struggling to find a foothold, and to understand the darkness at the heart of his family, Salim must face devastating truths about himself and those closest to him - and about love, sex and power. Evoking the immigrant experience with unsentimental precision and profound insight, Gravel Heart is a powerfully affecting story of isolation, identity, belonging and betrayal, and is Abulrazak Gurnah's most dazzling achievement. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Gravel Heart Abdulrazak Gurnah (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
04 May 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 272pp h234mm x w153mm 565g ISBN13: 9781408881347 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8134-7 ISBN10: 1408881349 EAN: 9781408881347 x Description: Moving from revolutionary Zanzibar in the 1960s to restless London in the 1990s, Gravel Heart is a powerful story of exile, migration and betrayal, from the Booker Prize-shortlisted author of Paradise
Salim has always believed that his father does not want him. Living with his parents and his adored Uncle Amir in a house full of secrets, he is a bookish child, a dreamer haunted by night terrors. It is the 1970s and Zanzibar is changing. Tourists arrive, the island's white sands obscuring the memory of recent conflict: longed-for independence from British colonialism swiftly followed by bloody revolution. When his father moves out, retreating into dishevelled introspection, Salim is confused and ashamed. His mother explains neither this nor her absences with a strange man; silence is layered on silence. When glamorous Uncle Amir, now a senior diplomat, offers Salim an escape, the lonely teenager travels to London for college. But nothing has prepared him for the biting cold and seething crowds of this hostile city. Struggling to find a foothold, and to understand the darkness at the heart of his family, Salim must face devastating truths about himself and those closest to him - and about love, sex and power. Evoking the immigrant experience with unsentimental precision and profound insight, Gravel Heart is a powerfully affecting story of isolation, identity, belonging and betrayal, and is Abulrazak Gurnah's most dazzling achievement. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Burning Ground Adam O'Riordan (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
11 Jan 2018
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Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 208pp h198mm x w129mm 153g ISBN13: 9781408864791 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-6479-1 ISBN10: 1408864797 EAN: 9781408864791 x Description: A masterful debut short story collection from the award-winning, critically-acclaimed poet Adam O'Riordan In these eight stories, an English writer focuses his gaze on America's West Coast, moving from fractured lives in remote, sun-scorched towns to the charged hum of Venice Beach. A man visits his long-distance lover in Los Angeles; the foreman of a desert building project embarks on a journey into California's underworld; an artist finds peace in exile after the disintegration of an affair; and itinerant Brits discuss love and acting in downtown LA. Written with an outsider's keen eye, this collection paints an intimate portrait of diverse lives, in a work of remarkable beauty and poignancy. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
More Dashing: Further Letters of Patrick Leigh Fermor Patrick Leigh Fermor (Author) Adam Sisman (Volume editor) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
04 Oct 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 464pp h234mm x w153mm Integrated images throughout + 2x8pp mono plate sections ISBN13: 9781408893661 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9366-1 ISBN10: 1408893665 EAN: 9781408893661 x Description: Dashing for the Post, the first selection of letters from Patrick Leigh Fermor (known to all as `Paddy'), delighted critics and public alike. Here now is a further selection, More Dashing, offering equal pleasure. Paddy's exuberant letters exude a zest characteristic of the man. They contain glimpses of the great and the good: a chance conversation with the Foreign Secretary, Anthony Eden, when Paddy opens the wrong door, or a glass of ouzo under the pine trees with Harold Macmillan. They describe encounters with such varied figures as Jackie Onassis, Camilla Parker-Bowles, Oswald Mosley and Peter Mandelson; while also relating adventures with the humble: a 'pick-nick' with the stonemasons at Kardamyli, or a drunken celebration in the Cretan mountains with his old comrades from the resistance, most of them simple shepherds and goatherds. Paddy was at ease in any company, unfailingly charming, boyish, gentle and fun. Patrick Leigh Fermor has long been recognized as one of the greatest travel writers of his time. Now it is evident that his best letters are as good as any in the language. Nowhere is his restless curiosity and delight in language more dazzlingly displayed. More Dashing will not disappoint.
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Indelible Adelia Saunders (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury USA
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Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
23 Mar 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Hardback 288pp h235mm x w156mm 561g ISBN13: 9781632863942 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-394-2 ISBN10: 1632863944 EAN: 9781632863942 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Invitation to a Bonfire Adrienne Celt (Author) Series:
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Raven Books
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
12 Jul 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 256pp h234mm x w153mm ISBN13: 9781408895146 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9514-6 ISBN10: 1408895145 EAN: 9781408895146 x Description: A seductive, sensual and sinister love triangle set in 1930s America and inspired by the infamous Nabokov marriage Zoya Andropova, a young Russian refugee, finds herself in an elite New Jersey boarding school. Having lost her family, her home and her sense of purpose, Zoya struggles to belong, a task made more difficult by her new country's paranoia about Soviet spies. When she meets charismatic fellow Russian emigre Leo Orlov - whose books Zoya has obsessed over for years - everything seems to change. But she soon discovers that Leo is bound by the sinister orchestrations of his brilliant wife, Vera, and that their relationship is far more complex than Zoya could ever have imagined. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Invitation to a Bonfire Adrienne Celt (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Raven Books
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
12 Jul 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 256pp h234mm x w153mm ISBN13: 9781408895153 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9515-3 ISBN10: 1408895153 EAN: 9781408895153 x Description: A seductive, sensual and sinister love triangle set in 1930s America and inspired by the infamous Nabokov marriage Zoya Andropova, a young Russian refugee, finds herself in an elite New Jersey boarding school. Having lost her family, her home and her sense of purpose, Zoya struggles to belong, a task made more difficult by her new country's paranoia about Soviet spies. When she meets charismatic fellow Russian emigre Leo Orlov - whose books Zoya has obsessed over for years - everything seems to change. But she soon discovers that Leo is bound by the sinister orchestrations of his brilliant wife, Vera, and that their relationship is far more complex than Zoya
could ever have imagined. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Left Bank: Art, Passion and the Rebirth of Paris 1940-1950 Agnes Poirier (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
08 Mar 2018
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Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 400pp h234mm x w153mm 744g ISBN13: 9781408857441 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-5744-1 ISBN10: 1408857448 EAN: 9781408857441 x Description: A captivating portrait of those who lived, loved, fought, played and flourished in Paris between 1940 and 1950 and whose intellectual and artistic output still influences us today 'The live fire of the war, the furnace of emotions, the passion of politics, the spectacular falling-outs, the brutal sex, the insane and beautiful ideas - so many failures and some remarkable achievements' After the horrors of war that shaped and informed them, Paris was the place where the world's most original voices of the time came - among them Norman Mailer, Miles Davis, Simone de Beauvoir, James Baldwin, Juliette Greco, Alberto Giacometti, Saul Bellow and Arthur Koestler. Fuelled by the elation of the Liberation, they hoped to find an independent and original alternative to the Capitalist and Communist models for life, art and politics - a Third Way. Those same pioneers also reinvented their relationships with others, questioning, shaking and often rejecting the institutions of marriage and family. They consumed drugs, cigarettes and alcohol with passion; their heightened sexuality proved an inherent part of their creativity and permeated everything they did. The fertility of the interaction between literature, theatre, anthropology, philosophy, politics and cinema was unrivalled by anywhere else in the world at that time, and Paris seemed to be at the heart of all that was new and brave and controversial. Yet what did they achieve, these intellectuals in whom so much fierce hope had been placed? Postwar Parisian irresponsibility is as much the focus of Left Bank as political, artistic, moral and sexual incandescence. Agnes Poirier skilfully weaves together a collage of images and a kaleidoscope of destinies and the voices clamour from the pages, as fresh, vital and challenging as when they first were raised. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Dust of Promises Ahlem Mosteghanemi (Author) Nancy Roberts (Translated by) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
12 Jan 2017
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Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 320pp h198mm x w129mm 224g ISBN13: 9781408866276 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-6627-6 ISBN10: 1408866277 EAN: 9781408866276 x Description: `In a voice as dim as a lighthouse on a rainy night, he said, "Beware of loving a woman who loves bridges."' Once upon a September in Paris... Still heartsick over the break-up of his relationship with the alluring, elusive novelist Hayat, the narrator of The Dust of Promises finds himself adrift in Paris, where he has come to receive a photography award. His photograph of a traumatised war-orphan has been declared profoundly affecting by the judges, but he knows that no picture can ever fully capture the desolation and destruction he has witnessed in his Algerian homeland.
When he stumbles into an art exhibition on one of the capital's side streets, he is struck by the power of the paintings and feels impelled to learn more about the artist - an Algerian exile whose painful longing for the country he has lost shines out of his work. The artist is none other than Khaled, the man who haunted the pages of Hayat's first novel, just as the narrator was inextricably entangled in her second. As the two men embark on a tentative friendship, a twist of fate brings Hayat herself to France, where the destinies of all of them will once again collide. The final novel in the international bestselling trilogy from `the literary phenomenon' (Elle) Ahlem Mosteghanemi, The Dust of Promises is a haunting, elegiac story of love, memory and betrayal - and of what it means to come home. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Assault on Reason: Our Information Ecosystem, from the Age of Print to the Age of Trump Al Gore (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
06 Apr 2017
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Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 352pp h198mm x w129mm 250g ISBN13: 9781408891964 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9196-4 ISBN10: 1408891964 EAN: 9781408891964 x Description: Now with a New Preface and Conclusion: 'Post-Truth: On Donald Trump and the 2016 Election'
The United States of America is in the midst of a deepening crisis for their democracy. After the strangest election cycle in modern American history it is important that the grave threats to the American way of life that were glaringly revealed in this campaign are addressed. In The Assault on Reason, Nobel Peace Prize winner and former Vice President Al Gore examines how faith in the power of reason - the idea that citizens can govern themselves through rational debate - is in peril. Democracy depends on a well-informed citizenry and a two-way conversation about ideas, but the public sphere has been degraded by fake news and the politics of fear, partisanship and blind faith. Now updated to investigate the rise of Trump and post-truth politics, The Assault on Reason is a farsighted and powerful manifesto for clear thinking, crucial if the vitality of democracy is to be rebuilt and good decisions made once more. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Visions of Numberland: A Colouring Journey Through the Mysteries of Maths Alex Bellos (Author) Edmund Harriss (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
06 Apr 2017
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Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 144pp h213mm x w213mm 577g ISBN13: 9781408888988 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8898-8 ISBN10: 140888898X EAN: 9781408888988 x Description: A `mathemagical' colouring book, with 60 patterns to colour and 10 more that YOU create! For those who ponder the most intriguing questions in maths, the realm of numbers is not only visual but also beautiful. What does a sphere look like in four dimensions? How can a knight on a chessboard visit every square? And can a five-sided tile cover an infinite floor? Visions of Numberland unlocks the world's greatest mathematical mysteries, with 60 patterns to colour in and 10 more that you can create from scratch. The friendly explanations next to each pattern unlock the secrets of an intellectual quest that has been underway for three thousand years but no maths knowledge is required. Anyone can be an artist in Numberland!
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The Magic Fridge: Amazing sauces, butters, bases and preserves that will transform your everyday cooking Alex MacKay (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
27 Jul 2017
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Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 272pp h246mm x w189mm 1042g Colour photography throughout ISBN13: 9781408862377 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-6237-7 ISBN10: 1408862379 EAN: 9781408862377 x Description: In The Magic Fridge, the irrepressible culinary wizard Alex Mackay, who has taught at both Raymond Blanc and Delia Smith's cookery schools, reveals how to create easy and delicious stocks, sauces, butters, broths and preserves that you can keep in your fridge or freezer, ready to be turned into lunch, tea, supper or dessert at a moment's notice. This is convenience food done the right way - using one batch of a versatile base recipe to create a multitude of meals that are full of flavour but require minimal work. Choose from twenty prepare-ahead recipes including Cheese sauce, Ratatouille, Tomato chilli relish, Salsa verde, Almond cream, Raspberry jam and Lemon curd. These will keep, carefully stored in the fridge, for at least three weeks. They will also freeze, so you can make several portions each time and have bags of instant flavour that you can add to an everyday meal to turn simple into sublime. These basic recipes stay exciting because each one is transformed by what it is served with - turn chocolate mousse into a molten pudding or an upside down tart. Or try some basil pistou with fish, chicken, lamb, beef, risotto, roasted peppers and even cheese on toast. Come home, swing open your magic fridge door, choose today's trick and you're on your way to wonderful food. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The House on Half Moon Street Alex Reeve (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Raven Books
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
03 May 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 384pp h234mm x w153mm 582g 1 x double spread B&W map ISBN13: 9781408892701 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9270-1 ISBN10: 1408892707 EAN: 9781408892701 x Description: Everyone has a secret... Only some lead to murder. Introducing Leo Stanhope: a Victorian transgender coroner's assistant who must uncover a killer without risking his own future Leo Stanhope. Avid chess player; assistant to a London coroner; in love with Maria; and hiding a very big secret. For Leo was born Charlotte, the daughter of a respectable reverend. But knowing he was meant to be a man - despite the evidence of his body - and unable to cope with living a lie any longer, he fled his family home at just fifteen and has been living as Leo: his secret known to only a few trusted people. But then Maria is found dead and Leo is accused of her murder. Desperate to find her killer and under suspicion from all those around him, he stands to lose not just the woman he loves, but his freedom and, ultimately, his life. A wonderfully atmospheric debut, rich in character and setting, in The House on Half Moon Street Alex Reeve has created a world that crime readers will want to return to again and again. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The House on Half Moon Street Alex Reeve (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Raven Books
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
03 May 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 384pp h234mm x w153mm 708g 1 x double spread B&W map ISBN13: 9781408892695 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9269-5 ISBN10: 1408892693 EAN: 9781408892695 x Description: Everyone has a secret... Only some lead to murder. Introducing Leo Stanhope: a Victorian transgender coroner's assistant who must uncover a killer without risking his own future Leo Stanhope. Avid chess player; assistant to a London coroner; in love with Maria; and hiding a very big secret. For Leo was born Charlotte, the daughter of a respectable reverend. But knowing he was meant to be a man - despite the evidence of his body - and unable to cope with living a lie any longer, he fled his family home at just fifteen and has been living as Leo: his secret known to only a few trusted people. But then Maria is found dead and Leo is accused of her murder. Desperate to find her killer and under suspicion from all those around him, he stands to lose not just the woman he loves, but his freedom and, ultimately, his life. A wonderfully atmospheric debut, rich in character and setting, in The House on Half Moon Street Alex Reeve has created a world that crime readers will want to return to again and again. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Design of Childhood: How the Material World Shapes Independent Kids Alexandra Lange (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Academic USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
01 Jul 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United States Hardback 416pp h235mm x w156mm b/w photos throughout ISBN13: 9781632866356 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-635-6 ISBN10: 1632866358 EAN: 9781632866356 x Description: From building blocks to city blocks, an eye-opening exploration of how children's playthings and physical surroundings affect their development. Parents obsess over their children's playdates, kindergarten curriculum, and every bump and bruise, but the toys, classrooms, playgrounds, and neighborhoods little ones engage with are just as important. These objects and spaces encode decades, even centuries of changing ideas about what makes for good child-rearing--and what does not. Do you choose wooden toys, or plastic, or, increasingly, digital? What do youngsters lose when seesaws are deemed too dangerous and slides are designed primarily for safety? How can the built environment help children cultivate self-reliance? In these debates, parents, educators, and kids themselves are often caught in the middle. Now, prominent design critic Alexandra Lange reveals the surprising histories behind the human-made elements of our children's pint-size landscape. Her fascinating investigation shows how the seemingly innocuous universe of stuff affects kids' behavior, values, and health, often in subtle ways. And she reveals how years of decisions by toymakers, architects, and urban planners have helped--and hindered--American youngsters' journeys toward independence. Seen through Lange's eyes, everything from the sandbox to the street becomes vibrant with buried meaning. The Design of Childhood will change the way you view your children's world--and your own. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar: Based on the Hilarious BBC Radio 4 Series Alexei Sayle (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
19 Oct 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 96pp h198mm x w129mm 193g ISBN13: 9781408895825 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9582-5 ISBN10: 140889582X EAN: 9781408895825 x Description: Alexei Sayle reveals his true vocation: proprietor of an imaginary sandwich shop. Blending politics, comedy, philosophy and memoir, this is the Godfather of Alternative Comedy at his most anarchic and irresistibly entertaining Alexei Sayle has been telling people he runs a sandwich bar on Gray's Inn Road that doesn't exist since the mid-1970s. From behind this imaginary counter Alexei dispenses wisdom and focaccia to his famous customers as he explores his love of pretending, reveals why he disappeared from our TV screens in the 1990's, lobbies for eleven-hour long episodes of Newsnight and discusses rampant nepotism in coveted careers. And from drawing striking comparisons between capitalism and all-you-can-eat buffets to discussing the hidden depths of Taylor Swift, this flight of fancy packs a surprising punch and will leave you hungry for more. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Homelands: Four Friends, Two Countries, and the Fate of the Great MexicanAmerican Migration Alfredo Corchado (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Academic USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
01 Jul 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United States Hardback 304pp h235mm x w156mm ISBN13: 9781632865540 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-554-0 ISBN10: 1632865548 EAN: 9781632865540 x Description: From prizewinning journalist and immigration expert Alfredo Corchado comes the sweeping story of the great Mexican migration from the late 1980s to today. When Alfredo Corchado moved to Philadelphia in 1987, he felt as if he was the only Mexican in the city. But in a restaurant called Tequilas, he connected with two other Mexican men and one Mexican American, all feeling similarly isolated. Over the next three decades, the four friends continued to meet, coming together over their shared Mexican roots and their love of tequila. One was a radical activist, another a restaurant/tequila entrepreneur, the third a lawyer/politician. Alfredo himself was a young reporter for the Wall Street Journal. Homelands merges the political and the personal, telling the story of the last great Mexican migration through the eyes of four friends at a time when the Mexican population in the United States swelled from 700,000 people during the 1970s to more than 35 million people today. It is the narrative of the United States in a painful economic and political transition. As we move into a divisive, nativist new era of immigration politics, Homelands is a must-read to understand the past and future of the immigrant story in the United States, and the role of Mexicans in shaping America's history. A deeply moving book full of colorful characters searching for home, it is essential reading. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Ninth Hour Alice McDermott (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 256pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781408854631 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-5463-1 ISBN10: 1408854635 EAN: 9781408854631 x Description: From the National Book Award-winning author comes a luminous, deeply humane novel about three generations of an Irish immigrant family in 1940s and 1950s Brooklyn - for those who love Colm Toibin, Anne Enright and Anne Tyler On a dim winter afternoon in a Brooklyn tenement, a young Irish immigrant unhooks the oven gas, and inhales. In the aftermath of the fire that follows, Sister St. Savior, an ageing nun appears, unbidden, to direct the way forward for his widow and unborn child. This is how Sally comes to grow up in the convent laundry, amidst the crank of the wringer and the hiss of the iron, her universe governed by the strange, kind and mysterious Little Nursing Sisters of the Sick Poor. But although superstition and shame will collude to erase Sally's father's brief existence, his suicide will reverberate through many lives and over many decades. And when she comes of age, Sally will commit her own irrevocable deed, sacrificing her grace at the altar of human love. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Ninth Hour Alice McDermott (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
19 Oct 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 256pp h216mm x w135mm 389g ISBN13: 9781408854600 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-5460-0 ISBN10: 1408854600 EAN: 9781408854600 x Description: SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 KIRKUS PRIZE ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S TOP TEN BOOKS OF 2017 From the National Book Award-winning author comes a luminous, deeply humane novel about three generations of an Irish immigrant family in 1940s and 1950s Brooklyn - for fans of Anne Tyler, Anne Enright and Colm Toibin On a gloomy February afternoon, Jim sends his wife Annie out to do the shopping before dark falls. He seals their meagre apartment, unhooks the gas tube inside the oven, and inhales. Sister St. Saviour, a Little Nursing Sister of the Sick Poor, catches the scent of fire doused with water and hurries to the scene: a gathered crowd, firemen, and the distraught young widow. Moved by the girl's plight, and her unborn child, the wise nun finds Annie work in the convent's laundry where, in turn, her daughter will grow up amidst the crank of the wringer and the hiss of the iron. In Catholic Brooklyn in the early part of the twentieth century, decorum, superstition and shame collude to erase Jim's brief existence; and yet his suicide, although never mentioned, reverberates through many generations - testing the limits of love and sacrifice, of forgiveness and forgetfulness. In prose of startling radiance and precision, Alice McDermott tells a story that is at once wholly individual and universal in its understanding of the human condition. Rendered with remarkable lucidity and intelligence, The Ninth Hour is the crowning achievement of one of today's finest writers. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Ninth Hour Alice McDermott (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
19 Sep 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 256pp h216mm x w135mm 282g ISBN13: 9781408854617 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-5461-7 ISBN10: 1408854619 EAN: 9781408854617 x Description: SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 KIRKUS PRIZE ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S TOP TEN BOOKS OF 2017 From the National Book Award-winning author comes a luminous, deeply humane novel about three generations of an Irish immigrant family in 1940s and 1950s Brooklyn - for fans of Anne Tyler, Anne Enright and Colm Toibin On a gloomy February afternoon, Jim sends his wife Annie out to do the shopping before dark falls. He seals their meagre apartment, unhooks the gas tube inside the oven, and inhales. Sister St. Saviour, a Little Nursing Sister of the Sick Poor, catches the scent of fire doused with water and hurries to the scene: a gathered crowd, firemen, and the distraught young widow. Moved by the girl's plight, and her unborn child, the wise nun finds Annie work in the convent's laundry where, in turn, her daughter will grow up amidst the crank of the wringer and the hiss of the iron. In Catholic Brooklyn in the early part of the twentieth century, decorum, superstition and shame collude to erase Jim's brief existence; and yet his suicide, although never mentioned, reverberates through many generations - testing the limits of love and sacrifice, of forgiveness and forgetfulness. In prose of startling radiance and precision, Alice McDermott tells a story that is at once wholly individual and universal in its understanding of the human condition. Rendered with remarkable lucidity and intelligence, The Ninth Hour is the crowning achievement of one of today's finest writers. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All the Beloved Ghosts Alison Macleod (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
08 Mar 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 256pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781408863787 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-6378-7 ISBN10: 1408863782 EAN: 9781408863787 x Description: SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 GOVERNOR GENERAL'S LITERARY AWARDS Acutely observed, evocative collection of short stories from the Man Booker Prize-longlisted author of Unexploded, blending fiction, biography and memoir Hovering on the border of life and death, these stories form a ground-shifting collection, taking us into history, literature and the hidden lives of iconic figures. In 1920s Nova Scotia, as winter begins to thaw, a woman emerges from mourning and wears a new fur coat to a dance that will change everything. A teenager searches for his lover on a charged summer evening in 2011, as around him London erupts in anger. A cardiac specialist lingers on the edge of consciousness as he awaits a new heart - and is transported to an attic room half a century ago. In an ancient Yorkshire churchyard, the author visits Sylvia Plath's grave and makes an unexpected connection across time. On a trip to Brighton, reluctant jihadists face the ultimate spiritual test. And at Charleston, Angelica Garnett, child of the Bloomsbury Group, is overcome by the past, all the beloved ghosts that spring to life before her eyes.
Precise, playful and evocative, these exquisitely crafted stories explore memory, the media and mortality, unfolding at the line between reality and fiction. Written with vigorous intelligence and delicate insight, this collection captures the surprising joys, small tragedies and profound truths of existence. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All the Beloved Ghosts Alison Macleod (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Mar 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 256pp h216mm x w135mm 393g ISBN13: 9781408863756 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-6375-6 ISBN10: 1408863758 EAN: 9781408863756 x Description: SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 GOVERNOR GENERAL'S LITERARY AWARDS Acutely observed, evocative collection of short stories from the Man Booker Prize-longlisted author of Unexploded, blending fiction, biography and memoir Hovering on the border of life and death, these stories form a ground-shifting collection, taking us into history, literature and the hidden lives of iconic figures. In 1920s Nova Scotia, as winter begins to thaw, a woman emerges from mourning and wears a new fur coat to a dance that will change everything. A teenager searches for his lover on a charged summer evening in 2011, as around him London erupts in anger. A cardiac specialist lingers on the edge of consciousness as he awaits a new heart - and is transported to an attic room half a century ago. In an ancient Yorkshire churchyard, the author visits Sylvia Plath's grave and makes an unexpected connection across time. On a trip to Brighton, reluctant jihadists face the ultimate spiritual test. And at Charleston, Angelica Garnett, child of the Bloomsbury Group, is overcome by the past, all the beloved ghosts that spring to life before her eyes. Precise, playful and evocative, these exquisitely crafted stories explore memory, the media and mortality, unfolding at the line between reality and fiction. Written with vigorous intelligence and delicate insight, this collection captures the surprising joys, small tragedies and profound truths of existence. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All the Beloved Ghosts Alison Macleod (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Mar 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 256pp h216mm x w135mm 279g ISBN13: 9781408863763 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-6376-3 ISBN10: 1408863766 EAN: 9781408863763 x Description: SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 GOVERNOR GENERAL'S LITERARY AWARDS Acutely observed, evocative collection of short stories from the Man Booker Prize-longlisted author of Unexploded, blending fiction, biography and memoir Hovering on the border of life and death, these stories form a ground-shifting collection, taking us into history, literature and the hidden lives of iconic figures. In 1920s Nova Scotia, as winter begins to thaw, a woman emerges from mourning and wears a new fur coat to a dance that will change everything. A teenager searches for his lover on a charged summer evening in 2011, as around him London erupts in anger. A cardiac specialist lingers on the edge of consciousness as he awaits a new heart - and is transported to an attic room half a century ago. In an ancient Yorkshire churchyard, the author visits
Sylvia Plath's grave and makes an unexpected connection across time. On a trip to Brighton, reluctant jihadists face the ultimate spiritual test. And at Charleston, Angelica Garnett, child of the Bloomsbury Group, is overcome by the past, all the beloved ghosts that spring to life before her eyes. Precise, playful and evocative, these exquisitely crafted stories explore memory, the media and mortality, unfolding at the line between reality and fiction. Written with vigorous intelligence and delicate insight, this collection captures the surprising joys, small tragedies and profound truths of existence. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Can't Stand Up For Falling Down: Rock'n'Roll War Stories Allan Jones (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 352pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781408885925 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8592-5 ISBN10: 1408885921 EAN: 9781408885925 x Description: Allan Jones launched Uncut magazine in 1997 and for 15 years wrote a popular monthly column called Stop Me If You've Heard This One Before, based on his experiences as a music journalist in the 70s and 80s, a gilded time for the music press. By turns hilarious, cautionary, poignant and powerful, the Stop Me...stories collected here include encounters with some of rock's most iconic stars, including David Bowie, Lou Reed, Leonard Cohen, Van Morrison, Neil Young, Elvis Costello, The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Smiths, R.E.M. and Pearl Jam. From backstage brawls and drug blow-outs, to riots, superstar punch-ups, hotel room confessionals and tour bus lunacy, these are stories from the madness of a music scene now long gone. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Can't Stand Up For Falling Down: Rock'n'Roll War Stories Allan Jones (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
10 Aug 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 352pp h234mm x w153mm 554g ISBN13: 9781408885918 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8591-8 ISBN10: 1408885913 EAN: 9781408885918 x Description: Allan Jones launched Uncut magazine in 1997 and for 15 years wrote a popular monthly column called Stop Me If You've Heard This One Before, based on his experiences as a music journalist in the 70s and 80s, a gilded time for the music press. By turns hilarious, cautionary, poignant and powerful, the Stop Me...stories collected here include encounters with some of rock's most iconic stars, including David Bowie, Lou Reed, Leonard Cohen, Van Morrison, Neil Young, Elvis Costello, The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Smiths, R.E.M. and Pearl Jam. From backstage brawls and drug blow-outs, to riots, superstar punch-ups, hotel room confessionals and tour bus lunacy, these are stories from the madness of a music scene now long gone. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Happiness Aminatta Forna (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
05 Apr 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 320pp h216mm x w135mm 453g ISBN13: 9781408893326 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9332-6 ISBN10: 1408893320 EAN: 9781408893326 x Description: A breathtaking novel from Orange Prize-shortlisted and Commonwealth Writers' Prize-winning author Aminatta Forna Waterloo Bridge, London. Two strangers collide. Attila, a Ghanaian psychiatrist, and Jean, an American studying the habits of urban foxes. From this chance encounter in the midst of the rush of a great city, numerous moments of connections span out and interweave, bringing disparate lives together. Attila has arrived in London with two tasks: to deliver a keynote speech on trauma and to check up on the daughter of friends, his `niece', Ama, who hasn't called home in a while. It soon emerges that she has been swept up in an immigration crackdown - and now her young son Tano is missing. When, by chance, Attila bumps into Jean again, she joins him in his search for Tano, mobilizing into action the network she has built up, mainly from the many West African immigrants working London's myriad streets, of volunteer fox-spotters: security guards, hotel doormen, traffic wardens. All unite to help and as the search continues, a deepening friendship between Attila and Jean unfolds. In this delicate yet powerful novel of loves lost and new, of past griefs and of the hidden side of a teeming metropolis, Aminatta Forna asks us to consider the values of the society we live in, our co-existence with one another and all living creatures - and the true nature of happiness. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Happiness Aminatta Forna (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
05 Apr 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 320pp h216mm x w135mm 356g ISBN13: 9781408893319 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9331-9 ISBN10: 1408893312 EAN: 9781408893319 x Description: A breathtaking novel from Orange Prize-shortlisted and Commonwealth Writers' Prize-winning author Aminatta Forna Waterloo Bridge, London. Two strangers collide. Attila, a Ghanaian psychiatrist, and Jean, an American studying the habits of urban foxes. From this chance encounter in the midst of the rush of a great city, numerous moments of connections span out and interweave, bringing disparate lives together. Attila has arrived in London with two tasks: to deliver a keynote speech on trauma and to check up on the daughter of friends, his `niece', Ama, who hasn't called home in a while. It soon emerges that she has been swept up in an immigration crackdown - and now her young son Tano is missing. When, by chance, Attila bumps into Jean again, she joins him in his search for Tano, mobilizing into action the network she has built up, mainly from the many West African immigrants working London's myriad streets, of volunteer fox-spotters: security guards, hotel doormen, traffic wardens. All unite to help and as the search continues, a deepening friendship between Attila and Jean unfolds. In this delicate yet powerful novel of loves lost and new, of past griefs and of the hidden side of a teeming metropolis, Aminatta Forna asks us to consider the values of the society we live in, our co-existence with one another and all living creatures - and the true nature of happiness. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Political Tribes: Group Instinct and the Fate of Nations Amy Chua (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
22 Feb 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 304pp h234mm x w153mm 591g ISBN13: 9781408881576 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8157-6 ISBN10: 1408881578 EAN: 9781408881576 x Description: 'A beautifully written, eminently readable and uniquely important challenge to conventional wisdom' J. D. Vance, author of Hillbilly Elegy Never has our society felt more divided. In Political Tribes, Amy Chua diagnoses the cause of our current political discord: tribalism. In many parts of the world, the group identities that matter most - the ones that people will kill and die for - are ethnic, religious, sectarian or clan-based. Time and time again our blindness to tribalism has undermined our foreign policy. At home, we have recently witnessed the rise of identity politics, a movement that encourages us to define ourselves against, and thereby exclude, others. The shock results of the US election and the Brexit referendum show that tribalism is a social truth that we ignore at our peril. When people are defined by their differences to each other, extremism becomes the common ground, and the grand ideals of democracy have a hard time competing with a more primal need to belong. If we are to transcend our political tribes, we must rediscover a broader, more nuanced unity that acknowledges the reality of our group differences. Insightful, challenging and provocative, Amy Chua's groundbreaking book could not be more timely. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Political Tribes: Group Instinct and the Fate of Nations Amy Chua (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
22 Feb 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 304pp h234mm x w153mm 464g ISBN13: 9781408881545 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8154-5 ISBN10: 1408881543 EAN: 9781408881545 x Description: 'A beautifully written, eminently readable and uniquely important challenge to conventional wisdom' J. D. Vance, author of Hillbilly Elegy Never has our society felt more divided. In Political Tribes, Amy Chua diagnoses the cause of our current political discord: tribalism. In many parts of the world, the group identities that matter most - the ones that people will kill and die for - are ethnic, religious, sectarian or clan-based. Time and time again our blindness to tribalism has undermined our foreign policy. At home, we have recently witnessed the rise of identity politics, a movement that encourages us to define ourselves against, and thereby exclude, others. The shock results of the US election and the Brexit referendum show that tribalism is a social truth that we ignore at our peril. When people are defined by their differences to each other, extremism becomes the common ground, and the grand ideals of democracy have a hard time competing with a more primal need to belong. If we are to transcend our political tribes, we must rediscover a broader, more nuanced unity that acknowledges the reality of our group differences. Insightful, challenging and provocative, Amy Chua's groundbreaking book could not be more timely. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Walking to Listen: 4,000 Miles Across America, One Story at a Time Andrew Forsthoefel (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Academic USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
01 Jul 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United States Paperback 400pp h210mm x w140mm ISBN13: 9781632867018 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-701-8 ISBN10: 163286701X EAN: 9781632867018 x Description: A memoir of one young man's coming-of-age on a cross-country trek--told through the stories of the people of all ages, races, and inclinations he meets along the highways of America. At twenty-three, Andrew Forsthoefel walked out the back door of his home in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, with a backpack, an audio recorder, his copies of Whitman and Rilke, and a sign that read walking to listen. He had just graduated from Middlebury College and was ready to begin his adult life, but he didn't know how. So he decided he'd walk. And listen. It would be a cross-country quest for guidance, and everyone he met would be his guide. Walking toward the Pacific, he faced an Appalachian winter and a Mojave summer. He met beasts inside: fear, loneliness, doubt. But he also encountered incredible kindness from strangers. Thousands shared their stories with him, sometimes confiding their prejudices, too. Often he didn't know how to respond. How to find unity in diversity? How to stay connected, even as fear works to tear us apart? He listened for answers to these questions, and to the existential questions every human must face, and began to find that the answer might be in listening itself. Ultimately, it's the stories of others living all along the roads of America that carry this journey and sing out in a hopeful, heartfelt book about how a life is made, and how our nation defines itself at the most human level. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Walking to Listen: 4,000 Miles Across America, One Story at a Time Andrew Forsthoefel (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
04 May 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Hardback 400pp h235mm x w156mm 717g ISBN13: 9781632867001 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-700-1 ISBN10: 1632867001 EAN: 9781632867001 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Bad News: Last Journalists in a Dictatorship Anjan Sundaram (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
12 Jan 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 208pp h198mm x w129mm 152g ISBN13: 9781408866474 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-6647-4 ISBN10: 1408866471 EAN: 9781408866474
x Description: Hearing a blast, journalist Anjan Sundaram headed uphill towards the sound. Grenade explosions are not entirely unusual in the city of Kigali; dissidents throw them in public areas to try and destabilise the government and, since moving to Rwanda, he had observed an increasing number of them. What was unusual about this one, however, was that when Sundaram arrived, it was as though nothing had happened. Traffic circulated as normal, there was no debris on the streets and the policeman on duty denied any event whatsoever. This was evidence of a clean-up, a cloaking of the discontent in Rwanda and a desire to silence the media in a country most of whose citizens were without internet. This was the first of many ominous events. Bad News is the extraordinary account of the battle for free speech in modern-day Rwanda. Following not only those journalists who stayed, despite fearing torture or even death from a ruthless government, but also those reporting from exile, it is the story of papers being shut down, of lies told to please foreign delegates, of the unshakeable loyalty that can be bred by terror, of history being retold, of constant surveillance, of corrupted elections and of great courage. It tells the true narrative of Rwandan society today and, in the face of powerful forces, of the fight to make explosions heard. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Commonwealth Ann Patchett (Author) Series:
Edition:
UK open market ed
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
04 May 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 336pp h178mm x w111mm 184g ISBN13: 9781408885307 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8530-7 ISBN10: 1408885301 EAN: 9781408885307 x Description: 'Dazzling ... The combination of lightness, warmth and remarkable incisiveness creates a novel that is life-affirming and compulsively readable' Sunday Times It is 1964: Bert Cousins shows up at Franny Keating's christening party uninvited and notices a heart stoppingly beautiful woman. When he kisses Beverly Keating, his host's wife, he sets in motion the joining of two families, whose shared fate will be defined on a day seven years later. In 1988, Franny Keating, now twenty-four, is working as a cocktail waitress in Chicago. When she meets the famous author Leon Posen one night at the bar, and tells him about her family, she unwittingly relinquishes control over their story... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Run Ann Patchett (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
04 May 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 352pp h198mm x w129mm 247g ISBN13: 9781408885116 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8511-6 ISBN10: 1408885115 EAN: 9781408885116 x Description: A moving story of overlapping lives from the Orange Prize-winning author of Bel Canto Tip and Teddy are becoming men under the very eyes of their adoptive father, Bernard Doyle. A student at Harvard, Tip is happiest in a lab, whilst Teddy thinks he has found his calling in the Church, and both are increasingly strained by their father's protective plans for them. But when they are involved in an accident on an icy road, the Doyles are forced to confront certain truths about their lives, how the death of Doyle's wife Bernadette has affected the family, and an anonymous figure who is always watching.
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Commonwealth Ann Patchett (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
04 May 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 336pp h198mm x w129mm 239g ISBN13: 9781408880364 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8036-4 ISBN10: 1408880369 EAN: 9781408880364 x Description: 'Dazzling ... The combination of lightness, warmth and remarkable incisiveness creates a novel that is life-affirming and compulsively readable' Sunday Times It is 1964: Bert Cousins shows up at Franny Keating's christening party uninvited and notices a heart stoppingly beautiful woman. When he kisses Beverly Keating, his host's wife, he sets in motion the joining of two families, whose shared fate will be defined on a day seven years later. In 1988, Franny Keating, now twenty-four, is working as a cocktail waitress in Chicago. When she meets the famous author Leon Posen one night at the bar, and tells him about her family, she unwittingly relinquishes control over their story... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Last Royal Rebel: The Life and Death of James, Duke of Monmouth Anna Keay (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
04 May 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 480pp h198mm x w129mm 417g 2 x 8pp colour plates ISBN13: 9781408845936 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-4593-6 ISBN10: 1408845938 EAN: 9781408845936 x Description: Long-listed for the HWA Non-Fiction Crown 2017 James, Duke of Monmouth, the adored illegitimate son of Charles II, was born in exile the year his grandfather was executed and the English monarchy abolished. Abducted from his mother on his father's orders, he emerged from a childhood in the backstreets of Rotterdam to command the ballrooms of Paris, the brothels of Covent Garden and the battlefields of Flanders. Pepys described him as `the most skittish, leaping gallant that ever I saw, always in action, vaulting or leaping or clambering'. Such was his appeal that when the monarchy itself came under threat, the cry was for Monmouth to succeed Charles II as King. He inspired both delight and disgust, adulation and abhorrence and, in time, love and loyalty almost beyond fathoming. Louis XIV was his mentor, Nell Gwyn his protector, D'Artagnan his lieutenant, William of Orange his confidant, John Dryden his censor and John Locke his comrade. Anna Keay matches rigorous scholarship with a storyteller's gift to enrapturing effect. She brings to life the warm, courageous and handsome Duke of Monmouth, a man who by his own admission `lived a very dissolute and irregular life', but who was ultimately prepared to risk everything for honour and justice. His life, culminating in his fateful invasion, provides a sweeping history of the turbulent decades in which England as we know it was forged. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Landskipping: Painters, Ploughmen and Places Anna Pavord (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Feb 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 272pp h198mm x w129mm 227g 18 B&W chapter opening illustrations ISBN13: 9781408868935 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-6893-5 ISBN10: 1408868938 EAN: 9781408868935 x Description: A ravishing celebration of landscape, its iridescent beauty and its potential to comfort, awe and mesmerise. Landskipping explores the different ways in which we have, throughout the ages, responded to the land, beginning in the eighteenth century when artists first started to paint English scenery, and the Lakes, as well as Snowdon, began to attract a new kind of visitor, the landscape tourist. Meanwhile, at the same time, an entirely different band of people, the agricultural improvers, also travelled the land, looking at it in terms of its usefulness as well as its beauty. What emerges as universal then and now is a place's capacity to frame and define our experience. Moving from the rolling hills of Dorset to the peaks of the Scottish Highlands, this is an exquisite and compelling book, written by Anna Pavord with zest, passion and deep understanding. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Fugitive Pieces: Bloomsbury Modern Classics Anne Michaels (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
21 Sep 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 304pp h198mm x w129mm 303g ISBN13: 9781408891353 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9135-3 ISBN10: 1408891352 EAN: 9781408891353 x Description: A beautiful new limited edition paperback of Fugitive Pieces, published as part of the Bloomsbury Modern Classics list Athos and I stood together on deck and looked across the water at the bright city. From this distance no one would guess the turmoil that had torn apart Greece ... The sea began to darken, and Athens, glowing in the distance, seemed to float on the horizon like a bright ship. Jakob Beer is seven years old when he is rescued from the ruins of a buried village in Nazi-occupied Poland. He is the only one of his family to have survived the invasion. Adopted by his saviour, the Greek geologist Athos, Jakob must steel himself to excavate the horrors of his own history. A novel of astounding beauty and wisdom, Fugitive Pieces is a profound meditation on the resilience of the human spirit and love's ability to restore even the most damaged of hearts. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All We Saw Anne Michaels (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
05 Oct 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 96pp h198mm x w129mm 192g ISBN13: 9781408880890 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8089-0 ISBN10: 140888089X EAN: 9781408880890 x Description: A mesmerising, luminously beautiful new poetry collection from Anne Michaels, internationally acclaimed poet and bestselling author of Fugitive Pieces In this passionate, profound collection, Anne Michaels explores one of her essential concerns: `what love makes us capable of, and incapable of'. Here is the paradox at the heart of loss, the ways in which passion must accept, must insist, that `death ... give/not only take from us'. A sea in darkness, a woman's hair shining in light, rain falling... how quiet must a voice be in order to be heard? In this way, desire is evoked with intensity and precision. By the end, we are left with a renewed awareness of the mystery at the core of existence; we enter a space that is `not inside, not outside: / dusk's doorway,' where love remains alive. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Incest Diary Anonymous (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
23 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 144pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781408890424 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9042-4 ISBN10: 1408890429 EAN: 9781408890424 x Description: 'Shocking and searing ... This is a devastating book about harm' Christina Patterson, Sunday Times Throughout her childhood and adolescence, the anonymous author of The Incest Diary was raped by her father. Beneath a veneer of normal family life, she grew up in and around this all-encompassing secret. Her sexual relationship with her father lasted, off and on, into her twenties. It formed her world, and it formed her deepest fears and desires. Even after she broke away - even as she grew into an independent and adventurous young woman - she continued to seek out new versions of the violence, submission and secrecy she had struggled to leave behind. In this graphic and harrowing memoir, the author revisits her early traumas and their aftermath to explore the ways in which her father's abuse shaped her, and still does. As a matter of psychic survival, she became both a sexual object and a detached observer, a dutiful daughter and the protector of a dirty secret. And then, years later, she made herself write it down. With lyric concision, in vignettes of almost unbearable intensity, this writer tells a story that is shocking but that will ring true to many other survivors of abuse. It has never been faced so directly on the page. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Ladies Night Anthony McCarten (Author) Stephen Sinclair (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Alma Books Ltd
Publisher:
Alma Books Ltd
Pub Date:
31 May 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 150pp h198mm x w128mm 118g ISBN13: 9780714543840 ISBN13: 978-0-7145-4384-0 ISBN10: 0714543845 EAN: 9780714543840 x Description: The ultimate night out - and not only for the girls! Ladies Night tells the story of five Liverpudlian men on the dole who decide to form a male stripping act. As they try to raise a fast buck, they pitch the idea to a local club owner and take lessons from a slightly shop-worn dance instructor with a heart-of-gold in all manner of things, including what women really want from a male stripper - and how to deliver it. Written in 1987 by Anthony McCarten and Stephen Sinclair, Ladies Night was a global theatrical hit. It has been translated into sixteen languages and remains New Zealand's most commercially successful play of all time. After eight sell-out tours of Britain, it went on to win The Moliere Prize, France's premiere theatre award for comedy, in 2001. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Scary Old Sex Arlene Heyman (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Feb 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 240pp h198mm x w129mm 172g ISBN13: 9781408865330 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-6533-0 ISBN10: 1408865335 EAN: 9781408865330 x Description: A woman goes about certain rituals of sex with her second husband, sharing the bed with the ghosts of her sexual past. A beautiful young art student embarks on an affair with a much older, married, famous artist. A middle-aged woman struggles with the decline of her mother, once glamorous and still commanding; their fraught relationship causes unexpected feelings both shaming and brutal. A man finds that his father has died while in the midst of extra-marital sex and wonders what he should do with the body. And a boy sits in his Calculus class, fantasizing about a schoolmate's breasts and worrying about his father lying in hospital, as outside his classroom window the Twin Towers begin to fall. In this stunning, taboo-breaking debut, Arlene Heyman, a practicing psychiatrist, gives us what really goes on in people's minds, relationships, and beds. Raw, tender, funny, truthful and often shocking, Scary Old Sex is a fierce exploration of the chaos and beauty of life. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Can You Tolerate This? Ashleigh Young (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 256pp h205mm x w135mm ISBN13: 9781526600356 ISBN13: 978-1-5266-0035-6 ISBN10: 1526600358 EAN: 9781526600356 x Description: 'Beautiful, unusual and memorable ... I love this book' MAGGIE NELSON, author of THE ARGONAUTS In Can You Tolerate This? - the title comes from the question chiropractors ask to test a patient's pain threshold - Ashleigh Young ushers us into her
early years in the faraway yet familiar landscape of New Zealand: fantasising about Paul McCartney, cheering on her older brother's fledging music career, and yearning for a larger and more creative life. As Young's perspective expands, a series of historical portraits - a boy with a rare skeletal disease, a French postman who built a stone fortress by hand, a generation of Japanese shut-ins - strike unexpected personal harmonies, as an unselfconscious childhood gives way to painful shyness in adolescence. As we watch Young fall in and out of love, undertake intense physical exercise that masks something deeper, and gradually find herself through her writing, a highly particular psyche comes into view: curious, tender and exacting in her observations of herself and the world around her. How to bear each moment of experience: the inconsequential as much as the shattering? In this spirited and singular collection of essays, Ashleigh Young attempts to find some measure of clarity amidst the uncertainty, exploring the uneasy tensions - between safety and risk, love and solitude, the catharsis of grief and the ecstasy of creation - that define our lives. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Thirst Benjamin Warner (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
27 Jul 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 304pp h198mm x w129mm 216g ISBN13: 9781408865064 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-6506-4 ISBN10: 1408865068 EAN: 9781408865064 x Description: 'An emergency from its very first sentence ... A literary thriller that summons the survivalist terror of The Road' Patrick Somerville, author of This Bright River On a searing summer evening, Eddie Chapman has been stuck in a traffic jam for hours. There are accidents along the highway, but ambulances and police are conspicuously absent. When he decides to abandon his car and run home, he sees that the trees have been burned and the water in the stream bed is gone. Something is very wrong. When he arrives home, there is a power cut and no running water. The pipes everywhere, it seems, are dry. Eddie and his wife, Laura, find themselves thrust together with their neighbours while a sense of unease thickens in the stifling night air. Thirst takes place in the immediate aftermath of a mysterious disaster - the Chapmans and their community suffer the effects of the heat, their thirst and the terrifying realisation that no one is coming to help. As violence rips through the community, Eddie and Laura are forced to recall secrets from their past and question their present humanity. In crisp and convincing prose, Benjamin Warner compels readers to do the same. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The House in the Tree Quentin Blake (Illustrated by) Bianca Pitzorno (Author) Series:
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Alma Books Ltd
Publisher:
Alma Books Ltd
Pub Date:
22 Jun 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Language: English Translated From: Italian Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 128pp h198mm x w128mm b/w ISBN13: 9781846884108 ISBN13: 978-1-84688-410-8 ISBN10: 1846884101 x Description: All children dream of having a secret house where they can live on their own, far from any rules and regulations. But not all of them are as lucky as Aglaia, who lives at the top of a magical tree together with her friend Bianca and an incredible host of flying dogs, talking cats, carnivorous flowers and children who speak in verse.Inventively illustrated by Quentin Blake, Aglaia's adventures - and her battles with the gruff Signor Brullo and the woodmen who want to cut down the tree - are sure to enchant and inspire the imagination of every child.
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The World Broke in Two: Virginia Woolf, T. S. Eliot, D. H. Lawrence, E. M. Forster and the Year that Changed Literature Bill Goldstein (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
20 Sep 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 368pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781408894552 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9455-2 ISBN10: 1408894556 EAN: 9781408894552 x Description: 'This is a brilliant book about the birth of modernism, one that taught me something on every page ... You will feel - and be! - much smarter after you read it' Edmund White `The world broke in two in 1922 or thereabouts,' the American author Willa Cather once wrote. Yet for Virginia Woolf, T. S. Eliot, E. M. Forster and D. H. Lawrence, 1922 began with a frighteningly blank page. Eliot was in Switzerland recovering from a nervous breakdown. Forster was grappling with unrequited love. Woolf and Lawrence, meanwhile, were both in bed with the flu. Confronting illness, personal problems and the spectral ghost of World War I, all four felt literally at a loss for words. As dismal as things seemed, 1922 turned out to be a year of outstanding creative renaissance for them all. By the end of the year Woolf had started Mrs Dalloway, Forster had returned to work on A Passage to India, Lawrence had written his heavily autobiographical novel Kangaroo, and Eliot had finished - and published to great acclaim - `The Waste Land'. Full of surprising insights and original research, Bill Goldstein's The World Broke in Two chronicles the intertwined lives and works of these four writers in a crucial year of change. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Insomniac City: New York, Oliver Sacks, and Me Bill Hayes (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
08 Mar 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 304pp h198mm x w129mm B&W photos throughout ISBN13: 9781408890615 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9061-5 ISBN10: 1408890615 EAN: 9781408890615 x Description: 'A beautiful memoir in which Oliver Sacks comes wonderfully to life ... Exquisitely wrought, heartrending and joyous' Joyce Carol Oates Bill Hayes came to New York in 2009 with a one-way ticket and only the vaguest idea of how he would get by. But, at forty-eight years old, having spent decades in San Francisco, he craved change. Grieving over the death of his partner, he quickly discovered the profound consolations of the city's incessant rhythms, the sight of the Empire State Building against the night sky, and New Yorkers themselves, kindred souls that Hayes, a lifelong insomniac, encountered on late-night strolls with his camera. And he unexpectedly fell in love again, with his friend and neighbor, the writer and neurologist Oliver Sacks, whose exuberance is captured in funny and touching vignettes throughout. What emerges is a portrait of Sacks at his most personal and endearing, from falling in love for the first time at age seventy-five to facing illness and death (Sacks died of cancer in August 2015). Insomniac City is both a meditation on grief and a celebration of life. Filled with Hayes's distinctive street photos of everyday New Yorkers, the book is a love song to the city and to all who have felt the particular magic and solace it offers. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
How New York Breaks Your Heart Bill Hayes (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
17 May 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Hardback 160pp 747g 4-color throughout ISBN13: 9781635570854 ISBN13: 978-1-63557-085-4 ISBN10: 1635570859 EAN: 9781635570854 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Insomniac City: New York, Oliver, and Me Bill Hayes (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
06 Apr 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Hardback Rough front 304pp h210mm x w140mm 442g B&W photos throughout With edge trimming such that the front edge is ragged, not neatly and squarely trimmed: AKA deckle edge, feather edge, uncut edge, rough cut ISBN13: 9781620404935 ISBN13: 978-1-62040-493-5 ISBN10: 1620404931 EAN: 9781620404935 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Violated: A Novel Bill Pronzini (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
18 May 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Hardback 272pp h235mm x w156mm 523g ISBN13: 9781632866608 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-660-8 ISBN10: 1632866609 EAN: 9781632866608 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Reading the Rocks: How Victorian Geologists Discovered the Secret of Life Brenda Maddox (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
15 Nov 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 272pp h198mm x w129mm 2 x 8 page colour plate section ISBN13: 9781408879559 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7955-9 ISBN10: 1408879557 EAN: 9781408879559 x Description: A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 A rich and exuberant group biography of the first geologists, the people who were first to excavate from the layers of the world its buried history. These first geologists were made up primarily, and inevitably, of gentlemen with the necessary wealth to support their interests, yet boosting their numbers, expanding their learning and increasing their findings were clergymen, academics - and women. This lively and eclectic collection of characters brought passion, eccentricity and towering intellect to geology and Brenda Maddox in Reading the Rocks does them full justice, bringing them to vivid life. The new science of geology was pursued by this assorted band because it opened a window on Earth's ancient past. They showed great courage in facing the conflict between geology and Genesis that immediately presented itself: for the rocks and fossils being dug up showed that the Earth was immeasurably old, rather than springing from a creation made in the six days that the Bible claimed. It is no coincidence that Charles Darwin was a keen geologist. The individual stories of these first geologists, their hope and fears, triumphs and disappointments, the theological, philosophical and scientific debates their findings provoked, and the way that as a group, they were to change irrevocably and dramatically our understanding of the world is told by Brenda Maddox with a storyteller's skill and a fellow scientist's understanding. The effect is absorbing, revelatory and strikingly original. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Reading the Rocks: How Victorian Geologists Discovered the Secret of Life Brenda Maddox (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
29 Jun 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 272pp h234mm x w153mm 451g 2 x 8 page colour plate section ISBN13: 9781408879603 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7960-3 ISBN10: 1408879603 EAN: 9781408879603 x Description: A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR 2017 A rich and exuberant group biography of the first geologists, the people who were first to excavate from the layers of the world its buried history. These first geologists were made up primarily, and inevitably, of gentlemen with the necessary wealth to support their interests, yet boosting their numbers, expanding their learning and increasing their findings were clergymen, academics - and women. This lively and eclectic collection of characters brought passion, eccentricity and towering intellect to geology and Brenda Maddox in Reading the Rocks does them full justice, bringing them to vivid life. The new science of geology was pursued by this assorted band because it opened a window on Earth's ancient past. They showed great courage in facing the conflict between geology and Genesis that immediately presented itself: for the rocks and fossils being dug up showed that the Earth was immeasurably old, rather than springing from a creation made in the six days that the Bible claimed. It is no coincidence that Charles Darwin was a keen geologist.
The individual stories of these first geologists, their hope and fears, triumphs and disappointments, the theological, philosophical and scientific debates their findings provoked, and the way that as a group, they were to change irrevocably and dramatically our understanding of the world is told by Brenda Maddox with a storyteller's skill and a fellow scientist's understanding. The effect is absorbing, revelatory and strikingly original. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Reading the Rocks: How Victorian Geologists Discovered the Secret of Life Brenda Maddox (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
29 Jun 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 272pp h234mm x w153mm 581g 2 x 8 page colour plate section ISBN13: 9781408879580 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7958-0 ISBN10: 1408879581 EAN: 9781408879580 x Description: A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR 2017 A rich and exuberant group biography of the first geologists, the people who were first to excavate from the layers of the world its buried history. These first geologists were made up primarily, and inevitably, of gentlemen with the necessary wealth to support their interests, yet boosting their numbers, expanding their learning and increasing their findings were clergymen, academics - and women. This lively and eclectic collection of characters brought passion, eccentricity and towering intellect to geology and Brenda Maddox in Reading the Rocks does them full justice, bringing them to vivid life. The new science of geology was pursued by this assorted band because it opened a window on Earth's ancient past. They showed great courage in facing the conflict between geology and Genesis that immediately presented itself: for the rocks and fossils being dug up showed that the Earth was immeasurably old, rather than springing from a creation made in the six days that the Bible claimed. It is no coincidence that Charles Darwin was a keen geologist. The individual stories of these first geologists, their hope and fears, triumphs and disappointments, the theological, philosophical and scientific debates their findings provoked, and the way that as a group, they were to change irrevocably and dramatically our understanding of the world is told by Brenda Maddox with a storyteller's skill and a fellow scientist's understanding. The effect is absorbing, revelatory and strikingly original. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
A Black Fox Running Brian Carter (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
08 Feb 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 400pp h216mm x w135mm 534g ISBN13: 9781408896136 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9613-6 ISBN10: 1408896133 EAN: 9781408896136 x Description: A beautiful lost classic of nature writing which sits alongside Tarka the Otter, Watership Down, War Horse and The Story of a Red Deer This is the story of Wulfgar, the dark-furred fox of Dartmoor, and of his nemesis, Scoble the trapper, in the seasons leading up to the pitiless winter of 1947. As breathtaking in its descriptions of the natural world as it is perceptive its portrayal of damaged humanity, it is both a portrait of place and a gripping story of survival. Uniquely straddling the worlds of animals and men, Brian Carter's A Black Fox Running is a masterpiece: lyrical, unforgiving and unforgettable.
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Full Marks for Trying: An unlikely journey from the Raj to the rag trade Brigid Keenan (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Mar 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 208pp h198mm x w129mm 176g 2 x 8pp B&W plates ISBN13: 9781408852309 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-5230-9 ISBN10: 1408852306 EAN: 9781408852309 x Description: Brigid Keenan was never destined to lead a normal life. From her early beginnings - a colourful childhood in India brought to an abrupt end by independence and partition, then a return to dreary post-war England and on to a finishing school in Paris with daughters of presidents and princes - ordinary didn't seem to be her fate. When, as a ten-year-old, she overheard her mother describe her as `desperately plain', she decided then and there that she had to rely on something different: glamour, eccentricity, character, a career - anything, so as not to end up at the bottom of the pile. And in classic Brigid style, she somehow ended up with them all. Fate often gave Brigid a helping hand - in the late fifties, in her teens, she landed a job as an assistant at the Daily Express in London, and by the tender age of twenty-one she was a Fashion Editor at the Sunday Times. It was the dawn of the swinging sixties, and London was the place to be. Brigid worked with David Bailey and Jean Shrimpton, had her hair cut by Vidal Sassoon, drove around London in a mini-van, covered the Paris Collections and was labelled a `Young Meteor' by the press. Despite always trying her hardest, Brigid's enthusiasm - and occasional naivete - could lead to embarrassing moments, such as when she turned up to report on the Vietnam war in a mini skirt ... Candid, wickedly funny and surprisingly touching, Full Marks for Trying is a coming-of-age memoir that will delight, entertain, and make you cry with laughter. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Work I Did: A Memoir of the Secretary to Goebbels Brunhilde Pomsel (Author) Thore D. Hansen (Author) Shaun Whiteside (Translated by) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
08 Feb 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 240pp h234mm x w153mm 371g ISBN13: 9781408894484 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9448-4 ISBN10: 1408894483 EAN: 9781408894484 x Description: `I know no one ever believes us nowadays - everyone thinks we knew everything. We knew nothing. It was all a well-kept secret. We believed it. We swallowed it. It seemed entirely plausible' Brunhilde Pomsel described herself as an `apolitical girl' and a `figure on the margins'. How are we to reconcile this description with her chosen profession? Employed as a typist during the Second World War, she worked closely with one of the worst criminals in world history: Nazi Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels. She was one of the oldest surviving eyewitnesses to the internal workings of the Nazi power apparatus until her death in 2017. Her life, mirroring all the major breaks and continuities of the twentieth century, illustrates how far-right politics, authoritarian regimes and dictatorships can rise, and how political apathy can erode democracy. Compelling and unnerving, The Work I Did gives us intimate insight into political complexity at society's highest levels - at one of history's darkest moments. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Work I Did: A Memoir of the Secretary to Goebbels Brunhilde Pomsel (Author) Thore D. Hansen (Author) Shaun Whiteside (Translated by) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
08 Feb 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 240pp h234mm x w153mm 500g ISBN13: 9781408894491 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9449-1 ISBN10: 1408894491 EAN: 9781408894491 x Description: `I know no one ever believes us nowadays - everyone thinks we knew everything. We knew nothing. It was all a well-kept secret. We believed it. We swallowed it. It seemed entirely plausible' Brunhilde Pomsel described herself as an `apolitical girl' and a `figure on the margins'. How are we to reconcile this description with her chosen profession? Employed as a typist during the Second World War, she worked closely with one of the worst criminals in world history: Nazi Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels. She was one of the oldest surviving eyewitnesses to the internal workings of the Nazi power apparatus until her death in 2017. Her life, mirroring all the major breaks and continuities of the twentieth century, illustrates how far-right politics, authoritarian regimes and dictatorships can rise, and how political apathy can erode democracy. Compelling and unnerving, The Work I Did gives us intimate insight into political complexity at society's highest levels - at one of history's darkest moments. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Decades: A Century of Fashion Cameron Silver (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
28 Nov 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Hardback 320pp h248mm x w368mm ISBN13: 9781596916630 ISBN13: 978-1-59691-663-0 ISBN10: 159691663X EAN: 9781596916630 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy Carol Anderson (Author) Senator Dick Durbin (Foreword by) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub Date:
13 Dec 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Hardback Sewn 256pp h235mm x w155mm x s0mm ISBN13: 9781635571370 ISBN13: 978-1-63557-137-0 ISBN10: 1635571375 EAN: 9781635571370 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide Carol Anderson (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
01 Oct 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Paperback 304pp h210mm x w140mm 313g ISBN13: 9781632864130 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-413-0 ISBN10: 1632864134 EAN: 9781632864130 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Memory Stones Caroline Brothers (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
24 Aug 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 480pp h198mm x w129mm 330g ISBN13: 9781408844519 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-4451-9 ISBN10: 1408844516 EAN: 9781408844519 x Description: Buenos Aires, 1976. Osvaldo Ferrero, a distinguished doctor, and his wife Yolanda escape the city with their daughters, sensible Julieta and wilful Graciela, who is nineteen and madly in love. On their return, the Argentine military stages a coup. Friends disappear overnight, and Osvaldo is forced to flee to Europe. When her fiance is abducted, Graciela goes into hiding, then she vanishes in turn. As Yolanda fights on the ground for some trace of their beloved daughter, she soon realises she may be fighting for an unknown grandchild as well... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Lost Cat: A True Story of Love, Desperation, and GPS Technology Caroline Paul (Author) Wendy MacNaughton (Illustrated by) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Press
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
09 Mar 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Hardback 176pp h197mm x w129mm 473g 4-color throughout ISBN13: 9781608199778 ISBN13: 978-1-60819-977-8 ISBN10: 1608199770 EAN: 9781608199778 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Art of the Affair: An Illustrated History of Love, Sex, and Artistic Influence Catherine Lacey (Author) Forsyth Harmon (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
09 Mar 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Hardback Paper over boards 96pp h184mm x w178mm 398g 4-color illustrations throughout; two fold -out spreads. ISBN13: 9781632866554 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-655-4 ISBN10: 1632866552 EAN: 9781632866554 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Exile: The Flight of Osama bin Laden Adrian Levy (Author) Catherine Scott-Clark (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
23 May 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 640pp h234mm x w153mm 1122g 1 x 16-page color insert ISBN13: 9781408858769 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-5876-9 ISBN10: 1408858762 EAN: 9781408858769 x Description: The extraordinary inside story of Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda in the years after 9/11. Following the attacks on the Twin Towers, Osama bin Laden, the most wanted man in the world, eluded intelligence services and Special Forces units for almost a decade. Using remarkable, first-person testimony from bin Laden's family and closest aides, The Exile chronicles this astonishing tale of evasion, collusion and isolation. In intimate detail, The Exile reveals not only the frantic attack on Afghanistan by the United States in their hunt for bin Laden but also how and why, when they found his family soon after, the Bush administration rejected the chance to seize them. It charts the formation of ISIS, and uncovers the wasted opportunity to kill its Al Qaeda-sponsored founder; it explores the development of the CIA's torture programme; it details Iran's secret shelter for bin Laden's family and Al Qaeda's military council; and it captures the power struggles, paranoia and claustrophobia within the Abbottabad house prior to the raid. A landmark work of investigation and reportage, The Exile is as authoritative as it is compelling, and essential reading for anyone concerned with history, security and future relations with the Islamic world. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Nice Work If You Can Get It Celia Imrie (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
23 Feb 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 400pp h198mm x w129mm 280g ISBN13: 9781408876947 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7694-7 ISBN10: 1408876949 EAN: 9781408876947 x Description: Somewhere on the French Riviera, tucked between glitzy Monte Carlo and Cannes' red carpets, lies the pretty town of Bellevue-Sur-Mer. Sheltered from the glittering melee, it is home to many an expat - including an enterprising team who plan to open a new restaurant. Snapping up a local property and throwing themselves into preparations, Theresa, Carol, William and Benjamin's plans are proceeding unnervingly well. But when Theresa encounters a mysterious intruder, she begins to wonder what secrets the building is concealing. Meanwhile Sally, an actress who gave up the stage to live in quiet anonymity, has decided not to be involved. The famous Cannes Film Festival is on and she is far too busy entertaining unexpected visitors from her past, and an intriguingly handsome Russian. As the razzmatazz of the festival begins to spill over into Bellevue-Sur-Mer, its inhabitants become entangled in complex love triangles and conflicting business interests. With the race on to get the restaurant open in time, the gang find themselves knee-deep in skulduggery, and realise they can no longer tell who's nasty ... and who's nice. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Sail Away Celia Imrie (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
22 Feb 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 368pp h216mm x w135mm 503g ISBN13: 9781408883228 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8322-8 ISBN10: 1408883228 EAN: 9781408883228 x Description: The deliciously witty, irresistible new novel from the top ten Sunday Times bestselling author of Not Quite Nice follows the exploits of two women on an Atlantic cruise ship The phone hasn't rung for months. Suzy Marshall is discovering that work can be sluggish for an actress over sixty - even for the former star of a 1980s TV series. So when she's offered the plum role of Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest in Zurich, it seems like a godsend. Until, that is, the play is abruptly cancelled in suspicious circumstances, and Suzy is forced to take a job on a cruise ship to get home. Meanwhile Amanda Herbert finds herself homeless in rainy Clapham. Her flat purchase has fallen through, and her children are absorbed in their own dramas. Then she spots an advertisement for an Atlantic cruise, and realises a few weeks on-board would tide her over - and save her money - until the crisis is solved. As the two women set sail on a new adventure, neither can possibly predict the strange characters and dodgy dealings they will encounter - nor the unexpected rewards they will reap. Vividly evoking the old-world glamour of a cruise ship - and the complex politics of its staff quarters - Sail Away is at once a hilarious romp and a thrilling tale of intrigue, from the acclaimed pen of Celia Imrie. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Sail Away Celia Imrie (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
22 Feb 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 368pp h216mm x w135mm 395g ISBN13: 9781408883235 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8323-5 ISBN10: 1408883236 EAN: 9781408883235 x Description: The deliciously witty, irresistible new novel from the top ten Sunday Times bestselling author of Not Quite Nice follows the exploits of two women on an Atlantic cruise ship The phone hasn't rung for months. Suzy Marshall is discovering that work can be sluggish for an actress over sixty - even for the former star of a 1980s TV series. So when she's offered the plum role of Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest in Zurich, it seems like a godsend. Until, that is, the play is abruptly cancelled in suspicious circumstances, and Suzy is forced to take a job on a cruise ship to get home. Meanwhile Amanda Herbert finds herself homeless in rainy Clapham. Her flat purchase has fallen through, and her children are absorbed in their own dramas. Then she spots an advertisement for an Atlantic cruise, and realises a few weeks on-board would tide her over - and save her money - until the crisis is solved. As the two women set sail on a new adventure, neither can possibly predict the strange characters and dodgy dealings they will encounter - nor the unexpected rewards they will reap. Vividly evoking the old-world glamour of a cruise ship - and the complex politics of its staff quarters - Sail Away is at once a hilarious romp and a thrilling tale of intrigue, from the acclaimed pen of Celia Imrie. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
A Guinea Pig Christmas Carol Charles Dickens (Author) Tess Newall (Author) Alex Goodwin (Author) Series:
Guinea Pig Classics
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
06 Sep 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 64pp h126mm x w160mm Colour photography throughout ISBN13: 9781526601452 ISBN13: 978-1-5266-0145-2 ISBN10: 1526601451 EAN: 9781526601452 x Description: This is Charles Dickens's warming winter tale, retold in an entirely new way... Miserable to the core and wholly unwilling to celebrate Christmas, the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge says `Bah! Humbug!' to the festive season. But then one chilly night he is visited by three Spirits, who take him on a journey through time so he can learn the error of his ways and discover the true meaning of Christmas. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Mr Toppit Charles Elton (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
01 Jun 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 384pp h198mm x w129mm 265g ISBN13: 9781408884881 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8488-1 ISBN10: 1408884887 EAN: 9781408884881 x Description: The bestselling, Richard and Judy Book Club Pick, Mr Toppit is a darkly comic, enthralling story of a family shaped by their father's literary legacy, exploring fame, fandom and long-buried secrets When Arthur Hayman, author of The Hayseed Chronicles, dies, a bizarre chain of events conspires to make his series of children's novels worldfamous. But buried deep inside the books lie secrets that begin to shake Arthur's family - his son, Luke, reluctantly immortalized as the young hero; his daughter, Rachel, for whom the books are a hole through which her life has fallen; and his enigmatic wife, Martha, who knows that secrets are best kept well-hidden. And at the heart of The Hayseed Chronicles is the mysterious Mr Toppit, who will let none of the Haymans out of his grasp... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Songs Charles Elton (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
14 Jun 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 320pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781408882344 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8234-4 ISBN10: 1408882345 EAN: 9781408882344 x Description: From the bestselling author of Mr Toppit, a Richard & Judy Book Club pick, comes a riotous, darkly comic story of siblings searching for the truth about their musician father - for fans of The Rosie Project, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and The Humans Iz Herzl, renowned political activist and protest singer, has always refused to dwell on the past. Now eighty, he sits in his house in Muswell Hill, while his lovers - some past, some present - dance attendance upon him. Downstairs, Iz's children - teenage maths wunderkind Rose, and her dying brother Huddie - spend their days picking through the myths and secrecy that have always swirled around their unknowable father. But Iz can't keep the past at bay forever. Into their lives comes Joseph: his first child, whom Rose and Huddie have never met. And his arrival will change things in ways that Rose and Huddie could never have anticipated... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Songs Charles Elton (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
01 Jun 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 320pp h216mm x w135mm 462g ISBN13: 9781408882399 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8239-9 ISBN10: 1408882396 EAN: 9781408882399
x Description: From the bestselling author of Mr Toppit, a Richard & Judy Book Club pick, comes a riotous, darkly comic story of siblings searching for the truth about their musician father - for fans of The Rosie Project, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and The Humans My brother Huddie said that we must be in the very small percentile of people who had a mother who fell out of the same window twice. Even dogs don't do that: they learn from experience. Iz Herzl, renowned political activist and protest singer, has always said that you should concentrate on the future, not the past. Now aged eighty, a reclusive figure holed up in Muswell Hill, Iz's refusal to reflect on his life leaves his teenage children, maths wunderkind Rose and her dying brother Huddie, adrift in myth and uncertainty. Iz doesn't talk about his other child, Joseph, a West End songwriter whom Rose and Huddie have never met. Joseph's single, disastrous encounter with his father many years earlier set him on a violent path to self destruction. Now he tries to impose order on his chaotic world with rhyme, transforming traumatic events into song. As the scattered children of Iz Herzl begin to converge, the ambiguities at the heart of their father's life start to surface in a way that will change them all. The Songs is a bittersweet tale of family, fame and ambition that is both darkly comic and deeply affecting. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Songs Charles Elton (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
01 Jun 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 320pp h216mm x w135mm 352g ISBN13: 9781408882382 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8238-2 ISBN10: 1408882388 EAN: 9781408882382 x Description: From the bestselling author of Mr Toppit, a Richard & Judy Book Club pick, comes a riotous, darkly comic story of siblings searching for the truth about their musician father - for fans of The Rosie Project, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and The Humans My brother Huddie said that we must be in the very small percentile of people who had a mother who fell out of the same window twice. Even dogs don't do that: they learn from experience. Iz Herzl, renowned political activist and protest singer, has always said that you should concentrate on the future, not the past. Now aged eighty, a reclusive figure holed up in Muswell Hill, Iz's refusal to reflect on his life leaves his teenage children, maths wunderkind Rose and her dying brother Huddie, adrift in myth and uncertainty. Iz doesn't talk about his other child, Joseph, a West End songwriter whom Rose and Huddie have never met. Joseph's single, disastrous encounter with his father many years earlier set him on a violent path to self destruction. Now he tries to impose order on his chaotic world with rhyme, transforming traumatic events into song. As the scattered children of Iz Herzl begin to converge, the ambiguities at the heart of their father's life start to surface in a way that will change them all. The Songs is a bittersweet tale of family, fame and ambition that is both darkly comic and deeply affecting. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Opening Wednesday at a Theater or Drive-In Near You: The Shadow Cinema of the American '70s Charles Taylor (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
24 Aug 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Hardback 208pp h210mm x w140mm 360g ISBN13: 9781632868183 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-818-3 ISBN10: 1632868180 EAN: 9781632868183 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Last Train to Hilversum: A radio journey from the wireless to wireless Charlie Connelly (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
24 Jan 2019
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 304pp h234mm x w153mm ISBN13: 9781408889992 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8999-2 ISBN10: 1408889994 EAN: 9781408889992 x Description: Despite the all-pervading influence of television ninety per cent of people in Britain still listen to the radio, clocking up over a billion hours of listening between us every week. It's a background to all our lives: we wake up to our clock radios, we have the radio on in the kitchen as we make the tea, it's on at our workplaces and in our cars. From Listen With Mother to the illicit thrill of tuning into pirate stations like Radio Caroline; from receiving a musical education from John Peel or having our imagination unlocked by Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy; from school-free summers played out against a soundtrack of Radio One and Test Match Special to more grown-up soundtracks of the Today programme on Radio 4 and the solemn, rhythmic intonation of the shipping forecast - in many ways, our lives can be measured in kilohertz. Yet radio is changing because the way we listen to the radio is changing. Last year the number of digital listeners at home exceeded the number of analogue listeners for the first time, meaning the pop and crackle and the age of stumbling upon something by chance is coming to an end. There will soon be no dial to turn, no in-between spaces on the waveband for washes of static, mysterious beeps and faint, distant voices. The mystery will be gone: we'll always know exactly what it is we're listening to, whether it's via scrolling LCD on our digital radios, the box at the bottom of our TV screen or because we've gone in search of a particular streaming station. And so, as the world of analogue listening fades, Charlie Connelly takes stock of the history of radio and its place in our lives as one of the very few genuinely shared national experiences. He explores its geniuses, crackpots and charlatans who got us to where we are today, and remembers its voices, personalities and programmes that helped to form who we are as individuals and as a nation. He visits the key radio locations from history, and looks at its vital role over the past century on both national and local levels. Part nostalgic eulogy, part social history, part travelogue, Last Train To Hilversum is Connelly's love letter to radio, exploring our relationship with the medium from its earliest days to the present in an attempt to recreate and revisit the world he entered on his childhood evenings on the dial as he set out on the radio journey of a lifetime. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Lost Book of the Grail Charlie Lovett (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Alma Books Ltd
Publisher:
Alma Books Ltd
Pub Date:
23 Mar 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 384pp h198mm x w128mm 264g ISBN13: 9781846884214 ISBN13: 978-1-84688-421-4 ISBN10: 1846884217 EAN: 9781846884214 x Description: Academic and bibliophile Arthur Prescott finds respite from the drudgery of his professorship in the Barchester Cathedral Library, where he devotes himself to researching the Holy Grail and writing his long-delayed guide to the history of the medieval cathedral. His peaceful existence is shattered by the arrival of a young American academic named Bethany Davis, who has come to digitize the library's ancient books. Arthur's initial hostility towards Bethany turns to affection as he discovers a kindred spirit who shares his interest in the Holy Grail and his devotion to literature. Together, they mount a search for the Book of Ewolda, an esoteric tome that could reveal long-forgotten secrets about the Cathedral, the Grail and their connections to King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. As Arthur and Bethany delve further into the past, the secret history of England - from the Norman invasion to the Civil War, the Industrial Revolution and the Blitz - is revealed. A thrilling adventure that will appeal to all bibliophiles and lovers of history, Charlie Lovett's The Lost Book of the Grail is also an enchanting ode to the joys of reading. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
MI5 and Me: A Coronet Among the Spooks Charlotte Bingham (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
08 Mar 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 256pp h216mm x w135mm 384g ISBN13: 9781408888148 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8814-8 ISBN10: 1408888149 EAN: 9781408888148 x Description: From the bestselling author comes a beguiling comic memoir about a young woman who discovers her father is a spy (and was the model for John le Carre's George Smiley) and goes to work as a secretary in 1950s MI5 It seems to me now that everyone who came to our house in those days was a spy... When Lottie is summoned to her father's office at the age of eighteen, she is astonished to learn that this aloof, unexciting parent is a spy. Even more perturbing is his view that she should stop drifting around and get a proper job, something patriotic and worthwhile. So Lottie finds herself outside MI5's Mayfair headquarters in a dreary suit, feeling naked without her false eyelashes. Miserably assigned to the formidable Dragon, Lottie longs to escape, or for anything to release her from the torment of typing. Thankfully the serene Arabella is on hand to decode the enigmas of office life - from the strange disappearance of some security films to the career-transforming properties of garlic. But as Lottie's home fills with actors doubling as spies, and Arabella's mother is besieged by fishy telephone calls, Lottie begins to feel well and truly spooked. This unique memoir is a window into 1950s Britain: a country where Russian agents infiltrate the highest echelons, where debutantes are typists and where Englishness is both a nationality and a code of behaviour. Discretion and honour meet secrecy and suspicion in this enchanting, extraordinary and hilarious true story. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
MI5 and Me: A Coronet Among the Spooks Charlotte Bingham (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
08 Mar 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 256pp h216mm x w135mm 280g ISBN13: 9781408888155 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8815-5 ISBN10: 1408888157 EAN: 9781408888155 x Description: From the bestselling author comes a beguiling comic memoir about a young woman who discovers her father is a spy (and was the model for John le Carre's George Smiley) and goes to work as a secretary in 1950s MI5 It seems to me now that everyone who came to our house in those days was a spy... When Lottie is summoned to her father's office at the age of eighteen, she is astonished to learn that this aloof, unexciting parent is a spy. Even more perturbing is his view that she should stop drifting around and get a proper job, something patriotic and worthwhile. So Lottie finds herself outside MI5's Mayfair headquarters in a dreary suit, feeling naked without her false eyelashes. Miserably assigned to the formidable Dragon, Lottie longs to escape, or for anything to release her from the torment of typing. Thankfully the serene Arabella is on hand to decode the enigmas of office life - from the strange disappearance of some security films to the career-transforming properties of garlic. But as Lottie's home fills with actors doubling as spies, and Arabella's mother is besieged by fishy telephone calls, Lottie begins to feel well and truly spooked. This unique memoir is a window into 1950s Britain: a country where Russian agents infiltrate the highest echelons, where debutantes are typists and where Englishness is both a nationality and a code of behaviour. Discretion and honour meet secrecy and suspicion in this enchanting, extraordinary and hilarious true story. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Porridge Plot Che Golden (Author) Ella Bailey (Illustrated by) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Alma Books Ltd
Publisher:
Alma Books Ltd
Pub Date:
25 May 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 256pp h198mm x w128mm 102g b/w ISBN13: 9781846884146 ISBN13: 978-1-84688-414-6 ISBN10: 1846884144 EAN: 9781846884146 x Description: When Maya and her family move to the countryside, strange things start to happen at night. Who is it that keeps tidying the house after everyone has gone to bed? While her parents don't believe her, Maya knows that there is a mysterious creature living in their new home. This unwanted resident gets very upset when it realizes it won't be getting the bowl of porridge it expects to receive in exchange for doing the housekeeping. As the furious creature wreaks havoc on the household, will Maya and her family find a way to resolve this situation, or will they have to leave their new home? A delightful story of magic and fantasy, Che Golden's The Porridge Plot is also a touching portrayal of family life, which emphasizes the importance of love and togetherness. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Fair Shot: Rethinking Inequality and How We Earn Chris Hughes (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
08 Mar 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 224pp h198mm x w129mm 227g ISBN13: 9781408899809 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9980-9 ISBN10: 1408899809 EAN: 9781408899809 x Description: Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes makes the case that one percenters like him should pay their fortune forward in a radically simple way: a guaranteed income for working people The first half of Chris Hughes' life followed the perfect arc of the American Dream. He grew up in a small town in North Carolina. His parents were people of modest means, but he was accepted into an elite boarding school and then Harvard, both on a scholarship. There, he met Mark Zuckerberg and Dustin Moskovitz and became one of the co-founders of Facebook. In telling his story, Hughes demonstrates the powerful role fortune and luck play in today's economy. Through the rocket-ship rise of Facebook, Hughes came to understand how a select few can become ultra-wealthy nearly overnight. He believes the same forces that made Facebook possible have made it harder for everyone else in America to make ends meet. To help people who are struggling, Hughes proposes a simple, bold solution: a guaranteed income for working people, including unpaid caregivers and students, paid for by the one percent. Hughes believes that a guaranteed income is the most powerful tool we have to combat poverty. Money cold hard cash with no strings attached - gives people freedom, dignity and the ability to climb the economic ladder. A guaranteed income for working people is the big idea that's missing. This book, grounded in Hughes' personal experience, will start a frank conversation about how we earn, how we can combat income inequality, and ultimately, how we can give everyone a fair shot. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Fair Shot: Rethinking Inequality and How We Earn Chris Hughes (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
08 Mar 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 224pp h198mm x w129mm 305g ISBN13: 9781408899793 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9979-3 ISBN10: 1408899795 EAN: 9781408899793 x Description: Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes makes the case that one percenters like him should pay their fortune forward in a radically simple way: a guaranteed income for working people The first half of Chris Hughes' life followed the perfect arc of the American Dream. He grew up in a small town in North Carolina. His parents were people of modest means, but he was accepted into an elite boarding school and then Harvard, both on a scholarship. There, he met Mark Zuckerberg and Dustin Moskovitz and became one of the co-founders of Facebook. In telling his story, Hughes demonstrates the powerful role fortune and luck play in today's economy. Through the rocket-ship rise of Facebook, Hughes came to understand how a select few can become ultra-wealthy nearly overnight. He believes the same forces that made Facebook possible have made it harder for everyone else in America to make ends meet. To help people who are struggling, Hughes proposes a simple, bold solution: a guaranteed income for working people, including unpaid caregivers and students, paid for by the one percent. Hughes believes that a guaranteed income is the most powerful tool we have to combat poverty. Money cold hard cash with no strings attached - gives people freedom, dignity and the ability to climb the economic ladder.
A guaranteed income for working people is the big idea that's missing. This book, grounded in Hughes' personal experience, will start a frank conversation about how we earn, how we can combat income inequality, and ultimately, how we can give everyone a fair shot. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Leave Me Alone with the Recipes: The Life, Art, and Cookbook of Cipe Pineles Cipe Pineles (Author) Sarah Rich (Volume editor) Wendy MacNaughton (Volume editor) Debbie Millman (Volume editor) Maria Popova (Volume editor) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
14 Dec 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Hardback 144pp h273mm x w197mm 819g Full color throughout, printed endpapers ISBN13: 9781632867131 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-713-1 ISBN10: 1632867133 EAN: 9781632867131 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Everything Love Is Claire King (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
18 May 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 384pp h198mm x w129mm 313g ISBN13: 9781408868454 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-6845-4 ISBN10: 1408868458 EAN: 9781408868454 x Description: From the author of The Night Rainbow: a poignant, mysterious and unforgettable story of love, and of the happy endings we conceive for ourselves. Moored on his beloved houseboat at the edge of Toulouse, Baptiste Molino helps his clients navigate the waters of contentment, yet remains careful never to make waves of his own. But between Sophie, the young waitress in his local bar who believes it is time for Baptiste to rediscover passion, and his elegant, enigmatic new client Amandine Rousseau, this fragile status quo is now at risk. When the rising tensions on the city streets cause his mysterious past to catch up with him, Baptiste finds himself torn between finally pursuing his own happiness and safeguarding that of the one he loves. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The London Lover: My Weekend that Lasted Thirty Years Clancy Sigal (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
03 May 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 288pp h234mm x w153mm 570g ISBN13: 9781408885802 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8580-2 ISBN10: 1408885808 EAN: 9781408885802
x Description: An exuberant, careening memoir, a modern day Tom Jones, rich with the sights, sounds and people from a life led to the full in Britain and America in the 1950s, `60s and `70s If Fielding's Tom Jones were alive in post-war England he might have been Clancy Sigal, the American author of this restlessly curious memoir. Honest and devious, faithful and lustful, a mass of plucky contradictions, Clancy first arrived in London in 1957. He was broke, homeless and, according to his FBI file, a dangerous `subversive'. Over the next three decades, Clancy was to wander the soot-stained streets of London, devouring as much as life could offer him. This is the story of that time. Exuberant and irrepressibly charming, Clancy blazes with the love of a feisty city. After days spent avoiding police on the 88 bus and nights in a snug berth under Charing Cross Bridge, he arrived on Doris Lessing's doorstep. The two began a tumultuous affair that plunged Clancy into the intellectual, cultural and political world of London - and even saw him feature as Saul Green in The Golden Notebook. From the birth of the CND and his affair with Lessing, a relationship `so open you can hear the wind howling through the cracks', to therapy with R. D. Laing and wondering whether the entire world was on acid, Clancy details it all to constantly illuminating effect. Underneath all of these encounters is the character of Clancy himself: funny, hapless, warm-hearted and a self-professed `crazy American' who was also riddled with sexual insecurities and deep anxieties. Call it luck, charm or sheer lack of good sense, he escaped with a cracking good story. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
You Belong to Me Colin Harrison (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
26 Jul 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 336pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781408886267 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8626-7 ISBN10: 140888626X EAN: 9781408886267 x Description: `No one delivers a sharper thriller than the superb Colin Harrison' Mail on Sunday Her story, his trouble, begins in desire Paul Reeves is a successful New York lawyer with a seemingly charmed life. He has an adoring girlfriend, a beautiful apartment on the Upper West Side and a voracious appetite for rare and beautiful maps. But when his seductive, all-American neighbour Jennifer Mehraz - wife of the suave but shadowy young businessman Ahmed Mehraz - desperately pleads for his help, Paul is catapulted into Manhattan's dangerous underworld. Behind its glamourous facade, this city is a dark and troubling place where anything can be bought for a high enough price... As past and present collide, devastating secrets are unearthed, loyalties put to the test and Paul will be forced to consider what he is willing to sacrifice to possess what - and who - he most desires. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
You Belong to Me Colin Harrison (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
29 Jun 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 336pp h234mm x w153mm 661g ISBN13: 9781408886304 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8630-4 ISBN10: 1408886308 EAN: 9781408886304 x
Description: `No one delivers a sharper thriller than the superb Colin Harrison' Mail on Sunday Her story, his trouble, begins in desire Paul Reeves is a successful New York lawyer with a seemingly charmed life. He has an adoring girlfriend, a beautiful apartment on the Upper West Side and a voracious appetite for rare and beautiful maps. But when his seductive, all-American neighbour Jennifer Mehraz - wife of the suave but shadowy young businessman Ahmed Mehraz - desperately pleads for his help, Paul is catapulted into Manhattan's dangerous underworld. Behind its glamourous facade, this city is a dark and troubling place where anything can be bought for a high enough price... As past and present collide, devastating secrets are unearthed, loyalties put to the test and Paul will be forced to consider what he is willing to sacrifice to possess what - and who - he most desires. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
You Belong to Me Colin Harrison (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
29 Jun 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 336pp h234mm x w153mm 511g ISBN13: 9781408886298 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8629-8 ISBN10: 1408886294 EAN: 9781408886298 x Description: `No one delivers a sharper thriller than the superb Colin Harrison' Mail on Sunday Her story, his trouble, begins in desire Paul Reeves is a successful New York lawyer with a seemingly charmed life. He has an adoring girlfriend, a beautiful apartment on the Upper West Side and a voracious appetite for rare and beautiful maps. But when his seductive, all-American neighbour Jennifer Mehraz - wife of the suave but shadowy young businessman Ahmed Mehraz - desperately pleads for his help, Paul is catapulted into Manhattan's dangerous underworld. Behind its glamourous facade, this city is a dark and troubling place where anything can be bought for a high enough price... As past and present collide, devastating secrets are unearthed, loyalties put to the test and Paul will be forced to consider what he is willing to sacrifice to possess what - and who - he most desires. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Letters to a Young Writer Colum McCann (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
18 Jan 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 192pp h198mm x w129mm 174g ISBN13: 9781526600943 ISBN13: 978-1-5266-0094-3 ISBN10: 1526600943 EAN: 9781526600943 x Description: I hope there is something here for any young writer - or any older writer, for that matter - who happens to be looking for a teacher to come along, a teacher who, in the end, can really teach nothing at all but fire. From the critically acclaimed Colum McCann, author of the National Book Award winner Let the Great World Spin, comes a paean to the power of language, and a direct address to the artistic, professional and philosophical concerns that challenge and sometimes torment an author.
Comprising fifty-two short prose pieces, Letters to a Young Writer ranges from practical matters of authorship, such as finding an agent, the pros and cons of creative writing degrees and handling bad reviews, through to the more joyous and celebratory, as McCann elucidates the pleasures to be found in truthful writing, for: `the best writing makes us glad that we are - however briefly - alive.' Emphatic and empathetic, pragmatic and profound, this is an essential companion to any author's journey - and a deeply personal work from one of our greatest literary voices. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Burden: A Preacher, a Klansman and a True Story of Redemption in the Modern South Courtney Hargrave (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
01 Dec 2017
Publishing Status:
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 288pp h216mm x w135mm ISBN13: 9781408892626 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9262-6 ISBN10: 1408892626 EAN: 9781408892626 x Description: A harrowing true story of the modern Ku Klux Klan and an act of grace that shook a community in the Deep South In 1996, the town of Laurens, South Carolina was thrust into the international spotlight when a white supremacist named Michael Burden opened a museum celebrating the Ku Klux Klan on the community's main square. Journalists and protestors flooded the town and hate groups rallied to the establishment's defense, dredging up the long history of racial violence in this formerly prosperous mill town. Shortly after his museum opened, Michael Burden abruptly left the Klan at the urging of a woman he fell in love with. Broke and homeless, he was taken in by Reverend David Kennedy, an African American preacher and leader in the Laurens community, who plunged his church headlong in a quest to save their former enemy. In this spellbinding Southern epic, Courtney Hargrave explores the choices that led to Kennedy and Burden's friendship, the social factors that drive young men to join hate groups, the intersection of poverty and racism in the divided South and the difference one person can make in confronting America's oldest sin. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Burden: A Preacher, a Klansman and a True Story of Redemption in the Modern South Courtney Hargrave (Author) Series:
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01 Dec 2017
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Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 288pp h216mm x w135mm ISBN13: 9781408892619 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9261-9 ISBN10: 1408892618 EAN: 9781408892619 x Description: A harrowing true story of the modern Ku Klux Klan and an act of grace that shook a community in the Deep South In 1996, the town of Laurens, South Carolina was thrust into the international spotlight when a white supremacist named Michael Burden opened a museum celebrating the Ku Klux Klan on the community's main square. Journalists and protestors flooded the town and hate groups rallied to the establishment's defense, dredging up the long history of racial violence in this formerly prosperous mill town. Shortly after his museum opened, Michael Burden abruptly left the Klan at the urging of a woman he fell in love with. Broke and homeless, he was taken in by Reverend David Kennedy, an African American preacher and leader in the Laurens community, who plunged his church headlong in a
quest to save their former enemy. In this spellbinding Southern epic, Courtney Hargrave explores the choices that led to Kennedy and Burden's friendship, the social factors that drive young men to join hate groups, the intersection of poverty and racism in the divided South and the difference one person can make in confronting America's oldest sin. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner Daniel Ellsberg (Author) Series:
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07 Dec 2017
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Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 432pp h234mm x w153mm 783g ISBN13: 9781408889299 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8929-9 ISBN10: 1408889293 EAN: 9781408889299 x Description: Shortlisted for the 2018 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Non-Fiction From the legendary whistle-blower who revealed the Pentagon Papers, the first insider expose of the awful dangers of America's hidden, seventy-yearlong nuclear policy that is chillingly still extant At the same time former presidential advisor Daniel Ellsberg famously took the top-secret Pentagon Papers, he also took with him a chilling cache of top-secret documents related to America's nuclear program in the 1960s. Here for the first time he reveals the contents of those now-declassified documents and makes clear their shocking relevance for today. The Doomsday Machine is Ellsberg's hair-raising account of the most dangerous arms build-up in the history of civilisation, whose legacy - and proposed renewal under the Trump administration - threatens the very survival of humanity. It is scarcely possible to estimate the true dangers of our present nuclear policies without penetrating the secret realities of the nuclear strategy of the late Eisenhower and early Kennedy years, when Ellsberg had high level access to them. No other insider has written so candidly of that long-classified history, and nothing has fundamentally changed since that era. Ellsberg's discussion of recent research on nuclear winter shows that even a 'small' nuclear exchange would cause billions of deaths by global nuclear famine. Framed as a memoir - a chronicle of madness in which Ellsberg acknowledges participating - this gripping expose reads like a thriller with cloak-anddagger intrigue, returning him to his role as whistle-blower. It is a real-life Dr Strangelove story, but an ultimately hopeful - and powerfully important book. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Scribbles in the Margins: 50 Eternal Delights of Books SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS AWARDS! Daniel Gray (Author) Series:
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18 May 2017
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Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 160pp h180mm x w120mm 192g ISBN13: 9781408883945 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8394-5 ISBN10: 1408883945 EAN: 9781408883945 x Description: SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS AWARDS! We lead increasingly time-poor lifestyles, bombarded 24/7 by petrifying news bulletins, internet trolls and endless noises. Where has the joy and relaxation gone from our daily lives? Scribbles in the Margins offers a glorious antidote to that relentless modern-day information churn. It is here to
remind you that books and bookshops can still sing to your heart. Warm, heartfelt and witty, here are fifty short essays of prose poetry dedicated to the simple joy to be found in reading and the rituals around it. These are not wallowing nostalgia; they are things that remain pleasurable and right, that warm our hearts and connect us to books, to reading and to other readers: smells of books, old or new; losing an afternoon organising bookshelves; libraries; watching a child learn to read; reading in bed; impromptu bookmarks; visiting someone's home and inspecting the bookshelves; stains and other reminders of where and when you read a book. An attempt to fondly weigh up what makes a book so much more than paper and ink - and reading so much more than a hobby, a way of passing time or a learning process - these declarations of love demonstrate what books and reading mean to us as individuals, and the cherished part they play in our lives, from the vivid greens and purples of childhood books to the dusty comfort novels we turn to in times of adult flux. Scribbles in the Margins is a love-letter to books and bookshops, rejoicing in the many universal and sometimes odd little ways that reading and the rituals around reading make us happy. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All the Dirty Parts Daniel Handler (Author) Series:
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19 Oct 2017
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Published in: United States Hardback 144pp h210mm x w140mm 292g ISBN13: 9781632868046 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-804-6 ISBN10: 1632868040 EAN: 9781632868046 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Brother David Chariandy (Author) Series:
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08 Mar 2018
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Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 192pp h205mm x w135mm 300g ISBN13: 9781408897263 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9726-3 ISBN10: 1408897261 EAN: 9781408897263 x Description: 'A brilliant, powerful elegy from a living brother to a lost one, yet pulsing with rhythm, and beating with life' Marlon James, Winner of the Man Booker Prize WINNER OF THE ROGERS WRITERS' TRUST FICTION PRIZE LONGLISTED FOR THE SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZE Michael and Francis are the bright, ambitious sons of Trinidadian immigrants. Coming of age in the outskirts of a sprawling city, the brothers battle against careless prejudices and low expectations. While Francis aspires to a future in music, Michael dreams of Aisha, the smartest girl in their school, whose eyes are firmly set on a life elsewhere. But one sweltering summer night the hopes of all three are violently, irrevocably cut short. In this timely and essential novel, David Chariandy builds a quietly devastating story about the love between a mother and her sons, the impact of race, masculinity and the senseless loss of young lives. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Gifted Generation: When Government Was Good David Goldfield (Author) Series:
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11 Jan 2018
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Published in: United States Hardback 544pp h235mm x w156mm 951g 3 x 8 page B&W plate section and 4 B&W illustrations ISBN13: 9781620400883 ISBN13: 978-1-62040-088-3 ISBN10: 162040088X EAN: 9781620400883 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Snow Falling on Cedars: Bloomsbury Modern Classics David Guterson (Author) Series:
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21 Sep 2017
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 416pp h198mm x w129mm 399g ISBN13: 9781408891414 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9141-4 ISBN10: 1408891417 EAN: 9781408891414 x Description: A beautiful new limited edition paperback of Snow Falling on Cedars, published as part of the Bloomsbury Modern Classics list He saw the soft cedars of San Piedro Island, its high, rolling hills, the low mist that lay in long streamers against its beaches, the whitecaps riffling its shoreline. The moon had risen already behind the island - a quarter moon, pale and indefinite, as ethereal and translucent as the wisps of cloud that travelled the skies. A fisherman is found dead in the net of his boat off the coast of a North American island. When a local Japanese-American man is charged with his murder, it becomes clear that what is at stake is more than one man's guilt. For on San Piedro, memories grow as thickly as cedar trees - memories of a charmed romance between a white boy and a Japanese girl. Above all, the island is haunted by what happened to its Japanese residents during the Second World War, when an entire community was sent into exile while its neighbours watched. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Into the Hands of the Soldiers: Freedom and Chaos in Egypt and the Middle East David D. Kirkpatrick (Author) Series:
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07 Aug 2018
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 384pp h234mm x w153mm ISBN13: 9781408898451 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9845-1 ISBN10: 1408898454 EAN: 9781408898451
x Description: A poignant, deeply human portrait of Egypt during the Arab Spring, told through the lives of individuals In 2011, Egyptians of all sects, ages and social classes shook off millennia of autocracy, then elected a Muslim Brother as president. The 2013 military coup replaced him with a new strongman, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who has cracked down on any dissent or opposition with a degree of ferocity Mubarak never dared. New York Times correspondent David D. Kirkpatrick arrived in Egypt with his family less than six months before the uprising first broke out in 2011. As revolution and violence engulfed the country, he received an unexpected and immersive education in the Arab world. In this candid narrative, Kirkpatrick lives through Cairo's hopeful days and crushing disappointments alongside the diverse population of his new city: the liberal yuppies who first gathered in Tahrir Square; the persecuted Coptic Christians standing guard around Muslims at prayer during the protests; and the women of a grassroots feminism movement that tried to seize its moment. Juxtaposing his on-the-ground experience in Cairo with new reporting about conflicts over Egypt in Washington and London, Kirkpatrick traces how authoritarianism was allowed to reclaim Egypt after thirty months of turmoil. Into the Hands of the Soldiers is a heartbreaking story with a simple message: the failings of decades of autocratic rule are the reason for the chaos we see today across the Arab world. Understanding the story of what happened in those years can help readers make sense of everything taking place across the region today - from the terrorist attacks in North Sinai to the bedlam in Syria and Libya. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Into the Hands of the Soldiers: Freedom and Chaos in Egypt and the Middle East David D. Kirkpatrick (Author) Series:
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07 Aug 2018
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Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 384pp h234mm x w153mm ISBN13: 9781408898468 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9846-8 ISBN10: 1408898462 EAN: 9781408898468 x Description: A poignant, deeply human portrait of Egypt during the Arab Spring, told through the lives of individuals In 2011, Egyptians of all sects, ages and social classes shook off millennia of autocracy, then elected a Muslim Brother as president. The 2013 military coup replaced him with a new strongman, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who has cracked down on any dissent or opposition with a degree of ferocity Mubarak never dared. New York Times correspondent David D. Kirkpatrick arrived in Egypt with his family less than six months before the uprising first broke out in 2011. As revolution and violence engulfed the country, he received an unexpected and immersive education in the Arab world. In this candid narrative, Kirkpatrick lives through Cairo's hopeful days and crushing disappointments alongside the diverse population of his new city: the liberal yuppies who first gathered in Tahrir Square; the persecuted Coptic Christians standing guard around Muslims at prayer during the protests; and the women of a grassroots feminism movement that tried to seize its moment. Juxtaposing his on-the-ground experience in Cairo with new reporting about conflicts over Egypt in Washington and London, Kirkpatrick traces how authoritarianism was allowed to reclaim Egypt after thirty months of turmoil. Into the Hands of the Soldiers is a heartbreaking story with a simple message: the failings of decades of autocratic rule are the reason for the chaos we see today across the Arab world. Understanding the story of what happened in those years can help readers make sense of everything taking place across the region today - from the terrorist attacks in North Sinai to the bedlam in Syria and Libya. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Arlott, Swanton and the Soul of English Cricket Stephen Fay (Author) David Kynaston (Author) Series:
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19 Apr 2018
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Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 400pp h234mm x w153mm 747g 1 x 8 page colour insert ISBN13: 9781408895405 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9540-5 ISBN10: 1408895404 EAN: 9781408895405 x Description: A fascinating account of how two BBC broadcasters battled for the soul of English cricket during a time of great social change For more than a quarter of a century after the Second World War, as the BBC tightened its grip on the national consciousness, two of the most famous English voices were commentators on games of cricket. John Arlott and E.W. ('Jim') Swanton transformed the broadcasting of the nation's summer game into a national institution. For any cricket follower in his fifties or older, just the mention of their names immediately evokes a flood of memories. Swanton was born into a middle-class family and privately educated; Arlott was the son of a working-class council employee, educated at state schools until he left at the age of sixteen. Because of their strong personalities and distinctive voices - Swanton's crisp and upper-class, Arlott's with its Hampshire burr - each had a loyal following in the post-war years, when England's class system had a slot for almost everyone. Within a few minutes of the start of a conversation, it would be possible to identify the speaker as an Arlott or a Swanton man. Arlott and Swanton never grew to like each other, but both typified the contrasting aspects of post-war Britain and the way both it and the game they loved was to change. As England moved from a class-based to a more egalitarian society, nothing stayed the same - including professional cricket. Wise, lively and filled with rich social and sporting history, Arlott, Swanton and the Soul of English Cricket shows how these two very different men battled to save the soul of the game as it entered a new era. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Till Time's Last Sand: A History of the Bank of England 1694-2013 David Kynaston (Author) Series:
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07 Sep 2017
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Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 896pp h234mm x w153mm 1340g 2x16pp black and white plates ISBN13: 9781408868560 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-6856-0 ISBN10: 1408868563 EAN: 9781408868560 x Description: The authorised history of the Bank of England by the bestselling David Kynaston, `the most entertaining historian alive' (Spectator). `Not an ordinary bank, but a great engine of state,' Adam Smith declared of the Bank of England as long ago as 1776. The Bank is now over 320 years old, and throughout almost all that time it has been central to British history. Yet to most people, despite its increasingly high profile, its history is largely unknown. Till Time's Last Sand by David Kynaston is the first authoritative and accessible single-volume history of the Bank of England, opening with the Bank's founding in 1694 in the midst of the English financial revolution and closing in 2013 with Mark Carney succeeding Mervyn King as Governor. This is a history that fully addresses the important debates over the years about the Bank's purpose and modes of operation and that covers such aspects as monetary and exchange-rate policies and relations with government, the City and other central banks. Yet this is also a narrative that does full justice to the leading episodes and characters of the Bank, while taking care to evoke a real sense of the place itself, with its often distinctively domestic side. Deploying an array of piquant and revealing material from the Bank's rich archives, Till Time's Last Sand is a multi-layered and insightful portrait of one
of our most important national institutions, from one of our leading historians. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Reinventing America's Schools: Creating a 21st Century Education System David Osborne (Author) Series:
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16 Nov 2017
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Published in: United States Hardback 432pp h235mm x w156mm 752g Graphs and charts throughout ISBN13: 9781632869913 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-991-3 ISBN10: 1632869918 EAN: 9781632869913 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Coming David Osborne (Author) Series:
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20 Apr 2017
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Published in: United States Hardback 528pp h235mm x w156mm 879g ISBN13: 9781632863850 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-385-0 ISBN10: 1632863855 EAN: 9781632863850 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Gods and Angels David Park (Author) Series:
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01 Jun 2017
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 304pp h198mm x w129mm 213g ISBN13: 9781408866092 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-6609-2 ISBN10: 1408866099 EAN: 9781408866092 x Description: A powerful new collection from the critically-acclaimed, prize-winning author David Park. 'Park appears to write effortlessly, with one foot planted firmly in the canon of traditional Irish lyricism and another flirting with modern parlance, his prose studded with contemporary cultural references. His emotional intelligence is remarkable' Daily Mail A powerful collection of short stories from the award-winning author David Park, Gods and Angels locates, with pinpoint accuracy, the quiet but deeply charged moments in life that can define a person. A seventeen-year-old boy visits his estranged mother on Boxing Day in a grey seaside town; a university lecturer who is learning to swim falls in with a group of older men who inhabit a very different world; a detective breaks into his former home to spy on his estranged family; a couple reflect on twenty-five years of marriage under the Northern Lights; and an old man volunteering in a charity shop forms a tender bond with a young single mother. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Travelling in a Strange Land David Park (Author) Series:
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08 Mar 2018
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Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 176pp h216mm x w135mm 303g ISBN13: 9781408892787 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9278-7 ISBN10: 1408892782 EAN: 9781408892787 x Description: Set in a frozen winter landscape, the new novel from the prize-winning, acclaimed author David Park is a psychologically astute, expertly crafted portrait of a father's inner life and a family in crisis An Irish Times Book of 2018 I am entering the frozen land, although to which country it belongs I cannot say. The world is shrouded in snow. Transport has ground to a halt. Tom must venture out into a transformed and treacherous landscape to collect his son, sick and stranded in student lodgings. But on this solitary drive from Belfast to Sunderland, Tom will be drawn into another journey, one without map or guide, and is forced to chart pathways of family history haunted by memory and clouded in regret. Written in spare, crystalline prose by one of the most important voices in contemporary Irish writing, Travelling in a Strange Land is a work of exquisite loss and transformative grace. It is a novel about fathers and sons, grief, memory, family and love; about the gulfs that lie between us and those we love, and the wrong turns that we take on our way to find them. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Growth Delusion: The Wealth and Well-Being of Nations David Pilling (Author) Series:
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25 Jan 2018
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Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 352pp h234mm x w153mm 663g ISBN13: 9781408893708 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9370-8 ISBN10: 1408893703 EAN: 9781408893708 x Description: A revelatory and entertaining book about the pitfalls of how we measure our economy and how to correct them, by an award-winning editor of The Financial Times 'A near miracle' Ha-Joon Chang, author of 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism In The Growth Delusion, author and prize-winning journalist David Pilling explores how economists and their cult of growth have hijacked our policymaking and infiltrated our thinking about what makes societies work. Our policies are geared relentlessly towards increasing our standard measure of growth, Gross Domestic Product. By this yardstick we have never been wealthier or happier. So why doesn't it feel that way? Why are we living in such fractured times, with global populism on the rise and wealth inequality as stark as ever? In a book that is simultaneously trenchant, thought-provoking and entertaining, Pilling argues that we need to measure our successes and failures using different criteria. While for economic growth, heroin consumption and prostitution are worth more than volunteer work or public services, in a rational world we would learn how to value what makes economies better, not just what makes them bigger. So much of what is important to our wellbeing, from clean air to safe streets and from steady jobs to sound minds, lies outside the purview of our standard measure of success. We prioritise growth maximisation without stopping to think about the costs.
In prose that cuts through the complex language so often wielded by a priesthood of economists, Pilling argues that our steadfast loyalty to growth is informing misguided policies - and contributing to a rising mistrust of experts that is shaking the very foundations of our democracy. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Growth Delusion: The Wealth and Well-Being of Nations David Pilling (Author) Series:
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25 Jan 2018
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 352pp h234mm x w153mm 544g ISBN13: 9781408893715 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9371-5 ISBN10: 1408893711 EAN: 9781408893715 x Description: A revelatory and entertaining book about the pitfalls of how we measure our economy and how to correct them, by an award-winning editor of The Financial Times 'A near miracle' Ha-Joon Chang, author of 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism In The Growth Delusion, author and prize-winning journalist David Pilling explores how economists and their cult of growth have hijacked our policymaking and infiltrated our thinking about what makes societies work. Our policies are geared relentlessly towards increasing our standard measure of growth, Gross Domestic Product. By this yardstick we have never been wealthier or happier. So why doesn't it feel that way? Why are we living in such fractured times, with global populism on the rise and wealth inequality as stark as ever? In a book that is simultaneously trenchant, thought-provoking and entertaining, Pilling argues that we need to measure our successes and failures using different criteria. While for economic growth, heroin consumption and prostitution are worth more than volunteer work or public services, in a rational world we would learn how to value what makes economies better, not just what makes them bigger. So much of what is important to our wellbeing, from clean air to safe streets and from steady jobs to sound minds, lies outside the purview of our standard measure of success. We prioritise growth maximisation without stopping to think about the costs. In prose that cuts through the complex language so often wielded by a priesthood of economists, Pilling argues that our steadfast loyalty to growth is informing misguided policies - and contributing to a rising mistrust of experts that is shaking the very foundations of our democracy. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
They are Trying to Break Your Heart David Savill (Author) Series:
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20 Apr 2017
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 368pp h198mm x w129mm 259g ISBN13: 9781408865781 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-6578-1 ISBN10: 1408865785 EAN: 9781408865781 x Description: Longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize 2017 'Moving, tender, thrilling, important. It will stay with me for a very long time' Megan Bradbury, author of Everyone is Watching DISASTER WILL BRING THEIR LIVES TOGETHER In 1994, Marko Novak's world is torn apart by the death of his best friend, a young soldier in the Bosnian war. In 2004, human rights researcher Anya Teal is following a tenuous lead in the hunt for a man with blood on his hands. When Anya invites her first love
Will to join her on holiday in a Thai beach resort, she hopes they might unpick the mistakes of their past. She also knows that Kao Lak may be home to the man she is looking for. But a disaster as destructive as a war is approaching. In its wake, everything they knew will be overturned. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Queen Victoria's Matchmaking: The Royal Marriages that Shaped Europe Deborah Cadbury (Author) Series:
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07 Sep 2017
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Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 400pp h234mm x w153mm 762g 1x16 page colour plate sections ISBN13: 9781408852828 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-5282-8 ISBN10: 1408852829 EAN: 9781408852828 x Description: A captivating exploration of the role in which Queen Victoria exerted most international power and influence: her role as matchmaking grandmother In the late nineteenth century, Queen Victoria had over thirty surviving grandchildren. To maintain and increase power in Europe, she hoped to manoeuvre them into dynastic marriages. In her sights was royalty from across the world. Yet for all their seeming obedience, her grandchildren often had plans of their own, plans fuelled by strong wills and romantic hearts. Her matchmaking plans were only further complicated by their coinciding with tumultuous international upheavals; revolution and war were in the air and after her death, her most carefully laid plans fell to ruin. Queen Victoria's Matchmaking travels through the most glittering, decadent palaces of Russia and Europe, weaving in scandals, political machinations and family tensions, to enthralling effect. It is at once an intimate portrait of the royal family and an examination of the conflict caused by the power, love and duty that shaped the marriages that Queen Victoria arranged. At the heart of it all is Queen Victoria herself: doting grandmother one moment, determined manipulator the next. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport Deborah Oppenheimer (Author) Series:
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01 Feb 2017
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 320pp h198mm x w129mm 264g ISBN13: 9781408892275 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9227-5 ISBN10: 1408892278 EAN: 9781408892275 x Description: With a preface by Lord Richard Attenborough, a collection of accounts from some of the 10,000 children rescued from the Nazi Regime and brought to the UK by the Kinderstransport scheme In November 1938, international public opinion was shocked by the news of Kristallnacht - the anti-Jewish pogrom that led to the burning of synagogues and the first mass arrests of Jewish men. Twelve days later, the British government implemented the Kindertransport plan, which allowed many children to leave the horrors of the Nazi regime and find temporary refuge within British families and hostels. By the time war was declared in September 1939, this brave undertaking had saved 10,000 lives.This book, based on the Academy Award-winning feature documentary of the same name, reveals what it was like to grow up in the shadow of the Nazi threat, to escape danger and fear, but also to leave family and friends, perhaps for ever. It is poignantly told in the words of those directly involved. It is both an astonishing insight into a remarkable moment of history and a timely reminder of how welcoming our country has been in the past to those who need welcome, shelter and hope. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Based on a True Story Delphine de Vigan (Author) George Miller (Translated by) Series:
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11 Jan 2018
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 384pp h198mm x w129mm 263g ISBN13: 9781408878842 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7884-2 ISBN10: 1408878844 EAN: 9781408878842 x Description: 'A wonderful literary trompe l'oeil: a book about friendship, writing and the boundary between reality and fantasy ... Dark, smart, strange, compelling' Harriet Lane, bestselling author of Her Overwhelmed by the huge success of her latest novel, exhausted and suffering from a crippling inability to write, Delphine meets L. L. embodies everything Delphine admires; sophisticated and unusually intuitive, she slowly but deliberately carves herself a niche in the writer's life. However, as she makes herself indispensable to Delphine, the intensity of this unexpected friendship manifests itself in increasingly sinister ways. And as their lives become further entwined, L. begins to threaten Delphine's identity and her safety. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paradise in Chains: The Bounty Mutiny and the Founding of Australia Diana Preston (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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11 Jan 2018
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Published in: United States Hardback 352pp h235mm x w156mm 687g 1 x 16 page colour plate section ISBN13: 9781632866103 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-610-3 ISBN10: 1632866102 EAN: 9781632866103 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Rise Up Women!: The Remarkable Lives of the Suffragettes Diane Atkinson (Author) Series:
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08 Feb 2018
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Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 688pp h234mm x w153mm 1240g 5 x 8 page B&W plate sections ISBN13: 9781408844045 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-4404-5 ISBN10: 1408844044 EAN: 9781408844045 x Description: Marking the centenary of female suffrage, this definitive history charts women's fight for the vote through the lives of those who took part, in a timely celebration of an extraordinary struggle An Observer Pick of 2018
A New Statesman Book of 2018 Between the death of Queen Victoria and the outbreak of the First World War, while the patriarchs of the Liberal and Tory parties vied for supremacy in parliament, the campaign for women's suffrage was fought with great flair and imagination in the public arena. Led by Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughters Christabel and Sylvia, the suffragettes and their actions would come to define protest movements for generations to come. From their marches on Parliament and 10 Downing Street, to the selling of their paper, Votes for Women, through to the more militant activities of the Women's Social and Political Union, whose slogan `Deeds Not Words!' resided over bombed pillar-boxes, acts of arson and the slashing of great works of art, the women who participated in the movement endured police brutality, assault, imprisonment and force-feeding, all in the relentless pursuit of one goal: the right to vote. A hundred years on, Diane Atkinson celebrates the lives of the women who answered the call to `Rise Up'; a richly diverse group that spanned the divides of class and country, women of all ages who were determined to fight for what had been so long denied. Actresses to mill-workers, teachers to doctors, seamstresses to scientists, clerks, boot-makers and sweated workers, Irish, Welsh, Scottish and English; a wealth of women's lives are brought together for the first time, in this meticulously researched, vividly rendered and truly defining biography of a movement. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Windfall Diksha Basu (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
12 Jul 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 304pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781408888704 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8870-4 ISBN10: 140888870X EAN: 9781408888704 x Description: A 2017 Editors' Pick by the New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, TIME, Rolling Stone and Esquire A New York Times Editors' Pick A People Pick Entertainment Weekly's Must-List A TIME Magazine Pick Rolling Stone's Culture Index Pick One of Esquire`s Best 30 Books of 2017 Anil Kumar Jha has worked hard all his life to provide for his family. But now after thirty years, Anil has sold his company, and off the subsequent windfall has reinstalled his wife Bindu and their wayward son Rupak in Gurgaon, one of Delhi's glossiest neighbourhoods. But while sudden, fabulous wealth can buy you a lot of things - from designer saris to crystal-encrusted sofas to life-size reproductions of the Sistine Chapel - it certainly can't buy the Jhas happiness. In fact, life is about to get a whole lot more complicated... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Windfall Diksha Basu (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
13 Jul 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 304pp h216mm x w135mm 336g ISBN13: 9781408889039 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8903-9 ISBN10: 140888903X EAN: 9781408889039 x Description: From actress Diksha Basu comes a sparkling comedy of manners about social climbing, social rivalry and social anxiety in the New India
Anil Kumar Jha has worked hard and is ready to live well. After thirty years in a modest flat, he and his family are moving to Gurgaon, one of Delhi's richest areas. But his wife, Bindu, is heartbroken about leaving their neighbours, and doesn't want to wear designer saris or understand interior decoration. Meanwhile their son, Rupak, is failing business school in the US - and secretly dating an American girl. Once installed in their mansion, the Jhas are soon drawn into a feverish game of one-upmanship with their new neighbours, the Chopras, as each couple seeks to outdo the other with increasingly lavish displays of wealth. As an imitation Sistene Chapel is pitted against a crystal-encrusted sofa, Bindu wonders where it will all end. A sharply observed tale of social aspiration and anxiety, The Windfall is a thoroughly modern comedy of manners about family, friendship and what it means to belong in a rapidly changing India. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Windfall Diksha Basu (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
13 Jul 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 304pp h216mm x w135mm 448g ISBN13: 9781408888711 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8871-1 ISBN10: 1408888718 EAN: 9781408888711 x Description: From actress Diksha Basu comes a sparkling comedy of manners about social climbing, social rivalry and social anxiety in the New India Anil Kumar Jha has worked hard and is ready to live well. After thirty years in a modest flat, he and his family are moving to Gurgaon, one of Delhi's richest areas. But his wife, Bindu, is heartbroken about leaving their neighbours, and doesn't want to wear designer saris or understand interior decoration. Meanwhile their son, Rupak, is failing business school in the US - and secretly dating an American girl. Once installed in their mansion, the Jhas are soon drawn into a feverish game of one-upmanship with their new neighbours, the Chopras, as each couple seeks to outdo the other with increasingly lavish displays of wealth. As an imitation Sistene Chapel is pitted against a crystal-encrusted sofa, Bindu wonders where it will all end. A sharply observed tale of social aspiration and anxiety, The Windfall is a thoroughly modern comedy of manners about family, friendship and what it means to belong in a rapidly changing India. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The New Football Coach Dominique Demers (Author) Tony Ross (Illustrated by) Series:
The Adventures of Mademoiselle Charlotte
Edition:
Imprint:
Alma Books Ltd
Publisher:
Alma Books Ltd
Pub Date:
26 Apr 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Translated From: French Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 96pp h198mm x w128mm ISBN13: 9781846884351 ISBN13: 978-1-84688-435-1 ISBN10: 1846884357 x Description: Miss Charlotte - the new coach of a children's football team - has some odd methods to prepare them for the big match, including talking to the ball and drinking a special potion, smalalamiam. Also, she teaches them how to lose! And to have fun. Incredibly, it seems to work - but will their hopes of victory be dashed when their star player decides to join the other team? The latest instalment in Dominique Demers's popular Adventures of Miss Charlotte series, The New Football Coach, brilliantly illustrated by Tony Ross, is a marvellous tale about believing in yourself and beating the odds.
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The Mysterious Librarian Dominique Demers (Author) Tony Ross (Illustrator) (Illustrated by) Sander Berg (Translated by) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Alma Books Ltd
Publisher:
Alma Books Ltd
Pub Date:
23 Feb 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Language: English Translated From: French Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 128pp h198mm x w128mm 118g b/w ISBN13: 9781846884153 ISBN13: 978-1-84688-415-3 ISBN10: 1846884152 EAN: 9781846884153 x Description: When the mysterious and eccentric Miss Charlotte arrives in the village of Saint-Anatole to take over the tiny library, the locals are surprised to find out that she does things differently. Wearing a long blue dress and a giant hat, she takes her books out for a walk in a wheelbarrow and shows the children that reading can be fun and useful. Sometimes she is so caught up in the magic of the stories she shares with her audience that she forgets all sense of reality - so much so that one day she loses consciousness and the children must find a way to bring her back. The second in Dominique Demers's popular The Adventures of Miss Charlotte series, The Mysterious Librarian, brilliantly illustrated by Tony Ross, is a wonderful story about the magical and inspiring power of books. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Identity Unknown: Rediscovering Seven American Women Artists Donna Seaman (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
06 Apr 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Hardback 480pp h235mm x w156mm 878g 2 x 16 page color insert and B&W art throughout ISBN13: 9781620407585 ISBN13: 978-1-62040-758-5 ISBN10: 1620407582 EAN: 9781620407585 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Little Friend: Bloomsbury Modern Classics Donna Tartt (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
21 Sep 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 720pp h198mm x w129mm 670g ISBN13: 9781408891360 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9136-0 ISBN10: 1408891360 EAN: 9781408891360 x Description: A beautiful new limited edition paperback of The Little Friend, published as part of the Bloomsbury Modern Classics list The sunlit rails gleamed like dark mercury, arteries branching out silver from the switch points; the old telegraph poles were shaggy with kudzu and Virginia creeper and, above them, rose the water tower, its surface all washed out by the sun. Harriet, cautiously, stepped towards it in the weedy
clearing. Around and around it she walked, around the rusted metal legs. One day is never, ever discussed by the Cleve family. The day that nine-year-old Robin was found hanging by the neck from a tree in their front garden. Twelve years later the family are no nearer to uncovering the truth of what happened to him. Inspired by Houdini and Robert Louis Stevenson, twelve-year-old Harriet sets out to find her brother's murderer - and punish him. But what starts out as a child's game soon becomes a dangerous journey into the menacing underworld of a small Mississippi town. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Beast: Blood, Struggle, and Dreams at the Heart of Mixed Martial Arts Doug Merlino (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
09 Mar 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Paperback 272pp h210mm x w140mm 281g b&w art throughout ISBN13: 9781632864048 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-404-8 ISBN10: 1632864045 EAN: 9781632864048 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
We Are the Change We Seek: The Speeches of Barack Obama Joy-Ann Reid (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
27 Mar 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 384pp h216mm x w135mm 411g ISBN13: 9781408892466 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9246-6 ISBN10: 1408892464 EAN: 9781408892466 x Description: A collection of Barack Obama's greatest speeches, now including his farewell address, selected and introduced by columnist E.J. Dionne and MSNBC host Joy-Ann Reid. We Are the Change We Seek is a collection of Barack Obama's 27 greatest addresses: beginning with his 2002 speech opposing the Iraq War and closing with his final address in early 2017. As president, Obama's words had the power to move the country, and often the world, as few presidents before him. Whether acting as Commander in Chief or Consoler in Chief, Obama adopted a unique rhetorical style that could simultaneously speak to the national mood and change the course of public events. Obama's eloquence, both written and spoken, propelled him to national prominence and ultimately made it possible for the son of a Kenyan man and a white woman from Kansas to become the first black president of the United States. These speeches span Obama's career--from his time in state government through to the end of his tenure as president--and the issues most important to our time: war, inequality, race relations, gun violence and human rights. The book opens with an essay placing Obama's oratorical contributions within the flow of American history by E.J. Dionne Jr., columnist and author of Why The Right Went Wrong, and Joy Reid, the host of AM Joy on MSNBC and author of Fracture. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
We Are the Change We Seek: The Speeches of Barack Obama E. J. Dionne, Jr. (Author) Joy-Ann Reid (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
12 Jan 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 368pp h216mm x w135mm 499g ISBN13: 9781408889060 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8906-0 ISBN10: 1408889064 EAN: 9781408889060 x Description: A collection of Barack Obama's greatest speeches selected and introduced by columnist E.J. Dionne and MSNBC host Joy-Ann Reid. We Are the Change We Seek is a collection of Barack Obama's 26 greatest addresses: beginning with his 2002 speech opposing the Iraq War and closing with his final speech before the United Nations in September 2016. As president, Obama's words had the power to move the country, and often the world, as few presidents before him. Whether acting as Commander in Chief or Consoler in Chief, Obama adopted a unique rhetorical style that could simultaneously speak to the national mood and change the course of public events. Obama's eloquence, both written and spoken, propelled him to national prominence and ultimately made it possible for the son of a Kenyan man and a white woman from Kansas to become the first black president of the United States. These speeches span Obama's career--from his time in state government through to the end of his tenure as president--and the issues most important to our time: war, inequality, race relations, gun violence and human rights. The book opens with an essay placing Obama's oratorical contributions within the flow of American history by E.J. Dionne Jr., columnist and author of Why The Right Went Wrong, and Joy Reid, the host of AM Joy on MSNBC and author of Fracture. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The House of Islam: A Global History Ed Husain (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
17 May 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 336pp h234mm x w153mm ISBN13: 9781408872260 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7226-0 ISBN10: 1408872269 EAN: 9781408872260 x Description: A fascinating and revelatory exploration of the intricacies of Islam and the inner psyche of the Muslim world from the bestselling author of The Islamist `Islam began as a stranger,' said the Prophet Mohammed, `and one day, it will again return to being a stranger.' The gulf between Islam and the West is widening. A faith rich with strong values and traditions, observed by nearly two billion people across the world, is seen by the West as something to be feared rather than understood. Sensational headlines and hard-line policies spark enmity, while ignoring the feelings, narratives and perceptions that preoccupy Muslims today. Wise and authoritative, The House of Islam seeks to provide entry to the minds and hearts of Muslims the world over. It introduces us to the fairness, kindness and mercy of Mohammed; the aims of sharia law, through commentary on scripture, to provide an ethical basis to life; the beauty of Islamic art and the permeation of the divine in public spaces; and the tension between mysticism and literalism that still threatens the House of Islam. The decline of the Muslim world and the current crises of leadership mean that a glorious past, full of intellectual nobility and purpose, is now exploited by extremists and channelled into acts of terror. How can Muslims confront the issues that are destroying Islam from within, and what can the West do to help work towards that end? Ed Husain expertly and compassionately guides us through the nuances of Islam and its people, contending that the Muslim world need not be a
stranger to the West, nor its enemy, but a peaceable ally. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The House of Islam: A Global History Ed Husain (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
17 May 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 336pp h234mm x w153mm 508g ISBN13: 9781408872277 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7227-7 ISBN10: 1408872277 EAN: 9781408872277 x Description: A fascinating and revelatory exploration of the intricacies of Islam and the inner psyche of the Muslim world from the bestselling author of The Islamist `Islam began as a stranger,' said the Prophet Mohammed, `and one day, it will again return to being a stranger.' The gulf between Islam and the West is widening. A faith rich with strong values and traditions, observed by nearly two billion people across the world, is seen by the West as something to be feared rather than understood. Sensational headlines and hard-line policies spark enmity, while ignoring the feelings, narratives and perceptions that preoccupy Muslims today. Wise and authoritative, The House of Islam seeks to provide entry to the minds and hearts of Muslims the world over. It introduces us to the fairness, kindness and mercy of Mohammed; the aims of sharia law, through commentary on scripture, to provide an ethical basis to life; the beauty of Islamic art and the permeation of the divine in public spaces; and the tension between mysticism and literalism that still threatens the House of Islam. The decline of the Muslim world and the current crises of leadership mean that a glorious past, full of intellectual nobility and purpose, is now exploited by extremists and channelled into acts of terror. How can Muslims confront the issues that are destroying Islam from within, and what can the West do to help work towards that end? Ed Husain expertly and compassionately guides us through the nuances of Islam and its people, contending that the Muslim world need not be a stranger to the West, nor its enemy, but a peaceable ally. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
On the Side: A sourcebook of inspiring side dishes Ed Smith (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
04 May 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 352pp h240mm x w170mm 1150g Illustration throughout ISBN13: 9781408873151 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7315-1 ISBN10: 140887315X EAN: 9781408873151 x Description: A revolutionary cookbook with 140 recipes that move the humble side dish to centre stage. `Full of recipes I want to cook and eat' Yotam Ottolenghi `Both a beautiful and eminently useful cookbook' Anna Jones `I want to eat every recipe in this book' Nigel Slater `A very good idea... enough to make the book a winner!' Stephen Harris, chef-owner of The Sportsman Whilst writing his food blog, Rocket & Squash, Ed Smith noticed that a key part of our meals was being ignored. On too many occasions, side dishes
were being relegated to an overboiled afterthought, or dismissed with a throwaway `eat with potatoes' or `serve with seasonal greens' line. But our side dishes have the potential to be as inspirational as the main event itself. In fact, they're often the best bit! Here it's the `two veg' rather than the meat which are given the spotlight: you'll find 140 inspiring recipes and insightful tips to make your pulses, roots, vegetables and greens dazzle in their own right. Think of garlic oil pea shoots, smoky ratatouille, celeriac baked in a salt and thyme crust, carrots with brown butter and hazelnuts, spelt grains with wild mushrooms, and chorizo roast potatoes. Complete with a recipe directory that will help you find the perfect accompaniment, whatever your cooking, On the Side will brighten and invigorate every meal. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Our Young Man Edmund White (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
18 May 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 304pp h198mm x w129mm 217g ISBN13: 9781408858967 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-5896-7 ISBN10: 1408858967 EAN: 9781408858967 x Description: `Has everyone always been in love with you? Of course they have, who am I kidding? What did they say about Helen of Troy? That her face launched a thousand ships? That's you, you're that beautiful. A thousand ships' New York City in the eighties, and at its decadent heart is Guy. The darling of Fire Island's gay community and one of New York's top male models, Guy is gliding his way to riches that are a world away from his modest provincial upbringing back home in France. Like some modern-day Dorian Gray he seems untouched by time: the decades pass, fashions change, yet his beauty remains as transcendent and captivating as ever. Such looks cannot help but bring him adoration. From sweet yet pathetic Fred to the wealthy and masochistic Baron, from the acerbic and cynical Pierre-Georges to Andre, fabricating Dali fakes and hurtling towards prison and the abyss, all are in some way fixated on him. In return for the devotion and expensive gifts they lavish on him, he plays with unswerving loyalty whatever role they project onto him: unattainable idol, passionate lover, malleable client. But just as the years are catching up on his smooth skin and perfect body, so his way of life is closing in on him and destroying the men he loves. Edmund White has in Our Young Man created some of the richest representations of gay male identity, from the disco era to the age of AIDs. What links them all is the allure and enchantment they find in beauty. Revelling in its magic, Our Young Man nonetheless slips beneath the seductive surface to examine its dangerous depths, exploring its power to fascinate, enslave and deceive. Mesmerising, blackly comic, and delicately crafted, this is an exquisite novel from a contemporary master. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Unpunished Vice: A Life of Reading Edmund White (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
28 Jun 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 240pp h216mm x w135mm ISBN13: 9781408870266 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7026-6 ISBN10: 1408870266 EAN: 9781408870266 x Description: An insightful account of the key role reading has played in the life of literary icon Edmund White Edmund White made his name as a writer, but he remembers his life through the books he read. For White, each momentous occasion came with books to match: Proust's Remembrance of Things Past, which opened up the seemingly closed world of homosexuality while he was at boarding school in Michigan; the Ezra Pound poems adored by a lover he followed to New York; the biography of Stephen Crane that inspired one of White's novels.
Blending memoir and literary criticism, The Unpunished Vice is a compendium of all the ways reading has shaped White's life and work. His largerthan-life presence on the literary scene - he is close friends with giants including Michael Ondaatje and Joyce Carol Oates - lends itself to fascinating, intimate insights into the lives of some of the world's best-loved cultural figures. With characteristic wit and candour, he recalls reading Henry James to Peggy Guggenheim in her private gondola in Venice, and phone calls at eight o'clock in the morning to Vladimir Nabokov - who once said that White was his favourite American writer. Featuring writing that has appeared in The New York Review of Books, The Paris Review and The Times Literary Supplement, among others, The Unpunished Vice is a wickedly smart and insightful account of a life in literature. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Unpunished Vice: A Life of Reading Edmund White (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
28 Jun 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 240pp h216mm x w135mm ISBN13: 9781408870259 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7025-9 ISBN10: 1408870258 EAN: 9781408870259 x Description: An insightful account of the key role reading has played in the life of literary icon Edmund White Edmund White made his name as a writer, but he remembers his life through the books he read. For White, each momentous occasion came with books to match: Proust's Remembrance of Things Past, which opened up the seemingly closed world of homosexuality while he was at boarding school in Michigan; the Ezra Pound poems adored by a lover he followed to New York; the biography of Stephen Crane that inspired one of White's novels. Blending memoir and literary criticism, The Unpunished Vice is a compendium of all the ways reading has shaped White's life and work. His largerthan-life presence on the literary scene - he is close friends with giants including Michael Ondaatje and Joyce Carol Oates - lends itself to fascinating, intimate insights into the lives of some of the world's best-loved cultural figures. With characteristic wit and candour, he recalls reading Henry James to Peggy Guggenheim in her private gondola in Venice, and phone calls at eight o'clock in the morning to Vladimir Nabokov - who once said that White was his favourite American writer. Featuring writing that has appeared in The New York Review of Books, The Paris Review and The Times Literary Supplement, among others, The Unpunished Vice is a wickedly smart and insightful account of a life in literature. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Because I Come from a Crazy Family: The Making of a Psychiatrist Edward M. Hallowell (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Academic USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
01 Jul 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United States Hardback 416pp h235mm x w156mm ISBN13: 9781632868589 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-858-9 ISBN10: 163286858X EAN: 9781632868589 x Description: From the bestselling author of the classic book on ADD, Driven to Distraction, a memoir of the strange upbringing that shaped Dr. Edward M. Hallowell's celebrated career. When Edward M. Hallowell was eleven, a voice out of nowhere told him he should become a psychiatrist. A mental health professional of the time would have called this psychosis. But young Edward (Ned) took it in stride, despite not quite knowing what "psychiatrist" meant. With a psychotic father, alcoholic mother, abusive stepfather, and two so-called learning disabilities of his own, Ned was accustomed to unpredictable behavior from
those around him, and to a mind he felt he couldn't always control. The voice turned out to be right. Now, decades later, Hallowell is a leading expert on attention disorders and the author of twenty books, including Driven to Distraction, the work that introduced ADD to the world. In Because I Come from a Crazy Family, he tells the often strange story of a childhood marked by what he calls the "WASP triad" of alcoholism, mental illness, and politeness, and explores the wild wish, surging beneath his incredible ambition, that he could have saved his own family of drunk, crazy, and well-intentioned eccentrics, and himself. Because I Come from a Crazy Family is an affecting, at times harrowing, ultimately moving memoir about crazy families and where they can lead, about being called to the mental health profession, and about the unending joys and challenges that come with helping people celebrate who they are. A portion of the author's proceeds of this book will go to NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness). _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Squirrel Pie and other stories: Adventures in Food Across the Globe Elisabeth Luard (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
13 Jul 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 400pp h198mm x w129mm 325g Author's own B&W illustrations throughout ISBN13: 9781408845943 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-4594-3 ISBN10: 1408845946 EAN: 9781408845943 x Description: `Sacrilegious to say it but Elizabeth Luard even beats Elizabeth David. Exquisite writing and wonderful food, and funny too' Prue Leith `Elisabeth Luard proves that no matter where you are, there is food to be gathered, or hunted, or found. Squirrel Pie is a beautifully written tribute to food that has all but vanished from our everyday lives' Alice Waters Elisabeth Luard, one of the food world's most entertaining and evocative writers, has travelled extensively throughout her life, meeting fascinating people, observing different cultures and uncovering extraordinary ingredients in unusual places. In this enchanting food memoir, she shares tales and dishes gathered from her global ramblings. With refreshing honesty and warmth, she recounts anecdotes of the many places she has visited: scouring for snails in Crete, sampling exotic spices in Ethiopia and tasting pampered oysters in Tasmania. She describes encounters with a cellarer-in-chief and a mushroom-king, and explains why stress is good news for fruit and vegetables, and how to spot a truffle lurking under an oak tree. Divided into four landscapes - rivers, islands, deserts and forests - Elisabeth's stories are coupled with more than fifty authentic recipes, each one a reflection of its unique place of origin, including Boston bean-pot, Hawaiian poke, Cretan bouboutie, mung-bean roti, roasted buttered coffee beans, Anzac biscuits and Sardinian lemon macaroons. Illustrated with Elisabeth's own sketches, Squirrel Pie will appeal to anyone with a taste for travel, and an affinity for that most universal of languages, food. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Demi-Gods Eliza Robertson (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
14 Jun 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 240pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781408890387 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9038-7 ISBN10: 1408890380 EAN: 9781408890387
x Description: 'Unsettling and compulsive, Demi-Gods is a fearless novel and Eliza Robertson a daring new novelist' John Boyne, author of All the Invisible Furies It is 1950, and Willa's mother has a new beau. The arrival of his blue-eyed, sun-kissed sons at Willa's summer home signals the end of her safe childhood. As her entrancing older sister Joan pairs off with Kenneth, nine-year-old Willa is drawn to his strange and solitary younger brother, Patrick. Left to their own devices, Willa is swept up in Patrick's wicked games. As they grow up, their encounters become increasingly charged with sexuality and degradation. But when Willa finally tries to reverse the trajectory of their relationship, an act of desperation has devastating results. Unfolding between the wild freedoms of British Columbia and the glittering beaches of California, Demi-Gods explores a girl's attempt to forge a path of her own choosing in a world where female independence is suspect. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Demi-Gods Eliza Robertson (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
02 Nov 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 240pp h216mm x w135mm 370g ISBN13: 9781408890417 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9041-7 ISBN10: 1408890410 EAN: 9781408890417 x Description: A bold debut novel reminiscent of Emma Cline's The Girls; a story of love, lust and the spaces in between, from a 'captivating' (New York Times) new voice in fiction It is 1950, and Willa's mother has a new beau. The arrival of his blue-eyed, sun-kissed sons at Willa's summer home signals the end of her safe childhood. As her entrancing older sister Joan pairs off with Kenneth, nine-year-old Willa is drawn to his strange and solitary younger brother, Patrick. Left to their own devices, Willa is swept up in Patrick's wicked games. As they grow up, their encounters become increasingly charged with sexuality and degradation. But when Willa finally tries to reverse the trajectory of their relationship, an act of desperation has devastating results. Unfolding between the wild freedoms of British Columbia and the glittering beaches of California, Demi-Gods explores a girl's attempt to forge a path of her own choosing in a world where female independence is suspect. Sensitive, playful and entirely original, Eliza Robertson is one of the most exciting new voices in contemporary literature. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Demi-Gods Eliza Robertson (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
02 Nov 2017
Publishing Status:
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 240pp h216mm x w135mm 261g ISBN13: 9781408890400 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9040-0 ISBN10: 1408890402 EAN: 9781408890400 x Description: A bold debut novel reminiscent of Emma Cline's The Girls; a story of love, lust and the spaces in between, from a 'captivating' (New York Times) new voice in fiction It is 1950, and Willa's mother has a new beau. The arrival of his blue-eyed, sun-kissed sons at Willa's summer home signals the end of her safe childhood. As her entrancing older sister Joan pairs off with Kenneth, nine-year-old Willa is drawn to his strange and solitary younger brother, Patrick. Left to their own devices, Willa is swept up in Patrick's wicked games. As they grow up, their encounters become increasingly charged with sexuality
and degradation. But when Willa finally tries to reverse the trajectory of their relationship, an act of desperation has devastating results. Unfolding between the wild freedoms of British Columbia and the glittering beaches of California, Demi-Gods explores a girl's attempt to forge a path of her own choosing in a world where female independence is suspect. Sensitive, playful and entirely original, Eliza Robertson is one of the most exciting new voices in contemporary literature. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Eat Pray Love: Bloomsbury Modern Classics Elizabeth Gilbert (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
21 Sep 2017
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 368pp h198mm x w129mm 357g ISBN13: 9781408891391 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9139-1 ISBN10: 1408891395 EAN: 9781408891391 x Description: A beautiful new limited edition paperback of Eat Pray Love, published as part of the Bloomsbury Modern Classics list To travel is worth any cost or sacrifice. I am loyal and constant in my love for travel, as I have not always been loyal and constant in my other loves. Newly divorced journalist Elizabeth Gilbert is struggling to carve out an authentic identity in New York. Desperate to reinvigorate her life and connect with the world around her, she embarks on a modern-day pilgrimage. With warmth and humour, Gilbert chronicles a journey from Italy to India and, finally, to Bali. Each country serves as a vivid backdrop for selfexploration as she comes to terms with the choices that have hitherto defined her life, and begins to rediscover herself. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Midnight Chicken Ella Risbridger (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
10 Jan 2019
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Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback Sewn 304pp h245mm x w170mm x s0mm Illustrations, unspecified ISBN13: 9781408867761 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-6776-1 ISBN10: 1408867761 EAN: 9781408867761 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Fall of the House of Wilde: Oscar Wilde and His Family Emer O'Sullivan (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
23 Feb 2017
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 512pp h198mm x w129mm 375g 2 x 8pp B&W plates ISBN13: 9781408863169 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-6316-9 ISBN10: 1408863162 EAN: 9781408863169
x Description: `Emer O'Sullivan has made an indispensable contribution to Wildean literature ... Compelling, informative and fascinating' Stephen Fry
Oscar Wilde's father - scientist, surgeon, archaeologist, writer - was one of the most eminent men of his generation. His mother - poet, journalist, translator - hosted an influential salon at 1 Merrion Square. Together they were one of Victorian Ireland's most dazzling and enlightened couples. When, in 1864, Sir William Wilde was accused of sexually assaulting a female patient, it sent shock waves through Dublin society. After his death some ten years later, Jane attempted to re-establish the family in London, where Oscar burst irrepressibly upon the scene, only to fall in a trial as public as his father's. A remarkable and perceptive account, The Fall of the House of Wilde is a major repositioning of our first modern celebrity, a man whose fall from grace marked the end of fin de siecle decadence. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Many Selves of Katherine North Emma Geen (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
01 Apr 2017
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 368pp h198mm x w129mm 254g ISBN13: 9781408858455 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-5845-5 ISBN10: 1408858452 EAN: 9781408858455 x Description: 'In this exhilarating metaphysical white-knuckle ride Geen takes us into the other worlds that crouch, slink and bark around us ... It will leave you reeling' Charles Foster, author of Being a Beast Kit has been projecting into other species for seven years. Longer than anyone else at ShenCorp. Longer than any of the scientists thought possible. But lately she has the feeling that when she jumps she isn't alone... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
A World Without "Whom": The Essential Guide to Language in the BuzzFeed Age Emmy J. Favilla (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
16 Nov 2017
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 400pp h216mm x w135mm 428g B&W illustrations throughout ISBN13: 9781408895023 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9502-3 ISBN10: 1408895021 EAN: 9781408895023 x Description: Eats, Shoots & Leaves for the internet age As language evolves faster than ever before, what is the future of `correct' writing? When Emmy Favilla was tasked with creating a styleguide for BuzzFeed, she opted for spelling, grammar and punctuation guidelines that would reflect how readers actually use language IRL. With wry humour and an uncanny intuition for the possibilities of internet-age expression, Favilla makes a case for breaking the stuffy rules that have hitherto defined our relationship with language. Featuring priceless emoji strings, sidebars, quizzes and style debates among the most lovable word nerds of the digital media world - of which Favilla is the go-to style guru - A World Without "Whom" is essential for readers and writers of posts, tweets,
texts, emails and whatever comes next. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The River at Night: A Taut and Gripping Thriller Erica Ferencik (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
15 Jun 2017
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 304pp h198mm x w129mm 216g ISBN13: 9781408886564 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8656-4 ISBN10: 1408886561 EAN: 9781408886564 x Description: 'Raw, relentless and heart-poundingly real, this book knocked me off my feet like a river in flood' Ruth Ware, bestselling author of In a Dark, Dark Wood and The Woman in Cabin 10 'A thought came to me that I couldn't force away: What we are wearing is how we'll be identified out in the wilderness.' Win Allen doesn't want an adventure. After a miserable divorce and the death of her beloved brother, she just wants to spend some time with her three best friends, far away from her soulcrushing job. But athletic, energetic Pia has other plans. Plans for an adrenaline-raising, breath-taking, white-water rafting trip in the Maine wilderness. Five thousand square miles of remote countryside. Just mountains, rivers and fresh air. No phone coverage. No people. No help... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Chief Engineer: The Man Who Built the Brooklyn Bridge Erica Wagner (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
31 May 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 384pp h198mm x w129mm 16 pg color insert. Engineering drawings t/o ISBN13: 9781408837788 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-3778-8 ISBN10: 1408837781 EAN: 9781408837788 x Description: A New Statesman Book of the Year for 2017 His father conceived of the Brooklyn Bridge, but it was Washington Roebling who built this iconic feat of human engineering after his father's tragic death. It has stood for more than 130 years and is now as much a part of New York as the Statue of Liberty or the Empire State Building. Yet, as recognisable as the bridge is, its builder is too often forgotten. The Chief Engineer is a brilliant examination of the life of one of America's most distinguished engineers. Roebling's experience as an engineer building bridges in the Union Army during the civil War has never before been documented, and played a central role in the bridge that links Brooklyn and Manhattan. The Brooklyn Bridge took fourteen dramatic years to complete, and the personal story that lay behind that construction is told here for the first time. The Chief Engineer is an engaging portrait of a brilliant and driven man, and of the era in which he lived. Meticulously researched, and written with revealing archival material only recently uncovered, including Washington Roebling's own memoir that was previously thought to be lost to history, in
The Chief Engineer Erica Wagner relates the fascinating history of the bridge and its maker. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Chief Engineer: The Man Who Built the Brooklyn Bridge Erica Wagner (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
01 Jun 2017
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Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 384pp h234mm x w153mm 749g 16 pg color insert. Engineering drawings t/o ISBN13: 9781408843772 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-4377-2 ISBN10: 1408843773 EAN: 9781408843772 x Description: A New Statesman Book of the Year for 2017 His father conceived of the Brooklyn Bridge, but it was Washington Roebling who built this iconic feat of human engineering after his father's tragic death. It has stood for more than 130 years and is now as much a part of New York as the Statue of Liberty or the Empire State Building. Yet, as recognisable as the bridge is, its builder is too often forgotten. The Chief Engineer is a brilliant examination of the life of one of America's most distinguished engineers. Roebling's experience as an engineer building bridges in the Union Army during the civil War has never before been documented, and played a central role in the bridge that links Brooklyn and Manhattan. The Brooklyn Bridge took fourteen dramatic years to complete, and the personal story that lay behind that construction is told here for the first time. The Chief Engineer is an engaging portrait of a brilliant and driven man, and of the era in which he lived. Meticulously researched, and written with revealing archival material only recently uncovered, including Washington Roebling's own memoir that was previously thought to be lost to history, in The Chief Engineer Erica Wagner relates the fascinating history of the bridge and its maker. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Redeemable: A Memoir of Darkness and Hope Erwin James (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Feb 2017
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 352pp h198mm x w129mm 289g ISBN13: 9781408849323 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-4932-3 ISBN10: 1408849321 EAN: 9781408849323 x Description: Born in Somerset in 1957 to itinerant Scottish parents, Erwin James lost his mother when he was seven. Shipped from home to home and subject to the whims of various caregivers after his father turned to alcohol and violence, he committed his first crime of breaking and entering when he was ten. His teenage and early adult years were spent drifting, and his petty crime turned increasingly violent, culminating in the terrible events for which he was jailed for life in 1984. Entering prison at 27, James struggled to come to terms with the enormity of his crimes and a future without purpose or hope. Then he met Joan, a prison psychologist, who helped him to confront the painful truth of his past, and to understand how it had shaped him from such a young age. Her sessions transformed his life. Encouraged to read and to educate himself, over the next twenty years Erwin James would go on to receive a BA in History, and become a regular columnist for the Guardian. Speaking to the very heart of the human condition, this is a book that offers no excuses - only the need to understand how we become who we become, and shows that no matter how far a person may fall, redemption is possible with the right kind of help. It is an important and timely memoir. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
We Shall Not All Sleep: A Novel Estep Nagy (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury USA
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Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
07 Sep 2017
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Published in: United States Hardback 288pp h235mm x w156mm 561g ISBN13: 9781632868411 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-841-1 ISBN10: 1632868415 EAN: 9781632868411 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
A Doubter's Almanac Ethan Canin (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Mar 2017
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 576pp h198mm x w129mm 390g ISBN13: 9781408879566 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7956-6 ISBN10: 1408879565 EAN: 9781408879566 x Description: The flame of genius scorches every generation it touches. Following a lonely upbringing in the woods of northern Michigan, Milo Andret enrols as a graduate student at U.C. Berkeley, where the faculty is the first to recognize that the young man's childhood solitude has created a prodigiously unusual mind. Yet with Milo's great gifts come great risks, and California in the seventies is rife with temptation. The research he begins at Berkeley will make him a legend; the woman, and the rival he meets, will haunt him forever. For it soon becomes clear that Milo's brilliance is linked to a dark need that ultimately threatens to destroy not only his work and his marriage, but the lives of all his children, as well. A Doubter's Almanac is at once a captivatingly virtuoso illustration of the powers of the mind and a deeply moving exploration of the nature of love, ambition and genius. It is a novel of flawed characters and unreachable dreams, of bonds that tie and passions that destroy; a major work of dazzling and seductive beauty from one of our foremost writers. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
This Is How It Ends: The most critically acclaimed crime thriller of 2018 Eva Dolan (Author) Series:
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Raven Books
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 336pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781408886618 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8661-8 ISBN10: 1408886618 EAN: 9781408886618 x Description: Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month The Times Crime Book of the Month Mail on Sunday Thriller of the Week
`Elegantly crafted, humane and thought-provoking. She's top drawer' Ian Rankin This is how it begins. With a near-empty building, the inhabitants forced out of their homes by property developers. With two women: idealistic, impassioned blogger Ella and seasoned campaigner, Molly. With a body hidden in a lift shaft. But how will it end? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
This Is How It Ends: The most critically acclaimed crime thriller of 2018 Eva Dolan (Author) Series:
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Raven Books
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
25 Jan 2018
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 336pp h234mm x w153mm 520g ISBN13: 9781408886656 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8665-6 ISBN10: 1408886650 EAN: 9781408886656 x Description: Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month The Times Crime Book of the Month Mail on Sunday Thriller of the Week `Elegantly crafted, humane and thought-provoking. She's top drawer' Ian Rankin This is how it begins. With a near-empty building, the inhabitants forced out of their homes by property developers. With two women: idealistic, impassioned blogger Ella and seasoned campaigner, Molly. With a body hidden in a lift shaft. But how will it end? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
This Is How It Ends: The most critically acclaimed crime thriller of 2018 Eva Dolan (Author) Series:
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Raven Books
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
25 Jan 2018
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Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 336pp h234mm x w153mm 634g ISBN13: 9781408886649 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8664-9 ISBN10: 1408886642 EAN: 9781408886649 x Description: Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month The Times Crime Book of the Month
Mail on Sunday Thriller of the Week `Elegantly crafted, humane and thought-provoking. She's top drawer' Ian Rankin This is how it begins. With a near-empty building, the inhabitants forced out of their homes by property developers. With two women: idealistic, impassioned blogger Ella and seasoned campaigner, Molly. With a body hidden in a lift shaft. But how will it end? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Guilty Thing: A Life of Thomas De Quincey Frances Wilson (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
26 Jan 2017
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 416pp h198mm x w129mm 339g BW images throughout ISBN13: 9781408840139 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-4013-9 ISBN10: 1408840138 EAN: 9781408840139 x Description: `Life for De Quincey was either angels ascending on vaults of cloud or vagrants shivering on the city streets.' Thomas De Quincey - opium-eater, celebrity journalist, and professional doppelganger - is embedded in our culture. Modelling his character on Coleridge and his sensibility on Wordsworth, De Quincey took over the poet's former cottage in Grasmere and turned it into an opium den. Here, increasingly detached from the world, he nurtured his growing hatred of his former idols and his obsession with murder as one of the fine arts. De Quincey may never have felt the equal of the giants of the Romantic Literature he so worshipped but the writing style he pioneered - scripted and sculptured emotional memoir - was to inspire generations of writers: Dickens, Dostoevsky, Virginia Woolf. James Joyce knew whole pages of his work off by heart and he was arguably the father of what we now call psychogeography. This spectacular biography, the produce of meticulous scholarship and beautifully supple prose, tells the riches-to-rags story of a figure of dazzling complexity and dazzling originality, whose rackety life was lived on the run, and both brings De Quincey and his martyred but wild soul triumphantly to life and firmly establishes Frances Wilson in the front rank of contemporary biographers. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Fate of Gender: Nature, Nurture, and the Human Future Frank Browning (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury USA
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Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
13 Jul 2017
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Published in: United States Paperback 320pp h210mm x w140mm 325g ISBN13: 9781632867568 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-756-8 ISBN10: 1632867567 EAN: 9781632867568 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Mao's Great Famine: The History of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958-62 Frank Dikotter (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Feb 2017
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 448pp h198mm x w129mm 326g ISBN13: 9781408886366 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8636-6 ISBN10: 1408886367 EAN: 9781408886366 x Description: Winner of the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction 2011 Between 1958 and 1962, 45 million Chinese people were worked, starved or beaten to death. Mao Zedong threw his country into a frenzy with the Great Leap Forward, an attempt to catch up with and overtake the Western world in less than fifteen years. It led to one of the greatest catastrophes the world has ever known. Dikotter's extraordinary research within Chinese archives brings together for the first time what happened in the corridors of power with the everyday experiences of ordinary people, giving voice to the dead and disenfranchised. This groundbreaking account definitively recasts the history of the People's Republic of China. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Cultural Revolution: A People's History, 1962-1976 Frank Dikotter (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Feb 2017
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 432pp h198mm x w129mm 332g 1 x 16pp B&W plate section ISBN13: 9781408856529 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-5652-9 ISBN10: 1408856522 EAN: 9781408856529 x Description: SHORTLISTED FOR THE PEN HESSELL-TILTMAN PRIZE 2017 After the economic disaster of the Great Leap Forward that claimed tens of millions of lives between 1958 and 1962, an ageing Mao launched an ambitious scheme to shore up his reputation and eliminate those he viewed as a threat to his legacy. The stated goal of the Cultural Revolution was to purge the country of bourgeois, capitalist elements he claimed were threatening genuine communist ideology. But the Chairman also used the Cultural Revolution to turn on his colleagues, some of them longstanding comrades-in-arms, subjecting them to public humiliation, imprisonment and torture. Young students formed Red Guards, vowing to defend the Chairman to the death, but soon rival factions started fighting each other in the streets with semi-automatic weapons in the name of revolutionary purity. As the country descended into chaos, the military intervened, turning China into a garrison state marked by bloody purges that crushed as many as one in fifty people. When the army itself fell victim to the Cultural Revolution, ordinary people used the political chaos to resurrect the marked and hollow out the party's ideology. In short, they buried Maoism. In-depth interviews and archival research at last give voice to the people and the complex choices they faced, undermining the picture of conformity that is often understood to have characterised the last years of Mao's regime. By demonstrating that decollectivisation from below was an unintended consequence of a decade of violent purges and entrenched fear, Frank Dikotter casts China's most tumultuous era in a wholly new light. Written with unprecedented access to previously classified party documents from secret police reports to unexpurgated versions of leadership speeches, this third chapter in Frank Dikotter's extraordinarily lucid and ground-breaking 'People's Trilogy' is a devastating reassessment of the history of the People's Republic of China. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Tragedy of Liberation: A History of the Chinese Revolution 1945-1957 Frank Dikotter (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Feb 2017
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 400pp h198mm x w129mm 307g ISBN13: 9781408886359 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8635-9 ISBN10: 1408886359 EAN: 9781408886359 x Description: In 1949 Mao Zedong hoisted the red flag over Beijing's Forbidden City. Instead of liberating the country, the communists destroyed the old order and replaced it with a repressive system that would dominate every aspect of Chinese life. In an epic of revolution and violence which draws on newly opened party archives, interviews and memoirs, Frank Dikoetter interweaves the stories of millions of ordinary people with the brutal politics of Mao's court. A gripping account of how people from all walks of life were caught up in a tragedy that sent at least five million civilians to their deaths. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
I Was Vermeer: The Forger who Swindled the Nazis Frank Wynne (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
21 Sep 2017
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 288pp h234mm x w153mm ISBN13: 9781408895856 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9585-6 ISBN10: 1408895854 EAN: 9781408895856 x Description: In 1945, a small-time Dutch art dealer was arrested for selling a forgery of a priceless national treasure - a painting by Vermeer - to Hitler's right-hand man. The charge was treason, the only possible sentence death. And yet Han van Meegeren languished in his dank prison cell, incapable of uttering the words that would set him free: `I am a forger.' This riveting account of greed, hubris, excess, treason and fine art is the story of a failed artist and the greatest forger of all time, who executed a swindle which earned him the equivalent of fifty million dollars and the acclaim of the very critics who had mocked him. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The New Art of Cooking: A Modern Guide to Preparing and Styling Delicious Food Frankie Unsworth (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
28 Jun 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 344pp h265mm x w180mm Colour photography throughout ISBN13: 9781408886731 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8673-1 ISBN10: 1408886731 EAN: 9781408886731 x Description: For food that's as beautiful as any photograph - and tastes every bit as good as it looks. It's true that `we eat with our eyes'. This beautiful, clever book provides a fantastic toolkit straight from the world of professional food styling, and it
promises to change the way you cook for ever. The recipes in The New Art of Cooking include all the little preparation, cooking and serving details that make a difference to the end result: without even trying you'll pick up tips that can be applied to the rest of your repertoire. Recipes include beetroot soup with cream clouds; sticky baked feta; bittersweet seasonal salad; pork belly roast with shaken rhubarb; fancy puffpastry fish pie; chocolate mousse with crushed praline; salted caramel wedding cake; and strawberries and cream ice lollies. From simple workday suppers to indulgent feasts for friends and family, this is an approach that will make your cooking look better than ever and taste wonderful too. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Grief Cottage: A Novel Gail Godwin (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Academic USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
09 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United States Paperback 336pp h210mm x w140mm ISBN13: 9781632867056 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-705-6 ISBN10: 1632867052 EAN: 9781632867056 x Description: Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2017 (Top 10) Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Books 2017 Indie Next Summer 2018 Pick For Reading Groups The haunting tale of a desolate cottage, and the hair-thin junction between this life and the next, from bestselling National Book Award finalist Gail Godwin. After his mother's death, eleven-year-old Marcus is sent to live on a small South Carolina island with his great aunt, a reclusive painter with a haunted past. Aunt Charlotte, otherwise a woman of few words, points out a ruined cottage, telling Marcus she had visited it regularly after she'd moved there thirty years ago because it matched the ruin of her own life. Eventually she was inspired to take up painting so she could capture its utter desolation. The islanders call it "Grief Cottage," because a boy and his parents disappeared from it during a hurricane fifty years before. Their bodies were never found and the cottage has stood empty ever since. During his lonely hours while Aunt Charlotte is in her studio painting and keeping her demons at bay, Marcus visits the cottage daily, building up his courage by coming ever closer, even after the ghost of the boy who died seems to reveal himself. Full of curiosity and open to the unfamiliar and uncanny given the recent upending of his life, he courts the ghost boy, never certain whether the ghost is friendly or follows some sinister agenda. Grief Cottage is the best sort of ghost story, but it is far more than that--an investigation of grief, remorse, and the memories that haunt us. The power and beauty of this artful novel wash over the reader like the waves on a South Carolina beach. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Grief Cottage: A Novel Gail Godwin (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
10 Aug 2017
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Active
Published in: United States Hardback Rough front 336pp h235mm x w156mm 633g With edge trimming such that the front edge is ragged, not neatly and squarely trimmed: AKA deckle edge, feather edge, uncut edge, rough cut ISBN13: 9781632867049 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-704-9 ISBN10: 1632867044 EAN: 9781632867049 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
High Notes: Selected Writings of Gay Talese Gay Talese (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury USA
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Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
09 Mar 2017
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Published in: United States Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 288pp h235mm x w156mm 375g ISBN13: 9781632867469 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-746-9 ISBN10: 163286746X EAN: 9781632867469 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Are We Screwed?: How a New Generation is Fighting to Survive Climate Change Geoff Dembicki (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
16 Nov 2017
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Published in: United States Hardback 320pp h235mm x w156mm 593g ISBN13: 9781632864819 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-481-9 ISBN10: 1632864819 EAN: 9781632864819 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Lincoln in the Bardo: WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2017 George Saunders (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
01 Nov 2017
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 368pp h198mm x w129mm 302g ISBN13: 9781408871775 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7177-5 ISBN10: 1408871777 EAN: 9781408871775 x Description: WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2017 A STORY OF LOVE AFTER DEATH `A masterpiece' Zadie Smith `Extraordinary' Daily Mail `Breathtaking' Observer `A tour de force' The Sunday Times The extraordinary first novel by the bestselling, Folio Prize-winning, National Book Award-shortlisted George Saunders, about Abraham Lincoln and the death of his eleven year old son, Willie, at the dawn of the Civil War The American Civil War rages while President Lincoln's beloved eleven-year-old son lies gravely ill. In a matter of days, Willie dies and is laid to rest in a Georgetown cemetery. Newspapers report that a grief-stricken Lincoln returns to the crypt several times alone to hold his boy's body.
From this seed of historical truth, George Saunders spins an unforgettable story of familial love and loss that breaks free of realism, entering a thrilling, supernatural domain both hilarious and terrifying. Willie Lincoln finds himself trapped in a transitional realm - called, in Tibetan tradition, the bardo - and as ghosts mingle, squabble, gripe and commiserate, and stony tendrils creep towards the boy, a monumental struggle erupts over young Willie's soul. Unfolding over a single night, Lincoln in the Bardo is written with George Saunders' inimitable humour, pathos and grace. Here he invents an exhilarating new form, and is confirmed as one of the most important and influential writers of his generation. Deploying a theatrical, kaleidoscopic panoply of voices - living and dead, historical and fictional - Lincoln in the Bardo poses a timeless question: how do we live and love when we know that everything we hold dear must end? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Brain-Dead Megaphone George Saunders (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
01 Oct 2017
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 272pp h198mm x w129mm 193g ISBN13: 9781408894828 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9482-8 ISBN10: 1408894823 EAN: 9781408894828 x Description: In this, his first collection of essays, Saunders trains his eye on the real world rather than the fictional and reveals it to be brimming with wonderful, marvellous strangeness. As he faces a political and cultural reality saturated with lazy media, false promises and political doublespeak, Saunders invokes the wisdom of American literary heroes Twain, Vonnegut and Barthelme and inspires us to re-examine our assumptions about the world we live in, as we struggle to discover what is really there. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Tenth of December George Saunders (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
02 Nov 2017
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 288pp h198mm x w129mm 205g ISBN13: 9781408894811 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9481-1 ISBN10: 1408894815 EAN: 9781408894811 x Description: WINNER OF THE 2014 FOLIO PRIZE AND SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2013 George Saunders's most wryly hilarious and disturbing collection yet, Tenth of December illuminates human experience and explores figures lost in a labyrinth of troubling preoccupations. A family member recollects a backyard pole dressed for all occasions; Jeff faces horrifying ultimatums and the prospect of DarkenfloxxTM in some unusual drug trials; and Al Roosten hides his own internal monologue behind a winning smile that he hopes will make him popular. With dark visions of the future riffing against ghosts of the past and the ever-settling present, this collection sings with astonishing charm and intensity. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
In Persuasion Nation George Saunders (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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02 Nov 2017
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 272pp h198mm x w129mm 194g ISBN13: 9781408892664 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9266-4 ISBN10: 1408892669 EAN: 9781408892664 x Description: From the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of the 2017 Man Booker Prize winner Lincoln in the Bardo Talking candy bars, baby geniuses, disappointed mothers, castrated dogs, interned teenagers, and moral fables - all in this hilarious and heartbreaking collection by George Saunders, this generation's literary voice of wisdom and humour, for a time when we need it most. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Pastoralia George Saunders (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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02 Nov 2017
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 208pp h198mm x w129mm 152g ISBN13: 9781408870532 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7053-2 ISBN10: 1408870533 EAN: 9781408870532 x Description: `Saunders is an astoundingly tuned voice - graceful, dark, authentic and funny - telling just the kind of stories we need to get us through these times' Thomas Pynchon In PASTORALIA elements of contemporary life are twisted, merged and amplified into a slightly skewed version of modern America. A couple live and work in a caveman theme-park, where speaking is an instantly punishable offence. A born loser attends a self-help seminar where he is encouraged to rid himself of all the people who are `crapping in your oatmeal'. And a male exotic dancer and his family are terrorised by their decomposing aunt who visits them with a solemn message from beyond the grave. With an uncanny combination of deadpan naturalism and uproarious humour, George Saunders creates a world that is both indelibly original and yet hauntingly familiar ... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil George Saunders (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
02 Nov 2017
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 112pp h198mm x w129mm 87g ISBN13: 9781408870525 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7052-5 ISBN10: 1408870525 EAN: 9781408870525 x Description: From the No. 1 New York Times Bestselling Author of the novel Lincoln in the Bardo, and the story collection Tenth of December, winner of the Folio Prize for Fiction 2014 Welcome to Inner Horner, a nation so small it can only accommodate one citizen at a time. But when Inner Horner suddenly shrinks, forcing three-
quarters of the citizen in residence over the border into Outer Horner territory, the Outer Hornerites declare an Invasion in Progress, having fallen under the spell of the power-hungry and demagogic Phil. So begins his brief and very frightening reign... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Congratulations, by the way: Some Thoughts on Kindness George Saunders (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
02 Nov 2017
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback With flaps 64pp h178mm x w111mm 95g ISBN13: 9781408899403 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9940-3 ISBN10: 140889940X EAN: 9781408899403 x Description: 'Here's something I know to be true, although it's a little corny, and I don't quite know what to do with it: What I regret most in my life are failures of kindness' Three months after George Saunders gave a convocation address at Syracuse University, a transcript of that speech was posted on the website of The New York Times, where its simple, uplifting message struck a deep chord. Within days, it had been shared more than one million times. Why? Because Saunders's words tap into a desire in all of us to lead kinder, more fulfilling lives. Powerful, funny, and wise, Congratulations, by the way is an inspiring message from one of today's most influential and original writers. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Lincoln in the Bardo: WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2017 George Saunders (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Mar 2017
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Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 368pp h234mm x w153mm 687g ISBN13: 9781408871744 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7174-4 ISBN10: 1408871742 EAN: 9781408871744 x Description: WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2017 A STORY OF LOVE AFTER DEATH `A masterpiece' Zadie Smith `Extraordinary' Daily Mail `Breathtaking' Observer `A tour de force' The Sunday Times The extraordinary first novel by the bestselling, Folio Prize-winning, National Book Award-shortlisted George Saunders, about Abraham Lincoln and the death of his eleven year old son, Willie, at the dawn of the Civil War The American Civil War rages while President Lincoln's beloved eleven-year-old son lies gravely ill. In a matter of days, Willie dies and is laid to rest in a Georgetown cemetery. Newspapers report that a grief-stricken Lincoln returns to the crypt several times alone to hold his boy's body. From this seed of historical truth, George Saunders spins an unforgettable story of familial love and loss that breaks free of realism, entering a thrilling, supernatural domain both hilarious and terrifying. Willie Lincoln finds himself trapped in a transitional realm - called, in Tibetan tradition, the bardo - and as ghosts mingle, squabble, gripe and commiserate, and stony tendrils creep towards the boy, a monumental struggle erupts over young Willie's soul.
Unfolding over a single night, Lincoln in the Bardo is written with George Saunders' inimitable humour, pathos and grace. Here he invents an exhilarating new form, and is confirmed as one of the most important and influential writers of his generation. Deploying a theatrical, kaleidoscopic panoply of voices - living and dead, historical and fictional - Lincoln in the Bardo poses a timeless question: how do we live and love when we know that everything we hold dear must end? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Lincoln in the Bardo: WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2017 George Saunders (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
14 Feb 2017
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 368pp h234mm x w153mm 559g ISBN13: 9781408871751 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7175-1 ISBN10: 1408871750 EAN: 9781408871751 x Description: WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2017 A STORY OF LOVE AFTER DEATH `A masterpiece' Zadie Smith `Extraordinary' Daily Mail `Breathtaking' Observer `A tour de force' The Sunday Times The extraordinary first novel by the bestselling, Folio Prize-winning, National Book Award-shortlisted George Saunders, about Abraham Lincoln and the death of his eleven year old son, Willie, at the dawn of the Civil War The American Civil War rages while President Lincoln's beloved eleven-year-old son lies gravely ill. In a matter of days, Willie dies and is laid to rest in a Georgetown cemetery. Newspapers report that a grief-stricken Lincoln returns to the crypt several times alone to hold his boy's body. From this seed of historical truth, George Saunders spins an unforgettable story of familial love and loss that breaks free of realism, entering a thrilling, supernatural domain both hilarious and terrifying. Willie Lincoln finds himself trapped in a transitional realm - called, in Tibetan tradition, the bardo - and as ghosts mingle, squabble, gripe and commiserate, and stony tendrils creep towards the boy, a monumental struggle erupts over young Willie's soul. Unfolding over a single night, Lincoln in the Bardo is written with George Saunders' inimitable humour, pathos and grace. Here he invents an exhilarating new form, and is confirmed as one of the most important and influential writers of his generation. Deploying a theatrical, kaleidoscopic panoply of voices - living and dead, historical and fictional - Lincoln in the Bardo poses a timeless question: how do we live and love when we know that everything we hold dear must end? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Gun Room Georgina Harding (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
20 Apr 2017
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 224pp h198mm x w129mm 162g ISBN13: 9781408869819 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-6981-9 ISBN10: 1408869810 EAN: 9781408869819 x Description: The memory of war will stay with a man longer than anything else. Dawn, mist clearing over rice fields, a burning Vietnamese village, and a young photographer takes the shot that might make his career. The image, of
a staring soldier in the midst of mayhem, will become one of the great photographs of the war. But what Jonathan has seen in that village is more than he can bear... He flees to Japan, to lose himself in the vastness of Tokyo, and to take different kinds of pictures: of streets and crowds and cherry blossom - and of a girl with whom he is no longer lost. Yet even here his history will catch up with him: that photograph and his responsibility in taking it; his responsibility as a witness to war, and to other events buried deep in his past. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Land of the Living Georgina Harding (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
01 Nov 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 240pp h216mm x w135mm ISBN13: 9781408896242 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9624-2 ISBN10: 1408896249 EAN: 9781408896242 x Description: A luminous and profound meditation on the devastations of trauma in the wake of the Second World War, from a writer at the height of her powers Every time the dream came it was different and yet he felt that he had dreamt it exactly that way before. The trees, there were always the trees, and the mist and the shadows and the running. Charlie's experiences at the Battle of Kohima and the months he spent lost in the remote jungles of Assam are now history. Home and settled on a farm in Norfolk and newly married to Claire, he is one of the lucky survivors. Starting a family and working the land seem the best things a man can be doing. But a chasm exists between them. Memories flood Charlie's mind; at night, on rain-slicked roads and misty mornings in the fields, the past can feel more real than the present. What should be said and what left unsaid? Is it possible to find connection and forge a new life in the wake of unfathomable horror? A beautifully conceived, deftly controlled and delicately wrought meditation on the isolating impact of war and the inescapable reach of the past, Georgina Harding's haunting and lyrical novel questions the very nature of survival, and what it is that the living owe the dead. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Land of the Living Georgina Harding (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
01 Nov 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 240pp h216mm x w135mm ISBN13: 9781408896235 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9623-5 ISBN10: 1408896230 EAN: 9781408896235 x Description: A luminous and profound meditation on the devastations of trauma in the wake of the Second World War, from a writer at the height of her powers Every time the dream came it was different and yet he felt that he had dreamt it exactly that way before. The trees, there were always the trees, and the mist and the shadows and the running. Charlie's experiences at the Battle of Kohima and the months he spent lost in the remote jungles of Assam are now history. Home and settled on a farm in Norfolk and newly married to Claire, he is one of the lucky survivors. Starting a family and working the land seem the best things a man can be doing.
But a chasm exists between them. Memories flood Charlie's mind; at night, on rain-slicked roads and misty mornings in the fields, the past can feel more real than the present. What should be said and what left unsaid? Is it possible to find connection and forge a new life in the wake of unfathomable horror? A beautifully conceived, deftly controlled and delicately wrought meditation on the isolating impact of war and the inescapable reach of the past, Georgina Harding's haunting and lyrical novel questions the very nature of survival, and what it is that the living owe the dead. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Change: Women, Ageing and the Menopause Germaine Greer (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
17 May 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 496pp h234mm x w153mm ISBN13: 9781408886380 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8638-0 ISBN10: 1408886383 EAN: 9781408886380 x Description: The seminal, ground-breaking and controversial feminist text on the menopause, revised and updated When The Change was published in 1991, `menopause' was a word of fear. Then, as now, expensive magazines advertised even more expensive anti-ageing preparations, none of which worked. Big pharma was pushing replacement hormones, but doctors were dragging their feet. Some women told horror stories of their experiences with replacement hormones; others called them lifesavers. Nobody knew why some women went through this change of life without difficulty. What was working for them, when other women were tormented almost to madness? It seemed that we were close to an answer to that question, but that was before large-scale studies revealed that the protective effects of hormone replacement had been vastly exaggerated; given the perceived increase in the risk of life-threatening disease, the studies had to be called off. Now more than ever, amid the clamour of online chatrooms and promotions for a vast array of alternative therapies, the individual woman has to manage her passage through menopause for herself. In The Change, Germaine Greer provides a commonsense guide to a very interesting and important stage of women's lives. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Sagrada Familia: Gaudi's Heaven on Earth Gijs van Hensbergen (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
03 May 2018
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 224pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781408854792 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-5479-2 ISBN10: 1408854791 EAN: 9781408854792 x Description: 'Exquisite ... A wonderment of an essay about a wonderment of a building' Paul Preston Its scaffolding-cloaked spires reach up to the heavens, dominating the Barcelona skyline and drawing in millions of visitors every year. What seduces our attention is perhaps a combination: not only its almost megalomaniac ambition and architectural extravagance but the sheer longevity of its construction. Its creator, Antoni Gaudi, 'God's Architect', saw the first stone laid on 19 March 1882 and yet it is unlikely to be completed until 2026 at the very earliest. It has survived two World Wars, the ravages of the Spanish Civil War and the 'Hunger Years' of Franco's rule. It has defied the critics, the
penny-pinching accountants, the conservative town-planners and the slaves to sterile modernism to witness the most momentous changes in society and history. The Sagrada Familia explores the evolution of this remarkable building, working through the decades right up to the present day before looking beyond to the final stretch of its construction. It is at once a guidebook and a chronological history, and a moving and compelling study of man's aspiration towards the divine. Rich in detail, vast in scope, this is a revelatory and authoritative study of a building and its place in history and the genius that created it. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Sagrada Familia: Gaudi's Heaven on Earth Gijs van Hensbergen (Author) Series:
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Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
18 May 2017
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Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 224pp h216mm x w135mm 354g ISBN13: 9781408854778 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-5477-8 ISBN10: 1408854775 EAN: 9781408854778 x Description: A definitive and illuminating biography of one of the most famous - and most famously unfinished - buildings in the world, the Sagrada Familia of Barcelona. Its scaffolding-cloaked spires reach up to the heavens, dominating the Barcelona skyline and drawing in millions of visitors every year. What seduces our attention is perhaps a combination: not only its almost megalomaniac ambition and architectural extravagance but the sheer longevity of its construction. Its creator, Antoni Gaudi, 'God's Architect', saw the first stone laid on 19 March 1882 and yet it is unlikely to be completed until 2026 at the very earliest. It has survived two World Wars, the ravages of the Spanish Civil War and the 'Hunger Years' of Franco's rule. It has defied the critics, the penny-pinching accountants, the conservative town-planners and the slaves to sterile modernism to witness the most momentous changes in society and history. The Sagrada Familia explores the evolution of this remarkable building, working through the decades right up to the present day before looking beyond to the final stretch of its construction. It is at once a guidebook and a chronological history, and a moving and compelling study of man's aspiration towards the divine. Rich in detail, vast in scope, this is a revelatory and authoritative study of a building and its place in history and the genius that created it. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Isabella of Castile: Europe's First Great Queen Giles Tremlett (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
01 Oct 2017
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 624pp h198mm x w129mm 523g 2x8 page colour inserts ISBN13: 9781408854068 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-5406-8 ISBN10: 1408854066 EAN: 9781408854068 x Description: 'Packed with vivid character sketches and lyrical description, Tremlett has told a gripping story, full of beauty and darkness' The Times In 1474, a twenty-three year old woman ascended the throne of Castile, the largest and strongest kingdom in Spain. Ahead of her lay the considerable challenge not only of being a young, female ruler in an overwhelmingly male-dominated world, but also of reforming a major European kingdom that was riddled with crime, corruption, and violent political factionism. Her marriage to Ferdinand of Aragon was crucial to her success, bringing together as it did two kingdoms, but it was a royal partnership in which Isabella more than held her own. Her pivotal reign was long and transformative, uniting
Spain and laying the foundations not just of modern Spain, but of the one of the world's greatest empires. With authority and flair, acclaimed historian Giles Tremlett Tremlett relates the story of this legendary, if controversial, first initiate in a small club of great European queens that includes Elizabeth I of England, Russia's Catherine the Great, and Britain's Queen Victoria. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Fewer, Better Things: The Hidden Wisdom of Objects Glenn Adamson (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Academic USA
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Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
01 Nov 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United States Hardback 272pp h210mm x w140mm black & white Illustrations throughout ISBN13: 9781632869647 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-964-7 ISBN10: 1632869640 EAN: 9781632869647 x Description: From the former director of the Museum of Arts and Design in New York, a timely and passionate case for the role of the well-designed object in the digital age. Curator and scholar Glenn Adamson opens Fewer, Better Things by contrasting his beloved childhood teddy bear to the smartphones and digital tablets children have today. He laments that many children and adults are losing touch with the material objects that have nurtured human development for thousands of years. The objects are still here, but we seem to care less and know less about them. In his presentations to groups, he often asks an audience member what he or she knows about the chair the person is sitting in. Few people know much more than whether it's made of wood, plastic, or metal. If we know little about how things are made, it's hard to remain connected to the world around us. Fewer, Better Things explores the history of craft in its many forms, explaining how raw materials, tools, design, and technique come together to produce beauty and utility in handmade or manufactured items. Whether describing the implements used in a traditional Japanese tea ceremony, the use of woodworking tools, or the use of new fabrication technologies, Adamson writes expertly and lovingly about the aesthetics of objects, and the care and attention that goes into producing them. Reading this wise and elegant book is a truly transformative experience. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
High Noon: The Hollywood Blacklist and the Making of an American Classic Glenn Frankel (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
03 May 2018
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Published in: United States Paperback 400pp h235mm x w156mm 2 x 8-page B&W insert ISBN13: 9781620409497 ISBN13: 978-1-62040-949-7 ISBN10: 1620409496 EAN: 9781620409497 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Grid: The Fraying Wires Between Americans and Our Energy Future Gretchen Bakke, Ph.D. (McGill University, Canada) (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury USA
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Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
21 Sep 2017
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Published in: United States Paperback 384pp h210mm x w140mm 388g B&W illustrations throughout ISBN13: 9781632865687 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-568-7 ISBN10: 1632865688 EAN: 9781632865687 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Last Fighting Tommy: The Life of Harry Patch, Last Veteran of the Trenches, 1898-2009 Richard van Emden (Author) Harry Patch (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
08 Feb 2018
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 272pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781408897225 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9722-5 ISBN10: 1408897229 EAN: 9781408897225 x Description: `An extraordinary biography by the very last witness of a devastating four years in British history' Daily Mail On 17 June 2009, Harry Patch celebrated his 111th birthday. At the time, he was the last living British Tommy who had fought in the trenches during the First World War. Now that direct link with the past has gone. From Patch's vivid memories of an Edwardian childhood, through the horrors of the battles of Ypres and Passchendaele to working on the home front in the Second World War and fame in later life as a veteran, The Last Fighting Tommy is the story of an ordinary man's extraordinary life. A hundred years after the end of the Great War, this powerful account of a life defined by those four devastating years remains as important and relevant as ever. This updated edition includes a new introduction, as well as previously unseen photographs. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Shadowless Hasan Ali Toptas (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
19 Apr 2018
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 320pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781408850893 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-5089-3 ISBN10: 1408850893 EAN: 9781408850893 x Description: 'A knotty, postmodern tale. The quicksilver narrative slips between dream, memory and reality ... A beguiling enigma' Financial Times In an Anatolian village forgotten both by God and the government, the muhtar has been elected leader for the sixteenth successive year. When he staggers to bed that night, drunk on raki and his own well-deserved success, the village is prosperous. But when he is woken by his wife the next evening he discovers that Nuri, the barber, has disappeared without a trace in the dead of night, and the community begins to fracture.
In a nameless town far, far away, Nuri walks into a barbershop as if from a dream, not knowing how he has arrived. Try as he might, he cannot grasp the strands of his memory. The facts of his past life shift and evade him, and as other customers come and go, they too struggle to recall how they got there... Blurring the lines of reality to terrific effect, Shadowless is both a compelling mystery and an enduring evocation of displacement from one of the finest, most exciting voices in Turkish literature today. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Shadowless Hasan Ali Toptas (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
20 Apr 2017
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Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 320pp h216mm x w135mm 464g ISBN13: 9781408850824 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-5082-4 ISBN10: 1408850826 EAN: 9781408850824 x Description: Hasan Ali Toptas exquisitely weaves an enigmatic, mystical tale of memory and identity, displacement and belonging `I'm a barber,' he said. `I come from afar. Across lands already forgotten...' In an Anatolian village forgotten both by God and the government, the muhtar has been elected leader for the sixteenth successive year. When he staggers to bed that night, drunk on raki and his own well-deserved success, the village is prosperous. But when he is woken by his wife the next evening he discovers that Nuri, the barber, has disappeared without a trace in the dead of night, and the community begins to fracture. In a nameless town far, far away, Nuri walks into a barbershop as if from a dream, not knowing how he has arrived. Try as he might, he cannot grasp the strands of his memory. The facts of his past life shift and evade him, and as other customers come and go, they too struggle to recall how they got there... Blurring the lines of reality to terrific effect, Shadowless is both a compelling mystery and an enduring evocation of displacement from one of the finest, most exciting voices in Turkish literature today. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Summer Before the War Helen Simonson (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Mar 2017
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 592pp h198mm x w129mm 405g ISBN13: 9781408837665 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-3766-5 ISBN10: 1408837668 EAN: 9781408837665 x Description: It is late summer in East Sussex, 1914. Amidst the season's splendour, fiercely independent Beatrice Nash arrives in the coastal town of Rye to fill a teaching position at the local grammar school. There she is taken under the wing of formidable matriarch Agatha Kent, who, along with her charming nephews, tries her best to welcome Beatrice to a place that remains stubbornly resistant to the idea of female teachers. But just as Beatrice comes alive to the beauty of the Sussex landscape, and the colourful characters that populate Rye, the perfect summer is about to end. For the unimaginable is coming - and soon the limits of progress, and the old ways, will be tested as this small town goes to war. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Road Taken: The History and Future of America's Infrastructure Henry Petroski (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury USA
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Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
20 Apr 2017
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Published in: United States Paperback 336pp h210mm x w140mm 348g B&W illustrations throughout. ISBN13: 9781632863621 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-362-1 ISBN10: 1632863626 EAN: 9781632863621 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
My Own Dear Brother Holly Muller (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
12 Jan 2017
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 464pp h198mm x w129mm 318g ISBN13: 9781408866795 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-6679-5 ISBN10: 140886679X EAN: 9781408866795 x Description: It is 1944, and war has taken the men in Nazi-controlled Austria to the front line. For thirteen-year-old Ursula Hildesheim life in the village of Felddorf remains almost as it was: bullied by her schoolmates, idly thieving from the village shop, enlisted in endless chores by her mama and sister and running wild with her adored older brother Anton. But when Russian prisoners escape from the local concentration camp, her mama starts an affair with a married man, her friend goes missing and her brother's allegiance to the Hitler Youth emerges in shocking ways, Ursula finds herself alone, disturbed by dark memories, and surrounded by threat. In this new world of conflict, Ursula discovers a bravery she has never known before and is forced to recognise that danger comes not only from the enemy at the door but from the enemy within. My Own Dear Brother is a remarkable coming-of-age story and an unflinching study of both cruelty and courage. Rich in folklore, it introduces a daring young heroine and a powerful new literary voice. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Dog's Last Walk: (and Other Pieces) Howard Jacobson (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
08 Mar 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 304pp h198mm x w129mm 212g ISBN13: 9781408845127 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-4512-7 ISBN10: 1408845121 EAN: 9781408845127 x Description: `The author's prose is always a delight ... a book that manages the high-wire act of being genuinely funny while dispensing genuine wisdom' Times Literary Supplement
Week after week, for eighteen years, the Booker Prize-winning novelist Howard Jacobson wrote a weekly column for the Independent, reflecting in inimitable style on the sacred and the profane in turn, the frivolous and the serious, the deeply personal and the most universal. The shame and humiliation inherent in death is explored with frank astuteness. Matisse, darts and the power of love are celebrated; while cyclists are very much censured. And meanwhile, a beloved old Labrador walks his last walk as life elsewhere hurtles on and away... The Dog's Last Walk is a collection of wisdom and iconoclasm for our uncertain times, and one that reveals one of our greatest writers in all his humanity. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Dog's Last Walk: (and Other Pieces) Howard Jacobson (Author) Series:
Edition:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
18 Jun 2015
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 304pp h234mm x w153mm 461g ISBN13: 9781408845295 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-4529-5 ISBN10: 1408845296 EAN: 9781408845295 x Description: `The author's prose is always a delight ... a book that manages the high-wire act of being genuinely funny while dispensing genuine wisdom' Times Literary Supplement Week after week, for eighteen years, the Booker Prize-winning novelist Howard Jacobson wrote a weekly column for the Independent, reflecting in inimitable style on the sacred and the profane in turn, the frivolous and the serious, the deeply personal and the most universal. The shame and humiliation inherent in death is explored with frank astuteness. Matisse, darts and the power of love are celebrated; while cyclists are very much censured. And meanwhile, a beloved old Labrador walks his last walk as life elsewhere hurtles on and away... The Dog's Last Walk is a collection of wisdom and iconoclasm for our uncertain times, and one that reveals one of our greatest writers in all his humanity. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Dog's Last Walk: (and Other Pieces) Howard Jacobson (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Mar 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 304pp h234mm x w153mm 590g ISBN13: 9781408845288 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-4528-8 ISBN10: 1408845288 EAN: 9781408845288 x Description: `The author's prose is always a delight ... a book that manages the high-wire act of being genuinely funny while dispensing genuine wisdom' Times Literary Supplement Week after week, for eighteen years, the Booker Prize-winning novelist Howard Jacobson wrote a weekly column for the Independent, reflecting in inimitable style on the sacred and the profane in turn, the frivolous and the serious, the deeply personal and the most universal. The shame and humiliation inherent in death is explored with frank astuteness. Matisse, darts and the power of love are celebrated; while cyclists are very much censured. And meanwhile, a beloved old Labrador walks his last walk as life elsewhere hurtles on and away... The Dog's Last Walk is a collection of wisdom and iconoclasm for our uncertain times, and one that reveals one of our greatest writers in all his humanity.
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River Cottage Fruit Every Day! Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
14 May 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 416pp h246mm x w189mm Colour photography throughout ISBN13: 9781408888513 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8851-3 ISBN10: 1408888513 EAN: 9781408888513 x Description: Fruit is pretty much the perfect food: bountiful, delicious and colourful, it also helps us to fight infection, stresses and strains. But why are we still a nation that thinks it's a bit racy to slice a banana onto our cornflakes in the morning? A 'piece of fruit' in a lunch box, on the breakfast table or at the end of a meal is all very well, but fruit is so much more exciting than this, and we don't eat nearly enough of the stuff. Perhaps this is because we don't always understand how to use it in our cooking, or how to choose the best fruit for the season. Hugh sets out to address this head on. With 180 delicious recipes, River Cottage Fruit Every Day! will show you how to enjoy a broader eating experience and make fruit easy, fun and irresistible. You'll find recipes for all the wonderful seasonal fruit that grows in this country, and learn how to make the most of fruit from other parts of the world. Recipes include marinated lamb and fig kebabs; barbecued pork chops with peaches and sage; venison stew with damsons; and parsnip and apple cakes. There are also fresh and zingy salads as well as gorgeous cakes, tarts, pies, crumbles and puddings. With glorious photography from Simon Wheeler, this book will bring amazing new fruity vitality and flavour to your food. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
River Cottage Veg Every Day! Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
03 May 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 416pp h246mm x w189mm Colour photography throughout ISBN13: 9781408888520 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8852-0 ISBN10: 1408888521 EAN: 9781408888520 x Description: Why don't we eat more veg? They're healthy, cost-effective and, above all, delicious. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall believes that we should all be eating more of the good stuff, as he explains in this brilliant book. He's come up with an abundance of veg-tastic recipes, including a warm salad of grilled courgettes, lemon, garlic, mint and mozzarella, a winter giant couscous salad with herbs and walnuts, radishes with butter and salt, lemony guacamole, linguine with mint and almond pesto and cherry tomatoes, baby carrot risotto, new potato gnocchi, a summer stir-fry with green veg, ginger, garlic and sesame, a winter stir-fry with Brussels sprouts, shiitake mushrooms and five-spice, a cheesy tomato tart, a spring onion gallette, roast jacket chips with merguez spices and spiced yoghurt, curried bubble and squeak, scrambled eggs and asparagus with lemon, tomato gazpacho, pea and parsley soup, roast squash wedges, baba ganoush, beetroot houmous, spinach pasties and barbecued corn on the cob. With over 200 recipes and vibrant photography from Simon Wheeler, River Cottage Veg Every Day is a timely eulogy to the glorious green stuff. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
River Cottage Much More Veg: 175 delicious plant-based vegan recipes Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
21 Sep 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 416pp h246mm x w189mm 1389g Colour photography throughout ISBN13: 9781408869000 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-6900-0 ISBN10: 1408869004 EAN: 9781408869000 x Description: 'What's the central aim? To make vegetables delicious, to make them irresistible, to come up with a whole bunch of recipes that are easy, family-friendly, and just make it that much easier to put a load of veg into your diet every single day.' Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall Hugh's River Cottage Veg Every Day! became the UK's best-selling vegetable cookbook, persuading us through sheer temptation to make vegetables the mainstay of our daily cooking. In this much-anticipated follow-up, Hugh delivers more irresistible recipes, and this time, takes things one step further. Fuelled by his passionate belief that plant foods should be the dominant force in our kitchens, Hugh has put cheese, butter, cream, eggs, and refined flour and sugar firmly to one side. Instead, he uses veg, fruit, wholegrains, nuts, seeds, spices and cold-pressed oils to explore the length and breadth of what can be achieved with natural, unprocessed plant foods. River Cottage Much More Veg! makes it clear that unadulterated ingredients are the very best building blocks for delicious and healthy meals. In typical Hugh style, the recipes are easy, utterly foolproof and delicious. All but a handful are gluten-free, and at least half the dishes require 20 minutes (or less) hands-on work time. With recipes such as Roast squash and chickpeas with spicy apricot sauce, Blackened cauliflower with pecans and tahini, Spiced beetroot, radicchio and orange traybake, Celeriac and seaweed miso broth, Seared summer cabbage with rosemary, chilli and capers, and Baked celery agrodolce, River Cottage Much More Veg! demonstrates how easy it is to make versatile, plentiful and delicious vegetables the bedrock of your diet. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
River Cottage Easy Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Mar 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 416pp h246mm x w189mm 1420g ISBN13: 9781408888490 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8849-0 ISBN10: 1408888491 EAN: 9781408888490 x Description: First published as Hugh's Three Good Things in 2012. How often have you wished there was a magic formula to make cooking easier? Well, there is. Put just three good things together on a plate and, somehow, the whole is always greater and more delicious than the sum of its parts. Looking back over nearly two decades of professional cookery, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has worked out the winning combinations. Salty, sweet, crunchy. Sharp, rich, crumbly. Hot, bland, crisp. Think scones with jam and cream, fish and chips with mushy peas, or porridge with golden syrup and cream. Hugh has used this simple formula to create more than 175 inspiring recipes, both well-loved classics and brand new ideas, based on trios like squash, ricotta and ham; aubergine, tomatoes and chickpeas; clams, tomatoes and garlic; chicken, tomatoes and tarragon; pork, potatoes and apples; pasta, courgettes and mozzarella; strawberries, cream and shortbread; and chocolate, ginger and digestives ... The list goes on. With sumptuous photography from Simon Wheeler, this book will unlock a whole new world of fantastic food. Easy cooking with three delicious ingredients. It really is that simple. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
River Cottage Light & Easy: Healthy Recipes for Every Day Hugh FearnleyWhittingstall (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Mar 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 416pp h246mm x w189mm 1424g ISBN13: 9781408888476 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8847-6 ISBN10: 1408888475 EAN: 9781408888476 x Description: 'Eating more healthily isn't about denial. For example, reducing one's dependence on wheat flour and dairy ingredients, which don't appear at all in this book, turns out to be a delicious voyage of discovery. New grains, new oils, new tastes, new combinations: it all adds up to a new zest for life.' Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall Ever lack the time or inspiration to cook a nourishing meal after a hectic day? Delicious, health-giving food doesn't have to be time-consuming and complicated. In River Cottage Light & Easy Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall delivers wholesome delights with zero compromise on taste for all occasions - from brilliant breakfasts to goodness on the go, from crunchy salads to simple roasts and hotpots, from nutrient-packed fish dishes to lighter breads, baking and treats (we all need those!). Each recipe is dairy-free and wheat-free, and all are guaranteed to bring a fresh energy and vitality to your everyday cooking and eating. The 170 flavour-hitting recipes include: easy almond milk, pumpkin seed drop scones, savoury buckwheat galettes, wheat-free spinachy wraps, rye grissini, swede and smoky bacon soup, fragrant Asian broth, raw courgette and fennel salad with peanut dressing, Nordic slaw with rye crumbs, fishrizo with broad beans, speedy fish and tomato curry, easiest ever storecupboard fishcakes, spiced beef with bashed beans, aromatic nutty chicken, lamb and cashew curry, smashed roast Jerusalem artichokes, beetroot burgers, perky pestos, feisty salsas, rhubarb, apple and ginger pie, peach and orange sorbet, chocolate and avocado mousse, chestnut marmalade muffins and life-loving brownies... With striking photography from Simon Wheeler, this beautiful book provides solutions to creating the most nourishing and healthy of meals as quickly and easily as possible. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
River Cottage Every Day Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
26 Jan 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 416pp h246mm x w189mm 1405g ISBN13: 9781408888483 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8848-3 ISBN10: 1408888483 EAN: 9781408888483 x Description: Putting food on the table for the family quickly and economically doesn't mean you have to compromise on quality. This book shows how Hugh's approach to food can be adapted to suit any growing, working family, or busy young singles and couples for that matter. Breakfast, baking, lunchboxes, quick suppers, healthy snacks, eating on the move and weekend cooking for the week ahead - all these, and more, are covered in River Cottage Every Day. As Hugh says: 'I make no prior assumptions about where you shop, what you may or may not know about growing vegetables or keeping livestock, whether you can tell the difference between a swede and turnip, or know what to do with a belly of pork and a breast of lamb. Instead, I'll show you easy and confidence-inspiring ways with cuts of meat, types of fish and other ingredients you may not have tried before. And I'll offer you new approaches that I hope will breathe new life to familiar staples, like rice, spuds, beans, and your daily bread. Above all, I intend to tempt you irresistibly towards a better life with food, with a whole raft of recipes that I think you will love. I hope some of them will
become your absolute favourites, and the favourites of your dear friends and beloved family. I hope that the dishes you like best will infiltrate and influence your cooking, giving you increased confidence and fresh ideas. In short, I hope that before long, cooking simple and delicious food from the best seasonal ingredients becomes second nature and first priority for you, not just once in a while, but every day.' _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Stress Test: How Pressure Can Make You Stronger and Sharper Ian Robertson (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
18 May 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 256pp h198mm x w129mm 184g ISBN13: 9781408860397 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-6039-7 ISBN10: 1408860392 EAN: 9781408860397 x Description: Why is it that some people react to seemingly trivial emotional upset - like failing an unimportant exam - with distress, while others power through life-changing tragedies showing barely any emotional upset whatsoever? How do some people shine brilliantly at public speaking when others stumble with their words and seem on the verge of an anxiety attack? Why do some people sink into all-consuming depression when life has dealt them a poor hand, while in others it merely increases their resilience? The difference between too much pressure and too little can result in either debilitating stress or enduring demotivation in extreme situations. However, the right level of challenge and stress can help people to flourish and achieve more than they ever thought possible. In The Stress Test, clinical psychologist and cognitive neuroscientist Professor Ian Robertson, armed with over four decades of research, reveals how we can shape our brain's response to pressure and answers the question: can stress ever be a good thing? The Stress Test is a revelatory study of how and why we react to pressure in the way we do, with real practical benefit to how we live. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
El Narco: The Bloody Rise of Mexican Drug Cartels Ioan Grillo (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
26 Jan 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 336pp h198mm x w129mm 262g 16pp colour plate sections ISBN13: 9781408889466 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8946-6 ISBN10: 1408889463 EAN: 9781408889466 x Description: 'War' is no exaggeration in discussing the bloodshed that has terrorized Mexico in the past decades. As rival cartels battle for control of a billion-dollar drug trade, the body count- 23,000 dead in five years - and sheer horror beggar the imagination of journalistic witnesses. Cartel gunmen have shot up schools and rehabilitation centers, and murdered the entire families of those who defy them. Reformers and law enforcement officials have been gunned down within hours of taking office. Headless corpses are dumped on streets to intimidate rivals, and severed heads are rolled onto dancefloors as messages to would-be opponents. And the war is creeping northward. El Narco is the story of the ultraviolent criminal organizations that have turned huge areas of Mexico into a combat zone. It is a piercing portrait of a drug trade that turns ordinary men into mass murderers, as well as a diagnosis of what drives the cartels and what gives them such power. Veteran Mexico correspondent Ioan Grillo traces the gangs from their origins as smugglers to their present status as criminal empires. The narco cartels are a threat to the Mexican government, and their violence has now reached as far as North Carolina. El Narco is required reading for anyone concerned about one of the most important news stories of the decade. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Gangster Warlords: Drug Dollars, Killing Fields, and the New Politics of Latin America Ioan Grillo (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
12 Jan 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 384pp h198mm x w129mm 293g 1 x 16 page colour insert ISBN13: 9781408845912 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-4591-2 ISBN10: 1408845911 EAN: 9781408845912 x Description: In a ranch south of Texas, the man known as The Executioner dumps five hundred body parts in metal barrels. In Brazil's biggest city, a mysterious prisoner orders hit-men to gun down forty-one police officers and prison guards in two days. In southern Mexico, a crystal meth maker is venerated as a saint while imposing Old Testament justice on his enemies. A new kind of criminal kingpin has arisen: part CEO, part terrorist, and part rock star, unleashing guerrilla attacks, strong-arming governments and taking over much of the world's trade in narcotics, guns and humans. Who are these new masters of death? What personal qualities and life experiences have made them into such bloodthirsty leaders of men? What do they represent and stand for? What has happened in the Americas to allow them to grow and flourish? Author of the critically acclaimed El Narco: Inside Mexico's Criminal Insurgency, Ioan Grillo has covered Latin America since 2001, and gained access to every level of the cartel chain-of-command in what he calls the new battlefields of the Americas. Moving between militia-controlled ghettos and the halls of top policy-makers, Grillo provides a new and disturbing understanding of a war that has spiralled out of control - one that people across the political spectrum need to confront now. Gangster Warlords is the first definitive account of the crime wars now wracking Central and South America and the Caribbean. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
How to Get Rid of a Vampire Using Ketchup, Garlic Cloves and a Bit of Imagination J.M. Erre (Author) Sander Berg (Translated by) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Alma Books Ltd
Publisher:
Alma Books Ltd
Pub Date:
22 Jun 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Language: English Translated From: French Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 176pp h198mm x w128mm 172g b/w ISBN13: 9781846884221 ISBN13: 978-1-84688-422-1 ISBN10: 1846884225 EAN: 9781846884221 x Description: Zazie has just received a beautiful new notebook, and decides to keep a diary. Brimming with imagination, she writes down her impressions of her cat Roudoudou, her awful cousin Lucas and her new teacher, Mr Labat - who, with his pale skin and blood-red lips, must surely be a vampire! In order to save her life and those of her classmates, Zazie must find a way to get rid of Mr Labat - and what better way than by following the advice found in Bram Stoker's Dracula... Sparkling, funny and a bit wacky, How to Get Rid of a Vampire (Using Ketchup, Garlic Cloves and a Bit of Imagination) is as entertaining and original as its brave and loveable heroine. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Jacobites: A New History of the '45 Rebellion Jacqueline Riding (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
06 Apr 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 608pp h198mm x w129mm 490g BW images throughout ISBN13: 9781408867648 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-6764-8 ISBN10: 1408867648 EAN: 9781408867648 x Description: The 1745 Jacobite Rebellion was a turning point in British history. When Charles Edward Stuart, commonly known as the Young Pretender, sailed from France to Scotland in July 1745, and with only a handful of supporters to claim the throne for his exiled father, few people within Britain were alarmed. But after he raised the Stuart standard at Glenfinnan in the Western Highlands, destroyed a contingent of the British army at Prestonpans near Edinburgh, and then marched south into England, swiftly reaching Derby, the rising threatened to destabilise the British state, dethrone King George and the Hanoverian dynasty, while disrupting Britain's military capability in Europe and colonial activities in America and beyond. Less than four decades after the controversial Act of Union between Scotland and England, arrogance and incompetence on the part of government ministers had allowed the small danger Charles and his Jacobite army had initially posed to escalate into a full-scale civil war: part of the on-going dynastic, political and ideological struggle for the heart and soul of this new nation. Yet the reality of the '45 continues to be obscured by fiction and myth, as personified by the heroic, gallant but doomed `Bonnie Prince Charlie' versus the heartless victor, `Butcher' Cumberland. In the years 1745-6 nothing was certain. While utilising past and recent scholarship, this magnificent account draws extensively on a wealth of contemporary sources, revealing the thoughts and feelings of the key players and local eyewitnesses as these extraordinary events played out. What emerges is a story more complex, paradoxical and even tragic than the myth suggests. From the exiled Stuart court in Rome to the palaces of Versailles and Holyroodhouse, from the battlefields of Flanders to Falkirk and Culloden, Jacobites brilliantly sets the '45 in its full and proper context on the stage of European history. And in our own time of seismic shift for the Union, the British political system, constitution and monarchy, Jacobites offers a timely re-telling of this critical episode in our island's shared past. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
A Line in the River: Khartoum, City of Memory Jamal Mahjoub (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
08 Mar 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 416pp h234mm x w153mm 643g ISBN13: 9781408885475 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8547-5 ISBN10: 1408885476 EAN: 9781408885475 x Description: 'A travelogue and memoir to rank alongside anything by Chatwin or Thubron' Jim Crace 'A most absorbing and rewarding book' Michael Palin A moving portrait, part history, part memoir, of Sudan - once the largest, most diverse country in Africa - and its self-destruction. In 1956, Sudan gained Independence from Britain. On the brink of a promising future, it instead descended into civil war and conflict, including the crisis in Darfur that has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives and driven many more from their homes. When the 1989 coup brought a hard-line Islamist regime to power, Jamal Mahjoub's family were among those who fled. Almost twenty years later, he returned to a country on the brink of rupture. Rediscovering the city in which his formative years were spent, Mahjoub encounters people and places he left behind. The capital contains the key to understanding Sudan's divided, contradictory nature and while exploring Khartoum's present - its changing identity and shifting moods, its wealthy elite and neglected poor - Mahjoub also delves into the country's troubled history, one turbulent with the rivalry between Christians and Muslims. His search for answers evolves into a thoughtful meditation on the meaning of identity, both personal and national.
A Line in the River combines lyrical and evocative memoir with a nuanced exploration of a country's complex history, politics and religion. The result is both captivating and revelatory. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
A Line in the River: Khartoum, City of Memory Jamal Mahjoub (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
08 Mar 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 416pp h234mm x w153mm 765g ISBN13: 9781408885468 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8546-8 ISBN10: 1408885468 EAN: 9781408885468 x Description: 'A travelogue and memoir to rank alongside anything by Chatwin or Thubron' Jim Crace 'A most absorbing and rewarding book' Michael Palin A moving portrait, part history, part memoir, of Sudan - once the largest, most diverse country in Africa - and its self-destruction. In 1956, Sudan gained Independence from Britain. On the brink of a promising future, it instead descended into civil war and conflict, including the crisis in Darfur that has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives and driven many more from their homes. When the 1989 coup brought a hard-line Islamist regime to power, Jamal Mahjoub's family were among those who fled. Almost twenty years later, he returned to a country on the brink of rupture. Rediscovering the city in which his formative years were spent, Mahjoub encounters people and places he left behind. The capital contains the key to understanding Sudan's divided, contradictory nature and while exploring Khartoum's present - its changing identity and shifting moods, its wealthy elite and neglected poor - Mahjoub also delves into the country's troubled history, one turbulent with the rivalry between Christians and Muslims. His search for answers evolves into a thoughtful meditation on the meaning of identity, both personal and national. A Line in the River combines lyrical and evocative memoir with a nuanced exploration of a country's complex history, politics and religion. The result is both captivating and revelatory. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Sophie's Planet: A Search for Truth About Our Remarkable Home Planet and Its Future James Hansen (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
09 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United States Hardback 256pp h235mm x w156mm B&W illustrations throughout ISBN13: 9781632868947 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-894-7 ISBN10: 1632868946 EAN: 9781632868947 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Sidney Chambers and The Dangers of Temptation James Runcie (Author) Series:
Grantchester 5
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Feb 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 336pp h198mm x w129mm 235g ISBN13: 9781408870235 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7023-5 ISBN10: 1408870231 EAN: 9781408870235 x Description: The eagerly anticipated fifth instalment in The Grantchester Mysteries series, now a major ITV drama Archdeacon Sidney Chambers is beginning to think that the life of a full-time priest (and part-time detective) is not easy. So when a bewitching divorcee in a mink coat interrupts Sidney's family lunch asking him to help locate her missing son, he hopes it will be an open and shut case. The last thing he expects is to be dragged into the mysterious workings of a sinister cult, or to find himself tangled up in another murder investigation. But, as always, the village of Grantchester is not as peaceful as it seems... From the theft of an heirloom to an ominous case of blackmail, Sidney is once again rushed off his feet in this eagerly anticipated fifth instalment in The Grantchester Mysteries series. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Sidney Chambers and The Persistence of Love James Runcie (Author) Series:
Grantchester 6
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
19 Apr 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 368pp h198mm x w129mm 257g ISBN13: 9781408879047 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7904-7 ISBN10: 1408879042 EAN: 9781408879047 x Description: The sixth book in the James Runcie's much-loved series, adapted for ITV's Grantchester which stars James Norton as Sidney Chambers. Perfect for fans of M. C. Beaton. Life is never straightforward when you're a full-time priest and part-time detective. So when a walk in a bluebell wood takes an unexpected turn, Archdeacon Sidney Chambers finds himself plunged into another murder investigation: who would want to kill a harmless old hippy - and why was the man foraging for poisonous plants? Sidney's findings soon lead him into sunny Granchester's dark underworld, where love is free and motives are shady. But his investigation, together with his continual inquiry into the divine mysteries of life, love and family, is blown apart by a devastating loss that will change his world forever. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Sidney Chambers and The Persistence of Love James Runcie (Author) Series:
Grantchester 6
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
04 May 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 368pp h216mm x w135mm 503g ISBN13: 9781408879023 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7902-3 ISBN10: 1408879026 EAN: 9781408879023 x Description: The sixth book in the James Runcie's much-loved series, adapted for ITV's Grantchester which stars James Norton as Sidney Chambers. Perfect for fans of M. C. Beaton. It is May 1971 and the Cambridgeshire countryside is bursting into summer. Archdeacon Sidney Chambers is walking in a bluebell wood with his daughter Anna and their ageing Labrador Byron when they stumble upon a body. Plunged into another murder investigation, Sidney discovers a world of hippies and psychedelic plants, where permissive behaviour seems to hide something darker. This is the first of many disturbing secrets that Sidney unearths beneath the tranquil surface of the diocese: a celebrated photographer is accused of rape; a priceless religious text vanishes from a Cambridge college; the authentication of a lost masterpiece proves a slippery business; and Sidney's own nephew goes missing. Endeavouring to fit in his clerical duties around sleuthing, Sidney continues to reflect on the divine mysteries of love, life and faith, while wrestling with the earthly problems of parish scandals, a progressive new secretary, the challenges of parenthood, and a great loss. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Affluence Without Abundance: The Disappearing World of the Bushmen James Suzman (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
21 Sep 2017
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Active
Published in: United States Hardback 320pp h235mm x w156mm 637g 16-page color insert and 5 b&w maps ISBN13: 9781632865724 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-572-4 ISBN10: 1632865726 EAN: 9781632865724 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Cry to Dream Again Jane Hawking (Author) Series:
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Alma Books Ltd
Publisher:
Alma Books Ltd
Pub Date:
28 Jun 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 480pp h198mm x w128mm ISBN13: 9781846884375 ISBN13: 978-1-84688-437-5 ISBN10: 1846884373 x Description: In 1930s Greater London, Shirley is a talented ballerina who dreams of becoming a principal dancer at the Sadler's Wells Ballet Company. Yet one summer, on the way back from staying with her grandparents in France, she meets a handsome young man, Alan, for a fleeting moment and her life changes for ever. Finding him becomes an obsession for Shirley and now she longs to fulfill her dreams in the ballet simply so that he might see her name in lights and know where to find her.
With the outbreak of the Second World War, and those she loves in danger, Shirley's priority becomes to help in the war effort, but with Alan appearing once more in her life, and the war threatening to part them for a second time, she knows that she cannot cope if she were to lose him again. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Morning They Came for Us: Dispatches from Syria Janine Di Giovanni (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
23 Feb 2017
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Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 224pp h198mm x w129mm 162g ISBN13: 9781408851104 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-5110-4 ISBN10: 1408851105 EAN: 9781408851104 x Description: Winner of the Hay Festival Award for Prose Winner of the 2016 IWMF Courage in Journalism Award Shortlisted for the New York Public Library's Helen Bernstein Excellence in Journalism Award Shortlisted for the 2017 Moore Prize for Non-Fiction Literature In May of 2012, Janine di Giovanni travelled to Syria, marking the beginning of a long relationship with the country, as she began reporting from both sides of the conflict, witnessing its descent into one of the most brutal, internecine conflicts in recent history. Drawn to the stories of ordinary people caught up in the fighting, Syria came to consume her every moment, her every emotion. Speaking to those directly involved in the war, di Giovanni relays the personal stories of rebel fighters thrown in jail at the least provocation; of children and families forced to watch loved ones taken and killed by regime forces with dubious justifications; and the stories of the elite, holding pool parties in Damascus hotels, trying to deny the human consequences of the nearby shelling. Delivered with passion, fearlessness and sensitivity, The Morning They Came for Us is an unflinching account of a nation on the brink of disintegration, charting an apocalyptic but at times tender story of life in a jihadist war - and an unforgettable testament to human resilience in the face of devastating, unimaginable horrors. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Bright, Precious Days Jay McInerney (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
07 Sep 2017
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Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 416pp h198mm x w129mm 288g ISBN13: 9781408876558 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7655-8 ISBN10: 1408876558 EAN: 9781408876558 x Description: 'Stylish observation ... Suspenseful and well told' Lionel Shriver, Financial Times It is 2008 and Russell and Corrine Calloway have spent half their lives in the bright lights of New York. Obama and Clinton are fighting for leadership and the collapse of Lehman Brothers looms. Meanwhile, Russell is running his own publishing company, and clinging to their downtown loft; Corrine manages a charity, and is desperate to move somewhere with more space for their twins. Although they try to forget each other's past indiscretions, when Jeff Pierce's posthumous novel gathers a new cult following, the memory of their friend begins to haunt the couple. Then, with devastating timing, Corrine's former lover makes an unexpected reappearance... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Bright Lights, Big City Jay McInerney (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
18 May 2017
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Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 192pp h198mm x w129mm 142g ISBN13: 9781408889398 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8939-8 ISBN10: 1408889390 EAN: 9781408889398 x Description: `A brilliant and moving work - unique, refreshing, imaginatively powerful' New York Times You are at a nightclub talking to a girl with a shaved head. The club is either Heartbreak or the Lizard Lounge. All might become clear if you could just slip into the bathroom and do a little more Bolivian Marching Powder. Then again, it might not... So begins our nameless hero's trawl through the brightly lit streets of Manhattan, sampling all this wonderland has to offer yet suspecting that tomorrow's hangover may be caused by more than simple excess. Bright Lights, Big City is an acclaimed classic which marked Jay McInerney as one of the major writers of our time. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Where the Wild Coffee Grows: The Untold Story of Coffee from the Cloud Forests of Ethiopia to Your Cup Jeff Koehler (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
11 Jan 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Hardback 288pp h235mm x w156mm 597g 1 x 16 page color insert with B&W illustrations throughout ISBN13: 9781632865090 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-509-0 ISBN10: 1632865092 EAN: 9781632865090 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Before We Sleep: A Novel Jeffrey Lent (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
13 Jul 2017
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Active
Published in: United States Hardback 400pp h235mm x w156mm 711g ISBN13: 9781620404997 ISBN13: 978-1-62040-499-7 ISBN10: 1620404990 EAN: 9781620404997 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
In Gratitude Jenny Diski (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Mar 2017
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 288pp h198mm x w129mm 202g ISBN13: 9781408879948 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7994-8 ISBN10: 1408879948 EAN: 9781408879948 x Description: 'One of the most inventive, original and disturbing writers of her generation' Daily Telegraph In August 2014, Jenny Diski was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer and given `two or three years' to live. Being a writer, she decided to write about her experience - and to tell a story she had not yet told: that of being taken in, aged fifteen, by the author Doris Lessing, and the subsequent fifty years of their complex relationship. Splicing childhood memories with present-day realities, Diski paints an unflinching portrait of two extraordinary writers - Lessing and herself. Jenny Diski died a week after the publication of In Gratitude. A cerebral, witty, dazzlingly candid memoir, it is her final masterpiece. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Sour Heart Jenny Zhang (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
03 May 2018
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Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 320pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781408892374 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9237-4 ISBN10: 1408892375 EAN: 9781408892374 x Description: Winner of the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction A Guardian, Nylon, Buzzfeed, Cosmopolitan, Vulture and Shelf Awareness Book of the Year 2017 'Relegate anything else you're reading - there is no other book to be seen with now' The Times 'Obscene, beautiful, moving' New Yorker Centred on a community of immigrants precariously balanced on the edge of poverty in 1990s New York City, the stories that make up Sour Heart examine the ways that family and history can weigh us down, but also lift us up. From the young woman coming to terms with her grandmother's role in the Cultural Revolution, to the daughter struggling to understand where her family ends and she begins, these vibrant, raw and powerful stories introduce a bold and singular new voice. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Sing, Unburied, Sing: SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2018 Jesmyn Ward (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
19 Apr 2018
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Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 304pp h198mm x w129mm 216g ISBN13: 9781408890967 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9096-7 ISBN10: 1408890968 EAN: 9781408890967 x Description: SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2018 WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2017 ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S BEST BOOKS OF 2017 SELECTED AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE NEW STATESMAN, THE FINANCIAL TIMES, THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW, TIME AND THE BBC 'A must' Margaret Atwood 'Staggering' Marlon James 'A searing, urgent read' Celeste Ng 'Disarmingly beautiful' Spectator 'Blazing with power, grief and tenderness' Financial Times An intimate portrait of a family and an epic tale of hope and struggle, Sing, Unburied, Sing examines the ugly truths at the heart of the American story and the power - and limitations - of family bonds. Jojo is thirteen years old and trying to understand what it means to be a man. His mother, Leonie, is in constant conflict with herself and those around her. She is black and her children's father is white. Embattled in ways that reflect the brutal reality of her circumstances, she wants to be a better mother, but can't put her children above her own needs, especially her drug use. When the children's father is released from prison, Leonie packs her kids and a friend into her car and drives north to the heart of Mississippi and Parchman Farm, the State Penitentiary. At Parchman, there is another boy, the ghost of a dead inmate who carries all of the ugly history of the South with him in his wandering. He too has something to teach Jojo about fathers and sons, about legacies, about violence, about love. Rich with Ward's distinctive, lyrical language, Sing, Unburied, Sing brings the archetypal road novel into rural twenty-first century America. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Where the Line Bleeds Jesmyn Ward (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
19 Apr 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 256pp h198mm x w129mm 184g ISBN13: 9781408899823 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9982-3 ISBN10: 1408899825 EAN: 9781408899823 x Description: The first novel from two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward, a timeless Southern fable of brotherly love and familial conflict Joshua and Christophe are twins, raised by a blind grandmother and a large extended family in a rural town on Mississippi's Gulf Coast. Over the course of a single, life-changing summer, as they struggle to find work and contend with the reappearance of their parents - Cille, who left town for a better job, and Sandman, a dangerous addict - the brothers are forced into a series of decisions that will ultimately damn or save them. A delicate and closely observed portrait of fraternal love and strife and the bonds that can sustain and torment us, Where the Line Bleeds marks the
beginning of Jesmyn Ward's extraordinary career in fiction. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Men We Reaped: A Memoir Jesmyn Ward (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
19 Apr 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 272pp h198mm x w129mm 194g ISBN13: 9781408898727 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9872-7 ISBN10: 1408898721 EAN: 9781408898727 x Description: 'And then we heard the rain falling and that was the blood falling; and when we came to get in the crops, it was dead men that we reaped' Harriet Tubman Jesmyn Ward's acclaimed memoir shines a light on the community she comes from in the small town of DeLisle, Mississippi, a place of quiet beauty and fierce attachment. Here, in the space of four years, she lost five young black men dear to her, including her beloved brother - to accidents, murder and suicide. Their deaths were seemingly unconnected, yet their lives had been connected by identity and place. As Jesmyn dealt with these losses, she came to a staggering truth: the fates of these young men were predetermined by who they were and where they were from, because racism and economic struggle breed a certain kind of bad luck. The agonising reality brought Jesmyn to write, at last, their true stories and her own. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Salvage the Bones Jesmyn Ward (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
30 Nov 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 272pp h198mm x w129mm 192g ISBN13: 9781408897720 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9772-0 ISBN10: 1408897725 EAN: 9781408897720 x Description: A hurricane is building over the Gulf of Mexico, threatening the coastal town of Bois Sauvage, Mississippi, and Esch's father is growing concerned. He's a hard drinker, largely absent, and it isn't often he worries about the family. Esch and her three brothers are stockpiling food, but there isn't much to save. Lately, Esch can't keep down what food she gets; at fifteen, she has just realized that she's pregnant. Her brother Skeetah is sneaking scraps for his prized pit bull's new litter, dying one by one. Meanwhile, brothers Randall and Junior try to stake their claim in a family long on child's play and short on parenting. As the twelve days that make up the novel's framework yield to a dramatic conclusion, this unforgettable family - motherless children sacrificing for one another as they can, protecting and nurturing where love is scarce - pulls itself up to face another day. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
In Other Words Jhumpa Lahiri (Author) Ann Goldstein (Translated by) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Feb 2017
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Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 256pp h198mm x w129mm 197g ISBN13: 9781408866139 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-6613-9 ISBN10: 1408866137 EAN: 9781408866139 x Description: In Other Words is a revelation. It is at heart a love story of a long and sometimes difficult courtship, and a passion that verges on obsession: that of a writer for another language. For Jhumpa Lahiri, that love was for Italian, which first captivated and capsized her during a trip to Florence after college. Although Lahiri studied Italian for many years afterwards, true mastery had always eluded her. Seeking full immersion, she decided to move to Rome with her family, for `a trial by fire, a sort of baptism' into a new language and world. There, she began to read and to write - initially in her journal - solely in Italian. In Other Words, an autobiographical work written in Italian, investigates the process of learning to express oneself in another language, and describes the journey of a writer seeking a new voice. Presented in a dual-language format, this is a wholly original book about exile, linguistic and otherwise, written with an intensity and clarity not seen since Vladimir Nabokov: a startling act of self-reflection and a provocative exploration of belonging and reinvention. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Clothing of Books Jhumpa Lahiri (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Feb 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 80pp h178mm x w111mm 72g ISBN13: 9781408890165 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9016-5 ISBN10: 140889016X EAN: 9781408890165 x Description: How do you clothe a book? In this deeply personal reflection, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri explores the art of the book jacket from the perspectives of both reader and writer. Probing the complex relationships between text and image, author and designer, and art and commerce, Lahiri delves into the role of the uniform; explains what book jackets and design have come to mean to her; and how, sometimes, "the covers become a part of me." _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Queen's Embroiderer: A True Story of Paris, Lovers, Swindlers, and the First Stock Market Crisis Professor Joan Dejean (University of Pennsylvania) (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Academic USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
09 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United States Hardback Sewn 400pp h239mm x w163mm x s36mm 680g ISBN13: 9781632864741 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-474-1 ISBN10: 1632864746 EAN: 9781632864741 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Apostles of Revolution: Jefferson, Paine, Monroe, and the Struggle Against the Old Order in America and Europe Professor of History John Ferling (University of West Georgia) (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Academic USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
01 Jun 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United States Hardback Sewn 496pp h234mm x w160mm x s41mm 816g ISBN13: 9781632862099 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-209-9 ISBN10: 1632862093 EAN: 9781632862099 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Archipelago: Italy Since 1945 John Foot (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
17 May 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 496pp h234mm x w153mm 902g 2x8pp colour plates section ISBN13: 9781408827246 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-2724-6 ISBN10: 1408827247 EAN: 9781408827246 x Description: A sparkling history of Italy from the post-war to the present by renowned historian John Foot Italy emerged from World War Two in ruins. Divided, invaded and economically broken, it was a nation that some claimed had ceased to exist. By the 1960s, Italy could boast the fastest growing economy in the world, as rural society disappeared almost overnight. In The Archipelago, Foot chronicles Italy's tumultuous history from the post-war to the present. He examines both the corrupt and celebrated sides of the country: from the silent assimilation of fascists into society after 1945 to the troubling reign of Silvio Berlusconi, and from the artistic peak of neorealist cinema to the celebration of Italy's 150th birthday in 2011. While often portrayed as a failed state on the margins of Europe, Italy has instead been at the centre of innovation and change - a political laboratory. Through stories of trials, TV programmes, songs and football matches, moments of violence and beauty, epochal social transformation and suffocating continuities, this new history tells a fascinating story of a country always marked by scandal but with the constant ability to re-invent itself.
Comprising original research and lively insights, The Archipelago chronicles the crises and modernisations of over seventy years of post-war Italy, from its fields, factories, squares and housing estates to the political intrigue of Rome. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Blind Astronomer's Daughter John Pipkin (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
02 Nov 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Paperback 480pp h210mm x w140mm 490g ISBN13: 9781632861894 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-189-4 ISBN10: 1632861895 EAN: 9781632861894 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
We Chose to Speak of War and Strife: The World of the Foreign Correspondent John Simpson (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
01 Jun 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 384pp h198mm x w129mm 291g 2 x 8 page colour plate sections ISBN13: 9781408872246 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7224-6 ISBN10: 1408872242 EAN: 9781408872246 x Description: In corners of the globe where fault-lines seethe into bloodshed and civil war, foreign correspondents have, for hundreds of years, been engaged in uncovering the latest news and - despite obstacles bureaucratic, political, violent - reporting it by whatever means available. It's a working life that is difficult, exciting and undeniably glamorous. We Chose to Speak of War and Strife brings us pivotal moments in our history - from the Crimean War to Vietnam; the siege of Sarajevo to the fall of Baghdad - through the eyes of those who risked life and limb to witness them first hand, and the astonishing tales of what it took to report them. These stories celebrate an endangered tradition. Where once despatches were trusted to the hands of a willing sea-captain, telegraph operator or stranger in an airport queue prepared to spirit a can of undeveloped film back to London, today the digital realm has transformed the relaying of the news - even if the work of gathering it in the field has changed little. Weaving the tales of the greats of yesterday and today, such as Martha Gellhorn, Ernest Hemingway, Don McCullin and Marie Colvin, with extraordinary accounts from his own lifetime on the frontlines, this is a deeply personal book from a master of the profession, the most distinguished foreign correspondent of our time. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Orchid Summer: In Search of the Wildest Flowers of the British Isles Jon Dunn (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
08 Mar 2018
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Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 384pp h216mm x w135mm 519g ISBN13: 9781408880883 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8088-3 ISBN10: 1408880881 EAN: 9781408880883 x Description: A heady celebration of the beauty and history of the wild orchid species of the British Isles, embraced in one glorious and kaleidoscopic summer-long hunt by naturalist Jon Dunn From the chalk downs of the south coast of England to the heathery moorland of the Shetland Isles, and from the holy island of Lindisfarne in the east to the Atlantic frontier of western Ireland, Orchid Summer is a journey into Britain and Ireland's most beautiful corners. The flowers that are the focus of this treasure hunt are exquisite and diverse. Some resemble insects and develop scents that mimic the smell of a virgin female wasp in order to lure male wasps to sample their unsatisfying charms. Some tower above the surrounding vegetation; others are vanishingly small and discrete. Some are sweetly scented; others smell of ripe billy goats. Some can be readily found but some will prove more elusive - none more so than the last to flower, the rarest of them all, the ghost orchid... Capturing the intoxicating beauty of these rare and charismatic flowers, Orchid Summer is also an exploration of their history, their champions, their place in our landscape and the threats they face. Combining infectious enthusiasm and a painterly eye with a deep knowledge that comes from a lifetime's passionate devotion to their study, Dunn sweeps us up on his adventure, one from which it is impossible not to emerge enchanted and enriched. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Fix: How Nations Survive and Thrive in a World in Decline Jonathan Tepperman (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
01 Oct 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 320pp h198mm x w129mm 226g ISBN13: 9781408866559 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-6655-9 ISBN10: 1408866552 EAN: 9781408866559 x Description: Longlisted for the FT/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award 2016 The world's most intractable problems solved: ambitious lessons in leadership and hope from free-thinkers and innovators who have tackled our biggest challenges From immigration reform to energy resources, from political paralysis to inequality and extremism, we are beset by a raft of huge and seemingly insurmountable issues. The daily newspapers, the rolling 24-hour television news, portray a world in terminal decline. What goes under-reported are the success stories. Here, taking ten of the most knotty issues we face today, Jonathan Tepperman examines unsung individuals' bold and innovative attempts against all odds and expectations to solve some of the important problems governments have struggled with for decades. Each chapter tells the story of one government that's found a way to avoid the snares that entangle most of the others. The solutions described in the book aren't speculative: they've all already been tried, and they work. Controversial, provocative but always stimulating, Tepperman here offers a powerful, data-driven case for optimism. Written with flair and an infectious exuberance, The Fix is a book to restore hope to the pessimistic, and offer both practical advice and inspiration in a time of relentless bad news.
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The Best of Us: A Memoir Joyce Maynard (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
13 Dec 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United States Paperback 448pp h210mm x w140mm ISBN13: 9781635570359 ISBN13: 978-1-63557-035-9 ISBN10: 1635570352 EAN: 9781635570359 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Best of Us: A Memoir Joyce Maynard (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
02 Nov 2017
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Active
Published in: United States Hardback 448pp h235mm x w156mm 770g ISBN13: 9781635570342 ISBN13: 978-1-63557-034-2 ISBN10: 1635570344 EAN: 9781635570342 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Reputations Juan Gabriel Vasquez (Author) Anne McLean (Translated by) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
04 May 2017
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Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 192pp h198mm x w129mm 142g ISBN13: 9781408852941 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-5294-1 ISBN10: 1408852942 EAN: 9781408852941 x Description: A taut new novel by the award-winning author of The Sound of Things Falling - `one of the most original voices of Latin American literature', Mario Vargas Llosa 'An affecting, carefully paced work of psychological realism' Times Literary Supplement As Colombia's famed political cartoonist, Javier Mallarino, strolls through downtown Bogota before a public celebration of his career in the grand Teatro Colon, he contemplates the start of his professional life; how he set down his oils and took up a pen to begin drawing caricatures for a living. But the celebration has far-reaching consequences: as he leaves the theatre a figure from his past, now a young woman, emerges from the crowd and forces Mallarino to confront an incident that took place in his home half a lifetime ago, calling into question his reputation and the value of his life's work. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Man of Iron: Thomas Telford and the Building of Britain Julian Glover (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
25 Jan 2018
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Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 448pp h198mm x w129mm 399g 2x8 page colour inserts ISBN13: 9781408837481 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-3748-1 ISBN10: 140883748X EAN: 9781408837481 x Description: The enthralling Sunday Times-bestselling biography of the shepherd boy who changed the world with his revolutionary engineering and whose genius we still benefit from today Thomas Telford's name is familiar; his story less so. Born in 1757 in the Scottish Borders, his father died in his infancy, plunging the family into poverty. Telford's life soared to span almost eight decades of gloriously obsessive, prodigiously productive energy. Few people have done more to shape our nation. A stonemason turned architect turned engineer, Telford invented the modern road, built churches, harbours, canals, docks, the famously vertiginous Pontcysyllte aqueduct in Wales and the dramatic Menai Bridge. His constructions were the greatest in Europe for a thousand years, and - astonishingly - almost everything he ever built remains in use today. Intimate, expansive and drawing on contemporary accounts, Man of Iron is the first full modern biography of Telford. It is a book of roads and landscapes, waterways and bridges, but above all, of how one man transformed himself into the greatest engineer Britain has ever produced. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Rending and the Nest Kaethe Schwehn (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
17 May 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Hardback 304pp h235mm x w156mm 578g ISBN13: 9781632869722 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-972-2 ISBN10: 1632869721 EAN: 9781632869722 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Rending and the Nest Kaethe Schwehn (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
17 May 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 304pp h235mm x w156mm ISBN13: 9781635571943 ISBN13: 978-1-63557-194-3 ISBN10: 1635571944 EAN: 9781635571943 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Home Fire: SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2018 Kamila Shamsie (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
22 Mar 2018
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 288pp h198mm x w129mm 210g ISBN13: 9781408886793 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8679-3 ISBN10: 1408886790 EAN: 9781408886793 x Description: SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2018 SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA NOVEL AWARD 2017 LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2017 A GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 AN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 A TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 AN EVENING STANDARD BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 'Elegant and evocative ... A powerful exploration of the clash between society, family and faith in the modern world' Guardian 'There is high, high music in the air at the end of Home Fire' New York Times Isma is free. After years spent raising her twin siblings in the wake of their mother's death, she is finally studying in America, resuming a dream long deferred. But she can't stop worrying about Aneeka, her beautiful, headstrong sister back in London - or their brother, Parvaiz, who's disappeared in pursuit of his own dream: to prove himself to the dark legacy of the jihadist father he never knew. Then Eamonn enters the sisters' lives. Handsome and privileged, he inhabits a London worlds away from theirs. As the son of a powerful British Muslim politician, Eamonn has his own birthright to live up to - or defy. Is he to be a chance at love? The means of Parvaiz's salvation? Two families' fates are inextricably, devastatingly entwined in this searing novel that asks: what sacrifices will we make in the name of love? A contemporary reimagining of Sophocles' Antigone, Home Fire is an urgent, fiercely compelling story of loyalties torn apart when love and politics collide - confirming Kamila Shamsie as a master storyteller of our times. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Bella Figura: How to Live, Love and Eat the Italian Way Kamin Mohammadi (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
05 Apr 2018
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Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 336pp h205mm x w135mm 446g ISBN13: 9781408856208 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-5620-8 ISBN10: 1408856204 EAN: 9781408856208 x Description: In 2008, Kamin Mohammadi found herself worn down - by the increasingly unrealistic expectations of her high-flying job in the magazine industry, by her fluctuating weight and health issues, and by her non-existent love life. Made redundant from her job, she fled the bleak streets of London for a friend's sun-dappled apartment in Florence. There, among the cobbled streets, the bustling, vibrant markets and the majestic palazzos, Kamin found a new lease of life. Leaving behind her ascetic diets and compulsive
exercising, she began to imitate the ways of the carefree Italian women she saw around her - the morning cafe rituals, the long lunches - taking pleasure in the finer things. Within weeks she had regained her health, her natural figure and her zest for life - and even a lover or two. At once lyrical and practical, Bella Figura shows us how to make every aspect of life as beautiful as it can be. From how to choose the perfectly ripe tomato to how to walk down the street in style, Kamin Mohammadi explores the intricate nuances of Italian culture, and sets down a simple guide to a better, more elegant - and ultimately more satisfying - life. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Bella Figura: How to Live, Love and Eat the Italian Way Kamin Mohammadi (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
05 Apr 2018
Publishing Status:
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 336pp h205mm x w135mm 345g ISBN13: 9781408896037 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9603-7 ISBN10: 1408896036 EAN: 9781408896037 x Description: In 2008, Kamin Mohammadi found herself worn down - by the increasingly unrealistic expectations of her high-flying job in the magazine industry, by her fluctuating weight and health issues, and by her non-existent love life. Made redundant from her job, she fled the bleak streets of London for a friend's sun-dappled apartment in Florence. There, among the cobbled streets, the bustling, vibrant markets and the majestic palazzos, Kamin found a new lease of life. Leaving behind her ascetic diets and compulsive exercising, she began to imitate the ways of the carefree Italian women she saw around her - the morning cafe rituals, the long lunches - taking pleasure in the finer things. Within weeks she had regained her health, her natural figure and her zest for life - and even a lover or two. At once lyrical and practical, Bella Figura shows us how to make every aspect of life as beautiful as it can be. From how to choose the perfectly ripe tomato to how to walk down the street in style, Kamin Mohammadi explores the intricate nuances of Italian culture, and sets down a simple guide to a better, more elegant - and ultimately more satisfying - life. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Hillary: A Biography of Hillary Rodham Clinton Karen Blumenthal (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
26 Jan 2017
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 528pp h198mm x w129mm 429g ISBN13: 9781408889664 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8966-4 ISBN10: 1408889668 EAN: 9781408889664 x Description: First . . . student commencement speaker at Wellesley First . . . woman to become full partner at Rose Law Firm First . . . Lady of the United States First . . . First Lady to hold a postgraduate degree First . . . First Lady to win a Grammy Award First . . . elected female Senator of New York First . . . woman to be a presidential candidate in every primary in every state First . . . First Lady to seek the presidency "Always aim high, work hard, and care deeply about what you believe in. . . . And, when you're knocked down, get right back up and never listen to anyone who says you can't or shouldn't go on." -Hillary Rodham Clinton As a young girl growing up in the fifties, Hillary Diane Rodham had an unusual upbringing for the time her parents told her, "You can do or be whatever
you choose, as long as you're willing to work for it." Hillary took those words and ran. Whether it was campaigning at the age of thirteen in the 1964 presidential election, receiving a standing ovation and being featured in LIFE magazine as the first student commencement speaker at Wellesley, or graduating from Yale Law School-she was always one to stand out from the pack. And that was only the beginning. Today, we have seen Hillary in many roles. From First Lady of the United States to the first female Senator of New York and most recently as the United States Secretary of State. An activist all her life, she has been devoted to health care reform, child care, and women's rights, among others. And she's still not done. Critically acclaimed author Karen Blumenthal gives us a sharp and intimate look at the life of Hillary Rodham Clinton, American politics, and what the future holds in store. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs, this is the must-have biography on a woman who has always known her public responsibility, who continues to push boundaries, and who isn't afraid to stand up for what she believes in. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
My Country: A Syrian Memoir Kassem Eid (Author) Janine di Giovanni (Introduction by) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
17 May 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 224pp h216mm x w135mm B&W map illustrations ISBN13: 9781408895092 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9509-2 ISBN10: 1408895099 EAN: 9781408895092 x Description: An unforgettable memoir of growing up in Syria under al-Assad's regime, surviving a gas attack, and rallying worldwide support to break the siege of cities across the country, with a foreword by Janine di Giovanni Born to Palestinian refugees, Kassem Eid grew up in the small town of Moadamiya on the outskirts of the ancient city of Damascus. The streets that he and his many siblings played on were perfumed with jasmine. A precocious child, he excelled at school, and had a natural gift for languages. But it didn't take long for Kassem to realise that he was treated differently at school because of his family's resistance to the brutal government regime. When Bashar al-Assad succeeded his father in 2000, hopes that he would ease its severity were swiftly crushed. When the 2011 Arab Spring protests in Syria were met with extreme violence, it was yet another blow - and as Kassem reached young adulthood, life in Syria became increasingly precarious, as the country spiralled into civil war. Then, on 21 August 2013, Kassem nearly died in a sarin gas attack that killed hundreds of civilians. Later that day, he would pick up a gun for the first time, to join the Free Syrian Army as they fought government forces. For Kassem, this marked the moment that he and his country changed forever. A searing account of oppression, war, survival and escape, My Country is both a brave and deeply felt memoir of one man's life, as well as a compelling indictment of a world that turned its face away as a nation fell apart. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
My Country: A Syrian Memoir Kassem Eid (Author) Janine di Giovanni (Introduction by) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
17 May 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 224pp h216mm x w135mm B&W map illustrations ISBN13: 9781408895122 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9512-2 ISBN10: 1408895129 EAN: 9781408895122 x Description: An unforgettable memoir of growing up in Syria under al-Assad's regime, surviving a gas attack, and rallying worldwide support to break the siege of cities across the country, with a foreword by Janine di Giovanni
Born to Palestinian refugees, Kassem Eid grew up in the small town of Moadamiya on the outskirts of the ancient city of Damascus. The streets that he and his many siblings played on were perfumed with jasmine. A precocious child, he excelled at school, and had a natural gift for languages. But it didn't take long for Kassem to realise that he was treated differently at school because of his family's resistance to the brutal government regime. When Bashar al-Assad succeeded his father in 2000, hopes that he would ease its severity were swiftly crushed. When the 2011 Arab Spring protests in Syria were met with extreme violence, it was yet another blow - and as Kassem reached young adulthood, life in Syria became increasingly precarious, as the country spiralled into civil war. Then, on 21 August 2013, Kassem nearly died in a sarin gas attack that killed hundreds of civilians. Later that day, he would pick up a gun for the first time, to join the Free Syrian Army as they fought government forces. For Kassem, this marked the moment that he and his country changed forever. A searing account of oppression, war, survival and escape, My Country is both a brave and deeply felt memoir of one man's life, as well as a compelling indictment of a world that turned its face away as a nation fell apart. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Secrets of Wishtide Kate Saunders (Author) Series:
A Laetitia Rodd Mystery 1 Edition:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
01 Jun 2017
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 352pp h198mm x w129mm 248g ISBN13: 9781408866870 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-6687-0 ISBN10: 1408866870 EAN: 9781408866870 x Description: From the bestselling, award-winning novelist Kate Saunders comes the first in `The Laetitia Rodd Mysteries', six novels featuring a Victorian lady detective, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, M. C. Beaton and Grantchester 'A Dickensian glow pervades this immensely satisfying novel. Hugely enjoyable' James Runcie, author of 'The Grantchester Mysteries' Mrs Laetitia Rodd is the impoverished widow of an Archdeacon, living modestly in Hampstead with her landlady Mrs Bentley. She is also a private detective of the utmost discretion. In winter 1850, her brother Frederick, a criminal barrister, introduces her to Sir James Calderstone, a wealthy and powerful industrialist who asks Mrs Rodd to investigate the background of an `unsuitable' woman his son intends to marry - a match he is determined to prevent. In the guise of governess, she travels to the family seat, Wishtide, deep in the frozen Lincolnshire countryside, where she soon discovers that the Calderstones have more to hide than most. As their secrets unfold, the case takes an unpleasant turn when a man is found dead outside a tavern. Mrs Rodd's keen eyes and astute wits are taxed as never before in her search for the truth - which carries her from elite drawing rooms to London's notorious inns and its steaming laundry houses. Dickensian in its scope and characters, The Secrets of Wishtide brings nineteenth century society vividly to life and illuminates the effect of Victorian morality on women's lives. Introducing an irresistible new detective, the first book in the Laetitia Rodd Mystery series will enthral and delight. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: Bloomsbury Modern Classics Kate Summerscale (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
21 Sep 2017
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 400pp h198mm x w129mm 418g ISBN13: 9781408891407 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9140-7 ISBN10: 1408891409 EAN: 9781408891407
x Description: A beautiful new limited edition paperback of The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher, published as part of the Bloomsbury Modern Classics list Saville's corpse, already stiff, was laid on a table beneath the kitchen window; upstairs the shape of his sleeping self was still indented on the sheets and pillow of the cot. On a summer's morning in 1860, the Kent family awakes in their elegant Wiltshire home to a terrible discovery; their youngest son has been brutally murdered. When celebrated detective Jack Whicher is summoned from Scotland Yard he faces the unenviable task of identifying the killer - when the grieving family are the suspects. The original Victorian whodunnit, the murder and its investigation provoked national hysteria at the thought of what might be festering behind the locked doors of respectable homes - scheming servants, rebellious children, insanity, jealousy, loneliness and loathing. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Wicked Boy: Shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction 2017 Kate Summerscale (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Mar 2017
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 400pp h198mm x w129mm 359g 2 x 8pp B&W plates ISBN13: 9781408851166 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-5116-6 ISBN10: 1408851164 EAN: 9781408851166 x Description: Shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction 2017 The gripping, fascinating account of a shocking murder case that sent late Victorian Britain into a frenzy, by the number one bestselling, multi-awardwinning author of The Suspicions of Mr Whicher 'Her research is needle-sharp and her period detail richly atmospheric, but what is most heartening about this truly remarkable book is the story of reallife redemption that it brings to light' John Carey, Sunday Times Early in the morning of Monday 8 July 1895, thirteen-year-old Robert Coombes and his twelve-year-old brother Nattie set out from their small, yellow brick terraced house in east London to watch a cricket match at Lord's. Their father had gone to sea the previous Friday, leaving the boys and their mother at home for the summer. Over the next ten days Robert and Nattie spent extravagantly, pawning family valuables to fund trips to the theatre and the seaside. During this time nobody saw or heard from their mother, though the boys told neighbours she was visiting relatives. As the sun beat down on the Coombes house, an awful smell began to emanate from the building. When the police were finally called to investigate, what they found in one of the bedrooms sent the press into a frenzy of horror and alarm, and Robert and Nattie were swept up in a criminal trial that echoed the outrageous plots of the `penny dreadful' novels that Robert loved to read. In The Wicked Boy, Kate Summerscale has uncovered a fascinating true story of murder and morality - it is not just a meticulous examination of a shocking Victorian case, but also a compelling account of its aftermath, and of man's capacity to overcome the past. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Bricks that Built the Houses: The Sunday Times Bestseller Kate Tempest (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Mar 2017
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 416pp h198mm x w129mm 286g ISBN13: 9781408857335 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-5733-5 ISBN10: 1408857332 EAN: 9781408857335 x Description: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG BREAKTHROUGH AUTHOR AWARD Kate Tempest's critically acclaimed debut novel, the literary companion to her Mercury-Prize nominated album Everybody Down, takes us into the beating heart of the capital in this multi-generational tale of drugs, desire and belonging Young Londoners Becky, Harry and Leon are leaving town in a fourth-hand Ford Cortina with a suitcase full of money. They are running from jealous boyfriends, dead-end jobs, violent maniacs and disgruntled drug dealers, in the hope of escaping the restless tedium of life in south-east London - the place they have always called home. *This book has been printed with two different cover designs. We are unable to accept requests for a specific cover. The different covers will be assigned to orders at random* _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Lion and the Eagle: The Interaction of the British and American Empires 1783-1972 Kathleen Burk (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
23 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 576pp h234mm x w153mm 15 integrated B&W maps2 x 8pp colour section ISBN13: 9781408856178 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-5617-8 ISBN10: 1408856174 EAN: 9781408856178 x Description: An invigorating history of the arguments and cooperation between America and Britain as they divided up the world and an illuminating exploration of their underlying alliance Throughout modern history, British and American rivalry has gone hand in hand with common interests. In this book Kathleen Burk brilliantly examines the different kinds of power the two empires have projected, and the means they have used to do it. What the two empires have shared is a mixture of pragmatism, ruthless commercial drive, a self-righteous foreign policy and plenty of naked aggression. These have been aimed against each other more than once; yet their underlying alliance against common enemies has been historically unique and a defining force throughout the twentieth century. This is a global and epic history of the rise and fall of empires. It ranges from America's futile attempts to conquer Canada to her success in opening up Japan but rapid loss of leadership to Britain; from Britain's success in forcing open China to her loss of the Middle East to the US; and from the American conquest of the Philippines to her destruction of the British Empire. The Pax Americana replaced the Pax Britannica, but now the American world order is fading, threatening Britain's belief in her own world role. In our uncertain times, this is the history we need: authoritative, measured and compelling. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The House at Bishopsgate Katie Hickman (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
08 Feb 2018
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 448pp h198mm x w129mm 308g ISBN13: 9781408843338 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-4333-8 ISBN10: 1408843331 EAN: 9781408843338 x Description: From the Sunday Times bestselling author comes a haunting, magical story set in 17th century London, perfect for fans of Jessie Burton and Elif Shafak 1611. Celia Lamprey looks out across the rooftops of Aleppo for the last time. After ten years living in the Orient, she and her husband, Paul Pindar, are setting sail for England - taking with them the legendary diamond, the Sultan's Blue, despite the curse that surrounds it. They arrive to find a country much changed; Bishopsgate, once surrounded by fields, is now a muddy thoroughfare choked with carriages - from which carpenters, gardeners and footmen descend, summoned to restore Pindar's great house to its former splendour. But all is not as it seems. Celia is frail, and the marriage childless. Between the couple lies a great, unspoken darkness. Now, as they await the arrival of Celia's friend Annetta from Venice, another woman, the alluring widow Frances Sydenham, becomes increasingly indispensable to the running of the household - and the happiness of its inhabitants. But who is this strange woman, and what are her real motives? Vividly evoking Jacobean society, The House at Bishopsgate is a sumptuous, richly woven story of marital secrets and sexual jealousy, from a master of historical fiction. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The House at Bishopsgate Katie Hickman (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Feb 2017
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Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 448pp h216mm x w135mm 581g ISBN13: 9781408821145 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-2114-5 ISBN10: 1408821141 EAN: 9781408821145 x Description: From the Sunday Times bestselling author comes a haunting, magical story set in 17th century London, perfect for fans of Jessie Burton and Elif Shafak 1611. Celia Lamprey looks out across the rooftops of Aleppo for the last time. After ten years living in the Orient, she and her husband, Paul Pindar, are setting sail for England - taking with them the legendary diamond, the Sultan's Blue, despite the curse that surrounds it. They arrive to find a country much changed; Bishopsgate, once surrounded by fields, is now a muddy thoroughfare choked with carriages - from which carpenters, gardeners and footmen descend, summoned to restore Pindar's great house to its former splendour. But all is not as it seems. Celia is frail, and the marriage childless. Between the couple lies a great, unspoken darkness. Now, as they await the arrival of Celia's friend Annetta from Venice, another woman, the alluring widow Frances Sydenham, becomes increasingly indispensable to the running of the household - and the happiness of its inhabitants. But who is this strange woman, and what are her real motives? Vividly evoking Jacobean society, The House at Bishopsgate is a sumptuous, richly woven story of marital secrets and sexual jealousy, from a master of historical fiction.
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The House at Bishopsgate Katie Hickman (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Feb 2017
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 448pp h216mm x w135mm 478g ISBN13: 9781408882214 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8221-4 ISBN10: 1408882213 EAN: 9781408882214 x Description: 1611. James I has recently succeeded to the throne and the Elizabethan age is over. A new artistic and intellectual Renaissance comes to England. As trade routes open up, a rich and cosmopolitan middle class emerges, with an interest in architecture, gardens and textiles. Seven years after he was all but destroyed in his quest to take possession of the Pindar Diamond, Levant Company merchant and former ambassador to Constantinople Paul Pindar returns triumphantly to England. Now one of the wealthiest merchants in London, he brings with him his wife, Celia Lamprey, the Englishwoman with whom, after many vicissitudes, he has at last been united. His great house on Bishopsgate has stood empty for ten years. Now, a phalanx of carpenters, upholsterers and gardeners have been summoned to restore it to its former glory. But all is not as it seems. Celia is frail, and their marriage, despite Celia's longing, is childless. Pindar arranges for Celia's old friend, Annetta, to join them from Venice as Celia's companion. But Annetta arrives to find that another woman, the widow Frances Sydenham, has insinuated herself into the Pindar household. Lady Sydenham seems to have a mysterious hold over Celia and, Annetta suspects, increasingly over Paul Pindar himself. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Show Me A Mountain Kerry Young (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
01 Apr 2017
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 400pp h198mm x w129mm 274g ISBN13: 9781408844335 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-4433-5 ISBN10: 1408844338 EAN: 9781408844335 x Description: A story of revolution and oppression, privilege and poverty, love and betrayal from the critically acclaimed author of Pao Fay Wong is caught between worlds. Her father is a Chinese immigrant who conjured a fortune from nothing; her African heritage mother grew up on a plantation and now reigns over their mansion in Lady Musgrave Road. But her father's Chinatown haunts are out of bounds and the airy rooms of their home are filled with her mother's uncontrollable rages - rages against which Fay rebels as she grows into a headstrong woman. As she tries to escape the restraints of her privileged upbringing, Fay's eyes are opened to a Jamaica she was never meant to see. And when her mother decides that she must marry the racketeer Yang Pao, she finds herself on a journey that will lead to sacrifice and betrayal. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Videocracy: How YouTube Is Changing the World . . . with Double Rainbows, Singing Foxes, and Other Trends We Can't Stop Watching Kevin Allocca (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
25 Jan 2018
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 352pp h216mm x w135mm 390g B&W illustrations throughout, including screen shots, charts, and graphs. ISBN13: 9781408880272 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8027-2 ISBN10: 140888027X EAN: 9781408880272 x Description: From YouTube's Head of Culture and Trends, a rousing and illuminating behind-the-scenes exploration of internet video's massive impact on our world What we watch, create, upload, follow, subscribe to and share matters - It reveals more about ourselves and our society than we could imagine. YouTube is the biggest pool of cultural data since the beginning of recorded communication, with four hundred hours of video uploaded every minute. Its viral fads, endless tutorials and colourful personalities provide us with surprisingly profound insight into human nature - in all its glory and ignominy. Through rousing and illuminating behind-the-scenes looks at beloved videos and famous trends, Videocracy reveals internet video's massive influence in our world, explains how awkward dance moves become global phenomena and paints a vivid, multi-layered and unexpected portrait of modern culture. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Kite Runner: Bloomsbury Modern Classics Khaled Hosseini (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
21 Sep 2017
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 352pp h198mm x w129mm 344g ISBN13: 9781408891339 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9133-9 ISBN10: 1408891336 EAN: 9781408891339 x Description: A beautiful new limited edition paperback of The Kite Runner, published as part of the Bloomsbury Modern Classics list The first of the defeated kites whirled out of control. They fell from the sky like shooting stars with brilliant, rippling tails, showering the neighbourhood. Amir and Hassan grow up together in Kabul. Amir in the beautiful house his father built, filled with marble, gold, tapestries and mosaics; Hassan in the modest mud hut in the servants' quarters. The two are inseparable, and when twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the local kite-fighting tournament, his loyal friend promises to help him. But neither boy can predict what will happen to Hassan that afternoon - as the kites soar over the city - and how it will change their lives forever. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Epic City: The World on the Streets of Calcutta Kushanava Choudhury (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 272pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781408888834 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8883-4 ISBN10: 1408888831 EAN: 9781408888834 x Description: 'Witty, polished, honest and insightful, The Epic City is likely to become for Calcutta what Suketu Mehta's classic Maximum City is for Mumbai' William Dalrymple, Observer When Kushanava Choudhury arrived in New Jersey at the age of twelve, he had already migrated halfway around the world four times. After graduating from Princeton, he moved back to Calcutta, the city which his immigrant parents had abandoned. Taking a job at a newspaper, he found the streets of his childhood unchanged. Shouting hawkers still overran the footpaths, fish sellers squatted on bazaar floors; and politics still meant barricades and bus burnings. The Epic City is a soulful, compelling and often hilarious account of this metropolis of fifteen million people that is truly a world unto itself. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
A Good Country Laleh Khadivi (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
28 Jun 2018
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Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 256pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781408876039 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7603-9 ISBN10: 1408876035 EAN: 9781408876039 x Description: The powerful, moving story of a California teenager from an immigrant family who, finding himself in an increasingly hostile world, is turned from a carefree surfer's life towards a culture of fear and fanaticism Fourteen-year-old Alireza Courdee contains multitudes. He is a straight-A student and an affable stoner; the high-achieving son of Iranian immigrants, and a Californian surf kid; Alireza, and just plain Rez. But when a terror incident shocks the nation - and then another, and another - Rez finds that the world has only one idea about the type of person he is; that his name and the colour of his skin make him an object of suspicion. But there are new friends to shine a light into Rez's isolated, angry existence - Arash, a fellow Muslim student, and the beautiful Fatima. Little by little, Rez is drawn into a new circle, a circle as troubling as it is consoling - and which has a grim and glorious mission in mind for him. Insightful, nuanced and timely, A Good Country is an unforgettable coming-of-age story which deftly captures a young man's alienation and search for identity in a flawed and violent world. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
A Good Country Laleh Khadivi (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
29 Jun 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 256pp h216mm x w135mm 276g ISBN13: 9781408876008 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7600-8 ISBN10: 1408876000 EAN: 9781408876008 x Description: The powerful, moving story of a California teenager from an immigrant family who, finding himself in an increasingly hostile world, is turned from a carefree surfer's life towards a culture of fear and fanaticism Laguna Beach, California, 2010. Alireza Courdee, a fourteen-year-old, straight-A student, takes his first hit of pot. In that moment, he is transformed from the high-achieving son of Iranian immigrants into a happy-go-lucky stoner. He loses his virginity, starts surfing, cuts classes and lies to his father. For the first time, Reza - now Rez - feels like an all-American teen. Then a terror incident shocks the nation. As fears escalate, his newfound friends withdraw and Rez becomes increasingly isolated, an object of suspicion because of his name and skin colour. Now he can only relate to Arash, a fellow Muslim student, and beautiful Fatima, who starts wearing a hijab and going to the local mosque. Little by little, Reza is drawn into a troubling new world... Delicately capturing a young man's alienation and search for identity, A Good Country is an unforgettable modern coming-of-age story. It is also a powerful portrait of the ways in which international events reverberate across the globe, damaging distant lives. Insightful, nuanced and emotionally forceful, it is an important book for our times. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
A Good Country Laleh Khadivi (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
29 Jun 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 256pp h216mm x w135mm 383g ISBN13: 9781408875995 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7599-5 ISBN10: 1408875993 EAN: 9781408875995 x Description: The powerful, moving story of a California teenager from an immigrant family who, finding himself in an increasingly hostile world, is turned from a carefree surfer's life towards a culture of fear and fanaticism Laguna Beach, California, 2010. Alireza Courdee, a fourteen-year-old, straight-A student, takes his first hit of pot. In that moment, he is transformed from the high-achieving son of Iranian immigrants into a happy-go-lucky stoner. He loses his virginity, starts surfing, cuts classes and lies to his father. For the first time, Reza - now Rez - feels like an all-American teen. Then a terror incident shocks the nation. As fears escalate, his newfound friends withdraw and Rez becomes increasingly isolated, an object of suspicion because of his name and skin colour. Now he can only relate to Arash, a fellow Muslim student, and beautiful Fatima, who starts wearing a hijab and going to the local mosque. Little by little, Reza is drawn into a troubling new world... Delicately capturing a young man's alienation and search for identity, A Good Country is an unforgettable modern coming-of-age story. It is also a powerful portrait of the ways in which international events reverberate across the globe, damaging distant lives. Insightful, nuanced and emotionally forceful, it is an important book for our times. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Free Woman: Life, Liberation and Doris Lessing Lara Feigel (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
08 Mar 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 336pp h234mm x w153mm 639g ISBN13: 9781408878538 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7853-8 ISBN10: 1408878534 EAN: 9781408878538 x Description: A genre-defying memoir in which Lara Feigel experiments with sexual, intellectual and political freedom while reading and pursuing Doris Lessing How might we live more freely, and will we be happier or lonelier if we do? Re-reading The Golden Notebook in her thirties, shortly after Doris Lessing's death, Lara Feigel discovered that Lessing spoke directly to her as a woman, a writer, and a mother in a way that no other novelist had done. At a time when she was dissatisfied with the conventions of her own life, Feigel was enticed by Lessing's vision of freedom. Free Woman is essential reading for anyone whose life has been changed by books or has questioned the structures by which they live. Feigel tells Lessing's own story, veering between admiration and fury at the choices Lessing made. At the same time, she scrutinises motherhood, marriage and sexual relationships with an unusually acute gaze. And in the process she conducts a dazzling investigation into the joys and costs of sexual, psychological, intellectual and political freedom. This is a genre-defying book: at once a meditation on life and literature and a daring act of selfexposure. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Corset Laura Purcell (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Raven Books
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
04 Oct 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 416pp h216mm x w135mm ISBN13: 9781408889602 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8960-2 ISBN10: 1408889609 EAN: 9781408889602 x Description: The new Victorian chiller from the author of Radio 2 Book Club pick, The Silent Companions. Is prisoner Ruth Butterham mad or a murderer? Victim or villain? Dorothea and Ruth. Prison visitor and prisoner. Powerful and powerless. Dorothea Truelove is young, wealthy and beautiful. Ruth Butterham is young, poor and awaiting trial for murder. When Dorothea's charitable work leads her to Oakgate Prison, she is delighted with the chance to explore her fascination with phrenology and test her hypothesis that the shape of a person's skull can cast a light on their darkest crimes. But when she meets teenage seamstress Ruth, she is faced with another theory: that it is possible to kill with a needle and thread. For Ruth attributes her crimes to a supernatural power inherent in her stitches. The story Ruth has to tell of her deadly creations - of bitterness and betrayal, of death and dresses - will shake Dorothea's belief in rationality, and the power of redemption. Can Ruth be trusted? Is she mad, or a murderer? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Corset Laura Purcell (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Raven Books
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
04 Oct 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 416pp h216mm x w135mm ISBN13: 9781408889619 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8961-9 ISBN10: 1408889617 EAN: 9781408889619 x Description: The new Victorian chiller from the author of Radio 2 Book Club pick, The Silent Companions. Is prisoner Ruth Butterham mad or a murderer? Victim or villain? Dorothea and Ruth. Prison visitor and prisoner. Powerful and powerless. Dorothea Truelove is young, wealthy and beautiful. Ruth Butterham is young, poor and awaiting trial for murder. When Dorothea's charitable work leads her to Oakgate Prison, she is delighted with the chance to explore her fascination with phrenology and test her hypothesis that the shape of a person's skull can cast a light on their darkest crimes. But when she meets teenage seamstress Ruth, she is faced with another theory: that it is possible to kill with a needle and thread. For Ruth attributes her crimes to a supernatural power inherent in her stitches. The story Ruth has to tell of her deadly creations - of bitterness and betrayal, of death and dresses - will shake Dorothea's belief in rationality, and the power of redemption. Can Ruth be trusted? Is she mad, or a murderer? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Silent Companions: A ghost story Laura Purcell (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Raven Books
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
05 Apr 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 384pp h198mm x w129mm 265g ISBN13: 9781408888032 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8803-2 ISBN10: 1408888033 EAN: 9781408888032 x Description: As featured on the Radio 2 Book Club. Some doors are locked for a reason... Newly married, newly widowed Elsie is sent to see out her pregnancy at her late husband's crumbling country estate, The Bridge. With her new servants resentful and the local villagers actively hostile, Elsie only has her husband's awkward cousin for company. Or so she thinks. For inside her new home lies a locked room, and beyond that door lies a two-hundred-year-old diary and a deeply unsettling painted wooden figure - a Silent Companion - that bears a striking resemblance to Elsie herself... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Silent Companions: A ghost story Laura Purcell (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Raven Books
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
05 Oct 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 384pp h216mm x w135mm 499g ISBN13: 9781408888094 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8809-4 ISBN10: 1408888092 EAN: 9781408888094 x Description: As featured on the Radio 2 Book Club. Some doors are locked for a reason... Newly married, newly widowed Elsie is sent to see out her pregnancy at her late husband's crumbling country estate, The Bridge. With her new servants resentful and the local villagers actively hostile, Elsie only has her husband's awkward cousin for company. Or so she thinks. For inside her new home lies a locked room, and beyond that door lies a two-hundred-year-old diary and a deeply unsettling painted wooden figure - a Silent Companion - that bears a striking resemblance to Elsie herself... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Silent Companions: A ghost story Laura Purcell (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Raven Books
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
05 Oct 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 384pp h216mm x w135mm 416g ISBN13: 9781408888100 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8810-0 ISBN10: 1408888106 EAN: 9781408888100 x Description: As featured on the Radio 2 Book Club. Some doors are locked for a reason... Newly married, newly widowed Elsie is sent to see out her pregnancy at her late husband's crumbling country estate, The Bridge. With her new servants resentful and the local villagers actively hostile, Elsie only has her husband's awkward cousin for company. Or so she thinks. For inside her new home lies a locked room, and beyond that door lies a two-hundred-year-old diary and a deeply unsettling painted wooden figure - a Silent Companion - that bears a striking resemblance to Elsie herself... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Bitch Doctrine: Essays for Dissenting Adults Laurie Penny (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
14 Jun 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 480pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781408881583 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8158-3 ISBN10: 1408881586 EAN: 9781408881583 x Description: 'I can't really think of another writer who so consistently and bravely keeps thinking and talking and learning and trying to make the world better' Caitlin Moran
LONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2018 Smart and provocative, this collection of Laurie Penny's writing establishes her as one of the most urgent and vibrant feminist voices of our time. From the shock of Donald Trump's election and the victories of the far right, to online harassment and the transgender rights movement, these darkly humorous articles provoke challenging conversations about the definitive social issues of today. Featuring a new preface and nine new revelatory, revolutionary essays, Bitch Doctrine will give readers tools for change from one of today's boldest commentators. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Waves Passing in the Night: Walter Murch in the Land of the Astrophysicists Lawrence Weschler (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
23 Mar 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Hardback 176pp h210mm x w140mm 318g B+W images throughout ISBN13: 9781632867186 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-718-6 ISBN10: 1632867184 EAN: 9781632867186 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Cutting Edge: The Story of the Beatles' Hairdresser Who Defined an Era Leslie Cavendish (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Alma Books Ltd
Publisher:
Alma Books Ltd
Pub Date:
24 Aug 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 288pp h214mm x w134mm 503g ISBN13: 9781846884313 ISBN13: 978-1-84688-431-3 ISBN10: 1846884314 EAN: 9781846884313 x Description: The Beatles' hair changed the world. As their increasingly wild, untamed manes grew, to the horror of parents everywhere, they set off a cultural revolution as the most tangible symbol of the Sixties' psychedelic dream of peace, love and playful rebellion. In the midst of this epochal change was Leslie Cavendish, hairdresser to the Beatles and some of the greatest stars of the music and entertainment industry. But just how did a fifteen-year-old Jewish school dropout from an undistinguished North London suburb, with no particular artistic talent or showbusiness connections, end up literally at the cutting edge of Sixties' fashion in just four years? His story - honest, always entertaining and inspiring parallels the meteoric rise of the Beatles themselves, and is no less astounding. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Detox Kitchen Vegetables Lily Simpson (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
03 May 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 304pp h265mm x w180mm 1156g Colour photography throughout ISBN13: 9781408884461 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8446-1 ISBN10: 1408884461 EAN: 9781408884461 x Description: The 150 exquisite recipes in chef Lily Simpson's book are inspired by a full range of seasonal greens such as asparagus, green beans and pak choi, as well as the rest of the rainbow: butternut squash, aubergine and sweetcorn to name a few. With clever cooking techniques and carefully balanced spicing and flavours, these virtuous recipes taste anything but boring - Honey and tamari-roasted fennel salad, Spinach kitchari, and Rhubarb granita are just a few of the combinations. With tips on how to shop for, prepare and cook each vegetable, Detox Kitchen Vegetables is packed with everything you need to maximise the benefits of vegetables and refresh your everyday cooking (and as an added bonus, you'll be taking a break from dairy, wheat and refined sugar too). _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Marilyn: The Passion and the Paradox Lois Banner (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Press
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
12 Jan 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Hardback 528pp h235mm x w156mm 780g 16-page B&W insert; 8-page color insert ISBN13: 9781608195312 ISBN13: 978-1-60819-531-2 ISBN10: 1608195317 EAN: 9781608195312 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Lake Lotte Hammer (Author) Soren Hammer (Author) Series:
A Konrad Simonsen Thriller 4
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
22 Feb 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 384pp h198mm x w129mm 269g ISBN13: 9781408870686 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7068-6 ISBN10: 1408870681 EAN: 9781408870686 x Description: Everything comes with a price The chilling next instalment in the Konrad Simonsen series, perfect for fans of Johan Theorin and Yrsa Sigurdardottir The skeleton of a young woman is discovered, tied to a stone, in a lake deep in the Danish countryside. The woman's identity is a mystery; no one matching her description has been reported missing... After months of fruitless investigation by the local police force, a media scandal brings the case to nationwide attention and is quickly handed over to Konrad Simonsen and his team from the
Copenhagen Police force. It soon becomes clear that this unknown woman is the key to a sinister world of human trafficking, prostitution and violence. A world where everything comes with a price and no mistake goes unpunished. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Vanished Lotte Hammer (Author) Soren Hammer (Author) Martin Aitken (Translated by) Series:
A Konrad Simonsen Thriller 3
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
07 Mar 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 448pp h198mm x w129mm 310g ISBN13: 9781408860328 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-6032-8 ISBN10: 1408860325 EAN: 9781408860328 x Description: Lying at the bottom of his apartment stairs, a postman is found dead. At first glance, his death appears to be a tragic accident. However, when Detective Superintendent Konrad Simonsen is called to investigate, he notices that something doesn't add up. Did he fall? When life-sized images of a vanished girl are discovered plastering the walls of the dead man's attic, the case takes a new and sinister turn. Who is she? Could she be alive? Soon the homicide team find themselves delving into the past, but as they approach the truth, Simonsen is forced to confront long-hidden skeletons in his own cupboard. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Night Ferry Lotte Hammer (Author) Soren Hammer (Author) Series:
A Konrad Simonsen Thriller 5
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
22 Mar 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 352pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781408860359 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-6035-9 ISBN10: 140886035X EAN: 9781408860359 x Description: The chilling new instalment in the Konrad Simonsen series, perfect for fans of Johan Theorin and Yrsa Sigurdardottir Sixteen children and four adults are killed in a devastating boat crash in Copenhagen. Detective Chief Superintendent Konrad Simonsen is called in, only to discover that this was no accident and that one of the passengers has a very personal connection to the homicide team. Reeling from this revelation and not knowing who to trust, Simonsen follows a trail that eventually leads him to Bosnia and a legacy of criminal misconduct. All evidence points towards one shady figure: a high-ranking army specialist with a suspicious past. But the more Simonsen digs, the further the truth slips from his grasp. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Lake Lotte Hammer (Author) Soren Hammer (Author) Series:
A Konrad Simonsen Thriller 4
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
20 Apr 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 384pp h234mm x w153mm 576g ISBN13: 9781408870679 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7067-9 ISBN10: 1408870673 EAN: 9781408870679 x Description: Everything comes with a price The chilling next instalment in the Konrad Simonsen series, perfect for fans of Johan Theorin and Yrsa Sigurdardottir The skeleton of a young woman is discovered, tied to a stone, in a lake deep in the Danish countryside. The woman's identity is a mystery; no one matching her description has been reported missing... After months of fruitless investigation by the local police force, a media scandal brings the case to nationwide attention and is quickly handed over to Konrad Simonsen and his team from the Copenhagen Police force. It soon becomes clear that this unknown woman is the key to a sinister world of human trafficking, prostitution and violence. A world where everything comes with a price and no mistake goes unpunished. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Happy Little Bluebirds Louise Levene (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
17 May 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 304pp h216mm x w135mm 329g ISBN13: 9781408896471 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9647-1 ISBN10: 1408896478 EAN: 9781408896471 x Description: For fans of Muriel Spark, a dazzling novel about a young woman thrust into in the opulent world of 1940s Hollywood, where dirty dealings, undercover agents and off-camera romances abound It is September 1940 and Evelyn Murdoch, a translator from the Postal Censorship department, is uprooted from her home in wartime Woking and transferred to Hollywood. She is to assist a mysterious British agent in his attempts to outwit the Los Angeles German delegation and boost the British propaganda war effort. The unhappy young widow is supplied with a new Californian wardrobe, a Bel Air bungalow and her own desk in the writers' block of Miracle Studios. At first bewildered by the glamorous excesses of this strange new world, she is gradually seduced by the sunlight, orange groves and clever, fasttalking men. But, just as she begins to blossom, her new technicolor ending threatens to slip from her grasp. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Happy Little Bluebirds Louise Levene (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
17 May 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 304pp h216mm x w135mm ISBN13: 9781408878774 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7877-4 ISBN10: 1408878771 EAN: 9781408878774 x Description: For fans of Muriel Spark, a dazzling novel about a young woman thrust into in the opulent world of 1940s Hollywood, where dirty dealings, undercover agents and off-camera romances abound It is September 1940 and Evelyn Murdoch, a translator from the Postal Censorship department, is uprooted from her home in wartime Woking and transferred to Hollywood. She is to assist a mysterious British agent in his attempts to outwit the Los Angeles German delegation and boost the British propaganda war effort. The unhappy young widow is supplied with a new Californian wardrobe, a Bel Air bungalow and her own desk in the writers' block of Miracle Studios. At first bewildered by the glamorous excesses of this strange new world, she is gradually seduced by the sunlight, orange groves and clever, fasttalking men. But, just as she begins to blossom, her new technicolor ending threatens to slip from her grasp. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The House at Midnight Lucie Whitehouse (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Mar 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 384pp h198mm x w129mm 266g ISBN13: 9781408890028 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9002-8 ISBN10: 140889002X EAN: 9781408890028 x Description: From the beginning, the house changed everything... Lucas. Joanna. Martha. Michael. Danny. Rachel. Best friends since college, they are brought together at beautiful Stoneborough Manor when Lucas inherits it following the suicide of his beloved uncle. But over the course of a hot, decadent summer, what begins as an idyllic retreat from the pressures of adult life is transformed into a place where secrets are revealed, sexual tensions escalate and friendships and sanity unravel - beyond repair. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Story of a Snail Who Discovered the Importance of Being Slow Satoshi Kitamura (Illustrated by) Luis Sepulveda (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Alma Books Ltd
Publisher:
Alma Books Ltd
Pub Date:
23 Mar 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Translated From: Spanish Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 128pp h198mm x w128mm b/w ISBN13: 9781846884139 ISBN13: 978-1-84688-413-9 ISBN10: 1846884136 x Description: In Dandelion Land, a young snail can't stop asking his friends awkward questions, such as: why are we so slow - and why can't we all have our own names? When he is finally banished from the snail community because of this, he is forced to travel the world alone. As he explores in his oh-so-slow way, the snail makes new friends and goes on a series of adventures, gaining wisdom from every new encounter. But when he finds out his friends are in danger, he decides to rush home to warn them. Will he get there in time to save them? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Witness Tree: Seasons of Change with a Century-Old Oak Lynda V. Mapes (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
29 Jun 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Hardback 240pp h210mm x w140mm 394g ISBN13: 9781632862532 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-253-2 ISBN10: 1632862530 EAN: 9781632862532 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
A Shot in the Dark: A Twitten Mystery Lynne Truss (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Raven Books
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
28 Jun 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 304pp h234mm x w153mm ISBN13: 9781408890516 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9051-6 ISBN10: 1408890518 EAN: 9781408890516 x Description: The first book in a charming and witty new crime series from much-loved author Lynne Truss After the notorious `Middle Street Massacre' of 1951, when the majority of Brighton's criminals wiped one another out in a vicious battle as the local police force enjoyed a brief stop en route for an ice cream, Inspector Steine rather enjoys life as a policeman. No criminals, no crime, no stress. He just wishes Sergeant Brunswick would stop insisting that perhaps not every criminal was wiped out that fateful day. So it's really rather annoying when an ambitious - not to mention irritating - new constable shows up to work and starts investigating a series of burglaries. And it's even more annoying when, after Constable Twitten is despatched to the theatre for the night, he sits next to a vicious theatre critic who is promptly shot dead part way through the opening night of a new play.
It seems Brighton may be in need of a police force after all... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
A Shot in the Dark: A Twitten Mystery Lynne Truss (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Raven Books
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
28 Jun 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 304pp h234mm x w153mm ISBN13: 9781408890523 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9052-3 ISBN10: 1408890526 EAN: 9781408890523 x Description: The first book in a charming and witty new crime series from much-loved author Lynne Truss After the notorious `Middle Street Massacre' of 1951, when the majority of Brighton's criminals wiped one another out in a vicious battle as the local police force enjoyed a brief stop en route for an ice cream, Inspector Steine rather enjoys life as a policeman. No criminals, no crime, no stress. He just wishes Sergeant Brunswick would stop insisting that perhaps not every criminal was wiped out that fateful day. So it's really rather annoying when an ambitious - not to mention irritating - new Constable shows up to work and starts investigating a series of burglaries. And it's even more annoying when, after Constable Twitten is despatched to the theatre for the night, he sits next to a vicious theatre critic who is promptly shot dead part way through the opening night of a new play. It seems Brighton may be in need of a police force after all... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Theoretical Foot M. F. K. Fisher (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
04 May 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 256pp h198mm x w129mm 184g ISBN13: 9781408880067 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8006-7 ISBN10: 1408880067 EAN: 9781408880067 x Description: An undiscovered novel by an iconic American food writer - the publication of this enchanting portrait of 1930s bohemian life will be a major literary event 'I sank into The Theoretical Foot like a fat strawberry into whipped cream ... Intimate and moral, funny and wise, there is something incantatory about her style ... She is not just a great food writer. She is a great writer, full stop' Rachel Cooke, Observer Susan and Joe never want this perfect summer to end. It is the 1930s, and society frowns on the slack morals of couples living in sin - but judgement is suspended at the haven on Lake Geneva where Joe's friend Sara and her lover Tim preside. Here, surrounded by orchards heavy with plums, they are thrust into an exotic milieu of artistic Americans. As morning gives way to afternoon and sunset brings the evening's festivities, the unseen tensions and desires of the group are revealed. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Song of Achilles: Bloomsbury Modern Classics Madeline Miller (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
21 Sep 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 368pp h198mm x w129mm 358g ISBN13: 9781408891384 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9138-4 ISBN10: 1408891387 EAN: 9781408891384 x Description: A beautiful new limited edition paperback of The Song of Achilles, published as part of the Bloomsbury Modern Classics list The god touches his finger to the arrow's fletching. Then he breathes, a puff of air - as if to send dandelions flying, to push toy boats over water. And the arrow flies, straight and silent, in a curving, downward arc towards Achilles' back. Greece in the age of heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the court of King Peleus and his perfect son Achilles. Despite their differences, the boys develop a tender friendship, a bond which blossoms into something deeper as they grow into young men. But when Helen of Sparta is kidnapped, Achilles is dispatched to distant Troy to fulfil his destiny. Torn between love and fear for his friend, Patroclus follows, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they hold dear. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Circe Madeline Miller (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
19 Apr 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 352pp h234mm x w153mm 533g ISBN13: 9781408890073 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9007-3 ISBN10: 1408890070 EAN: 9781408890073 x Description: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER THE NEW YORK TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER From the Orange Prize-winning, internationally bestselling author of The Song of Achilles comes the powerful story of the mythological witch Circe, inspired by Homer's Odyssey Chosen as must-read book of 2018 by the Guardian, i, Mail on Sunday, Sunday Express and Stylist In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe has neither the look nor the voice of divinity, and is scorned and rejected by her kin. Increasingly isolated, she turns to mortals for companionship, leading her to discover a power forbidden to the gods: witchcraft. When love drives Circe to cast a dark spell, wrathful Zeus banishes her to the remote island of Aiaia. There she learns to harness her occult craft, drawing strength from nature. But she will not always be alone; many are destined to pass through Circe's place of exile, entwining their fates with hers. The messenger god, Hermes. The craftsman, Daedalus. A ship bearing a golden fleece. And wily Odysseus, on his epic voyage home. There is danger for a solitary woman in this world, and Circe's independence draws the wrath of men and gods alike. To protect what she holds dear, Circe must decide whether she belongs with the deities she is born from, or the mortals she has come to love. Breathing life into the ancient world, Madeline Miller weaves an intoxicating tale of gods and heroes, magic and monsters, survival and transformation. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Circe Madeline Miller (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
19 Apr 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 352pp h234mm x w153mm 662g ISBN13: 9781408890080 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9008-0 ISBN10: 1408890089 EAN: 9781408890080 x Description: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER THE NEW YORK TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER From the Orange Prize-winning, internationally bestselling author of The Song of Achilles comes the powerful story of the mythological witch Circe, inspired by Homer's Odyssey Chosen as must-read book of 2018 by the Guardian, i, Mail on Sunday, Sunday Express and Stylist In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe has neither the look nor the voice of divinity, and is scorned and rejected by her kin. Increasingly isolated, she turns to mortals for companionship, leading her to discover a power forbidden to the gods: witchcraft. When love drives Circe to cast a dark spell, wrathful Zeus banishes her to the remote island of Aiaia. There she learns to harness her occult craft, drawing strength from nature. But she will not always be alone; many are destined to pass through Circe's place of exile, entwining their fates with hers. The messenger god, Hermes. The craftsman, Daedalus. A ship bearing a golden fleece. And wily Odysseus, on his epic voyage home. There is danger for a solitary woman in this world, and Circe's independence draws the wrath of men and gods alike. To protect what she holds dear, Circe must decide whether she belongs with the deities she is born from, or the mortals she has come to love. Breathing life into the ancient world, Madeline Miller weaves an intoxicating tale of gods and heroes, magic and monsters, survival and transformation. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Forensic Records Society Magnus Mills (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
05 Apr 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 192pp h198mm x w129mm 139g ISBN13: 9781408878408 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7840-8 ISBN10: 1408878402 EAN: 9781408878408 x Description: 'The Forensic Records Society is like Animal Farm but with blokes for pigs, and much better songs' Guardian Two men with a passion for vinyl create a society for the appreciation of records. Their aim is simple: to elevate the art of listening by doing so in forensic detail. The society enjoys moderate success in the back room of their local pub, The Half Moon, with other enthusiasts drawn to the initial promise of the weekly gathering. However, as the club gains popularity, its founder's uncompromising dogma results in a schism within the movement and soon a counter group forms. Then the arrival of a young woman called Alice further fractures the unity of the vulnerable society. As rifts are forged and gulfs widen, Magnus Mills examines the surreal nature of ordinary lives. The master of the comic deadpan returns for his ninth novel, a spectacularly disingenuous exploration of power, fanaticism and really, really good records. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Forensic Records Society Magnus Mills (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
06 Apr 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 192pp h174mm x w177mm 379g ISBN13: 9781408878378 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7837-8 ISBN10: 1408878372 EAN: 9781408878378 x Description: The award-winning, Booker and Goldsmiths Prize-shortlisted author Magnus Mills is back with his best novel yet, a hilarious and surreal exploration of power, fanaticism and really, really good records Within a few months we'd witnessed bickering, desertion, subterfuge and rivalry. I was rapidly coming to the conclusion that only a miracle could save us now. Two men with a passion for vinyl create a society for the appreciation of records. Their aim is simple: to elevate the art of listening by doing so in forensic detail. The society enjoys moderate success in the back room of their local pub, The Half Moon, with other enthusiasts drawn to the initial promise of the weekly gathering. However, as the club gains popularity, its founder's uncompromising dogma results in a schism within the movement and soon a counter group forms. Then the arrival of a young woman called Alice further fractures the unity of the vulnerable society. As rifts are forged and gulfs widen, Magnus Mills examines the surreal nature of ordinary lives. The master of the comic deadpan returns for his ninth novel, a spectacularly disingenuous exploration of power, fanaticism and really, really good records. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Masala: Indian Cooking for Modern Living Mallika Basu (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
31 May 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 256pp h246mm x w189mm Colour photography throughout ISBN13: 9781408886885 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8688-5 ISBN10: 140888688X EAN: 9781408886885 x Description: A seminal Indian cookbook that reflects the way we live, cook, entertain and eat today. Food writer Mallika Basu grew up enjoying exotic flavours from across India in an unconventional, bustling home in Kolkata - and then spent years recreating them in a London kitchen. Now she shares those recipes, techniques and shortcuts so you too can cook wholesome, real Indian food simply. Embrace weekday dinners with lightly spiced fish curry, wok-friendly Goan chilli beef fry or silken kofta curry made with packs of ready-rolled meatballs. For leisurely weekends, tuck into a feast of Vindaloo pulled pork; give your Sunday roast a sumptuous twist with spicy marinades, or enjoy a whole roasted cauliflower encrusted with nut butter. And that's before you even think about swirling dosa and more for a full-on Indian brunch... Mallika's recipes respect the past and celebrate the present in an easy and informal way that will broaden your understanding of Indian cooking, and inspire you to return to these simple recipes time and time again. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Alias Grace Margaret Atwood (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
02 Nov 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 480pp h234mm x w153mm 853g ISBN13: 9781408892060 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9206-0 ISBN10: 1408892065 EAN: 9781408892060 x Description: A stunning new hardback edition of Margaret Atwood's classic work of true crime - 'an explosive mixture of murder, sex and class conflict' (Daily Mail) soon to be a major Netflix series Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize Shortlisted for the Orange Prize Sixteen years have passed since teenaged Grace was locked up for the cold-blooded murder of her employer Thomas Kinnear and his lover, Nancy Montgomery. Saved from the gallows where her alleged accomplice was hanged, Grace claims to have no memory of the events which changed her life for ever. Dr Simon Jordan is an expert in the field of amnesia. His objective is to unlock the dormant part of Grace's mind and discover the truth behind one of the most enigmatic and notorious women of all time. Was Grace an unwitting accessory, or a cold-blooded killer? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Divided We Stand: The Battle Over Women's Rights and Family Values That Polarized American Politics Marjorie Julian Spruill (Professor of History, Vanderbilt University, USA) (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
20 Apr 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Hardback 448pp h235mm x w156mm 809g 16-page black & white insert ISBN13: 9781632863140 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-314-0 ISBN10: 1632863146 EAN: 9781632863140 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Heart of the Humanities: Reading, Writing, Teaching Mark Edmundson (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
03 May 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 480pp h235mm x w156mm ISBN13: 9781632863089 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-308-9 ISBN10: 1632863081 EAN: 9781632863089
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Milk!: A 10,000-Year Food Fracas Mark Kurlansky (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Academic USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
01 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United States Hardback 400pp h235mm x w156mm B&W images throughout ISBN13: 9781632863829 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-382-9 ISBN10: 1632863820 EAN: 9781632863829 x Description: Mark Kurlansky's first global food history since the bestselling Cod and Salt; the fascinating cultural, economic, and culinary story of milk and all things dairy--with recipes throughout. According to the Greek creation myth, we are so much spilt milk; a splatter of the goddess Hera's breast milk became our galaxy, the Milky Way. But while mother's milk may be the essence of nourishment, it is the milk of other mammals that humans have cultivated ever since the domestication of animals more than 10,000 years ago, originally as a source of cheese, yogurt, kefir, and all manner of edible innovations that rendered lactose digestible, and then, when genetic mutation made some of us lactose-tolerant, milk itself. Before the industrial revolution, it was common for families to keep dairy cows and produce their own milk. But during the nineteenth century mass production and urbanization made milk safety a leading issue of the day, with milk-borne illnesses a common cause of death. Pasteurization slowly became a legislative matter. And today milk is a test case in the most pressing issues in food politics, from industrial farming and animal rights to GMOs, the locavore movement, and advocates for raw milk, who controversially reject pasteurization. Profoundly intertwined with human civilization, milk has a compelling and a surprisingly global story to tell, and historian Mark Kurlansky is the perfect person to tell it. Tracing the liquid's diverse history from antiquity to the present, he details its curious and crucial role in cultural evolution, religion, nutrition, politics, and economics. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Havana: A Subtropical Delirium Mark Kurlansky (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
01 Apr 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Paperback 272pp h197mm x w129mm Author's pen and ink drawings, B&W photos and engravings t/o ISBN13: 9781632863928 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-392-8 ISBN10: 1632863928 EAN: 9781632863928 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Havana: A Subtropical Delirium Mark Kurlansky (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
04 May 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Hardback 272pp h197mm x w129mm 378g Author's pen and ink drawings, B&W photos and engravings t/o ISBN13: 9781632863911 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-391-1 ISBN10: 163286391X EAN: 9781632863911 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society Annie Barrows (Author) Mary Ann Shaffer (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
05 Apr 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 272pp h198mm x w129mm 194g ISBN13: 9781408895993 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9599-3 ISBN10: 1408895994 EAN: 9781408895993 x Description: The beloved, life-affirming international bestseller which has sold over 5 million copies worldwide - soon to be a major film coming in April 2018, starring Lily James, Matthew Goode, Jessica Brown Findlay, Tom Courtenay and Penelope Wilton To give them hope she must tell their story It's 1946. The war is over, and Juliet Ashton has writer's block. But when she receives a letter from Dawsey Adams of Guernsey - a total stranger living halfway across the Channel, who has come across her name written in a second hand book - she enters into a correspondence with him, and in time with all the members of the extraordinary Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. Through their letters, the society tell Juliet about life on the island, their love of books - and the long shadow cast by their time living under German occupation. Drawn into their irresistible world, Juliet sets sail for the island, changing her life forever. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Kevin Show: An Olympic Athlete's Battle with Mental Illness Mary Pilon (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
01 Apr 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Hardback 336pp h235mm x w156mm 613g ISBN13: 9781632866820 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-682-0 ISBN10: 163286682X EAN: 9781632866820 x
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Climate Justice: Hope, Resilience, and the Fight for a Sustainable Future Mary Robinson (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
04 Oct 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 176pp h234mm x w153mm ISBN13: 9781408888469 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8846-9 ISBN10: 1408888467 EAN: 9781408888469 x Description: A powerful and hopeful manifesto for justice in the most pressing humanitarian issue of our time: climate change Holding her first grandchild in her arms in 2003, Mary Robinson was struck by the uncertainty of the world he had been born into. Before his fiftieth birthday, he would share the planet with more than nine billion people - people battling for food, water and shelter in an increasingly volatile climate. The faceless, shadowy menace of climate change had become, in an instant, deeply personal. Mary Robinson's mission would lead her all over the world, from Malawi to Mongolia, and to a heartening revelation: that the agents of change in the battle for climate justice at grassroots level were women, many of them mothers and grandmothers like herself. From Sharon Hanshaw, the Mississippi matriarch whose campaign began in her East Biloxi hair salon and culminated in her speaking at the United Nations, to Constance Okollet, a small farmer who transformed the fortunes of her ailing community in rural Uganda, Robinson met with ordinary people whose resilience and ingenuity had already unlocked extraordinary change. Powerful and deeply humane, Climate Justice is a stirring manifesto on one of the most pressing humanitarian issues of our time, and a lucid, affirmative and well-argued case for hope. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Eat the Apple Matt Young (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
22 Feb 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 272pp h216mm x w135mm 295g Author's line drawings throughout ISBN13: 9781408888292 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8829-2 ISBN10: 1408888297 EAN: 9781408888292 x Description: A gut-wrenching, beautiful memoir which explores toxic masculinity and the devastating consequences of war on one impressionable young soldier Matt Young joined the Marine Corps aged eighteen, after a drunken night that culminated in him crashing his car into a fire hydrant. The teenage wasteland he fled followed him to the training bases of California. Young survived training and then three deployments to Iraq as an infantryman. Eat the Apple is the searing and honest response to those years. Visceral, ironic, self-lacerating and ultimately redemptive, Young's story drops us unarmed into Marine Corps culture and lays bare the vulnerability of those on the front lines and the true, if often misguided, motivations that drove a young man to a life at war. Tender and brilliantly written, Eat the Apple is a powerful coming-of-age story that explores toxic masculinity and maps the insane geography of our times. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Eat the Apple Matt Young (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
22 Feb 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 272pp h216mm x w135mm 398g Author's line drawings throughout ISBN13: 9781408888285 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8828-5 ISBN10: 1408888289 EAN: 9781408888285 x Description: A gut-wrenching, beautiful memoir which explores toxic masculinity and the devastating consequences of war on one impressionable young soldier Matt Young joined the Marine Corps aged eighteen, after a drunken night that culminated in him crashing his car into a fire hydrant. The teenage wasteland he fled followed him to the training bases of California. Young survived training and then three deployments to Iraq as an infantryman. Eat the Apple is the searing and honest response to those years. Visceral, ironic, self-lacerating and ultimately redemptive, Young's story drops us unarmed into Marine Corps culture and lays bare the vulnerability of those on the front lines and the true, if often misguided, motivations that drove a young man to a life at war. Tender and brilliantly written, Eat the Apple is a powerful coming-of-age story that explores toxic masculinity and maps the insane geography of our times. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
How to Resist: Turn Protest to Power Matthew Bolton (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
13 Jul 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 176pp h178mm x w111mm 170g ISBN13: 9781408892725 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9272-5 ISBN10: 1408892723 EAN: 9781408892725 x Description: 'This extraordinary book is the roadmap for a new kind of effective activism' - Brian Eno `This book is for people who are angry with the ways things are and want to do something about it; for people who are frustrated with the system, or worried about the direction the country is going. Maybe they've been on a march, posted their opinions on social media, or shouted angrily at something they've seen on the news but don't feel like it's making any difference. It is for people who want to make a change but they're not sure how.' - Matthew Bolton _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Hide Matthew Griffin (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
10 Aug 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 272pp h198mm x w129mm 197g ISBN13: 9781408867105 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-6710-5 ISBN10: 1408867109 EAN: 9781408867105 x Description: WINNNER OF THE CROOK'S CORNER BOOK PRIZE 2016 'This is a great love story' Edmund White, author of A Boy's Own Story Wendell Wilson, a taxidermist, and Frank Clifton, a veteran, meet after the Second World War. But, in this declining textile town in a southern US state, their love holds real danger. Severing nearly all ties with the rest of the world, they carve out a home for themselves on the outskirts of town. For decades, their routine of self-reliant domesticity - Wendell's cooking, Frank's care for a yard no one sees, and the vicarious drama of courtroom TV seems to protect them. But when Wendell finds Frank lying motionless outside at the age of eighty-three, their carefully crafted life together begins to unravel. As Frank's memory and physical strength deteriorate, Wendell struggles in vain to hold on to the man he once knew. Faced with giving care beyond his capacity, he must come to terms with the consequences of half a century in seclusion: the different lives they might have lived - and the impending, inexorable loss of the one they had. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Rice's Language of Buildings: From Aedicules to Ziggurats Matthew Rice (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
01 Jan 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback Sewn ISBN13: 9781408893784 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9378-4 ISBN10: 1408893789 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Jonathan Unleashed Meg Rosoff (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Feb 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 288pp h198mm x w129mm 207g ISBN13: 9781408870792 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7079-2 ISBN10: 1408870797 EAN: 9781408870792 x Description: Jonathan Trefoil's boss is unhinged, his relationship baffling and his apartment just the wrong side of legal. His girlfriend wants to marry someone just like him - only richer and more organised with a different sense of humour. At least his two flatmates understand him - but they only speak dog.
Poor Jonathan. The world wasn't this confusing back in the good old days before everyone expected him to act like a person. But one thing's for sure: if he can make it in New York City, he can make it anywhere. Will he get out of advertising, meet the girl of his dreams and figure out the meaning of life? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Abandon Me: Memoirs Melissa Febos (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
01 Apr 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Paperback 336pp h210mm x w140mm 346g ISBN13: 9781632866585 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-658-5 ISBN10: 1632866587 EAN: 9781632866585 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Abandon Me: Memoirs Melissa Febos (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
20 Apr 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Hardback 320pp h210mm x w140mm 509g ISBN13: 9781632866578 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-657-8 ISBN10: 1632866579 EAN: 9781632866578 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Among the Barley Melissa Harrison (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
23 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 352pp h216mm x w135mm 2 x single-spread illustrated maps by Neil Gower ISBN13: 9781408897980 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9798-0 ISBN10: 1408897989 EAN: 9781408897980 x Description: From the author of Costa-shortlisted and Baileys-longlisted At Hawthorn Time comes a major new novel. Set on a farm in Suffolk just before the Second World War, it introduces a girl on the cusp of adulthood The autumn of 1933 is the most beautiful Edie Mather can remember, although the Great War still casts its shadow over the fields and villages around her beloved home, Wych Farm. Constance FitzAllen arrives from London to document fading rural traditions and beliefs. For Edie, who must soon face the unsettling pressures of adulthood, the glamorous and worldly outsider appears to be a godsend. But there is more to the older woman than meets the eye. As harvest time approaches and pressures mount on the entire community, Edie must find a way to trust her instincts and save herself from disaster. A masterful evocation of the rhythms of the natural world and pastoral life, All Among the Barley is a powerful novel about the lessons of history and the
dangers of nostalgia. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All Among the Barley Melissa Harrison (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
23 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 352pp h216mm x w135mm 2 x single-spread illustrated maps by Neil Gower ISBN13: 9781408897997 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9799-7 ISBN10: 1408897997 EAN: 9781408897997 x Description: From the author of Costa-shortlisted and Baileys-longlisted At Hawthorn Time comes a major new novel. Set on a farm in Suffolk just before the Second World War, it introduces a girl on the cusp of adulthood The autumn of 1933 is the most beautiful Edie Mather can remember, although the Great War still casts its shadow over the fields and villages around her beloved home, Wych Farm. Constance FitzAllen arrives from London to document fading rural traditions and beliefs. For Edie, who must soon face the unsettling pressures of adulthood, the glamorous and worldly outsider appears to be a godsend. But there is more to the older woman than meets the eye. As harvest time approaches and pressures mount on the entire community, Edie must find a way to trust her instincts and save herself from disaster. A masterful evocation of the rhythms of the natural world and pastoral life, All Among the Barley is a powerful novel about the lessons of history and the dangers of nostalgia. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Brighton Michael Harvey (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Feb 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 368pp h198mm x w129mm 301g ISBN13: 9781408877616 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7761-6 ISBN10: 1408877619 EAN: 9781408877616 x Description: 'Brighton is the f***ing bomb! I loved it!' Stephen King You came back here to bury your past ... Thing is, you gotta kill it first Brighton, 1975: a Boston neighbourhood where racial tensions run high and gangs jostle for dominance in the trades that matter - drugrunning, bookkeeping and theft. Fifteen-year-old Kevin Pearce knows his best hope is to get the hell out before its bloody streets get a grip on his dreams. But when an act of violence tears their home apart, Kevin is forced to leave for New York, changing the course of his life forever. Twenty-seven years later Kevin wins the Pulitzer Prize for an investigative article on the wrongful conviction and death of a man from Brighton, and decides to visit his old neighbourhood for the first time in decades. But his past has long shadows - shadows which have taken on a life of their own. And when Kevin's prosecutor girlfriend Lisa asks his advice on a murder case, he is plunged into a web of deception and bloodshed that will test his loyalties to the limit and place the life he has built at risk. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Pulse Michael Harvey (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
15 Nov 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 400pp h234mm x w153mm ISBN13: 9781408895368 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9536-8 ISBN10: 1408895366 EAN: 9781408895368 x Description: Stranger Things meets The Departed. A hugely original thriller, with film rights already snapped up by New Line Cinema Daniel Fitzsimmons seems like an ordinary American teenager. He loves his brother, his friends, his school work. But Daniel has powers. Powers that he does not understand, and is not sure he can control. Daniel can't risk telling those around him what is happening, but when a mysterious stranger offers an insight into what he is experiencing, he becomes Daniel's unofficial mentor. And when a tragedy threatens to derail his life, and with the police growing ever more interested in his past, Daniel's powers will finally come into their own. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Pulse Michael Harvey (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
15 Nov 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 400pp h234mm x w153mm ISBN13: 9781408895351 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9535-1 ISBN10: 1408895358 EAN: 9781408895351 x Description: Stranger Things meets The Departed. A hugely original thriller, with film rights already snapped up by New Line Cinema Daniel Fitzsimmons seems like an ordinary American teenager. He loves his brother, his friends, his school work. But Daniel has powers. Powers that he does not understand, and is not sure he can control. Daniel can't risk telling those around him what is happening, but when a mysterious stranger offers an insight into what he is experiencing, he becomes Daniel's unofficial mentor. And when a tragedy threatens to derail his life, and with the police growing ever more interested in his past, Daniel's powers will finally come into their own. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Facts and Fiction: A Book of Storytelling Michael Holroyd (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
14 Jun 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 240pp h234mm x w153mm ISBN13: 9781408897355 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9735-5 ISBN10: 1408897350 EAN: 9781408897355
x Description: A captivating collection of pieces about the art of narration by Britain's finest biographer, Michael Holroyd In this collection of pieces, Michael Holroyd reflects on the eccentricities of the art of writing about others. With characteristic playfulness and guilefulness, he considers the ways in which lives can be written about (and painted), with all the subtle differences of design and intention that this entails. From Kipling to forgetfulness, Princess Diana's butler Paul Burrell to fellow biographers like Richard Holmes and the fathers of British biography, Boswell and Johnson, Holroyd tackles a rich and vibrant array of topics. He discusses his life at the mercy of subjects who have led him all over the world - and often into other people's families uninvited. With wit, warmth and humour, he reflects on the unlikely ways he arrives at his subjects, and how the process of building their narratives is often a disturbing experience: so consuming that, when completed, he feels as if he has had a holiday from himself. Featuring writing originally published in the Times Literary Supplement, the Guardian, the Telegraph and elsewhere, Facts and Fiction provides unique insight into the mind of a master. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Facts and Fiction: A Book of Storytelling Michael Holroyd (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
14 Jun 2018
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Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 240pp h234mm x w153mm ISBN13: 9781408897379 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9737-9 ISBN10: 1408897377 EAN: 9781408897379 x Description: A captivating collection of pieces about the art of narration by Britain's finest biographer, Michael Holroyd In this collection of pieces, Michael Holroyd reflects on the eccentricities of the art of writing about others. With characteristic playfulness and guilefulness, he considers the ways in which lives can be written about (and painted), with all the subtle differences of design and intention that this entails. From Kipling to forgetfulness, Princess Diana's butler Paul Burrell to fellow biographers like Richard Holmes and the fathers of British biography, Boswell and Johnson, Holroyd tackles a rich and vibrant array of topics. He discusses his life at the mercy of subjects who have led him all over the world - and often into other people's families uninvited. With wit, warmth and humour, he reflects on the unlikely ways he arrives at his subjects, and how the process of building their narratives is often a disturbing experience: so consuming that, when completed, he feels as if he has had a holiday from himself. Featuring writing originally published in the Times Literary Supplement, the Guardian, the Telegraph and elsewhere, Facts and Fiction provides unique insight into the mind of a master. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Road to Sleeping Dragon: Learning China from the Ground Up Michael Meyer (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury USA
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Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
14 Dec 2017
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Active
Published in: United States Hardback 320pp h235mm x w156mm 589g Frontispiece map ISBN13: 9781632869357 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-935-7 ISBN10: 1632869357 EAN: 9781632869357 x
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The English Patient: Bloomsbury Modern Classics Michael Ondaatje (Author) Series:
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21 Sep 2017
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 336pp h198mm x w129mm 331g ISBN13: 9781408891346 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9134-6 ISBN10: 1408891344 EAN: 9781408891346 x Description: A beautiful new limited edition paperback of The English Patient, published as part of the Bloomsbury Modern Classics list A small cargo plane will come down to land, slipping from the level of the horizon. It tips its wings within desert light and then sound stops, it drifts to earth. The final curtain is closing on the Second World War and in an abandoned Italian villa Hana, a nurse, tends to her sole remaining patient. Rescued from a burning plane, the anonymous Englishman is damaged beyond recognition and haunted by painful memories. The only clue Hana has to unlocking his past is the one thing he clung on to through the fire - a copy of The Histories by Herodotus, covered with hand-written notes detailing a tragic love affair. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Arthur & Sherlock: Conan Doyle and the Creation of Holmes Michael Sims (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
01 Oct 2017
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 256pp h198mm x w129mm 199g 1 x 8-page B+W insert ISBN13: 9781408858554 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-5855-4 ISBN10: 140885855X EAN: 9781408858554 x Description: 'Fascinating ... A stimulating contribution to our never-ending fascination with Holmes himself, and, even more perhaps, his genial creator' Sunday Times A medical student at the University of Edinburgh, Arthur Conan Doyle studied under the vigilant eye of Dr Joseph Bell. He observed as Dr Bell identified a patient's occupation, hometown and ailments from the smallest details of dress, gait and speech. Although Doyle was training to be a surgeon, he was cultivating essential knowledge that would help him to define the art of the detective novel. From Doyle's early days surrounded by poverty and violence, through to his first days as a surgeon, Michael Sims traces the circuitous yet inevitable development of Arthur Conan Doyle as the father of the modern mystery. The incomparable Sherlock Holmes emerges as a product of Doyle's varied lessons in the classroom and professional life. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Frankenstein Dreams: A Connoisseur's Collection of Victorian Science Fiction Michael Sims (Author) Series:
The Connoisseur's Collections
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Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
16 Nov 2017
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Published in: United States Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 400pp h210mm x w140mm 405g ISBN13: 9781632860415 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-041-5 ISBN10: 1632860414 EAN: 9781632860415 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Walworth Beauty Michele Roberts (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
19 Apr 2018
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 400pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781408883426 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8342-6 ISBN10: 1408883422 EAN: 9781408883426 x Description: From the Booker-shortlisted author comes a sensuous, evocative novel exploring the lives of women in Victorian London, for fans of Sarah Waters, Emma Donoghue and Kate Atkinson 2011: When Madeleine loses her job as a lecturer, she decides to leave her riverside flat in cobbled Stew Lane, where history never feels far away, and move to Apricot Place. Yet here too, in this quiet Walworth cul-de-sac, she senses the past encroaching: a shifting in the atmosphere, a current of unseen life. 1851: and Joseph Benson has been employed by Henry Mayhew to help research his articles on the working classes. A family man with mouths to feed, Joseph is tasked with coaxing testimony from prostitutes. Roaming the Southwark streets, he is tempted by brothels' promises of pleasure - and as he struggles with his assignment, he seeks answers in Apricot Place, where the enigmatic Mrs Dulcimer runs a boarding house. As these entwined stories unfold, alive with the sensations of London past and present, the two eras brush against each other - a breath at Madeleine's neck, a voice in her head - the murmurs of ghosts echoing through time. Rendered in immediate, intoxicating prose, The Walworth Beauty is a haunting tale of desire and exploitation, isolation and loss, and the faltering search for human connection; this is Michele Roberts at her masterful best. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Walworth Beauty Michele Roberts (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
20 Apr 2017
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 400pp h216mm x w135mm 422g ISBN13: 9781408883402 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8340-2 ISBN10: 1408883406 EAN: 9781408883402
x Description: From the Booker-shortlisted author comes a sensuous, evocative novel exploring the lives of women in Victorian London, for fans of Sarah Waters, Emma Donoghue and Kate Atkinson 2011: When Madeleine loses her job as a lecturer, she decides to leave her riverside flat in cobbled Stew Lane, where history never feels far away, and move to Apricot Place. Yet here too, in this quiet Walworth cul-de-sac, she senses the past encroaching: a shifting in the atmosphere, a current of unseen life. 1851: and Joseph Benson has been employed by Henry Mayhew to help research his articles on the working classes. A family man with mouths to feed, Joseph is tasked with coaxing testimony from prostitutes. Roaming the Southwark streets, he is tempted by brothels' promises of pleasure - and as he struggles with his assignment, he seeks answers in Apricot Place, where the enigmatic Mrs Dulcimer runs a boarding house. As these entwined stories unfold, alive with the sensations of London past and present, the two eras brush against each other - a breath at Madeleine's neck, a voice in her head - the murmurs of ghosts echoing through time. Rendered in immediate, intoxicating prose, The Walworth Beauty is a haunting tale of desire and exploitation, isolation and loss, and the faltering search for human connection; this is Michele Roberts at her masterful best. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Walworth Beauty Michele Roberts (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
20 Apr 2017
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Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 400pp h216mm x w135mm 529g ISBN13: 9781408883396 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8339-6 ISBN10: 1408883392 EAN: 9781408883396 x Description: From the Booker-shortlisted author comes a sensuous, evocative novel exploring the lives of women in Victorian London, for fans of Sarah Waters, Emma Donoghue and Kate Atkinson 2011: When Madeleine loses her job as a lecturer, she decides to leave her riverside flat in cobbled Stew Lane, where history never feels far away, and move to Apricot Place. Yet here too, in this quiet Walworth cul-de-sac, she senses the past encroaching: a shifting in the atmosphere, a current of unseen life. 1851: and Joseph Benson has been employed by Henry Mayhew to help research his articles on the working classes. A family man with mouths to feed, Joseph is tasked with coaxing testimony from prostitutes. Roaming the Southwark streets, he is tempted by brothels' promises of pleasure - and as he struggles with his assignment, he seeks answers in Apricot Place, where the enigmatic Mrs Dulcimer runs a boarding house. As these entwined stories unfold, alive with the sensations of London past and present, the two eras brush against each other - a breath at Madeleine's neck, a voice in her head - the murmurs of ghosts echoing through time. Rendered in immediate, intoxicating prose, The Walworth Beauty is a haunting tale of desire and exploitation, isolation and loss, and the faltering search for human connection; this is Michele Roberts at her masterful best. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The World Without Us Mireille Juchau (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Feb 2017
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Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 320pp h198mm x w129mm 225g ISBN13: 9781408866528 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-6652-8 ISBN10: 1408866528 EAN: 9781408866528 x Description: WINNER OF THE VICTORIAN PREMIER'S LITERARY AWARD 2016 SHORTLISTED FOR THE CHRISTINA STEAD PRIZE FOR FICTION 2016
SHORTLISTED FOR THE STELLA PRIZE 2016 SHORTLISTED FOR THE VOSS LITERARY PRIZE 2016 LONGLISTED FOR THE MILES FRANKLIN LITERARY AWARD 2016 LONGLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 2017 It has been six months since Tess Muller stopped speaking. Her silence is baffling to her parents, her teachers and her younger sister, Meg. But the more urgent mystery for both girls is where their mother, Evangeline, goes each day, pushing an empty pram. When their father Stefan discovers a car wreck and human remains on their farm, old secrets emerge to threaten the fragile family. A storm is coming and the Mullers are in its path. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Red Birds Mohammed Hanif (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
18 Oct 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 304pp h216mm x w135mm ISBN13: 9781408897195 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9719-5 ISBN10: 1408897199 EAN: 9781408897195 x Description: A powerful novel about war, family and love, from the bestselling, prize-winning author dubbed `Pakistan's brightest voice' (Guardian) An American pilot crash lands in the desert and takes refuge in the very camp he was supposed to bomb. Hallucinating palm trees and worrying about dehydrating to death isn't what Major Ellie expected from this mission. Still, it's an improvement on the constant squabbles with his wife back home. In the camp, teenager Momo's money-making schemes are failing. His brother left for his first day at work and never returned, his parents are at each other's throats, his dog is having a very bad day, and an aid worker has shown up wanting to research him for her book on the Teenage Muslim Mind. Written with his trademark wit, keen eye for absurdity and telling important truths about the world today, Red Birds reveals master storyteller Mohammed Hanif at the height of his powers. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Red Birds Mohammed Hanif (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
18 Oct 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 304pp h216mm x w135mm ISBN13: 9781408897188 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9718-8 ISBN10: 1408897180 EAN: 9781408897188 x Description: A powerful novel about war, family and love, from the bestselling, prize-winning author dubbed `Pakistan's brightest voice' (Guardian) An American pilot crash lands in the desert and takes refuge in the very camp he was supposed to bomb. Hallucinating palm trees and worrying about dehydrating to death isn't what Major Ellie expected from this mission. Still, it's an improvement on the constant squabbles with his wife back home. In the camp, teenager Momo's money-making schemes are failing. His brother left for his first day at work and never returned, his parents are at each other's throats, his dog is having a very bad day, and an aid worker has shown up wanting to research him for her book on the Teenage Muslim Mind. Written with his trademark wit, keen eye for absurdity and telling important truths about the world today, Red Birds reveals master storyteller Mohammed Hanif at the height of his powers. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
So High a Blood: The Life of Margaret, Countess of Lennox Morgan Ring (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
08 Mar 2018
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 368pp h198mm x w129mm 280g 2x8 page colour inserts ISBN13: 9781408859698 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-5969-8 ISBN10: 1408859696 EAN: 9781408859698 x Description: `Expertly researched, zestfully written, acutely intelligent in its historical judgements, this masterly biography finally does justice to a forgotten Tudor princess' John Guy Sometime heir to the English throne, courtier in danger of losing her head, spy-mistress and would-be architect of a united Catholic Britain: Lady Margaret Douglas is the Tudor who survived and triumphed -but at a terrible cost. Niece to Henry VIII and half-sister to James V of Scotland, the beautiful and Catholic Margaret held a unique position in the English court. Throughout her life, she was to navigate treacherous waters: survival demanded it. Yet Margaret was no passive pawn. As the Protestant Reformations unfolded across the British Isles, she had ambitions of her own: to see her family rule a united, Catholic Britain. When her niece Mary, Queen of Scots was widowed, Margaret saw her chance. Thoroughly Machiavellian, she set in motion a chain of events that would see her descendants succeed to the crowns of England, Ireland and Scotland. Drawing on previously unexamined archival sources, So High a Blood revives the story of Lady Margaret Douglas to vivid and captivating effect. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
So High a Blood: The Life of Margaret, Countess of Lennox Morgan Ring (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
06 Apr 2017
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Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 368pp h234mm x w153mm 719g 2x8 page colour inserts ISBN13: 9781408859667 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-5966-7 ISBN10: 1408859661 EAN: 9781408859667 x Description: `Expertly researched, zestfully written, acutely intelligent in its historical judgements, this masterly biography finally does justice to a forgotten Tudor princess' John Guy Sometime heir to the English throne, courtier in danger of losing her head, spy-mistress and would-be architect of a united Catholic Britain: Lady Margaret Douglas is the Tudor who survived and triumphed -but at a terrible cost. Niece to Henry VIII and half-sister to James V of Scotland, the beautiful and Catholic Margaret held a unique position in the English court. Throughout her life, she was to navigate treacherous waters: survival demanded it. Yet Margaret was no passive pawn. As the Protestant Reformations unfolded across the British Isles, she had ambitions of her own: to see her family rule a united, Catholic Britain. When her niece Mary, Queen of Scots was widowed, Margaret saw her chance. Thoroughly Machiavellian, she set in motion a chain of events that would see her descendants succeed to the crowns of England, Ireland and Scotland. Drawing on previously unexamined archival sources, So High a Blood revives the story of Lady Margaret Douglas to vivid and captivating effect. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
How to Blitz Nits and other Nasties: A witty yet practical guide to defeating the ten most common childhood ailments Mumsnet (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
24 Aug 2017
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Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 160pp h178mm x w111mm 185g ISBN13: 9781408862155 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-6215-5 ISBN10: 1408862158 EAN: 9781408862155 x Description: A witty yet practical guide to defeating the ten most common childhood 'nasties'. The all-seeing, all-knowing powerhouse that is Mumsnet brings you the ultimate pocket guide to the most testing of childhood ailments, leaving you armed and ready for combat whenever the likes of mini-beasts, bacteria and viruses strike (too often all at once). Brimming with first-hand experience, this little book is full of tips ranging from how to deal with a poonami to how to be your child's bedtime hero, all accompanied by wry words of hope and encouragement. 'Nasties' tackled include nits, threadworm, ringworm, warts, molluscum, conjunctivitis, foreign objects, vomit, poo and dragons under the bed. Each nasty has its own dedicated chapter containing both practical and hilarious tips from Mumsnet talk boards; a `Top Trumps' card outlining skills, strengths, weaknesses and a toe-curling fact; and a comprehensive guide to making your nasty encounter as stress-free as possible. Lighthearted, funny and utterly indispensable, this comprehensive guide will be your pocket-sized lifesaver. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Bedlam Stacks: The Astonishing Historical Fantasy from the International Bestselling Author of The Watchmaker of Filigree Street Natasha Pulley (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
14 Jun 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 352pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781408878477 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7847-7 ISBN10: 140887847X EAN: 9781408878477 x Description: 'A sheer fantastical delight. Exploding "whitewood" trees, lamps made of glowing pollen, moving statues and rock formations of pure glass ... Pulley writes elegantly and plots like a pro' The Times In uncharted Peru, the holy town of Bedlam stands at the edge of a mysterious forest. Deep within are cinchona trees, whose bark yields the only known treatment for malaria. In 1859, across the Pacific, India is ravaged by the disease. In desperation, the India Office dispatches the injured expeditionary Merrick Tremayne to Bedlam, under orders to return with cinchona cuttings. But there he meets Raphael, an enigmatic priest who is the key to a secret which will prove more valuable than they could ever have imagined. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Here Is Real Magic: A Magician's Search for Wonder in the Modern World Nate Staniforth (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury USA
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Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
19 Apr 2018
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Published in: United States Hardback 256pp h210mm x w140mm 418g ISBN13: 9781632864246 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-424-6 ISBN10: 163286424X EAN: 9781632864246 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Norse Mythology Neil Gaiman (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
06 Mar 2018
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 304pp h198mm x w129mm 1000g ISBN13: 9781408891957 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9195-7 ISBN10: 1408891956 EAN: 9781408891957 x Description: THE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER `With the deftest of touches, the characters are once again brought to life' JOANNE HARRIS `The halls of Valhalla have been crying out for Gaiman to tell their stories' OBSERVER The great Norse myths, which have inspired so much of modern fiction, are dazzlingly retold by Neil Gaiman. Tales of dwarfs and frost giants, of treasure and magic, and of Asgard, home to the gods: Odin the all-father, highest and oldest of the Aesir; his mighty son Thor, whose hammer Mjollnir makes the mountain giants tremble; Loki, wily and handsome, reliably unreliable in his lusts; and Freya, more beautiful than the sun or the moon, who spurns those who seek to control her. From the dawn of the world to the twilight of the gods, this is a thrilling, vivid retelling of the Norse myths from the award-winning, bestselling Neil Gaiman. *This book has been printed with two different cover designs. We are unable to accept requests for a specific cover. The different covers will be assigned to orders at random* _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Norse Mythology Neil Gaiman (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
07 Feb 2017
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Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 304pp h234mm x w153mm 536g ISBN13: 9781408886816 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8681-6 ISBN10: 1408886812 EAN: 9781408886816
x Description: THE NO 1 SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Bestselling and much loved author Neil Gaiman, whose novel American Gods has been adapted into a major television series, brings vividly to life the stories of Norse mythology that have inspired his own extraordinary writing in this number one Sunday Times bestseller The great Norse myths are woven into the fabric of our storytelling - from Tolkien, Alan Garner and Rosemary Sutcliff to Game of Thrones and Marvel Comics. They are also an inspiration for Neil Gaiman's own award-bedecked, bestselling fiction. Now he reaches back through time to the original source stories in a thrilling and vivid rendition of the great Norse tales. Gaiman's gods are thoroughly alive on the page - irascible, visceral, playful, passionate - and the tales carry us from the beginning of everything to Ragnarok and the twilight of the gods. Galvanised by Gaiman's prose, Thor, Loki, Odin and Freya are irresistible forces for modern readers and the crackling, brilliant writing demands to be read aloud around an open fire on a freezing, starlit night. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Carnivalesque Neil Jordan (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
08 Feb 2018
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 288pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781408881354 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8135-4 ISBN10: 1408881357 EAN: 9781408881354 x Description: It looked like any other carnival, but of course it wasn't... It had its own little backstreets, its alleyways of hanging bulbs and ghost trains and Punch and Judy stands ... And at the end of one he saw the Hall of Mirrors. There were looping strings of carnival lights leading towards it, and a large sign in mirrored glass reading `Burleigh's Amazing Hall of Mirrors' and the sign reflected the lights in all sorts of magically distorted ways. To Andy and his parents, it looks like any other carnival: creaking ghost train, rusty rollercoaster and circus performers. But of course it isn't. Drawn to the hall of mirrors, Andy enters and is hypnotised by the many selves staring back at him. Sometime later, one of those selves walks out rejoins his parents - leaving Andy trapped inside the glass, snatched from the tensions of his suburban home and transported to a world where the laws of gravity are meaningless and time performs acrobatic tricks. And now an identical stranger inhabits Andy's life, unsettling his mother with a curious blankness, as mysterious events start unfolding in their Irish coastal town... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Forest Dark Nicole Krauss (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
07 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 304pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781408871812 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7181-2 ISBN10: 1408871815 EAN: 9781408871812 x Description: CHOSEN AS BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE OBSERVER, NEW YORKER, NEW YORK TIMES BOOKS REVIEW, TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT AND THE TIMES `Lucid and exhilarating ... A great gift' New York Review of Books
`Tantalizes and compels ... A welcome reminder of how a novel can be defiantly and brilliantly novel' Douglas Kennedy, New Statesman Jules Epstein has vanished: first slowly, then all at once. A man who has never in his sixty-eight years struggled to make his presence felt, he begins to divest himself of all of his worldly possessions. Now he's fallen off the face of the earth, and all the search parties can find is his empty monogrammed briefcase, abandoned in the Judean foothills. In her room at the Tel Aviv Hilton, an American novelist has also left home to undergo a transformation. But when a man claiming to be a retired professor of literature recruits her for a project involving Kafka, she is drawn into a mystery that will take her on a metaphysical journey and change her in ways she could never have imagined. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Forest Dark Nicole Krauss (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
24 Aug 2017
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Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 304pp h234mm x w153mm 593g ISBN13: 9781408871782 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7178-2 ISBN10: 1408871785 EAN: 9781408871782 x Description: From the bestselling, twice Orange Prize-shortlisted, National Book Award-nominated author comes a vibrant tale of transformation: of a man in his later years and a woman novelist, each drawn to the Levant on a journey of self-discovery Jules Epstein has vanished from the world. He leaves no trace but a rundown flat patrolled by a solitary cockroach, and a monogrammed briefcase abandoned in the desert. To Epstein's mystified family, the disappearance of a man whose drive and avidity have been a force to be reckoned with for sixty-eight years marks the conclusion of a gradual fading. This transformation began in the wake of Epstein's parents' deaths, and continued with his divorce after more than thirty-five years of marriage, his retirement from a New York legal firm, and the rapid shedding of possessions he'd spent a lifetime accumulating. With the last of his wealth and a nebulous plan, he departs for the Tel Aviv Hilton. Meanwhile, a novelist leaves her husband and children behind in Brooklyn and checks into the same hotel, hoping that the view of the pool she used to swim in on childhood holidays will unlock her writer's block. But when a man claiming to be a retired professor of literature recruits her for a project involving Kafka, she is drawn into a mystery that will take her on a metaphysical journey and change her in ways she could never have imagined. Bursting with life and humour, this is a profound, mesmerising, achingly beautiful novel of metamorphosis and self-realisation - of looking beyond all that is visible towards the infinite. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Forest Dark Nicole Krauss (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
24 Aug 2017
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 304pp h234mm x w153mm 472g ISBN13: 9781408871799 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7179-9 ISBN10: 1408871793 EAN: 9781408871799 x Description: Jules Epstein, a man whose drive, avidity, and personality have, for sixty-eight years, been a force to be reckoned with, is undergoing a metamorphosis. In the wake of his parents' deaths, his divorce from a thirty-year marriage, and his retirement from the New York legal firm where he was a partner, he begins shedding the possessions he spent a lifetime accumulating - a watch here, an Old Master there - and becomes elusive, distant. Resolving to do something to commemorate his parents, he travels to Tel Aviv and checks into the Hilton.
Meanwhile, a novelist leaves her husband and children behind in Brooklyn and arrives at the same hotel, hoping that the view of the pool she used to dive into on childhood holidays will unlock her writer's block. But when a retired professor of literature recruits her for a project involving Kafka, she is drawn into a mystery that will take her on a metaphysical journey and change her in ways she could never have imagined. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Lateral Cooking Niki Segnit (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
01 Sep 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 624pp h265mm x w170mm Colour illustrations throughout ISBN13: 9781408856895 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-5689-5 ISBN10: 1408856891 EAN: 9781408856895 x Description: A ground-breaking book, designed to help creative cooks develop their own recipes, from the bestselling author of The Flavour Thesaurus. One dish leads to another... Lateral Cooking is, in a sense, the `method' companion to its bestselling predecessor, The Flavour Thesaurus - and is just as useful, ingeniously organised and enjoyable to read. The book is divided into 12 chapters, each covering a basic culinary category, such as `Bread', `Sauces' or `Custard'. The recipes in each chapter are then arranged on a continuum, the transition from one recipe to another generally amounting to a tweak or two in the method or ingredients. Which is to say, one dish leads to another: once you've got the hang of flatbreads, for instance, then its neighbouring dishes on the continuum (crackers, soda bread, scones) will involve the easiest and most intuitive adjustment. The result is greater creativity in the kitchen: Lateral Cooking encourages improvisation, resourcefulness, and, ultimately, the knowledge and confidence to cook by heart. Lateral Cooking is essentially a practical book, but like The Flavour Thesaurus it's also a highly enjoyable read. The `Flavours & Variations' sections, for example, draw widely on culinary science, history, ideas from professional kitchens, observations by renowned food writers and personal recollection. Entertaining, opinionated and inspirational, Lateral Cooking will have you torn between donning your apron and settling back in a comfortable chair. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
River Cottage Baby and Toddler Cookbook Nikki Duffy (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
08 Mar 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 256pp h234mm x w190mm 919g Colour photography throughout ISBN13: 9781408896006 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9600-6 ISBN10: 1408896001 EAN: 9781408896006 x Description: `This is a book about feeding children, but these recipes are for adults too. I don't think there should be any sharp distinctions between `baby food', `children's food' and `grown-up food'. It's a spectrum the whole family can be on, the food each person eats becoming a little more sophisticated and seasoned as they mature.' Nikki Duffy brings the River Cottage ethos to feeding children, and shows that it's never too early to involve the youngest family members in mealtimes. Her delicious seasonal purees and simple, wholesome recipes put the needs and wants of babies and toddlers first, whilst offering up dishes that will delight adults too. With clear advice on nutrition and weaning, The River Cottage Baby & Toddler Cookbook is the perfect starting point for your child's great food adventure. Start the day with breakfasts like blueberry pancakes, apple muesli or eggy bread, followed by simple and delicious meals like fishcakes, meatballs, shepherd's pie, home-made pizza, falafel, mackerel pate, pea risotto or roasted fish with tomato sauce. Nice little puddings include baby baked apples with chocolate, rhubarb crumble and a classic rice pudding. With an introduction by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, this book will put real food on the table
for the whole family to share. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Lisboeta: Recipes from Portugal's City of Light Nuno Mendes (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
19 Oct 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 372pp h265mm x w189mm 1649g ISBN13: 9781408877012 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7701-2 ISBN10: 1408877015 EAN: 9781408877012 x Description: `It's not all sardinhas. Just ask the man who made Portuguese food cool' The Times `Offers so much more than just delightful recipes' Evening Standard `Nuno Mendes' book is a celebration of hearty Lisbon fare' Metro `With Lisboeta, I feel guided through the cuisine of Portugal's capital city. This book not only shares the warmth of Nuno's cooking but also tells the stories behind eating in Lisbon' Rene Redzepi - Head Chef at Noma, Copenhagen Lisbon is known as Portugal's `City of Light', its beautiful, tiled buildings and cobbled streets illuminated by the reflections of the nearby waters. It is also one of the great undiscovered culinary centres of Europe. Internationally renowned chef Nuno Mendes is a `Lisboeta' (native of Lisbon) and in this groundbreaking cookbook, he invites you to experience his favourite places, and the incredible food you will discover there. Sharing recipes inspired by the dishes that he loves, Nuno takes you through a typical day in Lisbon. Here you will discover the secrets to the most delicious pasteis de nata, the custard tarts for which Lisbon is so famous, and bolas de Berlim, fluffy doughnuts stuffed with custard that are sold on the beach. For lunch you might sample some typical seafood, like squid sizzling in a pan with garlic and coriander, or grilled sardines with a roasted green pepper salad. And as night draws in, Nuno offers his recipes for rich and warming dishes like slow-baked lamb chanfana and roasted orange-rub pork belly with fennel - which may even be followed with a cheeky prego sandwich after dinner. These are the heart-warming, vibrant dishes of a city with a modern, bustling food scene that is nevertheless steeped in centuries-old traditions. Nuno's portraits of Lisbon's idiosyncrasies are threaded through the pages: impromptu sardine grills, endless snacking and city-wide street carnivals. With luminous photography shot on location, this book will bring to life Portugal's magnificent capital city and its fabulous cuisine. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Dark Water Parker Bilal (Author) Series:
A Makana Investigation 6 Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
12 Jul 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 304pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781408864517 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-6451-7 ISBN10: 1408864517 EAN: 9781408864517 x Description: 'A wonderfully written, compelling thriller that gives an exhilarating depiction of contemporary Egypt' Sarah Perry, author of The Essex Serpent When Marcus Winslow appears at Private Investigator Makana's door one April morning, Makana does not realize that soon he will risk losing everything he has built for himself in Cairo. A representative of the British government, Winslow has come with a mission, one impossible to turn down: Ayman Nizari, an Iraqi scientist specialising in biochemical nerve agents, a man whose work could kill thousands, is on the run and asking for asylum. He trusts only one man to bring him to safety: Makana.
The scientist has gone to ground in Istanbul, and Makana quickly discovers that in this place nothing is as it appears, in a case that will see his past and present collide with fatal consequences. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Dark Water Parker Bilal (Author) Series:
A Makana Investigation 6 Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
13 Jul 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 304pp h234mm x w153mm 499g ISBN13: 9781408864500 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-6450-0 ISBN10: 1408864509 EAN: 9781408864500 x Description: A scientist specialising in chemical warfare is on the run in Istanbul in a gripping new investigation for `one of crime fiction's most interesting and sympathetic detectives' (The Times) When Marcus Winslow appears at Private Investigator Makana's door one April morning, Makana does not realize that soon he will risk losing everything he has built for himself in Cairo. A representative of the British government, Winslow has come with a mission, one impossible to turn down: Ayman Nizari, an Iraqi scientist specialising in biochemical nerve agents, a man whose work could kill thousands, is on the run and asking for asylum. But he insists that he trusts only one man to bring him to safety: Makana. But why is Ayman demanding that only Makana can help him? And what part does Winslow have to play in this? The scientist has gone to ground in Istanbul, and Makana quickly discovers that in this place nothing is as it appears, in a case that will see his past and present collide with fatal consequences. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
French Exit Patrick deWitt (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
01 Sep 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 256pp h216mm x w135mm ISBN13: 9781526601186 ISBN13: 978-1-5266-0118-6 ISBN10: 1526601184 EAN: 9781526601186 x Description: A comedy/tragedy of manners. The new novel from the Man Booker-shortlisted author of The Sisters Brothers Frances Price - tart widow, possessive mother and Upper East Side force of nature - is in dire straits, beset by scandal. Her adult son Malcolm is no help, mired in a permanent state of arrested development. And then there's their cat, who Frances believes houses the spirit of her late husband, an infamously immoral world-class cad whose gruesome tabloid death rendered Frances and Malcolm social outcasts. The curious trio head for the exit, escape pariahdom and land in Paris - a backdrop for self-destruction and economic ruin, and peopled by a number of singular characters: a bashful private investigator, an aimless psychic and Mme. Reynard, aggressive houseguest and friendly American expat. Brimming with pathos and wit, French Exit is a one-of-a-kind tragedy of manners, a riotous send-up of high society and a moving story of mothers and sons. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
French Exit Patrick deWitt (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
20 Sep 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 256pp h216mm x w135mm ISBN13: 9781526601179 ISBN13: 978-1-5266-0117-9 ISBN10: 1526601176 EAN: 9781526601179 x Description: A comedy/tragedy of manners. The new novel from the Man Booker-shortlisted author of The Sisters Brothers Frances Price - tart widow, possessive mother and Upper East Side force of nature - is in dire straits, beset by scandal. Her adult son Malcolm is no help, mired in a permanent state of arrested development. And then there's their cat, who Frances believes houses the spirit of her late husband, an infamously immoral world-class cad whose gruesome tabloid death rendered Frances and Malcolm social outcasts. The curious trio head for the exit, escape pariahdom and land in Paris - a backdrop for self-destruction and economic ruin, and peopled by a number of singular characters: a bashful private investigator, an aimless psychic and Mme. Reynard, aggressive houseguest and friendly American expat. Brimming with pathos and wit, French Exit is a one-of-a-kind tragedy of manners, a riotous send-up of high society and a moving story of mothers and sons. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Occupation Trilogy: La Place de l'Etoile - The Night Watch - Ring Roads Patrick Modiano (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
18 May 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 352pp h198mm x w129mm 248g ISBN13: 9781408867884 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-6788-4 ISBN10: 1408867885 EAN: 9781408867884 x Description: 'Brisk, smart, witty, elliptical ... Recalls the directors of the New Wave ... Bracing and brilliant'Independent When Patrick Modiano was awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize for Literature he was praised for using the `art of memory' to bring to life the Occupation of Paris during the Second World War. Born in 1945, Modiano's brilliant, angry writings burst onto the Parisian literary scene and caused a storm. His first, ferociously satirical novel, La Place de l'Etoile, was remarkable in seriously questioning both Nazi collaboration in France and the myths of the Gaullist era. The Night Watch tells the story of a man caught between his work for the French Gestapo and for a Resistance cell. Ring Roads recounts a son's search for his Jewish father, who disappeared ten years previously. These brilliant, almost hallucinatory, evocations of the Occupation attempt to exorcise the past by exploring the morally ambiguous worlds of collaboration and resistance. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Leo Durocher: Baseball's Prodigal Son Paul Dickson (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
18 May 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Hardback 368pp h235mm x w156mm 678g 1 x 16 page B&W insert ISBN13: 9781632863119 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-311-9 ISBN10: 1632863111 EAN: 9781632863119 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
A Baker's Life: 100 fantastic recipes, from childhood bakes to five-star excellence Paul Hollywood (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
01 Nov 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 304pp h246mm x w189mm 1068g Colour photography throughout ISBN13: 9781408846506 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-4650-6 ISBN10: 1408846500 EAN: 9781408846506 x Description: Accompanying the Channel 4 series, A Baker's Life contains 100 of Paul Hollywood's very best baking recipes, which have been finessed over decades spent as a baker. Each chapter of A Baker's Life is filled with bakes that represent a different decade - learning the basics at his father's bakery; honing his pastry skills in the finest hotels; discovering the bold flavours of the Middle East while working in Cyprus; and finding fame with the phenomenally popular Great British Bake Off television series. Thanks to this book (and its clear step-by-step instructions), recipes that Paul has spent years perfecting can be recreated at home. Favourites include garlic baguettes; feta and chive bread; chorizo and chilli Scotch eggs; mum's ginger biscuits; double chocolate Danish twists; and hazelnut cappuccino cake. With photographs from personal family albums, plus many professional insights into and anecdotes that reveal what makes a great baker, A Baker's Life will show you how to bring the baking skills Paul has learnt over a lifetime into your own home kitchen. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
River of Ink Paul M. M. Cooper (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
26 Jan 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 304pp h198mm x w129mm 246g ISBN13: 9781408862292 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-6229-2 ISBN10: 1408862298 EAN: 9781408862292 x Description: 'An extraordinary debut ... River of Ink is what historical fiction should be: immersive, illuminating and captivating' The Times
From his humble village beginnings, Asanka has risen to the prestigious position of court poet in the great island kingdom of Lanka, delighting in a life of ease. But when the ruthless Kalinga Magha violently usurps the throne, Asanka's world is changed beyond imagination. To his horror, the king tasks him with the translation of an epic poem designed to civilise his subjects and snuff out the fires of rebellion... Asanka has always believed that poetry makes nothing happen, but as lines on the page become cries in the street he learns that true power lies not at the point of a sword, but in the tip of a pen. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The South in Winter Peter Benson (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Alma Books Ltd
Publisher:
Alma Books Ltd
Pub Date:
21 Apr 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 256pp h192mm x w128mm 279g ISBN13: 9781846884238 ISBN13: 978-1-84688-423-8 ISBN10: 1846884233 x Description: Matthew Baxter was almost there. Almost a writer, almost a lover, almost a traveller. He wrote for the Tread Lightly range of travel guides, he loved his boss and he was about to catch a plane to the south. His job was to give an out-of-season slant to the Italian guide, and he was ready. Almost. For everything wasn't exactly as it should have been. In fact, nothing was exactly as it should have been. Especially Matthew Baxter. Peter Benson's new novel is a tour of southern Italy, and aims to prove that although some people say "Never go back", some people don't know what they're talking about. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Superior Person's Book of Words Peter Bowler (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
15 Jun 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 176pp h198mm x w129mm 151g ISBN13: 9781408885963 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8596-3 ISBN10: 1408885964 EAN: 9781408885963 x Description: 'Words are not only tools; they are also weapons' The secret to being a truly Superior Person is to use really superior words. More impressive than a top hat, much more effective than a fist-fight, here are five hundred words to help you wiggle out of sticky debates, deal with obnoxious dinner guests and fill in sick leave application forms with panache.
Impress your friends, amaze your colleagues and baffle your enemies with this witty, charming, and clever little book. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Locomotive of War: Money, Empire, Power and Guilt Peter Clarke (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
25 Jan 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 432pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781408851685 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-5168-5 ISBN10: 1408851687 EAN: 9781408851685 x Description: A Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year for 2017 `War, comrades,' declared Trotsky, `is a great locomotive of history.' He was thought to be acknowledging the opportunity the First World War had offered the Bolsheviks to seize power in Russia in 1917. Twentieth-century warfare, based on new technologies and mass armies, certainly saw the locomotive power of war geared up to an unprecedented level. Peter Clarke explores the crucial ways in which war can be seen as a prime mover of history in the twentieth century through the eyes of five major figures. In Britain two wartime prime ministers - first David Lloyd George, later Winston Churchill - found their careers made and unmade by the unprecedented challenges they faced. In the United States, two presidents elected in peacetime - Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Roosevelt - likewise found that war drastically changed their agenda. And it was through the experience of war that the economic ideas of John Maynard Keynes were shaped and came to exert wide influence. When the United States entered the First World War in 1917, President Wilson famously declared: `The world must be made safe for democracy.' This liberal prospectus was to be tested in the subsequent peace treaty, one that was to be bitterly remembered by Germans for its `war guilt clause'. But both in the making of the war and the making of the peace the issue of guilt did not suddenly materialise out of thin air. As Clarke's narrative shows, it was an integral component of the Anglo-American liberal tradition. The Locomotive of War is a forensic and punctilious examination of both the interplay between key figures in the context of the unprecedented all-out wars of 1914-18 and 1939-45 and the broader dynamics of history in this extraordinary period. Deeply revealing and insightful, it is history of the highest calibre. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Lamarck's Revenge: How Epigenetics Is Revolutionizing Our Understanding of Evolution's Past and Present Peter Ward (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Academic USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
01 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United States Hardback Sewn 288pp h235mm x w155mm x s0mm ISBN13: 9781632866158 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-615-8 ISBN10: 1632866153 EAN: 9781632866158 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Napoleon: Passion, Death and Resurrection 1815-1840 Philip Dwyer (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
19 Apr 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 416pp h234mm x w153mm 680g 3 x 8 page colour plate sections ISBN13: 9781408891759 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9175-9 ISBN10: 1408891751 EAN: 9781408891759 x Description: The final volume of the critically acclaimed and groundbreaking trilogy chronicling the life of Napoleon Bonaparte, one of history's most complex and charismatic leaders This meticulously researched study opens with Napoleon no longer in power, but instead a prisoner in a dressing-gown just off the English coast. This may have been a great fall from power, but Napoleon, international celebrity of his age, still held immense attraction and glamour. Every day, huge crowds would gather on the far shore in the hope of catching a glimpse of him. Exile on St Helena was decided upon by his captors as the only solution for containing the troublesome potential of this once most powerful of leaders. Philip Dwyer closes his ambitious trilogy exploring Napoleon's life, legacy and myth by moving from those first months of imprisonment, through the years of exile, up to death and then beyond, examining how the foundations of legend that had been laid by Napoleon during his lifetime continued to be built upon by his followers. Napoleon III: The Passion, Death and Resurrection of Napoleon Bonaparte, 1815-1840 is a considered and illuminating exploration of one of the most charismatic and able leaders of history in the closing chapters of his life. It is a fitting and authoritative end to a definitive work. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Napoleon: Passion, Death and Resurrection 1815-1840 Philip Dwyer (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
19 Apr 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 416pp h234mm x w153mm 800g 3 x 8 page colour plate sections ISBN13: 9781408891766 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9176-6 ISBN10: 140889176X EAN: 9781408891766 x Description: The final volume of the critically acclaimed and groundbreaking trilogy chronicling the life of Napoleon Bonaparte, one of history's most complex and charismatic leaders This meticulously researched study opens with Napoleon no longer in power, but instead a prisoner in a dressing-gown just off the English coast. This may have been a great fall from power, but Napoleon, international celebrity of his age, still held immense attraction and glamour. Every day, huge crowds would gather on the far shore in the hope of catching a glimpse of him. Exile on St Helena was decided upon by his captors as the only solution for containing the troublesome potential of this once most powerful of leaders. Philip Dwyer closes his ambitious trilogy exploring Napoleon's life, legacy and myth by moving from those first months of imprisonment, through the years of exile, up to death and then beyond, examining how the foundations of legend that had been laid by Napoleon during his lifetime continued to be built upon by his followers. Napoleon III: The Passion, Death and Resurrection of Napoleon Bonaparte, 1815-1840 is a considered and illuminating exploration of one of the most charismatic and able leaders of history in the closing chapters of his life. It is a fitting and authoritative end to a definitive work.
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Dead Zone: Where the Wild Things Were Philip Lymbery (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
08 Mar 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 384pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781408868287 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-6828-7 ISBN10: 1408868288 EAN: 9781408868287 x Description: 'An honest, compelling and important account and a critical plea for a fusion of farming, food and nature to provide global ecological security' Chris Packham Climate change and poaching are not the only culprits behind so many animals facing extinction. The impact of consumer demand for cheap meat is equally devastating and it is vital that we confront this problem if we are to stand a chance of reducing its effect on the world around us. - We are falsely led to believe that squeezing animals into factory farms and cultivating crops in vast, chemical-soaked prairies is a necessary evil, an efficient means of providing for an ever-expanding global population while leaving land free for wildlife - Our planet's resources are reaching breaking point: awareness is slowly building that the wellbeing of society depends on a thriving natural world From the author of the internationally acclaimed Farmageddon, Dead Zone takes us on an eye-opening journey across the globe, focussing on a dozen iconic species and looking at the role that industrial farming is playing in their plight. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Dead Zone: Where the Wild Things Were Philip Lymbery (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Mar 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 384pp h234mm x w153mm 578g ISBN13: 9781408868263 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-6826-3 ISBN10: 1408868261 EAN: 9781408868263 x Description: A tour of some of the world's most iconic and endangered species, and what we can do to save them. Climate change and habitat destruction are not the only culprits behind so many animals facing extinction. The impact of consumer demand for cheap meat is equally devastating and it is vital that we confront this problem if we are to stand a chance of reducing its effect on the world around us. * We are falsely led to believe that squeezing animals into factory farms and cultivating crops in vast, chemical-soaked prairies is a necessary evil, an efficient means of providing for an ever-expanding global population while leaving land free for wildlife * Our planet's resources are reaching breaking point: awareness is slowly building that the wellbeing of society depends on a thriving natural world From the author of the internationally acclaimed Farmageddon, Dead Zone takes us on an eye-opening investigative journey across the globe, focussing on a dozen iconic species one-by-one and looking in each case at the role that industrial farming is playing in their plight. This is a passionate wake-up call for us all, laying bare the myths that prop up factory farming before exploring what we can do to save the planet with healthy food. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Farmageddon in Pictures: The True Cost of Cheap Meat - in bite-sized pieces Philip Lymbery (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Mar 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 192pp h230mm x w189mm 582g ISBN13: 9781408873465 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7346-5 ISBN10: 140887346X EAN: 9781408873465 x Description: Farmageddon in Pictures is a wake-up call to change our current food production and eating practices - delievered in handy, bite-sized pieces. Clear, direct text, avishly illustrated with full-colour photography and infographics, this is a fascinating and terrifying investigation behind the closed doors of a global runaway industry. How do we find a way to a better farming future? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Party Girls Die in Pearls Plum Sykes (Author) Series:
An Oxford Girl Mystery
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
17 May 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 352pp h198mm x w129mm 290g ISBN13: 9781408882610 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8261-0 ISBN10: 1408882612 EAN: 9781408882610 x Description: Nancy Mitford meets Clueless, with a touch of Agatha Christie, in this tale of cocktails, murder and mayhem in 1980s Oxford Oxford, 1985. Ursula Flowerbutton, a Fresher and wide-eyed country girl, arrives for her first term at the famous university. What she hasn't bargained on is finding a body. Oh, crumpets. Who killed the beautiful India Brattenbury? With the help of her fellow fresher, glamorous American Nancy Feingold, Ursula sets off to unravel the mystery. The girls' investigations lead them into a world of black-tie parties and dining societies, sex and secrets. Ursula soon realises that Oxford's not all Pimm's and punting. From broken-hearted boyfriends to snobby Sloanes, lovelorn librarians to dishy dons, none can be presumed innocent. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Bergdorf Blondes Plum Sykes (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
03 May 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 336pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781408894378 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9437-8 ISBN10: 1408894378 EAN: 9781408894378 x Description: Meet moi, `a champagne bubble of a girl about town working at being a princess by day and by night on the prowl for that elusive, musthave accessory every girl simply demands: an impossibly rich fiance'.
It shouldn't be too tricky. After all, her BFF is Julie Bergdorf, department store heiress, queen of Park Avenue and owner of hair universally acknowledged as the Perfect Shade of Blonde. Life is a whirl of ball gowns and blow-dries (which inevitably take waaay too long, because hairdressers always need to talk through their addictions). But, strictly entre nous, it can actually be tres draining to mix parties, peach bellinis and private jets (`PJs' to those fluent in globetrotting) while maintaining a standout collection of Chloe jeans and a job. How does she manage it? Plum Sykes lifts the lid on Manhattan's elite in this devilishly witty, deliciously addictive tale of the search for love - and the ultimate Manolos. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Debutante Divorcee Plum Sykes (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
03 May 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 288pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781408894675 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9467-5 ISBN10: 140889467X EAN: 9781408894675 x Description: The New York Times bestselling second novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Bergdorf Blondes, set in the cutthroat world of Manhattan's most eligible elite Sylvia Mortimer is licking her wounds somewhat: she's back from her honeymoon, and her husband is already AWOL. But then she meets Lauren Blount, queen bee of Manhattan's glamorous Debutante Divorcee set. Lauren's the gleaming, glossy proof that there's life after divorce - in fact, she wears it fabulously. But when New York's most notorious Husband Huntress sets her sights on Sylvia's new man, she starts to wonder - is Lauren right that no one needs a husband anyway? Or should she hold out for Happily Ever After II, stand up and fight for her man? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Party Girls Die in Pearls Plum Sykes (Author) Series:
An Oxford Girl Mystery
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
01 Jun 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 352pp h224mm x w153mm 621g ISBN13: 9781408882580 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8258-0 ISBN10: 1408882582 EAN: 9781408882580 x Description: Brideshead, bon-bons, cucumber sandwiches - and now a murder Pimm's, punting and ball gowns are de rigeur. Ursula Flowerbutton, a studious country girl, arrives for her first term anticipating nothing more sinister than days spent poring over history books - and, perhaps, an invitation to a ball. But when she discovers a ghastly crime, she is catapulted into a murder investigation. Determined to unravel the case - and bag her first scoop for the famous student newspaper Cherwell - Ursula enlists the help of her fellow Fresher, the glamorous American Nancy Feingold. While navigating a whirl of black-tie parties and secret dining societies, the girls discover a surfeit of suspects. From broken-hearted boyfriends to snobby Sloanes, lovelorn librarians to dishy dons, none can be presumed innocent. Clueless meets Agatha Christie in this wickedly funny tale of high society, low morals and a middle-class girl, the first book in Plum Sykes's irresistible
new series. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Party Girls Die in Pearls Plum Sykes (Author) Series:
An Oxford Girl Mystery
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
01 Jun 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 352pp h224mm x w153mm 513g ISBN13: 9781408882597 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8259-7 ISBN10: 1408882590 EAN: 9781408882597 x Description: Brideshead, bon-bons, cucumber sandwiches - and now a murder Pimm's, punting and ball gowns are de rigeur. Ursula Flowerbutton, a studious country girl, arrives for her first term anticipating nothing more sinister than days spent poring over history books - and, perhaps, an invitation to a ball. But when she discovers a ghastly crime, she is catapulted into a murder investigation. Determined to unravel the case - and bag her first scoop for the famous student newspaper Cherwell - Ursula enlists the help of her fellow Fresher, the glamorous American Nancy Feingold. While navigating a whirl of black-tie parties and secret dining societies, the girls discover a surfeit of suspects. From broken-hearted boyfriends to snobby Sloanes, lovelorn librarians to dishy dons, none can be presumed innocent. Clueless meets Agatha Christie in this wickedly funny tale of high society, low morals and a middle-class girl, the first book in Plum Sykes's irresistible new series. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Again! Ralph Steadman (Author) Ralph Steadman (Illustrated by) Series:
Edition:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
07 Sep 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback Picture book 32pp h190mm x w265mm 331g Full colour throughout ISBN13: 9781408880142 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8014-2 ISBN10: 1408880148 EAN: 9781408880142 x Description: A very funny take on the contortions a grandparent goes through to please a grandchild. When Oliver visits Grumpy, Grumpy twists himself into a funny position to amuse his grandson. `AGAIN!' shouts Oliver, so Grumpy does something even more extraordinary. `AGAIN!' comes the refrain. And Grumpy complies. Again and again and again, until he's twisted himself slightly too far ... With eye-watering yet hilarious detail, cartoonist Ralph Steadman captures the pain and delights of grandparenthood with merciless accuracy. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Lead Yourself First: Inspiring Leadership Through Solitude Raymond M. Kethledge (Author) Michael S. Erwin (Author) Jim Collins (Introduction by) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
10 Aug 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Hardback 240pp h235mm x w156mm 490g ISBN13: 9781632866318 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-631-8 ISBN10: 1632866315 EAN: 9781632866318 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Good Bohemian: The Letters of Ida John Michael Holroyd (Author) Rebecca John (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
17 May 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 352pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781408873595 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7359-5 ISBN10: 1408873591 EAN: 9781408873595 x Description: 'It is right that, after more than one hundred years, she should have her say' John Carey, Sunday Times Twelve days before her twenty-fourth birthday, on the foggy morning of Saturday 12 January 1901, Ida Nettleship married Augustus John in a private ceremony at St Pancras Registry Office. The union went against the wishes of Ida's parents, who aspired to an altogether more conventional match for their eldest daughter. But Ida was in love with Augustus, a man of exceptional magnetism also studying at the Slade, and who would become one of the most famous artists of his time. Ida's letters - to friends, to family and to Augustus - reveal a young woman of passion, intensity and wit. They tell of the scandal she brought on the Nettleship family and its consquences; of hurt and betrayal as the marriage evolved into a three-way affair when Augustus fell in love with another woman, Dorelia; of Ida's remarkable acceptance of Dorelia, their pregnancies and shared domesticity; of self-doubt, happiness and despair; and of finding the strength and courage to compromise and navigate her unorthodox marriage. Ida is a naturally gifted writer, and it is with a candour, intimacy and social intelligence extraordinary for a woman of her period that her correspondence opens up her world. Ida John died aged just thirty of puerperal fever following the birth of her fifth son, but in these vivid, funny and sometimes devastatingly sad letters she is startlingly alive on the page. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Good Bohemian: The Letters of Ida John Michael Holroyd (Author) Rebecca John (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
04 May 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 352pp h234mm x w153mm 665g ISBN13: 9781408873625 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7362-5 ISBN10: 1408873621 EAN: 9781408873625 x Description: Captivatingly fresh and intimate letters from Augustus John's first wife, Ida, reveal the untold story of married life with one of the great artists of the last century. Twelve days before her twenty-fourth birthday, on the foggy morning of Saturday 12 January 1901, Ida Nettleship married Augustus John in a private ceremony at St Pancras Registry Office. The union went against the wishes of Ida's parents, who aspired to an altogether more conventional match for their eldest daughter. But Ida was in love with Augustus, a man of exceptional magnetism also studying at the Slade, and who would become one of the most famous artists of his time. Ida's letters - to friends, to family and to Augustus - reveal a young woman of passion, intensity and wit. They tell of the scandal she brought on the Nettleship family and its consquences; of hurt and betrayal as the marriage evolved into a three-way affair when Augustus fell in love with another woman, Dorelia; of Ida's remarkable acceptance of Dorelia, their pregnancies and shared domesticity; of self-doubt, happiness and despair; and of finding the strength and courage to compromise and navigate her unorthodox marriage. Ida is a naturally gifted writer, and it is with a candour, intimacy and social intelligence extraordinary for a woman of her period that her correspondence opens up her world. Ida John died aged just thirty of puerperal fever following the birth of her fifth son, but in these vivid, funny and sometimes devastatingly sad letters she is startlingly alive on the page; a young woman ahead of her time - almost of our own time - living a complex and compelling drama here revealed for the first time by the woman at its very heart. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Good Bohemian: The Letters of Ida John Michael Holroyd (Author) Rebecca John (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
04 May 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 352pp h234mm x w153mm 537g ISBN13: 9781408873632 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7363-2 ISBN10: 140887363X EAN: 9781408873632 x Description: Captivatingly fresh and intimate letters from Augustus John's first wife, Ida, reveal the untold story of married life with one of the great artists of the last century. Twelve days before her twenty-fourth birthday, on the foggy morning of Saturday 12 January 1901, Ida Nettleship married Augustus John in a private ceremony at St Pancras Registry Office. The union went against the wishes of Ida's parents, who aspired to an altogether more conventional match for their eldest daughter. But Ida was in love with Augustus, a man of exceptional magnetism also studying at the Slade, and who would become one of the most famous artists of his time. Ida's letters - to friends, to family and to Augustus - reveal a young woman of passion, intensity and wit. They tell of the scandal she brought on the Nettleship family and its consquences; of hurt and betrayal as the marriage evolved into a three-way affair when Augustus fell in love with another woman, Dorelia; of Ida's remarkable acceptance of Dorelia, their pregnancies and shared domesticity; of self-doubt, happiness and despair; and of finding the strength and courage to compromise and navigate her unorthodox marriage.
Ida is a naturally gifted writer, and it is with a candour, intimacy and social intelligence extraordinary for a woman of her period that her correspondence opens up her world. Ida John died aged just thirty of puerperal fever following the birth of her fifth son, but in these vivid, funny and sometimes devastatingly sad letters she is startlingly alive on the page; a young woman ahead of her time - almost of our own time - living a complex and compelling drama here revealed for the first time by the woman at its very heart. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Jane Austen Writers' Club: Inspiration and Advice from the World's Best -loved Novelist Rebecca Smith (Author) Series:
Edition:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
01 Jun 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 352pp h198mm x w129mm 287g ISBN13: 9781408866054 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-6605-4 ISBN10: 1408866056 EAN: 9781408866054 x Description: `Winning and beguiling ... Smith shares Jane Austen's clarity and gentle irony' Independent Jane Austen is one of the most beloved writers in the literary canon. Her novels changed the landscape of fiction for ever, and her books remain as fresh, entertaining and witty as the day they were first published. Bursting with useful exercises, beautiful illustrations and enlightening quotations from Austen's novels and letters, this book will teach you her tips, tricks and methods, including: * Her foolproof guide to plotting a novel * The best ways to introduce, establish and develop characters * Her secret for building suspense * How to write sparkling dialogue * Using irony, ekphrasis and other clever devices * How best to live the writer's life These techniques have been tried and tested by Rebecca Smith, who is none other than Jane Austen's five-times-great-niece. The author of five books, she teaches creative writing at the University of Southampton and has been Writer in Residence at Jane Austen's House Museum _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race: The Sunday Times Bestseller Reni Eddo-Lodge (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
08 Mar 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 288pp h198mm x w129mm 210g ISBN13: 9781408870587 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7058-7 ISBN10: 1408870584 EAN: 9781408870587 x Description: THE TOP 5 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER FOYLES NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR BLACKWELL'S NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR WINNER OF THE JHALAK PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS NON-FICTION NARRATIVE BOOK OF THE YEAR LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION LONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR A BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS AWARD
The book that sparked a national conversation. Exploring everything from eradicated black history to the inextricable link between class and race, Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race is the essential handbook for anyone who wants to understand race relations in Britain today. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Between Them Richard Ford (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
03 May 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 192pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781408884713 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8471-3 ISBN10: 1408884712 EAN: 9781408884713 x Description: LONGLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE 2017 From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sportswriter comes a deeply personal account of his parents - an intimate portrait of American midtwentieth century life, and a celebration of family love Edna Akin and Parker Ford married young. For fifteen years they traveled the American south of the 1930s as Parker went about his work as a traveling salesman, selling laundry starch. Life was hotels rooms, roadside bars and always each other. Then a single child was born to them, and a life went a new way. Blending his parents' lives, drawing on memory, history, anecdote, Richard Ford's Between Them is a stirring contemplation of love's mystery and of loss. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Between Them Richard Ford (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
04 May 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 192pp h198mm x w129mm 254g ISBN13: 9781408884690 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8469-0 ISBN10: 1408884690 EAN: 9781408884690 x Description: LONGLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE 2017 From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sportswriter comes a deeply personal account of his parents - an intimate portrait of American midtwentieth century life, and a celebration of family love Richard Ford's parents volunteered little about their early lives - and he rarely asked. Later, he pieced their stories together from anecdote, history and the occasional photograph, frozen moments linking him to another time. Edna Akin, a dark-eyed Arkansas beauty whose convent education was cut short by her itinerant parents, fell in love aged only seventeen. Parker Ford was a tall country boy with a warm, hesitant smile, who was working at a grocery in Hot Springs. They married and began a life on the road in the American South, as Parker followed his travelling salesman's job. The 1930s were like one long weekend, a swirl of miles traversed, cocktails drunk and hotel rooms vacated: New Orleans, Memphis, Texarkana. Then a single, late child was born, changing everything. In this book, Richard Ford evokes a vivid panorama of mid-twentieth century America, and an intimate portrait of family life. Exploring children's changing perception of their parents, he also reflects on the impact of loss and devotion. Written with the intelligence, precision and humanity for which Ford is renowned, Between Them is both a son's great act of love and a redeeming meditation on family.
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No Way But Gentlenesse: A Memoir of How Kes, My Kestrel, Changed My Life Richard Hines (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Mar 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 288pp h198mm x w129mm 243g ISBN13: 9781408868027 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-6802-7 ISBN10: 1408868024 EAN: 9781408868027 x Description: Born and raised in the South Yorkshire mining village of Hoyland Common, Richard Hines remembers heaps of coal dust, listening out for the colliery siren at the end of shifts and praying for his father's safe return. When he failed his eleven-plus it seemed all too likely that he would follow in his father's footsteps and end up working in the pits - unlike his older brother Barry, who had passed the exam to grammar school and seemed to be heading for great things. Crushed by this, Richard spent his time in the fields and meadows beyond the slag heap. One morning, walking in the grounds of a ruined medieval manor, he came across a nest of kestrels. Instantly captivated, he sought out ancient falconry texts from the local library and pored over the strange and beautiful language there. With just these books, some ingenuity and his profound respect for the hawk's indomitable wildness, Richard learned to 'man', or train, his kestrel, Kes, and in the process found the passion that would shape his future. Richard's experiences with kestrels inspired Barry's classic novel A Kestrel for a Knave. When production began on what would become Ken Loach's iconic film Kes, Richard himself trained the kestrels that would soar on screen and into cinematic history. No Way But Gentlenesse is a superb, moving memoir of one remarkable boy's love for a forgotten culture, and his attempt to find salvation in the natural world. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
This is the Ritual Rob Doyle (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
26 Jan 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 208pp h198mm x w129mm 152g ISBN13: 9781408865378 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-6537-8 ISBN10: 1408865378 EAN: 9781408865378 x Description: 'Doyle is as good as everyone - from John Boyne to Colm Toibin - says he is' Daily Mail A young man in a dark depression roams the vast, formless landscape of a Dublin industrial park where he meets a vagrant in the grip of a dangerous ideology. A woman fleeing a break-up finds herself taking part in an unusual sleep experiment. A man obsessed with Nietzsche clings desperately to his girlfriend's red shoes. And whatever happened to Killian Turner, Ireland's vanished literary outlaw? Lost and isolated, the characters in these masterful stories play out their fragmented relationships in a series of European cities, always on the move; from rented room to darkened apartment, hitchhiker's roadside to Barcelona nightclub. Rob Doyle, a shape-shifting drifter, a reclusive writer, also stalks the book's pages. Layering narratives and splicing fiction with non-fiction, This is the Ritual tells of the ecstatic, the desperate and the uncertain. Immersive, at times dreamlike, and frank in its depiction of sex, the writer's life, failed ideals and the transience of emotions, it introduces an unmistakable new literary voice. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
In the Fall They Come Back Robert Bausch (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
08 Mar 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Hardback 416pp h235mm x w156mm ISBN13: 9781632864000 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-400-0 ISBN10: 1632864002 EAN: 9781632864000 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Great Acceleration: How the World is Getting Faster, Faster Robert Colvile (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
06 Apr 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 400pp h198mm x w129mm 282g ISBN13: 9781408840214 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-4021-4 ISBN10: 1408840219 EAN: 9781408840214 x Description: Flash crashes. Speed dating. Instant messaging. From the devices we carry to the lives we lead, everything is getting faster, faster. But where did this great acceleration come from? And where will it lead? In this vitally important new book, Robert Colvile explains how the cult of disruption in Silicon Valley, the ceaseless advance of technology and our own fundamental appetite for novelty and convenience have combined to speed up every aspect of daily life. Drawing on the latest research, this book traces the path of this acceleration through our working and social lives, the food we buy and the music to which we listen. It explains how it's transforming the media, politics and the financial markets - and asks whether our bodies, and the natural environment, can cope. As we race towards the future - into a world packed with new technologies, new ideas and new discoveries - this scintillating and engrossing book is an invaluable, must-read guide to the wonders and dangers that await us. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Please Do Not Disturb Robert Glancy (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Mar 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 304pp h198mm x w129mm 212g ISBN13: 9781408866320 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-6632-0 ISBN10: 1408866323 EAN: 9781408866320 x
Description: A gripping and beautifully observed novel of power, corruption and innocence from the author of Terms & Conditions Charlie, a curious boy with a dangerous Dictaphone habit, eavesdrops on the eccentric guests of the Mirage Hotel, as the African nation of Bwalo prepares for the annual appearance of its Glorious Leader Tafumo. Sean, who's given his heart (and the best part of his liver) to Bwalo, struggles to write the great African novel - if only his crazed fiancee would stop distracting him. Josef, kingmaker and mythmaker, starts to hear the ominous rattle of skeletons in his closet. Hope, the nurse caring for the King, keeps the old man alive as she mourns her own broken dreams. And storm clouds gather as petty criminal, Jack, smuggles something into Bwalo - to the Mirage Hotel - that will change the lives of all of them for ever... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Memphis Rent Party: The Blues, Rock & Soul in Music's Hometown Robert Gordon (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
01 May 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Hardback 272pp h235mm x w156mm 522g black and white images throughout ISBN13: 9781632867735 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-773-5 ISBN10: 1632867737 EAN: 9781632867735 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Nabokov in America: On the Road to Lolita Robert Roper (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
23 Feb 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Paperback 368pp h210mm x w140mm 374g b&w photos and maps throughout ISBN13: 9781632863881 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-388-1 ISBN10: 163286388X EAN: 9781632863881 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Renegade: The Life and Times of Darcus Howe Robin Bunce (Author) Paul Field (Author) Series:
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Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Feb 2017
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Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 480pp h198mm x w129mm 344g ISBN13: 9781408886205 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8620-5 ISBN10: 1408886200 EAN: 9781408886205
x Description: Born in Trinidad during the dying days of British colonialism, Darcus Howe has become an uncompromising champion of racial justice. The book examines how Howe's unique political outlook was inspired by the example of his friend and mentor C.L.R. James, and forged in the heat of the American civil rights movement, as well as Trinidad's Black Power Revolution. The book sheds new light on Howe's leading role in the defining struggles in Britain against institutional racism in the police, the courts and the media. It focuses on his part as a defendant in the trial of the Mangrove Nine, the high point of Black Power in Britain; his role in conceiving and organizing the Black People's Day of Action, the largest ever demonstration by the black community in Britain; and his later work as one of a prominent journalist and political commentator
Bloomsbury sold the film rights last year to the UK production company that made the gay rights movie "Pride". The authors are also acting as consultants for a tv miniseries called Guerrilla about the post-war Black Rights Movement in Britain. Due for broadcast in February 2017 it stars Idris Elba.
Robin Bunce is Director of Studies for Politics at Homerton College, Cambridge, and a Bye-Fellow in History at St Edmund's College, Cambridge. He is the author of a study of Thomas Hobbes for Continuum's Major Conservative and Libertarian Thinkers series (2009) and he has published several books on civil rights in America for the schools market. He is also an editor of Twentieth Century History Review. Paul Field worked as a journalist for many years, specialising in issues of policing, asylum and institutional racism, before becoming a lawyer specialising in the fields of discrimination and employment _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Tracks Robyn Davidson (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
02 Nov 2017
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 272pp h198mm x w129mm 242g 8pp colour ISBN13: 9781408896204 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9620-4 ISBN10: 1408896206 EAN: 9781408896204 x Description: A revised, reissued fortieth anniversary edition of this prize-winning, bestselling account of one woman's solo journey across 1,700 miles of Australian Outback 'I experienced that sinking feeling you get when you know you have conned yourself into doing something difficult and there's no going back.' So begins Robyn Davidson's perilous journey across 1,700 miles of hostile Australian desert to the sea with only four camels and a dog for company. Enduring sweltering heat, fending off poisonous snakes and lecherous men, chasing her camels when they get skittish and nursing them when they are injured, Davidson emerges as an extraordinarily courageous heroine driven by a love of Australia's landscape, an empathy for its indigenous people, and a willingness to cast away the trappings of her former identity. Tracks is the compelling, candid story of her odyssey of discovery and transformation. WITH A NEW POSTSCRIPT BY THE AUTHOR AND A STUNNING COLOUR PICTURE SECTION _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Built: The Hidden Stories Behind our Structures Roma Agrawal (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
08 Feb 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 320pp h234mm x w153mm 487g Black & white illustrations throughout ISBN13: 9781408870358 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7035-8 ISBN10: 1408870355 EAN: 9781408870358 x Description: Imagine you woke up one morning to find everything created by engineers had disappeared. What would you see? No cars, no houses; no phones, bridges or roads. No tunnels under tidal rivers, no soaring skyscrapers. The impact that engineering has had on the human experience is undeniable, but it is also often invisible. In BUILT, structural engineer Roma Agrawal takes a unique look at how construction has evolved from the mud huts of our ancestors to skyscrapers of steel that reach hundreds of metres into the sky. She unearths how engineers have tunnelled through kilometres of solid mountains; how they've bridged across the widest and deepest of rivers, and tamed Nature's precious - and elusive - water resources. She tells vivid tales of the visionaries who created the groundbreaking materials in the Pantheon's record-holding concrete dome and the frame of the record-breaking Eiffel Tower. Through the lens of an engineer, Roma examines tragedies like the collapse of the Quebec Bridge, highlighting the precarious task of ensuring people's safety they hold at every step. With colourful stories of her life-long fascination with buildings - and her own hand-drawn illustrations - Roma reveals the extraordinary secret lives of structures. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Built: The Hidden Stories Behind our Structures Roma Agrawal (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
08 Feb 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 320pp h234mm x w153mm 615g b&w illustrations throughout ISBN13: 9781408870365 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7036-5 ISBN10: 1408870363 EAN: 9781408870365 x Description: Imagine you woke up one morning to find everything created by engineers had disappeared. What would you see? No cars, no houses; no phones, bridges or roads. No tunnels under tidal rivers, no soaring skyscrapers. The impact that engineering has had on the human experience is undeniable, but it is also often invisible. In BUILT, structural engineer Roma Agrawal takes a unique look at how construction has evolved from the mud huts of our ancestors to skyscrapers of steel that reach hundreds of metres into the sky. She unearths how engineers have tunnelled through kilometres of solid mountains; how they've bridged across the widest and deepest of rivers, and tamed Nature's precious - and elusive - water resources. She tells vivid tales of the visionaries who created the groundbreaking materials in the Pantheon's record-holding concrete dome and the frame of the record-breaking Eiffel Tower. Through the lens of an engineer, Roma examines tragedies like the collapse of the Quebec Bridge, highlighting the precarious task of ensuring people's safety they hold at every step. With colourful stories of her life-long fascination with buildings - and her own hand-drawn illustrations - Roma reveals the extraordinary secret lives of structures. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Mad Enchantment: Claude Monet and the Painting of the Water Lilies Ross King (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
07 Sep 2017
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Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 416pp h198mm x w129mm 379g B&W images t/o plus 16-page color insert ISBN13: 9781408861974 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-6197-4 ISBN10: 1408861976 EAN: 9781408861974 x Description: Claude Monet's water lily paintings are among the most iconic and beloved works of art of the past century. Yet these entrancing images were created at a time of terrible private turmoil and sadness for the artist. The dramatic history behind these paintings is little known; Ross King's Mad Enchantment tells the full story for the first time and, in the process, presents a compelling and original portrait of one of our most popular and cherished artists.
By the outbreak of war in 1914, Monet, then in his mid-seventies, was one of the world's most famous and successful painters, with a large house in the country, a fleet of automobiles and a colossal reputation. However, he had virtually given up painting following the death of his wife Alice in 1911 and the onset of blindness a year later. Nonetheless, it was during this period of sorrow, ill health and creative uncertainty that - as the guns roared on the Western Front - he began the most demanding and innovative paintings he had ever attempted. Encouraged by close friends such as Georges Clemenceau, France's dauntless prime minister, Monet would work on these magnificent paintings throughout the war years and then for the rest of his life. So obsessed with his monumental task that the village barber was summoned to clip his hair as he worked beside his pond, he covered hundreds of yards of canvas with shimmering layers of pigment. As his ambitions expanded with his paintings, he began planning what he intended to be his legacy to the world: the `Musee Claude Monet' in the Orangerie in Paris. Drawing on letters and memoirs and focusing on this remarkable period in the artist's life, Mad Enchantment gives an intimate portrayal of Claude Monet in all his tumultuous complexity, and firmly places his water lily paintings among the greatest achievements in the history of art. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Going into Town: A Love Letter to New York Roz Chast (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
30 Nov 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Hardback 176pp h235mm x w191mm 713g Full color throughout ISBN13: 9781620403211 ISBN13: 978-1-62040-321-1 ISBN10: 1620403218 EAN: 9781620403211 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Match Russell Ayto (Author) Russell Ayto (Illustrated by) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
03 May 2018
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Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 32pp h170mm x w170mm ISBN13: 9781408893456 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9345-6 ISBN10: 1408893452 EAN: 9781408893456 x Description: The perfect gift for all those whose lives revolve around The Beautiful Game ... The man works all week in the factory. The dog waits at home. On the weekend, they both watch THE MATCH on television together. Results aren't good so the dog decides to do something about it ... With a knowing, dry humour perfect for fans of Wallace & Gromit, and a simple domestic setting, THE MATCH is the ideal gift for all football fans. Because if you aren't watching football, then reading about it is the next best thing! _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Utopia for Realists: And How We Can Get There Rutger Bregman (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
08 Feb 2018
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Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 336pp h198mm x w129mm 277g ISBN13: 9781408893210 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9321-0 ISBN10: 1408893215 EAN: 9781408893210 x Description: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Listen out for Rutger Bregman. He has a big future shaping the future' Observer 'The Dutch wunderkind of new ideas' Guardian In Utopia for Realists, Rutger Bregman shows that we can construct a society with visionary ideas that are, in fact, wholly implementable. Every milestone of civilisation - from the end of slavery to the beginning of democracy - was once considered a utopian fantasy. New utopian ideas such as universal basic income and a fifteen-hour work week can become reality in our lifetime. From a Canadian city that once completely eradicated poverty, to Richard Nixon's near implementation of a basic income for millions of Americans, Bregman takes us on a journey through history, beyond the traditional left-right divides, as he introduces ideas whose time has come. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Utopia for Realists: And How We Can Get There Rutger Bregman (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
05 Mar 2017
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Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 336pp h234mm x w153mm 510g ISBN13: 9781408890271 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9027-1 ISBN10: 1408890275 EAN: 9781408890271 x Description: The Sunday Times Bestseller We live in a time of unprecedented upheaval, with questions about the future, society, work, happiness, family and money, and yet no political party of the right or left is providing us with answers. Rutger Bregman, a bestselling Dutch historian, explains that it needn't be this way. Bregman shows that we can construct a society with visionary ideas that are, in fact, wholly implementable. Every milestone of civilization - from the end of slavery to the beginning of democracy - was once considered a utopian fantasy. New utopian ideas such as universal basic income and a 15hour work week can become reality in our lifetime. This guide to a revolutionary yet achievable utopia is supported by multiple studies, lively anecdotes and numerous success stories. From a Canadian city that once completely eradicated poverty, to Richard Nixon's near implementation of a basic income for millions of Americans, Bregman takes us on a journey through history, beyond the traditional left-right divides, as he introduces ideas whose time has come. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Mr Iyer Goes to War Ryan Lobo (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
10 Aug 2017
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Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 224pp h198mm x w129mm 162g ISBN13: 9781408881590 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8159-0 ISBN10: 1408881594 EAN: 9781408881590 x Description: An inventive, ambitious interpretation of Don Quixote for our times, Mr Iyer Goes To War is a playful, profound adventure heralding a bold new voice in Indian fiction Dispatched to a home in the sacred city of Varanasi, Lalgudi Iyer spends his days immersed in scripture. When an accident leaves him with concussion, he receives a vision of his past incarnation - he was the mythological warrior Bhima, sent from the heavens to destroy evil. Convinced of his need to continue Bhima's mission and revive the noble principles of the Mahabharata, Iyer embarks on an epic adventure down the sacred Ganges with the help of his trust companion Bencho, the undertaker. His attempts at restoring order to the world - and winning the heart of the half-beautiful but oblivious widow Damayanti - are hampered only by his complete detachment from the reality of contemporary India. Mr Iyer Goes to War introduces a bold, witty new voice of Indian fiction in this playful and profound tale of love, adventure and friendship. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Shoot the Damn Dog: A Memoir of Depression Sally Brampton (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
08 Feb 2018
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Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 352pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781408897911 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9791-1 ISBN10: 1408897911 EAN: 9781408897911 x Description: 'This brave and moving memoir challenges all the cliches about mental illness ... All who know the pain of depression will find the book immensely useful, and so will their friends and relations' Sunday Times Shoot the Damn Dog blasts the stigma of depression as a character flaw and confronts the illness Winston Churchill called `the black dog', a condition that humiliates, punishes and isolates its sufferers. It is a personal account of a journey through severe depression as well as being a practical book, suggesting ideas about what might help. With its raw, understated eloquence, it will speak volumes to anyone whose life has been haunted by depression, as well as offering help and understanding to those whose loved ones suffer from this difficult illness. This updated edition includes a beautiful and moving afterword by Sally Brampton's daughter, Molly Powell, following her mother's death in 2016. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Bone Season Samantha Shannon (Author) Series:
The Bone Season 1
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Feb 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 560pp h198mm x w129mm 383g ISBN13: 9781408882528 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8252-8 ISBN10: 1408882523 EAN: 9781408882528 x Description: A dreamer who can start a revolution For the past two hundred years the Scion government has led an oppressive campaign against unnaturalness in London. Clairvoyance in all its forms has been decreed a criminal offence, and those who practise it viciously punished. Forced underground, a clairvoyant underworld has developed, combating persecution and evading capture. Paige Mahoney, a powerful dreamwalker operating in the Seven Dials district of London, leads a double life, using her unnaturalness illegally while hiding her gift from her father, who works for the Scion regime... This beautiful new edition includes the prequel novella, The Pale Dreamer _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Mime Order Samantha Shannon (Author) Series:
The Bone Season 2
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Feb 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 544pp h198mm x w129mm 373g ISBN13: 9781408882511 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8251-1 ISBN10: 1408882515 EAN: 9781408882511 x Description: A fugitive who will not be silenced It is a dark time for clairvoyants. Scion is in league with the Rephaim, an extraordinarily powerful, otherworldly race that intends to make humans its slaves. In an unprecedented feat of bravery, Paige Mahoney has succeeded in leading a mass break-out from the brutal camp, Sheol I, where she and other clairvoyants were systematically imprisoned. Paige is desperate to reach the safety of the London underworld, but the ruthless leader of the Rephaim, Nashira Sargas, is not likely to let her escape so easily... This new edition contains an exciting preview of the sequel, The Song Rising _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Song Rising Samantha Shannon (Author) Series:
The Bone Season 3
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
08 Mar 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 384pp h198mm x w129mm 320g ISBN13: 9781408877838 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7783-8 ISBN10: 140887783X EAN: 9781408877838 x Description: A rebel who becomes a queen The amazing third book in the bestselling Bone Season series - a ground-breaking, dystopian fantasy of extraordinary imagination Following a bloody battle against foes on every side, Paige Mahoney has risen to the dangerous position of Underqueen, ruling over London's criminal population. But, having turned her back on Jaxon Hall and with vengeful enemies still at large, the task of stabilising the fractured underworld has never seemed so challenging. Little does Paige know that her reign may be cut short by the introduction of a deadly technology that spells doom for the clairvoyant community and the world as they know it... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Song Rising Samantha Shannon (Author) Series:
The Bone Season 3
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
07 Mar 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 384pp h234mm x w153mm 573g ISBN13: 9781408879726 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7972-6 ISBN10: 1408879727 EAN: 9781408879726 x Description: A rebel who becomes a queen The hotly anticipated third book in the bestselling Bone Season series - a ground-breaking, dystopian fantasy of extraordinary imagination Following a bloody battle against foes on every side, Paige Mahoney has risen to the dangerous position of Underqueen, ruling over London's criminal population. But, having turned her back on Jaxon Hall and with vengeful enemies still at large, the task of stabilising the fractured underworld has never seemed so challenging. Little does Paige know that her reign may be cut short by the introduction of Senshield, a deadly technology that spells doom for the clairvoyant community and the world as they know it... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Song Rising Samantha Shannon (Author) Series:
The Bone Season 3
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
07 Mar 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 384pp h234mm x w153mm 713g ISBN13: 9781408877852 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7785-2 ISBN10: 1408877856 EAN: 9781408877852 x Description: A rebel who becomes a queen The hotly anticipated third book in the bestselling Bone Season series - a ground-breaking, dystopian fantasy of extraordinary imagination Following a bloody battle against foes on every side, Paige Mahoney has risen to the dangerous position of Underqueen, ruling over London's criminal population. But, having turned her back on Jaxon Hall and with vengeful enemies still at large, the task of stabilising the fractured underworld has never seemed so challenging. Little does Paige know that her reign may be cut short by the introduction of Senshield, a deadly technology that spells doom for the clairvoyant community and the world as they know it... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Behold, America: A History of America First and the American Dream Sarah Churchwell (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
03 May 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 384pp h234mm x w153mm ISBN13: 9781408894804 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9480-4 ISBN10: 1408894807 EAN: 9781408894804 x Description: What does America stand for in the twenty-first century? Behold, America confronts this urgent question by looking at the story behind two of the most contentious phrases in the American political playbook: the `American dream' and `America first'. What do these phrases tell us about America's idea of itself? What does it mean to put America first, and what exactly are Americans supposed to be dreaming of - personal wealth, public power, racial equality, political refuge, individual freedoms? What happens when these values collide? `America first' and the `American dream' were born nearly a century ago and instantly tangled over capitalism, democracy and race. Invoked most recently in Donald Trump's presidential campaign, they came to embody opposing views in the battle to define the soul of the nation. Behold, America recounts the unknown history of these two expressions using the voices that helped shape that debate, from Capitol Hill to the newsroom of the New York Times, students to senators, dreamers to dissenters. As America struggles again to project a shared vision, to itself and to the world, Sarah Churchwell argues that the meanings and history of these terms need to be understood afresh so that the true spirit of America can be reclaimed. Insightful and revelatory, Behold, America overturns everything we thought we knew about the American dream, America first and the battle for the identity of modern America. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Behold, America: A History of America First and the American Dream Sarah Churchwell (Author) Series:
Edition:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
03 May 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 384pp h234mm x w153mm 579g ISBN13: 9781526601131 ISBN13: 978-1-5266-0113-1 ISBN10: 1526601133 EAN: 9781526601131 x Description: What does America stand for in the twenty-first century? Behold, America confronts this urgent question by looking at the story behind two of the most contentious phrases in the American political playbook: the `American dream' and `America first'. What do these phrases tell us about America's idea of itself? What does it mean to put America first, and what exactly are Americans supposed to be dreaming of - personal wealth, public power, racial equality, political refuge, individual freedoms? What happens when these values collide? `America first' and the `American dream' were born nearly a century ago and instantly tangled over capitalism, democracy and race. Invoked most recently in Donald Trump's presidential campaign, they came to embody opposing views in the battle to define the soul of the nation. Behold, America recounts the unknown history of these two expressions using the voices that helped shape that debate, from Capitol Hill to the newsroom of the New York Times, students to senators, dreamers to dissenters. As America struggles again to project a shared vision, to itself and to the world, Sarah Churchwell argues that the meanings and history of these terms need to be understood afresh so that the true spirit of America can be reclaimed. Insightful and revelatory, Behold, America overturns everything we thought we knew about the American dream, America first and the battle for the identity of modern America.
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The Man Who Knew: The Life & Times of Alan Greenspan Sebastian Mallaby (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
05 Dec 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 832pp h198mm x w129mm 706g 1x8 and 1x16 page mono plates ISBN13: 9781408830956 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-3095-6 ISBN10: 1408830957 EAN: 9781408830956 x Description: WINNER OF THE 2016 FT & McKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD, this is the biography of one of the titans of financial history over the last fifty years. Born in 1926, Alan Greenspan was raised in Manhattan by a single mother and immigrant grandparents during the Great Depression but by quiet force of intellect, rose to become a global financial `maestro'. Appointed by Ronald Reagan to Chairman of the Federal Reserve, a post he held for eighteen years, he presided over an unprecedented period of stability and low inflation, was revered by economists, adored by investors and consulted by leaders from Beijing to Frankfurt. Both data-hound and eligible society bachelor, Greenspan was a man of contradictions. His great success was to prove the very idea he, an advocate of the Gold standard, doubted: that the discretionary judgements of a money-printing central bank could stabilise an economy. He resigned in 2006, having overseen tumultuous changes in the world's most powerful economy. Yet when the great crash happened only two years later many blamed him, even though he had warned early on of irrational exuberance in the market place. Sebastian Mallaby brilliantly shows the subtlety and complexity of Alan Greenspan's legacy. Full of beautifully rendered high-octane political infighting, hard hitting dialogue and stories, The Man Who Knew is superbly researched, enormously gripping and the story of the making of modern finance. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Everybody Lies: The New York Times Bestseller Seth Stephens-Davidowitz (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
19 Apr 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 352pp h198mm x w129mm 294g ISBN13: 9781408894736 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9473-6 ISBN10: 1408894734 EAN: 9781408894736 x Description: THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AN ECONOMIST BOOK OF THE YEAR A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 'This book is about a whole new way of studying the mind ... Endlessly fascinating' Steven Pinker 'A whirlwind tour of the modern human psyche' Economist Everybody lies, to friends, lovers, doctors, pollsters - and to themselves. In Internet searches, however, people confess the truth. Insightful, funny and always surprising, Everybody Lies explores how this huge collection of data, unprecedented in human history, could just be the most important ever collected. It offers astonishing insights into the human psyche, revealing the biases deeply embedded within us, the questions we're afraid to ask that might be essential to our well-being, and the information we can use to change our culture for the better. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Everybody Lies: The New York Times Bestseller Seth Stephens-Davidowitz (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
13 Jul 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 352pp h234mm x w153mm 662g ISBN13: 9781408894712 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9471-2 ISBN10: 1408894718 EAN: 9781408894712 x Description: THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AN ECONOMIST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 Insightful, surprising and with ground-breaking revelations about our society, Everybody Lies exposes the secrets embedded in our internet searches, with a foreword by bestselling author Steven Pinker Everybody lies, to friends, lovers, doctors, pollsters - and to themselves. In Internet searches, however, people confess their secrets - about sexless marriages, mental health problems, even racist views. Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, an economist and former Google data scientist, shows that this could just be the most important dataset ever collected. This huge database of secrets - unprecedented in human history - offers astonishing, even revolutionary, insights into humankind. Anxiety, for instance, does not increase after a terrorist attack. Crime levels drop when a violent film is released. And racist searches are no higher in Republican areas than in Democrat ones. Stephens-Davidowitz reveals information we can use to change our culture, and the questions we're afraid to ask that might be essential to our health both emotional and physical. Insightful, funny, and always surprising, Everybody Lies exposes the biases and secrets embedded deeply within us, at a time when things are harder to predict than ever. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Everybody Lies: The New York Times Bestseller Seth Stephens-Davidowitz (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
26 May 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 352pp h234mm x w153mm 531g ISBN13: 9781408894705 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9470-5 ISBN10: 140889470X EAN: 9781408894705 x Description: THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AN ECONOMIST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 Insightful, surprising and with ground-breaking revelations about our society, Everybody Lies exposes the secrets embedded in our internet searches, with a foreword by bestselling author Steven Pinker Everybody lies, to friends, lovers, doctors, pollsters - and to themselves. In Internet searches, however, people confess their secrets - about sexless marriages, mental health problems, even racist views. Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, an economist and former Google data scientist, shows that this could just be the most important dataset ever collected. This huge database of secrets - unprecedented in human history - offers astonishing, even revolutionary, insights into humankind. Anxiety, for instance, does not increase after a terrorist attack. Crime levels drop when a violent film is released. And racist searches are no higher in Republican areas than in Democrat ones.
Stephens-Davidowitz reveals information we can use to change our culture, and the questions we're afraid to ask that might be essential to our health both emotional and physical. Insightful, funny, and always surprising, Everybody Lies exposes the biases and secrets embedded deeply within us, at a time when things are harder to predict than ever. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
A Table in Venice: Recipes from my home Skye McAlpine (Author) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
28 Mar 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 312pp h266mm x w195mm 1244g Colour photography throughout ISBN13: 9781408889107 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8910-7 ISBN10: 1408889102 EAN: 9781408889107 x Description: `A real and rare gem, this is the must-have book on Venice and its cooking' - Anna del Conte Skye McAlpine, author of the successful blog From My Dining Table, offers an insider's perspective on Venetian home cooking, illustrated with her stunning photographs. Hundreds of thousands of tourists pass through the city of Venice each year, eat at trattorie, and leave having dined in Venice, but not having eaten well. It is the food cooked in homes and made with local ingredients, the recipes passed down through generations that is real Venetian food. It is romantic and it is exotic. It dabbles in spices, and delightfully foreign flavours. It's pine nuts and raisins, bay leaves and sweet vinegar, heady saffron and creamy mascarpone. Some of the recipes in A Table in Venice are translated and barely adapted from old Venetian cookbooks, while other dishes are more loosely inspired by the ingredients, the flavours and the everyday life of Venice. All of the recipes are typical of Skye's cooking style: simple, fresh, colourful and always plentiful, whether it's quick-to-assemble cicheti - the small plates accompanying an afternoon spritz - or a hearty serving of risotto topped with an extra grating of Parmesan. From Apricot and raisin sticky pastries with a morning espresso, to dinner of Roast duck with apples, pears and chestnuts, A Table in Venice offers a rare glimpse into the tastes and secrets of a true Venetian kitchen. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Hatched!: The Big Push from Pregnancy to Motherhood Sloane Tanen (Author) Stefan Hagen (Illustrated by) Series:
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Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
13 Jul 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Hardback 80pp h178mm x w178mm 320g ISBN13: 9781596912779 ISBN13: 978-1-59691-277-9 ISBN10: 1596912774 EAN: 9781596912779 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Putney Sofka Zinovieff (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
12 Jul 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 384pp h216mm x w135mm ISBN13: 9781408895757 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9575-7 ISBN10: 1408895757 EAN: 9781408895757 x Description: It is the 1970s and Ralph, an up-and-coming composer, is visiting Edmund Greenslay at his riverside home in Putney to discuss a collaboration. Through the house's colourful rooms and unruly garden flits nine-year-old Daphne - dark, teasing, slippery as mercury, more sprite than boy or girl. From the moment their worlds collide, Ralph is consumed by an obsession to make Daphne his. But Ralph is twenty-five and Daphne is only a child, and even in the bohemian abandon of 1970s London their fast-burgeoning relationship must be kept a secret. It is not until years later that Daphne is forced to confront the truth of her own childhood - and an act of violence that has lain hidden for decades. Putney is a bold, thought-provoking novel about the moral lines we tread, the stories we tell ourselves and the memories that play themselves out again and again, like snatches of song. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Putney Sofka Zinovieff (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
12 Jul 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 384pp h216mm x w135mm ISBN13: 9781408895764 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9576-4 ISBN10: 1408895765 EAN: 9781408895764 x Description: It is the 1970s and Ralph, an up-and-coming composer, is visiting Edmund Greenslay at his riverside home in Putney to discuss a collaboration. Through the house's colourful rooms and unruly garden flits nine-year-old Daphne - dark, teasing, slippery as mercury, more sprite than boy or girl. From the moment their worlds collide, Ralph is consumed by an obsession to make Daphne his. But Ralph is twenty-five and Daphne is only a child, and even in the bohemian abandon of 1970s London their fast-burgeoning relationship must be kept a secret. It is not until years later that Daphne is forced to confront the truth of her own childhood - and an act of violence that has lain hidden for decades. Putney is a bold, thought-provoking novel about the moral lines we tread, the stories we tell ourselves and the memories that play themselves out again and again, like snatches of song. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Great American Citizenship Quiz: Newly Revised and Updated Solomon M. Skolnick (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
16 Nov 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Paperback 176pp h197mm x w129mm 164g ISBN13: 9781635570151 ISBN13: 978-1-63557-015-1 ISBN10: 1635570158 EAN: 9781635570151 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Breaking Cover Stella Rimington (Author) Series:
A Liz Carlyle Novel 9
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
10 Aug 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 368pp h198mm x w129mm 256g ISBN13: 9781408859735 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-5973-5 ISBN10: 1408859734 EAN: 9781408859735 x Description: A LIZ CARLYLE INVESTIGATION `Rimington tells her story with the crisp authority one would expect of James Bond's M' New York Times Book Review Recovering from a gruelling terrorist investigation, Liz Carlyle has been posted to MI5's counter-espionage desk. Her bosses hope the change of scene will give her some breathing space, but they haven't counted on Putin's increased aggression towards the West. Soon Liz is on the hunt for a Russian spy who threatens to plunge Britain back into the fraught days of the Cold War. Meanwhile, MI6 has hired Jasminder Kapoor, a controversial young civil rights lawyer, to explain issues of privacy and security to the public. But in this world of shadowy motives and secret identities, Jasminder must be extra-careful about whom she can trust ... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Moscow Sleepers: A Liz Carlyle Novel Stella Rimington (Author) Series:
A Liz Carlyle Novel
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
01 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 320pp h234mm x w153mm ISBN13: 9781408859742 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-5974-2 ISBN10: 1408859742 EAN: 9781408859742 x Description: For fans of Spooks, Homeland, McMafia and The Night Manager, the latest thriller in Stella Rimington's bestselling espionage series sees Liz Carlyle investigating a sinister Russian plot - tense, gripping and global in scope A man lies dying in a hospital in upstate Vermont. The nurses know only that he is an academic at a nearby university but they have been instructed to call the FBI should anyone visit their patient.
News of this suspected Russian illegal soon reaches MI5 in London where Liz Carlyle has been contacted by a top secret source known as Mischa who is requesting a clandestine rendezvous in Berlin. Meanwhile in Brussels a Russian sleeper agent who has lived undercover for years is beginning to question his role, while suspicions have been roused about a boarding school in Suffolk that has recently changed hands in mysterious circumstances. The latest expertly-plotted thriller in Stella Rimington's bestselling series, The Moscow Sleepers is a white-knuckle ride through the dark underbelly of international intelligence, simmering political animosities and global espionage. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Moscow Sleepers: A Liz Carlyle Novel Stella Rimington (Author) Series:
A Liz Carlyle Novel
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
20 Sep 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 320pp h234mm x w153mm ISBN13: 9781408859759 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-5975-9 ISBN10: 1408859750 EAN: 9781408859759 x Description: For fans of Spooks, Homeland, McMafia and The Night Manager, the latest thriller in Stella Rimington's bestselling espionage series sees Liz Carlyle investigating a sinister Russian plot - tense, gripping and global in scope A man lies dying in a hospital in upstate Vermont. The nurses know only that he is an academic at a nearby university but they have been instructed to call the FBI should anyone visit their patient. News of this suspected Russian illegal soon reaches MI5 in London where Liz Carlyle has been contacted by a top secret source known as Mischa who is requesting a clandestine rendezvous in Berlin. Meanwhile in Brussels a Russian sleeper agent who has lived undercover for years is beginning to question his role, while suspicions have been roused about a boarding school in Suffolk that has recently changed hands in mysterious circumstances. The latest expertly-plotted thriller in Stella Rimington's bestselling series, The Moscow Sleepers is a white-knuckle ride through the dark underbelly of international intelligence, simmering political animosities and global espionage. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Hitler in Los Angeles: How Jews Foiled Nazi Plots Against Hollywood and America Steven J. Ross (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
28 Dec 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Hardback 432pp h235mm x w156mm 754g B&W photos throughout ISBN13: 9781620405628 ISBN13: 978-1-62040-562-8 ISBN10: 1620405628 EAN: 9781620405628 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Cheese & Dairy: River Cottage Handbook No.16 Steven Lamb (Author) Series:
River Cottage Handbook
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
22 Mar 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 224pp h198mm x w129mm 445g Colour photography throughout ISBN13: 9781408873472 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7347-2 ISBN10: 1408873478 EAN: 9781408873472 x Description: Nothing beats a really good cheese. These days you can buy great dairy products locally, made using high-quality ingredients and with a unique flavour of their own. The next step is to try your hand at making yoghurt, labneh, mozzarella and even deliciious matured cheeses yourself. The River Cottage ethos is all about knowing the whole story behind what you put on the table; and as Steven Lamb explains in this thorough, accessible guide, the key ingredient is milk. He shows you exactly what to do to take it from its liquid form to a wide range of dairy products, from clotted cream to a washed-rind cheese. There are also plenty of gorgeous recipes that make the most of cheese and other dairy goods - as you'd hope, they involve such pleasures as dunking carbs into a pot of melty cheese; biting down on a delicate cheese wafer; or whipping up the best ever cheesecake. With an introduction by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and plenty of helpful photographs, this book is the indispensable guide to crafting and enjoying cheese and other dairy products. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle Stuart Turton (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Raven Books
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
04 Oct 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 528pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781408889510 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8951-0 ISBN10: 140888951X EAN: 9781408889510 x Description: 'This book blew my mind. It is utterly original and unique. I couldn't get it out of my head for days afterwards' Sophie Hannah It is meant to be a celebration but it ends in tragedy. As fireworks explode overhead, Evelyn Hardcastle, the young and beautiful daughter of the house, is killed. But Evelyn will not die just once. Until Aiden - one of the guests summoned to Blackheath for the party - can solve her murder, the day will repeat itself, over and over again. Every time ending with the fateful pistol shot. The only way to break this cycle is to identify the killer. But each time the day begins again, Aiden wakes in the body of a different guest. And someone is determined to prevent him ever escaping Blackheath... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle Stuart Turton (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Raven Books
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
08 Feb 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 528pp h234mm x w153mm 922g 1 x double-spread illustrated floorplan (used as endpapers) ISBN13: 9781408889565 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8956-5 ISBN10: 1408889560 EAN: 9781408889565 x Description: A brilliantly original high concept murder mystery from a fantastic new talent: Gosford Park meets Inception, by way of Agatha Christie and Black Mirror One of Stylist Magazine's 20 Must-Read Books of 2018 One of Harper's Bazaar's 10 Must-Read Books of 2018 One of Marie Claire, Australia's 10 Books You Absolutely Have to Read in 2018 `Somebody's going to be murdered at the ball tonight. It won't appear to be a murder and so the murderer won't be caught. Rectify that injustice and I'll show you the way out.' It is meant to be a celebration but it ends in tragedy. As fireworks explode overhead, Evelyn Hardcastle, the young and beautiful daughter of the house, is killed. But Evelyn will not die just once. Until Aiden - one of the guests summoned to Blackheath for the party - can solve her murder, the day will repeat itself, over and over again. Every time ending with the fateful pistol shot. The only way to break this cycle is to identify the killer. But each time the day begins again, Aiden wakes in the body of a different guest. And someone is determined to prevent him ever escaping Blackheath... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle Stuart Turton (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Raven Books
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
08 Feb 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 528pp h234mm x w153mm 791g 1 x double-spread illustrated floorplan (used as endpapers) ISBN13: 9781408889541 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8954-1 ISBN10: 1408889544 EAN: 9781408889541 x Description: A brilliantly original high concept murder mystery from a fantastic new talent: Gosford Park meets Inception, by way of Agatha Christie and Black Mirror One of Stylist Magazine's 20 Must-Read Books of 2018 One of Harper's Bazaar's 10 Must-Read Books of 2018 One of Marie Claire, Australia's 10 Books You Absolutely Have to Read in 2018 `Somebody's going to be murdered at the ball tonight. It won't appear to be a murder and so the murderer won't be caught. Rectify that injustice and I'll show you the way out.' It is meant to be a celebration but it ends in tragedy. As fireworks explode overhead, Evelyn Hardcastle, the young and beautiful daughter of the house, is killed.
But Evelyn will not die just once. Until Aiden - one of the guests summoned to Blackheath for the party - can solve her murder, the day will repeat itself, over and over again. Every time ending with the fateful pistol shot. The only way to break this cycle is to identify the killer. But each time the day begins again, Aiden wakes in the body of a different guest. And someone is determined to prevent him ever escaping Blackheath... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Jack Fortune: And the Search for the Hidden Valley Sue Purkiss (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Alma Books Ltd
Publisher:
Alma Books Ltd
Pub Date:
28 Sep 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 224pp h198mm x w128mm 190g ISBN13: 9781846884283 ISBN13: 978-1-84688-428-3 ISBN10: 1846884284 EAN: 9781846884283 x Description: An orphan child full of mischief, Jack lives with his crotchety widow aunt in eighteenth-century England. His naughtiness knows no limits, and when one day he goes a step too far, Aunt Constance decides that she's had enough: from now on, his bachelor uncle can take care of him. Uncle Edmund is in no way prepared for a boy with boundless energy and an impish streak - and anyway, he's off to the Himalayas to search for rare plants! But Aunt Constance is absolutely determined, and Jack's uncle has no choice - he will have to take the boy with him. What follows is a terrific adventure that will see Jack and his uncle - the most unlikely of all expedition teams - sail to India, cross the jungle and reach their mountainous destination, before returning to London to present their findings to the Royal Society. Along the way, Jack will finally come to terms with the great loss that has blighted his childhood years and discover, quite unexpectedly, that he and his late father have much in common. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell: Bloomsbury Modern Classics Susanna Clarke (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
21 Sep 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 1032pp h198mm x w129mm 713g ISBN13: 9781408891469 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9146-9 ISBN10: 1408891468 EAN: 9781408891469 x Description: A beautiful new limited edition paperback of Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, published as part of the Bloomsbury Modern Classics list The woman within the mirror drew nearer. For a moment she appeared directly behind it and they could see the elaborate embroidery and beading of her gown; then she mounted up upon the frame as a step. The surface of the mirror became softer, like a dense cloud or mist. Centuries have passed since practical magicians faded into England's past. Only one remains: the reclusive Mr Norrell, whose magical powers - of conjuring, misdirection and resurrection - send a thrill through the country. But cautious, fussy Norrell is challenged by the emergence of the brilliant Jonathan Strange. Young, handsome and daring, Strange is the antithesis of Norrell. And so begins a dangerous battle between two great men whose obsessions and dabblings with the dark arts will cause more trouble than they can possibly imagine. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Photographer's Wife Suzanne Joinson (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
06 Apr 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 352pp h198mm x w129mm 290g ISBN13: 9781408840801 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-4080-1 ISBN10: 1408840804 EAN: 9781408840801 x Description: By the author of A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar, an LA Times bestseller: a beautiful and gripping story of love and betrayal, set in 1920s Jerusalem and 1930s Sussex Jerusalem, 1920: eleven-year-old Prudence feels tensions rising as her architect father launches an eccentric plan to redesign the Holy City. When he employs a British pilot, William Harrington, to take aerial photographs of the city, Prue is uncomfortably aware of the attraction that sparks between Harrington and Eleanora, the English wife of a famous Jerusalem photographer - a nationalist, intent on removing the British. Years later, in rainsoaked Sussex, Prue opens her door to an unwelcome visitor. What he reveals unravels her world, and she must follow the threads back to secrets buried long ago in Jerusalem... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What to Do When I'm Gone: A Mother's Wisdom to Her Daughter Hallie Bateman (Illustrated by) Suzy Hopkins (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Academic USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
01 May 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United States Hardback Paper over boards 144pp h222mm x w165mm 596g 4-color throughout ISBN13: 9781632869685 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-968-5 ISBN10: 1632869683 EAN: 9781632869685 x Description: A mother's advice to her daughter--a guide to daily living, both practical and sublime--with full-color illustrations throughout. One sleepless night while she was in her early twenties, illustrator/writer Hallie Bateman had a painful realization: her mom would die, and after she died she would be gone. The prospect was devastating, and also scary--how would she navigate the world without the person who gave her life? She thought about all the motherly advice she would miss--advice that could help her through the challenges to come, including the ordeal of losing a parent. The next day, Hallie asked her mother, writer Suzy Hopkins, to record step-by-step instructions for her to follow in the event of her mom's death. The list began: "Pour yourself a stiff glass of whiskey and make some fajitas" and continued from there, walking Hallie through the days, months, and years of life after loss, with motherly guidance and support, addressing issues great and small--from choosing a life partner to baking a quiche. The project became a way for mother and daughter to connect with humor, openness, and gratitude. It led to this book. Combining Suzy's wit and heartfelt advice with Hallie's quirky and colorful style, What to Do When I'm Gone is the illustrated instruction manual for getting through life without one's mom. It's also a poignant look at loss, love, and taking things one moment at a time. By turns whimsical, funny, touching, and above all pragmatic, it will leave readers laughing and teary-eyed. And it will spur conversations that enrich family members' understanding of one another. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Folk Zoe Gilbert (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
08 Feb 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 256pp h216mm x w135mm 394g black and white illustrations throughout ISBN13: 9781408884393 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8439-3 ISBN10: 1408884399 EAN: 9781408884393 x Description: A captivating, magical and haunting debut novel of breathtaking imagination, from the winner of the 2014 Costa Short Story Award The remote island village of Neverness is a world far from our time and place. The air hangs rich with the coconut-scent of gorse and the salty bite of the sea. Harsh winds scour the rocky coastline. The villagers' lives are inseparable from nature and its enchantments. Verlyn Webbe, born with a wing for an arm, unfurls his feathers in defiance of past shame; Plum is snatched by a water bull and dragged to his lair; little Crab Skerry takes his first run through the gorse-maze; Madden sleepwalks through violent storms, haunted by horses and her father's wishes. As the tales of this island community interweave over the course of a generation, their earthy desires, resentments, idle gossip and painful losses create a staggeringly original world. Crackling with echoes of ancient folklore, but entirely, wonderfully, her own, Zoe Gilbert's Folk is a dark, beautiful and intoxicating debut. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Terranauts T. C. Boyle (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
05 Oct 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 528pp h198mm x w129mm 426g ISBN13: 9781408881767 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8176-7 ISBN10: 1408881764 EAN: 9781408881767 x Description: BY THE WINNER OF THE JONATHAN SWIFT PRIZE 2017 LONGLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 2018 Eight people take part in an ecological experiment in 1990s Arizona. Inspired by real events, The Terranauts places human behaviour under the microscope to spellbinding effect Linda is desperate to be one of the lucky eight chosen to take part in the world's most ambitious ecological experiment. She knows that she can survive for two years under the glass dome of Ecosphere II, set in the Arizona desert. Competition is fierce between the hopefuls, among them smooth-talking PR man Ramsay, and Dawn, a naive beauty. Inside the humid microcosm, the terranauts' labours over crops and livestock, their battles with creepy crawlies, their hostilities and sexual dalliances are all observed by tourists who come to gawp, Mission Control's cameras and the watchful eye of the media. As they struggle to control nature, and hunger sets in, the snake in this Eden starts to look unmistakably human... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Terranauts T. C. Boyle (Author) Series:
Edition:
UK open market ed
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
03 Oct 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 528pp h178mm x w111mm 337g ISBN13: 9781408886045 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8604-5 ISBN10: 1408886049 EAN: 9781408886045 x Description: BY THE WINNER OF THE JONATHAN SWIFT PRIZE 2017 LONGLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 2018 Eight people take part in an ecological experiment in 1990s Arizona. Inspired by real events, The Terranauts places human behaviour under the microscope to spellbinding effect Linda is desperate to be one of the lucky eight chosen to take part in the world's most ambitious ecological experiment. She knows that she can survive for two years under the glass dome of Ecosphere II, set in the Arizona desert. Competition is fierce between the hopefuls, among them smooth-talking PR man Ramsay, and Dawn, a naive beauty. Inside the humid microcosm, the terranauts' labours over crops and livestock, their battles with creepy crawlies, their hostilities and sexual dalliances are all observed by tourists who come to gawp, Mission Control's cameras and the watchful eye of the media. As they struggle to control nature, and hunger sets in, the snake in this Eden starts to look unmistakably human... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Relive Box and Other Stories T. C. Boyle (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
05 Oct 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 272pp h234mm x w153mm 543g ISBN13: 9781408890134 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9013-4 ISBN10: 1408890135 EAN: 9781408890134 x Description: BY THE WINNER OF THE JONATHAN SWIFT PRIZE 2017 A dynamic new collection from one of our most original storytellers: satirical, surreal and very much of the moment. In these stories, T. C. Boyle focuses hisunerring eye on humanity's relationship with nature, and the unintended consequences of our efforts to control it. The prize-winning `Are We Not Men?' reflects on the impact of new gene-editing technologies while `The Relive Box' parodies our obsession with electronic games. In `She's the Bomb', a young woman waits on her graduation day, heart in mouth, for an explosive event. A burrito-seller has a killer business idea in `The Five-Pound Burrito', but learns that success comes at a price. An Italian couple moves south for a fresh start in `The Argentine Ant', but finds that paradise holds a nasty sting. And in the chilling `The Designee', a lonely widower can't believe his luck when he receives a mysterious letter from England. In electric prose T. C. Boyle explores myriad facets of society: greed and excess, parenthood and responsibility, the digital world and the way we understand our mortality. Roaming unrestrainedly through the present and near future, he inhabits his characters' minds with a ventriloquist's flair, skewering human motivations and revealing us to ourselves with empathy and wry humour. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Social Creature Tara Isabella Burton (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Raven Books
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
14 Jun 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 288pp h234mm x w153mm ISBN13: 9781408896105 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9610-5 ISBN10: 1408896109 EAN: 9781408896105 x Description: A friendship to die for. A Ripley story for the Instagram age set in contemporary New York; a world at once sophisticated and sordid, irresistible and irresponsible, unforgettable yet unattainable Louise is struggling to survive in New York; juggling a series of poorly paid jobs, renting a shabby flat, being cat-called by her creepy neighbour, she dreams of being a writer. And then one day she meets Lavinia. Lavinia who has everything - looks, money, clothes, friends, an amazing apartment... Lavinia invites Louise into her charmed circle, takes her to the best parties, bars, the opera, shares her clothes, her coke, her Uber account. Louise knows that this can't last for ever, but just how far is she prepared to go to have this life? Or rather, to have Lavinia's life? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Social Creature Tara Isabella Burton (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Raven Books
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
14 Jun 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 288pp h234mm x w153mm ISBN13: 9781408896112 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9611-2 ISBN10: 1408896117 EAN: 9781408896112 x Description: A friendship to die for. A Ripley story for the Instagram age set in contemporary New York; a world at once sophisticated and sordid, irresistible and irresponsible, unforgettable yet unattainable Louise is struggling to survive in New York; juggling a series of poorly paid jobs, renting a shabby flat, being cat-called by her creepy neighbour, she dreams of being a writer. And then one day she meets Lavinia. Lavinia who has everything - looks, money, clothes, friends, an amazing apartment... Lavinia invites Louise into her charmed circle, takes her to the best parties, bars, the opera, shares her clothes, her coke, her Uber account. Louise knows that this can't last for ever, but just how far is she prepared to go to have this life? Or rather, to have Lavinia's life? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Fermentation on Wheels: Road Stories, Food Ramblings, and 50 Do-ItYourself Recipes from Sauerkraut, Kombucha, and Yogurt to Miso, Tempeh, and Mead Tara Whitsitt (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
16 Nov 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Hardback 256pp h222mm x w165mm 745g 3-color throughout ISBN13: 9781632867902 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-790-2 ISBN10: 1632867907 EAN: 9781632867902 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
A Thousand Cuts Thomas Mogford (Author) Series:
A Spike Sanguinetti Mystery 5
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
22 Feb 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 368pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781408868522 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-6852-2 ISBN10: 1408868520 EAN: 9781408868522 x Description: 'Shrewd and atmospheric Mediterranean noir in the newest and darkest of territories' William Boyd, Guardian Some wounds never heal When a routine court case takes a sinister turn, defence lawyer Spike Sanguinetti starts asking dangerous questions that nobody seems to want answered. Soon, it's not just the truth that's at stake: it is everything and everyone that Spike holds precious. As the Gibraltarian sun beats relentlessly down, crimes of the past and present collide, relationships are tested and long-buried secrets exposed. Who can Spike trust? And where do his own loyalties lie? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
A Thousand Cuts Thomas Mogford (Author) Series:
A Spike Sanguinetti Mystery 5
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
23 Feb 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 368pp h234mm x w153mm 560g ISBN13: 9781408868508 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-6850-8 ISBN10: 1408868504 EAN: 9781408868508 x Description: Some wounds never heal A thousand cuts ... We may be few, but together we can change the world
When a routine court case takes a sinister turn, defence lawyer Spike Sanguinetti starts asking dangerous questions that nobody seems to want answered. Soon, it's not just the truth that's at stake: it is everything and everyone that Spike holds precious. As the Gibraltarian sun beats relentlessly down, crimes of the past and present collide, relationships are tested and long-buried secrets exposed. Who can Spike trust? And where do his own loyalties lie? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Most Perfect Thing: Inside (and Outside) a Bird's Egg Tim Birkhead (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
09 Mar 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 304pp h198mm x w129mm 265g 1 x 8 page colour plate section ISBN13: 9781408851272 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-5127-2 ISBN10: 140885127X EAN: 9781408851272 x Description: 'I think that, if required on pain of death to name instantly the most perfect thing in the universe, I should risk my fate on a bird's egg' Thomas Wentworth Higginson, 1862 How are eggs of different shapes made, and why are they the shape they are? When does the shell of an egg harden? Why do some eggs contain two yolks? How are the colours and patterns of an eggshell created, and why do they vary? And which end of an egg is laid first - the blunt end or the pointy end? These are just some of the questions A Bird's Egg answers, as the journey of a bird's egg from creation and fertilisation to its eventual hatching is examined, with current scientific knowledge placed within an historical context. Beginning with an examination of the stunning eggs of the guillemot, each of which is so variable in pattern and colour that no two are ever the same, acclaimed ornithologist Tim Birkhead then looks at the eggs of hens, cuckoos and many other birds, revealing weird and wonderful facts about these miracles of nature. Woven around and supporting these facts are extraordinary stories of the individuals who from as far back as Ancient Egypt have been fixated on the study and collection of eggs, not always to the benefit of their conservation. Firmly grounded in science and enriched by a wealth of observation drawn from a lifetime spent studying birds,A Bird's Egg is an illuminating and engaging exploration of the science behind eggs and the history of man's obsession with them. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Wonderful Mr Willughby: The First True Ornithologist Tim Birkhead (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
03 May 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 368pp h234mm x w153mm ISBN13: 9781408878484 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7848-4 ISBN10: 1408878488 EAN: 9781408878484 x Description: From the author of Bird Sense and The Most Perfect Thing, a biography of Francis Willughby, the first ornithologist Francis Willughby lived and thrived in the midst of the scientific revolution of the seventeenth century. Along with his Cambridge tutor John Ray, Willughby was determined to overhaul the whole of natural history and impose order on its complexity. It was exhilarating, exacting and exhausting work. Yet before Willughby and Ray could complete their monumental encyclopaedia of birds, Ornithology, Willughby died. In the centuries since, Ray's reputation has grown, obscuring that of his collaborator. Now, for the first time, Willughby's own story and genius are given the attention they deserve.
In his short life, Willughby - an original member the Royal Society - finessed the differentiation of birds though identification of their distinguishing features and asked questions that were centuries ahead of their time. His discoveries and his approach to natural history continue to be relevant - and revelatory - today. With a fellow expert's understanding and passion, Tim Birkhead celebrates how Willughby's endeavours set a standard for the way birds and natural history should be studied. Rich with glorious detail, The Wonderful Mr Willughby is a fascinating insight into a thrilling period of scientific history and a lively biography of a man who lived at its heart. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Horseman: The West Country Trilogy Tim Pears (Author) Series:
The West Country Trilogy Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
13 Jul 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 320pp h198mm x w129mm 222g ISBN13: 9781408876848 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7684-8 ISBN10: 1408876841 EAN: 9781408876848 x Description: From the prize-winning author of In the Place of Fallen Leaves comes a beautiful, hypnotic pastoral novel reminiscent of Thomas Hardy, about an unexpected friendship between two children, set in Devon in 1911 1911. In a forgotten valley on the Devon-Somerset border, the seasons unfold, marked only by the rituals of the farming calendar. Twelve-year-old Leopold Sercombe skips school to help his father, a carter. Skinny and pale, Leo dreams of a job on the estate's stud farm. He is breaking a colt for his father when a boy dressed in a Homburg, breeches and riding boots appears. Peering under the stranger's hat, he discovers Miss Charlotte, the Master's daughter. And so begins a friendship between the children, bound by a deep love of horses, but divided by rigid social boundaries boundaries that become increasingly difficult to navigate as they approach adolescence. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
In the Place of Fallen Leaves Tim Pears (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
12 Jan 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 288pp h198mm x w129mm 201g ISBN13: 9781408884102 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8410-2 ISBN10: 1408884100 EAN: 9781408884102 x Description: WINNER OF THE HAWTHORNDEN PRIZE AND THE RUTH HADDEN MEMORIAL AWARD Tim Pears' prize-winning, critically acclaimed debut about a hot summer in a Devon village where time seems to stand still This overwhelmingly hot summer everything seems to be slowing down in the tiny Devon village where Alison lives, as if the sun is pouring hot glue over it. `This idn't nothin',' says Alison's grandmother, recalling a drought when the earth swallowed lambs, and the summer after the war when people got electric shocks off each other. But Alison knows her grandmother's memory is lying: this is far worse. She feels that time has stopped just as she wants to enter the real world of adulthood. In fact, in the cruel heat of summer, time is creeping towards her, and closing in around the valley. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Wanderers: The West Country Trilogy Tim Pears (Author) Series:
The West Country Trilogy Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
14 Jun 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 384pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781408892305 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9230-5 ISBN10: 1408892308 EAN: 9781408892305 x Description: The beautiful, questing second novel in Tim Pears' acclaimed West Country trilogy. Two teenagers, bound by love yet divided by fate, forge separate paths in pre-First World War Devon and Cornwall 1912. Leo is on a journey. Aged thirteen and banished from the secluded farm of his childhood, he travels through Devon, grazing on berries and sleeping in copses as he makes his way to Penzance. But a wanderer is never alone for long, try as he might - and soon Leo is taken in by gypsies, with their waggons, horses and vivid attire. Yet he knows he cannot linger, and must forge on towards the western horizon... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Wanderers: The West Country Trilogy Tim Pears (Author) Series:
The West Country Trilogy Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
11 Jan 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 384pp h216mm x w135mm 524g ISBN13: 9781408892336 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9233-6 ISBN10: 1408892332 EAN: 9781408892336 x Description: The beautiful, questing second novel in Tim Pears' acclaimed West Country trilogy. Two teenagers, bound by love yet divided by fate, forge separate paths in pre-First World War Devon and Cornwall 1912. Leo is on a journey. Aged thirteen and banished from the secluded farm of his childhood, he travels through Devon, grazing on berries and sleeping in copses. Behind him lies the past, and before him the West Country, spread out like a tapestry. But a wanderer is never alone for long, try as he might - and soon Leo is taken in by gypsies, with their waggons, horses and vivid attire. Yet he knows he cannot linger, and must forge on to Penzance, towards the western horizon... Lottie is at home. Life on the estate continues as usual, yet nothing is as it was. Her father is distracted by the promise of new love and Lottie is increasingly absorbed in the natural world: the profusion of wild flowers in the meadow, the habits of predators, and the mysteries of anatomy. And of course, Leo is absent. How will the two young people ever find each other again? In The Wanderers, Tim Pears's writing, both transcendental and sharply focused, reaches new heights, revealing the beauty and brutality that coexist in nature. Timeless, searching, charged with raw energy and gentle humour, this is a delicately wrought tale of adolescence; of survival; of longing, loneliness and love. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Horseman: The West Country Trilogy Tim Pears (Author) Series:
The West Country Trilogy Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
12 Jan 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 320pp h216mm x w135mm 451g ISBN13: 9781408876879 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7687-9 ISBN10: 1408876876 EAN: 9781408876879 x Description: From the prize-winning author of In the Place of Fallen Leaves comes a beautiful, hypnotic pastoral novel reminiscent of Thomas Hardy, about an unexpected friendship between two children, set in Devon in 1911 1911. In a forgotten valley, on the Devon-Somerset border, the seasons unfold, marked only by the rituals of the farming calendar. Twelve-year-old Leopold Sercombe skips school to help his father, a carter. Skinny and pale, with eyes as dark as sloes, Leo dreams of a job on the Master's stud farm. As ploughs furrow the hard January fields, the Master's daughter, young Miss Charlotte, shocks the estate's tenants by wielding a gun at the annual shoot. Spring comes, Leo watches swallows build their nests, hedgerows thrum with life and days lengthen into summer. Leo is breaking a colt for his father when a boy dressed in a Homburg, breeches and riding boots appears. Peering under the stranger's hat, he discovers Charlotte.And so a friendship begins, bound by a deep love of horses, but divided by rigid social boundaries - boundaries that become increasingly difficult to navigate as they approach adolescence... Hallucinatory, beautiful and suffused with the magic of nature, this tale of an unlikely friendship and the loss of innocence builds with a hypnotic power. Evoking the realities of agricultural life with precise, poetic brushstrokes, Tim Pears has created a masterful, Hardyesque pastoral novel. The first in a dazzling new trilogy, The Horseman is his greatest achievement. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Naked Shore: Of the North Sea Tom Blass (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
26 Jan 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 320pp h198mm x w129mm 226g ISBN13: 9781408834039 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-3403-9 ISBN10: 1408834030 EAN: 9781408834039 x Description: Saturnine and quick-tempered, the formidable North Sea is often overlooked - even by those living within a stone's throw of its steel-grey waters. But as playground, theatre of war and cultural crossing-point, it has shaped the world in myriad ways, forged villains and heroes, and determined the fates of nations. It's not all grim, though: the seaside holiday was born on North Sea beaches, and artists, poets and writers have been as equally inspired by glinting sun on the wave-tops as they have the drama of a winter storm. With a wry eye and a warm coat, Tom Blass travels the edges of the North Sea meeting fishermen, artists, bomb disposal experts, burgermeisters and those who have found themselves flung to the sea's perimeters quite by chance. In doing so he attempts to piece together its manifold histories and to reveal truths, half-truths and fictions otherwise submerged... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
A Thousand Paper Birds Tor Udall (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
03 May 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 336pp h198mm x w129mm 238g ISBN13: 9781408878668 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-7866-8 ISBN10: 1408878666 EAN: 9781408878668 x Description: 'A masterful exploration of love, loss and the healing power of the natural world. Heartbreaking and uplifting in equal measure' Observer LONGLISTED FOR THE AUTHORS' CLUB BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD 2018 After the sudden death of his wife, Audrey, Jonah sits on a bench in Kew Gardens, trying to reassemble the shattered pieces of his life. Chloe, shaven-headed and abrasive, finds solace in the origami she meticulously folds. But when she meets Jonah, her carefully constructed defences threaten to fall. Milly, a child quick to laugh, freely roams Kew, finding beauty everywhere she goes. But where is her mother and where does she go when the gardens are closed? Harry's purpose is to save plants from extinction. Quiet and enigmatic, he longs for something - or someone - who will root him more firmly to the earth.
Audrey links these strangers together. As the mystery of her death unravels, the characters journey through the seasons to learn that stories, like paper, can be refolded and reformed. Haunted by songs and origami birds, this novel is a love letter to a garden and a hymn to lost things. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Dream Colony: A Life in Art Walter Hopps (Author) Deborah Treisman (Author) Anne Doran (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
02 Nov 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Hardback 336pp h235mm x w156mm 663g 16-page color insert; black and white photos throughout ISBN13: 9781632865298 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-529-8 ISBN10: 1632865297 EAN: 9781632865298 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Somebody I Used to Know Wendy Mitchell (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
01 Feb 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 320pp h216mm x w135mm 346g ISBN13: 9781408893371 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9337-1 ISBN10: 1408893371 EAN: 9781408893371 x Description: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK Brave, illuminating and inspiring, Somebody I Used to Know gets to the very heart of what it means to be human. What do you lose when you lose your memories? What do you value when this loss reframes how you've lived, and how you will live in the future? How do you conceive of love when you can no longer recognise those who are supposed to mean the most to you? When she was diagnosed with dementia at the age of fifty-eight, Wendy Mitchell was confronted with the most profound questions about life and identity. All at once, she had to say goodbye to the woman she used to be. Her demanding career in the NHS, her ability to drive, cook and run - the various shades of her independence - were suddenly gone. Philosophical, profoundly moving, insightful and ultimately full of hope, Somebody I Used to Know is both a heart-rending tribute to the woman Wendy once was, and a brave affirmation of the woman dementia has seen her become. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Somebody I Used to Know Wendy Mitchell (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
01 Feb 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 320pp h216mm x w135mm 454g ISBN13: 9781408893364 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9336-4 ISBN10: 1408893363 EAN: 9781408893364 x Description: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK Brave, illuminating and inspiring, Somebody I Used to Know gets to the very heart of what it means to be human. What do you lose when you lose your memories? What do you value when this loss reframes how you've lived, and how you will live in the future? How do you conceive of love when you can no longer recognise those who are supposed to mean the most to you? When she was diagnosed with dementia at the age of fifty-eight, Wendy Mitchell was confronted with the most profound questions about life and identity. All at once, she had to say goodbye to the woman she used to be. Her demanding career in the NHS, her ability to drive, cook and run - the various shades of her independence - were suddenly gone. Philosophical, profoundly moving, insightful and ultimately full of hope, Somebody I Used to Know is both a heart-rending tribute to the woman Wendy once was, and a brave affirmation of the woman dementia has seen her become. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Sellout: How Washington Gave Away America's Technological Soul, and One Man's Fight to Bring It Home Victoria Bruce (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury USA
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
10 Aug 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Hardback 304pp h235mm x w156mm 582g ISBN13: 9781632862587 ISBN13: 978-1-63286-258-7 ISBN10: 1632862581 EAN: 9781632862587 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Cheese Willem Elsschot (Author) Sander Berg (Translated by) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Alma Books Ltd
Publisher:
Alma Books Ltd
Pub Date:
20 Oct 2016
Publishing Status:
Active
Translated From: Dutch; Flemish Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 300pp h198mm x w128mm x s25mm 454g ISBN13: 9781846884160 ISBN13: 978-1-84688-416-0 ISBN10: 1846884160 x Description: When the ambitious but inept clerk Frans Laarmans is offered a job managing an Edam distribution company in Antwerp, he jumps at the chance, despite his professed dislike for cheese in all its forms. He soon finds himself submerged in a bureaucratic nightmare as his complete incompetence becomes apparent. Meanwhile, his offices fill up with a seemingly infinite supply of the distinctive red-skinned cheeses, which he has no idea how to sell.Skewering the pomposity of big business while revealing how an entrepreneurial spirit can often be a mask for buffoonery, Willem Elsschot's Cheese combines comedy and pathos in its depiction of a man trying to progress beyond his limited skill set. As poignant as it is funny, Cheese will appeal to anyone who has suffered the endless indignities of office life. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Restless: Bloomsbury Modern Classics William Boyd (Author and playwright, UK) (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
21 Sep 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 336pp h198mm x w129mm 330g ISBN13: 9781408891377 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9137-7 ISBN10: 1408891379 EAN: 9781408891377 x Description: A beautiful new limited edition paperback of Restless, published as part of the Bloomsbury Modern Classics list She continued her cross-examination and watched Romer's pleasure grow; he was enjoying this, she saw, and his enjoyment began to anger her. This wasn't some pastime, some idle flirtation - her brother was dead. Eva Delectorskaya, a beautiful Russian emigree living in Paris, is recruited for the British Secret Service by the mysterious Lucas Romer. Under his tutelage she becomes the perfect spy - trusting no one, even those she loves most.
Since the close of the Second World War, Eva has carefully rebuilt her life as a typical English wife. But once a spy, always a spy. Now she must complete one final assignment, and this time Eva can't do it alone: she needs her daughter's help... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Koh-I-Noor: The History of the World's Most Infamous Diamond William Dalrymple (Author) Anita Anand (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
31 May 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 352pp h198mm x w129mm 2 x 8pp colour insert ISBN13: 9781408888827 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8882-7 ISBN10: 1408888823 EAN: 9781408888827 x Description: The first comprehensive and authoritative history of the Koh-i-Noor, arguably the most celebrated and mythologised jewel in the world. On 29 March 1849, the ten-year-old maharaja of the Punjab was ushered into the magnificent Mirrored Hall at the centre of the great fort in Lahore. There, in a public ceremony, the frightened but dignified child handed over great swathes of the richest country in India in a formal Act of Submission to a private corporation, the East India Company. He was also compelled to hand over to the British monarch, Queen Victoria, perhaps the single most valuable object on the subcontinent: the celebrated Koh-i Noor diamond. The Mountain of Light. The history of the Koh-i-Noor that was then commissioned by the British may have been one woven together from gossip of Delhi bazaars, but it was to become the accepted version. Only now is it finally challenged, freeing the diamond from the fog of mythology that has clung to it for so long. The resulting history is one of greed, murder, torture, colonialism and appropriation told through an impressive slice of south and central Asian history. It ends with the jewel in its current controversial setting: in the crown of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. Masterly, powerful and erudite, this is history at its most compelling and invigorating. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Koh-i-Noor: The History of the World's Most Infamous Diamond William Dalrymple (Author) Anita Anand (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
15 Jun 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 352pp h216mm x w135mm 414g 2 x 8pp colour insert ISBN13: 9781408888865 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8886-5 ISBN10: 1408888866 EAN: 9781408888865 x Description: The first comprehensive and authoritative history of the Koh-i-Noor, arguably the most celebrated and mythologised jewel in the world. On 29 March 1849, the ten-year-old maharaja of the Punjab was ushered into the magnificent Mirrored Hall at the centre of the great fort in Lahore. There, in a public ceremony, the frightened but dignified child handed over great swathes of the richest country in India in a formal Act of Submission to a private corporation, the East India Company. He was also compelled to hand over to the British monarch, Queen Victoria, perhaps the single most valuable object on the subcontinent: the celebrated Koh-i Noor diamond. The Mountain of Light. The history of the Koh-i-Noor that was then commissioned by the British may have been one woven together from gossip of Delhi bazaars, but it was to become the accepted version. Only now is it finally challenged, freeing the diamond from the fog of mythology that has clung to it for so long. The resulting history is one of greed, murder, torture, colonialism and appropriation told through an impressive slice of south and central Asian history. It ends with the jewel in its current controversial setting: in the crown of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. Masterly, powerful and erudite, this is history at its most compelling and invigorating.
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Koh-I-Noor: The History of the World's Most Infamous Diamond William Dalrymple (Author) Anita Anand (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
15 Jun 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 160pp h216mm x w135mm B&W line illustration chapter openings plus one 8pp colour insert ISBN13: 9781408888841 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8884-1 ISBN10: 140888884X x Description: The first comprehensive and authoritative history of the Koh-i Noor, arguably the most celebrated and mythologised jewel in the world. On 29 March 1849, the ten-year-old Maharajah of the Punjab was ushered into the magnificent Mirrored Hall at the centre of the great Fort in Lahore. There, in a public ceremony, the frightened but dignified child handed over to the British East India Company in a formal Act of Submission to Queen Victoria not only swathes of the richest land in India, but also arguably the single most valuable object in the subcontinent: the celebrated Koh-i Noor diamond. The Mountain of Light. The history of the Koh-i-Noor that was then commissioned by the British may have been one woven together from gossip of Delhi Bazaars, but it was to be become the accepted version. Only now is it finally challenged, freeing the diamond from the fog of mythology which has clung to it for so long. The resulting history is one of greed, murder, torture, colonialism and appropriation through an impressive slice of south and central Asian history. It ends with the jewel in its current controversial setting: in the crown of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. Masterly, powerful and erudite, this is history at its most compelling and invigorating. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Steam Titans: Cunard, Collins, and the Epic Battle for Commerce on the North Atlantic William M. Fowler (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub Date:
19 Oct 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Hardback 368pp h235mm x w156mm 691g 1 x 16 page colour plate section ISBN13: 9781620409084 ISBN13: 978-1-62040-908-4 ISBN10: 1620409089 EAN: 9781620409084 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
A Guinea Pig Romeo & Juliet William Shakespeare (Author) Tess Newall (Author) Alex Goodwin (Author) Series:
Guinea Pig Classics
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
07 Sep 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 64pp h126mm x w160mm 199g ISBN13: 9781408890646 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9064-6 ISBN10: 140889064X EAN: 9781408890646 x Description: `These guinea pigs really know how to act' The Times
Born into the litters of two rival families, star-cross'd lovers Romeo and Juliet fall tuft-over-paw for each other before learning that they are sworn enemies. `O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?' squeaks Juliet from her balcony, before declarations of undying affection are made and a secret wedding is planned. But the path of true love does not run smooth, and Romeo soon finds himself banished from the city of Verona after playing his part in a fatal brawl with Juliet's family. In a desperate attempt to scurry away together, they devise a plan fraught with danger that eventually leads to heart-break... Discover Shakespeare's classic tale of romance and tragedy, retold in an entirely new way. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Zaitoun: Recipes and Stories from the Palestinian Kitchen Yasmin Khan (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
12 Jul 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 256pp h246mm x w189mm Colour photography throughout ISBN13: 9781408883846 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8384-6 ISBN10: 1408883848 EAN: 9781408883846 x Description: A dazzling cookbook with vibrant recipes, captivating stories and stunning photography from Palestine `A moving, hugely knowledgeable and utterly delicious book' Anthony Bourdain Bursting with the freshness and brightness that is characteristic of all Levantine cuisine, Palestinian food is fragrant, healthy and delicious. From a colourful array of bountiful mezze dishes to rich slow-cooked stews flavoured with aromatic spice blends, it's a cuisine that represents the very best of modern Middle Eastern cookery. In this beautiful Palestinian cookbook, food writer Yasmin Khan shares recipes and stories from her travels through the region. On her journey she harvests black olives from the groves of Burquin in the West Bank, hand-rolls maftool - the plump Palestinian couscous - in home kitchens in Jenin and even finds time to enjoy a pint with workers at the Taybeh brewery, which is producing the first Palestinian craft beer. As she feasts and cooks with Palestinians of all ages and backgrounds, she learns about the realities of their everyday lives. Zaitoun includes herb-filled salads, quick pickles, fragrant soups, tender roasted meats and rich desserts, and has a special focus on vegetarian versions of Palestinian classics. It has recipes for olive, fig and honey tapenade, roast chicken stuffed with pine nuts and raisins, and pomegranate passion cake, among many others. And surrounding the recipes, there is a chorus of stories from those who love, live and cook with Palestine in their hearts. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Quest: Stories of Journeys From Around Europe by the Aarhus 39 Daniel Hahn (Edited by) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Alma Books Ltd
Publisher:
Alma Books Ltd
Pub Date:
25 May 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 288pp h198mm x w128mm 218g pages b/w ISBN13: 9781846884269 ISBN13: 978-1-84688-426-9 ISBN10: 1846884268 EAN: 9781846884269 x Description: Quest, a volume of seventeen stories aimed at children, will whisk you away from dark bedrooms to new dimensions and fantasy realms, via the Russian countryside and modern Rome. You'll encounter talking field mice, invisible friends, flying kraiks, white elephants, runaway books and wardrobes that act as magic portals. Hopping across all sorts of genres and showcasing authors from all over Europe - from the Basque country and
Cyprus to Iceland and the Czech Republic - this book is certain to broaden horizons and engage the reader in all kinds of fun. Hay Festival is delighted to present Aarhus 39, a two-volume collection of the best emerging writers for young readers from across wider Europe. Three of among Europe's best loved children's authors - Matt Haig (UK), Kim Fupz Aakeson (Denmark) and Ana Cristina Herreros (Spain) - have selected thirty-nine writers under the age of forty, and invited them to write an original story on the theme of "journey". These new stories, together with the specially commissioned illustrations that accompany them, are a celebration of great new writing for young people and reflect issues facing them in contemporary Europe. Reading stories of other people's lives and journeys extends understanding and empathy to new generations. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Odyssey: Stories of Journeys From Around Europe by the Aarhus 39 Daniel Hahn (Edited by) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Alma Books Ltd
Publisher:
Alma Books Ltd
Pub Date:
25 May 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback 288pp h198mm x w128mm 220g pages b/w ISBN13: 9781846884290 ISBN13: 978-1-84688-429-0 ISBN10: 1846884292 EAN: 9781846884290 x Description: "Odyssey, a volume of twenty-one stories aimed at young adults, offers a variety of takes on the theme of travelling - at times funny and playful, at others dramatic and poignant - covering a wide range of themes relevant to teenagers across Europe such as coming of age, sexuality, migration, identity and displacement. Whether you're after realism or escapism, tales about inner cities, sunny holidays or sci-fi ventures into the future, this book will have something for everyone. Hay Festival is delighted to present Aarhus 39, a two-volume collection of the best emerging writers for young readers from across wider Europe. Three of among Europe's best loved children's authors - Matt Haig (UK), Kim Fupz Aakeson (Denmark) and Ana Cristina Herreros (Spain) - have selected thirty-nine writers under the age of forty, and invited them to write an original story on the theme of "journey". These new stories, together with the specially commissioned illustrations that accompany them, are a celebration of great new writing for young people and reflect issues facing them in contemporary Europe. Reading stories of other people's lives and journeys extends understanding and empathy to new generations." _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Eat Like a Local TOKYO Bloomsbury (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
28 Jun 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 144pp h178mm x w111mm Colour photography throughout ISBN13: 9781408894002 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9400-2 ISBN10: 1408894009 EAN: 9781408894002 x Description: Food-focused travel guides for the world's most exciting cities This book is a food tour in your pocket, featuring more than 100 of the best restaurants, cafes, bars and markets recommended by a team of in-theknow Tokyoites. You'll also find insights into the city's idiosyncratic food culture, and a handful of iconic recipes to cook in the holiday kitchen or once you've returned home. It's the inside knowledge that allows you to Drink, Shop, Cook and Eat Like a Local. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Eat Like a Local NEW YORK Bloomsbury (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
28 Jun 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 144pp h178mm x w111mm Colour photography throughout ISBN13: 9781408893272 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9327-2 ISBN10: 1408893274 EAN: 9781408893272 x Description: Food-focused travel guides for the world's most exciting cities This book is a food tour in your pocket, featuring more than 100 of the best restaurants, cafes, bars and markets recommended by a team of in-theknow New Yorkers. You'll also find insights into the city's idiosyncratic food culture, and a handful of iconic recipes to cook in the holiday kitchen or once you've returned home. It's the inside knowledge that allows you to Drink, Shop, Cook and Eat Like a Local. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Eat Like a Local LONDON Bloomsbury (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
28 Jun 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 144pp h178mm x w111mm Colour photography throughout ISBN13: 9781408893234 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9323-4 ISBN10: 1408893231 EAN: 9781408893234 x Description: Food-focused travel guides for the world's most exciting cities This book is a food tour in your pocket, featuring more than 100 of the best restaurants, cafes, bars and markets recommended by a team of in-theknow Londoners. You'll also find insights into the city's idiosyncratic food culture, and a handful of iconic recipes to cook in the holiday kitchen or once you've returned home. It's the inside knowledge that allows you to Drink, Shop, Cook and Eat Like a Local. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Eat Like a Local PARIS Bloomsbury (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
28 Jun 2018
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 144pp h178mm x w111mm Colour photography throughout ISBN13: 9781408893241 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9324-1 ISBN10: 140889324X EAN: 9781408893241 x Description: Food-focused travel guides for the world's most exciting cities This book is a food tour in your pocket, featuring more than 100 of the best restaurants, cafes, bars and markets recommended by a team of in-theknow Parisians. You'll also find insights into the city's idiosyncratic food culture, and a handful of iconic recipes to cook in the holiday kitchen or once you've returned home. It's the inside knowledge that allows you to Drink, Shop, Cook and Eat Like a Local.
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The Guinea Pig Classics Box Set Series:
Guinea Pig Classics
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
07 Sep 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Multiple copy pack 1pp 754g Contains 3 Hardbacks ISBN13: 9781408893920 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-9392-0 ISBN10: 1408893924 EAN: 9781408893920 x Description: In an adorable box set, three of the greatest classics ever written are retold with a cast of guinea pigs in the starring roles. These little books contain all the wit and wonder of William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens and Jane Austen, with added fluffiness! In Romeo & Juliet, two young dreamers must find true love against the odds, while Pride & Prejudice is a delightful tale of clever conversation, unexpected romance and guinea pigs in bonnets and top hats. In Oliver Twist, a very small guinea pig has a BIG London adventure in front of him starting when he says the fateful words, 'Please, sir, I want some more'. It's a furry new world, where storytelling will never be the same again... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
This Is Not a Border: Reportage & Reflection from the Palestine Festival of Literature J. M. Coetzee (Author) William Sutcliffe (Author) Michael Ondaatje (Author) Teju Cole (Author) Alice Walker (Author) Michael Palin (Author) Deborah Moggach (Author) China Mieville (Author) Jeremy Harding (Author) Henning Mankell (Author) Molly Crabapple (Author) Linda Spalding (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
01 Jun 2017
Publishing Status:
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (UK) 352pp h234mm x w153mm 544g ISBN13: 9781408884980 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8498-0 ISBN10: 1408884984 EAN: 9781408884980 x Description: The Palestine Festival of Literature was established in 2008. Bringing together writers from all corners of the globe, it aims to help Palestinians break the cultural siege imposed by the Israeli military occupation, to strengthen their artistic links with the rest of the world, and to reaffirm, in the words of Edward Said, `the power of culture over the culture of power'. Celebrating the tenth anniversary of PalFest, This Is Not a Border is a collection of essays, poems and stories from some of the world's most distinguished artists, responding to their experiences at this unique festival. Both heartbreaking and hopeful, their gathered work is a testament to the power of literature to promote solidarity and courage in the most desperate of situations. Contributors: Susan Abulhawa, Suad Amiry, Victoria Brittain, Jehan Bseiso, Teju Cole, Molly Crabapple, Selma Dabbagh, Mahmoud Darwish, Najwan Darwish, Geoff Dyer, Yasmin El-Rifae, Adam Foulds, Ru Freeman, Omar Robert Hamilton, Suheir Hammad, Nathalie Handal, Mohammed Hanif, Jeremy Harding, Rachel Holmes, John Horner, Remi Kanazi, Brigid Keenan, Mercedes Kemp, Omar El-Khairy, Nancy Kricorian, Sabrina Mahfouz, Jamal Mahjoub, Henning Mankell, Claire Messud, China Mieville, Pankaj Mishra, Deborah Moggach, Muiz, Maath Musleh, Michael Palin, Ed Pavlic, Atef Abu Saif, Kamila Shamsie, Raja Shehadeh, Gillian Slovo, Ahdaf Soueif, Linda Spalding, Will Sutcliffe, Alice Walker With messages from China Achebe, Michael Ondaatje and J. M. Coetzee _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Super Food: Pomegranate Series:
Superfoods
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
20 Apr 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 64pp 218g ISBN13: 9781408887349 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8734-9 ISBN10: 1408887347 EAN: 9781408887349 x Description: Rich in many vitamins and minerals, plus an amazingly high antioxidant content, the pomegranate has been called "the King of the Fruits". Use its gorgeous seeds in salads, smoothies and other delicious recipes or create a fabulous frizz-fighting hair mask. Super Food: Pomegranate includes: Feature spreads - covering the history of pomegranates, symbolism and myths, health benefits, and how grow your own. Delicious food and drink recipes -including snacks, starters, mains and desserts. Treat yourself to a super- powered breakfast smoothie or a real tequila sunrise. Health and beauty recipes - brighten your skin with a pomegranate peel or night serum treatment. Food is super! There's all sorts of things you can do with fruit and veg - and not always what you'd expect. Whether it's cooking delicious dishes, looking after your teeth or making facepacks, there's all kinds of interesting, healthy uses for fruit and veg. Each book in the Super Foods series takes a look at one ingredient and shows a host of uses - both practical and delicious. The first books in the series are: Avocado, Cucumber, Pomegranate, Lemon, Beetroot and Coconut. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Super Food: Lemon Series:
Superfoods
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
20 Apr 2017
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Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 64pp 219g ISBN13: 9781408887288 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8728-8 ISBN10: 1408887282 EAN: 9781408887288 x Description: Used in medicine for thousands of years, the lemon is a fabulous fruit. Juiced, peeled or preserved, the lemon can be used in delicious food and drink recipes, luxurious health and beauty treatments and can even be used to clean your home! Super Food: Lemon includes: Feature spreads - covering the history of lemons, health benefits, how to preserve and grow your own plus handy household uses. Delicious food and drink recipes - from snacks, starters, mains and desserts to smoothies and cocktails. Health and beauty recipes - treat your body from head (coconut and lemon hair damage and repair mask) to toe (lemon and peppermint foot scrub). Food is super! There's all sorts of things you can do with fruit and veg - and not always what you'd expect. Whether it's cooking delicious dishes, looking after your teeth or making facepacks, there's all kinds of interesting, healthy uses for fruit and veg. Each book in the Super Foods series takes a look at one ingredient and shows a host of uses - both practical and delicious. The first books in the series are: Avocado, Cucumber, Pomegranate, Lemon, Beetroot and Coconut. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Verdana; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} span.s1 {font-kerning: none}
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Super Food: Coconut Series:
Superfoods
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Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
20 Apr 2017
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Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 64pp 217g ISBN13: 9781408887202 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8720-2 ISBN10: 1408887207 EAN: 9781408887202 x Description: One of the most useful trees in the world, it's all you need to survive on a desert island. Or just treat yourself to some coconut prawns whilst sipping a vodka, grapefruit and coconut water cocktail. Then treat your skin with an invigorating coconut oil and sea salt body scrub. Super Food: Coconut includes: Feature spreads - covering everything from the history of coconuts, health benefits, palm wine and how to grow your own. Plus the coconut's role in JFK's WWII experiences! Delicious food and drink recipes - from snacks, starters, mains and desserts to smoothies and cocktails. Treat yourself to coconut prawns whilst sipping your vodka, grapefruit and coconut water cocktail. Health and beauty recipes - from coconut moisturiser to a invigorating coconut oil and sea salt body scrub. Food is super! There's all sorts of things you can do with fruit and veg - and not always what you'd expect. Whether it's cooking delicious dishes, looking after your teeth or making facepacks, there's all kinds of interesting, healthy uses for fruit and veg. Each book in the Super Foods series takes a look at one ingredient and shows a host of uses - both practical and delicious. The first books in the series are: Avocado, Cucumber, Pomegranate, Lemon, Beetroot and Coconut. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Super Food: Cucumber Series:
Superfoods
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
20 Apr 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 64pp 217g ISBN13: 9781408887370 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8737-0 ISBN10: 1408887371 EAN: 9781408887370 x Description: A true superfood, the cucumber has amazing health benefits and has been around since Neolithic times. With a staggering 96% water content, eating cucumbers to maintain hydration and flush out toxins has been popular for centuries. But you can enjoy a slice in your G+T or make an crafty cellulite treatment. Super Food: Cucumber contains: Feature spreads - covering the history of cucumbers, health benefits, the iconic cucumber sandwich, New York pickles, grow your own plus handy household uses.
Delicious food and drink recipes - from snacks, starters, mains and desserts to drinks. Enjoy a gin and cucumber cocktail with your strawberry and cucumber salad! Health and beauty recipes - try a cucumber cellulite treatment or a refreshing cucumber toner
Food is super! There's all sorts of things you can do with fruit and veg - and not always what you'd expect. Whether it's cooking delicious dishes, looking after your teeth or making facepacks, there's all kinds of interesting, healthy uses for fruit and veg. Each book in the Super Foods series takes a look at one ingredient and shows a host of uses - both practical and delicious. The first books in the series are: Avocado, Cucumber, Pomegranate, Lemon, Beetroot and Coconut. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Super Food: Avocado Series:
Superfoods
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
20 Apr 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 64pp 218g ISBN13: 9781408887141 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8714-1 ISBN10: 1408887142 EAN: 9781408887141 x Description: Did you know Avocados contain around 20 minerals and vitamins which are essential to good health? But a medium avocado contains more calories than a Mars bar? Who cares? They're delicious and can be used in everything from salad to soup. And make a fabulous face mask! Super Food: Avocado contains Feature spreads - covering the history of avocados, plus health benefits, how to use avocado to dye fabric and grow your own. Delicious food and drink recipes - from snacks, starters, mains and desserts. Enjoy a bacon and egg baked avocado with a mango, avocado and spinach smoothie for breakfast!
Health and beauty recipes - make your hands beautiful with an avocado, olive oil and lemon treatment, or brighten dull skin with an avocado exfoliant. Food is super! There's all sorts of things you can do with fruit and veg - and not always what you'd expect. Whether it's cooking delicious dishes, looking after your teeth or making facepacks, there's all kinds of interesting, healthy uses for fruit and veg. Each book in the Super Foods series takes a look at one ingredient and shows a host of uses - both practical and delicious. The first books in the series are: Avocado, Cucumber, Pomegranate, Lemon, Beetroot and Coconut. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Super Food: Beetroot Series:
Superfoods
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
20 Apr 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 64pp 219g ISBN13: 9781408887318 ISBN13: 978-1-4088-8731-8 ISBN10: 1408887312 EAN: 9781408887318 x Description: Beetroot is one of our oldest domesticated crops, and one of the most healthy. From borchst to beetroot gin - delicious beetroot dishes are complemented by some truly divine beauty tips. Go pink with beetroot and henna hair dye and beetroot lip stain. Super Food: Beetroot includes: Feature spreads - covering the history of beetroot, health benefits, food colouring and how to grow your own. Delicious food and drink recipes - from snacks, starters. mains and desserts to borscht and beetroot gin.
Health and beauty recipes - go pink with beetroot and henna hair dye or beetroot lipstain. Food is super! There's all sorts of things you can do with fruit and veg - and not always what you'd expect. Whether it's cooking delicious dishes, looking after your teeth or making facepacks, there's all kinds of interesting, healthy uses for fruit and veg. Each book in the Super Foods series takes a look at one ingredient and shows a host of uses - both practical and delicious. The first books in the series are: Avocado, Cucumber, Pomegranate, Lemon, Beetroot and Coconut. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________