A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Windmill Books
Publisher:
Cornerstone
Pub Date:
02 Nov 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback B-format paperback 480pp h198mm x w129mm x s29mm 330g ISBN13: 9780099558781 ISBN13: 978-0-09-955878-1 ISBN10: 0099558785 EAN: 9780099558781 x Description: ***Soon to be a major TV series starring Kenneth Branagh*** OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD THE TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 A MAIL ON SUNDAY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 A DAILY EXPRESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 AN IRISH TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S BEST BOOKS OF 2017 ONE OF BILL GATES'S SUMMER READS OF 2019 NOMINATED FOR THE 2018 INDEPENDENT BOOKSELLERS WEEK AWARD `This novel is astonishing, uplifting and wise. Don't miss it' Chris Cleave `No historical novel this year was more witty, insightful or original than Amor Towles's A Gentleman in Moscow' Sunday Times, Books of the Year `Charming ... shows that not all books about Russian aristocrats have to be full of doom and nihilism' The Times, Books of the Year '[A] supremely uplifting novel ... It's elegant, witty and delightful - much like the Count himself.' Mail on Sunday, Books of the Year
On 21 June 1922, Count Alexander Rostov - recipient of the Order of Saint Andrew, member of the Jockey Club, Master of the Hunt - is escorted out of the Kremlin, across Red Square and through the elegant revolving doors of the Hotel Metropol. Deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, the Count has been sentenced to house arrest indefinitely. But instead of his usual suite, he must now live in an attic room while Russia undergoes decades of tumultuous upheaval. Can a life without luxury be the richest of all? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
American Royals Katharine McGee (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Penguin Books Ltd
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Pub Date:
03 Sep 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 448pp h198mm x w129mm x s27mm 309g ISBN13: 9780241365953 ISBN13: 978-0-241-36595-3 ISBN10: 0241365953 EAN: 9780241365953 x Description: The New York Times Bestseller Crazy Rich Asians meets The Crown in this completely addictive modern-day royal romance. The Washingtons have ruled America for almost 250 years.
They're gorgeous, fiercely famous and the beating heart of the most glorious royal court in the world. But behind the glittering ballrooms, elegant gowns, and seemingly perfect public personas lie forbidden romances and scandalous secrets. Together four young women will navigate gossip, drama, and the eyes of the world upon them. There's everything to play for - but there can only be one queen. This is the story of the most famous family in the world. This is the story of the American royals. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones James Clear (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Random House Business Publisher: Books
Cornerstone
Pub Date:
18 Oct 2018
Active
Publishing Status:
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) 320pp h234mm x w153mm x s23mm 390g ISBN13: 9781847941831 ISBN13: 978-1-84794-183-1 ISBN10: 1847941834 EAN: 9781847941831 x Description: Transform your life with tiny changes in behaviour - starting now. *The instant New York Times bestseller* *Financial Times Book of the Month* People think when you want to change your life, you need to think big. But world-renowned habits expert James Clear has discovered another way. He knows that real change comes from the compound effect of hundreds of small decisions - doing two push-ups a day, waking up five minutes early, or holding a single short phone call. He calls them atomic habits. In this ground-breaking book, Clears reveals exactly how these minuscule changes can grow into such life-altering outcomes. He uncovers a handful of simple life hacks (the forgotten art of Habit Stacking, the unexpected power of the Two Minute Rule, or the trick to entering the Goldilocks Zone), and delves into cutting-edge psychology and neuroscience to explain why they matter. Along the way, he tells inspiring stories of Olympic gold medalists, leading CEOs, and distinguished scientists who have used the science of tiny habits to stay productive, motivated, and happy. These small changes will have a revolutionary effect on your career, your relationships, and your life. ________________________________ `A supremely practical and useful book.' Mark Manson, author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck `James Clear has spent years honing the art and studying the science of habits. This engaging, hands-on book is the guide you need to break bad routines and make good ones.' Adam Grant, author of Originals `Atomic Habits is a step-by-step manual for changing routines.' Books of the Month, Financial Times `A special book that will change how you approach your day and live your life.' Ryan Holiday, author of The Obstacle is the Way _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Becoming Michelle Obama (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Viking
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Pub Date:
13 Nov 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 448pp h240mm x w162mm x s40mm 723g ISBN13: 9780241334140 ISBN13: 978-0-241-33414-0 ISBN10: 0241334144 EAN: 9780241334140 x Description: An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States, now a No.1 Sunday Times bestseller 'A genuine page-turner, full of intimacies and reflections' Evening Standard 'A polished pearl of a memoir' New York Times 'A rich, entertaining and candid memoir. And overall Obama's a fun person to sit alongside as she tells you the story of her life . . . it is as beautifully written as any piece of fiction' i In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. As First Lady of the United States of America - the first African-American to serve in that role - she helped create the most welcoming and inclusive White House in history, while also establishing herself as a powerful advocate for women and girls in the U.S. and around the world, dramatically changing the ways that families pursue healthier and more active lives, and standing with her husband as he led America through some of its most harrowing moments. Along the way, she showed us a few dance moves, crushed Carpool Karaoke, and raised two down-to-earth daughters under an unforgiving media glare. In her memoir, a work of deep reflection and mesmerizing storytelling, Michelle Obama invites readers into her world, chronicling the experiences that have shaped her - from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago to her years as an executive balancing the demands of motherhood and work, to her time spent at the world's most famous address. With unerring honesty and lively wit, she describes her triumphs and her disappointments, both public and private, telling her full story as she has lived it - in her own words and on her own terms. Warm, wise, and revelatory, Becoming is the deeply personal reckoning of a woman of soul and substance who has steadily defied expectations - and whose story inspires us to do the same. 'Offers new insights into her upbringing on the south side of Chicago and the highs and lows of life with Barack Obama. . . a refreshing level of honesty about what politics really did to her. I have read Barack Obama's two books so far, and this is like inserting a missing piece of reality into the narrative of his dizzying journey' Guardian 'I found myself lifting my jaw from my chest at the end of every other chapter . . . this was not the Obama I thought I knew. She was more' Independent 'An inspirational memoir that also rings true' Daily Telegraph _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Becoming Michelle Obama (Author) Michelle Obama (Read by) Series:
Edition:
Unabridged edition
Imprint:
Penguin Books Ltd
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Pub Date:
13 Nov 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom CD-Audio CD standard audio format (Audiobook) h141mm x w138mm x s36mm 347g 1144mins ISBN13: 9780241982983 ISBN13: 978-0-241-98298-3 ISBN10: 0241982987 EAN: 9780241982983 x Description: Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Becoming by Michelle Obama. An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States 'A genuine page-turner, full of intimacies and reflections' Evening Standard
'A polished pearl of a memoir' New York Times 'A rich, entertaining and candid memoir. And overall Obama's a fun person to sit alongside as she tells you the story of her life . . . it is as beautifully written as any piece of fiction' i In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. As First Lady of the United States of America - the first African-American to serve in that role - she helped create the most welcoming and inclusive White House in history, while also establishing herself as a powerful advocate for women and girls in the U.S. and around the world, dramatically changing the ways that families pursue healthier and more active lives, and standing with her husband as he led America through some of its most harrowing moments. Along the way, she showed us a few dance moves, crushed Carpool Karaoke, and raised two down-to-earth daughters under an unforgiving media glare. In her memoir, a work of deep reflection and mesmerizing storytelling, Michelle Obama invites readers into her world, chronicling the experiences that have shaped her - from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago to her years as an executive balancing the demands of motherhood and work, to her time spent at the world's most famous address. With unerring honesty and lively wit, she describes her triumphs and her disappointments, both public and private, telling her full story as she has lived it - in her own words and on her own terms. Warm, wise, and revelatory, Becoming is the deeply personal reckoning of a woman of soul and substance who has steadily defied expectations - and whose story inspires us to do the same. 'Offers new insights into her upbringing on the south side of Chicago and the highs and lows of life with Barack Obama. . . a refreshing level of honesty about what politics really did to her. I have read Barack Obama's two books so far, and this is like inserting a missing piece of reality into the narrative of his dizzying journey' Guardian 'I found myself lifting my jaw from my chest at the end of every other chapter . . . this was not the Obama I thought I knew. She was more' Independent 'An inspirational memoir that also rings true' Daily Telegraph 'It seems a wonderful privilege to have the former First Lady speaking her own words straight into your ear, and her own reading gives the anecdotes extra meaning and emotion.' Daily Mail _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. Brene Brown (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Vermilion
Publisher:
Ebury Publishing
Pub Date:
11 Oct 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) 320pp h216mm x w135mm x s23mm 318g ISBN13: 9781785042140 ISBN13: 978-1-78504-214-0 ISBN10: 1785042149 EAN: 9781785042140 x Description: In her #1 NYT bestsellers, Brene Brown taught us what it means to dare greatly, rise strong and brave the wilderness. Now, based on new research conducted with leaders, change makers and culture shifters, she's showing us how to put those ideas into practice so we can step up and lead. Leadership is not about titles, status and power over people. Leaders are people who hold themselves accountable for recognising the potential in people and ideas, and developing that potential. This is a book for everyone who is ready to choose courage over comfort, make a difference and lead.
When we dare to lead, we don't pretend to have the right answers; we stay curious and ask the right questions. We don't see power as finite and hoard it; we know that power becomes infinite when we share it and work to align authority and accountability. We don't avoid difficult conversations and situations; we lean into the vulnerability that's necessary to do good work. But daring leadership in a culture that's defined by scarcity, fear and uncertainty requires building courage skills, which are uniquely human. The irony is that we're choosing not to invest in developing the hearts and minds of leaders at the same time we're scrambling to figure out what we have to offer that machines can't do better and faster. What can we do better? Empathy, connection and courage to start. Brene Brown spent the past two decades researching the emotions that give meaning to our lives. Over the past seven years, she found that leaders in organisations ranging from small entrepreneurial start-ups and family-owned businesses to non-profits, civic organisations and Fortune 50
companies, are asking the same questions: How do you cultivate braver, more daring leaders? And, how do you embed the value of courage in your culture? Dare to Lead answers these questions and gives us actionable strategies and real examples from her new research-based, courage-building programme. Brene writes, `One of the most important findings of my career is that courage can be taught, developed and measured. Courage is a collection of four skill sets supported by twenty-eight behaviours. All it requires is a commitment to doing bold work, having tough conversations and showing up with our whole hearts. Easy? No. Choosing courage over comfort is not easy. Worth it? Always. We want to be brave with our lives and work. It's why we're here.' _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown (Book 13) Jeff Kinney (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Puffin
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Pub Date:
05 Sep 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 240pp h198mm x w129mm x s15mm 173g ISBN13: 9780241389324 ISBN13: 978-0-241-38932-4 ISBN10: 0241389321 EAN: 9780241389324 x Description: *It's the 13th hilarious book in Jeff Kinney's bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid series!* 'Kinney is right up there with J K Rowling as one of the bestselling children's authors on the planet' - Independent When snow shuts down Greg Heffley's middle school, his neighbourhood transforms into a wintry battlefield. Rival groups fight over territory, build massive snow forts, and stage epic snowball fights. And in the crosshairs are Greg and his trusty best friend, Rowley Jefferson. It's a fight for survival as Greg and Rowley navigate alliances, betrayals, and warring gangs in a neighbourhood meltdown. When the snow clears, will Greg and Rowley emerge as heroes? Or will they even survive to see another day? 'The world has gone crazy for Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid' - Sun With millions of books sold around the world in 65 editions and 56 languages, Wimpy Kid has turned millions of kids into readers. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal Jeff Kinney (Author) Series:
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Edition:
Imprint:
Puffin
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Pub Date:
01 Apr 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 224pp h204mm x w138mm x s24mm 293g ISBN13: 9780241405604 ISBN13: 978-0-241-40560-4 ISBN10: 0241405602 EAN: 9780241405604 x Description: A BRAND NEW DIARY OF A WIMPY KID STORY that will have you rolling with laughter, from number one bestselling author Jeff Kinney! Hi my name is Rowley Jefferson and this is my book. Now I have a diary just like my friend Greg...
Rowley's best friend Greg Heffley has chronicled his middle-school years in thirteen Diary of a Wimpy Kid journals. Now it's Rowley's turn to give his side of the story. But Rowley has agreed to tell Greg's story along the way, too. (After all, Greg says one day he will be rich and famous and the world will need to know how he managed it). But Rowley's stories about Greg might not be quite what his friend had in mind . . . The opening of Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid was originally published as the NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING World Book Day 2019 title - Diary of Greg Heffley's Best Friend. Praise for Jeff Kinney: 'The books contain meaty themes to do with family and friendship [...] more please'. The Telegraph 'No-one does the straight to camera narrative style of the diary better than Kinney ... This is as authentic and funny as the original Wimpy Kid books and makes just as irresistible reading.' - Andrea Reece, LoveReading4Kids Reviewer 'Kinney is right up there with J K Rowling as one of the bestselling children's authors on the planet' - Independent 'The world has gone crazy for Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid' - Sun 'Hilarious' - Telegraph _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Educated: The Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling memoir Tara Westover (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Windmill Books
Publisher:
Cornerstone
Pub Date:
01 Nov 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback B-format paperback 400pp h198mm x w129mm x s24mm 277g B-format paperback ISBN13: 9780099511021 ISBN13: 978-0-09-951102-1 ISBN10: 0099511029 EAN: 9780099511021 x Description: `An amazing story, and truly inspiring. The kind of book everyone will enjoy. IT'S EVEN BETTER THAN YOU'VE HEARD.' - Bill Gates Selected as a book of the year by AMAZON, THE TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES, GUARDIAN, NEW YORK TIMES, ECONOMIST, NEW STATESMAN, VOGUE, IRISH TIMES, IRISH EXAMINER and RED MAGAZINE THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLER ________________________ Tara Westover and her family grew up preparing for the End of Days but, according to the government, she didn't exist. She hadn't been registered for a birth certificate. She had no school records because she'd never set foot in a classroom, and no medical records because her father didn't believe in hospitals. As she grew older, her father became more radical and her brother more violent. At sixteen, Tara knew she had to leave home. In doing so she discovered both the transformative power of education, and the price she had to pay for it. ________________________ * From one of TIME magazine's 100 most influential people of 2019 * Shortlisted for the 2018 BAMB Readers' Awards * Recommended as a summer read by Barack Obama, Antony Beevor, India Knight, Blake Morrison and Nina Stibbe _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Everything is Figureoutable: One Simple Belief to Create Unstoppable Success Marie Forleo (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Portfolio Penguin
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Pub Date:
12 Sep 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 304pp h234mm x w153mm x s22mm 369g ISBN13: 9780241341032 ISBN13: 978-0-241-34103-2 ISBN10: 0241341035 EAN: 9780241341032 x Description: The New York Times #1 Bestseller 'Millions of young women look to Marie Forleo as their inspiration for empowerment and achievement' Oprah Winfrey 'This book delivers a knockout punch to whatever is holding you back' Cheryl Strayed, author of Wild Do you ever have trouble finishing what you start? Do amazing ideas come to you all the time but after the initial excitement wanes you struggle to follow through? If you're creative and ambitious, the answer is likely yes. The problem isn't you. It's not that you're not hardworking, intelligent or deserving, but that you haven't yet installed the one key belief that will change everything: Everything is figureoutable. Whether you want to leave a dead-end job, heal a relationship, grow a business, master your money, or just find two free hours in your day, Everything is Figureoutable will train your brain to think more positively and help you break down any dream into manageable steps. Inside you'll learn: - How to deal with criticism and imposter syndrome - Why it's crucial that you strive for progress not perfection - How to bounce back from failure - How to overcome a lack of time and money You'll also hear triumphant stories of everyday people using the everything is figureoutable philosophy to transform their life. Everything is figureoutable is more than just a fun phrase to say. It's a practical, actionable discipline. And it's about to make you unstoppable! Praise for Everything is Figureoutable 'Smart, funny, and as brilliant as it is straightforward. LOVED it!' Brene Brown, author of Daring Greatly 'Reading these pages I experienced the sensation of limitless possibility. This book will change lives' Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love and City of Girls 'An unapologetic guide to solving your biggest problems and accomplishing your wildest dreams' Sophia Amoruso, author of #GIRLBOSS _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Frankly in Love David Yoon (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Penguin Books Ltd
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Pub Date:
12 Sep 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 432pp h198mm x w129mm x s26mm 298g ISBN13: 9780241373439 ISBN13: 978-0-241-37343-9 ISBN10: 0241373433 EAN: 9780241373439
x Description: 'A beautifully layered novel about first love, tribalism and that brief, magical period when kids have one foot in high school, one foot out the door' New York Times Frank loves Joy. Joy loves Frank. At least, that's what they tell their parents . . . Frank Li is caught between his parents' expectations and his own California life. Frank's parents emigrated from Korea, and have pretty much one big rule for Frank - he must only date Korean girls. But Frank has fallen for Brit, who is smart, beautiful and white. His friend Joy Song is in the same boat and so they make a pact: they'll pretend to date each other in order to gain their freedom. Frank thinks fake-dating is the perfect plan, but it leaves him wondering if he ever really understood love - or himself - at all. 'A love story, a treatise on racism, a peek into adolescence, and a welcome to Korean-American culture, all at once.' Jodi Picoult 'Think John Green by way of To All the Boys I've Loved Before" Entertainment Weekly
'Touching on issues of race, identity, and first love, Frankly in Love is the charming, funny, romantic young adult crossover novel that both adults and teens will enjoy in equal measure.' PopSugar _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Grit: Why passion and resilience are the secrets to success Angela Duckworth (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Vermilion
Publisher:
Ebury Publishing
Pub Date:
01 May 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback B-format paperback 464pp h198mm x w126mm x s28mm 312g ISBN13: 9781785040207 ISBN13: 978-1-78504-020-7 ISBN10: 1785040200 EAN: 9781785040207 x Description: UNLOCK THE KEY TO SUCCESS WITH JP MORGAN'S BEST SUMMER READ OF 2018 In this must-read for anyone seeking to succeed, pioneering psychologist Angela Duckworth takes us on an eye-opening journey to discover the true qualities that lead to outstanding achievement. Winningly personal, insightful and powerful, Grit is a book about what goes through your head when you fall down, and how that - not talent or luck - makes all the difference.
`Impressively fresh and original' Susan Cain _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Hey Grandude! Paul McCartney (Author) Kathryn Durst (Illustrated by) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Puffin
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Pub Date:
05 Sep 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 32pp h305mm x w260mm x s10mm 576g ISBN13: 9780241375655 ISBN13: 978-0-241-37565-5 ISBN10: 0241375657 EAN: 9780241375655 x
Description: New York Times Bestseller From the legendary Paul McCartney - an action-packed picture-book adventure celebrating the fun grandparents and grandchildren can have when their imaginations run wild. See the compass needle spin - let the magic fun begin! Grandude is a one-of-a-kind adventurer - a Mary Poppins for the modern day! With his magic compass he whisks his four grandkids off on whirlwind adventures, taking them all around the globe . . . Join them as they ride flying fish, dodge stampedes in the Wild West, and escape snowy avalanches! Brought to life in a riot of colour by talented children's illustrator Kathryn Durst, it's the perfect story for little explorers. A charming tale from the music legend - with the most glorious illustrations that will be enjoyed by old and young - THE SUN Inspired by his own experience of being a 'Grandude' of eight, the picture book sees four youngsters and their grandfather travel the world on a host of magical adventures. Accompanied by Kathryn Durst's colourful illustrations, it's sure to take pride of place on any little one's bookshelf OK MAGAZINE _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
How To Be an Antiracist Ibram X. Kendi (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
The Bodley Head Ltd
Publisher:
Vintage Publishing
Pub Date:
15 Aug 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 320pp h222mm x w144mm x s31mm 437g ISBN13: 9781847925992 ISBN13: 978-1-84792-599-2 ISBN10: 1847925995 EAN: 9781847925992 x Description: **NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** 'Could hardly be more relevant ... it feels like a light switch being flicked on' OWEN JONES Not being racist is not enough. We have to be antiracist. In this rousing and deeply empathetic book, Ibram X. Kendi, founding director of the Antiracism Research and Policy Center, shows that when it comes to racism, neutrality is not an option: until we become part of the solution, we can only be part of the problem. Using his extraordinary gifts as a teacher and story-teller, Kendi helps us recognise that everyone is, at times, complicit in racism whether they realise it or not, and by describing with moving humility his own journey from racism to antiracism, he shows us how instead to be a force for good. Along the way, Kendi punctures all the myths and taboos that so often cloud our understanding, from arguments about what race is and whether racial differences exist to the complications that arise when race intersects with ethnicity, class, gender and sexuality. In the process he demolishes the myth of the post-racial society and builds from the ground up a vital new understanding of racism - what it is, where it is hidden, how to identify it and what to do about it. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
How to Fight Anti-Semitism Bari Weiss (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Allen Lane
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Pub Date:
05 Nov 2019
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 224pp h204mm x w132mm ISBN13: 9780241432143 ISBN13: 978-0-241-43214-3 ISBN10: 0241432146 EAN: 9780241432143 x Description: The prescient New York Times writer delivers an urgent wake-up call exposing the alarming rise of anti-semitism -- and explains what we can do to defeat it On 27 October 2018 Bari Weiss's childhood synagogue in Pittsburgh became the site of the deadliest attack on Jews in American history. For most of us, the massacre came as a total shock. But to those who have been paying attention, it was only a more violent, extreme expression of the broader trend that has been sweeping Europe and the United States for the past two decades. No longer the exclusive province of the far right and far left, anti-Semitism finds a home in identity politics, in the renewal of 'America first' isolationism and in the rise of one-world socialism. An ancient hatred increasingly allowed into modern political discussion, anti-Semitism has been migrating toward the mainstream in dangerous ways, amplified by social media and a culture of conspiracy that threatens us all. In this urgent book, New York Times writer Bari Weiss makes a powerful case for renewing Jewish and liberal values to guide us through this uncertain moment. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Katt vs. Dogg James Patterson (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Arrow (Young)
Publisher:
Cornerstone
Pub Date:
07 Jan 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 336pp h193mm x w133mm x s24mm 292g ISBN13: 9781784759841 ISBN13: 978-1-78475-984-1 ISBN10: 1784759848 EAN: 9781784759841 x Description: The most famous enemies in the animal kingdom finally meet face-to-face... and the fur is about to fly! Oscar is a rowdy pooch who loves everybody - except katts! His family of down-to-earth doggs enjoys giving those snooty katts a hard time. Molly is a pretty kitty who's destined for fame and fortune as an actress. Her family of well-bred katts thinks all doggs are dirty and disgusting! But while on family camping trips, Molly and Oscar get hopelessly lost in the dangerous woods. The only way for them to survive is for the mortal enemies to work together... Yeah, not gonna happen! _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Killer Instinct James Patterson (Author) Series:
Instinct Series
Edition:
Imprint:
Century
Publisher:
Cornerstone
Pub Date:
09 Sep 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) 400pp h234mm x w153mm x s29mm 484g ISBN13: 9781780899411 ISBN13: 978-1-78089-941-1 ISBN10: 1780899416 EAN: 9781780899411 x Description: THE SEQUEL TO INSTINCT, A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Dr Dylan Reinhart is no stranger to solving crimes. When an Ivy League professor is murdered, Reinhart reunites with his old partner Detective Elizabeth Needham. With his unrivalled mind for criminal psychology and Needham's investigative experience, Reinhart is confident that together they can find the killer, and close the case. But a terrifying attack on New York sends the city into chaos. In the aftermath, a name from Reinhart's past emerges on the list of victims - a name he thought he'd left behind. As long-buried secrets threaten to derail everything he's worked for, can he keep his life together long enough to outsmart the killer? Or has Reinhart finally met his match? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Liar Liar: (Harriet Blue 3) James Patterson (Author) Candice Fox (Author) Series:
Detective Harriet Blue Series
Edition:
Imprint:
Arrow Books Ltd
Publisher:
Cornerstone
Pub Date:
07 Feb 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback A-format paperback 384pp h178mm x w110mm x s23mm 204g ISBN13: 9781787460737 ISBN13: 978-1-78746-073-7 ISBN10: 1787460738 EAN: 9781787460737 x Description: Detective Harriet Blue is clear about two things. Regan Banks deserves to die. And she'll be the one to pull the trigger. But Regan - the vicious serial killer responsible for destroying her brother's life - has gone to ground. Suddenly, her phone rings. It's him. Regan. `Catch me if you can,' he tells her. Harriet needs to find this killing machine fast, even if the cost is her own life. So she follows him down the Australian south coast with only one thing on her mind. Revenge is coming - and its name is Harriet Blue ... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Love is Blind William Boyd (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Penguin Books Ltd
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Pub Date:
02 May 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 384pp h198mm x w129mm x s23mm 266g ISBN13: 9780241295922 ISBN13: 978-0-241-29592-2 ISBN10: 0241295920 EAN: 9780241295922 x Description: 'Boyd on form is the ultimate in immersive fiction, and Love is Blind is Boyd at the top of his game . . . magnificent' Sunday Times 'A finely judged performance: a deft and resonant alchemy of fact and fiction, of literary myth and imagination' Guardian Book of the Week This is William Boyd's sweeping, heart-stopping new novel. Set at the end of the 19th century, it follows the fortunes of Brodie Moncur, a young Scottish musician, about to embark on the story of his life. When Brodie is offered a job in Paris, he seizes the chance to flee Edinburgh and his tyrannical clergyman father, and begin a wildly different new chapter in his life. In Paris, a fateful encounter with a famous pianist irrevocably changes his future - and sparks an obsessive love affair with a beautiful Russian soprano, Lika Blum. Moving from Paris to St Petersburg to Edinburgh and back again, Brodie's love for Lika and its dangerous consequences pursue him around Europe and beyond, during an era of overwhelming change as the nineteenth century becomes the twentieth. Love is Blind is a tale of dizzying passion and brutal revenge; of artistic endeavour and the illusions it creates; of all the possibilities that life can offer, and how cruelly they can be snatched away. At once an intimate portrait of one man's life and an expansive exploration of the beginning of the twentieth century, Love is Blind is a masterly new novel from one of Britain's best loved storytellers. 'Boyd is back on a form few of his contemporaries can match. This fine, touching and clever book is the best thing he's written since [Any Human Heart] and deserves similar adulation' Observer 'Boyd's talents as a rollicking storytelling [are] full on display in this historical blockbuster' Metro _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Make Your Bed: Small things that can change your life... and maybe the world Admiral William H. McRaven (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Michael Joseph Ltd
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Pub Date:
15 Jun 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 144pp h184mm x w138mm x s17mm 195g ISBN13: 9780718188863 ISBN13: 978-0-7181-8886-3 ISBN10: 0718188861 EAN: 9780718188863 x Description: THE INCREDIBLE No. 1 New York Times BESTSELLER 'Superb, smart, and succinct' Forbes Learn lessons to live by . . . _____________ If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed. In 2014, Admiral William H. McRaven addressed the graduating class of the University of Texas, in a video which has since been watched over 10 million times. He shared the 10 principles he had learned during his Navy Seal training that helped him overcome challenges not only in his long Naval career, but
also throughout his life. He explained how anyone can use these basic lessons to change themselves - and the world - for the better . . . Building on these principles in this book, McRaven recounts tales from his own life and from people he encountered during his military service who dealt with hardship and made tough decisions with determination, compassion, honour, and courage. Told with great humility and optimism, this timeless book provides simple and universal wisdom, practical advice, and words of encouragement that will inspire readers to achieve. _____________ 'A book to inspire your children and grandchildren to become everything that they can' - The Wall Street Journal _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Max Einstein: Rebels with a Cause James Patterson (Author) Series:
Max Einstein Series
Edition:
Imprint:
Arrow (Young)
Publisher:
Cornerstone
Pub Date:
19 Sep 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 320pp h193mm x w133mm x s23mm 278g ISBN13: 9781529119626 ISBN13: 978-1-5291-1962-6 ISBN10: 1529119626 EAN: 9781529119626 x Description: James Patterson has teamed up with the world's most famous genius to entertain and inspire a generation of children - with the first and only children's adventure series officially approved by the Albert Einstein archives. Max Einstein's typical day is not your average 12-year-old's. She... - TEACHES classes at a New York college - Dodges KIDNAPPING attempts with her best friends - Goes on SECRET MISSIONS for her billionaire boss - Has a MYSTERIOUS CONNECTION to Albert Einstein Just a day in the life of the Change Makers Institute's top agent! A village outside Mumbai is having a water crisis that only a group of kid geniuses can fix - so Max and her friends travel to India. But it's hard to save the world when you're trying not to be kidnapped by a greedy corporation that profits when others suffer - and seems to know your every move. It's almost like the bad guys have a spy inside the Change Makers... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
On Fire: The Burning Case for a Green New Deal Naomi Klein (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Allen Lane
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Pub Date:
17 Sep 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 320pp h234mm x w153mm x s23mm 390g ISBN13: 9780241410738 ISBN13: 978-0-241-41073-8 ISBN10: 0241410738 EAN: 9780241410738 x Description: 'Naomi Klein's work has always moved and guided me. She is the great chronicler of our age of climate emergency, an inspirer of generations' - Greta Thunberg For more than twenty years Naomi Klein's books have defined our era, chronicling the exploitation of people and the planet and demanding justice. On Fire gathers for the first time more than a decade of her impassioned writing from the frontline of climate breakdown, and pairs it with new material on the staggeringly high stakes of what we choose to do next. Here is Klein at her most prophetic and philosophical, investigating the climate crisis not only as a profound political challenge but also as a spiritual
and imaginative one. Delving into topics ranging from the clash between ecological time and our culture of 'perpetual now,' to rising white supremacy and fortressed borders as a form of 'climate barbarism,' this is a rousing call to action for a planet on the brink. With dispatches from the ghostly Great Barrier Reef, the smoke-choked skies of the Pacific Northwest, post-hurricane Puerto Rico and a Vatican attempting an unprecedented 'ecological conversion,' Klein makes the case that we will rise to the existential challenge of climate change only if we are willing to transform the systems that produced this crisis. This is the fight for our lives. On Fire captures the burning urgency of the climate crisis, as well as the energy of a rising political movement demanding change now. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
One Of Us Is Lying Karen McManus (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Penguin Books Ltd
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Pub Date:
29 May 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 368pp h198mm x w129mm x s22mm 255g ISBN13: 9780141375632 ISBN13: 978-0-14-137563-2 ISBN10: 0141375639 EAN: 9780141375632 x Description: 'Tightly plotted and brilliantly written, with sharp, believable characters, this whodunit is utterly irresistible' - HEAT THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Five students go to detention. Only four leave alive. Yale hopeful Bronwyn has never publicly broken a rule. Sports star Cooper only knows what he's doing in the baseball diamond. Bad boy Nate is one misstep away from a life of crime. Prom queen Addy is holding together the cracks in her perfect life. And outsider Simon, creator of the notorious gossip app at Bayview High, won't ever talk about any of them again. He dies 24 hours before he could post their deepest secrets online. Investigators conclude it's no accident. All of them are suspects. Everyone has secrets, right? What really matters is how far you'll go to protect them. _____ 'Twisty plotting, breakneck pacing and intriguing characterisation add up to an exciting single-sitting thrillerish treat' -THE GUARDIAN 'A fantastic murder mystery, packed with cryptic clues and countless plot twists. I could not put this book down' - THE SUN 'Pretty Little Liars meets The Breakfast Club' - ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Outliers: The Story of Success Malcolm Gladwell (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Penguin Books Ltd
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Pub Date:
04 Jun 2009 (01 Jun 2017)
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 384pp h181mm x w111mm x s22mm 221g ISBN13: 9780141043029 ISBN13: 978-0-14-104302-9 ISBN10: 0141043024 EAN: 9780141043029 x Description: Malcolm Gladwell shows why the story of success is far more surprising, and more fascinating, than we could ever imagine Why are people successful? For centuries, humankind has grappled with this question, searching for the secret to accomplishing great things. In this stunning new book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an invigorating intellectual journey to show us what makes an extreme overachiever. He reveals that we pay far too much attention to what successful people are like, and too little attention to where successful people are from: their culture, their family, and their generation. Gladwell examines how the careers of Bill Gates and the performance of world-class football players are alike; what top fighter pilots and The Beatles have in common; why so many top lawyers are Jewish; why Asians are good at maths; and why it is correct to say that the mathematician who solved Fermat's Theorem is not a genius. Just as he did in Blink, Gladwell overturns many of our conventional notions and creates an entirely new model for seeing the world. Brilliant and entertaining, this is a landmark work that will simultaneously delight and illuminate. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking Susan Cain (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Penguin Books Ltd
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Pub Date:
03 Jan 2013
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 352pp h198mm x w129mm x s21mm 245g None ISBN13: 9780141029191 ISBN13: 978-0-14-102919-1 ISBN10: 0141029196 EAN: 9780141029191 x Description: Quiet by Susan Cain will change how you think about introverts forever A Sunday Times and New York Times Bestseller Our lives are driven by a fact that most of us can't name and don't understand. It defines who our friends and lovers are, which careers we choose, and whether we blush when we're embarrassed. That fact is whether we're an introvert or an extrovert. The introvert/extrovert divide is the most fundamental dimension of personality. And at least a third of us are on the introverted side. Some of the world's most talented people are introverts. Without them we wouldn't have the Apple computer, the theory of relativity and Van Gogh's sunflowers. Yet extroverts have taken over. Shyness, sensitivity and seriousness are often seen as being negative. Introverts feel reproached for being the way they are. In Quiet, Susan Cain shows how the brain chemistry of introverts and extroverts differs, and how society misunderstands and undervalues introverts. She gives introverts the tools to better understand themselves and take full advantage of their strengths. Passionately argued, superbly researched, and filled with real stories, Quiet will permanently change how we see introverts - and how you see yourself.
'I can't get Quiet out of my head. It is an important book - so persuasive and timely and heartfelt it should inevitably effect change in schools and offices' Jon Ronson, The Guardian 'Susan Cain's Quiet has sparked a quiet revolution. In our booming culture, hers is a still, small voice that punches above its weight. Perhaps rather than sitting back and asking people to speak up, managers and company leaders might lean forward and listen' Megan Walsh, The Times 'Quiet is a very timely book, and Cain's central thesis is fresh and important. Maybe the extrovert ideal is no longer as powerful as it was; perhaps it is time we all stopped to listen to the still, small voice of calm' Daisy Goodwin, The Sunday Times Susan Cain is the owner of The Negotiation Company, a firm that trains people in negotiation and communication skills. Her clients include Merrill Lynch, Standard & Poor, University of Chicago Business School and many of the US's most powerful law firms. She previously practiced corporate law for seven years with Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton. She lives in New York with her husband and two sons. www.ThePowerOfIntroverts.com _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Yuval Noah Harari (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Vintage
Publisher:
Vintage Publishing
Pub Date:
29 Apr 2015
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback B-format paperback 512pp h198mm x w129mm x s36mm 469g B-format paperback ISBN13: 9780099590088 ISBN13: 978-0-09-959008-8 ISBN10: 0099590085 EAN: 9780099590088 x Description: THE MILLION COPY BESTSELLER Fire gave us power. Farming made us hungry for more. Money gave us purpose. Science made us deadly. This is the thrilling account of our extraordinary history - from insignificant apes to rulers of the world. Earth is 4.5 billion years old. In just a fraction of that time, one species among countless others has conquered it: us. In this bold and provocative book, Yuval Noah Harari explores who we are, how we got here and where we're going. `I would recommend Sapiens to anyone who's interested in the history and future of our species' Bill Gates **ONE OF THE GUARDIAN'S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21st CENTURY** _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Yuval Noah Harari (Author) Derek Perkins (Read by) Series:
Edition:
Unabridged edition
Imprint:
Random House Audiobooks
Publisher:
Cornerstone
Pub Date:
05 Jul 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom CD-Audio CD standard audio format (Audiobook) h140mm x w140mm x s35mm 322g 14 CD standard audio format 918mins ISBN13: 9781786141675 ISBN13: 978-1-78614-167-5 ISBN10: 1786141671 EAN: 9781786141675 x Description: 100,000 years ago, at least six human species inhabited the earth. Today there is just one. Us. Homo sapiens. How did our species succeed in the battle for dominance? Why did our foraging ancestors come together to create cities and kingdoms? How did we come to believe in gods, nations and human rights; to trust money, books and laws; and to be enslaved by bureaucracy, timetables and consumerism? And what will our world be like in the millennia to come?
In Sapiens, Dr Yuval Noah Harari spans the whole of human history, from the very first humans to walk the earth to the radical - and sometimes devastating - breakthroughs of the Cognitive, Agricultural and Scientific Revolutions. Drawing on insights from biology, anthropology, palaeontology and economics, he explores how the currents of history have shaped our human societies, the animals and plants around us, and even our personalities. Have we become happier as history has unfolded? Can we ever free our behaviour from the heritage of our ancestors? And what, if anything, can we do to influence the course of the centuries to come? Bold, wide-ranging and provocative, Sapiens challenges everything we thought we knew about being human: our thoughts, our actions, our power ... and our future. 'Here is a simple reason why Sapiens has risen explosively to the ranks of an international bestseller. It tackles the biggest questions of history and of the modern world, and it is written in unforgettably vivid language. You will love it!' - Jared Diamond _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know Malcolm Gladwell (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Allen Lane
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Pub Date:
09 Sep 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 400pp h234mm x w153mm x s29mm 484g ISBN13: 9780241351574 ISBN13: 978-0-241-35157-4 ISBN10: 024135157X EAN: 9780241351574 x Description: The highly anticipated new book from Malcolm Gladwell, No.1 international bestselling author of The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers, What the Dog Saw and David and Goliath The routine traffic stop that ends in tragedy. The spy who spends years undetected at the highest levels of the Pentagon. The false conviction of Amanda Knox. Why do we so often get other people wrong? Why is it so hard to detect a lie, read a face or judge a stranger's motives? Through a series of encounters and misunderstandings - from history, psychology and infamous legal cases - Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual adventure into the darker side of human nature, where strangers are never simple and misreading them can have disastrous consequences. No one challenges our shared assumptions like Malcolm Gladwell. Here he uses stories of deceit and fatal errors to cast doubt on our strategies for dealing with the unknown, inviting us to rethink our thinking in these troubled times. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Body Keeps the Score: Mind, Brain and Body in the Transformation of Trauma Bessel van der Kolk (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Penguin Books Ltd
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Pub Date:
24 Sep 2015
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 464pp h198mm x w129mm x s20mm 319g ISBN13: 9780141978611 ISBN13: 978-0-14-197861-1 ISBN10: 0141978619 EAN: 9780141978611 x Description: The effects of trauma can be devastating for sufferers, their families and future generations. Here one of the world's experts on traumatic stress offers a bold new paradigm for treatment, moving away from standard talking and drug therapies and towards an alternative approach that heals mind, brain and body. 'Van der Kolk draws on thirty years of experience to argue powerfully that trauma is one of the West's most urgent public health issues ... Packed with science and human stories' New Scientist
'Breathtaking in its scope and breadth, a seminal work by one of the preeminent pioneers in trauma research and treatment' Peter A. Levine, author of In An Unspoken Voice 'Dr. van der Kolk's masterpiece combines the boundless curiosity of the scientist, the erudition of the scholar, and the passion of the truth teller' Judith Herman, author of Trauma and Recovery _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Overstory: Winner of the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Richard Powers (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Vintage
Publisher:
Vintage Publishing
Pub Date:
11 Apr 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback B-format paperback 640pp h198mm x w129mm x s33mm 461g B-format paperback ISBN13: 9781784708245 ISBN13: 978-1-78470-824-5 ISBN10: 1784708240 EAN: 9781784708245 x Description: WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION 2019 SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2018 THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A wondrous, exhilarating novel about nine strangers brought together by an unfolding natural catastrophe `The best novel ever written about trees, and really, just one of the best novels, period' Ann Patchett An artist inherits a hundred years of photographic portraits, all of the same doomed American chestnut. A hard-partying undergraduate in the late 1980s electrocutes herself, dies, and is sent back into life by creatures of air and light. A hearing- and speech-impaired scientist discovers that trees are communicating with one another. An Air Force crewmember in the Vietnam War is shot out of the sky, then saved by falling into a banyan. This is the story of these and five other strangers, each summoned in different ways by the natural world, who are brought together in a last stand to save it from catastrophe. `Dazzlingly written' Robert Macfarlane, bestselling author of Underland `Breathtaking' Barbara Kingsolver, New York Times `It's a masterpiece' Tim Winton `It's not possible for Powers to write an uninteresting book' Margaret Atwood `An astonishing performance' Benjamin Markovits, Guardian _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Secrets We Kept Lara Prescott (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Hutchinson
Publisher:
Cornerstone
Pub Date:
03 Sep 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) 480pp h234mm x w153mm x s34mm 577g ISBN13: 9781786331670 ISBN13: 978-1-78633-167-0 ISBN10: 1786331675 EAN: 9781786331670 x Description: The September pick for Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine Book Club _______________ 'A thrilling, seductive and utterly compelling novel. I absolutely loved it!' SARAH WINMAN _______________ TWO FEMALE SPIES. A BANNED MASTERPIECE. A BOOK THAT CHANGED HISTORY. 1956. A celebrated Russian author is writing a book, Doctor Zhivago, which could spark dissent in the Soviet Union. The Soviets, afraid of its subversive power, ban it. But in the rest of the world it's fast becoming a sensation. In Washington DC, the CIA is planning to use the book to tip the Cold War in its favour. Their agents are not the usual spies, however. Two typists - the charming, experienced Sally and the talented novice Irina - are charged with the mission of a lifetime: to smuggle Doctor Zhivago back into Russia by any means necessary. It will not be easy. There are people prepared to die for this book - and agents willing to kill for it. But they cannot fail - as this book has the power to change history. Sold in twenty-five countries and poised to become a global literary sensation, Lara Prescott's dazzling first novel is a sweeping page turner and the most hotly anticipated debut of the year. ________________ `A riveting story of secrets, forbidden passions and the dark arts of espionage. I couldn't put it down!' LISA JEWELL 'Enthralling... This is a rare page-turner with prose that's as wily as its plot.' VOGUE 'A proto-feminist Mad Men transposed to the world of international espionage - mid-century style and intrigue set against real, indelible history.' ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY `I loved this book. So vivid and engaging. A joy to read a story about spies that has lots of women in active roles.' CATHY RENTZENBRINK 'All the pre-publication hype is fully justified ... Prescott's debut novel turns out to be a truly wonderful blend of historical romance, spy thriller and insights into the myriad aspects of love in troubled times... Loved it.' CRIME TIME `A fascinating story, so cleverly told, of the long chain of people who helped to bring Pasternak's masterpiece into the world. I gulped it down.' GILL HORNBY `The insight into the workings of the CIA, the portrait of the 1950s and a threatened love affair in the West ... make for riveting reading.' DAILY MAIL 'Well-researched and cleverly constructed... An intriguing and little-known chapter of literary history is brought to life.' KIRKUS (starred review) 'Triumphant ... This debut shines as spy story, publication thriller and historical romance with a twist.' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY 'This captivating novel is so assured that it's hard to believe it's a debut - and very easy to see why there's huge buzz around it.' SUNDAY MIRROR ________________ Early readers can't stop talking about The Secrets We Kept: 'I absolutely devoured it. Totally compelling, it made my heart swoop until the very last page.'
'Thrilling, moving and utterly compelling - one of those rare books that makes you forget the outside world.' 'The Secrets We Kept is a brilliant twist on the traditional Cold War spy thriller. It's told through a cast of intelligent and intriguing women and is full of secrets, glamour and love.' 'I absolutely loved it, adored it even, and I can't stop talking about The Secrets We Kept' 'The Secrets We Kept is like nothing else I've read before. The story is vivid and alluring, and one that will stay with you forever.' 'The Secrets We Kept reads like a high-stakes, Mad Men inspired, spy thriller. Classy and glamorous, yet revealing and complex, it has a cast of spectacular characters and a truly emotional core. This really is something special!' _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War Ben MacIntyre (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Penguin Books Ltd
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Pub Date:
30 May 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 384pp h198mm x w129mm x s25mm 313g ISBN13: 9780241972137 ISBN13: 978-0-241-97213-7 ISBN10: 0241972132 EAN: 9780241972137 x Description: *The No.1 Sunday Times Bestseller* *Shortlisted for the 2018 Baillie Gifford Prize* 'THE BEST TRUE SPY STORY I HAVE EVER READ' JOHN LE CARRE A thrilling Cold War story about a KGB double agent, by one of Britain's greatest historians - now with a new afterword On a warm July evening in 1985, a middle-aged man stood on the pavement of a busy avenue in the heart of Moscow, holding a plastic carrier bag. In his grey suit and tie, he looked like any other Soviet citizen. The bag alone was mildly conspicuous, printed with the red logo of Safeway, the British supermarket. The man was a spy. A senior KGB officer, for more than a decade he had supplied his British spymasters with a stream of priceless secrets from deep within the Soviet intelligence machine. No spy had done more to damage the KGB. The Safeway bag was a signal: to activate his escape plan to be smuggled out of Soviet Russia. So began one of the boldest and most extraordinary episodes in the history of spying. Ben Macintyre reveals a tale of espionage, betrayal and raw courage that changed the course of the Cold War forever... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Years That Matter Most Paul Tough (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Random House Books
Publisher:
Cornerstone
Pub Date:
12 Sep 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) 400pp h234mm x w153mm x s29mm 484g Trade paperback (UK) ISBN13: 9781847947970 ISBN13: 978-1-84794-797-0 ISBN10: 1847947972 EAN: 9781847947970 x Description: What has gone wrong in our universities? And how do we make it right? When Amy applied to university, she thought she'd be judged purely on her merits. But she never thought that her family background would have as much impact on her future as her grades. When KiKi arrived at university, she knew she could be the only black woman in her class. But she didn't know how out of place she would feel, nor how unwelcoming her peers would be.
When Orry graduated from university, he was told he'd probably land a six-figure salary. But he wasn't told he'd end up barely scraping a living wage, struggling to feed his children. Drawing on the stories of hundreds of American students, The Years That Matters Most is a revelatory account of a university system in crisis. Paul Tough, bestselling author of How Children Succeed, exposes a world where small-town colleges go bust, while the most prestigious raise billions every year; where overstretched admissions officers are forced to pick rich candidates over smart ones; where black and working-class students are left to sink or swim on uncaring campuses. Along the way, he uncovers cutting-edge research from the academics leading the way to a new kind of university - one where students succeed not because of their background, but because of the quality of their minds. The result is a call-to-arms for universities that work for everyone, and a manual for how we can make it happen. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
There There Tommy Orange (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Vintage
Publisher:
Vintage Publishing
Pub Date:
09 May 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback B-format paperback 304pp h198mm x w129mm x s18mm 213g B-format paperback ISBN13: 9781784707972 ISBN13: 978-1-78470-797-2 ISBN10: 178470797X EAN: 9781784707972 x Description: One of Barack Obama's best books of 2018, the New York Times bestselling novel about contemporary America from a bold new Native American voice `A thunderclap' Marlon James `Astonishing' Margaret Atwood, via Twitter `Pure soaring beauty' Colm Toibin Jacquie Red Feather is newly sober and hoping to reconnect with her estranged family. That's why she is there. Dene is there because he has been collecting stories to honour his uncle's death, while Edwin is looking for his true father and Opal came to watch her boy Orvil dance. All of them are connected by bonds they may not yet understand. All of them are here for the celebration that is the Big Oakland Powwow. But Tony Loneman is also there. And Tony has come to the Powow with darker intentions. `An exhilarating, polyphonic debut novel... Dazzling' Daily Telegraph `Lyrical and playful, shaking and shimmering with energy... Orange creates beauty out of tragedy' Guardian `Bold and engrossing... Orange has got under his characters' skins, allowing them to speak for themselves' Financial Times A New York Times Top 10 Best Book 2018 An Oprah Magazine Top 15 Best Book 2018 Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2019 Shortlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize 2019 Winner of the Writer's Center First Novel Award 2018 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Thinking, Fast and Slow Daniel Kahneman (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Penguin Books Ltd
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Pub Date:
10 May 2012
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 512pp h198mm x w129mm x s22mm 351g ISBN13: 9780141033570 ISBN13: 978-0-14-103357-0 ISBN10: 0141033576 EAN: 9780141033570 x Description: The phenomenal international bestseller - 2 million copies sold - that will change the way you make decisions 'A lifetime's worth of wisdom' Steven D. Levitt, co-author of Freakonomics 'There have been many good books on human rationality and irrationality, but only one masterpiece. That masterpiece is Thinking, Fast and Slow' Financial Times Why is there more chance we'll believe something if it's in a bold type face? Why are judges more likely to deny parole before lunch? Why do we assume a good-looking person will be more competent? The answer lies in the two ways we make choices: fast, intuitive thinking, and slow, rational thinking. This book reveals how our minds are tripped up by error and prejudice (even when we think we are being logical), and gives you practical techniques for slower, smarter thinking. It will enable to you make better decisions at work, at home, and in everything you do. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World Timothy Ferriss (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Vermilion
Publisher:
Ebury Publishing
Pub Date:
21 Nov 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) 624pp h234mm x w153mm x s37mm 689g ISBN13: 9781785041853 ISBN13: 978-1-78504-185-3 ISBN10: 1785041851 EAN: 9781785041853 x Description: Tim Ferriss, the #1 New York Times best-selling author of The 4-Hour Workweek, shares the ultimate choose-your-own-adventure booka compilation of tools, tactics, and habits from 130+ of the world's top performers. From iconic entrepreneurs to elite athletes, from artists to billionaire investors, their short profiles can help you answer life's most challenging questions, achieve extraordinary results, and transform your life. From the author: In 2017, several of my close friends died in rapid succession. It was a very hard year, as it was for many people. It was also a stark reminder that time is our scarcest, non-renewable resource. With a renewed sense of urgency, I began asking myself many questions: Were my goals my own, or simply what I thought I should want? How much of life had I missed from underplanning or overplanning? How could I be kinder to myself? How could I better say "no" to the trivial many to better say "yes" to the critical few? How could I best reassess my priorities and my purpose in this world? To find answers, I reached out to the most impressive world-class performers in the world, ranging from wunderkinds in their 20s to icons in their 70s and 80s. No stone was left unturned. This book contains their answers-practical and tactical advice from mentors who have found solutions. Whether you want to 10x your results, get unstuck, or reinvent yourself, someone else has traveled a similar path and taken notes.
This book, Tribe of Mentors, includes many of the people I grew up viewing as idols or demi-gods. Less than 10% have been on my podcast (The Tim Ferriss Show, more than 200 million downloads), making this a brand-new playbook of playbooks. No matter your challenge or opportunity, something in these pages can help. Among other things, you will learn: More than 50 morning routines-both for the early riser and those who struggle to get out of bed. How TED curator Chris Anderson realized that the best way to get things done is to let go. The best purchases of $100 or less (you'll never have to think about the right gift again). How to overcome failure and bounce back towards success. Why Humans of New York creator Brandon Stanton believes that the best art will always be the riskiest. How to meditate and be more mindful (and not just for those that find it easy). Why tennis champion Maria Sharapova believe that "losing makes you think in ways victories can't." How to truly achieve work-life balance (and why most people tell you it isn't realistic). How billionaire Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz transformed the way he engages with difficult situations to reduce suffering. Ways to thrive (and survive) the overwhelming amount of information you process every day. How to achieve clarity on your purpose and assess your priorities. And much more. This reference book, which I wrote for myself, has already changed my life. I certainly hope the same for you. I wish you luck as you forge your own path. All the best, Tim Ferriss _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism Robin DiAngelo (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Penguin Books Ltd
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Pub Date:
07 Feb 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 192pp h198mm x w129mm x s11mm 145g ISBN13: 9780141990569 ISBN13: 978-0-14-199056-9 ISBN10: 0141990562 EAN: 9780141990569 x Description: The International Bestseller Anger. Fear. Guilt. Denial. Silence. These are the ways in which ordinary white people react when it is pointed out to them that they have done or said something that has - unintentionally - caused racial offence or hurt. But these reactions only serve to silence people of colour, who cannot give honest feedback to 'liberal' white people lest they provoke a dangerous emotional reaction. Robin DiAngelo coined the term 'White Fragility' in 2011 to describe this process and is here to show us how it serves to uphold the system of white supremacy. Using knowledge and insight gained over decades of running racial awareness workshops and working on this idea as a Professor of Whiteness Studies, she shows us how we can start having more honest conversations, listen to each other better and react to feedback with grace and humility. It is not enough to simply hold abstract progressive views and condemn the obvious racists on social media - change starts with us all at a practical, granular level, and it is time for all white people to take responsibility for relinquishing their own racial supremacy. 'With clarity and compassion, DiAngelo allows us to understand racism as a practice not restricted to "bad people." In doing so, she moves our national discussions forward. This is a necessary book for all people invested in societal change' Claudia Rankine 'An important book' Nikesh Shukla 'By turns mordant and then inspirational, an argument that powerful forces and tragic histories stack the deck fully against racial justice alongside one that we need only to be clearer, try harder, and do better' David Roediger, Los Angeles Review of Books
'The value in White Fragility lies in its methodical, irrefutable exposure of racism in thought and action, and its call for humility and vigilance' Katy Waldman, New Yorker 'A vital, necessary, and beautiful book' Michael Eric Dyson _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Why We Sleep: The New Science of Sleep and Dreams Matthew Walker (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Penguin Books Ltd
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Pub Date:
04 Jan 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 368pp h198mm x w129mm x s21mm 269g ISBN13: 9780141983769 ISBN13: 978-0-14-198376-9 ISBN10: 0141983760 EAN: 9780141983769 x Description: 'Astonishing ... an amazing book ... absolutely chocker full of things that we need to know' Chris Evans 'Matthew Walker is probably one of the most influential people on the planet' Evening Standard THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER TLS, OBSERVER, SUNDAY TIMES, FT, GUARDIAN, DAILY MAIL AND EVENING STANDARD BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2017 Sleep is one of the most important aspects of our life, health and longevity and yet it is increasingly neglected in twenty-first-century society, with devastating consequences: every major disease in the developed world - Alzheimer's, cancer, obesity, diabetes - has very strong causal links to deficient sleep. In this book, the first of its kind written by a scientific expert, Professor Matthew Walker explores twenty years of cutting-edge research to solve the mystery of why sleep matters. Looking at creatures from across the animal kingdom as well as major human studies, Why We Sleep delves into everything from what really happens during REM sleep to how caffeine and alcohol affect sleep and why our sleep patterns change across a lifetime, transforming our appreciation of the extraordinary phenomenon that safeguards our existence. 'Startling, vital ... a life-raft' Guardian 'A top sleep scientist argues that sleep is more important for our health than diet or exercise' The Times 'Passionate, urgent . . . it had a powerful effect on me' Observer _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Wonder R. J. Palacio (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Corgi Childrens
Publisher:
Random House Children's Publishers UK
Pub Date:
03 Feb 2012 (28 Aug 2014)
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback B-format paperback 320pp h198mm x w129mm x s20mm 224g B+W chapter heads B-format paperback ISBN13: 9780552565974 ISBN13: 978-0-552-56597-4 ISBN10: 0552565970 EAN: 9780552565974 x Description: Now an Oscar nominated film starring Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson and Jacob Tremblay.
'My name is August. I won't describe what I look like. Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse.' Auggie wants to be an ordinary ten-year-old. He does ordinary things - eating ice cream, playing on his Xbox. He feels ordinary - inside. But ordinary kids don't make other ordinary kids run away screaming in playgrounds. Ordinary kids aren't stared at wherever they go. Born with a terrible facial abnormality, Auggie has been home-schooled by his parents his whole life. Now, for the first time, he's being sent to a real school - and he's dreading it. All he wants is to be accepted - but can he convince his new classmates that he's just like them, underneath it all? WONDER is a funny, frank, astonishingly moving debut to read in one sitting, pass on to others, and remember long after the final page. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Wonder R. J. Palacio (Author) Series:
Edition:
Media tie-in
Imprint:
Puffin
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Pub Date:
02 Mar 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 352pp h198mm x w129mm x s22mm 256g Chapter head a/w ISBN13: 9780141378244 ISBN13: 978-0-14-137824-4 ISBN10: 0141378247 EAN: 9780141378244 x Description: Read the internationally bestselling book before you watch the major movie from Lionsgate, starring Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson. This special edition is complete with exclusive behind-the-scenes content. The unforgettable and life-affirming story of August Pullman - a boy who's desperate to blend in, but is destined to stand out. 'My name is August. I won't describe what I look like. Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse.' Auggie wants to be an ordinary ten-year-old. He does ordinary things - eating ice cream, playing on his Xbox. He feels ordinary - inside. But ordinary kids don't make other ordinary kids run away screaming in playgrounds. Ordinary kids aren't stared at wherever they go. Born with a terrible facial abnormality, Auggie has been home-schooled by his parents his whole life. Now, for the first time, he's being sent to a real school. All he wants is to be accepted. But can he convince his new classmates that he's just like them, underneath it all? Astonishingly powerful, WONDER is a read you'll never forget. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
21 Lessons for the 21st Century Yuval Noah Harari (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Vintage
Publisher:
Vintage Publishing
Pub Date:
20 Aug 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback B-format paperback 432pp h198mm x w129mm x s31mm 372g B-format paperback ISBN13: 9781784708283 ISBN13: 978-1-78470-828-3 ISBN10: 1784708283 EAN: 9781784708283 x Description: **THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER** The future is here. Learn to live in it. In twenty-one bite-sized lessons, Yuval Noah Harari explores what it means to be human in an age of bewilderment. How can we protect ourselves from nuclear war, ecological cataclysms and technological disruptions? What can we do about the epidemic of fake news or the threat of terrorism? What should we teach our children?
Yuval Noah Harari takes us on a thrilling journey through today's most urgent issues. The golden thread running through his exhilarating new book is the challenge of maintaining our collective and individual focus in the face of constant and disorienting change. Are we still capable of understanding the world we have created? `Fascinating... compelling... [Harari] has teed up a crucial global conversation about how to take on the problems of the 21st century' Bill Gates, New York Times `Truly mind-expanding... Ultra-topical' Guardian `21 Lessons is, simply put, a crucial book' Adam Kay _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Battle Scars: A Story of War and All That Follows Jason Fox (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Bantam Press
Publisher:
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Pub Date:
01 Nov 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) 304pp h234mm x w153mm x s23mm 386g ISBN13: 9781787631175 ISBN13: 978-1-78763-117-5 ISBN10: 1787631176 EAN: 9781787631175 x Description: 'A vivid, searing account of a life at war.' BEAR GRYLLS 'The most important book you'll ever read... Battle Scars will save lives.' TOM MARCUS, author of SOLDIER SPY This is a true story. The events depicted took place during the last decade in an unnamed warzone. The names and locations have been redacted to protect the security of those involved and the practices of the British Special Forces. Out of respect for the KIA and survivors, everything else has been told as it happened... Jason Fox served with the SBS for over a decade, thriving on the close bonds of the Special Forces brotherhood and the `death or glory' nature of their missions. Battle Scars tells the story of his career as an elite operator, from the gunfights, hostage rescues, daring escapes and heroic endeavours that defined his service, to a battle of a very different kind: the psychological devastation of combat that forced him to leave the military, and the hard reality of what takes place in the mind of a man once a career of imagined invincibility has come to an end. Unflinchingly honest, Battle Scars is a breathtaking account of Special Forces soldiering: a chronicle of operational bravery, and of superhuman courage on and off the battlefield. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Dancing By The Light of The Moon: Over 250 poems to read, relish and recite Gyles Brandreth (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Michael Joseph Ltd
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Pub Date:
05 Sep 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 464pp h240mm x w162mm x s41mm 689g ISBN13: 9780241397923 ISBN13: 978-0-241-39792-3 ISBN10: 0241397928 EAN: 9780241397923 x Description: A collection of over 250 of our nations best-loved poems to read, relish and recite, handpicked by Gyles Brandreth . . . 'Gyles has discovered the secret of finding happiness through learning poetry by heart. It's wonderful and so much fun.' Dame Judi Dench __________
A little poetry really can save your life . . . Poetry is officially good for you. Not only does it enhance literacy in the young, but learning poetry by heart is the one truly pleasurable thing you can do to improve memory, boost brain power, extend your vocabulary and beat cognitive decline as time goes by. In Dancing by the Light of the Moon, Gyles Brandreth shares over 250 poems to read, relish and recite, as well as his advice on how to learn poetry by heart, and the benefits of doing so. Whether you are nine, nineteen or ninety, the poems and advice in this book provide the most enjoyable, moving and inspiring way to ensure a lifetime of dancing by the light of the moon - one joyous poem at a time . . . Poets include: A. A. Milne Benjamin Zephaniah Carol Ann Duffy Celia Johnson D. H. Lawrence E. E. Cummings Edgar Allen Poe Emily Dickinson George the Poet Hollie McNish John Cooper Clarke John Keats John Milton Kate Tempest Leonard Cohen Lewis Carroll Maya Angelou Monty Python Oscar Wilde Roald Dahl Robert Browning Robert Burns Robert Louis Stevenson Simon Armitage Spike Milligan Sylvia Plath T. S. Eliot Walt Whitman Wendy Cope William Shakespeare William Wordsworth And many more . . . DANCING BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON IS AN OFFICIAL PARTNER OF NATIONAL POETRY DAY _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Eat Yourself Healthy: An easy-to-digest guide to health and happiness from the inside out Dr. Megan Rossi (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Penguin Life
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Pub Date:
19 Sep 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 304pp h230mm x w190mm x s22mm 893g ISBN13: 9780241355084 ISBN13: 978-0-241-35508-4 ISBN10: 0241355087 EAN: 9780241355084 x Description: 'Learn to love your gut with this jam-packed book from Dr Megan' - Jamie Oliver 'Get this book' - Davina McCall The go-to lifestyle guide for a happy gut that will transform your health and wellbeing. Drawing from the latest research and a decade of experience as a dietitian and consultant at The Gut Health Clinic, Dr Megan Rossi explains how to feed your gut for a happier, healthier you using simple, delicious and gut-boosting recipes. Eat Yourself Healthy is packed with over 50 delicious, easy-to-make meal ideas from delicious breakfast options such as banana, fig and courgette breakfast loaf and chickpea crepes, to crowd-pleasing dinner recipes including creamy pistachio and spinach pesto pasta and mouth-watering satay tofu skewers. Alongside Dr Rossi's gut-friendly recipes, Eat Yourself Healthy also includes expert advice on how to deal with common complaints such as IBS and bloating, diagnose food intolerances, and manage good gut health with sleep and exercise routines. Supercharge your digestive health and transform your overall wellbeing with this ultimate guide that promises to make you happier and healthier from the inside out. 'I've learnt so much from Megan, looking after my gut is now a priority and I feel so good for it. She's a huge inspiration to us' - Ella Mills, author and founder of Deliciously Ella _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Matilda's How To Be Brave Roald Dahl (Author) Quentin Blake (Illustrated by) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Puffin
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Pub Date:
29 Aug 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 96pp h198mm x w129mm x s6mm 74g ISBN13: 9780241428153 ISBN13: 978-0-241-42815-3 ISBN10: 0241428157 EAN: 9780241428153 x Description: Matilda is BRAVE and BRILLIANT - and you can be too! Packed with GAMES, JOKES AND QUIZZES and much more, this marvellous book has all the tips and tricks you need to become a REAL HERO and even stand up to THE TERRIBLE TRUNCHBULL. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference Greta Thunberg (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Penguin Books Ltd
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Pub Date:
30 May 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 80pp h161mm x w112mm x s7mm 54g ISBN13: 9780141991740 ISBN13: 978-0-14-199174-0 ISBN10: 0141991747 EAN: 9780141991740 x Description: The history-making, ground-breaking speeches of Greta Thunberg, the young activist who has become the voice of a generation 'Everything needs to change. And it has to start today' In August 2018 a fifteen-year-old Swedish girl, Greta Thunberg, decided not to go to school one day. Her actions ended up sparking a global movement for action against the climate crisis, inspiring millions of pupils to go on strike for our planet, forcing governments to listen, and earning her a Nobel Peace Prize nomination. This book brings you Greta in her own words, for the first time. Collecting her speeches that have made history across Europe, from the UN to mass street protests, No One Is Too Small to Make A Difference is a rallying cry for why we must all wake up and fight to protect the living planet, no matter how powerless we feel. Our future depends upon it. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Revenge James Patterson (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Arrow Books Ltd
Publisher:
Cornerstone
Pub Date:
05 Sep 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback A-format paperback 384pp h178mm x w110mm x s23mm 204g ISBN13: 9781787461369 ISBN13: 978-1-78746-136-9 ISBN10: 178746136X EAN: 9781787461369 x Description: From the author of Sunday Times no. 1 bestseller, The President is Missing. MURDER Former SAS soldier David Shelley has plans for a safer and more stable existence, settling down to civilian life in London. But the shocking death of a young woman Shelley once helped protect puts those plans on hold. BETRAYAL The police rule the death a suicide but the grieving parents can't accept their beloved Emma would take her own life. They need to find out what really happened, and they turn to their former bodyguard, Shelley, for help. REVENGE When they discover that Emma had fallen into a dark and seedy world of drugs and online pornography, the father's need for retribution will take them into a war from which there may be no escape. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitz: The Number One Sunday Times Bestseller Jeremy Dronfield (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Penguin Books Ltd
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Pub Date:
22 Aug 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 432pp h198mm x w129mm x s26mm 300g ISBN13: 9780241359174 ISBN13: 978-0-241-35917-4 ISBN10: 0241359171 EAN: 9780241359174 x Description: THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER The inspiring true story of a father and son's fight to stay together and survive the Holocaust, for anyone captivated by The Cut Out Girl and The Tattooist of Auschwitz. 'An extraordinary tale' The Times ___________ 'Everyone thinks, tomorrow it will be my turn. Daily, hourly, death is before our eyes . . .' Gustav and Fritz Kleinmann are father and son in an ordinary Austrian Jewish family when the Nazis come for them. Sent to Buchenwald concentration camp in 1939 they survive three years of murderous brutality. Then Gustav is ordered to Auschwitz. Fritz, desperate not to lose his beloved father, insists he must go too. And though he is told it means certain death, he won't back down. So it is that father and son together board a train bound for the most hellish place on Earth . . . This is the astonishing true story of horror, love and impossible survival. ___________ 'Extraordinary' Observer 'The story is both immersive and extraordinary. Deeply moving and brimming with humanity' Guardian 'An emotionally devastating story of courage - and survival' i Paper 'We should all read this shattering book about the Holocaust. An astonishing story of the unbreakable bond between a father and a son' Daily Mail 'A deeply humane account and a visceral depiction of everyday life in the camps. Could not be more timely and deserves the widest possible readership' Daily Express _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Handmaid's Tale Margaret Atwood (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Vintage Classics
Publisher:
Vintage Publishing
Pub Date:
05 Apr 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback A-format paperback 320pp h178mm x w110mm x s20mm 171g ISBN13: 9781784874872 ISBN13: 978-1-78487-487-2 ISBN10: 1784874876 EAN: 9781784874872
x Description: The Republic of Gilead offers Offred only one function: to breed. If she deviates, she will, like dissenters, be hanged at the wall or sent out to die slowly of radiation sickness. But even a repressive state cannot obliterate desire - neither Offred's nor that of the two men on which her future hangs. Brilliantly conceived and executed, this powerful evocation of twenty-first century America gives full rein to Margaret Atwood's devastating irony, wit and astute perception. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Salt Path: The Sunday Times bestseller, shortlisted for the 2018 Costa Biography Award & The Wainwright Prize Raynor Winn (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Penguin Books Ltd
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Pub Date:
31 Jan 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 288pp h198mm x w129mm x s18mm 202g ISBN13: 9781405937184 ISBN13: 978-1-4059-3718-4 ISBN10: 1405937181 EAN: 9781405937184 x Description: The uplifting true story of the couple who lost everything and embarked on a journey of salvation across the windswept South West coastline. ''A beautiful book, it really lives up to the hype . . . an enjoyable, gentle yet moving read' Pandora Sykes on The High Low THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, WINNER OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LITERATURE CHRISTOPHER BLAND PRIZE & SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2018 COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD & WAINWRIGHT GOLDEN BEER BOOK PRIZE 2018 ___________ Just days after Raynor learns that Moth, her husband of 32 years, is terminally ill, their home is taken away and they lose their livelihood. With nothing left and little time, they make the brave and impulsive decision to walk the 630 miles of the sea-swept South West Coast Path, from Somerset to Dorset, via Devon and Cornwall. Carrying only the essentials for survival on their backs, they live wild in the ancient, weathered landscape of cliffs, sea and sky. Yet through every step, every encounter and every test along the way, their walk becomes a remarkable journey. The Salt Path is an honest and life-affirming true story of coming to terms with grief and the healing power of the natural world. Ultimately, it is a portrayal of home, and how it can be lost, rebuilt and rediscovered in the most unexpected ways. ___________ GUARDIAN BEST BOOKS OF SUMMER 'A beautiful, thoughtful, lyrical story of homelessness, human strength and endurance' Guardian 'Mesmerising. It is one of the most uplifting, inspiring books that I've ever read' i 'A thoughtful, lyrical story of homelessness, strength and endurance' The Week 'An astonishing narrative of two people dragging themselves from the depths of despair along some of the most dramatic landscapes in the country, looking for a solution to their problems and ultimately finding themselves' Independent 'The Salt Path is a life-affirming tale of enduring love that smells of the sea and tastes of a rich life. With beautiful, immersive writing, it is a story heartachingly and beautifully told.' Jackie Morris 'The landscape is magical: shape-shifting seas and smugglers' coves; myriads of sea birds and mauve skies. Raynor writes exquisitely . . . It's a tale of triumph: of hope over despair; of love over everything' The Sunday Times _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Second Sleep: the Sunday Times #1 bestselling novel Robert Harris (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Hutchinson
Publisher:
Cornerstone
Pub Date:
20 Aug 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) 336pp h234mm x w153mm x s24mm 409g ISBN13: 9781786331380 ISBN13: 978-1-78633-138-0 ISBN10: 1786331381 EAN: 9781786331380 x Description: THE LATEST NOVEL FROM ROBERT HARRIS 'A thoroughly absorbing, page-turning narrative in which the author pulls us ever deeper into the imaginative world he has created.' SUNDAY TIMES 'Harris is rightly praised as the master of the intelligent thriller. Genuinely thrilling, wonderfully conceived and entirely without preaching, it probes the nature of history, of collective memory and forgetting, and exposes the fragility of modern civilisation.' DAILY TELEGRAPH _____________________________________ All civilisations think they are invulnerable. History warns us none is. 1468. A young priest, Christopher Fairfax, arrives in a remote Exmoor village to conduct the funeral of his predecessor. The land around is strewn with ancient artefacts - coins, fragments of glass, human bones - which the old parson used to collect. Did his obsession with the past lead to his death? As Fairfax is drawn more deeply into the isolated community, everything he believes - about himself, his faith and the history of his world - is tested to destruction. _____________________________________ '[Harris] takes us on a thrilling ride while serving up serious food for thought . . . I doubt there is a living writer who is better at simultaneously making readers' adrenaline pump while their brains whirr.' SUNDAY EXPRESS 'A truly surprising future-history thriller. Fabulous, really.' EVENING STANDARD `The book's real power lies in its between-the-lines warning that our embrace of the internet represents some kind of sleepwalk into oblivion. It's a provocative, tub-thumping sci-fi of which H. G. Wells might have been proud.' DAILY MAIL `Harris' latest work intelligently warps historical fiction and tackles issues of religion, science and the apocalypse in the process. As he flexes his imagination, you will be left pondering as often as you are page-turning.' HERALD 'A brilliantly imaginative thriller' READER'S DIGEST _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Testaments: The Sequel to The Handmaid's Tale Margaret Atwood (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Chatto & Windus
Publisher:
Vintage Publishing
Pub Date:
10 Sep 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 432pp h240mm x w162mm x s39mm 667g ISBN13: 9781784742324 ISBN13: 978-1-78474-232-4 ISBN10: 1784742325 EAN: 9781784742324 x Description: ** THE SUNDAY TIMES NO. 1 BESTSELLER ** ** SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 BOOKER PRIZE ** ** AS READ ON BBC RADIO 4 ** Margaret Atwood's dystopian masterpiece, The Handmaid's Tale, is a modern classic. Now she brings the iconic story to a dramatic conclusion in this
riveting sequel. More than fifteen years after the events of The Handmaid's Tale, the theocratic regime of the Republic of Gilead maintains its grip on power, but there are signs it is beginning to rot from within. At this crucial moment, the lives of three radically different women converge, with potentially explosive results. Two have grown up as part of the first generation to come of age in the new order. The testimonies of these two young women are joined by a third voice: a woman who wields power through the ruthless accumulation and deployment of secrets. As Atwood unfolds The Testaments, she opens up the innermost workings of Gilead as each woman is forced to come to terms with who she is, and how far she will go for what she believes. `Dear Readers: Everything you've ever asked me about Gilead and its inner workings is the inspiration for this book. Well, almost everything! The other inspiration is the world we've been living in.' Margaret Atwood `The literary event of the year.' Guardian `A savage and beautiful novel, and it speaks to us today, all around the world, with particular conviction and power... The bar is set particularly high for Atwood and she soars over it' Peter Florence, Booker Prize Chair of Judges, Guardian _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Titanic Secret Clive Cussler (Author) Jack du Brul (Author) Series:
Isaac Bell
Edition:
Imprint:
Michael Joseph Ltd
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Pub Date:
17 Sep 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 400pp h234mm x w153mm x s28mm 517g ISBN13: 9780241348949 ISBN13: 978-0-241-34894-9 ISBN10: 0241348943 EAN: 9780241348949 x Description: *PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY NOW* When Isaac Bell attempts to decipher the mysterious deaths of nine men, he encounters a secret so powerful it could dictate the fate of the world in this riveting thriller by the #1 Sunday Times-bestselling author. A century apart, NUMA Director Dirk Pitt and detective Isaac Bell team up to unlock the truth about the most famous maritime disaster of all time. In the present day, Pitt makes a daring rescue from inside an antiquated submersible in the waters off New York City. His reward afterwards is a document left behind a century earlier by legendary detective Isaac Bell--a document that re-opens a historical mystery... In 1911, in Colorado, Isaac Bell is asked to look into an unexplained tragedy at Little Angel Mine, in which nine people died. His dangerous quest to answer the riddle leads to a larger puzzle centered on byzanium, a rare element with extraordinary powers and of virtually incalculable value. As he discovers that there are people who will do anything to control the substance, Isaac Bell will find out just how far he'll go to stop them.
Praise for Clive Cussler 'The Adventure King' - Sunday Express 'Cussler is hard to beat' - Daily Mail 'Just about the best in the business' - New York Post 'Oceanography's answer to Indiana Jones. Exotic locations, ruthless villains, and many narrow escapes - Cussler's fans come for swashbuckling and he delivers' - Associated Press 'Nobody does it better . . . nobody!' - Stephen Coonts _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Uninhabitable Earth: A Story of the Future David Wallace-Wells (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Penguin Books Ltd
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Pub Date:
05 Sep 2019
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 336pp h198mm x w129mm x s20mm 268g ISBN13: 9780141988870 ISBN13: 978-0-14-198887-0 ISBN10: 0141988878 EAN: 9780141988870 x Description: **SUNDAY TIMES AND THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** 'An epoch-defining book' Matt Haig 'If you read just one work of non-fiction this year, it should probably be this' David Sexton, Evening Standard It is worse, much worse, than you think. The slowness of climate change is a fairy tale, perhaps as pernicious as the one that says it isn't happening at all, and if your anxiety about it is dominated by fears of sea-level rise, you are barely scratching the surface of what terrors are possible, even within the lifetime of a teenager today. Over the past decades, the term "Anthropocene" has climbed into the popular imagination - a name given to the geologic era we live in now, one defined by human intervention in the life of the planet. But however sanguine you might be about the proposition that we have ravaged the natural world, which we surely have, it is another thing entirely to consider the possibility that we have only provoked it, engineering first in ignorance and then in denial a climate system that will now go to war with us for many centuries, perhaps until it destroys us. In the meantime, it will remake us, transforming every aspect of the way we live-the planet no longer nurturing a dream of abundance, but a living nightmare. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Unmumsy Mum A-Z - An Inexpert Guide to Parenting The Unmumsy Mum (Author) Series:
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Bantam Press
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Transworld Publishers Ltd
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19 Sep 2019
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Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 240pp h222mm x w144mm x s25mm 349g ISBN13: 9781787632172 ISBN13: 978-1-78763-217-2 ISBN10: 1787632172 EAN: 9781787632172 x Description: ___________________________ THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER From bestselling author and massively popular blogger The Unmumsy Mum comes this hilarious, irreverent and searingly candid compendium of parenting experiences. With entries including D is for Desperation, F is for Fish Fingers, S is for Supermum and V is for Vagina, it's safe to say this is not your average A-Z. This book won't tell you what sort of parent you should (or shouldn't) be; instead, it offers a refreshingly honest account of what being a mum to three young children is really like and the surprising lessons that have been learned along the way. If you feel as though you're not 'measuring up' or are struggling to #cherisheverymoment, Sarah's tales from the thick of it will reassure and resonate with you. Above all, her commitment to telling the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth will make you laugh out loud and remind you that you are, in fact, doing a great job. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Wych Elm: The Sunday Times bestseller Tana French (Author) Series:
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Penguin Books Ltd
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Penguin Books Ltd
Pub Date:
05 Sep 2019
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 528pp h198mm x w129mm x s32mm 416g ISBN13: 9780241379530 ISBN13: 978-0-241-37953-0 ISBN10: 0241379539 EAN: 9780241379530 x Description: 'One of the most compulsive psychological mysteries since Donna Tartt's The Secret History' THE TIMES 'An engrossing, unpredictable, beautifully written mystery' SOPHIE HANNAH 'Dark and twisty' SUNDAY TIMES 'Mesmerising' GILLIAN FLYNN 'I'm a big fan of Tana French' IAN RANKIN ________________________________________ WHAT DO WE HIDE INSIDE OURSELVES? One night changes everything for Toby. He's always led a charmed life - until a brutal attack leaves him damaged and traumatised, unsure even of the person he used to be. He seeks refuge at his family's ancestral home, the Ivy House, filled with memories of wild-strawberry summers and teenage parties with his cousins. But not long after Toby's arrival, a discovery is made: a skull, tucked neatly inside the old wych elm in the garden. As detectives begin to close in, Toby is forced to examine everything he thought he knew about his family, his past, and himself. A spellbinding book from a novelist who takes crime writing and turns it inside out, The Wych Elm asks what we become, and what we're capable of, if we no longer know who we are. ________________________________________ 'This book confirms Tana French as [crime fiction's] biggest contemporary star' Guardian 'Lyrical, suspenseful, unpredictable' Harlan Coben 'French offers a masterclass in unreliability' Sunday Times 'Terrific - terrifying, amazing, and the prose is incandescent' Stephen King 'Another one of her rich psychological thrillers that will work its way under your skin' Lucy Mangan, Stylist 'To say Tana French is one of the great thriller writers is really too limiting. Rather she's simply this: a truly great writer' Gillian Flynn 'This mystery about family, memory and the cracks in both will haunt you for a long, long time' Erin Kelly 'The Wych Elm should cement French's place in the first rank of great literary novelists 'Observer _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Veg: Easy & Delicious Meals for Everyone as seen on Channel 4's Meat-Free Meals Jamie Oliver (Author) Series:
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Michael Joseph Ltd
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Penguin Books Ltd
Pub Date:
22 Aug 2019
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Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 312pp h250mm x w195mm x s29mm 1170g ISBN13: 9780718187767 ISBN13: 978-0-7181-8776-7 ISBN10: 0718187768 EAN: 9780718187767 x Description: 'Jamie gives all your favourites a veggie makeover in his brilliant new book' Mail on Sunday Jamie Oliver is back with over 100 brilliantly easy, flavour-packed and accessible veg recipes. WITH ALL THE RECIPES FROM JAMIE'S CHANNEL 4 COOKERY SERIES MEAT-FREE MEALS From simple suppers and family favourites, to weekend dishes for sharing with friends, this book is packed full of phenomenal food - pure and simple. Whether it's embracing a meat-free day or two each week, living a vegetarian lifestyle, or just wanting to try some brilliant new flavour combinations, this book ticks all the boxes. Discover all the brilliantly simple but inventive veg dishes from Jamie's Channel 4 series including: * VEGGIE PAD THAI with crispy fried eggs, tamarind & tofu sauce, and a peanut sprinkle * CAULIFLOWER CHEESE PIZZA with oozy cheesy white sauce and a super crispy crust * ROAST NEW POTATO & PICKLE SALAD with zingy lemon, mustard, herbs & crumbled feta With chapters on Soups & Sarnies, Brunch, Pies Parcels & Bakes, Curries & Stews, Salads, Burgers & Fritters, Pasta, Rice & Noodles, and Traybakes there's something tasty for every occasion. Sharing simple tips and tricks that will excite the taste buds, this book will give you the confidence to up your veg intake and widen your recipe repertoire, safe in the knowledge that it'll taste utterly delicious. It will also leave you feeling full, satisfied and happy - and not missing meat from your plate. 'It's all about celebrating really good, tasty food that just happens to be meat-free' Jamie Oliver 'Dishes are vibrant and full of flavour and this book is all about making them affordable and easy' Independent ''By now he needs no introduction . . . There's an impressive range of dishes, inspired from all over the globe, that don't skimp on flavour' Daily Telegraph _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________