Society and Culture
First used as a drug capable of treating mental illnesses, then as a 'truth serum' by the CIA, Tripped reveals how the fortuitous discovery of LSD in April 1943 led to a mass exploitation of this prom..
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The first illustrated global exploration of the cultural significance of twins. The birth of twins is unusual. Throughout history they have been revered as gods and reviled as monsters; they hav..
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A panoramic portrait of the nineteenth-century invention that is transforming our twenty-first century world **SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2023** 'Full of delightful ..
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An urgent follow-up to international bestseller How Democracies Die, by two leading democracy experts With the clarity and brilliance that made their first book, How Democracies Die, a global bes..
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"One of the rare books on the topic that manages to be both entertaining and factually grounded." -The Wall Street Journal From the bestselling author of Raven Rock, The Only Plane in the Sky, an..
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An event publication that promises to change how we eat, saving ourselves and the planet at the same time. An eye-opening investigation into the science, economics, history and production of ultr..
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A darkly evocative compendium of images exploring natural, constructed, imaginary and subconscious underworlds, curated by renowned image collector and social media figure Stephen Ellcock. From ..
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Chartered psychologist Kimberley Wilson kickstarts a long-overdue conversation about how what we eat is creating a mental health apocalypse. We all know that as a nation our mental health is in c..
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All over the world, democracy is in crisis. Liberal political systems are straining under the pressure imposed by authoritarian strong men undermining institutions, the rule of law and the internation..
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After her previous book, Rethinking Our World, eloquently untangled the complex world we live in, Maja G pel delivers the encouragement and the tools we need to go into action and build the world we w..
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Society has never been more egalitarian - in theory. Prejudice is taboo, and diversity is strongly valued. At the same time, social and economic inequality have exploded. In We Have Never Been Woke, M..
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All at once, as it seemed, something we could have only imagined was upon us - and we could still only imagine it. This is what fascinates me most in existence: the peculiar necessity of imagining wha..
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Across the developed world, fewer and fewer people are becoming parents, and many see themselves as never doing so. In waiting for the right partner, the right job, the right house - the right circums..
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'I'd wanted to remember why it was we swam in the first place to remember the pleasure of immersing in an element other than air.' Ingrid Horrocks had few aspirations to swimming mastery, but she h..
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Combining compelling storytelling with erudite, compassionate and often profound insight about the human condition, this book will transform how you navigate the world.' - Richard Fisher, author of Th..
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For centuries, women were denied equal access to money and the freedom and power that came with it. They were restricted from owning property or transacting in real estate. Even well into the 20th cen..
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Women, Crime and Justice in Context presents contemporary feminist approaches to key issues in criminal justice. It draws together key researchers from Australia and New Zealand to offer a context-spe..
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By the end of the nineteenth century, the general Western conception of work had been reduced to simply gainful employment. But this limited perspective contrasted sharply with the personal experience..
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A stunning portrait of a country in historic upheaval in the aftermath of the overturning of Roe vs Wade. When the Supreme Court decided Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization overturning the..
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