Described by the Sunday Times as 'a fascinating revelation of an adventurous and protean spirit', this biography is inspiration behind the 2024 film Lee, starring Kate Winslet as Lee Miller.
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The fascinating and dramatic story of a forgotten, life-saving cure to conquer deadly bacterial infections - bacteriophages - and the remarkable scientists behind them
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'The finest book ever written on nature and landscape in Britain.' - Guardian
In this masterpiece of nature writing, Nan Shepherd describes her journeys into the Cairngorm mountains of Scotland. ..
Showcasing the very best of architecture and design from Australia and New Zealand, The Local Project: 10 is a stunning collection of homes from some of the most renown architects practicing today.
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One of the world's favourite storytellers tells the extraordinary story of her life
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We love to imagine the future. But why are groundbreaking future technologies always just around the corner, and never a reality?
For decades we've delighted in dreaming about a sci-fi utopia, fr..
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A wide-ranging and thought-provoking exploration of the importance of long-term thinking.
Humans are unique in our ability to understand time, able to comprehend the past and future like no..
Alongside climate change and inequality one of the biggest challenges facing the world today paradoxically arises from one of the greatest achievements of the twentieth century. For the first time in ..
Lavishly illustrated with breathtaking art and imagery from the highly anticipated new movie, the exclusive Visual Companion is the ultimate introduction to every character, creature and location you ..
'Daniel Rachel imagines what the next Beatles album might have been like, with painstaking detail and great stories' - David Hepworth, The Guardian
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A unique celebration of silence-in art, literature, nature, and spirituality-and an exploration of its ability to bring inner peace, widen our perspectives, and inspire the human spirit in spite of th..
The highly acclaimed memoir of a renowned artisan with a new introduction by Jenny Uglow, The Lost Carving reveals the inspirational secrets of wood and craft.
On a chance visit to St James's ch..
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Previously published as The King's Grave.
NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING SALLY HAWKINS AND STEVE COOGAN.
The official inside story of the discovery of history's most controv..
For more than thirty years Francesco Lotoro, an Italian pianist and composer has been on an odyssey to recover music written by the inmates of Adolf Hitler's concentration camps and the gulags of Stal..
A journey across Britain's millennia-old network of pathways, revealing key moments throughout our history
Hundreds of thousands of miles of paths reach into, and connect, communities across Engl..
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Despite Catherine of Braganza's crucial place in British history, and that of its Empire, she ..
Fully revised and updated bestseller
'This book is a must-read for every woman over 40. It's literally life-changing.'
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A sweeping history of and meditation on humanity's relationship with machines, showing how we got here and what happens next
We live in a world made by machines; their development set its beat. T..
What is steampunk and why are people across the globe eagerly embracing its neo-Victorian aesthetic? Aesthetic program, literary genre, philosophy, and subculture, Steampunk embraces a universal visio..
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A Financial Times, BBC History and Spectator Book of the Year
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'Anybody who loves the printed word will be bowled over by this amusing, erudite, beautiful book about books. It is in every way a triumph. One of the loveliest book..
The Magic of Believing is an empowering guide that will shake up your assumptions, expand your worldview, and give you the tools to change your life.
In this classic guide to success, author Cla..
An inspiring introduction to science and a fascinating exploration of the natural world.
Magic takes many forms. The ancient Egyptians explained the night by suggesting that the goddess Nut swall..
A DIY poetry book from the author behind the viral online sensation. For fans of Wreck this Journal, A Poem for Every Day of the Year and Burn After Writing.
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Discover the 7 powers of cat magic protection, independence, affirmation, healing, communication, the supernatural, and connection and tap into the benevolent energy and wisdom of feline magic tha..
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'Felix Flicker brilliantly reveals the secrets behind the modern-day magic we call physics' Marcus du Sautoy
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'An illuminating and riveting read.' - Jonathan Dimbleby
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The story of how one man travelled some 14,000 miles, collected 250,000 specimens and changed the face of science
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If a man has lost a leg or an eye, he knows he has lost a leg or an eye; but if he has lost a self - himself - he cannot know it, because he is no longer ..
A fascinating exploration of how our senses can enrich our experience of the world around us - and how they can work against us
Our senses form an integral part of our daily experiences, memori..
'A luminous study' Luke Harding, Guardian
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Actor, comedian, raconteur, writer, poet, painter, songwriter, music lover and one of the most gifted artists of the last century, Barry Humphries was an Australian global superstar. In this affection..
Based on over eighty hours of interviews with Lovelock and unprecedented access to his personal papers and scientific archive, Jonathan Watts has written a definitive and revelatory biography of a fas..
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OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK New York Times?bestselling author Lara Love Hardin recounts her slide from socc..
'Rose Cartwright breaks all our old certainties and liberates us to approach our mental struggles with new humanity and creativity. The book cannot fail to interest anyone concerned with their mind's ..
An exceptional new biography that shows how George Eliot wrestled with the question of marriage, in art and life
When she was in her mid-thirties, Marian Evans transformed herself into George Eli..
The remarkable true story of Saint Maximilian Kolbe, his sacrifice in Auschwitz, and the two men in war-torn Japan whose lives he changed forever
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What defines who we are?
For decades, the biological answer has been our genes. In The Master Builder, leading biologist Alfonso Martinez Arias breaks with decades of scientific and popula..
In this landmark new book, Iain McGilchrist addresses some of the oldest and hardest questions humanity faces - ones that, however, have a practical urgency for all of us today. Who are we? What is th..
A passionate and informative celebration of birds: the perfect gift for the hard-core or amateur twitcher - or for anyone who cares about the natural world. One of our most eloquent nature writers of..
With letters from Sir David Attenborough, Bob Geldof, Dame Hilary Mantel, Dame Kelly Holmes, Sir John Major and many more . . .
In 2015, James Bailey was down on his luck, unemployed, heart..
William James's influential collection of essays demonstrating his clear theories for a pragmatic conception of truth. Now in a digestible, pocket format for the modern reader. A clear, accessible in..
'This forensic study of the Renaissance banking dynasty conjures up a world of art, literature, philosophy - and brutality' Telegraph
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Crikey owner and ex-News Corp and Fairfax editor lifts the lid on the abuse of power by media moguls - from William Randolph Hearst to Elon Musk - and on his own unique experience of working for (and ..
'Simultaneously frightening and hilarious' - The Times
The Men Who Stare at Goats reveals the extraordinary - and completely nutty - national secrets at the core of Bush's government. Often funny..
Menopause and perimenopause are still a black box to most doctors, leaving patients exasperated as they grapple with symptoms ranging from hot flushes to insomnia and brain fog. As a leading neuroscie..
"The Menopause Metabolism Fix, offers a refreshing perspective on midlife fitness. Cara Metz's problem-solving approach makes this book an invaluable resource for navigating this transformative period..
A transformational plan for women who find themselves struggling through their menopausal years and who may be experiencing sudden symptoms such as sleepless nights, irritable moods, unexplained anxie..