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An award-winning historian's examination of impossible events at the dawn of modernity and of their enduring significance
Accounts of seemingly impossible phenomena abounded in the early moder..
FINALIST FOR THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE
"Every sentence delivered. The pathos of truth-seeking left me thinking of Herman Melville."
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From Chris Hipkins advising people to 'spread their legs' to Ruby Tui stirring up Eden Park, to lines that recall moving moments from the decade, these are Kiwi quotes that show us who we are, as vote..
#1 WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER Discover practical steps you can take today to live a life focused on things that matter, from the bestselling author of The More of Less and The Minimalist Home.
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Stanford University lecturer and host of the #1 business podcast Think Fast, Talk Smart, Matt Abrahams, reveals the secrets to cutting through the anxiety and finding the right words - when it counts...
While courses in nutrition counseling teach providers to listen to their patients, this book gives registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs) a heads-up on what to listen for, with educational material..
Life throws a lot of unexpected and unpleasant things at us. Many people just struggle on, but others find someone to talk to, someone like Stephen Joseph, who, as a therapist, is trained to listen to..
'A world-class tune-up for your brain' - Daniel H. Pink, bestselling author of Drive
Why do we think we're better prepared for job interviews than we are? Why does no one act on climate change? W..
The "New York Times" Bestseller, acclaimed by author such as Freakonomics co-author Steven D. Levitt, Black Swan author Nassim Nicholas Taleb and Nudge co-author Richard Thaler, "Thinking Fast and Slo..
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Rediscover the lost words of an ancient land in this new and updated edition of an international bestseller.
Most people associate Britain and Ireland with the English language, a vast, sprawling..
As book banning efforts increase throughout so many areas of the U.S., conscientious reading and the act of seeking out those books at risk becomes even more important. Knowing how to work against suc..
Have you ever wondered what happened on your birthday hundreds of years ago This Day in History is perfect for history buffs and trivia fans alike. This fascinating book covers the most important, unk..
DURING THE AGE OF DISCOVERY, in the autumn of 1550, an anonymously authored volume containing a wealth of geographical information new to Europeans was published in Venice under the title Navigationi ..
A celebratory compendium of nature's weirdest and most wonderful fungi, with gorgeously illustrated profiles of notable mushrooms and information on foraging, understanding, and appreciating these mag..
An essential guide to understanding Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder - commonly known as ADHD - for people with ADHD and their families, friends and workmates.
Chanelle Moriah was offic..
A Times, Financial Times and Telegraph Political Book of the Year
'Illuminates some of the great trends of our time' - Gideon Rachman, Financial Times
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The multi-million copy bestseller and Book of the Year at The National Book Awards.
'Painfully funny. The pain and the funniness somehow add up t..
'Prose written with the pen of a poet' - Desmond Morris, author of The Naked Ape
'Full of wisdom and poetry and epic emotion, This is My Sea explores grief, memory and loss through vivid words an..
An essential guide to thinking strategically in a complex, ever-changing world.
From Seth Godin, one of the world's most influential business thinkers and bestselling author of This is Marketing,..
The first book from vegan activist, educator and influencer, Ed Winters, who has a strong, loyal following on Instagram
Our choices can help alleviate the most pressing issues we face today- the ..
A legendary record-producer-turned-brain-scientist explains why you love the music you do in an antidote to the Spotify algorithm doldrums
'Extraordinary insights about music, emotion and the br..
This is the first book to offer a comprehensive explanation of how humans experience music and to unravel the mystery of our perennial love affair with it. Using musical examples from Bach to the Beat..
'There is no one on earth quite so wonderful' STEPHEN FRY
BAFTA-winning actor, voice of everything from Monkey to the Cadbury's Caramel Rabbit, creator of a myriad of unforgettable characte..
A WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2023: BIOGRAPHY
This Ragged Grace tells the story of Octavia's journey through recovery from alcohol addiction, and the parallel story of her father's descent into Alzh..
The inspiring and entertaining memoir from national treasure and star of Only Fools and Horses, Sir David Jason
Sir David Jason's career, from the outside, might seem like one glorious procession..
'This Time No Mistakes is a brilliant book... an intellectual, historical, political read with some strong themes... read it if you haven't already.' Keir Starmer
'Represents the beginning of a n..
This Woman's Work: Essays on Music is edited by Kim Gordon and Sinead Gleeson and features contributors Anne Enright, Fatima Bhutto, Jenn Pelly, Rachel Kushner, Juliana Huxtable, Leslie Jamison, Liz P..
Featuring sixteen new projects and fresh photography, this updated and revised book remains the definitive publication on the internationally acclaimed designer Thomas Heatherwick. How do you create ..
An exciting new telling of the life of Anne Boleyn, using new archival research to reveal the woman behind the myth, from the acclaimed historian Dr Estelle Paranque.
A queen on the edge.
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The book is the first to examine comprehensively the experience of the Highland soldier in the Great War, seeking the truth behind the myths. It does not deal with the operational history, but with th..
The story of the British Army's Household Division from 1969 to 2023. It is the biography of a family of three generations of soldiers who have served Crown and Country during a period of significant ..
Contrary to popular belief Polio is not extinct. This is the true story of an indomitable spirit afflicted with unimaginable physical and psychological challenges. Paul Alexander's life is a saga that..
There's a madman dog beside me, and the hounds of memory ahead of us. It's love and beasts and wild mistakes, and regret, but never to change things...
What happens when the Zusaks open their fa..
In July 1950, Avi Shlaim, only five, and his family were forced into exile, fleeing from their beloved Iraq into the new state of Israel.
Now the rump of a once flourishing community of over 1..
This is the guide to the James Bond movies you never knew you needed.
The Bond films have entertained, excited and sometimes irritated cinema-goers (and ITV4 viewers) for more than fifty years, i..
From the Sunday Times bestselling author, Laura Cumming, a kaleidoscopic memoir connecting her life as an art critic with the vivid world of her father's paintings and those of the Dutch Golden Age - ..
Nietzsche was one of the most revolutionary and subversive thinkers in Western philosophy, and "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" remains his most famous and influential work. It describes how the ancient Persi..
A new non-fiction title uncovering the life of golf superstar, Tiger Woods, featuring original interviews and reporting. What makes Tiger tick?
How did Tiger Woods become the greatest of all time..
What if the problem isn't your partner-it's stress? This relatable and empowering guide offers indispensable tools to stress-proof your relationship.
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'A work of extraordinary power, beauty and human feeling.' Sunday Times, History Book of the Year
'Profoundly moving.' Edmund de Waal
'A most rare book: extraordinarily powerful - magisteria..
A brilliant exploration of how our understanding of the past was transformed between the French Revolution and the Great Exhibition by a band of long-forgotten antiquaries
Between the fall of the..
In a 2021 study, McKinsey describes Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) within the watch market as 'the industry's fastest-growing segment'. The trade in pre-owned watches is expected to overtake that in new wa..
This highly accessible history of science brings key milestones and events to life in visual timelines
Discover the world of science as never before in this richly illustrated guide.
The hi..
THE WAR THAT SHAPED THE MODERN WORLD - MOMENT BY MOMENT
Discover the key events in the war that shaped the modern world - moment by moment.
An accessible and wide-ranging overview of the mom..
The official style guide followed by The Times and The Sunday Times.
Uncover the rules, conventions and policies on spelling, grammar and usage followed by the journalists, contributors and editors ..