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The words of a man. The message of a people. Bringing together a new introduction by Volodymyr Zelensky with his most powerful war speeches, this book recounts Ukraine’s war through the words of its president. It is the story of a people valiantly defending themselves from Russian aggression. And it is a battle cry for […]

From ‘Just Do It’ to the Swoosh logo, everything Nike creates is precision-engineered to connect with its customers’ deepest emotions. Now, Nike’s former CMO outlines a method that uses creativity to forge deep, lasting bonds with customers. He calls it Emotion by Design. Emotion by Design reveals how leaders can harness the creative potential of […]

The Sunday Times and New York TimesBestseller ‘The master of productivity.’ Steven Bartlett, creator of Diary of a CEO ‘The book we’ve all been waiting for.’ Dr Julie Smith, author of Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? ‘Will guide you to accomplish more than you ever dreamed of.’ Jay Shetty, author of Think Like a Monk and 8 Rules of Love The […]

Based on nearly a decade of reporting, Invisible Child follows eight dramatic years in the life of Dasani Coates, a child with an imagination as soaring as the skyscrapers near her Brooklyn homeless shelter. Born at the turn of a new century, Dasani is named for the bottled water that comes to symbolise Brooklyn’s gentrification and the […]

A hilarious memoir and modern classic of trying to make it as a rock star, perfect for fans of High Fidelityand Daisy Jones & the Six ‘In the Spring of 1989, shortly after my twenty-seventh birthday, as I stood in the sleet at a bus stop in Colchester, it dawned on me that I had probably, all […]

A beautiful gift book of the 100 scents that changed the world ‘Wonderful . . . Charming and illuminating. I loved it’ INDIA KNIGHT ‘A really enjoyable, fun book’ CLAUDIA WINKLEMAN ‘Beautifully written . . . A perfect gift’ CATHY RENTZENBRINK The incredible stories of 100 perfumes from a whole century of scents. Signature scents and now lost […]

The number of people dying due to drug-resistant diseases is rising every year. What medical weapons and technologies are being developed to stop this existential threat to all of us? In this brilliantly wide-ranging, one-stop guide WIRED journalist Victoria Turk outlines the reasons for this major crisis in medicine and the steps being taken to […]

Bono – artist, activist and the lead singer of Irish rock band U2 – has written his autobiography: honest and irreverent, intimate and profound, Surrender is the story of the remarkable life he’s lived, the challenges he’s faced and the friends and family who have shaped and sustained him. ‘When I started to write this […]

‘Fascinating, beautiful, alarming and revelatory use of mapping and infographics’ Stephen Fry on EarthTime maps From the global impact of the Coronavirus to exploring the vast spread of the Australian bushfires, join authors Ian Goldin and Robert Muggah as they trace the ways in which our world has changed and the ways in which it […]

‘Katy Hessel is a brilliant chronicler of the overlooked. I am so thrilled this book exists as an empowering, enlightening guide to the unforgettable vision of these brilliant artists. Essential reading.’ ELIZABETH DAY ‘It’s a long way before the balance is truly redressed but this is a good start.’ TRACEY EMIN ‘I was not aware how hungry […]

The Things That We Lost is a standout coming of age novel from winner of the 2021 #Merky Books New Writers’ Prize, Jyoti Patel. AN OBSERVER BEST DEBUT NOVEL OF 2023 WINNER OF THE 2021 #MERKY BOOKS NEW WRITERS’ PRIZE Nik has lots of questions about his late father but knows better than to ask his mother, […]

‘Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit ’em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.’Atticus Finch gives this advice to his children as he defends the real mockingbird of this classic novel – a black man charged with attacking a white girl.

The first and only Estate-authorized biography of the legendary artist, Tupac Shakur, a moving exploration of his life and powerful legacy, fully illustrated with photos, mementos, handwritten poetry, musings, and more. Artist, Poet, Actor, Revolutionary, Legend- Tupac Shakur. Tupac Shakur is one of the greatest and most controversial artists of all time. More than a […]

Artistic genius, political activist, painter and decorator, mythic legend or notorious graffiti artist? The work of Banksy is unmistakable, except maybe when it’s….

Tara Westover grew up preparing for the End of Days, watching for the sun to darken, for the moon to drip as if with blood. She spent her summers bottling peaches and her winters rotating emergency supplies, hoping that when the World of Men failed, her family would continue on, unaffected. She hadn’t been registered […]

The Simpsons is the longest running comedy in history. Gracing our screens since 1989, with over 600 episodes, the show is a cultural phenomenon. Whilst it is still drawing huge ratings numbers, there is no argument that during the 90s the show was at its zenith. No other comedy has had as big an impact […]

Ikigai translates as ‘a reason to live’ or ‘a reason to jump out of bed in the morning’. It’s the place where your needs, desires, ambitions, and satisfaction meet: a point of perfect balance, and perfect fulfilment. On the Japanese island of Okinawa, people live longer than anywhere else in the world. There, finding your […]

Ikigai translates as ‘a reason to live’ or ‘a reason to jump out of bed in the morning’. It’s the place where your needs, desires, ambitions, and satisfaction meet: a point of perfect balance, and perfect fulfilment. On the Japanese island of Okinawa, people live longer than anywhere else in the world. There, finding your […]

Phil Collins gained fame as both the drummer and lead singer for Genesis and continues to enjoy worldwide success today. He’s one of only three recording artists who have sold over 100 million albums both as solo artists and separately as principal members of a band – the other two being Paul McCartney and Michael […]

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 […]

A beautifully crafted graphic novel adaptation of Harper Lee’s beloved American classic, voted the #1 Great American Read 2018. ‘Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit ‘em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.’ A haunting portrait of race and class, innocence and injustice, hypocrisy and heroism, tradition and transformation […]