A multi-layered exploration of trauma, grief and addiction that will captivate readers ofand Notes to Selfand andand Small Things Like These------------In 1993, aged twenty, Carmel Mc Mahon left Ireland for New York, carrying $500, two suitcases and a ton of unseen baggage. It took...

A must-read for any executive seeking a re-set in a fast-changing world.'Grant Duncan, Senior Client Partner, Korn FerryWhether setting out on your career or already ensconced in the boardroom, you will not succeed on your own. You need others to choose to listen, buy...

A must-read for makers, tinkerers, fixers and creators, The Repair Shop's Dominic Chinea shares his knowledge and enthusiasm for the history and practical uses of tools.This book is a beautifully-illustrated celebration of 140 essential tools, their history, their unique appeal and how they are...

A myth-shattering view of the Islamic world's myriad scientific innovations and the role they played in sparking the European Renaissance. Many of the innovations that we think of as hallmarks of Western science had their roots in the Arab world of the middle ages,...

A Napoleonic triumph of a book, irresistibly galloping with the momentum of a cavalry charge' Simon Sebag Montefiore'Simply dynamite' Bernard CornwellFrom Andrew Roberts, author of the bestsellersand Theand Storm of Warand andand Churchill: Walking with Destiny, this is the definitive modern biography of Napoleon.Napoleon...

A Nation is Born Lexington, Bunker Hill, Saratoga, Washington, Hamilton, Benedict Arnold. All familiar names, but how did they all fit together? How did merchants, lawyers, farmers, and cobblers come together to defeat the British Empire, its powerful navy, and its Hessian auxiliaries? For...

A native of Bombay, Suketu Mehta gives us an insider's view of this stunning metropolis. He approaches the city from unexpected angles, taking us into the criminal underworld of rival Muslim and Hindu gangs, following the life of a bar dancer raised amid poverty...

A Nazi scheme to capture the Pope, an IRA plan to invade Northern Ireland, a British plan to attack the Soviet Union after the defeat of Hitler. World War II Plans That Never Happened tells the stories of the most secret and outrageous operations...

A new collection of Albert Camus' most brilliant speeches and lectures'Freedom is dangerous, as hard to live as it is exalting...'This definitive new collection of Albert Camus' public speeches and lectures gives a compelling insight into one of the twentieth century's most enduring writers....

A new edition of conversations between the artist Ai Wei Wei and curator Hans Ulrich Obrist, coming up to the present dayAi Weiwei - artist, architect, curator, publisher, poet and urbanist - extended the notion of art and is one of the world's most...

A new edition of the classic New York Times bestseller edited by Toni Morrison, offering an encyclopedic look at the black experience in America from 1619 through the 1940s with the original cover restored. “I am so pleased the book is alive again. I...

A NEW NOVEL BY THE AUTHOR OFand THE HENNA ARTIST, A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICKandlt;andgt;andlt;andgt;Good Morning America's "27 Books for June"andlt;andgt; andlt;andgt;PopSugar's Best Summer Reads of 2021and andlt;andgt;andlt;andgt;Inand New York Timesand bestselling author Alka Joshi's intriguing new novel, henna artist Lakshmi arranges for her...

Aand NEW YORK TIMESand BEST SELLERA REESE WITHERSPOON x HELLO SUNSHINE BOOK CLUB PICK“Eloquent and moving…Joshi masterfully balances a yearning for self-discovery with the need for familial love. -Publishers WeeklyVivid and compelling in its portrait of one woman's struggle for fulfillment in a society...

Aand NEW YORK TIMESand BESTSELLERONE OFand THE FINANCIAL TIMES' BEST BOOKS OF SUMMER 2024'HANDS DOWN THE GREATEST BOOK EVER WRITTEN ABOUT F1.' -Sam Walker, author ofand The Captain Class'MODERN F1 IS THE SPORTS STORY OF THIS ERA AND NO ONE COULD TELL IT BETTER'...

Who Rules the Worldand is the essential account of geopolitics right now - including an afterword on President Donald TrumpNoam Chomsky: philosopher, political writer, fearless activist. No one has done more to question the hidden actors who govern our lives, calling the powers that...

Aand NEW YORK TIMESand BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON MEDAL FOR MILITARY HISTORYSHORTLISTED FOR THE GILDER LEHRMAN PRIZE FOR MILITARY HISTORY'A masterpiece. It puts all previous single-volume works of the conflict in the shade' Saul David,and The TimesA bold new approach to the...

Aand New York Timesand bestsellerWith a new introduction byand The Motorcyle Diariesand filmmaker Walter Salles, and featuring 24 pages of photos taken by Che.The Motorcycle Diariesand is Che Guevara's diary of his journey to discover the continent of Latin America while still a medical...

A New York Times Book of the Year, 2018A REESE WITHERSPOON x HELLO SUNSHINE BOOK CLUB PICKA dazzling love letter to a beloved institution - our libraries.After moving to Los Angeles, Susan Orlean became fascinated by a mysterious local crime that has gone unsolved...

A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice We all relish a good scandal. Why do people feel compelled to act out their tangled psychodramas on the national stage, and why do we so enjoy watching them? The motifs are classic-revenge, betrayal, ambition, madness-though...

Aand New York Timesand Notable BookAt a time when the Middle East has come closer to achieving peace than ever before, eminent Israeli historian Benny Morris explodes the myths cherished by both sides to present an epic history of Zionist-Arab relations over the past...

Aand NEW YORK TIMESand TOP-TEN BOOK OF 2024A BARACK OBAMA BOOK OF THE YEARFromand New York Timesand bestselling author Hampton Sides, the epic account of the most momentous voyage of the Age of Exploration, culminating in Captain James Cook's death Extraordinarily compulsive and fascinating.and...

Aand NEW YORK TIMES, NEW STATESMAN, HISTORY TODAYand ANDand BBC HISTORY MAGAZINEand BOOK OF THE YEAR'Masterly... This book is dynamite' - ROBERT GILDEA,and author ofand Empires of the Mind**Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize**A searing, landmarkand study of the British Empire thatand lays bareand...

A NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST AND ECONOMIST BOOK OF THE YEAR'I read it in a fever, swept up in the kind of rapture you fall into when your most audacious friend kicks off on a hilarious, outrageous, but deeply sincere rant' Torrey Peters,...

A new, updated edition including new speeches from Queen Elizabeth II and John Boyega in the year 2020.This collection of extraordinary speeches ranges from ancient times to the twenty-first century. Some are heroic and inspiring; some diabolical and atrocious; some are exquisite and poignant;...

A panoramic, provocative account of the clash between British imperialism and Arab jihadism in Africa between 1870 and 1920 "An epic account of the British Empire's activities in Africa and the Middle East. . . . An important, indeed tremendous, contribution."--John Newsinger, author of...

A peep-through counting adventure, perfect for little explorers!Bird is looking for her best friend Bee. She searches high in the sky and deep underground - she can't find Bee anywhere . . . but who else will she meet along the way?Specially developed for...

A perceptive and provocative history of Henry Kissinger's diplomatic negotiations in the Middle East that illuminates the unique challenges and barriers Kissinger and his successors have faced in their attempts to broker peace between Israel and its Arab neighbors. andlt;p/andgt;"A wealth of lessons for...

A perceptive introduction to the mind of one of German's greatest writers, in a new translation for the first time in 150 years'The best German book there is' NietzscheBy the turn of the nineteenth century, the poet, novelist and thinker Johann Wolfgang von Goethe...

A personal journal of living under siege in Palestine. Battered by repeated suicide bombs, the Israeli army invaded Palestine in April 2002 and held many of the principle towns, including Ramallah under siege. A tank stood at the end of Raja Shehadeh's road; there...

A philosophical exploration of the idea of 'rebellion' by one of the leading existentialist thinkers, Albert Camus'and The Rebeland looks at artistic and political rebels throughout history, from Epicurus to the Marquis de Sade. This Penguin Modern Classics edition is translated by Anthony Bower...

A photograph passed down through generations inspires this beautifully written, compelling memoir of one Singapore family and the secrets that defined their story A cherished family photograph, taken in Hong Kong, 1935, sets Teresa Lim on a journey to uncover her family history. Through...

A poignant narrative by Maulana Azad, India Wins Freedom is his take on the entire partition, his personal experiences, and his take on the concept of liberty and freedom.India Wins Freedom is an autobiographical narrative of the partition that occurred in 1947. It is...

A popular history of the Arab invasions that carved out an empire from Spain to ChinaToday's Arab world was created at breathtaking speed. Whereas the Roman Empire took over 200 years to reach its fullest extent, the Arab armies overran the whole Middle East,...

A powerful illumination of a lost world that is nevertheless part of living memory.' Simon Heffer, 'Books of the Year'and ,and Daily Telegraph'Aand joyous new book on post-war Britain.'and Daily MailWhen Queen Elizabeth II came to the throne in 1952, Britain had a far-flung...

A POWERFUL MEMOIR AND MANIFESTO CHALLENGING WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A BLACK MAN IN BRITAIN“A blisteringly honest take on contemporary Britishness that manages to be both nuanced and shocking. Highly recommended. and Afua Hirsch, author ofand Brit(ish)and You're a black man.and and Aggressive....

A powerful new history detailing the most significant military clashes between Islam and Christendom over the 1,300 years of the Muslim caliphate.From the taking of the holy city of Jerusalem in the 7th century AD by Caliph Umar, to the collapse of the Ottoman...

A powerful novel of enduring friendship set amid the terror and chaos of present-day Afghanistan. Best friends Tamanna and Yasmine cannot believe their good fortune when a school is set up in their Afghan village; however, their dreams for the future are shattered when...

A powerful story set in post-1857 Rohilkhand, Western Uttar Pradesh, Gold Dust of Begum Sultans journeys from the plains to the mountains Mohammadpur, Aligarh, Nainital. In this intensely patriarchal setting, the book explores Akbar Ali Khan's household, paradoxically dominated by strong Begums across three...

A powerful writer and an equally timulating orator, his sway over the Muslim communities was considered a threat by the government which looked for every opportunity to clip his wings and restrain his activities. But Azad took these tribulations gracefully and came to play...

A powerful, immersive account of the D-Day landings and battle for Normandy tied into the groundbreakding BBC2 documentary seriesand D-Day: The Unheard Tapesand and published for the 80th anniversary. Everybody who was involved in the invasion was afraid, basically. This is what war is...

A practical guide to accepting and dealing with addiction, Understanding Addictions is a comprehensive study of all aspects of the disease - from identifying the various reasons why people get addicted to not-to-be-missed symptoms, and from complete dependence to recovery and rehabilitation. This books...

A practical introduction to key fashion trends from the little black dress and bowler hat to the ladies trouser suit and 2:55 bag.Fashion is all around us, and few of us are unaffected by it; yet, how many people know the origins of the...

A Pretext for Warand reveals the systematic weaknesses behind the failure to detect or prevent the 9/11 attacks, and details the Bush administration's subsequent misuse of intelligence to sell preemptive war to the American people. Filled with unprecedented revelations, from the sites of “undisclosed...

Aand probing study of the veil's recent return-from one of the world's foremost authorities on Muslim women-that reaches surprising conclusions about contemporary Islam's place in the West todayIn Cairo in the 1940s, Leila Ahmed was raised by a generation of women who never dressed...

A profoundly beautiful and uniquely insightful description of the universe, Benedict de Spinoza's Ethics is one of the masterpieces of Enlightenment-era philosophy. This Penguin Classics edition is edited and translated from the Latin by Edwin Curley, with an introduction by Stuart Hampshire. Published shortly...

A prominent Viennese psychiatrist before the war, Viktor Frankl was uniquely able to observe the way that both he and others in Auschwitz coped (or didn't) with the experience. He noticed that it was the men who comforted others and who gave away their...

A propulsive investigation into the wild adventures of a man determined to bring down the North Korean regime . . . Deeply reported and novelistic. I flew through it' Ed Caesar, author ofand The Moth and the Mountain'The engrossing inside story of two recent...

A provocative account showing that "China"--and its 5,000 years of unified history--is a national myth, created only a century ago with a political agenda that persists to this day

A provocative manifesto on what it means for women to be 'good' - and what happens when we stop.'A stunning, big and bold encyclopedia of how to live'and LISA TADDEO'You will finish this book and immediately hand your copy over to your best friend'and...

A Pulitzer Prize-winning former bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal documents the rise and fall of the American car industry, offering insight into pivotal decisions being made in various world regions by influential manufacturers and how they set in motion key events throughout...