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Constellation of Genius: 1922: Modernism and All That Jazz
Gloriously entertaining, supremely erudite and delightfully idiosyncractic - this is the diary of the spectacular year of 1922 1922. The spectacular year that F. Scott Fitzgerald chose as a backdrop...
Deadpool Comeback Creator: More Than 150,000 Retorts from the Merc
Trash talk like Deadpool with this hilarious authorized book that contains the best insults from the Deadpool comics, allowing you to create thousands of snarky comebacks worthy of the fast-talking...
Beyond Happy: How to Rethink Happiness and Find Fulfilment
A comprehensive guide to cultivating wellbeing, combining cutting edge science and primordial folk wisdom. 'A brilliant read... a gamechanger' Paul Ross, Talk Sport 'Essential reading... Written with clarity, vivacity and...
America: The Farewell Tour
Chris Hedges's profound and unsettling examination of America in crisis is "an exceedingly...provocative book, certain to arouse controversy, but offering a point of view that needs to be heard" (...
How to Travel with a Salmon and Other Essays
By the author of "The Name of the Rose", this collection of essays offers advice on a wide range of unusual subjects - how to recognize a porno film, how...
Statistics on the Table: The History of Statistical Concepts and
This lively collection of essays examines in witty detail the history of some of the concepts involved in bringing statistical argument "to the table," and some of the pitfalls that...
How The Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic
Ireland played the central role in maintaining European culture when the dark ages settled on Europe in the fifth century: as Rome was sacked by Visigoths and its empire collapsed,...
The Times Lives Behind the Music: Era-defining obituaries of rock and
A must-read collection for all music fans. Delve into the tumultuous world of music stardom with this collection of obituaries from The Times . From the rock'n'roll pioneers of the...
Manners and Mischief: An A-Z of Royal Tales and Surprising Wisdom from
Filled with sparkling anecdotes and tales of living life to the full, featuring previously unseen photographs from Lady Glenconner's personal collection. Lady Anne Glenconner, Lady-in-Waiting to Princess Margaret and Maid...
Through The Looking Glasses: The Spectacular Life of Spectacles
'Elegant and multi-focal. Glorious!' Simon Garfield The humble pair of glasses might just be one the world's greatest inventions, allowing millions to see a world that might otherwise appear a...
Crochet Your Celebrity Crush: Stitch Your Very Own Amigurumi
Choose from 15 amigurumi patterns to create adorable, crocheted versions of famous actors, music stars, and athletes to stitch, collect, and gift. Crochet Your Celebrity Crush is your guide to...
Killers Caught: True Stories of Extraordinary Murder Hunts
How more than 20 of the world's most notorious and prolific killers were finally brought to justice They thought they had got away with murder. They were wrong. Discover the...
Licence to Thrill: A Cultural History of the James Bond Films
In this new edition of Licence To Thrill , James Chapman builds upon the success of his classic work, regarded as the definitive scholarly study of the history of the...
Welcome To The O.C.: The Oral History
"A fascinating peek behind the making of a megahit, and a delightful bit of nostalgia for those of us who remember life before streaming TV." - Town & Country Welcome...
No Lost Causes Club
Part confessional memoir, part vital guide, No Lost Causes Club is a compassionate exploration of what navigating sobriety looks like in our modern world, from the author behind the popular...
The Chess Revolution: Understanding the Power of an Ancient Game in
'Chess is a staggering invention, if indeed it was invented. Maybe it just evolved. It is still evolving, now faster than ever, and Peter Doggers has traced and tracked its...
Gold: The Metal That Rules The World
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Explore the fascinating history of gold with this hardback full-colour reference guide. Why are we so mesmerized by gold? Why is it so revered and so valued? From the earliest...
Shoes: Fashion and Fantasy
Colin McDowell looks at the exclusive world of the bespoke shoemaker, charts the rise of quality mass manufacture and highlights the world of the great designers, such as Perugia and...
The Story of Football in 100 Objects
The captivating story of football told through 100 amazing objects collected from its rich history - a must-read for any football fan What do a Paul Gascoigne puppet, the 1895...
Am I Black Enough For You?: 10 Years On
The story of an urban-based high achieving Wiradyuri woman working to break down stereotypes and build bridges between black and white Australia. I'm Aboriginal. I'm just not the Aboriginal person...
Best Before: The Evolution and Future of Processed Food
A 2018 Choice Outstanding Academic Title The whole story behind what's in the food on our plate. Long before there was the ready meal, humans processed food to preserve it...
A History of Seeing in Eleven Inventions
In 2015 #thedress captured the world's imagination. Was the dress in the picture white and gold or blue and black? It inspired the author to ask: if people in the...
The Cheese Cure: How Comte and Camembert Fed My Soul
'A wonderful book.' Cathy Rentzenbrink 'A remarkable tale' The Spectator 'Finnerty is genuinely funny, but curious and tender, too.' David Ellis, London Standard Restaurant Critic and Going Out Editor A...
Progress: A History of Humanity's Worst Idea
' A spirited skewering of the idea that things can only get better' The Guardian 'A new understanding of our past' Danny Dorling, author of Inequality and the 1% ________________________________...
Elsewhere: The story of UK skateboarding 1987-2002
Elsewhere is the definitive oral history of British skateboarding. Told chronologically from the beginning of its identity shift to the start of the new millennium, the book explores the lasting...
Reinventing the Wheel: Milk, Microbes and the Fight for Real Cheese
**Wine and Spirits Book of the Year 2017** A fascinating look into the world of cheese and its creators. In little more than a century, the drive towards industrial and...
Great Speeches: Words That Made History
A great speech has the power to define the times, to inspire, to stir and to motivate. This collection of ancient and modern speeches includes the words of activists, politicians,...
A Voyage Around the Queen
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER THE TIMES and SUNDAY TIMES BEST MEMOIR OF 2024 ... 'GENIUS' A BOOK OF THE YEAR for the SPECTATOR , MAIL ON SUNDAY , NEW STATESMAN...
Africana
'It is a glorious book: an education and an invitation. There is such life in its pages, and such food!' Nigella Lawson A culinary expedition celebrating cooking from across the...
Antigender Fashion: The Possibilities of Gender-Fluid and Non-Binary
An open access book, Antigender Fashion is a rich examination of gender fluidity in contemporary fashion design, Judith Beyer develops an emerging new theoretical framework for understanding how fashion can...
The Times Lives Behind the Music: Era-defining obituaries of rock and
Delve into the tumultuous world of music stardom with this collection of obituaries from The Times . From the rock'n'roll pioneers of the 1950s to the pop superstars of the...
The ABBA Activity Book: An Unofficial Lovefest
The next instalment in Pavilion's chart-topping activity book series by Sunday Times bestselling author Nathan Joyce Whether you're a diehard fan or just discovering the magic, The ABBA Activity Book...
Worthy
A gripping, painfully honest and ultimately inspirational, New York Times bestselling memoir from global superstar and creator of the Red Table Talk series Jada Pinkett Smith. 'It's a shame that...
Paris: The Memoir
Updated edition including new material Heiress. Party girl. Problem child. Model. Reality star. Self-created. Icon. ""The future belongs to girls who refuse to do as they're told." Heiress. Party girl....
The Murray: A River and Its People
An original and subtly conceived work, The Murray offers a unique picture of Australia's major river. The Murray River is in crisis, and faces an uncertain future. In this evocative...
Wicked Witch of the West: The Enduring Legacy of a Feminist Icon
An empowering look at one of pop culture's most enduring feminist icons, The Wicked Witch of the West. More than 125 years after her introduction, the Wicked Witch of the...
Saxophone
Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. The saxophone is a contradictory instrument that has rooted itself in the soil...
Relic
Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. Every culture, every religion, every era has enshrined otherwise regular objects with a...
Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors and the Drug Company that Addicted America
Now a major TV series on Disney+ 'A shocking investigation... Dopesick is essential' The Times 'Unfolds with all the pace of a thriller' Observer 'A deep - and deeply needed...
Hello, Stranger: Stories of Connection in a Divided World
What if meeting new people were a gift, not a burden? How might we transform our lives if we set aside our fear of outsiders? When Will Buckingham's partner died,...
Hot Feminist
'Bold, brilliant, sharp and funny...it urges women to be less judgemental of each other and of themselves. It's an idea that shouldn't be revolutionary but is.' Elizabeth Day Polly Vernon,...
The Great Resignation: The New Refusal of Work
Based on the experiences of workers, this book analyzes the reasons behind the unexpected growth of the 'great resignation' and demonstrates how resigning today not only prevents exploitative conditions from...
Burning Down the House: Talking Heads and the New York Scene That
"Definitive...Not just for Talking Heads fans-it's a masterful dive into downtown New York in the 70s, and the changing face of rock music."- Town & Country " Riveting" - New...
The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves
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"Ridley writes with panache, wit, and humor and displays remarkable ingenuity in finding ways to present complicated materials for the lay reader." -- Los Angeles Times In a bold and...
ROSE MADE ME DO IT: 60 perfectly pink punches and cocktails
See the world through rose-coloured glasses with this this, the latest cocktail recipe book in the phenomenally successful MADE ME DO IT series. Rose has become the drink of choice...
Taco
Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. Taco is a deep dive into the most iconic Mexican food from the...
Snack
Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. In the hierarchy of foods, snacks are deemed trivial - perhaps even childish...