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The modern and contemporary art of Iran has often been understood, and positioned by commercial institutions, as decorative or ethnic - hence the focus on calligraphy and veiled women. At...

'Beautiful, like a muddy journey through time . . . a really important book' RAYNOR WINN, author of The Salt Path Lisa Woollett has spent her life combing beaches and...

Elizabeth I is one of England's most famous monarchs, whose story as the 'Virgin Queen' is well known. But queenship was by no means a certain path for Henry VIII's...

The perfect book for the power hungry (and who doesn't want power?). At work, in relationships, on the street or on the 6 o'clock news: the 48 Laws apply everywhere....

Bird Talk delves into new scientific developments to reveal the complexities of how birds make, learn, and use sound in a bewildering array of songs and calls. The beauty of...

Cricket song is a sound of the Australian bush. Even in cities, the rasping calls signify Australia's remarkable cricket biodiversity. Crickets are notable for a variety of reasons. When their...

"I love Olly's work - and you will too!" - Barbara Oakley, PhD, Author of New York Times bestseller A Mind for Numbers Short Stories in French for Beginners has...

WINNER OF THE LONDON HELLENIC PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE RUNCIMAN AWARD A Sunday Times , BBC History Magazine , and Evening Standard Book of the Year 'Majestic, sparkling' Peter Frankopan...

A celebration of the sharpest, wittiest, most beloved Jane Austen characters and their timeless retorts Why use plain words to scold those nearest to you when fancier insults are available?...

Arguably the best chef of his generation, Gordon Ramsay has had an illustrious career and built a global restaurant empire from London to Bordeaux and from Seoul to Singapore. But...

This critical historical exploration shows a portrait of the British Empire at both the peak of its global reach--and the moment it began to topple. September 29, 1923. Once the...

A revelatory account of the transition into motherhood and how it affects the mind, brain and body A New Statesman and Daily Mail Book of the Year During pregnancy, childbirth,...

KNOWN AFFECTIONATELY AS THE "LITTLE BLUE BOOK," THIS INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER TAUGHT MILLIONS HOW TO OVERCOME ILLNESS AND DIS-EASE WITH THE POWER OF AFFIRMATIONS. THIS CLASSIC SELF-HEALING BOOK WAS EXPANDED INTO...

A fascinating new book charting the life and career of Sex Pistols legend Glen Matlock through the lens of thirty of his most formative songs - from the ones that...

'Absorbing' Telegraph 'Gentle, empathetic, committed to righting undeniable wrongs' S unday Times, Book of the Week 'Illuminating and affectionate... an intimate and perceptive portrait' Publishers Weekly An intimate and revelatory...

Filled with gratitude and tremendously useful, Thank You Box collects twenty thank you cards in one handy box. Five talented artists contribute four images each for a diverse set of...

Southwestern Journal of Theology 2024 Book of The Year * Christianity Today 2024 Theology Book Award * The Gospel Coalition 2024 Biblical Studies Book Award Reading the Bible to the...

From rock art to Australian modernism, from bark paintings to the Heidelberg School, The Cambridge Companion to Australian Art provides a wide-ranging overview of the movements, themes and media found...

'Tony Robbins returns with another must-read financial book revealing the strategies of many of the world's greatest investors' RAY DALIO, founder of Bridgewater and author of Principles Tony Robbins, who...

Released 50 years ago, and celebrated in this new book, the Zombies' final album Odessey and Oracle is a masterpiece of '60s rock I remember first hearing 'She' s Not...

The no-low alcohol lifestyle is booming, as more and more consumers are seeking fabulous mixed drinks that skip the alcohol. Gone are the days of sugary Shirley Temples and soda-topped...

AN ECONOMIST BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A gripping investigation of Israel's assassination policy' Sunday Times 'Remarkable' Observer 'Riveting' Daily Mail 'Compelling' John le Carre Shortlisted for the Airey Neave Memorial...

Discover the rich diversity of non-religious thought today in this inspiring collection of interviews with over thirty different humanists in the public eye, including Stephen Fry, Sandi Toksvig and Alice...

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 'A rigorous and thoughtful study of what has happened on battlefields over the past eight decades' THE TIMES 'A hugely important book ... elegantly written and persuasively...

Child: Dad, I'm hungry Dad: Hello hungry, I'm Dad! Celebrate the sense of humour that's so bad it's great with this ultimate collection of dad jokes. From cheesy one-liners to...

New York Times bestselling author and the gaming industry's preeminent investigative journalist Jason Schreier examines three decades of ups and downs at Blizzard Entertainment leading up to a hostile corporate...

Daily reminders for growth and positive change, from the New York Times bestselling author of SET BOUNDARIES, FIND PEACE and DRAMA FREE CONSIDER THIS is a collection of messages intended...

A Waterstones Best Popular Science Book of 2023 'Delightfully clear and vivid to read...A splendid book! Philip Pullman 'Absolutely fascinating' James O'Brien 'An exceptional book - readable, funny and more...

You didn't choose to live this life, in this body, in these conditions-this delicate and difficult life. Yet when you consider that your existence is fleeting, an inspired sense of...

Make your outdoor space as comfortable and personal as the inside of your home with design and planting guidance from Field Guide to Outside Style . Maybe you've just purchased...

While many of us are doing all the "right" things to set back the clock now, many of us want and need to upgrade our aging plan--we want access to...

Get comfortable with being uncomfortable - the story of a 23-year-old tradie who put his body 'through hell and back 10 times' to prove that anything is possible when you...

'A LANDMARK IN THE HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF PHYSICS' - Jean Bricmont The received wisdom in quantum physics is that, at the deepest levels of reality, there are no actual...

The third installment in Yotam's bestselling and multi-award-winning PLENTY series (over 2 million copies sold). FLAVOUR celebrates the limitless potential of vegetables and reveals how to transform them into magical...

A one-of-a-kind masterclass in chess from the greatest player of all time. Learn how to play chess the Bobby Fischer way with the fastest, most efficient, mostenjoyablemethod ever devised. Whether...

Bill Bryson's Mother Tongue is a hymn to the English language. In examining how a second-rate, mongrel tongue came to be the undisputed language of the globe. Bryson explores English...

A detailed and compelling political study of how elite forces shape mass media Contrary to the usual image of the press as cantankerous, obstinate, and ubiquitous in its search for...

New translation of one of the central texts of Sanskrit The Bhagavad Gita is an early epic poem that recounts the conversation between Arjuna the warrior and his charioteer Krishna,...

One of the most influential - and best loved - spiritual autobiographies Born in the Castilian town of vila in 1515, Teresa entered the Carmelite convent of the Incarnation when...

The bestselling, multi-award winning, author of East, Fresh India and Made in India, Meera Sodha, is back with her much anticipated fourth book, Dinner FROM THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF EAST,...

An exhilarating account of how psychology, culture and institutions co-evolved to produce the Western mind Do you identify yourself by your profession or achievements, rather than your family network? Do...

'Masterly ... will surely be the standard history for many years to come ... This is a warning for the future, as much as a judgement on the past' Richard...

Either/Or is a brilliant exploration of the conflicts inherent in life between living aesthetically, and living morally In Either/Or, using the voices of two characters - the aesthetic young man...

A stupendous history of intelligence, its uses and its neglect - by 'the doyen of intelligence historians' (New Statesman) The history of espionage stretches back over millennia, yet it has...

From established historian James Holland, this is the top ten bestselling and second biggest history book of 2019. 'A devastating new account..Holland knows his stuff when it comes to military...

'Excellent ... A detailed, even-handed account of the world's most intractable and damaging political dispute' Sunday Times Ever since the Ottoman Empire was defeated and British colonial rule began in...

The number 1 bestseller from the superstar physicist hailed as 'the new Hawking' (Sunday Times) Time is a mystery that does not cease to puzzle us. Philosophers, artists and poets...

A guidebook to the wilderness of mind and an indispensable resource from the founding father of psychedelia for the first time in Modern Classics The Psychedelic Experience, created by the...