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The #1 Sunday Times bestseller from the most influential public intellectual in the Western world right now (New York Times) - now in paperback. How should we live properly in a world of chaos and uncertainty?Jordan Peterson has helped millions of people, young and old, men and women, aim at...

Neil MacGregors A History of the World in 100 Objects takes a bold, original approach to human history, exploring past civilizations through the objects that defined them. Encompassing a grand sweep of human history, A History of the World in 100 Objects begins with one of the earliest surviving objects...

'Thrilling, inspiring and informative page-turner.' Walter Isaacson, author of The Code Breaker You know what went wrong.This is the untold story of what went right.Few were ready when a mysterious respiratory illness emerged in Wuhan, China, in January 2020. Politicians, government officials, business leaders and public-health professionals were unprepared for...

Find peace, calm and serenity through the ancient practice of cultivating bonsai Rooted in ancient Eastern philosophies, every part of a bonsai tree is symbolic of our life and experiences. The central tenets of this beautiful, meditative practice teach us patience, focus, calmness, perspective, planning, mindfulness and many more traits...

A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 An extraordinary achievement . . . gripping, grim and witty Robert MacFarlaneUnputdown-able ... No book could be more timely Richard J EvansToday, the bunker has become the extreme expression of our greatest fears: from pandemics to climate change and nuclear war. And...

Join the Calm revolution. Modern life is hectic and relentless: trains delayed, endless emails filling the inbox, kids squabbling before bedtime... There has never been a more important time to rediscover your pause button. Calm is the book that will show you how to take back a little bit of...

THE TIME NONFICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR | #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Powerful and timely ... I cannot recommend it strongly enough" - Barack Obama Beyond race or class, our lives are defined by a powerful, unspoken system of divisions. In Caste, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson provides a...

An engrossing history of ancient Chinese philosophy and culture from an eminent Cambridge expert. We are often told that the twenty-first century is bound to become Chinas century. Never before has Chinese culture been so physically, digitally, economically or aesthetically present in everyday Western life. But how much do we...

Winner of the 2019 Lionel Gelber Prize Majestic, informative and often delightful ... insights on every page Yanis Varoufakis, ObserverThe definitive history of the Great Financial Crisis, from the acclaimed author of The Deluge and The Wages of Destruction.In September 2008 the Great Financial Crisis, triggered by the collapse of...

*Now on Netflix as The Call to Courage** 'She's so good, Brene Brown, at finding the language to articulate collective feeling' Dolly AldertonEvery time we are faced with change, no matter how great or small, we also face risk. We feel uncertain and exposed. We feel vulnerable. Most of us...

What if everything we thought about power was wrong? What if, in the ancient story of the shepherd boy who topples a giant, David actually had the advantage? This thought sets Malcolm Gladwell on an extraordinary journey that takes him from art to basketball, the brain to revolutions, along the...

You make hundreds of decisions every day, from what to eat for breakfast to how to influence people, and not one of them could be made without the essential component of emotion. It has long been held that thinking and feeling are separate and opposing forces in our behaviour. But...

'The real remedy is education of the kind that Sanghera has embraced - accepting, not ignoring, the past' Gerard deGroot, The Times EMPIRE explains why there are millions of Britons living worldwide.EMPIRE explains Brexit and the feeling that we are exceptional.EMPIRE explains our distrust of cleverness.EMPIRE explains Britain's particular brand...

Roger Kneebone is a legend Mark Miodownik, author of Stuff Matters Fascinating and inspiring Financial TimesThe pandemic has made the necessity of relying on experts evident to all . . . this is a rich exploration of lifelong learning GuardianWhat could a lacemaker have in common with vascular surgeons? A...

From the innermost sanctum of the Prime Minister’s private offices among the Minaret-studded buildings of Putrajaya to streets filled with tear-gassed protestors in downtown Kuala Lumpur, Romen Bose, a former international correspondent and political communications consultant to then Prime Minister Najib Razak, provides a gripping and engaging true story of...

This transformational book will help you calm your mind, remove negativity and find inner peace. Jay Shetty, author of Think Like a Monk The perfect manual for the mind, bringing deep insight to todays world and offering practical tools for transformation Gelong Thubten, author of A Monks Guide to Happiness_______________________________________________________________________________In...

LONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 2021 One of the best books ever written about intelligence analysis and its long-term lessons Christopher Andrew, author of The Defence of the Realm: The Authorized History of MI5An invaluable guide to avoiding self-deception and fake news Melanie Phillips, The TimesFrom the...

Why do we laugh? What makes memories fade?Why do people believe in ghosts?How the Mind Works explores every aspect of mental life, showing that our minds are not a mystery, but a system of organs of computation designed by natural selection.

In this urgent, authoritative book, Bill Gates sets out a wide-ranging, practical - and accessible - plan for how the world can get to zero greenhouse gas emissions in time to avoid a climate catastrophe. Bill Gates has spent a decade investigating the causes and effects of climate change. With...

Perfect your social skills and master any conversation The most famous confidence-boosting book ever published, with sales of over 16 million copies worldwideMillions of people around the world have improved their lives based on the teachings of Dale Carnegie. In How to Win Friends and Influence People, he offers practical...