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The perfect gift book for the power hungry (and who doesnt want power?) at an excellent price. The Concise Edition of an international bestseller. At work, in relationships, on the street or on the 6 oclock news: the 48 Laws apply everywhere. For anyone with an interest in conquest, self-defence,...

The companion book to the bestselling Concise 48 Laws of Power, which has now sold over 125,000 copies in the UK. Amoral, ruthless, clever and cunning, this is the essential guide to the art of seduction.

The concise edition of the 2019 WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS BOOK AWARD From the million-copy bestselling author of The 48 Laws of PowerRobert Greene is a master guide for millions of readers, distilling ancient wisdom and philosophy into essential texts for seekers of power, understanding and mastery. Now he...

The perfect pocketbook gift for the power-hungry - from the modern Machiavelli, Robert Greene, international bestselling sensation author of The 48 Laws of Power, Seduction and War. This concise version of the business classic Mastery provides a shortcut to Greenes powerful new tools for achieving greatness. Around the globe, people...

A beautiful little novel about books, history, ambition and the importance of literature. Nick Hornby Truly potent ... Adimi confronts us with episodes that are simply never spoken of in France The New York Times Book Review In 1936, a young dreamer named Edmond Charlot opened a modest bookshop in...

WINNER OF THE 2022 EISNER AWARD FOR BEST COMICS-RELATED BOOK 'Magnificently marvellous' Junot Diaz 'An account of how a motley gang of accidental collaborators created a vernacular mythology out of the dodgiest of commercial occasions ... a revelation' Jonathan Lethem Every schoolchild recognises their protagonists: the Avengers, the X-Men, your...

'Inspiring' GUARDIAN 'Heartbreaking' INDEPENDENT 'I loved it' ADAM KAY 'Beautiful' MATT HAIG 'Luminous' NICCI GERRARD 'Essential reading' MADELEINE BUNTING 'A celebration' CHRISTIE WATSON A Best Book for Summer in The Times, Guardian and The i Independent Book of the Month Caring is an issue that affects us all - as...

The most insightful book on branding of the last 20 years Rory Sutherland, Vice Chairman of Ogilvy Now, more than ever, your brand is either loved - or its noise. In a world defined by digital products and immediate gratification, how can your brand stand out? When consumers can easily...

A WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER A FINANCIAL TIMES BUSINESS BOOK OF THE MONTH A FAST COMPANY TOP SUMMER PICK 'Well-written, cogent and useful manual' - David Allen, author of Getting Things Done 'Forte's ideas really work.' - Seth Godin, author of This is Marketing 'Completely changed my life' - Ali...

'Well-written, cogent and useful manual' - David Allen, author of Getting Things Done 'Forte's ideas really work.' - Seth Godin, author of This is Marketing 'Completely changed my life' - Ali Abdaal, YouTuber and Entrepreneur 'A survival guide to managing the complexities of modern life' - Chris Guillebeau, author of...

How did Britain become the servant of the world's most powerful and corrupt men? From accepting multi-million pound tips from Russian oligarchs, to enabling Gibraltar to become an offshore gambling haven, meet Butler Britain... The Suez Crisis of 1956 was Britain's twentieth-century nadir, the moment when the once superpower was...

This is a stunningly well-written account of the life of a surgeon: what it is like to cut into peoples bodies and the terrifying - literally life and death - decisions that have to be made.There are accounts of operations that go wrong; of doctors who go to the bad;...

Irreverently funny ... kept me giggling all week. Scotland on Sunday "Do you have a list of your books, or do I just have to stare at them?" Shaun Bythell is the owner of The Bookshop in Wigtown, Scotland. With more than a mile of shelving, real log fires in...

A powerful meditation on the nature and dangers of ego, from the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Stillness is the Key, and Obstacle is the Way - over 1 million copies sold Re-read it each year. Its that important Derek Sivers, author of Anything You WantRyan Holiday...

'Marvellous first aid for couples' Susie Orbach 'Good advice on how to navigate those tricky arguments' Mariella Frostrup If you feel like you have the same arguments with your partner over and over again ... you may be right. And you're not alone: Joanna Harrison believes there are five distinct...

For over fifty years, Charles Handy has set the tone for leadership thinking. In this business classic, he lays out one of his most famous ideas: the four types of organisational culture, as exemplified by the Greek Gods. Culture is central to a company's efficiency and success, whether it is...

China is one of the oldest states in the world. It achieved its approximate current borders with the Ascendancy of the Yuan dynasty in the 13th century, and despite the passing of one Imperial dynasty to the next, it has maintained them for the eight centuries since. Even the European...

In his groundbreaking new book Daniel Everett seeks answers to questions that have perplexed thinkers from Plato to Chomsky: when and how did language begin? What is it? And what is it for? Daniel Everett confounds the conventional wisdom that language originated with Homo sapiens 150,000 years ago and that...

For a century, the most divisive question in political thought has been about the size of the state. Should it expand and take an active role in all sorts of areas of life? Or is that just meddlesome and wasteful? Those questions might have made sense in the previous century....

Idiocy is all around us: whether it's the uncle spouting conspiracy theories, the colleagues who repeat your point but louder, or the commuters who still can't count two metres, our lives are beset by idiots. But what is the answer to this perpetual scourge? Maxime Rovere is a philosopher who...