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Searching for good in a divided world.From Ukraine to Nigeria, Syria to Japan, Orwell Prize-winning Irish journalist Sally Hayden tells stories of the love, resilience and self-sacrifice people show...

A remarkable, intimate record from one of America's greatest writers.Discovered after her death, these private notes were written by Joan Didion to her husband John Gregory Dunne, recording her...

A clear, accessible history of one of the most contested places on earth.Historian Anne Irfan traces the story of the Gaza Strip from its ancient past through the twentieth century to the present...

Discover the secret world of plants.From roots and leaves to flowers, seeds and the clever ways plants survive and thrive, this stunningly illustrated DK guide reveals the science behind the green...

Meet a gorgeous baby elephant and learn about her life, with a loveable wooden toy to treasure.

In late 2021, Diane Foley sat at a table across from Alexanda Kotey, a member of the ISIS group known as "the Beatles," who pled guilty to the kidnapping, torture, and murder of her son James Foley...

In this fresh, eye-opening global history, economist David McWilliams charts the relationship between humans and money-from clay tablets in Mesopotamia to cryptocurrency in Silicon Valley.The story...

A revolutionary new history that reveals how climate change has dramatically shaped the development—and demise—of civilizations across timeGlobal warming is one of the greatest dangers mankind faces...

The acclaimed author of Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts introduces us to the extraordinary keepers and companions of medieval manuscripts over a thousand years of historyThe illuminated...

The blockbuster New York Times bestseller and the companion volume to the wildly popular radio series. When did people first start to wear jewelry or play music? When were cows domesticated, and why...

Join renowned geographer James Cheshire on a tour through a forgotten collection of maps that shaped over 200 years of Western history.Tucked just beyond offices and a lecture hall in the heart of...

Oscar Wilde once wrote “I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read on the train.” This book is your opportunity to discover a compendium of the most...

One ancient language transformed our world. This is its story. Star.Stjarna. Stare. Thousands of miles apart, people look up at the night sky and use the same word to describe what they see.Listen to...

Chronicles the human drama behind the evolution of finance from its origins in Mesopotamia to the modern world's most recent upheavals, in an account that covers such topics as the stock market...

Anthologized here for the first time, A Hitch in Time is a choice selection of Christopher Hitchens's finest reviews, diary entries, and essays along with a smattering of ferocious letters.A Hitch in...

Golden ages are marked by periods of spectacular cultural flourishing, scientific exploration, technological achievement and economic growth: Ancient Greece gave us democracy and the rule of the law;...

A bothy is a remote hut in the wilderness that you can’t reserve, with no electricity, mod-cons or running water. The doors are always unlocked, you just need to step inside.From the rugged cliffs at...

Bill Bryson’s biography of William Shakespeare unravels the superstitions, academic discoveries and myths surrounding the life of our greatest poet and playwright. Ever since he took the theatre of...

For years, the United States was confident that the newly democratic Russia and increasingly wealthy China could be lured into a Western-led order that promised prosperity and relative peace—so long...

Irish troops had fought for Louis XIV in the 1670s, under Irish officers who had little choice but to fight in foreign service, with the blessing of Charles II. With the accession of James II, and...

The first dedicated study of the cat-and-mouse struggle between a British cryptographer at Bletchley Park, and an Austrian SS officer responsible for the mass killings of thousands of Russian and...

Guerrilla warfare is the struggle of the weak against the strong. During the War of Independence in Ireland, the IRA adapted to guerrilla warfare and was able to inflict severe damage on the Crown...

A stand-out series of beautifully soft, black-and-white cloth books - with a crinkly page, buggy handle, felt flaps and a mirror! Cuddle up with baby's first cloth book featuring high-contrast images...

MY NAME IS MARIANNA SPRING AND SOME OF MY TROLLS SAY THEY WANT TO KILL METhreats and abuse litter my social media feeds. They infect my everyday life. Sometimes the people behind the messages try to...

Join Susie Dent, lexicographer extraordinaire and Queen of Countdown's Dictionary Corner, on a curious and exceedingly interesting adventure through all the very best RED HERRINGS, COCK AND BULL...

The most famous living rock musician on the planet, Paul McCartney is now regarded as a slightly cosy figure, an (inter)national treasure. Back in the 1970s, however, McCartney cut a very different...

They may be coated in layers of myth and pious anecdote but dig deep enough and the pioneering leaders of Celtic Christianity are revealed as reassuringly human individuals, responding to their faith...

Writing well over a thousand years ago, the Celtic saints and their followers who penned them reflected not just the cares and concerns of their own times, but also gave voice to the universal human...

The George Orwell Collection features the best works of the twentieth century’s most revolutionary writer. Orwell transformed our culture’s thinking with his thrilling dystopias, politically engaged...

Following the updated World Statistics, there is a new special feature on: The Great Divide - Rich or Poor?* Images of Earth encapsulate the planet using satellite imagery, with images processed...