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| "Invisible Women : A hilarious, feel-good novel of love, motherhood and friendship" |
| "Perfect for fans of Allison Pearson Dawn French and Sophie Kinsella'I was hooked from the start on this emotionally intelligent read' Daily MailIsn't it about time we talked about YOU?Sandra has a naughty secret Harriet has been ditched with her ailing mother-in-law one time too many Tessa is desperate for distraction after her youngest flies the nest for uniWith the big 5-0 around the corner isn't it about time they put themselves first?After Tessa responds to a late night Facebook message from an old flame she finds herself impulsively waiting at the airport for a plane from New York Will it reunite her with The One That Got Away or land her in a heap of trouble?And is this the long-awaited moment Tessa and her friends grab their lives back and start living exactly as they choose?A sharp irreverent and very funny novel for grown-upsThis is what you have been saying about Sarah Long'An emotional tale of love friendship and taking control of your life''Intelligent witty thought-provoking thoroughly recommended especially if you're a woman of a certain age''Sure to make you giggle''A perfect easy read''Funny and emotional so true it's scary!'"
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| "Good Friday : Before Prime Suspect there was Tennison - this is her story" |
| "BEFORE PRIME SUSPECT THERE WAS TENNISONEvery legend has a beginning During 1974 and 1975 the IRA subjected London to a terrifying bombing campaign In one day alone they planted seven bombs at locations across central London Some were defused - some were not Jane Tennison is now a fully-fledged detective On the way to court one morning Jane passes through Covent Garden Underground station and is caught up in a bomb blast that leaves several people dead and many horribly injured Jane is a key witness but is adamant that she can't identify the bomber When a photograph appears in the newspapers showing Jane assisting the injured at the scene it puts her and her family at risk from IRA retaliation 'Good Friday' is the eagerly awaited date of the annual formal CID dinner due to take place at St Ermin's Hotel Hundreds of detectives and their wives will be there It's the perfect target As Jane arrives for the evening she realises that she recognises the parking attendant as the bomber from Covent Garden Can she convince her senior officers in time or will another bomb destroy London's entire detective force? 'La Plante excels in her ability to pick out the surprising but plausible details that give her portrayal of everyday life in a police station a rare ring of authenticity' Sunday Telegraph"
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| "Shelter : `One of 2017's hottest debuts' - your 2018 MUST READ!" |
| "'Beautiful' Adele Parks'Life affirming and compelling!' Clare Mackintosh'Tender and illuminating' Carys Bray'Its characters pulse with life and energy vividly rendered' Daily MailPerfect for fans of Early One Morning by Virginia Baily and the novels of Maggie O'FarrellEarly spring 1944Connie Granger has escaped her bombed-out city home finding refuge in the Women's Timber Corps For her this remote community must now serve a secret purposeSeppe an Italian prisoner of war is haunted by his memories In the forest camp he finds a strange kind of freedomTheir meeting signals new beginnings But as they are drawn together the world outside their forest haven is being torn apart Old certainties are crumbling and both must now make a life-defining choiceWhat price will they pay for freedom? What will they fight to protect? What readers are saying about Shelter'Tender moving with its unforgettable heroine' Irish Times'Powerful and moving Connie and Seppe are amazing characters So well nuanced I loved her feisty courage And such heartbreak! This compelling debut shows how outsiders in a time of war seek to rebuild their lives again' Essie Fox author of The Last Days of Leda Grey'I LOVED it Seppe is one of the most refreshing portrayals of masculinity I have ever read' Shelley Harris author of Jubilee'A lovely hymn to the woods and the men and women who worked there during the Second World War' Lissa Evans author of Their Finest Hour'The deeply profound effects of war quietly resonate through Sarah Franklin's gentle but delightful debut Filled with characters armed with little more than their steadfast resolve and plucky humour Shelter casts a light on the often forgotten work of the Women's Timber Corps and presents it with charm and delicately refreshing warmth' Jason Hewitt author of Devastation Road'A brilliant book Everyone should read it' Alex Reeve author of House on Half Moon Street'Such a treat a super sense of place' Rachael Beale London Review Bookshop'Beautifully written Authentic and honest' Roger Deek 'Reading the Forest''An impressive debut' WhatCathyReadNext'Fresh moving and redemptive' Literary Sofa'One of the year's hottest debuts' NetGalley Book of the Month'Evocative beautifully complex characters you grow to adore and a grittiness that grounds you within its message of loss hope and what home really means' Goodreads 5 review'The book is really fantastic It's Sarah Franklin's debut novel but I really hope she's working on her second one right now' NetGalley Reviewer 'A tender empathetic novel' NetGalley Reviewer'Spirited determined and reckless the Second World War brings Connie the opportunity to seek what she's looking for but the price for that opportunity is a high one an impressive debut' NetGalley Reviewer"
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| "The Floating Theatre : This captivating tale of courage and redemption will sweep you away" |
| "'Completely charming' Imogen Hermes Gowar author of The Mermaid and Mrs HancockIn a nation divided by prejudice everyone must take a side When young seamstress May Bedloe is left alone and penniless on the shore of the Ohio she finds work on the famous floating theatre that plies its trade along the river Her creativity and needlework skills quickly become invaluable and she settles in to life among the colourful troupe of actors She finds friends and possibly the promise of more But cruising the border between the Confederate South and the 'free' North is fraught with danger For the sake of a debt that must be repaid May is compelled to transport secret passengers under cover of darkness across the river and on along the underground railroad But as May's secrets become harder to keep she learns she must endanger those now dear to her And to save the lives of others she must risk her own A gloriously involving and powerful read for fans of Gone With The Wind and Tracy Chevalier's The Last Runaway"
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| "Corpus : A gripping spy thriller for fans of Robert Harris's CONCLAVE" |
| "A gripping spy thriller for fans of ROBERT HARRIS and WILLIAM BOYD from award-winning Sunday Times bestseller Rory Clements 1936 Europe is in turmoil The Nazis have marched into the Rhineland In Russia Stalin has unleashed his Great Terror Spain has erupted in civil war In Berlin a young Englishwoman evades the Gestapo to deliver vital papers to a Jewish scientist Within weeks she is found dead a silver syringe clutched in her fingers In an exclusive London club a conspiracy is launched that threatens the very heart of government When a renowned society couple with fascist leanings are found brutally murdered a maverick Cambridge professor is drawn into a world of espionage he knows only from history books The deeper Thomas Wilde delves the more he finds to link the murders with the girl with the silver syringe - and even more worryingly to the scandal surrounding the Abdication Set against the gathering drumbeat of war and moving from Berlin to Cambridge from Whitehall to the Kent countryside and from the Fens to the Aragon Front in Spain this big canvas international thriller like C J Sansom's WINTER IN MADRID marks the beginning of a brilliant new direction for Rory Clements Praise for CORPUS 'Dramatic pacy and assured Well crafted it has all the pleasures of an intriguing lead character intricate plot and fascinating historical context' Daily Mail 'Rory Clements's timely spy thriller set in the 1930s evokes a period of political polarisation mistrust and simmering violence Corpus is fast-paced and there are plenty of red herrings to keep you guessing This is the first of a promising series and Wilde is a likeable hero' The Times 'This clever novel rich in deceptions and intrigue shows the reach of Stalin and Hitler into every class of British society threatening violence on horrific scale Corpus is a standout historical novel and spy thriller' Daily Express Praise for RORY CLEMENTS 'Enjoyable bloody and brutish' Guardian 'Sends a shiver down your spine' Daily Mail 'A colourful history lesson exciting narrative twists' Sunday Telegraph"
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| "Sweet Little Lies : The Number One Bestseller" |
| "WINNER OF THE RICHARD AND JUDY SEARCH FOR A BESTSELLER COMPETITION'A blistering debut from a major new voice I couldn't put it down Authentic compelling unflinching and tender and written with real verve and assurance' ERIN KELLY'Debut novels don't come better than this one which begs the question - Caz Frear where have you been?' RICHARD MADELEY 'Taut gripping surprising and original - a fabulous read' JUDY FINNIGAN'Caz Frear's ability to write tight tense dialogue with a dark comedic slant is brilliant I read Sweet Little Lies in one sitting it is a terrific debut' LYNDA LA PLANTE'BRILLIANT! Unputdownable and great writing Recommended' MARIAN KEYES'An astonishingly confident and individual voice' ANN CLEEVESWHAT I THOUGHT I KNEWIn 1998 Maryanne Doyle disappeared and Dad knew something about it?Maryanne Doyle was never seen againWHAT I ACTUALLY KNOWIn 1998 Dad lied about knowing Maryanne DoyleAlice Lapaine has been found strangled near Dad's pub Dad was in the local area for both Maryanne Doyle's disappearance and Alice Lapaine's murder - FACTConnection?Trust cuts both ways what do you do when it's gone? FOR FANS OF ERIN KELLY AND BELINDA BAUER GET READY FOR THE SUSPENSE NOVEL OF THE YEAR'A killer premise An original voice An utterly compelling story that will keep you up all night' FIONA CUMMINS author of Rattle'Impossible to put down' ALEX GRAY'The best debut I've read in a very long time' WILLIAM RYAN'An incredibly strong and confident voice that has hit the page fully-formed' CATHERINE RYAN HOWARD author of Distress Signals'A perfect storm of a crime novel one of the best novels in this genre' LIZ LOVES BOOKS"
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| "Sofia Khan is Not Obliged : A Heartwarming Romantic Comedy" |
| "The Muslim Bridget Jones - the hilarious romantic comedy from the writer behind Nadiya Hussain's bestselling The Secret Lives of the Amir SistersSofia Khan is single once more after her sort-of-boyfriend proves just a little too close to his parents And she'd be happy that way too if her boss hadn't asked her to write a book about the weird and wonderful world of Muslim dating Of course even though she definitely isn't looking for love to write the book she does need to do a little research 'Snort-Diet-Coke-out-of-your-nostrils funny will resonate with any woman who's looking for love' Sarra Manning author of It Felt Like a Kiss'Funny and sparky a smart and acerbic romcom Read Ayisha Malik's book it's huge fun' Jenny Colgan"
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| "Silent Scream : An edge of your seat serial killer thriller" |
| "DISCOVER THE MILLION COPY PHENOMENON - the world's bestselling new crime authorEven the darkest secrets can't stay buried forever Five figures gather round a shallow grave They had all taken turns to dig An adult-sized hole would have taken longer An innocent life had been taken but the pact had been made Their secrets would be buried bound in blood Years later a headmistress is found brutally strangled the first in a spate of gruesome murders which shock the Black CountryBut when human remains are discovered at a former children's home disturbing secrets are also unearthed DI Kim Stone fast realises she's on the hunt for a twisted individual whose killing spree spans decadesAs the body count rises Kim needs to stop the murderer before they strike again But to catch the killer can Kim confront the demons of her own past before it's too late?Fans of Rachel Abbott Val McDermid and Mark Billingham will be gripped by this exceptional new voice in British crime fiction"
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| "The Year of Living Danishly : Uncovering the Secrets of the World's Happiest Country" |
| "'A hugely enjoyable romp through the pleasures and pitfalls of setting up home in a foreign land' PD Smith GuardianWhen she was suddenly given the opportunity of a new life in rural Jutland journalist and archetypal Londoner Helen Russell discovered a startling statistic the happiest place on earth isn't Disneyland but Denmark a land often thought of by foreigners as consisting entirely of long dark winters cured herring Lego and pastries What is the secret to their success? Are happy Danes born or made?Helen decides there is only one way to find out she will give herself a year trying to uncover the formula for Danish happiness From childcare education food and interior design (not to mention 'hygge') to SAD taxes sexism and an unfortunate predilection for burning witches The Year of Living Danishly is a funny poignant record of a journey that shows us where the Danes get it right where they get it wrong and how we might just benefit from living a little more Danishly ourselves"
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| "Queer: A Graphic History" |
| "'Queer A Graphic History Could Totally Change the Way You Think About Sex and Gender' ViceActivist-academic Meg-John Barker and cartoonist Julia Scheele illuminate the histories of queer thought and LGBTQ action in this groundbreaking non-fiction graphic novel From identity politics and gender roles to privilege and exclusion Queer explores how we came to view sex gender and sexuality in the ways that we do; how these ideas get tangled up with our culture and our understanding of biology psychology and sexology; and how these views have been disputed and challenged Along the way we look at key landmarks which shift our perspective of what's normal' - Alfred Kinsey's view of sexuality as a spectrum Judith Butler's view of gendered behaviour as a performance the play Wicked or moments in Casino Royale when we're invited to view James Bond with the kind of desiring gaze usually directed at female bodies in mainstream media Presented in a brilliantly engaging and witty style this is a unique portrait of the universe of queer thinking"
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| "The Smell of Fresh Rain : The Unexpected Pleasures of Our Most Elusive Sense" |
| "Smell is the most emotional and evocative of our senses it can bring back memories faster and with more immediacy than a photograph - so why is it so little understood? Armed with a hungry curiosity and a willingness to self-experiment author Barney Shaw goes in search of the hidden meanings of smells Using plain words to describe what he finds he investigates the chemistry psychology history and future of this underappreciated sense Journeying around boatyards perfume shops and memories Shaw opens your nose to the world breaking down chords of smells into their component notes and through them revealing new ways of understanding the spaces through which we move An investigation into the biology psychology and history of smell and a search for effective ways to put into words scents that we instantly relate to but find strangely ineffable THE SMELL OF FRESH RAIN includes a 200-entry thesaurus of succinct descriptions of common smells"
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| "Jane Austen, the Secret Radical" |
| "A sublime piece of literary detective work that shows us once and for all how to be precisely the sort of reader that Austen deserves' Caroline Criado-Perez GuardianAlmost everything we think we know about Jane Austen is wrong Her novels don't confine themselves to grand houses and they were not written just for readers' enjoyment She writes about serious subjects and her books are deeply subversive We just don't read her properly - we haven't been reading her properly for 200 years Jane Austen The Secret Radical puts that right In her first brilliantly original book Austen expert Helena Kelly introduces the reader to a passionate woman living in an age of revolution; to a writer who used what was regarded as the lightest of literary genres the novel to grapple with the weightiest of subjects - feminism slavery abuse the treatment of the poor the power of the Church even evolution - at a time and in a place when to write about such things directly was seen as akin to treason Uncovering a radical spirited and political engaged Austen Jane Austen The Secret Radical will encourage you to read Jane all over again"
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| "We Have a Deal" |
| "SHORTLISTED FOR 'BEST COMMUTER READ' CMI MANAGEMENT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017How do you ask for a promotion deliver tough news to clients or secure investment for your new business? The answer is negotiation It is the most important skill you can develop to get what you want in business and life No matter how much experience you've got We Have a Deal can help you to improve your negotiation skill - developing an awareness of your habits and abilities recognising what's really going on in a deal and building a flexible approach that is confident and appropriate to each situation Negotiation expert Natalie Reynolds moves beyond the old-fashioned rules of deal making to explore why people react the way they do in certain situations and how can we use that knowledge to get a good deal Her five-step DEALS method has helped individuals and organisations to excel at all kinds of negotiation from clinching a pay rise to resolving disputes from developing partnerships to shaking hands on multi-million dollar deals We Have a Deal will help you to overcome obstacles work with different personalities and in varied cultures and develop an intelligent and flexible approach will empower you to get the best deal every time"
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| "The Etymologicon : A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language" |
| "THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLERWitty and erudite stuffed with the kind of arcane information that nobody strictly needs to know but which is a pleasure to learn nonetheless' Nick Duerden IndependentParticularly good Forsyth takes words and draws us into their and our murky history' William Leith Evening StandardThe Etymologicon is an occasionally ribald frequently witty and unerringly erudite guided tour of the secret labyrinth that lurks beneath the English language What is the actual connection between disgruntled and gruntled? What links church organs to organised crime California to the Caliphate or brackets to codpieces?Mark Forsyth's riotous celebration of the idiosyncratic and sometimes absurd connections between words isa classic of its kind a mine of fascinating information and a must-read for word-lovers everywhere Highly recommended' Spectator"
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| "The Elements of Eloquence : How to Turn the Perfect English Phrase" |
| "FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER THE ETYMOLOGICON Mark Forsyth presents the secret of writing unforgettable phrases uncovering the techniques that have made immortal such lines as To be or not to be' and Bond James Bond' In his inimitably entertaining and witty style he takes apart famous quotations and shows how you too can write like Shakespeare Oscar Wilde or John Lennon Crammed with tricks to make the most humdrum sentiments seem poetic or wise The Elements of Eloquence reveals how writers through the ages have turned humble words into literary gold - and how you can do the same An informative but highly entertaining journey through the figures of rhetoric Mark Forsyth wears his considerable knowledge lightly He also writes beautifully' David Marsh Guardian"
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| "Saving Capitalism : For The Many, Not The Few" |
| "'A very good guide to the state we're in' Paul Krugman New York Review of Books'A well-written thought-provoking book by one of America's leading economic thinkers and progressive champions' Huffington PostDo you recall a time when the income of a single schoolteacher or baker or salesman or mechanic was enough to buy a home have two cars and raise a family?Robert Reich does - in the 1950s his father sold clothes to factory workers and the family earnt enough to live comfortably Today this middle class is rapidly shrinking American income inequality and wealth disparity is the greatest it's been in eighty years As Reich who served in three US administrations shows the threat to capitalism is no longer communism or fascism but a steady undermining of the trust modern societies need for growth and stability With an exclusive chapter for Icon's edition Saving Capitalism is passionate yet practical sweeping yet exactingly argued a revelatory indictment of the economic status quo and an empowering call to action"
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| "Rooms of One's Own : 50 Places That Made Literary History" |
| "Writers' relationships with their surroundings are seldom straightforward While some like Jane Austen and Thomas Mann wrote novels set where they were staying (Lyme Regis and Venice respectively) Victor Hugo penned Les Miserables in an attic in Guernsey and Noel Coward wrote that most English of plays Blithe Spirit in the Welsh holiday village of Portmeirion Award-winning BBC drama producer Adrian Mourby follows his literary heroes around the world exploring 50 places where great works of literature first saw the light of day At each destination - from the Brontes' Yorkshire Moors to the New York of Truman Capote Christopher Isherwood's Berlin to the now-legendary Edinburgh cafe where JK Rowling plotted Harry Potter's first adventures - Mourby explains what the writer was doing there and describes what the visitor can find today of that great moment in literature Rooms of One's Own takes you on a literary journey from the British Isles to Paris Berlin New Orleans New York and Bangkok and unearths the real-life places behind our best-loved works of literature"
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| "The Reality Frame : Relativity and our place in the universe" |
| "Weaving together the great ideas of science in this his magnum opus Brian Clegg builds up reality piece by piece from space to time to matter movement the fundamental forces life and the massive transformation that life itself has wrought on the natural world He reveals that underlying it all is not as we might believe a system of immovable absolutes but the ever-shifting amorphous world of relativity From religion to philosophy humanity has traditionally sought out absolutes to explain the world around us but as science has developed relativity has swept away many of these certainties leaving only a handful of unchangeable essentials - such as absolute zero nothingness light - leading to better science and a new understanding of the essence of being human This is an Ascent of Man for the 21st century the gripping story of modern science that will fill you with wonder and give you a new insight into our place in the universe"
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| "Castle of the Eagles : Escape from Mussolini's Colditz" |
| "High in the Tuscan hills above Florence an elaborate medieval castle converted to a POW camp on Mussolini's personal orders holds one of the most illustrious groups of prisoners in the history of warfare The dozen or so British and Commonwealth senior officers includes three knights of the realm and two VCs The youngest of them is 48 the oldest 63 One is missing a hand and an eye Another suffers with a gammy hip Against insuperable odds these extraordinary middle-aged POWs plan a series of daring escape attempts culminating in a complex tunnel deep beneath the castle One rainswept night in March 1943 six men will burst from the earth beyond the castle's curtain wall and slip away By assorted means the three Brits two New Zealanders and a half-Belgian aristocrat will attempt to make it to neutral Switzerland over 200 miles away"
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| "Lobbying for Change : Find Your Voice to Create a Better Society" |
| "'We need effective citizen-lobbyists - not just likers followers or even marchers - more than ever I have no hesitation in lobbying you to read this book'Bill Emmott former editor in chief the EconomistMany democratic societies are experiencing a crisis of faith Citizens are making clear their frustration with their supposedly representative governments which instead seem driven by the interests of big business powerful individuals and wealthy lobby groups What can we do about it? How do we fix democracy and get our voices heard?The answer argues Alberto Alemanno is to become change-makers - citizen lobbyists By using our skills and talents and mobilizing others we can bring about social and political change Whoever you are you've got power and this book will show you how to unleash it From successfully challenging Facebook's use of private data to abolishing EU mobile phone roaming charges Alberto highlights the stories of those who have lobbied for change and shows how you can follow in their footsteps whether you want to influence immigration policy put pressure on big business or protect your local community"
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| "In Search of the Lost Chord : 1967 and the Hippie Idea" |
| "Danny Goldberg is probably one of the purest most reasonableguides you could ask for to 1967' Ex-Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham Weaves together rollicking rousing wonderfully colourful anddisparate narratives to remind us how the energies and aspirations of thecounterculture were intertwined with protest and reform mesmerising' The NationIt wasthe year that saw the release of the Beatles' Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts ClubBand and of debut albums from the Doors the Grateful Dead Jimi Hendrix andJanis Joplin The year of the Summer of Love and LSD; the Monterey Pop Festivaland Black Power; Muhammad Ali's conviction for draft avoidance and MartinLuther King Jr's public opposition to war in Vietnam On its 50th anniversary music business veteranDanny Goldberg analyses 1967 looking not only at the political influences butalso the spiritual musical and psychedelic movements that defined the eraproviding a unique perspective on how and why its legacy lives on today Exhaustively researched and informed byinterviews including Allen Ginsberg Timothy Leary and Gil Scott-Heron InSearch of the Lost Chord is the synthesis of a fascinating andcomplicated period in our social and countercultural history that was about somuch more than sex drugs and rock n roll"
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| "Dear Fahrenheit 451 : A Librarian's Love Letters and Break-Up Notes to Her Books" |
| "Have you ever wished you could tell your favourite books just what they mean to you? Or wanted to give a piece of your mind to the must-read' book that you wish you hadn't? Librarian Annie Spence has done just that writing letters to the books under her care from love letters to Matilda and The Goldfinch to snarky break-up notes to Fifty Shades of Grey and The Hobbit Annie's letters will make you laugh remind you why you love your favourite books and give you lots of new entries for your reading list She's also on-hand to help out with your bookish dilemmas recommendations for lazy readers; excuses to tell your friends when you'd rather stay home reading; and how to turn your lover into a reader Hilarious compassionate and smart Dear Fahrenheit 451 is the consummate book-lover's book"
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| "The French Exception : Emmanuel Macron - The Extraordinary Rise and Risk" |
| "'Adam Plowright's excellent book captures the strangeness of Macron's life' Evening StandardTHE FIRST BIOGRAPHY OF EMMANUEL MACRON IN ENGLISHFrom total unknown to one of Europe's most powerful men in just a few years at 39 France's youngest leader since Napoleon is intent on conquering the world stage But what lies beneath the facade of this youthful ultra-confident and calculating president? How did someone from small-town France assemble -- in just 12 months -- the network team and finances to win the presidency? Now elected can he make the French feel better about themselves? Can he rally Europe around him and turn the tide of right-wing nationalism sweeping the continent? Critically what will his presidency mean for Britain?Featuring never-before printed interviews with key members of Macron's team his friends mentors and political detractors acclaimed Paris-based journalist Adam Plowright asks can the shine on this brilliant new president last? And for how long?"
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| "Testosterone Rex : Unmaking the Myths of Our Gendered Minds" |
| "WINNER OF THE 2017 ROYAL SOCIETY INSIGHT INVESTMENT SCIENCE BOOK PRIZEWhat the judges said 'Every man and woman should read this book on gender bias an important yet wickedly witty book' 'Fine's entertaining and thoughtful book is a valuable addition to the discussion about gender' Ian Critchley Sunday Times 'In addition to being hopeful Fine is also angry We should all be angry Testosterone Rex is a debunking rumble that ought to inspire a roar' Guardian'A densely packed spirited book with an unusual combination of academic rigour and readability The expression essential reading for everyone is usually untrue as well as a cliche but if there were a book deserving of that description this might just be it' Antonia Macaro Financial TimesTestosterone Rex is the powerful myth that squashes hopes of sex equality by telling us that men and women have evolved different natures Fixed in an ancestral past that rewarded competitive men and caring women these differences are supposedly re-created in each generation by sex hormones and male and female brains Testosterone so we're told is the very essence of masculinity and biological sex is a fundamental force in our development Not so says psychologist Cordelia Fine who shows with wit and panache that sex doesn't create male and female natures Instead sex hormones culture and evolution work together in ways that make past and present gender dynamics only a serving suggestion for the future - not a recipe Testosterone Rex brings together evolutionary science psychology neuroscience and social history to move beyond old nature versus nurture' debates and to explain why it's time to unmake the tyrannical myth of Testosterone Rex For fans of Fine - whose Delusions of Gender could have far-reaching consequences as significant as The Female Eunuch' (Viv Groskop Guardian) - and thousands of new readers this is an upbeat timely and important contribution to the debate about gender in society"
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| "A Practical Guide to Emotional Intelligence : Get Smart about Emotion" |
| "Effectively understand yourself and others to achieve a happier healthier life Improve your personal and professional relationships by learning a range of mental skills that can help you to successfully manage both yourself and the demands of working with others Teaching you to stay in control interpret body language and cope with negativity this Practical Guide will help you to become aware of your own feelings and those of others understand them and manage their impact Filled with exercises case studies and useful tips Emotional Intelligence will help you to get smart about emotions and improve both your physical and psychological well-being"
Price: 5.99 |
| "A Practical Guide to Happiness : Think Deeply and Flourish" |
| "Become a happier person by applying the wisdom of philosophers What ishappiness? What makes you happy? And is there more to life than happiness?Looking at the history of thought this Practical Guide will help you answerthese questions Learn tocultivate your taste for pleasure free yourself from the various disturbancesof life and overcome irrational expectations that cause distress Happiness willhelp you to go with the flow and rediscover the joy of existence Filled withpractical exercises tips and case studies this Practical Guide will enableyou to see happiness in a new light with the help of the world's greatestminds"
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| "A Practical Guide to NLP for Work : Influence, Impact, Succeed" |
| "Stand out from the crowd and achieve better results Identify and develop the patterns of thought and behaviour which are beneficial to you helping you to succeed in the workplace by using neurolinguistic programming (NLP) Written by an expert in business coaching this Practical Guide will teach you to utilise NLP techniques to achieve success enabling you to deal effectively with problems and to master any situation Full of useful tips exercises and case studies NLP for Work will help you to get motivated unlock your potential and learn to enjoy your work"
Price: 6.99 |
| "A Practical Guide to Ethics for Everyday Life : Be a Good Person" |
| "Ethical philosophy has a long and distinguished history but how can you apply it to your life?This Practical Guide explores the alternative ethical philosophies and how we can all use these to aid us with everyday dilemmas Introducing Ethics for Everyday Life provides advice on whether human beings really are selfish and greedy why you might want to be a good person and how to pick an ethical philosophy that works for you Free of jargon but full of straightforward advice case studies and step-by-step instructions this is the perfect concise introduction to using ethics to help you make decisions Dave Robinson has taught philosophy for many years and is the author of Introducing Ethics"
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| "Forty Pence Each or Two for a Pound : Making Maths Memorable, Accessible and Relevant" |
| "Shares a wealth of practical resources and ideas to help teachers develop a whole-school commitment to and enthusiasm for improving numeracy In Forty Pence Each or Two for a Pound Making Maths Memorable Accessible and Relevant Danielle Bartram shares a wealth of practical resources and ideas to help teachers develop a whole-school commitment to and enthusiasm for improving numeracy How many times have you heard someone say they can't do maths'? This attitude and acceptance of it appears to be endemic but being bad at maths - or excusing innumeracy as maths-phobia - can no longer be tolerated Danielle Bartram of Miss B's Resources fame has made it her mission to remedy this issue and believes that learners should have a basic concept of number and problem solving in order to stop them being ripped off by companies when purchasing items insurance or moving energy suppliers later on in life For this reason she has specifically designed Forty Pence Each or Two for a Pound to give the teaching and learning of numeracy a firm foundation in everyday contextual settings so that students can transfer the logical and functioning skills inherent in mathematical understanding to real-world contexts With the new Ofsted criteria focus on numeracy all teachers will want to develop their maths teaching practice Forty Pence Each or Two for a Pound contains plenty of ideas to help teachers of all subject specialisms to do just that and tackles students' maths-phobia head on by providing an invaluable collection of 31 ready-to-use activities and resources to improve their enthusiasm for and confidence in the applied use of maths Danielle has achieved this by shifting away from a prescribed list of maths-teaching techniques and instead presents a treasure trove of exciting lesson-ready ideas held together by six numeracy links - number functional skills graphs and statistics problem solving shapes and measures and formulae and equations - that can be embedded across the full curriculum The 31 resources are tagged with their relevant numeracy links to indicate the mathematical territory covered (eg graphs and statistics) and are also divided into six categories - literacy exploration engagement classroom management marking and reflection and organisation and presentation - for ease of identification while flicking through the book Danielle complements each activity with useful mathematical pointers such as the language to be used and the numerical concepts that students often struggle with or have misconceptions about and has made all of the resources available as PDF downloads from her Miss B's Resources website via a specific link provided in the book Beyond the more practical provision of strategies and resources Forty Pence Each or Two for a Pound also offers expert guidance on the shaping of numeracy coordination across the school and presents example audit grids to serve as an outline of how students' progress with each numeracy link can be monitored Suitable for numeracy coordinators and teachers of all subjects in both primary and secondary settings who want to embed into their lessons the numeracy skills that their students will need in everyday life"
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| "The A Level Mindset : 40 activities for transforming student commitment, motivation and productivity" |
| "In The A Level Mindset Steve Oakes and Martin Griffin share the secrets of coaching students to develop the characteristics habits and mindsets which will help them realise their potential Those students who make real and sustained progress at A level aren't necessarily the ones with superb GCSEs Some students leap from average results in Year 11 to outstanding results in Year 13 Others seem to hit a ceiling But why? It was in trying to answer this question that the VESPA system emerged Steve and Martin have cut through the noise surrounding character development and identified five key characteristics that all students need to be successful vision effort systems practice and attitude These characteristics beat cognition hands down Successful students approach their studies with the right behaviours skills and attitudes they understand how to learn and revise effectively they're determined and organised they give more discretionary effort and they get top results Success at A level is a result of character not intelligenceMuch has been written about growth mindsets and character development in recent years but teachers are still left wondering how to apply these ideas in their contexts how can these theories help learners in practice?Taking cues from the work of Peter Clough Carol Dweck and Angela Lee Duckworth and informed by their collective 30 plus years of teaching and coaching Steve and Martin have spent years researching how character and behaviours affect student outcomes in their sixth form After identifying the core traits that contributed to student success they developed practical activities to help every student develop the A Level Mindset Discover 40 concrete practical and applicable tools and strategies that will supercharge learners' ambition organisation productivity persistence and determination Suitable for teachers tutors heads of sixth form or anyone else who wants to help A level students achieve their potential The A Level Mindset offers 40 easy-to-use activities to develop students' resilience commitment buoyancy motivation and determination It could be your key to transforming student outcomes"
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