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| "The Night is Darkening Round Me" |
| "' ever-present phantom thing;My slave my comrade and my king'Some of Emily Bronte's most extraordinary poemsIntroducing Little Black Classics 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics with books from around the world and across many centuries They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan from Tierra del Fuego to 16th century California and the Russian steppe Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millionsEmily Bronte (1818-1848) Bronte's Wuthering Heights and The Complete Poems are available in Penguin Classics"
Price: 2.49 |
| "Tropic of Cancer" |
| "Shocking banned and the subject of obscenity trials Henry Miller's first novel Tropic of Cancer is one of the most scandalous and influential books of the twentieth century -- new to Penguin Modern Classics with a cover by Tracey EminTropic of Cancer redefined the novel Set in Paris in the 1930s it features a starving American writer who lives a bohemian life among prostitutes pimps and artists Banned in the US and the UK for more than thirty years because it was considered pornographic Tropic of Cancer continued to be distributed in France and smuggled into other countries When it was first published in the US in 1961 it led to more than 60 obscenity trials until a historic ruling by the Supreme Court defined it as a work of literature Long hailed as a truly liberating book daring and uncompromising Tropic of Cancer is a cornerstone of modern literature that asks us to reconsider everything we know about art freedom and morality'At last an unprintable book that is fit to read' Ezra Pound 'A momentous event in the history of modern writing' Samuel Beckett 'The book that forever changed the way American literature would be written' Erica Jong"
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| "Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (Paperback, 2003)" |
| "A terrifying vision of scientific progress without moral limits Mary Shelley&39;s Frankenstein leads the reader on an unsettling journey from the sublime beauty of the Swiss alps to the desolate waste of the arctic circle This Penguin Classics edition is edited with an introduction and notes by Maurice Hindle Obsessed with the idea of creating life itself Victor Frankenstein plunders graveyards for the material with which to fashion a new being shocking his creation to life with electricity But this botched creature rejected by its creator and denied human companionship sets out to destroy Frankenstein and all that he holds dear Mary Shelley&39;s chilling gothic tale was conceived when she was only eighteen living with her lover Percy Shelley near Lord Byron&39;s villa on Lake Geneva It would become the world&39;s most famous work of Gothic horror and Frankenstein&39;s monster an instantly-recognisable symbol of the limits of human creativity Based on the third edition of 1831 this volume contains all the revisions Mary Shelley made to her story as well as her 1831 introduction and Percy Shelley&39;s preface to the first edition This revised edition includes as appendices a select collation of the texts of 1818 and 1831 together with &39;A Fragment&39; by Lord Byron and Dr John Polidori&39;s &39;The Vampyre A Tale&39; Mary Shelley (1797-1851) was the only daughter of the author and political philosopher William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman In 1814 she eloped with poet Percy Bysshe Shelley whom she married when his first wife died in 1816 She is best remembered as the author of Frankenstein but she wrote several other works including Valperga and The Last Man If you liked Frankenstein you might enjoy Bram Stoker&39;s Dracula also available in Penguin Classics"
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| "Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte (Paperback, 2002)" |
| "Emily Bronte's only novel a work of tremendous and far-reaching influence the Penguin Classics edition of Wuthering Heights is the definitive edition of the text edited with an introduction by Pauline NestorLockwood the new tenant of Thrushcross Grange situated on the bleak Yorkshire moors is forced to seek shelter one night at Wuthering Heights the home of his landlord There he discovers the history of the tempestuous events that took place years before; of the intense relationship between the gypsy foundling Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw; and how Catherine forced to choose between passionate tortured Heathcliff and gentle well-bred Edgar Linton surrendered to the expectations of her class As Heathcliff's bitterness and vengeance at his betrayal is visited upon the next generation their innocent heirs must struggle to escape the legacy of the pastIn this edition a new preface by Lucasta Miller author of The Bronte Myth looks at the ways in which the novel has been interpreted from Charlotte Bronte onwards This complements Pauline Nestor's introduction which discusses changing critical receptions of the novel as well as Emily Bronte's influences and backgroundEmily Bronte (1818-48) along with her sisters Charlotte and Anne was one of the most significant literary figures of the 19th century She wrote just one strikingly innovative novel Wuthering Heights but was also a gifted and intense poetIf you enjoyed Wuthering Heights you may like Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre also available in Penguin Classics'Wuthering Heights is commonly thought of as romantic but try rereading it without being astonished by the comfortableness with which Bronte's characters subject one another to extremes of physical and psychological violence'Jeanette Winterson'As a first novel there is very little that can compare to it Even Shakespeare took over a decade to reach the clifftop extremities of King Lear'Sarah Waters"
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| "The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Other Tales of Terror by Robert Louis Stevenson (Paperback, 2003)" |
| "His innovative thriller as shocking now as when it was first published the Penguin Classics edition of Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Other Tales of Terror is edited with an introduction by Robert MighallPublished as a 'shilling shocker' Robert Louis Stevenson's dark psychological fantasy gave birth to the idea of the split personality The story of respectable Dr Jekyll's strange association with the 'damnable young man' Edward Hyde; the hunt through fog-bound London for a killer; and the final revelation of Hyde's true identity is a chilling exploration of humanity's basest capacity for evil The other stories in this volume also testify to Stevenson's inventiveness within the Gothic tradition 'Olalla' a tale of vampirism and tainted family blood and 'The Body Snatcher' a gruesome fictionalisation of the exploits of the notorious Burke and HareThis edition contains a critical introduction by Robert Mighall which discusses class criminality and the significance of the story's London setting It also includes an essay on the scientific contexts of the novel and the development of the idea of the Jekyll-and-Hyde personalityRobert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) was born in Edinburgh the son of a prosperous civil engineer Although he began his career as an essayist and travel writer the success of Treasure Island (1883) and Kidnapped (1886) established his reputation as a writer of tales of action and adventure Stevenson's Calvinist upbringing lent him a preoccupation with predestination and a fascination with the presence of evil themes he explored in The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886) and The Master of Ballantrae (1893)If you enjoyed The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde you might like The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner by James Hogg also available in Penguin Classics'Every bit as claustrophobic creepy and chilling as when it first saw the light of day over a century ago'Ian Rankin"
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| "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll (Paperback, 2003)" |
| "Collecting Alice&39;s complete adventures a source of delight to children and adults alike for generations the Penguin Classics edition of Lewis Carroll&39;s Alice&39;s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass is edited with an introduction and notes by Hugh Haughton Conjured up one &39;golden afternoon&39; in 1862 to entertain Alice Liddell the daughter of the dean of Carroll&39;s college the dream worlds of nonsensical Wonderland and back-to-front Looking-Glass kingdom depict order turned upside-down Following the white rabbit into his warren Alice falls into a world where croquet is played with hedgehogs and flamingos a baby turns into a pig time runs amok at a the Mad Hatter&39;s tea-party a chaotic game of chess makes Alice a Queen and the Mock Turtle and Gryphon dance the Lobster Quadrille But amongst the anarchic humour and sparkling wordplay unforgettable characters puzzles and riddles are poignant moments of nostalgia for a lost childhood Original and experimental adapted into countless film and television versions as Alice in Wonderland the Alice books give readers a window on both child and adult worlds This is the most comprehensively annotated edition available and includes the manuscript version of Alice&39;s Adventures Under Ground and Carroll&39;s 1887 essay &39;"Alice" on the stage&39; Lewis Carroll (1832-1898) was the pen-name of the Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson Educated at Rugby School and Christ Church Oxford Carroll was appointed lecturer in mathematics in 1855 where he spent the rest of his life In 1861 he took deacon&39;s orders but shyness and a constitutional stammer prevented him from seeking the priesthood If you enjoyed Alice&39;s Adventures in Wonderland you might like Mikhail Bulgakov&39;s The Master and Margarita also available in Penguin Classics &39;A work of glorious intelligence and literary devices nonsense becomes a form of higher sense&39; Malcolm Bradbury"
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| "Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (Paperback, 2006)" |
| "A gothic masterpiece of tempestuous passions and dark secrets Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre is edited with an introduction and notes by Stevie Davis in Penguin ClassicsCharlotte Bronte tells the story of orphaned Jane Eyre who grows up in the home of her heartless aunt enduring loneliness and cruelty This troubled childhood strengthens Jane's natural independence and spirit - which prove necessary when she finds employment as a governess to the young ward of Byronic brooding Mr Rochester As her feelings for Rochester develop Jane gradually uncovers Thornfield Hall's terrible secret forcing her to make a choice Should she stay with Rochester and live with the consequences or follow her convictions - even if it means leaving the man she loves? A novel of intense power and intrigue Jane Eyre dazzled readers with its passionate depiction of a woman's search for equality and freedom"
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| "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Eric Carle (Paperback, 2007)" |
| "Exuberantly coloured artwork and favourite animals make this rhythmic story the perfect introduction to looking and learning about colours Each spread leads seamlessly into the next and young children will delight in Eric&39;s colourful collage animals and simple repetitive language"
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| "The Establishment: And how they get away with it by Owen Jones (Paperback, 2015)" |
| "THE PHENOMENAL BESTSELLER'Fantastic timely eye-opening' Armando Iannucci New Statesman Books of the Year'Captures a collective sense of anger and awakening' Matt Haig Observer Books of the YearBehind our democracy lurks a powerful but unaccountable network of people who wield massive power and reap huge profits in the process In exposing this shadowy and complex system that dominates our lives Owen Jones sets out on a journey into the heart of our Establishment from the lobbies of Westminster to the newsrooms boardrooms and trading rooms of Fleet Street and the City Exposing the revolving doors that link these worlds and the vested interests that bind them together Jones shows how in claiming to work on our behalf the people at the top are doing precisely the opposite In fact they represent the biggest threat to our democracy today - and it is time they were challenged'A book of revelations The Establishment have stitched it up - stitched you up - and they know it' Danny Dorling Times Higher Education Supplement'A dissection of the profoundly and sickeningly corrupt state that is present-day Britain He is a fine writer and this is a truly necessary book' Philip Pullman'Owen Jones is a phenomenon of our times' David Kynaston The Times Literary Supplement 'You will be enlightened and angry' Irvine Welsh"
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| "Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension by Matt Parker (Paperback, 2015)" |
| "This is the complete guide to exploring the fascinating world of maths you were never told about at school Stand-up comedian and mathematician Matt Parker uses bizarre Klein Bottles unimaginably small pizza slices knots no one can untie and computers built from dominoes to reveal some of the most exotic and fascinating ideas in mathematics Starting with simple numbers and algebra this book goes on to deal with inconceivably big numbers in more dimensions than you ever knew existed And always with something for you to make or do along the way"
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| "Quantum Mechanics: The Theoretical Minimum by Leonard Susskind, Art Friedman (Paperback, 2015)" |
| "In The Theoretical Minimum world-class physicist Leonard Susskind provided a brilliant first course in classical mechanics offering readers not an oversimplified introduction but the real thing - everything you need to start doing physics and nothing more Now he returns with the next challenge that every aspiring physics buff must tackle quantum mechanics Unlike most popular physics books Susskind and his co-author Art Friedman teach the maths and equations that are essential to any real understanding of quantum mechanics Combining crystal-clear explanations witty and helpful dialogues and basic exercises Quantum Mechanics is to paraphrase Einstein as simple as possible but no simpler"
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| "The Body Keeps the Score: Mind, Brain and Body in the Transformation of Trauma by Bessel A. Van der Kolk (Paperback, 2015)" |
| "What causes people to continually relive what they most want to forget and what treatments could help restore them to a life with purpose and joy? Here Dr Bessel van der Kolk offers a new paradigm for effectively treating traumatic stress Neither talking nor drug therapies have proven entirely satisfactory With stories of his own work and those of specialists around the globe The Body Keeps the Score sheds new light on the routes away from trauma - which lie in the regulation and syncing of body and mind using sport drama yoga mindfulness meditation and other routes to equilibrium"
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| "The Fox and the Star by Coralie Bickford-Smith (Paperback, 2016)" |
| "This is the moving story of a fox a star and an eternal friendship written and beautifully illustrated by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith - chosen as Waterstones Book of the Year and selected in Time Out&39;s 100 Best Children&39;s Books &39;Brilliant A delight&39; Philip Pullman&39;A star book for all ages the sort you want to keep for ever&39; Kate Kellaway Observer&39;I would like to frame each page&39; Lauren Child Guardian Books of the Year&39;My picture book of the year outstanding&39; Amanda Craig New Statesman&39;Once there was a Fox who lived in a deep dense forest For as long as Fox could remember his only friend had been Star who lit the forest paths each night But then one night Star wasn&39;t there and Fox had to face the forest all alone&39;"
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| "The Shepherd's Life : A Tale of the Lake District" |
| "THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER'Affectionate evocative illuminating A story of survival - of a flock a landscape and a disappearing way of life I love this book' Nigel Slater'Triumphant a pastoral for the 21st century' Helen Davies Sunday Times Books of the Year 'The nature publishing sensation of the year unsentimental yet luminous' Melissa Harrison The Times Books of the YearSome people's lives are entirely their own creations James Rebanks' isn't The first son of a shepherd who was the first son of a shepherd himself he and his family have lived and worked in and around the Lake District for generations Their way of life is ordered by the seasons and the work they demand and has been for hundreds of years A Viking would understand the work they do sending the sheep to the fells in the summer and making the hay; the autumn fairs where the flocks are replenished; the gruelling toil of winter when the sheep must be kept alive and the light-headedness that comes with spring as the lambs are born and the sheep get ready to return to the fells"
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| "Playing to the Gallery : Helping Contemporary Art in its Struggle to Be Understood" |
| "&39;I have never read such a stimulating short guide to art It should be issued as a set text in every school&39; Lynn Barber Sunday Times Now Grayson Perry is a fully paid-up member of the art establishment he wants to show that any of us can appreciate art (after all there is a reason he&39;s called this book Playing to the Gallery and not &39;Sucking up to an Academic Elite&39;) Based on his hugely popular BBC Radio 4 Reith Lectures and full of pictures this funny personal journey through the art world answers the basic questions that might occur to us in an art gallery but seem too embarrassing to ask"
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| "Circles of Hell" |
| "'I truly thought I'd never make it back'Ten of the most memorable and most terrifying cantos from Dante's InfernoIntroducing Little Black Classics 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics with books from around the world and across many centuries They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millionsDante Alighieri (1265-1321) Dante's works available in Penguin Classics are Inferno Purgatorio Paradiso The Divine Comedy and Vita Nuova"
Price: 1.99 |
| "Seven Brief Lessons on Physics" |
| "THE PHENOMENAL BESTSELLER'There's a book I've been carrying around like a small Bible Seven Brief Lessons on Physics' - Benedict Cumberbatch Everything you need to know about modern physics the universe and our place in the world in seven enlightening lessons 'Here on the edge of what we know in contact with the ocean of the unknown shines the mystery and the beauty of the world And it's breathtaking'These seven short lessons guide us with simplicity and clarity through the scientific revolution that shook physics in the twentieth century and still continues to shake us today In this mind-bending introduction to modern physics Carlo Rovelli explains Einstein's theory of general relativity quantum mechanics black holes the complex architecture of the universe elementary particles gravity and the nature of the mind Not since Richard Feynman's celebrated Six Easy Pieces has physics been so vividly intelligently and entertainingly revealed"
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| "The Descent of Man" |
| "'A breeze of a read makes you see our male-manufactured world a little differently' Matt Haig'GRAYSON PERRY FOR KING AND QUEEN OF ENGLAND Imagine how BRILLIANT our country would look if he was' Caitlin MoranGrayson Perry has been thinking about masculinity - what it is how it operates why little boys are thought to be made of slugs and snails - since he was a boy Now in this funny and necessary book he turns round to look at men with a clear eye and ask what sort of men would make the world a better place for everyone?What would happen if we rethought the old macho outdated version of manhood and embraced a different idea of what makes a man? Apart from giving up the coronary-inducing stress of always being 'right' and the vast new wardrobe options the real benefit might be that a newly fitted masculinity will allow men to have better relationships - and that's happiness right?Grayson Perry admits he's not immune from the stereotypes himself - as the psychoanalysts say 'if you spot it you've got it' - and his thoughts on everything from power to physical appearance from emotions to a brand new Manifesto for Men are shot through with honesty tenderness and the belief that for everyone to benefit upgrading masculinity has to be something men decide to do themselves They have nothing to lose but their hang-ups"
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| "Zero Waste Home : The Ultimate Guide to Simplifying Your Life Paperback" |
| "Zero Waste Home is the ultimate guide to simplified sustainable living from Bea Johnson &39;the priestess of waste-free living&39; (The New York Times) Bea Johnson transformed her family&39;s health finances and relationships for the better by reducing their waste to an astonishing half litre per year It&39;s all down to the 5 Rs Refuse Reduce Reuse Recycle Rot (and only in that order!) Zero Waste Home shows how these key principles can be applied to every area of your house from the kitchen to the kids&39; room and it&39;s packed with easy tips for all of us from buying in bulk and clever meal planning to simply refusing unwanted freebies and using your plants as air fresheners Bea Johnson shows by inspiring example what green living looks like and offers a practical step-by-step guide to diminishing your environmental footprint and improving your life &39;Bea Johnson is a guru of zero-waste living The book is precise simple yet deep It doesn&39;t preach&39; Sunday Times &39;Johnson is an incredible advocate for her lifestyle refreshingly honest&39; Metro &39;Chic charming stylish&39; Red"
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| "Citizen : An American Lyric" |
| "WINNER OF THE FORWARD PRIZE FOR BEST COLLECTION 2015WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR POETRY 2015WINNER OF THE PEN OPEN BOOK AWARD 2015WINNER OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE FOR POETRY 2015'Everywhere were flashes a siren sounding and a stretched-out roar Get on the ground Get on the ground now Then I just knew'And you are not the guy and still you fit the description because there is only one guy who is always the guy fitting the description'In this moving critical and fiercely intelligent collection of prose poems Claudia Rankine examines the experience of race and racism in Western society through sharp vignettes of everyday discrimination and prejudice and longer meditations on the violence - whether linguistic or physical - which has impacted the lives of Serena Williams Zinedine Zidane Mark Duggan and othersCitizen weaves essays images and poetry together to form a powerful testament to the individual and collective effects of racism in an ostensibly 'post-race' society"
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| "Cabin Porn: Inspiration for Your Quiet Place Somewhere Paperback" |
| "&39;Addictive a charter for wistfulness&39; Observer &39;An enchanting rabbit hole of handmade houses&39; The New York Times &39;The Bible of pared back natural living&39; Der Spiegel &39;Take a deep breath and let the inspiration sink in&39; GQ Cabin Porn began as an on-line project created by a group of friends to inspire their own home building As they collected more photos their site attracted thousands of submissions from other cabin builders and a passionate audience of more than ten million people This book is an invitation to slow down take a deep breath and enjoy the beauty and serenity that happens when nature meets simple craft"
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| "Reality Is Not What It Seems : The Journey to Quantum Gravity" |
| "'The physicist transforming how we see the universe' (Financial Times)'An utter joy' (Adam Rutherford)'A hugely engaging book Rovelli is a charming thought-provoking tour guide' (Manjit Kumar Prospect)Do space and time truly exist? What is reality made of? Can we understand its deep texture?Scientist Carlo Rovelli has spent his whole life exploring these questions and pushing the boundaries of what we know In this mind-expanding book he shows how our understanding of reality has changed throughout centuries from Democritus to loop quantum gravity Taking us on a wondrous journey he invites us to imagine a whole new world where black holes are waiting to explode spacetime is made up of grains and infinity does not exist -- a vast universe still largely undiscoveredTranslated by Simon Carnell and Erica Segre"
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| "Why We Sleep : The New Science of Sleep and Dreams" |
| "THE TOP TEN SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERTLS OBSERVER SUNDAY TIMES FT GUARDIAN DAILY MAIL AND EVENING STANDARD BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2017'Vital a life-raft' Guardian'A top sleep scientist argues that sleep is more important for our health than diet or exercise' The Times'It had a powerful effect on me' Observer'I urge you all to read this book' Times Higher EducationSleep is one of the most important aspects of our life health and longevity and yet it is increasingly neglected in twenty-first-century society with devastating consequences every major disease in the developed world - Alzheimer's cancer obesity diabetes - has very strong causal links to deficient sleepUntil very recently science had no answer to the question of why we sleep or what good it served or why its absence is so damaging to our health Compared to the other basic drives in life - eating drinking and reproducing - the purpose of sleep remained elusiveNow in this book the first of its kind written by a scientific expert Professor Matthew Walker explores twenty years of cutting-edge research to solve the mystery of why sleep matters Looking at creatures from across the animal kingdom as well as major human studies Why We Sleep delves in to everything from what really happens during REM sleep to how caffeine and alcohol affect sleep and why our sleep patterns change across a lifetime transforming our appreciation of the extraordinary phenomenon that safeguards our existence"
Price: 8.49 |
| "Weapons of Math Destruction : How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy" |
| "New York Times Bestseller'Fascinating and deeply disturbing' - Yuval Noah Harari Guardian Books of the Year 'A manual for the 21st-century citizen accessible refreshingly critical relevant and urgent' - Federica Cocco Financial Times A former Wall Street quant sounds an alarm on the mathematical models that pervade modern life - and threaten to rip apart our social fabricWe live in the age of the algorithm Increasingly the decisions that affect our lives - where we go to school whether we get a loan how much we pay for insurance - are being made not by humans but by mathematical models In theory this should lead to greater fairness everyone is judged according to the same rules and bias is eliminated And yet as Cathy O'Neil reveals in this urgent and necessary book the opposite is true The models being used today are opaque unregulated and incontestable even when they're wrong Most troubling they reinforce discrimination Tracing the arc of a person's life O'Neil exposes the black box models that shape our future both as individuals and as a society These weapons of math destruction score teachers and students sort CVs grant or deny loans evaluate workers target voters and monitor our health O'Neil calls on modellers to take more responsibility for their algorithms and on policy makers to regulate their use But in the end it's up to us to become more savvy about the models that govern our lives This important book empowers us to ask the tough questions uncover the truth and demand change"
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| "Goodbye, Things : On Minimalist Living" |
| "'Meet the new king of decluttering' - The Times'Take your spring cleaning to the next level with Goodbye Things by Fumio Sasaki' - Parade'There's happiness in having less If you are anything like how I used to be - miserable constantly comparing yourself with others or just believing your life sucks - I think you should try saying goodbye to some of your things'Fumio Sasaki is a writer in his thirties who lives in a tiny studio in Tokyo with three shirts four pairs of trousers four pairs of socks and not much else A few years ago he realised that owning so much stuff was weighing him down - so he started to get rid of itIn this hit Japanese bestseller Sasaki explores the philosophy behind minimalism and offers a set of straightforward rules - discard it if you haven't used it in a year; be a borrower; find your uniform; keep photos of the things you love - that can help all of us lead simpler happier more fulfilled lives"
Price: 7.49 |
| "What Is Populism?" |
| "'This lucid guide is essential reading' GuardianFrom Donald Trump to Recep Erdogan populists are on the rise across the globe But what exactly is populism? Should everyone who criticizes Wall Street or Washington be called a populist? What precisely is the difference between right-wing and left-wing populism? Does populism bring government closer to the people or is it a threat to democracy? Who are the people anyway and who can speak in their name? These questions have never been more pressingIn this provocative book Jan-Werner Muller argues that at populism's core is a rejection of pluralism Populists will always claim that they and they alone represent the people and their true interests Contrary to conventional wisdom populists can govern on the basis of their claim to exclusive moral representation of the people if populists have enough power they will end up creating an authoritarian state that excludes all those not considered part of the proper people Proposing a number of concrete strategies for how liberal democrats should best deal with populists Muller shows how to counter their claims to speak exclusively for the silent majorityUpdated with a new afterword"
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| "The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis (Paperback, 2014)" |
| "Afghanistan Parvana's father is arrested and taken away by Taliban soldiers Under Taliban law women and girls are not allowed to leave the house on their own Parvana her mother and sisters are prisoners in their own home With no man to go out to buy food they face starvation So Parvana must pretend to be a boy to save her family It is a dangerous plan but their only chance In fear she goes out - and witnesses the horror of landmines the brutality of the Taliban and the desperation of a country trying to survive But even in despair lies hope Deborah Ellis has been to Afghan refugee camps and has listened to many stories like Parvana's"
Price: 5.99 |
| "Tom's Midnight Garden by Philippa Pearce (Paperback, 2015)" |
| "When Tom is sent to stay at his aunt and uncle's house for the summer he resigns himself to endless weeks of boredom As he lies awake in his bed he hears the grandfather clock downstairs strike eleven twelve thirteen Thirteen! Tom races down the stairs and out the back door into a garden everyone told him wasn't there In this enchanted thirteenth hour the garden comes alive - but Tom is never sure whether the children he meets there are real or ghosts This entrancing and magical story is one of the best-loved children's books ever written"
Price: 5.99 |
| "Isadora Moon Goes to School" |
| "Half vampire half fairy totally unique! Isadora Moon is special because she is different Her mum is a fairy and her dad is a vampire and Isadora is a bit of both She loves the night bats and the colour black but she also loves the outdoors using her magic wand and the colour pink When it's time for Isadora to start school she's not sure where she belongs - vampire school or fairy school? With irresistible pink and black artwork throughout by authorillustrator Harriet Muncaster and a totally unique heroine with an out-of-this-world family this is a beautiful charming and funny new series of first chapter books Perfect for fans of Claude Dixie O'Day and Squishy McFluff Isadora Moon is the ideal choice for readers who want their magic and sparkle with a bit of bite!"
Price: 4.99 |
| "Isadora Moon Goes to the Ballet" |
| "Half vampire half fairy totally unique! Isadora Moon is special because she is different Her mum is a fairy and her dad is a vampire and she is a bit of both When her mum and dad come along on a school trip to the ballet Isadora worries that they might not be like normal mums and dads But she has even bigger problems when Pink Rabbit goes missing Will she be able to find him before the curtain rises? With irresistible pink and black artwork throughout by authorillustrator Harriet Muncaster and a totally unique heroine with an out-of-this-world family this is a beautiful charming and funny new series of first chapter books Perfect for fans of Claude Dixie O'Day and Squishy McFluff Isadora Moon is the ideal choice for readers who want their magic and sparkle with a bit of bite!"
Price: 5.49 |
