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| "Dracula's Guest and Other Weird Tales by Bram Stoker (Paperback, 2006)" |
| "Although Bram Stoker is best known for his world-famous novel Dracula he also wrote many shorter works on the strange and the macabre This collection comprising Dracula's Guest and Other Weird Stories a volume of spine-chilling short stories collected and published by Stoker's widow after his death and The Lair of the White Worm an intensely intriguing novel of myths legends and unspeakable evil demonstrate the full range of his horror writing From the petrifying open tomb in 'Dracula's Guest' to the mental breakdown depicted in 'The Judge's House' and 'Crooken Sands' these terrifying tales of the uncanny explore the boundaries between life and death known and unknown animal and human dream and reality"
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| "The Fox, The Captain's Doll, The Ladybird by D. H. Lawrence (Paperback, 2006)" |
| "These three novellas display D H Lawrence's brilliant and insightful evocation of human relationships - both tender and cruel - and the devastating results of war In The Fox two young women living on a small farm during the First World War find their solitary life interrupted As a fox preys on their poultry a human predator has the women in his sights The Captain's Doll explores the complex relationship between a German countess and a married Scottish soldier in occupied Germany while in The Ladybird a wounded prisoner of war has a disturbing influence on the Englishwoman who visits him in hospital"
Price: 7.49 |
| "The Lost Estate (Le Grand Meaulnes) by Henri Alain-Fournier (Paperback, 2007)" |
| "The Lost Estate is Robin Buss's translation of Henri Alain-Fournier's poignant study of lost love Le Grand Meaulnes This Penguin Classics edition also contains an introduction by Adam GopnikWhen Meaulnes first arrives at the local school in Sologne everyone is captivated by his good looks daring and charisma But when Meaulnes disappears for several days and returns with tales of a strange party at a mysterious house - and his love for the beautiful girl hidden within it Yvonne de Galais - his life has been changed forever In his restless search for his Lost Estate and the happiness he found there Meaulnes observed by his loyal friend Francois may risk losing everything he ever had Poised between youthful admiration and adult resignation Alain-Fournier's compelling narrator carries the reader through this evocative and unbearably poignant portrayal of desperate friendship and vanished adolescence Robin Buss's translation of Le Grand Meaulnes sensitively and accurately renders Alain-Fournier's poetically charged expressive and deceptively simple style In his introduction New Yorker writer Adam Gopnik discusses the life of Alain-Fournier who was killed in the First World War after writing this his only novelHenri Alban-Fournier (1886-1914) better known by the pseudonym Alain-Fournier was born in La Chapelle d'Angillon the son of a country school-master He was educated at Brest and Paris where he met the original Yvonne who left a lasting impression on his life and work Le Grand Meaulnes was published in 1912 Alan-Fournier joined the army as a Lieutenant in August 1914 and was killed in action on the Meuse less than a month later Les Miracles a volume of poems and essays appeared posthumously in 1924If you liked Le Grand Meaulnes you might enjoy Gustave Flaubert's Sentimental Education also available in Penguin Classics'I read it for the first time when I was seventeen and loved every page I find its depiction of a golden time and place just as poignant now as I did then'Nick Hornby"
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| "Species of Spaces and Other Pieces by Georges Perec (Paperback, 2008)" |
| "Georges Perec produced some of the most entertaining and spirited essays of his age His literary output was amazingly varied in form and style and this generous selection of Perec's non-fictional work also demonstrates his characteristic lightness of touch wry humour and accessibility"
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| "London Belongs to Me by Norman Collins (Paperback, 2009)" |
| "Also known as Dulcimer Street Norman Collins's London Belongs to Me is a Dickensian romp through working-class London on the eve of the Second World War This Penguin Modern Classics edition includes an introduction by Ed Glinert author of The London CompendiumIt is 1938 and the prospect of war hangs over every London inhabitant But the city doesn't stop Everywhere people continue to work drink fall in love fight and struggle to get on in life At the lodging-house at No10 Dulcimer Street Kennington the buttoned-up clerk Mr Josser returns home with the clock he has received as a retirement gift The other residents include faded actress Connie; tinned food-loving Mr Puddy; widowed landlady Mrs Vizzard (whose head is turned by her new lodger a self-styled 'Professor of Spiritualism'); and flashy young mechanic Percy Boon whose foray into stolen cars descends into something much much worseNorman Collins (1907-1982) was a British writer and later a radio and television executive who was responsible for creating Woman's Hour on BBC Radio 4 and became one of the major figures behind the establishment of the Independent Television (ITV) network in the UK In all Norman Collins wrote 16 novels and two plays including London Belongs to Me (1945) The Governor's Lady (1968) and The Husband's Story (1978)If you enjoyed London Belongs to Me you might like Sam Selvon's The Lonely Londoners also available in Penguin Modern Classics'One of the great city novels a sprawling celebration of the comedy the savagery the eccentricity and the quiet heroism at the heart of ordinary London life'Sarah Waters author of The Night Watch"
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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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| "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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| "Lenin on the Train" |
| "'The superb funny fascinating story of Lenin's trans-European rail journey and how it shook the world' Simon Sebag Montefiore Evening Standard Books of the Year'Splendid a jewel among histories taking a single episode from the penultimate year of the Great War illuminating a continent a revolution and a series of psychologies in a moment of cataclysm and doing it with wit judgment and an eye for telling detail' David Aaronovitch The TimesBy 1917 the European war seemed to be endless Both sides in the fighting looked to new weapons tactics and ideas to break a stalemate that was itself destroying Europe In the German government a small group of men had a brilliant idea why not sow further confusion in an increasingly chaotic Russia by arranging for Vladimir Ilyich Lenin the most notorious of revolutionary extremists currently safely bottled up in neutral Switzerland to go home?Catherine Merridale's Lenin on the Train recreates Lenin's extraordinary journey from harmless exile in Zurich across a Germany falling to pieces from the war's deprivations and northwards to the edge of Lapland to his eventual ecstatic reception by the revolutionary crowds at Petrograd's Finland StationWith great skill and insight Merridale weaves the story of the train and its uniquely strange group of passengers with a gripping account of the now half-forgotten liberal Russian revolution and shows how these events intersected She brilliantly uses a huge range of contemporary eyewitnesses observing Lenin as he travelled back to a country he had not seen for many years Many thought he was a mere 'useful idiot' others thought he would rapidly be imprisoned or killed others that Lenin had in practice few followers and even less influence They would all prove to be quite wrong"
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| "Empire of Cotton : A New History of Global Capitalism" |
| "WINNER OF THE 2015 BANCROFT PRIZE WINNER OF THE 2015 PHILIP TAFT PRIZEFINALIST FOR THE 2015 PULITZER PRIZE FOR HISTORYSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2015 CUNDHILL PRIZE IN HISTORICAL LITERATUREEconomist BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2015'Knowledgeable and stunning' Orhan Pamuk 'A masterpiece of the historian's craft' The NationFor about 900 years from 1000 to 1900 cotton was the world's most important manufacturing industry It remains a vast business - if all the cotton bales produced in 2013 had been stacked on top of each other they would have made a somewhat unstable tower 40000 miles high Sven Beckert's superb new book is a history of the overwhelming role played by cotton in dictating the shape of our world It is both a gripping narrative and a brilliant case history of how the world works"
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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"
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| "James I (Penguin Monarchs) : The Phoenix King Hardcover" |
| "James&39;s reign marked one of the rare breaks in England&39;s monarchy Already James VI of Scotland he rode south on Elizabeth I&39;s death to become James I of England and Ireland uniting the British Isles for the first time and founding the Stuart dynasty which would with several lurches reign for over a century His descendant still occupies the throne Thomas Cogswell&39;s dramatic new biography brings James to life as a complex learned curious man and great survivor one who drastically changed court life in London and presided over the Authorized Version of the Bible and the establishment of English settlements across the globe Although he failed to unite England and Scotland he insisted that ambassadors acknowledge him as King of Great Britain and that vessels from both countries display a version of the current Union Flag Cogswell tells the story of James&39;s personal life and private passions as much as his public achievements James was often accused of being too informal and insufficiently regal - but when his son Charles I decided to redress these criticisms in his own reign he was destroyed This is a vivid portrait of an often underappreciated monarch"
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| "To Hell and Back : Europe, 1914-1949" |
| "'Superb likely to become a classic' ObserverIn the summer of 1914 most of Europe plunged into a war so catastrophic that it unhinged the continent's politics and beliefs in a way that took generations to recover from The disaster terrified its survivors shocked that a civilization that had blandly assumed itself to be a model for the rest of the world had collapsed into a chaotic savagery beyond any comparison In 1939 Europeans would initiate a second conflict that managed to be even worse - a war in which the killing of civilians was central and which culminated in the HolocaustTo Hell and Back tells this story with humanity flair and originality Kershaw gives a compelling narrative of events but he also wrestles with the most difficult issues that the events raise - with what it meant for the Europeans who initiated and lived through such fearful times - and what this means for us"
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| "The Ring of Truth : The Wisdom of Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung" |
| "'The ideal interpreter of the Ring a fascinating and valuable study absorbing and convincing' Sunday TimesThe Ring of the Nibelung is one of the greatest works of art created in modern times Roger Scruton's brilliant and passionate exploration of the drama music symbolism and philosophy of Wagner's masterpiece - with its themes of love death sacrifice and freedom - shows how ultimately it expresses the truth about the human condition 'Highly original and penetrating tremendous' Tim Blanning Literary Review'A rich historical account After reading this book only the most unadventurous reader would turn down the chance to see Wagner's masterpiece' Economist'A brilliant gallop through the master's religious musical and philosophical contexts' Sue Prideaux Spectator'Scruton is one of the finest philosopher-musicians since Schopenhauer' Jonathan Gaisman Standpoint"
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| "The Money Machine : How the City Works" |
| "What happens in the City has never affected us moreIn this excellent guide now fully revised and updated leading financial journalist Philip Coggan cuts through the headlines the scandals and the jargon to explain the nuts and bolts of the financial systemWhat causes the pound to rise or interest rates to fall? Which are the institutions that really matter? Why is it we need the Money Machine - and what happens when it crashes? Coggan provides clear and concise answers and shows why we should all be more familiar with a system we so intimately depend upon"
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| "1 Page at a Time : A Daily Creative Companion" |
| "This book could be anything a journal a keepsake a calendar a friend all of the above It gently (and not gently) pushes you through the year gets you writing about your past present and future facing your fears and then turning the page Each of the 365 prompts presents a chance to draw write make a list imagine dream or otherwise create something new It's a warm weird wonderful counterpart to your inner artist an engaging invitation to express yourself in ways you may never have imagined"
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| "Flash Boys" |
| "Michael Lewis's epic bestseller tells the outrageous story of the multi-millionaires and whizz kids who scammed the banking system in the blink of an eye - and the whistleblowers who tried to stop them It's hilarious terrifying and it's all true'The greatest story of our age Be very afraid' John Arlidge Sunday Times'Thrilling a masterclass' Robert McCrum Observer Books of the Year 'Jaw-dropping astonishing Lewis has lit the touch paper' Liam Halligan Spectator'The kind of writer who creates his own weather system'John Lanchester London Review of Books 'I read Michael Lewis for the same reasons I watch Tiger Woods I'll never play like that But it's good to be reminded every now and again what genius looks like' Malcolm Gladwell"
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| "The Pursuit of Power : Europe, 1815-1914" |
| "'A scintillating encyclopaedic history rich in detail from the arcane to the familiar a veritable tour de force' Richard Overy New Statesman'Transnational history at its finest social political and cultural themes swirl together in one great canvas of immense detail and beauty' Gerard DeGroot The Times'Dazzlingly erudite and entertaining' Dominic Sandbrook The Sunday TimesA masterpiece which brings to life an extraordinarly turbulent and dramatic era of revolutionary changeThe Pursuit of Power draws on a lifetime of thinking about nineteenth-century Europe to create an extraordinarily rich surprising and entertaining panorama of a continent undergoing drastic transformation The book aims to reignite the sense of wonder that permeated this remarkable era as rulers and ruled navigated overwhelming cultural political and technological changes It was a time where what was seen as modern with amazing speed appeared old-fashioned where huge cities sprang up in a generation new European countries were created and where for the first time humans could communicate almost instantly over thousands of miles In the period bounded by the Battle of Waterloo and the outbreak of World War I Europe dominated the rest of the world as never before or since this book breaks new ground by showing how the continent shaped and was shaped by its interactions with other parts of the globeRichard Evans explores fully the revolutions empire-building and wars that marked the nineteenth century but the book is about so much more whether it is illness serfdom religion or philosophy The Pursuit of Power is a work by a historian at the height of his powers essential for anyone trying to understand Europe then or now"
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| "The Great Divide (Paperback, 2016)" |
| "Why has inequality increased in the Western world - and what can we do about it? In The Great Divide Joseph E Stiglitz expands on the diagnosis he offered in his best-selling book The Price of Inequality and suggests ways to counter this growing problem With his characteristic blend of clarity and passion Stiglitz argues that inequality is a choice - the cumulative result of unjust policies and misguided prioritiesIn these essays articles and reflections Stiglitz fully exposes the inequality - from its dimensions and its causes to its consequences for the world - that is afflicting America and other Western countries in thrall to neoliberalism From Reagan-era policies to the Great Recession and its long aftermath Stiglitz delves into the processes and irresponsible policies - deregulation tax cuts for the rich the corruption of the political process - that are leaving many people further and further behind and turning the dream of a socially mobile society into an ever more unachievable myth With formidable yet accessible economic insight he urges us to embrace real solutions increasing taxes on corporations and the wealthy; investing in education science and infrastructure; helping homeowners instead of banks; and most importantly doing more to restore the economy to full employment Stiglitz&39;s analysis reaches beyond America - the inequality leader of the developed world - to draw lessons from Scandinavia Singapore and Japan and he argues against the tide of unnecessary destructive austerity that is sweeping across EuropeUltimately Stiglitz believes our choice is not between growth and fairness; with the right policies we can choose both"
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| "Incarnations : A History of India in 50 Lives" |
| "'Incarnations makes the mind fly across time place and history You may smile as mentally you walk alongside Khilnani up some flinty slope You will keep thinking about what he said long after' Daily TelegraphFor all of India's myths its sea of stories and moral epics Indian history remains a curiously unpeopled place Sunil Khilnani's Incarnations fills that space recapturing the human dimension of how the world's largest democracy came to be In this stunningly illustrated and deeply researched book accompanying his major BBC Radio 4 series Khilnani explores the lives of 50 Indians from the spiritualist Buddha to the capitalist Dhirubhai Ambani - lives that light up India's rich varied past and its continuous ferment of ideas Khilnani's trenchant portraits of emperors warriors philosophers poets stars and corporate titans - some famous some unjustly forgotten - bring feeling wry humour and uncommon insight to social dilemmas that extend from ancient times to our ownAs he journeys across the country and through its past Khilnani uncovers more than just history In rocket launches and ayurvedic call centres in slum temples and Bollywood studios in California communes and grimy ports he examines the continued and often surprising relevance of the men and women who have made India - and the world - what it is Their stories will inform move and entertain this book's many readers"
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| "The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage : The (Mostly) True Story of the First Computer" |
| "'So impossibly funny clever demented charming and altogether wonderful that I was a convert within three pages Buy it for everyone you know regardless of what you think they like Brilliant stuff' Lucy Mangan Stylist Books of the Year'An eye-opener The more I think about this the higher I esteem it' - Nicholas Lezard Guardian Books of the YearWinner of the British Book Design and Production Award for Graphic NovelsWinner of the Neumann Prize in the History of MathematicsNominated for the 2016 Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album and Best WriterArtistIn The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage Sydney Padua transforms one of the most compelling scientific collaborations into a hilarious set of adventures Meet two of Victorian London's greatest geniuses Ada Lovelace daughter of Lord Byron mathematician gambler and proto-programmer whose writings contained the first ever appearance of general computing theory a hundred years before an actual computer was built And Charles Babbage eccentric inventor of the Difference Engine an enormous clockwork calculating machine that would have been the first computer if he had ever finished itBut what if things had been different? The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage presents a delightful alternate reality in which Lovelace and Babbage do build the Difference Engine and use it to create runaway economic models battle the scourge of spelling errors explore the wider realms of mathematics and of course fight crime - for the sake of both London and science Extremely funny and utterly unusual The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage comes complete with historical curiosities extensive footnotes and never-before-seen diagrams of Babbage's mechanical steam-powered computer And ray guns"
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| "The Penguin History of Modern Russia : From Tsarism to the Twenty-first Century" |
| "Russia's recent past has encompassed revolution civil war mass terror and two world wars and the country is still undergoing huge change In his acclaimed history now updated to 2015 Robert Service provides a superb panoramic viewpoint on Russia exploring the complex changing interaction between rulers and ruled from Nicholas II Lenin and Stalin through to Gorbachev Yeltsin Putin and beyond This new edition also discusses Russia's unresolved economic and social difficulties and its determination to regain its leading role on the world stage and explains how despite the recent years of de-communization the seven decades of communist rule which penetrated every aspect of life still continue to influence Russia today"
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| "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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| "Why Grow Up? : Subversive Thoughts for an Infantile Age" |
| "In Why Grow Up the latest volume in the Philosophy in Transit series world-renowned philosopher Susan Neiman looks at growing up as an ideal with urgent relevance todayBecoming an adult today can seem a grim prospect As you grow up you are told to renounce most of the hopes and dreams of your youth and resign yourself to a life that will be a pale dilution of the adventurous important and enjoyable life you once expected But who wants to do any of that? No wonder we live in a culture of rampant immaturity argues internationally-renowned philosopher Susan Neiman when maturity looks so boringIn Why Grow Up Neiman explores the forces that are arrayed against maturity and shows how philosophy can help us want to grow up Travel both literally and as a metaphor has been seen as a crucial step to coming of age by thinkers as diverse as Kant Rousseau Hume and Simone de Beauvoir Neiman discusses childhood adolescence sex and culture and asks how the idea of travel can help us build a model of maturity that makes growing up a good option and leaves space in our culture for grown-ups Refuting the widespread belief that the best time of your life is the decade between sixteen and twenty-six she argues that being grown-up is itself an ideal one that is rarely achieved in its entirety but all the more worth striving for"
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| "The Undoing Project : A Friendship that Changed the World" |
| "THE NEW INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE BIG SHORT AND FLASH BOYS'A gripping account of how two psychologists reshaped the way we think What a story it is' Sunday Times 'You'll love it full of surprises and no small degree of tragedy' Tim HarfordIn 1969 two men met on a university campus Their names were Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky They were different in every way But they were both obsessed with the human mind - and both happened to be geniuses Together they would change the way we see the world'An enchanted collaboration During the final pages I was blinking back tears' The New York Times 'My favourite writer full stop Engages both heart and brain like no other' Daily Telegraph'Brilliant a wonderful book a masterclass' Spectator 'Psychology's Lennon and McCartney Lewis is exactly the storyteller they deserve' Observer"
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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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| "The Euro : And its Threat to the Future of Europe" |
| "Can the Euro be saved? Should it be?Nobel prize-winning economist Joseph E Stiglitz dismantles the prevailing consensus around what ails Europe - arguing that economic stagnation is a direct result of the Euro's flawed birth demolishing the champions of austerity and offering solutions that can rescue the continent from further devastation'Stiglitz could hardly have timed The Euro better one of those economists with a rare ability to help readers understand complex ideas' Philip Aldrick The Times'Original hard-hitting Much more than a demolition job These chapters are full of constructive proposals' Martin Sandbu Financial Times'Terrific and clarifying' Peter Goodman The New York Times'Coolly analytical he is surely right without a radical overhaul of its workings the Euro seems all but certain to fail' Economist"
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