Generation GDR
£12.99A gripping account of East Germany in the late ’70s and early ’80s, and of one man’s fated struggle for freedom.
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All the Way to the River
£10.99The astounding new memoir from the number one bestselling author of Eat Pray Love and Big Magic
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Harold
£25.00An authoritative life of Harold II, the king who died at the Battle of Hastings in 1066Harold Godwinson is renowned as the king who lost England to the invading William the Conqueror in 1066. Infamous legends, invented by the Victorians, surround his life, corrupting our idea of him. But who was the real Harold II?In this major new biography, Tom Licence reveals the truth behind the nineteenth-century myths. Moving from Harold’s childhood and his adventures as an earl in Edward the Confessor’s court, to his nine-month reign and the bloody battles at its end, Licence rewrites the story of his life at every turn. We see Harold’s rupture with his family, his cultivation of alliances, and his political interventions at home and overseas. He seized the throne as a skilled political leader who was the prime candidate to unite a realm divided by rebellion. And, when war came to English shores, Harold managed the conflict as well as any command
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Churchill’s Pirates
£22.00As the UK entered WWII, and the nation called its men and women to their battle stations, a rag-tag group of sailors was brought together to form a ‘navy within a navy’ – the Royal Naval Patrol Service – to help defend Britain’s shores. From sailing on the frontlines with the motley crew of sailors using converted fishing vessels to clear sea mines from British waters to Winston Churchill’s clandestine war room meetings with navy leaders, Will Iredale brings us into the pivotal moments that transformed the war and helped secure victory for the allies with first hand accounts, exclusive interviews with veterans, and new material from the archives.
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Mexican Soul
£30.00You don’t need Mexican ingredients to cook great Mexican food – just an open mind, a few simple tools and a little soul. In this book, chef Santiago Lastra reimagines Mexican cooking using what’s local, seasonal and already in your cupboard. From pistachio guacamole to tortillas made with mashed potatoes, this book shows how Mexican flavour can be unlocked anywhere in the world.
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Creative Playbook, The
£14.99The Creative Playbook: 365 Activities to Supercharge Your Imagination is a playful workbook designed to help you think in new ways. Creativity is a muscle that gets stronger with use. Including activities that spark spontaneity, curiosity and experimentation, this daily practice will strengthen your creative game and keep your imagination thriving. Artist and designer Georgia Perry has created this book as a creative jungle gym for your brain - a place to climb, swing, fall off, and get back on. Some activities will feel easy; others may seem bizarre; some might frustrate you. The point is to lean into this frustration and tap into your most out-of-the-box thinking – you don’t get stronger without a little challenge. Inside the pages you’ll discover a mix of hands-on creative exercises and thought-provoking reflections. Some pages invite you to draw,
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The Garden Almanac 2027
£14.99The essential gardening companion to 2027: RHS The Garden Almanac is the must-have seasonal guide written by RHS experts.
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The Technology Book
£25.00Combining authoritative text and memorable quotes, this book offers a fascinating and insightful exploration of the past, present, and future of technological advancement.
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Hiroshima, 8:15
£16.99The whole city was covered with dark clouds, and conflagrations were breaking out in various directions. Could all of this have happened at once? It was then that black drops of rain, as big as blackberries, began to fall – rain caused by the atomic bomb. I wondered what had happened to my home and church. With a pale face, I ran down the Koi highway. When the atomic bomb fell on Hiroshima at 8.15am on 6 August 1945, Methodist minister Kiyoshi Tanimoto was just beginning his day with the usual bowl of soybean and rice bran porridge. Unbeknownst to him at that moment, the aftermath that will unfold before him over days and weeks is full of horror, but through his courageous determination to save his family, church and city from total devastation, Tanimoto would become internationally recognised as a hero of Hiroshima.
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Eleanor
£10.99Bestselling historian and social media sensation Alice Loxton embarks on an epic walk, retracing the funeral route of England's most forgotten Queen and uncovering historical secrets along the way.
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Korean Home Cooking
£14.99Elegantly simple, big on flavour and strong on comfort, these family favourites with step-by-step instructions make an ideal introduction to Korean cooking at your place.
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Every Screen on the Planet
£11.99Drawing on shocking original reporting, this is the incredible story of TikTok, exploring its rise, influence and relationship to China.
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Experienced
£25.00Eric Barrett was there when Hendrix set Woodstock ablaze, when paranoia crackled through Toronto Airport, when his music electrified a sea of 600,000 at the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival, and in the quiet hours backstage when he revealed the insecurities behind his genius. Hendrix confided in few people. Barrett was one of them. ‘Experienced’ is Barrett’s unflinching memoir: the definitive inside account of Hendrix as friend, bandleader, and phenomenon. It strips away the mythology to reveal the man in all his brilliance and contradiction – volatile, generous, insecure, incandescently creative, and always in pursuit of the next sound. His final years were tested and defined on British soil. Taking readers into performances that veered between transcendence and chaos, Barrett captures a Hendrix rarely seen, nervous before British crowds and afraid that the country that had once embraced him might be moving on.
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The Confessions of Samuel Pepys
£14.99A collection of the most personal aspects of Samuel Pepys’ diaries, to celebrate the 200th anniversary of their publication.