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.
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The Formula
£12.99For decades in America, car racing meant NASCAR, and to a lesser extent IndyCar, with Formula 1 – the wealthiest racing league in the world – a distant third. Fast forward to 2023, and F1 has emerged at the front of the pack powered by a passionate yet nascent American fanbase. The F1 juggernaut has arrived, but this chequered flag was far from inevitable. In ‘The Formula’, Wall Street Journal reporters Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg tell the epic story of how F1 saved itself from collapse and finally conquered America through guile, fearlessness and, above all, reinvention.
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The Life and Trials of Cliff Richard
£10.99Matt Richards and Mark Langthorne dig deep to find out who Sir Cliff Richard really is. In profiling his life and career, his success, his relationships and his beliefs, they uncover a man of contradictions; the rock and roller who rejected sex and drugs, the poster boy for Christianity, the very public performer who gives little away about his private life, the star who’s a national treasure to many yet a figure of ridicule to others. From the stories behind the hit records to the battle to break America, from childhood memories in India to recent abuse allegations and career-threatening headlines, nothing is off-limits in this definitive portrayal, painting a picture of an artist and a man who has become increasingly misunderstood and maligned when he should simply be celebrated for the performer and the person he is.
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What Book Am I?
£13.99Test your book smarts with this fun and fast-paced guessing game all about literature!Teams read increasingly specific clues and race to guess the book title on each card. Prove how well you know your literature, from children’s books and beloved classics to contemporary fiction—including mystery, romance, horror, and more. Includes 140 cards packaged in a handsome portable box.BOOK GUESSING GAME: Bibliophiles—get ready to test your smarts in the guessing game all about books! This set of 140 game cards includes an entertaining range of genres, from timeless classics and contemporary works to fantasy, adventure, sci-fi, and more.TAKE IT ANYWHERE: A diverting 15-minute game for 4+ players, the portable box is compact enough to throw in a bag and take along on vacations, picnics, or to a friend’s house. Easy to pull out and play while standing in line, picking up a food order, or waiting for a movie to start.ECO-FRIENDLY: Ma
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Bedside Companion to the Sea
£25.00Set sail into a year of sea-themed writing with the sixth title in the beloved ‘Bedside Companion’ series, collating 366 extracts selected from across the spectrum of literature.
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The Rise of the Robots
£12.99Winner of the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award 2015
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Aviarium
£26.00Published in partnership with the RSPB, this volume offers a stunning showcase of the world of birds, in all their diverse glory. Fly high with gulls and terns, swoop and dive with swallows and flycatchers, go hunting with owls and eagles, swim with penguins and ducks, and take a stroll with kiwis and ostriches. Written by renowned bird expert and nature writer Dominic Couzens and breathtakingly illustrated by the artist Teagan White, this book is a must-have gift for all bird lovers!
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Sunrise on the Reaping
£9.99Sunrise on the Reaping, the fifth book in the series, will revisit the world of Panem twenty-four years before the events of The Hunger Games, starting on the morning of the reaping of the Fiftieth Hunger Games, also known as the Second Quarter Quell.
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Healthyish High-Protein
£22.00Balanced nutrition. Full-on flavour. All-day energy. This is healthy eating with a little wiggle room.