Showing 689–704 of 909 resultsSorted by latest
-
£18.99
Who does the Mona Lisa actually depict? Why do we still look to the Greeks and Romans to inform our politics? Where do we find meaning in a world dominated by technology? Culture is like a language. Art, architecture, history and philosophy are its grammar. And, like a language, anyone can learn it. In 2022, Sheehan Quirke took to Twitter (now X) as The Cultural Tutor with the aim of making culture accessible for everyone. He wrote about poetry, paintings, building design, and counter-intuitive but fascinating facts about history and geography. Taught in forty-nine short lessons – from Babylon to Brutalism, Ronaldo to Ragnark – Sheehan takes readers on a delightful and fascinating journey through culture.
-
£12.99
A riveting journey through the history of mountaineering – before Everest.
-
£18.99
In recent years, journalists have been dismissed by some or targeted for abuse, mainstream news has been consumed by ‘infotainment’ and clickbait, driven by profits, accused of being too cosy with political and economic elites. But at times of democratic decay all over the world, with relentless attempts to undermine truth and facts, and unprecedented technological tools to spread disinformation and incite violence – brave journalism is needed more than ever. ‘The New Censorship’ focuses on the unfortunate and unexpected mechanisms through which today’s media has inadvertently amplified the anti-democratic movement that looms over our societies.
-
£16.99
In an uncertain world, we need hope and happiness more than ever. So what are the words that can help us find it? Let Michael Rosen take you on a quest for joy in this book, where each letter of the alphabet offers us a moment of daily enchantment, celebrating the magic of the small things that bring hope and happiness into our lives.
-
£14.99
Why did so many Germans take part in the crimes of Nazi Germany? How did they come to support Hitler and follow him almost to the very end? For too long, the Nazis have been presented as little more than psychopaths or criminals. In his book, historian Richard J. Evans makes use of a mass of recently unearthed new evidence to strip away the veneer of myth and legend from the faces of the Third Reich and present a more realistic view of Nazi perpetrators as human beings who were disturbingly like us.
-
£20.00
In ‘Fires Which Burned Brightly’, Faulks, a reluctant memoirist, offers readers a series of detailed snapshots from a life in progress. They include a post-war rural childhood – ‘cold mutton and wet washing on a rack over the range’ – the booze-sodden heyday of Fleet Street and a career as one of the country’s most acclaimed novelists. There are not one, but two daring escapes from boarding school; the delirium of a jetlagged American book tour; the writing of ‘Birdsong’ in his brother’s house in 1992; and memorable trips across the channel to France. Politics, psychiatry and frustrated ventures into the world of entertainment are analysed with patience and rueful humour.
-
£10.99
On 20 August 1612, ten people from Pendle were executed before a vast crowd at Lancaster’s Gallows Hill. The condemned and their associates had endured six months of accusations, imprisonment and torture; their treatment was such that one of the group died in Lancaster Castle’s dungeons, while awaiting trial. Today, a thriving tourism industry exists in and around Pendle, the former home of the so-called witches, yet virtually everything we know about the case originates from a single source: Thomas Potts’ ‘Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches’, hurriedly published in 1613 and distinctly skewed in favour of the prosecution. Now, Carol Ann Lee brings a fresh perspective to the story by approaching it as true crime. Her research leads to revelatory discoveries, transforming our knowledge of those shadowy figures behind ill-famed names, and the terrible events that befell them.
-
£25.00
America used to pride itself on ambition. Today, it looks stuck. Meanwhile, China has been busy building the future. Over the past six years, technology analyst Dan Wang lived through China’s astonishing, messy progress and the dissolution of its relationship to the West. In ‘Breakneck’, Wang offers a new framework for understanding China – which helps us to see global geopolitics more clearly too.
-
£22.00
Have the meal of your life while celebrating the 1987 classic Dirty Dancing. This deluxe cookbook is packed with official recipes, made in collaboration with Lionsgate, that will bring an idyllic Kellerman’s summer to your table.
-
£10.99
‘A historically insightful read’Financial Times
‘A wry, rollicking, and provocative history’ Michael Taylor, author of The Interest
‘A thought-provoking analysis of Africa’s relationship with economic imperialism’ Astrid Madimba and Chinny Ukata, authors of It’s A Continent
-
£30.00
The 100 finest short stories ever written, collected in one gorgeous volume.
-
£10.99
The former President & CFO of SoftBank Group International takes us inside the elite, high-stakes world of tech investment.
-
£22.00
Carthage was a power that dominated the western Mediterranean for almost six centuries before its fall to Rome. The history of the realm and its Carthaginians was subsumed by their conquerors and, along the way, the story of the real Carthage was lost. In this landmark new history, Eve MacDonald tells the essential story of the lost culture of Carthage and of its forgotten people, using archaeological analysis to uncover the history behind the legend. A journey that takes us the Phoenician Levant of the early Iron Age to the Atlantic and all along the coast of Africa, the book puts the city and the story of North Africa once again at the centre of Mediterranean history. Reclaimed from the Romans, this is the Carthaginian version of the tale, revealing to us that, without Carthage, there would be no Rome.
-
£26.00
This is exciting, delicious East Asian-flavoured food you can make at home – even after a long day! Cooking in his London flat, Justin Tsang (aka Justin the Dustbin) shares his recipe creations online, making East Asian-flavoured food not just properly delicious, but simple, too. Using his expertise as a chef at his family’s Chinese restaurant, he brings together flavours from Korea, Hong Kong, Japan, China and more, to create dishes that will leave you feeling full but wanting to go back for more. Whether you’re after something fresh, spicy, comforting, zingy – or just want something ready in 20 minutes, there’s a guaranteed new favourite to discover in this 100-recipe cookbook.
-
£10.99
The astonishing, behind-the-scenes story of the race to perfect the greatest invention in human history, artificial intelligence, and the men, women and companies that seek to profit from it all.
-
£20.00
Transport yourself to the sun-soaked shores of the Mediterranean with over 100 quick, effortless, and vibrant recipes all using just seven ingredients.
