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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.
Most of life on Earth is plant. And yet the half a million species of plant alive today are a minuscule fraction of those that have ever existed. The true story of the plant kingdom’s almost inconceivable variety and ingenuity is to be found in the past. From the arrival of the first plants on land 484 million years ago to the globe-spanning diversity of flora we know today, ‘Green Kingdom’ traces the evolution of plant life across eons and continents, reanimating the lost worlds that shaped its course and dramatically expanding our vision of what it means to be a plant. Through the stories of sixteen plant families, from the humble bog moss to the exquisite adaptations of the orchid, we witness how plant life colonised land, pioneered leaves, recruited fungi, invented wood, sunk roots, formed seeds, manipulated animals and ultimately came to dominate our planet.
From piano-playing child prodigy, through to classically trained keyboardist and onto his rise with Yes and as a solo artist, Rick Wakeman’s life so far has been one of very dramatic spirals, spectacular comebacks and legendary rock ‘n’ roll excess. While Rick takes his music and creativity very seriously, he views his life as material for a sitcom. This memoir is the story of a musical genius with a taste for adventure, a delightful sense of the absurd and a winning gift for comedy. It’s the book Rick has always wanted to write and the sole unsurprising thing about it is that it’s a hell of a read.
‘World Football Records’ offers lively, fun and fascinating facts and stats from the world of international football. Focusing on all the major world and continental tournaments, national team records, exceptional matches and the stars who made it all possible, this exhaustively researched annual tells the stories of these key moments and the players and coaches behind them.
Step inside the winter cabin and create delicious meals and drinks that are perfect for entertaining or quiet nights by the fire.
A call to courage and connection from prize-winning poet and champion for the arts and humanities
Mathematician Terence Tao shows how mathematics has evolved from counting and geometry into a flexible set of tools for understanding an increasingly complex world. He moves effortlessly from children discovering infinity through play, to the numbers that underpin our online lives; from Johannes Kepler using algebra to price a barrel of wine, to curved geometries that explain why GPS works and planes don’t fly in straight lines on a map. Along the way, dice games, insurance policies and financial crises illuminate probability’s promise – and its limits – while deceptively simple rules give rise to chaos, pattern and life itself.
The figure of a goddess who represents both love and war can be found in cultures across the ancient world. These societies were all polytheistic, and all worshipped such deities as Venus, Freya, and the Morrigan. What was it about this model of divine femininity that ancient people in Europe and the Near East found so attractive? In this vivid account, Ronald Hutton traces the history of eight key goddesses in ancient societies. Looking at the Sumerian Inanna, ancient Greek Aphrodite, and Egyptian Hathor, amongst others, Hutton compares the characters of these female deities and examines how and why such a figure reoccurred so often. Ranging from Mesopotamia, Syria, and Palestine to western Europe, this fascinating story provides a deeper understanding of two of the most powerful and intractable human impulses – love and war.
Nicole Maguire is back with more simple dinners for the whole family. This title features 90+ more of the flavour-packed, low-cost recipes that have established Nic’s recipes as weeknight heroes in homes around Australia. Featuring 15-minute wonders such as spiced lamb loaded hummus and dumpling laksa; fresh takes on one-pans including chicken souvlaki traybake and chorizo fried rice; and staple sides like two-ingredient flatbread and freezer-friendly mash, these are the building blocks that will save you money, reclaim your time and feed even the fussiest family member on the busiest nights of the week.
Whatever happened to the working class? A compelling new social history of Britain since 1945
The Buddha’s revolutionary teachings transformed Asia, and his contemporary Socrates laid the foundations of Western philosophy. Although they never met, Socrates and the Buddha each addressed in a radically new and surprisingly similar way the core questions of how to lead a good, just, and dignified life amid turbulence and violence. Common to their teachings was an ethics of uncertainty: both refused to make truth claims about the ultimate nature of reality, insisting on the primacy of critical self-evaluation as the basis of an ethical life. In this illuminating book, author Stephen Batchelor explores the philosophical, social, and political worlds of the Buddha and Socrates, showing how their teachings continue to provide lessons in how to lead a flourishing and engaged life.
This beautifully illustrated book explores the stories behind the literary manuscripts of the world’s best-known authors.
Ian Botham, a truly iconic figure in English sport, is in reflective mood as he reaches the milestone of 70. He’s a different man to the one who charged all over the world, taking everybody on. He suspects he might have been the worst father he could have been, but hopes he’s now the best grandfather. Other things haven’t changed. The strength of friendships throughout his life: the times spent in a cheap Taunton house with Viv Richards, in the passenger seat of Brian Close’s Ford Capri while he steered with his knees and read Sporting Life, on the riverbank with fellow anglers who never knew him as a cricketer. He’s typically frank about the explosive rivalries, too. He compares his experiences of following and leading, at pivotal moments in sporting history. He opens up about pain and glory, belief and doubt, fame and infamy. But now, as he considers his legacy, he is ready to reveal more of himself, more of who he is, than he ever ha
This is the gripping true story of one special forces patrol and how their heroic missions changes the course of WWII. The action is relentless, ranging from the sub-blasted wastes of the 1940s Sahara to the wild and rain-lashed killing fields of the then Yugoslavia in 1945. Serving with the Long Range Desert Group, the SAS and the SOE – Churchill’s Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare – these men take the fight to the enemy by jeep, boat and warplane in the most daring of ways. At one point their commander, Lewis ‘Archie’ Gibson, saves the life of SAS founder David Stirling when riding in a battle wagon named ‘Wha Daur’, a phrase culled from the Scottish ballad ‘Wha Daur Meddle With Me?’. Based upon the unpublished manuscripts written by Gibson, this book reveals incredible wartime exploits, which were only ever intended for his family.
An eye-opening journey into the inner workings of human and artificial minds from two leading experts in cognitive and psychological science.
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