Line In The Sand
£10.99The untold story of how British-French rivalry drew the battle-lines of the modern Middle East
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The untold story of how British-French rivalry drew the battle-lines of the modern Middle East

264 wood and ivory carvings of animals, plants and people, none of them larger than a matchbox; apprentice potter Edmund de Waal was entranced by the collection when he first encountered it in the Tokyo apartment of his great uncle Iggie. When he inherited them, he discovered that they unlocked a story larger than he could have imagined.

With years of experience building up her own companies and investing in others, Deborah Meaden has the ideal combination of knowledge, intuition and common sense to cut through the nonsense and jargon and get down to the nitty-gritty of what you need to know if you want to build a lasting success.

Yotam Ottolenghi has established himself as one of the most exciting new talents in the world of cookery. This collection of vegetarian recipes includes recipes based on strong flavours and fresh combinations. It has sections devoted to cooking greens, pulses, tofu, roots, squashes, rice and cereals and many other foods.

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURED DIRECTED BY AND STARRING CHIWETEL EJIOFOR – AVAILABLE ON NETFLIX AND A NEW WEST END MUSICAL.


David Sedaris’s ability to uncover the hilarious absurdity teeming just below the surface of everyday life is elevated to wilder and more entertaining heights in this sixth essay collection. Sedaris proceeds from bizarre conundrums of daily etiquette to the most deeply resonant human truths.

The story of how countries are shocked – by wars, terror attacks, coup d’etats, economic crisis and natural disasters. And of how countries are then shocked again – by those who exploit that shock to push through economic reforms that, rather than help a country rebuild itself, serve only to further break it down.

From one of America’s iconic writers, a portrait of a marriage and a life – in good times and bad – that will speak to anyone who has ever loved a husband or wife or child. A stunning book of electric honesty and passion.

This tale of greed and ambition is set in an obsessed, enclosed world. Michael Lewis progresses through the dealing rooms of Salomon Brothers in New York and London during the mid-1980s when they were probably the most powerful merchant bank.

In ‘Man’s Search for Meaning’, Dr. Frankl offers an account of his life amid the horrors of the Nazi death camps, chronicling the harrowing experience that led to the discovery of his theory of logotherapy.

Malcolm Gladwell explains and analyses the tipping point, that magic moment when ideas, trends and social behaviour cross a threshold, tip and spread like wildfire. His method provides a new way of viewing experiences and developing strategies.
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