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‘Irresistibly fascinating’ MARIE CLAIRE GREECE
‘Essential’ VICTORIA HISLOP
‘Brilliantly conceived’ PAUL CARTLEDGE
An enormous bestseller in Greece, this is a bold, witty retelling of the story of Ancient Greece by a rising star in archaeology
Joysticks to Haptics is the ultimate compendium of gaming controllers and retro peripherals from the world of gaming.
A collection of sexual fantasies from women around the world, Want is a revelatory, sensational and game-changing exploration of women’s sexuality that asks, and answers: How do women feel about sex when they have the freedom to be totally anonymous?
Many famed music producers are known for a particular sound that has its day and then ages out. Rick Rubin is known for something else: creating a space where artists of all different genres and traditions can home in on who they really are and what they really offer. He has made a practice of helping people transcend their self-imposed expectations in order to reconnect with a state of innocence from which the surprising becomes inevitable. Over the years, as he has thought deeply about where creativity comes from and where it doesn’t, he has learned that being an artist isn’t about your specific output; it’s about your relationship to the world. ‘The Creative Act’ is a beautiful and generous course of study that illuminates the path of the artist as a road we all can follow.
Elevating simple toasted bread – the world’s favourite comfort food – into delicious, mouth-watering meals. Featuring a range of international influences and celebrating fresh ingredients and exciting flavour combinations, ‘Toast’ is packed with 80 amazing toast-topper recipes for every occasion. From simple tuna melt and Welsh rarebit to sumptuous Scandi salmon on rye and more, these tasty recipes merge super-satisfying comfort food with refined tastes and textures that transform a humble toast-based meal into showstopper staples.
Xi Jinping rules over 1.4 billion people and the second biggest economy on earth. He commands huge armed forces and runs a technology programme meant to dominate the globe. His ambition is to take the place of the United States and to change the world order. Xi’s life story is full of drama: plots, purges, murders, a power struggle and a pandemic. This book, based on new sources, leads the reader from the poor, isolated China of the 1950s to the modern economic and military juggernaut of today. It reveals how the Chinese elite groomed Xi as a manager only to get a dictator, a man who has made himself into a new version of Mao and who dares not give up power. The fresh material includes open-source Chinese coverage that the experts have missed, access to the papers of a deceased high official, information from personal friends of the Xi family and briefings from intelligence sources.
A rich and insightful journey through the night – and all its meanings – from acclaimed writer and critic Arifa Akbar.
This beautifully illustrated book invites readers to explore the magnificent collection of Japanese rare books and manuscripts housed in the Bodleian Library.
The first rule of nuclear war is that there are no rules. Up to now, no one outside of official circles has known exactly what would happen if a rogue state launched a nuclear missile at the Pentagon. Second by second and minute by minute, these are the real-life protocols that choreograph the end of civilisation as we know it. If a single nuclear missile is launched, it provokes two dozen in return. Frantic calls over secure lines work to confirm the worst as armoured helicopters are scrambled outside. Decisions over hundreds of millions of lives need to be made within six minutes, based on partial information, knowing that once launched, nothing is capable of halting the destruction. Because the plans for General Nuclear War are among the most classified secrets held by the United States government, this book takes the reader up to the razor’s edge of what can legally be known.
Deborah Levy traces and measures her life against the backdrop of the literary and artistic muses that have shaped her – including a letter to her dying mother and to an absent friend. The book illuminates and celebrates a rich and varied intellectual inheritance – and reflects on how it has enriched the author’s own work. Taking in questions of mortality, language, gender, place, consumerism and everyday living, the acclaimed novelist invites her reader behind the curtain of a creative life, ‘in which the position of the spoon is always changing’.
Our countryside is iconic: a series of distinctive habitats that unite to create a landscape that is unique for the rich diversity of our flora and fauna. In ‘England’, John Lewis-Stempel explores each in turn, taking us from coast to moor, from downs to field, from the park to the village to create a vivid living portrait of our natural history.
‘The Diary of a CEO’ is an unfiltered journey into the remarkable stories of the people that have defined culture, achieved greatness and created stories worth studying. Steven conducts his podcast by interviewing some of the world’s most influential people, experts and thinkers and embarks on a curiosity driven journey to discover untold truths, unlearned lessons and important insights that will make his, and the audiences lives more enjoyable, more successful and more fulfilled. ‘The Diary of a CEO’ is different because of how raw, honest and emotional it is – living up to the word ‘diary’ in its name – these are the things people don’t usually share told with a level of honesty that most ‘interviews’ don’t give you.
Meditations
1 × £10.99 The Creative Act
1 × £18.00 The Diary of a CEO
1 × £10.99 Subtotal: £39.98
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