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Laurie Parsons
Carbon ColonialismAround the world, leading economies are announc...Around the world, leading economies are announcing significant progress on climate change. World leaders are queuing up to proclaim their commitment to tackling the climate crisis, pointing to data... -
Carrie Marshall
Carrie Kills A Man : A MemoirCarrie Kills A Man* is about growing up in a wo...Carrie Kills A Man* is about growing up in a world that doesn't want you, and about how it feels to throw a hand grenade into a perfect life. It's the story of how a tattooed transgender rock singe... -
Kathryn Hughes
Catland : Feline Enchantment and the Making of the Modern WorldSome called it a craze. To others it was a cult...Some called it a craze. To others it was a cult. Join prize-winning historian Kathryn Hughes to discover how Britain fell in love with cats and ushered in a new era. ‘He invented a whole cat world’... -
Natalie Bennett
Change Everything : How We Can Rethink, Repair and Rebuild SocietyWe are living in a social, political, economic ...We are living in a social, political, economic and environmental emergency. The status quo is profoundly unstable; change is inevitable. Now is the time to get together to build a far healthier and... -
Gavin Barwell
Chief of Staff: An Insider’s Account of Downing Street’s Most Turbulent YearsIn her darkest hour, following the disastrous 2...In her darkest hour, following the disastrous 2017 election, Theresa May turned to Gavin Barwell to help restore her battered authority. He would become her chief of staff for the next two years - ... -
Andrew Ziminski
Church Going : A Stonemason's Guide to the Churches of the British IslesChurches are many things to us - they are place...Churches are many things to us - they are places of worship, vibrant community hubs and oases of calm reflection. To know a church is to hold a key to the past that unlocks an understanding of our ... -
Catherine Coldstream
Cloistered : My Years as a NunDiscover Catherine Coldstream’s evocative accou...Discover Catherine Coldstream’s evocative account of life as a nun in the 1990s, and the dramatic events which led to her flight from the monastery. A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK After the shock o... -
Peter Firstbrook
Coastwise: Understanding Britain's ShorelineCoastwise examines the coastline of the British...Coastwise examines the coastline of the British Isles as a dynamic environment and offers you an understandable explanation of how the coastline functions as a single entity. It is supported by hun... -
Shaun Bythell
Confessions of a BooksellerShaun Bythell is the owner of The Bookshop in W...Shaun Bythell is the owner of The Bookshop in Wigtown, Scotland. With more than a mile of shelving, real log fires in the shop and the sea lapping nearby, the shop should be an idyll for bookworms.... -
Adam Rutherford
Control: The Dark History and Troubling Present of EugenicsHow did an obscure academic idea pave the way t...How did an obscure academic idea pave the way to the Holocaust within just fifty years? Why does eugenics still loom large in the 21st century, despite its genocidal past? Did eugenics work? Could ... -
Nigella Lawson
Cook, Eat, Repeat: Ingredients, Recipes and StoriesCook, Eat, Repeat is a delicious and delightful...Cook, Eat, Repeat is a delicious and delightful combination of recipes intertwined with narrative essays about food.Whether asking 'What is a Recipe?' or declaring death to the Guilty Pleasure, Nig... -
Philippa Perry
Couch Fiction: A Graphic Tale of PsychotherapyBestselling author Philippa Perry (The Book You...Bestselling author Philippa Perry (The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read) turns her keen insights to the power of therapy. This compelling study of psychotherapy in the form of a graphic novel vi...
