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Brigit Strawbridge Howard
Dancing with Bees: A Journey Back to NatureBrigit Strawbridge Howard was shocked the day s...Brigit Strawbridge Howard was shocked the day she realised she knew more about the French Revolution than she did about her native trees. And birds. And wildflowers.And bees. The thought stopped he... -
Kathleen Hart
Devorgilla DaysThis is a story about uncovering the things tha...This is a story about uncovering the things that really matter, and discovering what makes us feel alive. It is a story about finding that inner strength and resilience, and never giving up hope. E... -
Natalie Haynes
Divine Might : Goddesses in Greek MythGet ready to meet the goddesses, from the Sunda...Get ready to meet the goddesses, from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Stone Blind and Pandora’s Jar, Natalie Haynes. These are the stories of the Greek goddesses. As fearsome, powerful and b... -
Joshua Levine
Dunkirk: The History Behind the Major Motion PictureIn 1940, at the French port of Dunkirk, more th...In 1940, at the French port of Dunkirk, more than 300,000 trapped Allied troops were dramatically rescued from destruction at the hands of Nazi Germany by an extraordinary seaborne evacuation. The ... -
Riaz Phillips
East Winds: Recipes, History and Tales from the Hidden CaribbeanWhat's inside: A celebration of the lesser know...What's inside: A celebration of the lesser known Caribbean culture, rooted in tales and memories of the history and heritage of the eastern reaches of the Caribbean. The hidden Caribbean isn't a pl... -
Partha Dasgupta
Economics: A Very Short IntroductionEconomics has the capacity to offer us deep ins...Economics has the capacity to offer us deep insights into some of the most formidable problems of life, and offer solutions to them too. Combining a global approach with examples from everyday life... -
Eleanor Barraclough
Embers of the Hands : Hidden Histories of the Viking Age**Pre-order: Published: 19th Sept 2024** Imagin...**Pre-order: Published: 19th Sept 2024** Imagine a Viking, and a certain image springs to mind: a nameless, faceless warrior, leaping ashore from a longboat, and ready to terrorise the hapless loca... -
Wendy Moore
Endell Street: The Women Who Ran Britain’s Trailblazing Military HospitalWhen the First World War broke out, the suffrag...When the First World War broke out, the suffragettes suspended their campaigning and joined the war effort. For pioneering suffragette doctors (and life partners) Flora Murray and Louisa Garrett An... -
Keiron Pim
Endless Flight: The Genius and Tragedy of Joseph RothThe first English language biography of the gre...The first English language biography of the great European writer Joseph Roth, exploring his genius and his tragic life story, lived in the shadow of war. The brilliant, mercurial, self-mythologisi... -
Merlin Sheldrake
Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds and Shape Our FuturesThe more we learn about fungi, the less makes s...The more we learn about fungi, the less makes sense without them. They can change our minds, heal our bodies and even help us avoid environmental disaster; they are metabolic masters, earth-makers ... -
Clive Myrie
Everything is EverythingAs a Bolton teenager with a paper round, Clive ...As a Bolton teenager with a paper round, Clive Myrie read all the newspapers he delivered from cover to cover and dreamed of becoming a journalist. In this deeply personal memoir, he tells how his ... -
Dorian Lynskey
Everything must goWe have always told ourselves stories about the...We have always told ourselves stories about the end of the world. Long before we watched super intelligent AI wage war on humanity in The Terminator, or read about a catastrophic deluge in J.G. Bal...
