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Ian Stewart
What's the Use?: The Unreasonable Effectiveness of MathematicsMany people think mathematics is useless. They'...Many people think mathematics is useless. They're wrong. In the UK, the 2.8 million people employed in mathematical science occupations contributed £208 billion to the economy in a single year -- t... -
Monica Macias
Black Girl from Pyongyang: In Search of My IdentityThe extraordinary true story of a West African ...The extraordinary true story of a West African girl's upbringing in North Korea under the guardianship of President Kim Il Sung. In 1979, aged only seven, Monica Macias was sent from West Africa to... -
Suzanne Fagence Cooper
How We Might Live: At Home with Jane and William MorrisWilliam Morris - poet, designer, campaigner, he...William Morris - poet, designer, campaigner, hero of the Arts & Crafts movement - was a giant of the Victorian age, and his beautiful creations and provocative philosophies are still with us to... -
Robert Twigger
36 Islands: In Search of the Hidden Wonders of the Lake District and a Few Other Things TooRobert Twigger, poet, artist and travel author,...Robert Twigger, poet, artist and travel author, is a lover of uninhabited islands. A lifelong passion for the Lake District led him to embark on a mission to visit all 36 islands of the region - so... -
Don Paterson
Toy Fights: A BoyhoodThis is a book about family, money and music bu...This is a book about family, money and music but also about schizophrenia, hell, narcissists, debt and the working class, anger, swearing, drugs, books, football, love, origami, the peculiar insani... -
John Niven
O BrotherJohn Niven's little brother Gary was fearless, ...John Niven's little brother Gary was fearless, popular, stubborn, handsome, hilarious and sometimes terrifying. In 2010, after years of chaotic struggle against the world, he took his own life at t... -
Blake Morrison
Two SistersBlake Morrison has lost a sister and a half-sis...Blake Morrison has lost a sister and a half-sister in recent years. Both are the subjects of this remarkable and heart-breaking memoir, along with a forensic examination of sibling relationships in... -
Donald S Murray
Red Star Over HebridesEven as he grew up on the edge of Lewis, the va...Even as he grew up on the edge of Lewis, the vastness of Russia never felt too distant for Donald S Murray. Its great literary traditions were often discussed in his home village, while the politic... -
Oskar Jensen
Vagabonds: Life on the Streets of Nineteenth-century LondonDickensian London is brought to real and vivid ...Dickensian London is brought to real and vivid life in this Wolfson History Prize-shortlisted portrait by a rising-star historian and New Generation ThinkerUntil now, our view of bustling late Geor... -
Isabel Hardman
Fighting for Life: The Twelve Battles that Made Our NHS, and the Struggle for Its FutureSince its foundation in 1948, the NHS has come ...Since its foundation in 1948, the NHS has come to define our national identity; it even topped the "what makes Britain great" poll in 2022. It has made history (and the headlines) again and again -... -
Martin Rees
If Science Is to Save UsThere has never been a time when ‘following the...There has never been a time when ‘following the science’ has been more important for humanity. At no other point in history have we had such advanced knowledge and technology at our fingertips, nor... -
Suzanne O'Sullivan
The Sleeping Beauties: And Other Stories of Mystery IllnessIn Sweden, refugee children fall asleep for mon...In Sweden, refugee children fall asleep for months and years at a time. In upstate New York, high school students develop contagious seizures. In the US Embassy in Cuba, employees complain of heada...
