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During the 1950s, Michael Randle helped pioneer a new form of direct action against nuclear war, based on the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi. At the forefront of the British campaign, he worked closely with Peace News editor Hugh Brock (1914–1985) and o…
During the 1950s, Michael Randle helped pioneer a new form of direct action against nuclear war, based on the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi. At the forefront of the British campaign, he worked closely with Peace News editor Hugh Brock (1914–1985) and o…
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2020A Times and Sunday Times Best Book of 2020‘A wake-up call … These women’s stories will make you weep, and then rage at the world's indifference.’ Amal ClooneyFrom award-winning war re…
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2020A Times and Sunday Times Best Book of 2020‘A wake-up call … These women’s stories will make you weep, and then rage at the world's indifference.’ Amal ClooneyFrom award-winning war re…
«Моє життя» — надиктована секретареві автобіографія диктатора Італії Беніто Муссоліні (1883–1945). У книжці йдеться про молоді роки Муссоліні у регіоні Емілія-Романья, його кар’єру агітатора і журналіста у кількох соціалістичних і пролетарських видан…
«Моє життя» — надиктована секретареві автобіографія диктатора Італії Беніто Муссоліні (1883–1945). У книжці йдеться про молоді роки Муссоліні у регіоні Емілія-Романья, його кар’єру агітатора і журналіста у кількох соціалістичних і пролетарських видан…
This stranger-than-fiction cold case is about to crack wide open!Perfect for fans of I’ll be Gone in the Dark and ZodiacOn December 30th, 1999, in rural Oklahoma, 16-year-old Ashley Freeman and her best friend, Lauria Bible, were having a sleepover. …
This stranger-than-fiction cold case is about to crack wide open!Perfect for fans of I’ll be Gone in the Dark and ZodiacOn December 30th, 1999, in rural Oklahoma, 16-year-old Ashley Freeman and her best friend, Lauria Bible, were having a sleepover. …
’Massively enjoyable’ Dawn FrenchI Carried a Watermelon is a love story to Dirty Dancing. A warm, witty and accessible look at how Katy Brand’s life-long obsession with the film has influenced her own attitudes to sex, love, romance, rights and respo…
’Massively enjoyable’ Dawn FrenchI Carried a Watermelon is a love story to Dirty Dancing. A warm, witty and accessible look at how Katy Brand’s life-long obsession with the film has influenced her own attitudes to sex, love, romance, rights and respo…
‘The most life-affirming book ever written about death.’ Sandi Toksvig‘One of the most powerful and helpful books about grief that you will ever read.’ Anita Anand‘Grief is more than the price of love. It is love. We must learn not just to live with …
‘The most life-affirming book ever written about death.’ Sandi Toksvig‘One of the most powerful and helpful books about grief that you will ever read.’ Anita Anand‘Grief is more than the price of love. It is love. We must learn not just to live with …
Heartwarming, inspirational and genuinely touching, Finding Harmony is the remarkable true story of an extraordinary dog that rescued a woman from the depths of depression and transformed a family for ever.A keen mountaineer, Sally Hyder was in her p…
Heartwarming, inspirational and genuinely touching, Finding Harmony is the remarkable true story of an extraordinary dog that rescued a woman from the depths of depression and transformed a family for ever.A keen mountaineer, Sally Hyder was in her p…
У времени есть своя память – история. Книга «Моя Сибириада» состоит из рассказов о людях, живших на берегах Ангары. Жизнь в суровых условиях Сибири закалила их и провела по всем историческим событиям многострадальной Родины: Первая мировая война, рев…
У времени есть своя память – история. Книга «Моя Сибириада» состоит из рассказов о людях, живших на берегах Ангары. Жизнь в суровых условиях Сибири закалила их и провела по всем историческим событиям многострадальной Родины: Первая мировая война, рев…
Настоящую книгу можно рекомендовать читателям любого возраста. В издании описываются различные случаи из жизни автора, происшедшие с ним в разном возрасте. Большая глава посвящена путешествиям в многочисленные, в том числе экзотические страны мира. О…
Настоящую книгу можно рекомендовать читателям любого возраста. В издании описываются различные случаи из жизни автора, происшедшие с ним в разном возрасте. Большая глава посвящена путешествиям в многочисленные, в том числе экзотические страны мира. О…
From the Sunday Times bestselling author comes a harrowing and moving memoir about two innocent and frightened ‘unfosterable’ children who do not know what it means to be loved.This is the third book in the series.The shock that strikes Casey and her…
From the Sunday Times bestselling author comes a harrowing and moving memoir about two innocent and frightened ‘unfosterable’ children who do not know what it means to be loved.This is the third book in the series.The shock that strikes Casey and her…
‘A page turner…and then some!’ Chris Evans‘An absorbing memoir.’ Classic Rock Magazine‘A very enjoyable rock-n-roll memoir that is not just for fans, but for anyone interested in this classic era of the British rock scene’ The AfterwordA fascinating …
‘A page turner…and then some!’ Chris Evans‘An absorbing memoir.’ Classic Rock Magazine‘A very enjoyable rock-n-roll memoir that is not just for fans, but for anyone interested in this classic era of the British rock scene’ The AfterwordA fascinating …
‘STOP scrolling right now and buy this book instead!’ SCARLETT CURTIS‘I’ve never laughed so hard.’ DAISY BUCHANAN’Brilliantly funny and bloody brave.’ DAWN O’PORTERI thought I could have lots of followers, without needing followers. I thought I could…
‘STOP scrolling right now and buy this book instead!’ SCARLETT CURTIS‘I’ve never laughed so hard.’ DAISY BUCHANAN’Brilliantly funny and bloody brave.’ DAWN O’PORTERI thought I could have lots of followers, without needing followers. I thought I could…
Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author and foster carer Cathy Glass’ three inspirational memoirs, Damaged, A Baby’s Cry and The Night the Angels Came, now available for the first time in a single volume.Damaged is the heartbreaking No. 1 …
Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author and foster carer Cathy Glass’ three inspirational memoirs, Damaged, A Baby’s Cry and The Night the Angels Came, now available for the first time in a single volume.Damaged is the heartbreaking No. 1 …
Five incredible true stories of canine bravery in wartime.For as long as dogs have lived alongside man, they have saved their lives in wartime with their bravery, loyalty and companionship. From the WWII dog that was adopted by the Royal Navy as a ma…
Five incredible true stories of canine bravery in wartime.For as long as dogs have lived alongside man, they have saved their lives in wartime with their bravery, loyalty and companionship. From the WWII dog that was adopted by the Royal Navy as a ma…
From ‘the most powerful book critic in the English-speaking world’ (Vanity Fair) comes an inspiring and beautifully illustrated selection of the life-changing books that none of us should miss‘Why do we love books so much?’For legendary literary crit…
From ‘the most powerful book critic in the English-speaking world’ (Vanity Fair) comes an inspiring and beautifully illustrated selection of the life-changing books that none of us should miss‘Why do we love books so much?’For legendary literary crit…
From the Sunday Times bestselling author Dr Amanda Brown.Insights into the world of a Prison Doctor, this time taking us deeper into the walls of Bronzefield, the UK’s biggest women’s prison.From the drug addicts who call Amanda ‘the mother I never h…
From the Sunday Times bestselling author Dr Amanda Brown.Insights into the world of a Prison Doctor, this time taking us deeper into the walls of Bronzefield, the UK’s biggest women’s prison.From the drug addicts who call Amanda ‘the mother I never h…
From a childhood of gothic proportions in a vicarage on the Welsh borders, through adolescence, leaving herself teetering on the brink of the 1960's, Lorna Sage vividly and wittily brings to life a vanished time and place and illuminates the liv…
From a childhood of gothic proportions in a vicarage on the Welsh borders, through adolescence, leaving herself teetering on the brink of the 1960's, Lorna Sage vividly and wittily brings to life a vanished time and place and illuminates the liv…
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2018Bestselling author Simon Winchester writes a magnificent history of the pioneering engineers who developed precision machinery to allow us to see as far as the moon and as close as the Higgs bo…
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2018Bestselling author Simon Winchester writes a magnificent history of the pioneering engineers who developed precision machinery to allow us to see as far as the moon and as close as the Higgs bo…
Mary Poppins is a story of taking practical steps towards happiness. It’s looking at the bright side of life. It’s setting boundaries, deciding what you want and making it happen. That’s the path to being Practically PerfectFor comedian Katy Brand, p…
Mary Poppins is a story of taking practical steps towards happiness. It’s looking at the bright side of life. It’s setting boundaries, deciding what you want and making it happen. That’s the path to being Practically PerfectFor comedian Katy Brand, p…
Few books have had such an impact as Wild Swans: a popular bestseller which has sold more than 13 million copies and a critically acclaimed history of China; a tragic tale of nightmarish cruelty and an uplifting story of bravery and survival.Through …
Few books have had such an impact as Wild Swans: a popular bestseller which has sold more than 13 million copies and a critically acclaimed history of China; a tragic tale of nightmarish cruelty and an uplifting story of bravery and survival.Through …