Tag: non-fiction
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Nightfaring: in search of the disappearing darkness
by Megan Eaves-Egenes At a time of personal crisis, travel writer and ‘dark sky’ advocate Megan Eaves-Egenes turned to the stars for solace. But those same stars, which have guided humankind since the very earliest cultures, are vanishing. As nocturnal cities bleach our skies – which are becoming 10% brighter every year – are we…
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London Falling
by Patrick Radden Keefe From the Baillie Gifford Prize-winning and Sunday Times bestselling author of Empire of Pain and Say Nothing comes a riveting story of wealth, violence and deceit at the heart of a glittering city. In 2019, a London teenager, Zac Brettler, fell to his death from a luxury apartment building on the banks of the Thames. On a…
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Enough Said
by Alan Bennett Enough Said is Alan Bennett’s fourth collection of diaries and prose. Covering the turbulent years 2016 to 2024, the diaries take us through lockdown, Brexit, the reign of Johnson, the rise of Trump and the death of the Queen. In between, we take the train with him back and forth to Yorkshire, celebrate…
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How To Breakup With Your Phone
by Catherine Price In short, are you addicted to your phone? If so, How to Break Up with Your Phone is here to help. How to Break Up With Your Phone is a smart, practical and useful plan to help you conquer your mobile phone addiction in just 30 days – and take back your life in the…
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A Hymn To Life, Shame has to Change Sides
by Gisele Pelicot One November day, Gisèle Pelicot was called to a local police station and life as she knew it ended. Her husband of fifty years had been caught by a supermarket guard filming up women’s skirts. But on his computer was shattering evidence: for nearly a decade, he had been secretly drugging and…
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Funny Thing, Getting Older
by Michael Morpurgo A story is like a kite. If I make it right, if I fly it right, it will swoop and soar. And it will please my heart when it’s up there, floating on the wind. In Funny Thing, Getting Older, one of our most beloved novelists shares his reflections from a lifetime of…
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Mary 90: My Very Best Recipes
by Mary Berry Join Britain’s best-loved cook, Mary Berry, as she celebrates her 90th birthday,with a career-spanning collection of iconic, fuss-free recipes for every occasion, alongside stories and memories from a lifetime of cooking. In this beautifully illustrated cookbook, Mary shares 90 of her very best recipes―each one perfected over a lifetime of cooking. From…
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Why Nobody Understands Quantum Physics
by Frank Verstraete & Celine Broeckaert Quantum physics is the cornerstone of our world. Yet, at the same time, it’s one of the hardest subjects for ordinary mortals to grasp. In Why Nobody Understands Quantum Physics, a husband-and-wife team – renowned physicist Frank Verstraete and writer Céline Broeckaert – demystifies this essential branch of science. Together,…
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Sissinghurst-The Creation Of A Garden
Vita Sackville-West & Sarah Raven From 1946 to 1957, Vita Sackville-West, the poet, bestselling author of All Passion Spent and maker of Sissinghurst, wrote a weekly column in the Observer describing her life at Sissinghurst, showing her to be one of the most visionary horticulturalists of the twentieth-century. With wonderful additions by Sarah Raven, Vita Sackville-West’s Sissinghurst draws on this extraordinary…
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Nobody’s Girl
by Virginia Roberts Giuffre In 2011, Virginia Roberts Giuffre hit the headlines as Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s most outspoken victim: the woman whose decision to speak out helped send both serial abusers to prison and whose photograph with Prince Andrew catalysed his fall from grace. But first and foremost, she became known as a…