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: the record of an obsession with an unnavigable backwater, a voracious drift down various culs-de-sac, an anti-psychogeography, a map of the schisms between mind and place, a poetics of trash, a rummage through the wastelands of Neoliberalism, a scavenger-hunt for meaning and nothingness, coinciden...

From the bestselling author of Mayflies and Caledonian Road, a heart-enriching celebration of what makes us great: our friends.If we are lucky, in our lives, our friendships will be rich and varied. They will be shared with those with two legs, with four legs, with whiskers or clean faces; they will...

Night by Elie WieselElie Wiesel's harrowing first-hand account of the atrocities committed during the Holocaust, Night is translated by Marion Wiesel with a preface by Elie Wiesel in Penguin Modern Classics. Born into a Jewish ghetto in Hungary, as a child, Elie Wiesel was sent to the Nazi concentra...

Combining scooped-out die-cuts with raised, shaped elements, two new TouchThinkLearn books offer youngest learners an irresistible opportunity to explore their universe in a hands-on, multisensory way. See the image, trace its shape, say its name: these modes of perception combine in a dynamic way t...

Original medieval remedies mix with new inventions of Julia’s own in a collection of charms for modern life.What does it mean when a butterfly lands on your hand? How might you cope with loneliness, deal with fear, or become closer to a lover?Julia writes: ‘The sixth-century physician Alexander ...

Issue 03 of TON celebrates wild things, as always, we have travelled far and wide, and to the end of the road and back, to bring you some seriously spectacularly wild stories. Does it get any more wild than life-size plastic dinosaurs adorned with fabulous rugs

The kitchen has always been the heart of an Irish home; the busy, bustling focal point where yarns are told and the best local and seasonal ingredients are transformed into comforting dishes to be shared with loved ones.Following the success of the award-winning The Irish Bakery, Cherie Denham and A...

Starting from a collection of simple computer experiments illustrated by striking computer graphics Stephen Wolfram shows in this landmark book how their unexpected results force a whole new way of looking at the operation of our universe. Wolfram uses his approach to tackle a remarkable array of fu...

Thirteen-year-old Byron needs to get away, and doesn't care how. Sick of being beaten up by lads for "talkin' like a poof" after school. Sick of dad - the weightlifting, womanising Gaz - and Mam, who pissed off to Turkey like Shirley Valentine. Sick of all the people in Hucknall who shuffle about li...

70th Anniversary EditionIn the summer of 1942, fleeing the horrors of the Nazi occupation, Anne Frank and her family were forced into hiding in the back of an Amsterdam warehouse.Aged thirteen when she went into the secret annexe, Anne kept a diary in which she confided her innermost thoughts and fe...

When you’ve been told over and over that you belong at the bottom, how do you come out on top? Dance Moms star and triple threat Nia Sioux shows the way via her story of resilience, triumph, and defining success for herself.Young dancer Nia Sioux was only nine years old when she stepped into stard...

Beautifully illustrated, GROW FRUIT AND VEGETABLES IN POTS provides clear, practical information on growing fruit and vegetables in containers, whether that be a window box or a terracotta pot on a balcony.Aaron Bertelsen of the acclaimed English garden at Great Dixter will guide you through what to...

Don't miss the extraordinary new novel from Sue Monk Kidd, The Book of Longings - published on 21st April 2020, and available to pre-order now : The No. 1 New York Times bestseller. A powerful and extraordinary novel about the unlikely friendship between two exceptional women during the last years o...

Back in print for the first time in nearly thirty years, here is Yoko Ono's whimsical, delightful, subversive, startling book of instructions for art and for life."Burn this book after you've read it." -- Yoko"A dream you dream alone may be a dream, but a dream two people dream together is a reality.""This is the greatest book I've ever burned." -- John

an urgent and powerful collection of personal testimony, poetry, photography, art, and frontline reportage. Together, these works bear witness to the vast and ongoing destruction in­flicted on the Palestinian people-their lives, their land, and their future.Ahmed Alnaouq recounts the devastating lo...

Perfect Victims is an urgent affirmation of the Palestinian condition of resistance and refusal―an ode to the steadfastness of a nation.Palestine is a microcosm of the world: on fire, stubborn, fragmented, dignified. While a settler colonial state continues to inflict devastating violence, fundame...

A unique visual guide to human evolution that brings you face to face with our ancient ancestors.Illustrated throughout with amazingly realistic model reconstructions by world-renowned Dutch paleoartists Kennis and Kennis.Draws on cutting-edge research and the latest theories to explain the science,...

The extraordinarily powerful and unforgettable memoir by the woman who stood up and spoke out about Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.Daughter. Prisoner. Survivor. Warrior. Nobody's Girl. This is Virginia Roberts Giuffre's last word.In 2011, Virginia hit the headlines as Jeffrey Epstein and Ghis...

How do you rebuild yourself when your whole world changes overnight?Thrust onto the public stage at fifteen years old after the Taliban's brutal attack on her life, Malala quickly became an international icon known for bravery and resilience. But away from the cameras and crowds, she spent years str...

How much does our speed and our decline depend on our minds, not our bodies?In this thought-provoking and inspiring book, top 25 Master marathoner Nick Thompson invites readers to defy the inevitable decline that comes with age. After setting the American record in the 50km for the 45-49 age group, ...

Get ready for bed with Pip and Posy in this big board book format!The perfect way to make the bedtime routine fun! With 36 sliders and three games to play on every page, children can eat a bedtime snack, have a bath, brush their teeth and read a bedtime story with Pip and Posy

Startling, provocative stories that grapple with the online reality we all inhabit, where clicks, codes and memes shape identities, personas and reputations.'I am not asking you to agree with me. In fact, I'd be happier if you didn't. I am afraid of self-censorship in a place of supposed radicalism ...

From the NYT bestselling author of WE ALL WANT IMPOSSIBLE THINGS and SANDWICH. One family, one year and a novel that remind us what it means to be beautifully, messily human.From the NYT bestselling author of WE ALL WANT IMPOSSIBLE THINGS and SANDWICH.'The kind of book that pulls up a chair, pours t...

Dazzling new short stories from Salman Rushdie that transport us around the world from Bombay neighbourhoods to elite English universities, in his first new fiction since Victory CityIf old age was thought of as an evening, ending in midnight oblivion, they were well into the eleventh hour.Two quarr...