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*THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER* 'I can't imagine reading a better book this year’ Daily Mirror Tim Marshall's global bestseller Prisoners of Geography showed how every nation’s choices are limited by mountains, rivers, seas and concrete. Since then, the…
Just how good is your world knowledge? Challenge friends and family with this interactive quiz book and discover who is the ultimate armchair explorer. 'Like having a light shone on your understanding' - Evening Standard on Prisoners of GeographyDo you…
‘Opens our eyes to the everyday contributions all of us make to how the world is changing.’ Tim Marshall, author of Prisoners of Geography ‘A much needed blend of optimism and realism' Brett Christophers, author of The Price is Wrong: Why Capitalism…
Division in society. The spread of misinformation. The rise of extremism.Centrism holds the answers. In an age of complex global challenges, extremism and populism offer a simple but fatally flawed narrative to a public craving a sense of normalcy.…
If you think of an egg, what do you see in your mind's eye? A chicken egg, hard-boiled? A slimy mass of frogspawn? Perhaps you see a human egg cell, prepared on a microscope slide in a laboratory? Or the majestic marble-blue eggs of the blackbird?Every…
AN INSTANT #2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A fascinating and crucial insight into how, even as humanity moves upwards into the final frontier, we'll be influenced by the geographies of space. Marshall has done it again!' Professor Lewis Dartnell, author…
___From the author of Fifty Words for Snow comes a treasure trove of nature tales from storytellers across the globe, bringing a little magic and wonder to every winter night. As the evenings draw in - a time of reckoning, rest and restoration - immerse…
THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A WATERSTONES PAPERBACK OF THE YEAR 2023 Space: the biggest geopolitical story of the coming century - new from the multi-million-copy international bestselling author of Prisoners of Geography and The Power of Geography…
'Witty, bracingly honest, deeply humane and piercingly insightful' PATRICK STOKES, AUTHOR OF DIGITAL SOULSTechnology affects every interaction, shapes our identities and constantly hijacks our attention. So how can we reclaim our power and feel less…
'A masterpiece' Max PorterIf trees have memories, respond to stress, and communicate, what can they tell us? And will we listen?A stunning international collaboration that reveals how trees make our world, change our minds and rewild our lives - from…
'And Then What? is breathless and conversational - and all the more readable for that. But while her tone is down-to-earth, the events that Ashton played a part in were dramatic and often historic.' Gideon Rachman, Financial Times'A colourful insider…
Waterstones Non fiction Book of the Month November 2021 'A delightful compendium that brings together language, culture and adventure through frozen landscapes as it shares the meanings behind 50 words for snow, gathered from around the globe.' The HeraldSnow.…
The ultimate gift for wordsmiths and lovers of language: a word for every day of the year
An enlightening popular account of the symbolism that drives global conflict
We feel more divided than ever. This riveting popular analysis tells you why.
An incisive new take on popular economics: follow a dollar on its journey around the world
A unique history of the rise of the Nazis based on fascinating first-hand accounts
We feel more divided than ever.; This riveting analysis tells you why.
For armchair travellers and language nerds: the surprising stories behind places that have become words.
An incisive new take on popular economics: follow a dollar on its journey around the world
A stunning abridged and illustrated edition of the international bestseller Prisoners of Geography, by acclaimed author Tim Marshall
The Sunday Times bestseller, revised and updated for the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth. ---- As heard throughout 2020 on Classic FM ---- You know the music... but do you know the man? ---- Ludwig van Beethoven is one of the world's best loved…
In 1997, at the age of 24, Sarah lost her mother to breast cancer. Alone and adrift in the world, she very nearly gave up hope - but she'd made a promise to her mother that she would keep going no matter what. So she turned to the beautiful, dangerous,…
The acclaimed history of the rise of the Nazis based on fascinating first-hand accounts
An awe-inspiring guide to the Cosmos - and how we exist within it.
Now in paperback: a beautiful gift book that will change the way you see books for ever
Uncover the mysteries, wonders and natural history of Mars: as close as you'll get to an eye-witness perspective of the incredible 'Red Planet'. 'A book of titanic clashing elements, stupendous impacts, cataclysmic eruptions, devastating forces, planet-wrenching…
___________'Fascinating... You'll learn more about the psychological workings of Nazism by reading this superbly researched chronicle... than you will by reading a shelf of wider-canvas volumes on the rise of Nazism.' Daily Mail 'An utterly absorbing…
So much of modern-day diplomacy still takes place behind closed doors, away from cameras and prying eyes. So what does this vital role really look like in today's world -and what does it take to do it well? From 2009 to 2014, Cathy Ashton was the EU's…
Spy satellites orbiting the moon. Space metals worth more than most countries' GDP. People on Mars within the next ten years. This isn't science fiction. It's astropolitics. Humans are heading up and out, and we're taking our power struggles with us.…