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the man behind the major motion picture TONY

by Anthony Bourdain ...

The classic bestseller from the star of Parts Unknown and No Reservations: 25th Anniversary edition, with a new introduction by Irvine Welsh.THE MAN BEHIND THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE, TONY, STARRING DOMINIC SESSA & EMILIA JONES.'More gripping than a Stephen King novel' Sunday Times'Bawdy, bolshie and bursting with energy' Daily Mail'Nothing wi... ... Read more

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The classic bestseller from the star of Parts Unknown and No Reservations: 25th Anniversary edition, with a new introduction by Irvine Welsh.THE MAN BEHIND THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE, TONY, STARRING DOMINIC SESSA & EMILIA JONES.'More gripping than a Stephen King novel' Sunday Times'Bawdy, bolshie and bursting with energy' Daily Mail'Nothing wi...
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Flowers For Algernon

The must-read literary science fiction masterpiece

by Daniel Keyes ...

Series series S.F. MASTERWORKS
The classic novel about a daring experiment in human intelligence'A masterpiece of poignant brilliance . . . heartbreaking, and utterly, completely brilliant' Guardian **'A timeless tearjerker' IndependentCharlie Gordon, IQ 68, is a floor sweeper and the gentle butt of everyone's jokes - until an experiment in the enhancement of human intelligence turns him into a genius.But then Algernon, th... ... Read more

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The classic novel about a daring experiment in human intelligence'A masterpiece of poignant brilliance . . . heartbreaking, and utterly, completely brilliant' Guardian **'A timeless tearjerker' IndependentCharlie Gordon, IQ 68, is a floor sweeper and the gentle butt of everyone's jokes - until an experiment in the enhancement of human intelligence turns him into a genius.But then Algernon, th...
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The Other Miss Jones

A twisty, gripping psych thriller that you won't be able to put down

by Sophie Flynn ...

'A twisty thrill-ride right to the end.' Heat magazineTwo women. One name. A terrifying, deadly secret.She shares your name.It's how you meet the other Sally Jones, sparking an unusual friendship that you grow to trust, especially when your dad dies and your dream job is in danger.So when she disappears suddenly, you are worried she may be in danger.As you try to find her, you uncover a shocking ... Read more

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'A twisty thrill-ride right to the end.' Heat magazineTwo women. One name. A terrifying, deadly secret.She shares your name.It's how you meet the other Sally Jones, sparking an unusual friendship that you grow to trust, especially when your dad dies and your dream job is in danger.So when she disappears suddenly, you are worried she may be in danger.As you try to find her, you uncover a shocking
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Touching the Sky

The extraordinary story of an Australian trailblazer who became the longest flying female airline pilot in the world

by Deborah Lawrie ...

Deborah Lawrie didn't just break the glass ceiling - she flew right through it.They told her women couldn't fly commercial airliners.They told her women weren't welcome in the cockpit.They told her women couldn't work and have a family.She told them she'd see them in court.In an era when flight attendants were dismissed as 'trolley dollies' and smoking on aeroplanes was practically mandatory, ... Read more

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Deborah Lawrie didn't just break the glass ceiling - she flew right through it.They told her women couldn't fly commercial airliners.They told her women weren't welcome in the cockpit.They told her women couldn't work and have a family.She told them she'd see them in court.In an era when flight attendants were dismissed as 'trolley dollies' and smoking on aeroplanes was practically mandatory,
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Future Foods

How Modern Science Is Transforming the Way We Eat

by David Julian McClements ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
We are in the midst of an unprecedented era of rapid scientific and technological advances that are transforming the way our foods are produced and consumed. Food architecture is being used to construct healthier, tastier, and more sustainable foods. Functional foods are being created to combat chronic diseases such as obesity, cancer, diabetes, stroke, and heart disease. These foods are fortified ... Read more

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We are in the midst of an unprecedented era of rapid scientific and technological advances that are transforming the way our foods are produced and consumed. Food architecture is being used to construct healthier, tastier, and more sustainable foods. Functional foods are being created to combat chronic diseases such as obesity, cancer, diabetes, stroke, and heart disease. These foods are fortified
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Every Last Fish

What Fish Do for Us and What We Do to Them

by Rose George ...

Cold-blooded, slippery, wet and strange: fish can be hard to think of as fellow animals and easier to consider as food. But what do we know of these creatures on our plates, and what do we know of how they got there? In Every Last Fish, Rose George takes us inside the vast legal industries that support our appetite for fish fingers and salmon sandwiches, and the equally colossal illegal fishing ... Read more

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Cold-blooded, slippery, wet and strange: fish can be hard to think of as fellow animals and easier to consider as food. But what do we know of these creatures on our plates, and what do we know of how they got there? In Every Last Fish, Rose George takes us inside the vast legal industries that support our appetite for fish fingers and salmon sandwiches, and the equally colossal illegal fishing
... Read more
Diddly Squat: Home to Roost

From Sunday Times bestselling author and Grand Tour presenter

by Jeremy Clarkson ...

Series series Diddly Squat
It's been another memorable year on Diddly Squat Farm - will the chickens finally come home to roost?Welcome back to Clarkson’s Farm . . .Where the spring barley crop has failed. Just like the oil seed rape. And the oats turned the colour of a hearing aid. The mushrooms went mouldy. While the sheep, pigs and cows cost more than they earned. At least, the farm shop’s doing a roaring trade in ... Read more

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It's been another memorable year on Diddly Squat Farm - will the chickens finally come home to roost?Welcome back to Clarkson’s Farm . . .Where the spring barley crop has failed. Just like the oil seed rape. And the oats turned the colour of a hearing aid. The mushrooms went mouldy. While the sheep, pigs and cows cost more than they earned. At least, the farm shop’s doing a roaring trade in
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The Firearm Revolution

From Renaissance Italy to the European Empires

by Catherine Fletcher ...

A groundbreaking account of how firearms changed Europe and the worldIn Renaissance Italy, the gun was not only a tool of war but also a desirable object, a luxury item carried at court. Guns were in use on the battlefield by 1440; later in that century Leonardo da Vinci sketched a design for a faster-firing, more portable handgun that could be hidden beneath a cloak. As the gun proliferated in ... Read more

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A groundbreaking account of how firearms changed Europe and the worldIn Renaissance Italy, the gun was not only a tool of war but also a desirable object, a luxury item carried at court. Guns were in use on the battlefield by 1440; later in that century Leonardo da Vinci sketched a design for a faster-firing, more portable handgun that could be hidden beneath a cloak. As the gun proliferated in
... Read more
Diddly Squat: ‘Til The Cows Come Home

The Sunday Times Bestseller

by Jeremy Clarkson ...

Series series Diddly Squat
THE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERHead back down to Clarkson Farm with the latest bestseller from our favourite welly-wearing wannabe farmer, Jeremy Clarkson___________Enthusiastic trainee farmer Jeremy Clarkson made just £144 in his first year at Diddly Squat Farm. This year he's determined to do better. Not because he now knows what he's doing. But because he's fed up of getting stick from Kaleb ... Read more

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THE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERHead back down to Clarkson Farm with the latest bestseller from our favourite welly-wearing wannabe farmer, Jeremy Clarkson___________Enthusiastic trainee farmer Jeremy Clarkson made just £144 in his first year at Diddly Squat Farm. This year he's determined to do better. Not because he now knows what he's doing. But because he's fed up of getting stick from Kaleb
... Read more
The Phantom Atlas

The Greatest Myths, Lies and Blunders on Maps

by Edward Brooke-Hitching ...

A STUNNINGLY ILLUSTRATED BOOK REVEALING THE GREATEST MYTHS, LIES AND BLUNDERS ON MAPS'Highly recommended' - Andrew Marr'A spectacular, enjoyable and eye-opening read' - Jonathan RossThe Phantom Atlas is an atlas of the world not as it ever existed, but as it was thought to be. These marvellous and mysterious phantoms - non-existent islands, invented mountain ranges, mythical civilisations and ... Read more

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A STUNNINGLY ILLUSTRATED BOOK REVEALING THE GREATEST MYTHS, LIES AND BLUNDERS ON MAPS'Highly recommended' - Andrew Marr'A spectacular, enjoyable and eye-opening read' - Jonathan RossThe Phantom Atlas is an atlas of the world not as it ever existed, but as it was thought to be. These marvellous and mysterious phantoms - non-existent islands, invented mountain ranges, mythical civilisations and
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The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State

by Jill Lepore ...

Longlisted for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year 2026'Superb' Philip Pullman'Revelatory' George SaundersIt presented itself as a form of futurism. But the future envisioned by the architects of the Artificial State looked, chillingly, like the very worst of the past…We live in the age of data. Over the past century, rapidly evolving technologies have transformed every aspect of our ... Read more

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Longlisted for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year 2026'Superb' Philip Pullman'Revelatory' George SaundersIt presented itself as a form of futurism. But the future envisioned by the architects of the Artificial State looked, chillingly, like the very worst of the past…We live in the age of data. Over the past century, rapidly evolving technologies have transformed every aspect of our
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Edward's Menagerie: The New Collection

50 animal patterns to learn to crochet

by Kerry Lord ...

Enter a whole new world of 50 animal crochet patterns from bestselling author Kerry Lord.Crochet your way through this new collection of easy-to-make amigurumi characters – from a philosophical sloth and a chess-playing armadillo to a very fluffy Angora bunny who loves her job in customer service.Learn to improve your crochet techniques, working up from the beginner projects through to the more ... Read more

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Enter a whole new world of 50 animal crochet patterns from bestselling author Kerry Lord.Crochet your way through this new collection of easy-to-make amigurumi characters – from a philosophical sloth and a chess-playing armadillo to a very fluffy Angora bunny who loves her job in customer service.Learn to improve your crochet techniques, working up from the beginner projects through to the more
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The Death Cure

by James Dashner ...

Series Book 3 - Maze Runner Series
The third book in the New York Times bestselling Maze Runner series - now a series of major movies starring Dylan O'Brien!SEE THE FILMS. READ THE BOOKS. ENTER THE MAZE ...The Trials are over. WICKED have collected all the information they can. Now it's up to the Gladers to complete the blueprint for the cure to the Flare with a final voluntary test.But something has happened that no-one at WICKED ... Read more

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The third book in the New York Times bestselling Maze Runner series - now a series of major movies starring Dylan O'Brien!SEE THE FILMS. READ THE BOOKS. ENTER THE MAZE ...The Trials are over. WICKED have collected all the information they can. Now it's up to the Gladers to complete the blueprint for the cure to the Flare with a final voluntary test.But something has happened that no-one at WICKED
... Read more
If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies

The Case Against Superintelligent AI

by Eliezer Yudkowsky, Nate Soares ...

THE BESTSELLING BOOK THAT EXPLAINS THE THREAT TO HUMANITY FROM AI'The most important book of the decade' MAX TEGMARK, author of Life 3.0'Better than any book on the subject I've ever read. A loud trumpet call to humanity to awaken us as we sleepwalk into disaster' STEPHEN FRYAI is the greatest threat to our existence that we have ever faced.The scramble to create superhuman AI has put us on the ... Read more

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THE BESTSELLING BOOK THAT EXPLAINS THE THREAT TO HUMANITY FROM AI'The most important book of the decade' MAX TEGMARK, author of Life 3.0'Better than any book on the subject I've ever read. A loud trumpet call to humanity to awaken us as we sleepwalk into disaster' STEPHEN FRYAI is the greatest threat to our existence that we have ever faced.The scramble to create superhuman AI has put us on the
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The Eyes of Heisenberg

by Frank Herbert ...

Public Law 10927 was clear and direct. Parents were permitted to watch the genetic alterations of their gametes by skilled surgeons... only no one ever requested it.Until Lizbeth and Harvey Durant decided to invoke the Law...And Dr Potter did not rearrange the most unusual genetic structure of their future son, barely an embryo growing in the State's special vatAnd the consequences of these ... Read more

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Public Law 10927 was clear and direct. Parents were permitted to watch the genetic alterations of their gametes by skilled surgeons... only no one ever requested it.Until Lizbeth and Harvey Durant decided to invoke the Law...And Dr Potter did not rearrange the most unusual genetic structure of their future son, barely an embryo growing in the State's special vatAnd the consequences of these
... Read more
The Fever Code

by James Dashner ...

Series Book 5 - Maze Runner Series
A prequel to the New York Times bestselling Maze Runner series - now a series of major movies starring Dylan O'Brien!SEE THE FILMS. READ THE BOOKS. ENTER THE MAZE ...The world has ended: the earth is scorched, and fever rages through the population. Out of the chaos, a boy emerges with the power to change everything: Thomas. This is the start of his story.An electrifying Maze Runner prequel, The ... Read more

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A prequel to the New York Times bestselling Maze Runner series - now a series of major movies starring Dylan O'Brien!SEE THE FILMS. READ THE BOOKS. ENTER THE MAZE ...The world has ended: the earth is scorched, and fever rages through the population. Out of the chaos, a boy emerges with the power to change everything: Thomas. This is the start of his story.An electrifying Maze Runner prequel, The
... Read more
Stephen Biesty's Cross-Sections Man-of-War

Illustrated by Stephen Biesty ...

by Richard Platt ...

Series series DK Stephen Biesty Cross-Sections
Look inside an 18th-century warship as it sails into battle on the high seas. Packed with extraordinary illustrations, this history book for children covers everything from warship design to navigation.Biesty's incredible drawings slice through a man-of-war to explore every corner, from the crow's nest to the stinking hold. Packed with fascinating facts and gory details, the pages teem with ... Read more

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Look inside an 18th-century warship as it sails into battle on the high seas. Packed with extraordinary illustrations, this history book for children covers everything from warship design to navigation.Biesty's incredible drawings slice through a man-of-war to explore every corner, from the crow's nest to the stinking hold. Packed with fascinating facts and gory details, the pages teem with
... Read more
The Maze Runner

by James Dashner ...

Series Book 3 - Maze Runner Series
The first book in the New York Times bestselling Maze Runner series - now a series of major movies starring Dylan O'Brien!SEE THE FILMS. READ THE BOOKS. ENTER THE MAZE ...When the doors of the lift crank open, the only thing Thomas remembers is his first name. But he's not alone.He's surrounded by boys who welcome him to the Glade – a walled encampment at the centre of a bizarre and terrible stone ... Read more

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The first book in the New York Times bestselling Maze Runner series - now a series of major movies starring Dylan O'Brien!SEE THE FILMS. READ THE BOOKS. ENTER THE MAZE ...When the doors of the lift crank open, the only thing Thomas remembers is his first name. But he's not alone.He's surrounded by boys who welcome him to the Glade – a walled encampment at the centre of a bizarre and terrible stone
... Read more
The Great Divide

by Cristina Henriquez ...

‘A gorgeous, sweeping epic’ ANN NAPOLITANO**'A master of prose'**WASHINGTON POST‘One of my favourite writers' ROXANE GAY‘Spectacular’ JOANNE SEFTON‘I didn’t want it to end’ SARA SHERIDANA breathtaking historical novel following the incredible construction of the Panama Canal and casting light on the unsung people who lived and laboured in its shadow – by acclaimed ... ... Read more

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‘A gorgeous, sweeping epic’ ANN NAPOLITANO**'A master of prose'**WASHINGTON POST‘One of my favourite writers' ROXANE GAY‘Spectacular’ JOANNE SEFTON‘I didn’t want it to end’ SARA SHERIDANA breathtaking historical novel following the incredible construction of the Panama Canal and casting light on the unsung people who lived and laboured in its shadow – by acclaimed ...
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The Scorch Trials

by James Dashner ...

Series Book 2 - Maze Runner Series
The second book in the New York Times bestselling Maze Runner series - now a series of major movies starring Dylan O'Brien!SEE THE FILMS. READ THE BOOKS. ENTER THE MAZE ...Thomas was sure that escape from the maze meant he and the Gladers would get their lives back. But no one knew what sort of life they were going back to.The earth is a wasteland. Government and order have disintegrated and now ... Read more

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The second book in the New York Times bestselling Maze Runner series - now a series of major movies starring Dylan O'Brien!SEE THE FILMS. READ THE BOOKS. ENTER THE MAZE ...Thomas was sure that escape from the maze meant he and the Gladers would get their lives back. But no one knew what sort of life they were going back to.The earth is a wasteland. Government and order have disintegrated and now
... Read more
Redcoat

The British Soldier in the Age of Horse and Musket

by Richard Holmes ...

Redcoat is the brilliant story of the common British soldier from 1700 to 1900, based on the letters and diaries of the men who served and the women who followed them.Delving into the history of the period – charting events including Wolfe's victory and death at Quebec, Wellington's Peninsular War, Waterloo, the retreat from Kabul and the Sikh wars – celebrated military historian Richard Holmes ... Read more

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Redcoat is the brilliant story of the common British soldier from 1700 to 1900, based on the letters and diaries of the men who served and the women who followed them.Delving into the history of the period – charting events including Wolfe's victory and death at Quebec, Wellington's Peninsular War, Waterloo, the retreat from Kabul and the Sikh wars – celebrated military historian Richard Holmes
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The Intelligent Ocean

Education

by Ocean Geopolitics Centre ...

Series series Education
The Intelligent Ocean: A New Paradigm for Ocean Science, Governance and the Future of Humanity is a ground-breaking interdisciplinary work that proposes a new scientific framework for understanding the ocean in the twenty-first century. Developed by members of the Ocean Geopolitics Centre, an international research centre within SOAMAR Brasil operating across Portugal, Europe and the Portuguese ... Read more

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The Intelligent Ocean: A New Paradigm for Ocean Science, Governance and the Future of Humanity is a ground-breaking interdisciplinary work that proposes a new scientific framework for understanding the ocean in the twenty-first century. Developed by members of the Ocean Geopolitics Centre, an international research centre within SOAMAR Brasil operating across Portugal, Europe and the Portuguese
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Co-Intelligence

The Definitive, Bestselling Guide to Living and Working with AI

by Ethan Mollick ...

The New York Times BestsellerThe urgent and definitive guide to working, learning, and living in the new age of artificial intelligence from the acclaimed Wharton Professor of Management and author of the One Useful Thing Substack.'The very best book I know about the ins, outs, and ethics of generative AI. Drop everything and read it cover to cover NOW' Angela Duckworth, bestselling author of Grit ... Read more

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The New York Times BestsellerThe urgent and definitive guide to working, learning, and living in the new age of artificial intelligence from the acclaimed Wharton Professor of Management and author of the One Useful Thing Substack.'The very best book I know about the ins, outs, and ethics of generative AI. Drop everything and read it cover to cover NOW' Angela Duckworth, bestselling author of Grit
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Empire of AI

Inside the reckless race for total domination

by Karen Hao ...

A New York Times and Sunday Times BestsellerWinner of the National Book Critics Circle Award 2025Longlisted for the 2025 Financial Times & Schroders Business Book of the YearShortlisted for Foyles Non Fiction Book of the Year 2025An eye-opening account of the tech arms race shaping out planet, from an award-winning journalist and AI insider to the world of Sam Altman a... ... Read more

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A New York Times and Sunday Times BestsellerWinner of the National Book Critics Circle Award 2025Longlisted for the 2025 Financial Times & Schroders Business Book of the YearShortlisted for Foyles Non Fiction Book of the Year 2025An eye-opening account of the tech arms race shaping out planet, from an award-winning journalist and AI insider to the world of Sam Altman a...
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