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  • Anaximander

    And the Nature of Science

    by Carlo Rovelli ...
    Translated by Marion Lignana Rosenberg ...
    **A TLS BOOK OF THE YEAR'Anaximander is a delight and so is this book' -- James McConnachie, Sunday Times**Now widely available in English for the first time, this is Carlo Rovelli's first book: the thrilling story of a little-known man who created one of the greatest intellectual revolutionsOver two thousand years ago, one man changed the way we see the world.Since the dawn of civilization, ... Read more

    £0.99

  • Fragile Minds

    Stories from an NHS mental health ward

    by Bella Jackson ...
    Beautifully wrought and staggeringly urgent , Fragile Minds documents Bella Jackson's time as a trainee mental health nurse, and the devastation and hope she encountered in winding corridors and behind locked doors."An extraordinary book, written with insight and sensitivity about a hidden world that needs attention. Such beautiful writing."CHERRY HEALEY"Absolutely Fascinating."JANE GARVEY, Times ... Read more

    Was £3.99 Now £0.99

  • The Seven Ages of Death

    ‘Every chapter is like a detective story’ Telegraph

    The heart-wrenchingly honest new book about life and death from forensic pathologist and bestselling author of UNNATURAL CAUSES, Dr Richard ShepherdA TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR'Deeply insightful. Unflinching' THE TIMES'A finely-crafted detective story' DAILY TELEGRAPH'Enlightening, strangely uplifting' DAILY MAIL'... ... Read more

    Was £4.99 Now £0.99

  • Inheritocracy

    It’s Time to Talk About the Bank of Mum and Dad: The Sunday Times Bestseller

    by Eliza Filby ...
    Forget the myth of meritorcracy.It's no longer about what you earn, or what you learn.We are living in an inheritocracy, where the bank of mum and dad matters more than ever.Parental support is the secret taboo of the modern world. Whether we have it or we don't, this shapes life for all of us.Blending award-winning research, revealing interviews and candid stories, Eliza Filby digs deep into the ... Read more

    Was £5.99 Now £0.99

  • Empire of Pain

    The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty, winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction

    ****Patrick Radden Keefe's new book, London Falling, is on sale now**The shocking story of three generations of the Sackler family and their roles in the stories of Valium, OxyContin and the opioid crisis. The inspiration behind the Netflix series Painkiller, starring Uzo Aduba and Matthew Broderick.Winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-FictionThe Sunday Times BestsellerA BBC Radio 4 'Book ... Read more

    £6.99

  • Logging Off

    The Human Cost of Our Digital World

    'You won't look at your screens in the same way after reading this book' Grace Blakeley, author of VULTURE CAPITALISM'Read this book!' Jeremy Corbyn'A must-read!' Deborah Frances-White, host of The Guilty Feminist'Off grid with the homies is the dream. Big up Adele for everything she dreams of' Jordan Stepehens'Logging Off is a life-saving book' Mikaela Loach, autho... ... Read more

    Was £9.99 Now £3.99

  • Maybe You Should Talk to Someone

    the heartfelt, funny memoir by a New York Times bestselling therapist

    by Lori Gottlieb ...
    A TIME magazine Must-Read Book of the YearEver wonder what your therapist is thinking? Now you can find out, as therapist and New York Times bestselling author Lori Gottlieb takes us behind the scenes of her practice — where her patients are looking for answers (and so is she).When a personal crisis causes her world to come crashing down, Lori Gottlieb — an experienced therapist with a thriving ... Read more

    £13.99

  • The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs

    The Sunday Times Bestseller, The Untold Story of a Lost World

    **The Times Science Book of the Year.A Sunday Times Bestseller.'Thrilling . . . the best book on the subject written for the general reader' – The Sunday Times66 million years ago the dinosaurs were wiped from the face of the earth. Today, Dr. Steve Brusatte, one of the leading scientists of a new generation of dinosaur hunters, is piecing together the complete story of how the dinosaurs ruled the ... Read more

    £6.99

  • Unlawful Killings

    Life, Love and Murder: Trials at the Old Bailey - The instant Sunday Times bestseller

    THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE CWA GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION 2023'Wendy Joseph's gripping account of the law at work reads like a cliffhanger.' Sunday Times'Absolutely superb. 5 stars for sheer readability alone. Her Honour entertains as she educates us about murder, about the law and about how we human beings are shaped as we create the culture we live with.' PHILIPPA PERRY, ... Read more

    £3.99

  • The Infinity Machine

    Demis Hassabis, DeepMind and the Quest for Superintelligence

    **A NEW YORK TIMES & SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Extraordinary... beautifully written, clear-eyed and engaged in the deepest ethical questions of our day' Rory Stewart'Mallaby has done full justice to his kaleidoscopically interesting subject ... expertly structured and vividly reported, the book presents the most insightful portrait of Hassabis to date' Financial Times**A revelatory portrait of the ... Read more

    £16.99

  • Sathyam Sivam Sundaram Volume 2

    Sathyam Sivam Sundaram, #2

    by N Kasturi ...
    Series Book 2 - Sathyam Sivam Sundaram
    This second volume of "Sathyam Sivam Sundaram" narrates the life history of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, covering the period 1962 to 1968, when He was at the age of 36 to 42 years, in Prof. N. Kasturi's inimitable, poetic style. Prof. N. Kasturi is the chosen biographer of Bhagawan, who lived with Swami and experienced the Divine Leelas, during these years and it is most appropriate to get this ... Read more

    £4.49 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Very Bad People

    The Inside Story of the Fight Against the World’s Network of Corruption

    by Patrick Alley ...
    PATRICK ALLEY'S NEW BOOK TERRIBLE HUMANS IS AVAILABLE TO BUY NOW.*****'Reads like a John le Carré novel but is, in fact, very real.' - The Big Issue'Very Bad People would be a hugely enjoyable thriller if it wasn't all true.' - Isabella Tree, author of Wilding'Global Witness are fearless.' - Gordon Roddick, Campaigner and Co-Founder of the... ... Read more

    Was £5.49 Now £2.99

  • Terrible Humans

    The World's Most Corrupt Super-Villains And The Fight to Bring Them Down

    by Patrick Alley ...
    'Few people have shown more commitment to investigative journalism than Patrick Alley. His latest book is a vivid, compelling testament to the importance of revealing corruption and wrong-doing and shining a light into dark places, wherever in the world they are.' -Peter Geoghegan, author of Democracy for SaleA small number of people, motivated by an insatiable greed for power and wealth have ... Read more

    Was £5.99 Now £3.49

  • Gorillas in the Mist

    by Dian Fossey ...
    Dian Fossey's classic account of four gorilla families - one of the most important books ever written about our connection to the natural worldFor thirteen years Dian Fossey lived and worked with Uncle Bert, Flossie, Beethoven, Pantsy and Digit in the remote rain forests of the volcanic Virunga Mountains in Africa, establishing an unprecedented relationship with these shy and affectionate beasts ... Read more

    £5.99

  • Longitude

    by Dava Sobel ...
    The dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest: the search for the solution of how to calculate longitude and the unlikely triumph of an English genius. With a Foreword by Neil Armstrong.‘Sobel has done the impossible and made horology sexy – no mean feat’ New ScientistAnyone alive in the 18th century would have known that ‘the longitude problem’ was the thorniest scientific dilemma of the ... Read more

    £3.99

  • Strange Angel

    The Otherworldly Life of Rocket Scientist John Whiteside Parsons

    by George Pendle ...
    'Forget geek stereotypes. Parsons' life seems straight out of a Hollywood thriller ... Pendle's book leaves us with a taste of genius's energy and fragility' Los Angeles Magazine'You couldn't make it up' Physics World'As a history of space travel, STRANGE ANGEL is a cornerstone ... Highly recommended' Ray BradburyBRILLIANT ROCKET SCIENTIST KILLED IN EXPLOSION screamed the front-page headline of ... Read more

    Was £5.99 Now £2.99

  • The Prison Doctor

    ‘Extraordinary’ Daily MailAs seen on BBC BreakfastHorrifying, heartbreaking and eye-opening, these are the stories, the patients and the cases that have characterised a career spent being a doctor behind bars.Violence. Drugs. Suicide. Welcome to the world of a Prison Doctor.Dr Amanda Brown has treated inmates in the UK’s most infamous prisons – first in young offenders’ institutions, then at the ... Read more

    Was £4.99 Now £3.99

  • The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

    NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURED DIRECTED BY AND STARRING CHIWETEL EJIOFOR – AVAILABLE ON NETFLIX AND A NEW WEST END MUSICAL.When William Kamkwamba was just 14 years old, his family told him that he must leave school and come home to work on the farm – they could no longer afford his fees. This is his story of how he found a way to make a difference, how he bought light to his family and village, and ... Read more

    Was £2.99 Now £0.99

  • Challenger

    A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space

    'Gripping' ED CAESAR • 'Masterly' GEOFF DYER • 'Incredible' TIM HARFORD • 'A universal story that transcends time' NEW YORK TIMES • 'Superb' DAILY TELEGRAPH • 'We know what’s going to happen, but feel the suspense nonetheless' THE TIMES** THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER **** WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD 2024 **** WINNER OF THE KIRKUS BOOK PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2024 **<stron... ... Read more

    £6.99

  • Life Between the Tides

    In Search of Rockpools and Other Adventures Along the Shore

    by Adam Nicolson ...
    LONGLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 2022‘A remarkable and powerful book, the rarest of things … Nicolson is unique as a writer … I loved it’ EDMUND DE WAALFew places are as familiar as the shore – and few as full of mystery and surprise.How do sandhoppers inherit an inbuilt compass from their parents? How do crabs understand the tides? How can the death of one winkle guarantee the lives of its ... Read more

    £4.99

  • Take Care

    The Inspirational No.1 Bestselling memoir of love, hope and never giving up

    The life-affirming, No.1 bestselling memoir of Lindsey Burrow, the working mother of three young children who has inspired the nation through her selfless commitment to husband Rob Burrow (CBE), the rugby league legend she cared for throughout his heroic battle with motor neurone disease (MND).A Pride of Britain Award WinnerTake Care: A Memoir of Love, Family & Never Giving Up explores the deepest ... Read more

    Was £6.99 Now £0.99

  • Bad Blood

    Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup: The shocking true story of Elizabeth Holmes and the Theranos scandal

    **'A story so incredible you'd think it was fiction' – James PattersonWinner of the Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award.****The shocking true story of the breathtaking rise and collapse of Theranos, the multibillion-dollar biotech startup founded by Elizabeth Holmes. Written by the prize-winning journalist who first broke the shocking story and pursued it to the end.'I couldn ... Read more

    £6.99

  • Relentless Visionary:Alessandro Volta

    If asked to list important inventors, few remember to include Alessandro Volta. Yet, his is a household name more spoken than that of Alexander Graham Bell, the Wright Brothers, or even Thomas Edison. That's because the terms "volt" and "voltage" can be attributed to Volta, the inventor of the "Voltaic pile," which is recognized as the first electric battery. A product of the Age of Enlightenment ... Read more

    £0.99 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Alive

    The Sunday Times bestselling surgeon explores the secret lives of our organs

    A profound and provocative journey through the human body.‘Gripping…bold, humane’ Guardian‘Sings from the page’ Rachel ClarkeFor Gabriel Weston, there was always something missing from the anatomy she was taught at medical school. As she became a surgeon, a mother and then a patient herself, she grew increasingly fascinated by the gap between the body she understood as a doctor and the messy ... Read more

    £2.99