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Challenger

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

by Adam Higginbotham ...

'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-FICT... ... Read more

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'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-FICT...
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How the World Really Works

A Scientist’s Guide to Our Past, Present and Future

by Vaclav Smil ...

* THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER *We have never had so much information at our fingertips and yet most of us don't know how the world really works. This book explains seven of the most fundamental realities governing our survival and prosperity. From energy and food production, through our material world and its globalization, to risks, our environment and its future, How the World Really Works ... Read more

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* THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER *We have never had so much information at our fingertips and yet most of us don't know how the world really works. This book explains seven of the most fundamental realities governing our survival and prosperity. From energy and food production, through our material world and its globalization, to risks, our environment and its future, How the World Really Works
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The Power of One

The inspiration for the major new film THE SOCIAL RECKONING

by Frances Haugen ...

MEET FRANCES HAUGEN: THE ENGINEER WHO RISKED EVERYTHING TO EXPOSE FACEBOOK'S MOST CLOSELY GUARDED SECRETS.THIS IS HER STORY - THE OTHER BOOK META DON'T WANT YOU TO READ.'The world owes Haugen an immense debt of gratitude.' - JONATHAN HAIDT, author of The Anxious GenerationIn 2021, the Wall Street Journal published the 'Facebook Files' - a report examining tens of thousands of inter... ... Read more

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MEET FRANCES HAUGEN: THE ENGINEER WHO RISKED EVERYTHING TO EXPOSE FACEBOOK'S MOST CLOSELY GUARDED SECRETS.THIS IS HER STORY - THE OTHER BOOK META DON'T WANT YOU TO READ.'The world owes Haugen an immense debt of gratitude.' - JONATHAN HAIDT, author of The Anxious GenerationIn 2021, the Wall Street Journal published the 'Facebook Files' - a report examining tens of thousands of inter...
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Digital Minimalism

Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World

by Cal Newport ...

Learn how to switch off and find calm - from the New York Times bestselling author of A World Without Email'Digital Minimalism is the Marie Kondo of technology' Evening Standard*****Do you find yourself endlessly scrolling through social media or the news while your anxiety rises? Are you feeling frazzled after a long day of endless video calls?In this timely book, professor Cal Ne... ... Read more

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Learn how to switch off and find calm - from the New York Times bestselling author of A World Without Email'Digital Minimalism is the Marie Kondo of technology' Evening Standard*****Do you find yourself endlessly scrolling through social media or the news while your anxiety rises? Are you feeling frazzled after a long day of endless video calls?In this timely book, professor Cal Ne...
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The Authority Gap

Why women are still taken less seriously than men, and what we can do about it

by Mary Ann Sieghart ...

*A WATERSTONES 'BEST POLITICAL BOOK OF THE YEAR'**A TIMES 'BEST PHILOSOPHY AND IDEAS' BOOK OF 2021**A GUARDIAN 'BEST POLITICS BOOKS OF THE YEAR'*LONGLISTED FOR THE 2022 BUSINESS BOOK AWARD'A brilliant manifesto explaining why women are still so underestimated and overlooked in today's world, but how we can also be hopeful for change' - Philippa Perry**... ... Read more

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*A WATERSTONES 'BEST POLITICAL BOOK OF THE YEAR'**A TIMES 'BEST PHILOSOPHY AND IDEAS' BOOK OF 2021**A GUARDIAN 'BEST POLITICS BOOKS OF THE YEAR'*LONGLISTED FOR THE 2022 BUSINESS BOOK AWARD'A brilliant manifesto explaining why women are still so underestimated and overlooked in today's world, but how we can also be hopeful for change' - Philippa Perry**...
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Borderlines

The fascinating history of Europe in 29 borders from a leading political analyst

by Lewis Baston ...

A timely, enthralling history of Europe unlike any other: perfect for fans of A History of the World in 47 Borders and Prisoners of Geography.'One of the most engaging and fascinating histories of Europe I've read for years.' DOMINIC SANDBROOK, co-host of The Rest Is History podcastEurope's internal borders have rarely been 'natural'; they have more often been created by accident or force.In ... Read more

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A timely, enthralling history of Europe unlike any other: perfect for fans of A History of the World in 47 Borders and Prisoners of Geography.'One of the most engaging and fascinating histories of Europe I've read for years.' DOMINIC SANDBROOK, co-host of The Rest Is History podcastEurope's internal borders have rarely been 'natural'; they have more often been created by accident or force.In
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The Basket Case

the BRAND NEW DS George Cross mystery short for 2026

by Tim Sullivan ...

Don't miss THE TAILOR, the brand new George Cross Mystery - available to pre-order now.'One of the most iconic British fictional detectives of the 21st century.'DAILY MAILThree go up. Two come down...Detective George Cross receives a very bizarre call from a distressed family after their picnic was horribly interrupted. Just as they were about to tuck into their sandwiches, a human arm landed ... Read more

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Don't miss THE TAILOR, the brand new George Cross Mystery - available to pre-order now.'One of the most iconic British fictional detectives of the 21st century.'DAILY MAILThree go up. Two come down...Detective George Cross receives a very bizarre call from a distressed family after their picnic was horribly interrupted. Just as they were about to tuck into their sandwiches, a human arm landed
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The Prize

The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power

by Daniel Yergin ...

The Prize recounts the panoramic history of oil -- and the struggle for wealth power that has always surrounded oil. This struggle has shaken the world economy, dictated the outcome of wars, and transformed the destiny of men and nations. The Prize is as much a history of the twentieth century as of the oil industry itself. The canvas of this history is enormous -- from the drilling of the first ... Read more

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The Prize recounts the panoramic history of oil -- and the struggle for wealth power that has always surrounded oil. This struggle has shaken the world economy, dictated the outcome of wars, and transformed the destiny of men and nations. The Prize is as much a history of the twentieth century as of the oil industry itself. The canvas of this history is enormous -- from the drilling of the first
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Digital Gold

The Untold Story of Bitcoin

by Nathaniel Popper ...

A New York Times technology and business reporter charts the dramatic rise of Bitcoin and the fascinating personalities who are striving to create a new global money for the Internet age.Digital Gold is New York Times reporter Nathaniel Popper's brilliant and engrossing history of Bitcoin, the landmark digital money and financial technology that has spawned a global social movement.The notion of a ... Read more

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A New York Times technology and business reporter charts the dramatic rise of Bitcoin and the fascinating personalities who are striving to create a new global money for the Internet age.Digital Gold is New York Times reporter Nathaniel Popper's brilliant and engrossing history of Bitcoin, the landmark digital money and financial technology that has spawned a global social movement.The notion of a
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Lifeboat at the End of the World

A Volunteer’s Story

by Dominic Gregory ...

'Unflinchingly candid and extraordinarily powerful' DAILY TELEGRAPH‘Dominic Gregory hasn’t just delivered a survey of courage and determination – Lifeboat at the End of the World is a hymn to human decency, and that makes it a very timely book indeed’ TIM WINTONDo you really think all lives are worth saving?On the empty shingle beach of Dungeness, the volunteer crew of the lifeboat... ... Read more

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'Unflinchingly candid and extraordinarily powerful' DAILY TELEGRAPH‘Dominic Gregory hasn’t just delivered a survey of courage and determination – Lifeboat at the End of the World is a hymn to human decency, and that makes it a very timely book indeed’ TIM WINTONDo you really think all lives are worth saving?On the empty shingle beach of Dungeness, the volunteer crew of the lifeboat...
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Ultra-Processed People

The Definitive #1 Bestseller You Need to Understand Ultra-Processed Food

by Chris van Tulleken ...

NOW WITH TWO BONUS CHAPTERS INCLUDING AN FAQTHE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERFORTNUM & MASON'S DEBUT FOOD BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024A TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES SCIENCE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023AN ECONOMIST, DAILY MAIL, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING and AMAZON BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023SHORTLISTED FOR WATERSTONE'S BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023</s... ... Read more

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NOW WITH TWO BONUS CHAPTERS INCLUDING AN FAQTHE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERFORTNUM & MASON'S DEBUT FOOD BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024A TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES SCIENCE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023AN ECONOMIST, DAILY MAIL, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING and AMAZON BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023SHORTLISTED FOR WATERSTONE'S BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023</s...
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The Land Trap

The eye-opening new history of the world's oldest asset from the Economist's Wall Street editor

by Mike Bird ...

'One of those books that changes the way you see the world. Gripping, urgent, important.' - ED CONWAY, bestselling author of Material WorldLONGLISTED FOR THE FT SCHRODERS BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDOur obsession with land is the driving force behind human history. It has sparked revolutions and fuelled economic booms as well as financial crises. Land is the world's oldest and most important ... Read more

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'One of those books that changes the way you see the world. Gripping, urgent, important.' - ED CONWAY, bestselling author of Material WorldLONGLISTED FOR THE FT SCHRODERS BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDOur obsession with land is the driving force behind human history. It has sparked revolutions and fuelled economic booms as well as financial crises. Land is the world's oldest and most important
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Read Write Own

The urgent New York Times bestseller on big tech and the future of the internet

by Chris Dixon ...

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER‘A compelling vision of where the internet should go and how to get there.’ Sam Altman, CEO, OpenAIThe promise of the internet has been stolen.Over the last decade, a handful of giant companies like Facebook and Google have seized control of the web – sapping its dynamism and taking its profits for themselves.But there is a way to take it back.</... ... Read more

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THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER‘A compelling vision of where the internet should go and how to get there.’ Sam Altman, CEO, OpenAIThe promise of the internet has been stolen.Over the last decade, a handful of giant companies like Facebook and Google have seized control of the web – sapping its dynamism and taking its profits for themselves.But there is a way to take it back.</...
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Co-Existence

The Next Phase of AI - From the Bestselling Author of Co-Intelligence

by Ethan Mollick ...

How do we live alongside machines that are sometimes smarter than us?We are entering a new era. AI systems can already outperform humans in some domains while failing spectacularly in others. They can act as tutors, collaborators, researchers, strategists and creators … yet they can also produce falsehoods, generate convincing nonsense and fail unpredictably. The challenge is no longer simply ... Read more

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How do we live alongside machines that are sometimes smarter than us?We are entering a new era. AI systems can already outperform humans in some domains while failing spectacularly in others. They can act as tutors, collaborators, researchers, strategists and creators … yet they can also produce falsehoods, generate convincing nonsense and fail unpredictably. The challenge is no longer simply
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Sniper One

‘The Best I’ve Ever Read’ – Andy McNab

by Dan Mills ...

The gritty, awe-inspiring true story that takes you right into the heart of the Iraq war from Sunday Times No.1 bestseller Sgt. Dan Mills'If I could give it more stars I would' 5***** Reader Review'One of the best first-hand accounts of combat that I've ever read' Andy McNab'A truly stunning story. I have read this 4 times and it's still as captivating now as the first time' 5***** Reader Rev... ... Read more

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The gritty, awe-inspiring true story that takes you right into the heart of the Iraq war from Sunday Times No.1 bestseller Sgt. Dan Mills'If I could give it more stars I would' 5***** Reader Review'One of the best first-hand accounts of combat that I've ever read' Andy McNab'A truly stunning story. I have read this 4 times and it's still as captivating now as the first time' 5***** Reader Rev...
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A World Without Email

Find Focus and Transform the Way You Work Forever - from the bestselling productivity expert

by Cal Newport ...

***NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER***Feel like you're always drowning in email? How much more would you achieve without them - and how much happier would you be?'A World Without Email crystallizes what so many of us feel intuitively but haven't been able to explain: the way we're working isn't working.' Drew Houston, co-founder and CEO of Dropbox________________Emails are an integral part ... ... Read more

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***NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER***Feel like you're always drowning in email? How much more would you achieve without them - and how much happier would you be?'A World Without Email crystallizes what so many of us feel intuitively but haven't been able to explain: the way we're working isn't working.' Drew Houston, co-founder and CEO of Dropbox________________Emails are an integral part ...
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Bad Blood

The shocking true story of Elizabeth Holmes and the Theranos scandal

by John Carreyrou ...

**The shocking true investigation behind Nathan Fielder's You Can See Everything and The Dropout, from the award-winning journalist who first broke the story. Bad Blood details the breathtaking rise and fall of Theranos, the multibillion-dollar biotech startup founded by Elizabeth Holmes.Winner of the Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award'A story so incredible you'd think it was ... Read more

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**The shocking true investigation behind Nathan Fielder's You Can See Everything and The Dropout, from the award-winning journalist who first broke the story. Bad Blood details the breathtaking rise and fall of Theranos, the multibillion-dollar biotech startup founded by Elizabeth Holmes.Winner of the Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award'A story so incredible you'd think it was
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Maurice and Maralyn

An extraordinary true story of love at sea - the Sunday Times bestseller

by Sophie Elmhirst ...

** Get swept away by this extraordinary true story of shipwreck, survival and love on your holiday this year ***The SUNDAY TIMES Top Ten Bestseller * Winner of the NERO AWARDS GOLD Prize Book of the Year * A BARACK OBAMA Book of the Year*'An enthralling, engrossing story of survival' Bill Bryson‘An absolute jewel of a book’ India Knight‘A gripping tale of adventure’ Elizabeth ... ... Read more

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** Get swept away by this extraordinary true story of shipwreck, survival and love on your holiday this year ***The SUNDAY TIMES Top Ten Bestseller * Winner of the NERO AWARDS GOLD Prize Book of the Year * A BARACK OBAMA Book of the Year*'An enthralling, engrossing story of survival' Bill Bryson‘An absolute jewel of a book’ India Knight‘A gripping tale of adventure’ Elizabeth ...
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Futureproof

9 Rules for Humans in the Age of Automation

by Kevin Roose ...

A New York Times bestselling author and tech columnist's counter-intuitive guide to staying relevant - and employable - in the machine age by becoming irreplaceably human.It's not a future scenario any more. We've been taught that to compete with automation and AI, we'll have to become more like the machines themselves, building up technical skills like coding. But, there's simply no way to keep ... Read more

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A New York Times bestselling author and tech columnist's counter-intuitive guide to staying relevant - and employable - in the machine age by becoming irreplaceably human.It's not a future scenario any more. We've been taught that to compete with automation and AI, we'll have to become more like the machines themselves, building up technical skills like coding. But, there's simply no way to keep
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Extraterrestrial

The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth

by Avi Loeb ...

'VISIONARY' Stephen Greenblatt'So interesting... I recommend [Extraterrestrial] to people who have any interest in this extraordinary subject of life existing in other places than on Earth.' William Shatner (from Amazon.com)Harvard's top astronomer takes us inside the mind-blowing story of the first interstellar visitor to our solar systemIn late 2017, scientists at a Hawaiian observatory glimpsed ... Read more

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'VISIONARY' Stephen Greenblatt'So interesting... I recommend [Extraterrestrial] to people who have any interest in this extraordinary subject of life existing in other places than on Earth.' William Shatner (from Amazon.com)Harvard's top astronomer takes us inside the mind-blowing story of the first interstellar visitor to our solar systemIn late 2017, scientists at a Hawaiian observatory glimpsed
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Alfred's Wars: Sources and Interpretations of Anglo-Saxon Warfare in the Viking Age

by Ryan Lavelle ...

Selected by Choice for the 2011 list of Outstanding Academic Titles.The warfare of the late Anglo-Saxon period had momentous consequences for the development of the English state following Alfred the Great's reign. This book provides a comprehensive guide, with extracts in translation from the principal sources for our knowledge, accompanied by the most important interpretations by scholars ... Read more

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Selected by Choice for the 2011 list of Outstanding Academic Titles.The warfare of the late Anglo-Saxon period had momentous consequences for the development of the English state following Alfred the Great's reign. This book provides a comprehensive guide, with extracts in translation from the principal sources for our knowledge, accompanied by the most important interpretations by scholars
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Computing

A Concise History

by Paul E. Ceruzzi ...

Series series The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series
Discover the history of computing through 4 major threads of development in this compact, accessible history covering punch cards, Silicon Valley, smartphones, and much more.In an accessible style, computer historian Paul Ceruzzi offers a broad though detailed history of computing, from the first use of the word “digital” in 1942 to the development of punch cards and the first general purpose ... Read more

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Discover the history of computing through 4 major threads of development in this compact, accessible history covering punch cards, Silicon Valley, smartphones, and much more.In an accessible style, computer historian Paul Ceruzzi offers a broad though detailed history of computing, from the first use of the word “digital” in 1942 to the development of punch cards and the first general purpose
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Inconspicuous Consumption

The Environmental Impact You Don't Know You Have

by Tatiana Schlossberg ...

*First Place Winner of the Society of Environmental Journalists' Rachel Carson Environment Book Award*"If you're looking for something to cling to in what often feels like a hopeless conversation, Schlossberg's darkly humorous, knowledge-is-power, eyes-wide-open approach may be just the thing."--VogueFrom a former New York Times science writer, this urgent call to action will empower you to stand ... Read more

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*First Place Winner of the Society of Environmental Journalists' Rachel Carson Environment Book Award*"If you're looking for something to cling to in what often feels like a hopeless conversation, Schlossberg's darkly humorous, knowledge-is-power, eyes-wide-open approach may be just the thing."--VogueFrom a former New York Times science writer, this urgent call to action will empower you to stand
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How to Use a Multimeter

by Martin Pickering ...

A basic guide to using a multimeter to check fuses, batteries, wiring and electrical components. ... Read more

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A basic guide to using a multimeter to check fuses, batteries, wiring and electrical components.
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Challenger

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Read Write Own

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