'Superb... Immensely important... This is a tragic story, and Smith tells it magnificently' The TelegraphOne of the most anticipated books of 2026 according to Financial Times and New StatesmanAn extraordinarily atmospheric and powerful history of the world's largest state and its decline and fallWith Stalin's death, the Soviet Union remained a repressive, harsh and belligerent place, but ...

HOLLYWOOD, 1952Blessed with the smoldering good looks that destine him for the silver screen, the unfortunately named Dan Root arrives on the scene as a naïve but ambitious 21-year-old. Mentored and exploited by a powerful and dashing Svengali-like producer and his beguiling wife (a movie star whose career is on the tragic cusp between fame and fade out), Dan is transformed into the promising young actor, Dexter Gaines.Soon their three lives become dangerou...

The single book therapists everywhere will recommend to all of their patients, because at some point or another, we all behave like dicks.Why this book? Because you might be a dick: a mean-spirited, self-focused individual who thinks and acts as though everyone else in the world can only be understood—and whose only importance is defined—in terms of their relationship to you. Being a dick might feel powerful in the short term, but it is not helping you in the long ...

Demonstrating how emotion became central to the legal and literary meanings of piracy in nineteenth-century AmericaPirates have long occupied a central yet unstable place in American law and national identity. In the decades leading up to and including the U.S. Civil War, the charge of piracy was leveled against an unusually wide range of figures: foreign heads of state, imperial filibusters, transoceanic enslavers, enslaved mutineers, radical abolitionists, and ot...

**A "Best Non-Fiction to Read This Year" Selection from The New StatesmanA magisterial, revisionist narrative history of the Soviet Union in its post-Stalin heyday, bringing a forgotten society to vivid life and offering a new explanation for how it suddenly collapsed.**To those of us in the West, the Soviet Union is synonymous with Stalinism. The common view of the USSR is of a brutal regime that squelched dissent and oversaw a drab, terrified society. Yet as Camb...

No matter how committed two people are to being together, why can't they get away from feeling something is missing?In this important and transformative guide, three experienced practitioners identify the widespread dysfunctional dynamic they call "irrelationship," a psychological defense system two people create together to protect themselves from the fear and anxiety of real intimacy in a relationship.Drawing on their wide clinical and life experience, th...

Now in its second edition, Agriculture in World History presents a unique exploration of farmers and farming, and their relationships to non-farmers and urban societies from the ancient world to the 21st century.From its origins, civilization has depended on the food, fiber, and other goods produced by farmers. This book illustrates how urban societies both exploited and supported farmers, and together endured economic and environmental crises. Viewing farmers as the cruci...

Succinct and highly practical, The 5-Minute Clinical Consult 2026 provides rapid access to the information you need to help you make accurate decisions at the point of care. Organized alphabetically by diagnosis, it presents brief, bulleted points about diagnosis, treatment, medications, follow-up care, and associated conditions for more than 500 disease and condition topics, all in a highly templated format. The book also contains more than 100 diagnostic and therapeutic algorithms. Revis...

This book is based on research that seeks to redefine how we perceive toughness. Using a more holistic approach to toughness, the shouting coaching method of "do it or else" is now on life support. This book is an inspirational tool that gives children, athletes, and people the courage to succeed and support in their path, resulting in autonomy that can be accessible at any time, not just when the coach is present to get it out of them.An excellent book. A must-have for anyone inter...

'This exciting and provocative book blows apart misconceptions about the Russian past' Lara Douds, Times Higher EducationRussia is an exceptional country, the biggest in the world. It is both European and exotic, powerful and weak, brilliant and flawed. Why are we so afraid of it?Time and again, we judge Russia by unique standards. We have usually assumed that it possesses higher levels of cunning, malevolence and brutality. Yet th...

The Creativity Path is a practical guide to unlocking your creativity. it emphasizes the importance of routine, discipline, and hard work in the creative process, demonstrating that creativity is not just an innate talent but a skill that can be developed and honed. Whether you're an artist, writer, entrepreneur, or simply looking to bring more creativity into your everyday life, this book offers valuable strategies to help you tap into your creative potential. It is Authored by Ma...

A vital guide to overcome the barriers to achieving intimacy and meaningful connection.People in resilient relationships are co-owners, experience reciprocity, and are better prepared to meet challenges authentically and effectively. In this sequel to the best-selling Irrelationship, the authors use examples from their clinical practice to review the concept of irrelationship and expand the DREAM Sequence, a tool used by affected couples to address perenni...