Why We Sing

From lullabies to songs for the dying, this is a fascinating exploration of singing in all its varied forms, from the personal perspective of a music therapist, teacher and performer.In interrogating …

Masters of the Lost Land

Deep in the heart of the Amazon, an entire region has lived under the control of one notorious land baron: Josélio de Barros. Josélio cut a grisly path to success: having arrived in the jungle with a …

Black and Blue

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‘Inspiring… Important’ Observer’A page-turner which everyone who cares about policing and justice in Britain should read.’ Meera SyalAt the point of her retirement from the Metropolitan Police Servi …

How to Fake Being Tidy

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My mother wasn’t much of a housekeeper. She wasn’t much of a cook either, although she tried. She longed to live a more unconventional life. Admirably high-minded, but it meant I never learnt to fold …

The Countess from Kirribilli

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She was ‘amused, cynical, ironic, loving, gay, ferocious, cold, ardent but never gentle’. She was a whirlwind. She created around her the atmosphere of a Court at which her friends were either in disg …

The Path of Peace

‘An inspiration’ – Sebastian Faulks’An incredible journey that will move and inspire’ – Bear Grylls’Formidable… [and] moving’ – Rory Stewart’Remarkable’ – Michael MorpurgoWithout a permanent home, a …

The Commanders

‘Utterly fascinating.’ James Holland’First-class… The intense rivalry of Monty and Patton is one of the great stories of the war, and has never been told better.’ Andrew RobertsBorn in the two decad …

The Reckoning

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THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAmerica is suffering from PTSD. The Reckoning diagnoses its core causes and helps begin the healing process.For four years, Donald J Trump inflicted an onslaught of overla …

Freeman's Animals

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Over a century ago, Rilke went to the Jardin des Plantes in Paris, where he watched a pair of flamingos. A flock of other birds screeched by, and, as he describes in a poem, the great red-pink birds s …

Bibliomaniac

‘A unique, funny picture of Britain… A love letter to bookshops and the vagaries of public transport.’ Richard OsmanWhy play to 12,000 people when you can play to 12? In Autumn 2021, Robin Ince’s st …

If Walls Could Speak

Over more than five decades, legendary architect Moshe Safdie has built some of the world’s most influential and memorable structures – from the 1967 modular housing scheme in Montreal known as Habita …

King of the Blues

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‘Without a doubt the most important artist the blues has ever produced’ Eric Clapton’No one did more to spread the gospel of the blues’ President Barack Obama’One part of me says, “Yes, of course I ca …

Mary Lou McDonald

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Mary Lou McDonald is the bookies’ favourite to be Ireland’s next Taoiseach. She would be the first woman to reach the office, and the first Sinn Féin leader ever to enter government in the Republic of …

The Joy of Gardening

Gardens teach us to live in the moment. They nourish us, provide solace in grief and offer sanctuary from the stresses of modern life.In a celebration of the healing power of nature, New Zealand garde …

The World's Strongest Book

Go behind the scenes with Eddie ‘The Beast’ Hall as we follow his incredible journey from World’s Strongest Man to competing in ‘The Heaviest Boxing Match in History’, featuring training diaries, 10 r …

Treasured

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‘Impeccably researched and beautifully written’ David Wengrow’Utterly original’ Paul StrathernWhen it was found in 1922, the 3,300-year old tomb of Tutankhamun sent shockwaves around the world, turnin …