The Truth About China
Bill BirtlesRRP: £16.99
‘People abroad always thought things were much scarier in China than they really were. What threw me, though, was the urgency of the diplomats in Beijing. They live it, they get it. And they wanted me …
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Children of Paradise
Camilla GrudovaWhen Holly applies for a job at the Paradise – one of the city’s oldest cinemas, squashed into the ground floor of a block of flats – she thinks it will be like any other shift work. She cleans toilet …
Endpapers
Alexander WolffRRP: £10.99
‘Remarkable lives in extraordinary times – a gripping and exceptional literary journey.’ Philippe Sands’Alexander Wolff is keen, after a generation of silence, to follow the untold stories wherever th …
The Founders
Jimmy Soni‘A fascinating page-turner… An indispensable guide to modern innovation and entrepreneurship.’Walter Isaacson, no. 1 bestselling author of Steve JobsPerfect for readers of Elon Musk by Ashlee Vance …
The Shallows
Nicholas CarrRRP: £10.99
‘Boldly reactionary… What looks like feast, Carr argues, may be closer to famine’ Sunday Times’Chilling’ The EconomistIn this ground-breaking and compelling book, Nicholas Carr argues that not since …
The Lost Gutenberg
Margaret Leslie DavisRRP: £10.99
‘An entertaining and insightful human story of obsession about books.’ Daily Telegraph’A lively tale of historical innovation, the thrill of the bibliophile’s hunt, greed and betrayal.’ New York Times …
Tomorrows Versus Yesterdays
Andrew KeenRRP: £14.99
The current crisis of democracy, the growing economic inequality between rich and poor, our narcissistic social media culture and the looming menace of AI all threaten us as never before. The challeng …
And Thank You For Watching
Mark AustinRRP: £8.99
‘This insightful and superb book takes you to World Cups, to conflicts in war-torn countries, to division in Trump’s America… A terrific read.’ – Gary LinekerFor over thirty years, Mark Austin has c …
How to Fix the Future
Andrew KeenRRP: £9.99
In his bestselling books The Cult of the Amateur and The Internet is not the Answer, Andrew Keen exposed the cultural and social dangers posed by internet technology. What was once seen as a tool for …
The Power and the Story
John LloydRRP: £12.99
In this sweeping global survey, one of Britain’s most distinguished journalists and media commentators analyses for the first time the state of journalism worldwide as it enters the post-truth age.In …
Anatomy of a Song
Marc MyersRRP: £10.99
Songs that sell the most copies become hits, but some of those hits transcend commercial value, touching a generation of listeners and altering the direction of music. In Anatomy of a Song, writer and …
Mail Men
Adrian AddisonRRP: £8.99
Mail Men is the gripping, unofficial story of an institution that has become the self-proclaimed voice of middle England, and the adversary of liberals everywhere. Journalist Adrian Addison investigat …
All This in 60 Minutes
Nicholas LeeRRP: £14.99
For more than thirty years Nicholas Lee worked as a cameraman on 60 Minutes, Australia’s most-respected and most-watched current affairs program.All This in 60 Minutes is the revealing and often hilar …
The Internet is Not the Answer
Andrew KeenRRP: £10.99
In this sharp and witty book, long-time Silicon Valley observer and author Andrew Keen argues that, on balance, the Internet has had a disastrous impact on all our lives. By tracing the history of the …
The Master Switch
Tim WuRRP: £10.99
The Internet Age: on the face of it, an era of unprecedented freedom in both communication and culture. Yet in the past, each major new medium, from telephone to satellite television, has crested on a …
Where the Truth Lies
Julia HobsbawmRRP: £12.99
The relationship between the serious news media and the truth is under scrutiny as never before. In recent years the BBC and the New York Times have been knocked sideways by scandals alleging exaggera …
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