Ten Steps To Nanette
Hannah GadsbyThe memoir from Australia’s much-loved comedian, Hannah Gadsby, whose stand-up show and self-described swan-song, NANETTE, won the Edinburgh Comedy Award in 2017 before transferring to New York, where …
Genre: Science, Health & Medicine
The Age of Islands
Alastair BonnettRRP: £9.99
‘Extraordinary… A fascinating and intelligent book.’ Sunday TimesNew islands are being built at an unprecedented rate whether for tourism or territorial ambition, while many islands are disappearing …
Night Fishing
Vicki HastrichRRP: £12.99
Vicki Hastrich takes the reader on a stunning voyage through her writer’s life and across her chosen patch: the private byways of Brisbane Water, north of Sydney, where she has spent much of her life. …
The Inevitable
Katie EngelhartMeet Adam. He’s twenty-seven years old, articulate and attractive. He also wants to die. Should he be helped? In The Inevitable, award-winning journalist Katie Engelhart explores one of our most abidi …
The Muslim Problem
Tawseef KhanWhy are Muslim men portrayed as inherently violent? Does the veil violate women’s rights? Is Islam stopping Muslims from integrating?Across western societies, Muslims are more misunderstood than any o …
Facing the Haka
Andy BurtThis brilliant selection of photographs and stories describes what it means to stare down the most famous ritual in sport, from the perspective of those who have been there. Facing the Haka examines t …
Waiting For Superman
Tracie WhiteRRP: £14.99
For the past six years, Whitney Dafoe has been confined to a bedroom in the back of his parents’ home, unable to walk, eat or speak. His diagnosis? The mysterious disease myalgic encephalomyelitis or …
Pain
Abdul-Ghaaliq LalkhenPain is a universal human experience, but we understand very little about the mechanics behind it. We hurt ourselves, we feel pain, we seek help from a professional or learn to avoid certain behaviour …
Balance & Other B. S.
Felicity HarleyRRP: £12.99
There’s never been a better time to be a woman – we can have it all! That’s what feminism promised, didn’t it?When Felicity Harley, founding editor of Women’s Health magazine and whimn, felt really of …
Beginners
Tom Vanderbilt‘Beginners belongs on the list of books that have changed the way I understand my own limitations.’Malcolm GladwellFor many of us, the last time we learned a new skill was during childhood. We live in …
How The Brain Lost Its Mind
Allan RopperRRP: £9.99
‘Hugely entertaining’ Guardian’Fascinating’ Mail on SundayIn 1882, Jean-Martin Charcot was the premiere physician in Paris, having just established a neurology clinic at the infamous Salpêtrière Hospi …
The Book of Overthinking
Gwendoline SmithRRP: £8.99
Overthinking is also known as worrying or ruminating and it’s a form of anxiety that many people suffer from.Psychologist and New Zealand bestselling author Gwendoline Smith explains in clear and simp …
The Natural Health Service
Isabel HardmanRRP: £9.99
‘Brilliant’ — Matt HaigIn 2016, Isabel Hardman’s mind, in her own words, ‘stopped working’ as she fell prey to severe depression and anxiety. She took time off on long-term sick leave and despite sev …
The Tao of Bowie
Mark EdwardsBuddhism was central to David Bowie’s life, but he was a wide-ranging thinker who also drew meaning from other sources including Jungian psychology, Nietzschean philosophy and Gnosticism. The Tao of B …
Mackenzie's Mission
Rachael CasellaRachael and Jonathan were thrilled to welcome their baby Mackenzie into the world and to start their new lives as parents. Little did they know that in a few months that they would be tested to endura …
Hollywood Wants to Kill You
Michael BrooksRRP: £8.99
‘A wonderful book… Delightfully varied… As with all the best science writing, this book doesn’t just give answers, it also asks interesting questions.’ Daily Mail’Captivating and intelligent! Who …
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