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\'See Naples and die\', said Goethe. But Katherine Wilson saw Naples and started to live. Katherine is fresh out of college when she arrives in Naples to intern at the US Consulate. There she meets handsome, studious Salvatore, and finds herself enveloped by his family - in particular by his elegant mother, Raffaella, who begins her real education: never eat the crust of a pizza first, always stand up and fight for yourself and your loved ones, and remember that mealtimes are sacred. Immersed in Neapolitan culture, tradition and cooking, slowly and unexpectedly falling for Salvatore, and basking in Raffaella\'s company and guidance, Katherine discovers how to prepare meals that sing, from rich ragu to pasta al forno, with bacon, bechamel and four kinds of cheese. Through courtship, culture clashes, Sunday Mass, marriage and motherhood, Katherine slowly comes to appreciate carnale, the quintessentially Neapolitan sense of comfort and confidence in one\'s own skin. Steeped in sunlight, wine and unforgettable food, Only in Naples is a love letter to a city and a family, a coming-of-age story, and a transporting account of learning to live the Italian way. \'Katherine Wilson gives us more than the fabulous food of Naples. She offers us a passport to an exotic country we would never be able to enter on our own.\' Ruth Reichl, author of My Kitchen Year Σελίδες: 304, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0808, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

When she was a little girl, Jasvinder Sanghera\'s father told her about the village he came from, Kang Sabhu in rural Punjab. One day, he promised to take her there so she could meet her half-sister, Bachanu, who had stayed behind. But at the age of sixteen - as she so vividly related in her bestseller Shame - Jasvinder ran away from home to escape a forced marriage. Her parents disowned her. \'Shame travels...\' her father told her. Although her mother took all her other daughters to meet the extended family in the Punjab, Jasvinder was never allowed to go. With her own daughter about to marry, Jasvinder decides to challenge thirty years of rejection by going to India herself. She wants to explore her roots and to see for herself the place her parents called home until the day they died. What Jasvinder finds in India and what she learns changes the way she sees the world, and has important lessons for all of us. SHAME TRAVELS is not only a gripping and revealing quest, but also an inspirational journey of the heart. Σελίδες: 304, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0313, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

The final volume of Jeffrey Archer’s prison diaries, A Prison Diary Volume III: Heaven, covers the period of his transfer from Wayland to his eventual release on parole in July 2003. It includes a shocking account of the traumatic time he spent in the notorious Lincoln jail and the events that led to his incarceration there – it also throws light on a system that is close to breaking point.Told with humour, compassion and honesty, it closes with a thought-provoking manifesto that should be applauded by the Establishment and prison population alike.Day 115Saturday 10th November 20016.38amIt’s all an act. I am hopelessly unhappy, dejected and broken. I smile when I am at my lowest, I laugh when I see no humour, I help others when I need help myself. I am alone. If I were to show any sign, even for a moment, of what I’m going through, I would have to read the details in some tabloid the following day. Everything I do is only a phone call away from a friendly journalist with an open cheque book. I don’t know where I have found the strength to maintain this facade and never break down in anyone’s presence. Σελίδες: 512, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0808, Διαστάσεις: 13.1x13.1cm

Death has a unique smell. I\'ve been in the presence of people who have killed; I\'ve been in rooms where people have been killed. I\'ve seen the unspeakable things human beings are capable of. None of that puts me off my aim; I want to see those people caught, convicted and sent to jail.Mark Williams-Thomas is a former police detective and multi-award-winning investigative journalist. He has been at the centre of some of the most high-profile investigations of recent years involving killers and paedophiles.In this gripping and unflinching book, Mark reveals how he has pieced together these complex cases. Through tireless research and perseverance, Mark takes us on a journey of discovery gathering and pursuing new evidence, earning the trust of silent witnesses and sharing the personal toll this extraordinary job takes on him.Mark\'s story is a relentless and inspiring one; it is the story of a life dedicated to justice. Σελίδες: 352, Διαστάσεις: 12.7x12.7cm

A moving memoir from a woman who made a fortune in a man\'s world and then gave it all away...soon to be turned into a filmIn 1962, Stephanie \'Steve\' Shirley created a software company when the concept of software barely existed. Freelance Programmers employed women to work on complex projects such as Concorde\'s black box recorder from the comfort of their own home. Shirley empowered a generation of women in technology, giving them unheard of freedom to choose their own hours and manage their own workloads. The business thrived and Shirley gradually transferred ownership to her staff, creating 70 millionaires in the process.Let It Go explores Shirley\'s trail blazing career as an entrepreneur but it also charts her incredible personal story - her dramatic arrival in England as an unaccompanied Kindertransport refugee during World War Two and the tragic loss of her only child who suffered severely from Autism.Today, Dame Stephanie Shirley is one of Britain\'s leading philanthropists, devoting most of her time, energy and wealth to charities that are close to her heart. In Let It Go, Shirley tells her inspirational story and explains why giving her wealth away - letting it go - has brought her infinitely more happiness and fulfilment than acquiring it in the first place.Co-written with Richard Askwith, the former Executive Editor of The Independent and the award-winning author of seven books in his own name, including biographies of Emil Zátopek and Lata Brandisová.\'An extraordinary tale of creativity and resilience\' - Guardian\'This engrossing story of an extraordinary life is filled with lessons in what it means to be human\' - Financial Times Σελίδες: 336, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

Shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Political Writing 2019, an electrifying memoir from a Mexican-American US Border Patrol guard‘Stunningly good… The best thing I’ve read for ages’ James Rebanks, author of The Shepherd’s LifeFrancisco Cantú was a US Border Patrol agent from 2008 to 2012. In this extraordinary account, he describes his work in the desert along the Mexican border. He tracks humans through blistering days and frigid nights. He detains the exhausted and hauls in the dead. The line he is sworn to defend, however, begins to dissolve. Haunted by nightmares, Cantú abandons the Patrol for civilian life – but he soon faces a final confrontation with the world he believed he had escaped.‘A raw, compelling memoir… An eloquent rebuke to all those who look to build walls rather than bridges between people’ Sunday Times‘A must-read… A page-turning personal story that holds until the final page and wrenches long after’ GQ‘Remarkable… Lyrical and moving’ Guardian Σελίδες: 288, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

____________________‘This book will make you think… it will frighten you, and it will shock you… Frankly I could not read it at night.’ – Ann Rule, author of The Stranger Beside Me: The Inside Story of Serial Killer Ted BundyHOW DO YOU CATCH A SERIAL KILLER?Interpreting the calling cards of the serial murderer, Robert Keppel reveals the answers hidden among the grisly evidence, the common threads that link each devastating act of brutal violence. Explore in unflinching detail the monstrous patterns, sadistic compulsions and depraved motives of the killer, and why they kill again and again. Signature Killers is the ultimate insight into the mind of the serial killer.From The Lonely Hearts Killer who haunted the most desperate of women in 1950s America, to the infamous symbols of evil as Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy and John Gacy, these are the cases – horrifying, graphic and unforgettable – that shed light on the darkest corners of the pathological mind. Σελίδες: 400, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

Based on groundbreaking original research, The Why Axis is a colourful examination of why people do what they do – and how effective incentives can spur people to change their behaviour and achieve more. Uri Gneezy and John List are a little like the anthropologists who spend months in the field studying people in their native environments. But rather than acting as impartial observers, these two intrepid economists have set out to study the ways people act in order to try to solve major problems in society, such as the gap between rich and poor students and the violence plaguing inner city schools; the real reasons people discriminate; and the continuing pay disparity between men and women. Their field experiments in the factories, communities, and shops where real people live, work, and play show how incentives can change outcomes. Their results will change the way you think about and take action on both small and large problems, and force us as a society to stop making assumptions and to rely instead upon the evidence of what really works. Σελίδες: 288, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

Two women a week are killed by a spouse or partner. Every seven minutes a woman is raped. Now is the time for change.‘Fascinating and chilling’ Caroline Criado Perez, bestselling author of Invisible Women Helena Kennedy, one of our most eminent lawyers and defenders of human rights, examines the pressing new evidence that women are being discriminated against when it comes to the law. From the shocking lack of female judges to the scandal of female prisons and the double discrimination experienced by BAME women, Kennedy shows with force and fury that change for women must start at the heart of what makes society just. ‘An unflinching look at women in the justice system… an important book because it challenges acquiescence to everyday sexism and inspires change’ The Times Σελίδες: 352, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

NOW A MAJOR SKY ATLANTIC SERIES From the international bestselling author of Gomorrah, this searing exposé reveals how dirty money and the drug trade are at the heart of our lives, our economy, and our worldIn many countries, \'zero zero\' or double zero flour is the finest, best flour on the market. Among narco-traffickers, then, \'zero zero zero\' is the nickname for the very purest, highest quality grade of cocaine. From Mexican cartels to Milanese financiers, Guatemalan mercenaries to Ukrainian warlords, Calabrian traffickers to the traders in Wall Street and London who wash the money clean, this is an unforgettable story that goes around the globe and through every level of society to show the extent to which the drug trade affects us all.Weaving together stories, interviews, wiretaps and his own experience of the criminal underworld, Saviano reveals an international narco-state, which, in the wake of the financial crisis, is now the pillar of our global economy. It is the perfect synthesis of modern capitalism, where everything is for the taking - and all is consumed, ruined and destroyed. Σελίδες: 448, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

*WINNER OF THE 2017 PULITZER PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION* \'Beautifully written, thought-provoking, and unforgettable ... If you want a good understanding of how the issues that cause poverty are intertwined, you should read this book\' Bill Gates, Best Books of 2017Arleen spends nearly all her money on rent but is kicked out with her kids in Milwaukee\'s coldest winter for years. Doreen\'s home is so filthy her family call it \'the rat hole\'. Lamar, a wheelchair-bound ex-soldier, tries to work his way out of debt for his boys. Scott, a nurse turned addict, lives in a gutted-out trailer. This is their world. And this is the twenty-first century: where fewer and fewer people can afford a simple roof over their head.\'Essential. A compelling and damning exploration of the abuse of one of our basic human rights: shelter.\' Owen Jones\'If I could require the president to read one book it would be Evicted\' Zadie Smith Σελίδες: 432, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

‘No Logo’ was a book that defined a generation when it was first published in 1999. For its 10th anniversary Naomi Klein has updated this iconic book. By the time you’re twenty-one, you’ll have seen or heard a million advertisements. But you won’t be happier for it. This is a book about that much-maligned, much-misunderstood generation coming up behind the slackers, who are being intelligent and active about the world in which they find themselves. It is a world in which all that is ‘alternative’ is sold, where any innovation or subversion is immediately adopted by un-radical, faceless corporations. But, gradually, tentatively, a new generation is beginning to fight consumerism with its own best weapons; and it is the first skirmishes in this war that this abrasively intelligent book documents brilliantly. Σελίδες: 512, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

Does ‘fake news’ really exist? Find out from the ultimate insider.After years of working as a respected journalist, Nick Davies, in this shocking exposé, reveals what really goes on behind the scenes of this contentious industry. From a prestigious newspaper that allowed intelligence agencies to plant fiction in its columns, to the newsroom that routinely rejected stories due to racial bias, to the number of papers that accepted cash bribes. Gripping, thought-provoking and revelatory, this is an insider’s look at one of the most tainted professions.‘Meticulous, fair-minded and utterly gripping’ Telegraph‘Powerful and timely...his analysis is fair, meticulously researched and fascinating’ Observer Σελίδες: 432, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

From the creator of hit podcast The Missing Cryptoqueen______________________________Guns. Sex. Drugs. Murder.The Dark Net is just a click away.Beyond the familiar online world that most of us inhabit lies a vast network of sites, communities and cultures where freedom is pushed to its limits. A world that is as creative and complex as it is dangerous and disturbing. A world that is much closer than you think.The Dark Net is a revelatory examination of the internet today, and of its most innovative and dangerous subcultures, stretching from secret Facebook groups to the encrypted and hidden Tor network. In it, Bartlett goes in search of the people behind the screen, meeting trolls and pornographers, drug dealers and hackers, political extremists and computer scientists, Bitcoin programmers and self-harmers, libertarians and vigilantes. Based on extensive first-hand experience, exclusive interviews and shocking documentary evidence, The Dark Net offers a startling glimpse of human nature under the conditions of freedom and anonymity, and shines a light on an enigmatic and ever-changing world. Σελίδες: 320, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

The dead talk. To the right listener, they tell us all about themselves: where they came from, how they lived, how they died - and who killed them. Forensic scientists can unlock the mysteries of the past and help justice to be done using the messages left by a corpse, a crime scene or the faintest of human traces. Forensics draws on interviews with top-level professionals, ground-breaking research and Val McDermid\'s own experience to lay bare the secrets of this fascinating science. And, along the way, she wonders at how maggots collected from a corpse can help determine time of death, how a DNA trace a millionth the size of a grain of salt can be used to convict a killer and how a team of young Argentine scientists led by a maverick American anthropologist uncovered the victims of a genocide. In her novels, McDermid has been solving complex crimes and confronting unimaginable evil for years. Now, she\'s looking at the people who do it for real. It\'s a journey that will take her to war zones, fire scenes and autopsy suites, and bring her into contact with extraordinary bravery and wickedness, as she traces the history of forensics from its earliest beginnings to the cutting-edge science of the modern day. Σελίδες: 336, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0205, Διαστάσεις: 12.6x12.6cm

\'A vital book for our times\' ROBERT MACFARLANE\'Unflinching, complex, provocative\' NIKESH SHUKLA\'A work of astonishing, insistent importance\' ObserverAged eight, Dina Nayeri fled Iran along with her mother and brother, and lived in the crumbling shell of an Italian hotel-turned-refugee camp. Eventually she was granted asylum in America. Now, Nayeri weaves together her own vivid story with those of other asylum seekers in recent years. In these pages, women gather to prepare the noodles that remind them of home, a closeted queer man tries to make his case truthfully as he seeks asylum and a translator attempts to help new arrivals present their stories to officials. Surprising and provocative, The Ungrateful Refugee recalibrates the conversation around the refugee experience. Here are the real human stories of what it is like to be forced to flee your home, and to journey across borders in the hope of starting afresh. Σελίδες: 384, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

Murder Inc. is the latest blockbuster by Ireland\'s most respected crime writer and journalist, Paul Williams. Murder Inc. is the definitive account of how organized crime exploded in Limerick from the 1990s and in the noughties. It describes the depravity and decadence of the gangs, their deadly rivaliries, and their reigns of terror over the community in which they lived. Finally, Williams traces the faultlines that eventually led to the implosion of the gangs and their defeat.Drawing on his vast inside knowledge of the criminal underworld, an unparalleled range of contacts and eye witness interviews, Paul Williams provides a chilling insight into the mobsters and events that corroded entire neighbourhoods and devastated countless lives. Σελίδες: 432, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

Mike Pannett used to work the beat in Central London - tackling drugs and knife crime - so when he moved back to Yorkshire he was hoping for a quieter life. But it seems the moors and villages of his native county aren\'t as sleepy as he once thought...A casual remark about a barn with blacked-out windows leads him to an isolated farmhouse and a young girl is attacked at a local theme park. Meanwhile, Mike is still trying to identify and bring to justice the \'Sunset Gang\' who are systematically targeting isolated warehouses and shops on his patch.On the home front, Ann has moved into Keeper\'s Cottage and taken a Sergeant\'s post in York - and people are asking Mike what it\'s like to be a kept man. Σελίδες: 384, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0510, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

\'CN Lester breaks down the myths and misconceptions about trans people and politics with clarity and calm. An important, timely book\' JULIET JACQUESIn this eye-opening book, CN Lester, academic and activist, takes us on a journey through some of the most pressing issues concerning the trans debate: from pronouns to Caitlyn Jenner; from feminist and LGBTQ activists, to the rise in referrals for gender variant children - all by way of insightful and moving passages about the author\'s own experience. Trans Like Me shows us how to strive for authenticity in a world which often seeks to limit us by way of labels.\'Lester makes the most complex of subjects easy to digest. I finished with more insight and knowledge than I ever expected\' STYLIST\'CN Lester is a writer for our times - a moving, learned and essential voice at the razor edge of gender politics\' LAURIE PENNY\'One of the year\'s most important books on transgender identity\' GAY TIMES Σελίδες: 240, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0312, Διαστάσεις: 12.4x12.4cm

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER / OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD THE AMERICAN VICE PRESIDENT\'S ORIGIN STORY ‘Essential reading for this moment in history’ New York Times \'You will not read a more important book about America this year\' Economist ‘Brilliant … offers an acute insight into the reasons voters have put their trust in Trump’ Observer J. D. Vance grew up in the hills of Kentucky. His family and friends were the people most of the world calls rednecks, hillbillies or white trash. In this deeply moving memoir, Vance tells the story of his family’s demons and of America’s problem with generational neglect. How his mother struggled against, but never fully escaped, the legacies of abuse, alcoholism, poverty and trauma. How his grandparents, ‘dirt poor and in love’, gave everything for their children to chase the American dream. How Vance beat the odds to graduate from Yale Law School. And how America came to abandon and then condescend to its white working classes, until they reached breaking point. ‘A beautiful memoir but it is equally a work of cultural criticism about white working-class America … Vance offers a compelling explanation for why it’s so hard for someone who grew up the way he did to make it … a riveting book’ Wall Street Journal ** Now a major-motion picture directed by Ron Howard and starring Amy Adams, Glenn Close, and Gabriel Basso ** Σελίδες: 272, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

The second book from Sunday Times bestselling author Casey Watson. Two weeks after saying farewell to her first foster child, Casey is asked to look after Sophia, a troubled 12-year-old with a sad past. Sophia’s actions are disturbing and provocative and, before long, Casey and her family find themselves in a dark and dangerous situation. Two years ago Sophia’s mother had a terrible accident. Sophia has been in care ever since. Right away, Casey feels something isn’t right. Sophia’s a well-developed girl, who looks more like 18 than 12. She only seems to have eyes and ears for men, and treats all women with contempt and disgust. And she has everyone around her jumping through hoops. Over time, as more details begin to emerge about Sophia’s past, it becomes clear that her behaviour is a front for an early life filled with pain and suffering. But although Casey feels she is gradually breaking through to Sophia and getting her to open up about things she has never spoken about before, her violence is threatening the safety of the whole family, forcing Casey to question whether she can really handle this lost and damaged girl. Both shocking and inspiring, this true story will shed new light on the extreme and sometimes dangerous nature of foster care. Σελίδες: 304, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

The unbelievable account of life as a hitman from a man who has been doing it for decades. Hitmen commit heinous crimes virtually every day of the week and, in most instances, we don\'t even realise.I\'ve been a killer for hire for more than twenty years now, but life as a fulltime professional assassin has never been easy.There have been close calls, failed attempts and a lot of looking over my shoulder.And now, I\'ve decided to come clean and seek atonement for my life as a murderer and one of the most covertly dangerous men alive.This is an account of a life lived between our world and a shadowy underworld of criminals... a life lived under the radar of the law... a life lived in death.This is the story of my life as a hitman. Σελίδες: 320, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0105, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

The true story of London\'s toughest, deadliest street gangs: the events, the rules and the real top boys. Are the streets of London some of the deadliest in the world? What\'s the truth behind the headlines? And who are the real top boys? Looking beyond the hit TV series, The Real Top Boys reveals the lives of the street gangs who have taken over, and now rule, dozens of corners of the UK\'s capital. Bestselling true crime author Wensley Clarkson takes us on a tour of the housing estates and volatile neighbourhoods where pride, rivalry and revenge are the codes people live and die by. He talks to the criminals who have helped create this chilling modern-day underworld and recounts the vicious turf wars that changed the map, unravels the rules and rights of the streets, and charts the rise and fall of many of the game\'s key players over the decades that have transformed the city. Featuring interviews with real-life gangsters and told in a gripping story that lays bare the hard life in this world, The Real Top Boys is the ultimate account of gang life in London and a jaw-dropping look at who really runs the streets. Σελίδες: 336, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0105, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

\'I couldn’t put down this thriller . . . a book so compelling that I couldn\'t turn away\' – Bill Gates\'A story so incredible you\'d think it was fiction\' – James PattersonWinner of the Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award.The shocking true story of the breathtaking rise and collapse of Theranos, the multibillion-dollar biotech startup founded by Elizabeth Holmes, written by the prize-winning journalist who first broke the story and pursued it to the end.Seen as the female Steve Jobs, Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes was a brilliant Stanford dropout whose startup ‘unicorn’ promised to revolutionize the medical industry with a machine that would make blood testing significantly faster and easier. Backed by wealthy investors, Theranos sold shares that valued the company at more than $9 billion.There was just one problem: the technology didn’t work . . .Despite threats of legal action, brave whistleblowers started to talk. They revealed a culture of intimidation and secrecy, technology that repeatedly failed, results sent to real patients that were incorrect but upon which life-changing medical decisions were being made, with devastating consequences.The riveting story behind The Dropout, in Bad Blood, John Carreyrou investigates the biggest corporate fraud since Enron, a tale of ambition and scandal set amid the bold promises of Silicon Valley.\'A tale of corporate fraud and legal browbeating that reads like a crime thriller\' – TIME, The 10 Best Nonfiction Books of the Year Σελίδες: 400, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0330, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

\'Intriguing\' – The Sunday Times\'A rousing read\' – The Irish Times\'A bright light of Francophone feminism\' – The New York TimesRenowned journalist Mona Chollet recasts the witch as a powerful role model: an emblem of strength, free to exist beyond the narrow limits society imposes on women.Taking three archetypes from historic witch hunts – independent women, women who avoid having children and women who embrace ageing – Chollet examines how women today have the same charges levelled against them. She calls for justice in healthcare, challenging the gender imbalance in science and questioning why female bodies are still controlled by men.Rich with popular culture, literary references and media insights, In Defence of Witches is a vital addition to the cultural conversation around women, witches and the misogyny that has shaped the world they live in.With a foreword by Carmen Maria Machado and translated from French by Sophie R. Lewis. Σελίδες: 304, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0530, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

Greg Marshall\'s early years were pretty bizarre. Rewind the VHS tapes (this is the nineties) and you\'ll see a lopsided teenager limping across a high school stage, or in a wheelchair after leg surgeries, pondering why he\'s crushing on half of the Utah Jazz. Add to this home video footage a mom clacking away at her newspaper column between chemos, a dad with ALS, and a cast of foulmouthed siblings. Fast forward the tape and you\'ll find Marshall happily settled into his life as a gay man only to discover he\'s been living in another closet his whole life: he has cerebral palsy. Here, in the hot mess of it all, lies Greg Marshall\'s wellspring of wit and wisdom.Leg is an extraordinarily funny and insightful memoir from a daring new voice. Packed with outrageous stories of a singular childhood, it is also a unique examination of what it means to transform when there are parts of yourself you can\'t change, a moving portrait of a family in crisis, and a tale of resilience of spirit. In Marshall\'s deft hands, we see a story both personal and universal-of being young and wanting the world, even when the world doesn\'t feel like yours to want. Σελίδες: 304, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1015, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

The Sunday Times bestsellerFull of hilarious and shocking stories, the Secret Barrister\'s memoir Nothing But The Truth tracks their transformation from hang \'em and flog \'em austerity-supporter to celebrated, campaigning, bestselling author.\'Masterful, compassionate and hilarious\' – Adam RutherfordIn a diary that takes us behind the scenes of their middling ambition, Nothing But The Truth charts the progress down the winding path towards practising at the Bar. By way of the painfully archaic traditions of the Inns of Court, where every meal mandates a glass of port and a toast to the monarch, and the Hunger Games-style contest for pupillage - which most don\'t survive . . . here is the brilliant reality of being a frustrated junior barrister.With a keen eye for the absurd and an obsessive fondness for Twitter, the Secret Barrister reveals the uncomfortable truths and darkest secrets about life in our criminal courts.Writing as S. J. Fleet, The Secret Barrister\'s first novel, The Cut Throat Trial, is available for pre-order now._____‘Words tumble out with extraordinary fluency . . . entertaining and instructive’ – The Times‘Written with compassion, wit and intelligence’ – TLS‘Excellent . . . a cringe-inducing account of one barrister\'s travails\' – The TelegraphNothing But The Truth was a Sunday Times besteller w/c 28.05.23 Σελίδες: 320, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0926, Διαστάσεις: 13.1x13.1cm

Join Ricker on a wild and edifying romp through the cutting-edge world of neuroscience and biohacking. You\'ll encounter Olympic athletes, a game show contestant, a memory marvel, a famous CEO, and scientists galore. From Ricker\'s decade-long quest, you will discover:- The brain-based reason so many self-improvement projects fail . . . But how a little-known secret of Nobel Prize winning scientists could finally unlock success- How your strength in four key areas - executive function, emotional regulation, learning and memory, and creativity - predicts your success in work and relationships, and a new system for improving all four- Which seven research-tested tools can supercharge mental performance. They range from low-tech (a surprising new mindset) to downright futuristic (an electrical device for at-home brain stimulation)Best of all, you will learn to upgrade your brain with Ricker\'s 20 customizable self-experiments and a sample 12-week schedule. Ricker distills insights from dozens of interviews and hundreds of research studies from around the world. She tests almost everything on herself, whether it\'s nicotine, video games, meditation, or a little-known beverage from the Pacific islands. Some experiments fail hilariously-but others transform her cognition. She is able to sharpen her memory, increase her attention span, boost her mood, and clear her brain fog. By following Ricker\'s system, you\'ll uncover your own boosts to mental performance, too. Join a growing, global movement of neurohackers revolutionizing their careers and relationships. Let this book change 15 minutes of your day, and it may just change the rest of your life! Σελίδες: 368, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1006, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

\'Pithy and provoking, spiced with the personal\' Hilary MantelLynsey Hanley grew up part of the \'respectable working class\'. At university, she discovered that social mobility is not all it seems. This book is about what it means to cross class divides, what we leave behind in order to get on, and how class affects all of us today.\'There is fury contained within the pages and between the lines of Respectable ... intelligent and important\' Colin Grant, Guardian\'Honest, brave and moving\' Kate Pickett, co-author of The Spirit Level\'Lynsey Hanley is such a crucial voice. When she writes about class, she is writing about lived experience\' Owen Jones, New Statesman\'Hanley vividly describes the \"risky, lonely journey\" she undertook from one class to another ... She is tremendous at detailing her personal transition\' Craig Brown, Mail on Sunday Σελίδες: 256, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

Bring the joy of Bob Ross to a Christmas tree (or stocking) near you with this one-of-a-kind light-up wreath ornament!- Specifications: 3\" Christmas wreath with Bob\'s portrait in the center and featuring Peapod the squirrel- Lights up: Press a button to shine flickering colored lights on wreath- Sticker book: Includes a full-color sticker book featuring 8 of Bob\'s finest winterscape paintings- Perfect gift: A unique gift for fans of Bob Ross- Officially licensed: Authentic Bob Ross collectible Requires two AAA batteries (not included).© 2023 Bob Ross Inc. Bob Ross® name and images are registered trademarks of Bob Ross Inc. Σελίδες: 16, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1031, Διαστάσεις: 7.4x7.4cm

Based on nearly a decade of reporting, Invisible Child follows eight dramatic years in the life of Dasani Coates, a child with an imagination as soaring as the skyscrapers near her Brooklyn homeless shelter. Born at the turn of a new century, Dasani is named for the bottled water that comes to symbolise Brooklyn\'s gentrification and the shared aspirations of a divided city. As Dasani moves with her family from shelter to shelter, this story traces the passage of Dasani\'s ancestors from slavery to the Great Migration north.Dasani comes of age as New York City\'s homeless crisis is exploding. In the shadows of this new Gilded Age, Dasani leads her seven siblings through a thicket of problems: hunger, parental drug addiction, violence, housing instability, segregated schools and the constant monitoring of the child-protection system.When, at age thirteen, Dasani enrolls at a boarding school in Pennsylvania, her loyalties are tested like never before. Ultimately, she faces an impossible question: What if leaving poverty means abandoning the family you love? By turns heartbreaking and revelatory, provocative and inspiring, Invisible Child tells an astonishing story about the power of resilience, the importance of family and the cost of inequality. Σελίδες: 624, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

\'A Mumbai slum understood and imagined as never before in language of intense beauty\' Salman Rushdie \'If Bollywood ever decides to do its own version of The Wire, this would be it\' Barbara Ehrenreich Annawadi is a slum at the edge of Mumbai Airport, in the shadow of shining new luxury hotels. Its residents are garbage recyclers and construction workers, economic migrants, all of them living in the hope that a small part of India\'s booming future will eventually be theirs. But when a crime rocks the slum community and global recession and terrorism shocks the city, tensions over religion, caste, sex, power, and economic envy begin to turn brutal. As Boo gets to know those who dwell in Mumbai\'s margins, she evokes an extraordinarily vivid group of individuals flourishing against the odds amid the complications, corruptions and gross inequalities of the new India. \'A triumph of a book. A beautiful account of the sorrows and joys, anxieties and stamina, in the lives of the precarious and powerless in urban India\' Amartya Sen, winner of the Nobel Prize for Economics \'Magnificent...a masterpiece... Quite simply, one of the finest works on contemporary India yet written\' Sunday Telegraph Σελίδες: 288, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0207, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

In Miniature is a delightful, entertaining and illuminating investigation into our peculiar fascination with making things small, and what small things tell us about the world at large.Here you will find the secret histories of tiny Eiffel Towers, the truth about the flea circus, a doll\'s house made for a queen, eerie tableaux of crime scenes, miniature food, model villages and railways, and more. Simon Garfield brings together history, psychology, art and obsession, to explore what fuels the strong appeal of miniature objects among collectors, modellers and fans, and teaches us that there is greatness in the diminutive. Σελίδες: 304, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

Fairytales are one of our earliest and most vital cultural forms, and forests one of our most ancient landscapes. Both evoke a similar sensation in us - we find them beautiful and magical, but also spooky, sometimes horrifying. In this fascinating book, Maitland argues that the two forms are intimately connected: the mysterious secrets and silences, gifts and perils of the forests were both the background and the source of the fairytales made famous by the Grimms and Hans Christian Andersen. Yet both forests and fairy stories are at risk and their loss deprives us of our cultural lifeblood. Maitland visits forests through the seasons, from the exquisite green of a beechwood in spring, to the muffled stillness of a snowy pine wood in winter. She camps with her son Adam, whose beautiful photographs are included in the book; she takes a barefoot walk through Epping Forest with Robert Macfarlane; she walks with a mushroom expert through an oak wood, and with a miner through the Forest of Dean. Maitland ends each chapter with a unique, imaginitive re-telling of a fairytale. Written with Maitland\'s wonderful clarity and conversational grace, Gossip from the Forest is a magical and unique blend of nature writing, history and imaginative fiction. Σελίδες: 368, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0606, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

\'A completely extraordinary autobiography. One that reads like the most outlandish, beguiling fiction but that is - amazingly - all true\' - William Boyd, Sunday Times bestselling author\'Outrageous fun...my goodness there are knee-tremblers galore in this racy memoir\' - The Times\'A wonderful journey through 20th Century history. I thoroughly enjoyed it\' - Lady Anne Glenconner, author of Lady in Waiting ---For fear of growing up like his stiff-upper-lipped Uncle Dick, Roderic Fenwick Owen (1921-2011) survived Eton, Oxford and the Second World War to become a travel writer, experiencing the varied wonders of the 20th century\'s people and places in that guise. Frequently finding himself party to crucial historical events (including experiencing Nazi Germany in 1939 and the Pentagon during the Cold War Years), his life featured a stellar cast of characters from Eisenhower and Jackson Pollock to Christopher Lee and Sean Connery.At the heart of Roddy\'s writing adventures lay his search for love, even if just for the night. He fell head over heels for, and married a Polynesian princess while beachcombing in Tahiti, but when a dazzling trip to 1950s New York opened his eyes to the fact he was more attracted to men than women, he was forced to continue his quest for his soulmate under threat of danger. This was at a time when the police were prosecuting and imprisoning more gay men than ever before, including some of his friends.Lyrical, witty and at times jaw-droppingly unbelievable, Oh, What A Lovely Century is both a highly personal memoir and a marvellous obituary of an ever-changing and now lost world - that was frequently the best of times, and sometimes the worst.--- \'If you have a penchant for posh goss, don\'t miss this riotous memoir\' - Evening Standard\'[Fenwick Owen] brushed the skirts of history ... a joy\' - The Telegraph\'Stuffed to the gills with raucous anecdotes and mesmerising detail ... Fenwick Owen\'s memoirs are witty and touching but also an important record of how society has changed\' - Jessica Fellowes, author of The Mitford Murders Σελίδες: 576, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0920, Διαστάσεις: 12.6x12.6cm

The director of the Design Museum defines the greatest artefact of all time: the cityWe live in a world that is now predominantly urban. So how do we define the city as it evolves in the twenty-first century? Drawing examples from across the globe, Deyan Sudjic decodes the underlying forces that shape our cities, such as resources and land, to the ideas that shape conscious elements of design, whether of buildings or of space. Erudite and entertaining, he considers the differences between capital cities and the rest to understand why it is that we often feel more comfortable in our identities as Londoners, Muscovites, or Mumbaikars than in our national identities. Σελίδες: 240, Διαστάσεις: 11.1x11.1cm