Explores what happens to places where people no longer live: Chernobyl, swathes of Detroit, Caribbean volcanoes, Scottish mining regions - redemptive, reflective.
Celebrates the art of just chillin' out, man... not from laziness but for the sake of slow, screen-free reflection. Odell reclaims our time and space from the encroaching technologies of dis... read more
What should we believe in a world of fake news? How do we keep our footing in a torrent of 'alternative facts'? From the excellent and experienced former Editor-in-Chief of Guardian News (19... read more
CE is a lively companion, adventurous and hungry, as she takes us from the Caspian Sea to the Fergana Valley in eastern Uzbekistan. This is not a traditional cookbook and the recipes play se... read more
The dismantling of the welfare state in the UK was well under way before the Covid assault. Bunting has been researching this for five years, speaking to nurses, doctors, palliative care tea... read more
The authors spend large parts of the year in Svalbard; their focus is the highly adapted wildlife of the Arctic and the effect of climate change on their environment. Fabulous photographs.
By the former UK Ambassador who had the unenviable task of explaining Britain and Brexit to the US president. He resigned, and wrote this book instead.
Amongst the plethora of recent books on the threats facing liberal democracy, this one stands out for the author's talent for making complex subjects comprehensible. He sees the danger comin... read more
... and statistics - their use and misuse is legendary, and confusing: TH is a whizz at clearing the obfuscations and shows what brilliant tools numbers can be.
Recounts seven decades of activities, with interviews that include most of the surviving former heads of the CIA and discussions of the Agency's role in containing presidential powers. Revel... read more