Biography, Literature and Literary studies

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY WIREDIn this brilliant smart-thinking book about the power and influence of social media, Professor Sinan Aral shows how 'hyper-socialization' has profoundly changed us.

SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'If you want to write a novel or a script, read this book' Sunday Times'The best book on the craft of storytelling I've ever read' Matt Haig'Rarely has a book engrossed me more, and forced me to question everything I've ever read, seen or written.

A fun present for cat lovers everywhere: a light-hearted self-help guide to help you live more like your catLET YOUR CAT BE YOUR LIFE COACH.

'Compelling new biography' Daily Express'Fascinating stories'Daily Mirror'A well-researched, entertaining look at Ed Sheeran .

A frank and witty memoir of life at the Bar and on the Bench, from former High Court Judge The Hon.

'This is a funny and beautiful book.

'Extraordinarily powerful' Emma ThompsonThere are a million love stories, and a million stories of addiction.

A charming, funny, poignant collection of twenty-three letters from Marcel Proust to his upstairs neighbour102 Boulevard Haussmann, an elegant address in Paris's eighth arrondissement.

Your Chinese Horoscope for Each and Every Year is a helpful and informative guide on Chinese horoscopes.

Your Chinese Horoscope for Each and Every Year is a helpful and informative guide on Chinese horoscopes.

Your Chinese Horoscope for Each and Every Year is a helpful and informative guide on Chinese horoscopes.

Your Chinese Horoscope for Each and Every Year is a helpful and informative guide on Chinese horoscopes.

Your Chinese Horoscope for Each and Every Year is a helpful and informative guide on Chinese horoscopes.

Your Chinese Horoscope for Each and Every Year is a helpful and informative guide on Chinese horoscopes.

Your Chinese Horoscope for Each and Every Year is a helpful and informative guide on Chinese horoscopes.

Your Chinese Horoscope for Each and Every Year is a helpful and informative guide on Chinese horoscopes.

Your Chinese Horoscope for Each and Every Year is a helpful and informative guide on Chinese horoscopes.

Your Chinese Horoscope for Each and Every Year is a helpful and informative guide on Chinese horoscopes.

Your Chinese Horoscope for Each and Every Year is a helpful and informative guide on Chinese horoscopes.

Your Chinese Horoscope for Each and Every Year is a helpful and informative guide on Chinese horoscopes.

THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'Every time Churchill took to the airwaves it was as if he were injecting adrenaline-soaked courage directly into the British people .

A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERNOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY AARON SORKIN, AND STARRING JESSICA CHASTAIN, IDRIS ELBA, KEVIN COSTNER AND MICHAEL CERAThe true story of the 26-year-old woman behind the most exclusive, high-stakes underground poker game in the worldWhen Molly Bloom was a little girl in a small Colorado town, she dreamed of a life without rules and limits, a life where she didn't have to measure up to anyone or anything - where she could become whatever she wanted.

From Victoria Glendinning, winner of the Duff Cooper Prize, the James Tait Black Prize and (twice) the Whitbread Prize for Biography.

'A uniquely strange and wonderful work of literature' Philip Hoare'An exciting new voice' Mark Cocker, author of Crow CountryIn his late thirties, Edward Parnell found himself trapped in the recurring nightmare of a family tragedy.

A moving, eye-opening polemic about the US-Mexico border and what happens to the tens of thousands of unaccompanied Mexican and Central American children arriving in the US without papers'We are driving across Oklahoma in early June when we first hear about the waves of children arriving, alone and undocumented, from Mexico and Central America.

'Extraordinary' Woman&HomeA Roaring Girl was loud when she should be quiet, disruptive when she should be submissive, sexual when she should be pure, 'masculine' when she should be 'feminine'.

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Writers shortlisted for the Guardian 4th Estate BAME Short Story Prize read their shortlisted storiesCollected here are the six best stories chosen by the judging panel of the Guardian 4th Estate BAME short story prize 2017.

'Not just a readable, pacey account of an extraordinary individual and his quixotic quest .

In this wry, resonant and darkly funny memoir, journalist Grace Timothy explores a question most women will face at some point: if becoming a mother means the person you were before has gone; who exactly is left in its place?

Reissued for the twentieth anniversary of Diana's death, this sensational bestseller is an explosive account of her life, from the man who was by her side throughout its most turbulent period.

'Her highly personal and reflective memoir .

In An Appeal to the World, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet illuminates the way to peace in our time, arguing for a form of universal ethics that goes beyond religion - values we all share as humans that can help us create unity and peace to heal our world.

The true story of 2 year-old Anna, abandoned by her natural parents, left alone in a neglected orphanage.

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BODACIOUS: THE SHEPHERD CAT is a heart-warming and charming tale in which Bodacious tells us about life as The Shepherd Cat on Black Sheep Farm.

Following the recent death of Charles Manson - the leader of the sinister 60s cult - Dianne Lake reveals the true story of life with Manson and his 'family', who became notorious for a series of shocking murders during the summer of 1969.

The second tie-in to ITV drama Victoria unveils the complex, passionate relationship of Victoria and Albert.

From one of the most important chroniclers of our time, come two extended excerpts from her never-before-seen notebooks-writings that offer an illuminating glimpse into the mind and process of a legendary writer.

A twelve-stage sleigh ride through the best, worst, strangest and funniest parts of Christmas.

The indispensable pocket guide to New York movies, from Martin Scorsese and Woody Allen to Lena Dunham and Noah Baumbach.

The indispensable pocket guide to the world of vampire movies, from Nosferatu to A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night.

A GUARDIAN, OBSERVER, PITCHFORK, NPR, METRO AND HERALD SCOTLAND BEST MUSIC BOOK OF 2018'The definitive grime biography' NME'A landmark genre history' PitchforkThis audiobook is narrated by Ash Hunter, stage and screen actor who is currently playing Hamilton in the West End production of the musical.

'Nevertheless, she persisted' has become a rallying cry for millions of those fed up with phony promises and governments that no longer serve their people.

Cruel To Be Kind is the true story of Max, aged 6.

'An outstanding book' SpectatorThe story of the short life and tragic death of Bowland Beth - an English Hen Harrier - which dramatically highlights the major issues in UK conservation.

The new Lean In, from the multi-award-winning Founder and CEO of national non-profit Girls Who Code and New York Times bestselling author Reshma Saujani.

Enhance, extend and enrich your pupils' reading experience.

The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft's Soul and Imagine a Better Future for EveryoneMicrosoft's CEO tells the inside story of the company's continuing transformation, while tracing his own journey from a childhood in India to leading some of the most significant changes of the digital era.