Whether puncturing the lies of politicians, wittily dissecting the English character or telling unpalatable truths about war, Orwell's timeless, uncompromising essays are more relevant, entertainin...
'A jewel of a book, a paean to the wonders of water and our place within it' James Nestor, bestselling of author of Breath'Glorious' The New York TimesTake a dive into the deep an...
'Funny, angry, urgent. Ghodsee is going to start a revolution' Daisy Buchanan, author of The SisterhoodA witty, fiercely intelligent exploration of why capitalism is rigged against wome...
In this indelible memoir that recalls the life of her remarkable ninety-five-year old grandmother, Guardian journalist Aida Edemariam tells the story of modern Ethiopia—a nation that would un...
Anna Funder slips into the pages of her hero George Orwell. As she watches him create his writing self, she tries to remember her own, and when she uncovers his forgotten wife, it's a revelation. E...
A marvelous book . . . I just loved it all, and have a permanently marked-up, dog-eared copy on my shelf for the next generation.Tom Hanks Simply, a masterpiece. Here, An...
In Wild Grass, Pulitzer Prize-winning Ian Johnson describes a China caught between the desire for change percolating up from below and the ossified political structure above. He recounts the storie...
‘Arguably the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock music,’ says Jimi Hendrix’s citation in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. James Marshall Hendrix remains unique as an A...
What explains the spreading backlash against the global elite? In this revelatory investigation, Anand Giridharadas takes us into the inner sanctums of a new gilded age, showing how the elite follo...
In June 1862, Dostoevsky left Petersburg on his first excursion to Western Europe. Ostensibly making the trip to consult Western specialists about his epilepsy, he also wished to see first-hand the...
Wishful Drinking is a touching and incisive account of bipolarity, addiction and motherhood.' Independent 'No motive is pure. No one is good or bad - but a hearty mix of both. And sometimes life ac...
An awestruck love letter to one of the most spectacular places on earth, from the author of international bestseller The Eight MountainsPaolo Cognetti marked his 40th birthday with a jo...
Dobrowolne udanie się Witolda Pileckiego do obozu Auschwitz, a potem pozostanie w nim przez prawie trzy lata było być może jednym z najbardziej bohaterskich czynów, jakich kiedykolwiek dokon...
Książka pt. "ZEŁENSKY. Zdumiewający bohater Ukrainy, który oparł się Putinowi i zjednoczył świat" to opowieść o zadziwiającym i niezwykłym liderze. Zagłębiając się strona po ...
Women make up less than 10 per cent of national leaders. Behind this statistic lies a pattern of unequal access to power. In conversation with some of the world's most powerful and interesting wome...
Focusing on fifty diverse women artists, from Lavinia Fontana and Artemisia Gentileschi through Judy Chicago, Ana Mendieta and the Guerrilla Girls to Barbara Kruger, Cindy Sherman and Louise Bourge...
Florence's debut book will explore all progressive corners of the feminist conversation; from insecurity projection and refusing to find comfort in other women's flaws, to deciding whether to date ...
Re-examining history from a female perspective, this book celebrates the numerous important roles women have played in culture and society that are less often told.Packed full of evocat...
Ranging from the age of slavery to contemporary injustices, this groundbreaking history of race, gender and class inequality by the radical political activist Angela Davis offers an alternative vie...
These are the stories of some of the women who changed our world. Read about the women who fought to be equal to men, and learn about the things that women have done in education, science, sport an...