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Framed

John Grisham, the master of the legal thriller, teams up with Jim McCloskey, who has dedicated his life to exonerating innocent people, to uncover stories that shine an astonishing light on miscarriages of justice. All the cases in this book are simply extraordinary. And all are true. Joe Bryan suffered the unbearable tragedy of his wife’s murder, only to be tried and found guilty of the

I Want to Die but I Still Want to Eat Tteokbokki

SEQUEL TO THE PHENOMENAL KOREAN BESTSELLER TRANSLATED BY INTERNATIONAL BOOKER SHORTLISTEE ANTON HUR Baek Sehee could never have predicted how many people I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki would reach across the world.

My Roman Year

1960s Rome. As teenage André stands on the dock, his mother fusses over their luggage - 32 suitcases, trunks and tea chests that contain their world. The ship will refuel and return to Alexandria, the home where they have left their father, as the Aciman family begin a new adventure in Rome. André is now head of the family, with a little brother to keep in line and a mother to translate for - f

Oracy

'Brilliant and inspiring' Alastair Campbell 'Fantastic' Jeffrey Boakye
'Tremendous, necessary and enlightening' Michael Rosen
'Parents, politicians, teachers, students - you should all read this brilliant book' Anthony Seldon

Literacy. Numeracy. Oracy?

For generations our education system has been built on the twin pillars of li

Talk of the Devil: The Collected Writings of Ian Fleming

A fascinating collection of rarely-seen journalism and other writing by Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond. These articles span Fleming's career as an author, encompassing reviews for the Sunday Times, Second World War documents, travel journalism, correspondence with Raymond Chandler and much more. The volume also includes two newly-unearthed articles that have not been available for over hal

Unfiltered

Fasten your seatbelts as Formula 1's favourite underdog, Guenther Steiner, takes you on a wild ride through his ten years at Team Haas. From the first seeds of his idea to establish a new F1 team to the challenges of funding and building that team from the ground up, Guenther shares the real story of the origins of Team Haas, immerses readers in the high and lows of its first decade on the

Daughters of the Bamboo Grove: From China to America, a True Story of Abduction, Adoption, and Separated Twins

The heartrending story of twin sisters torn apart by China´s one-child policy and the rise of international adoption—from the author of the National Book Award finalist Nothing to Envy “Excellent . . . entrancing and disturbing . . . [Demick] is one of our finest chroniclers of East Asia. . . . [Her] characters are richly drawn, and her stories, often reported over a span of years, deliver

How Confucius Changed My Mind: And What He Can Teach You about the Art of Being Human

A compelling exploration of humanity, morality, religious practice, and leading a good life based on traditional Confucian thought. In this exploration of humanity, morality, religious practice, and leading a good life based on traditional Confucian thought, you are invited on a path of transformation. The unexpected depths to be found in Confucianism surprised author Charles Jones when he began

Marsha: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson

THE NATIONAL BESTSELLER Featured in The New York Times's Nonfiction to Read This Spring Black transgender luminary Tourmaline brings to life the first definitive biography of the revolutionary activist Marsha P. Johnson, one of the most important and remarkable figures in LGBTQIA+ history, revealing her story, her impact, and her legacy. “She is the preeminent and foremost scholar on Marsha P.

Wondrous Ocean of Eloquence: Histories of the Taklung Kagyu Tradition

A comprehensive history of the Taklung Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, composed in the seventeenth century, and includes glossy color images of recently discovered twelfth-century portraits and inscriptions​.​ This is the first ever English translation of a multilayered and comprehensive historiographical volume on the political, artistic, architectural, biographical, and mystical

Earth to Moon

A creative, honest and funny account of an LA childhood growing up as the first daughter in the wildly unconventional and dysfunctional Zappa family

Every Moment Was You

The million-copy international bestseller from Korean sensation Taewoan Ha 'Never give up Your every moment is meaningful' In Every Moment Was You, Taewoan Ha reflects on the little things that make up a relationship - the secret exchanges, the shared glances, the laughter and the silence. Immediate and moving, his short mediations capture the beauty of youth and the growing pains that come

Pathemata

It's not the dream that matters, it's the telling of the dream - the words you choose, the risks you take in externalising your mind

This is a dreamlike portrait of a body in struggle to connect with itself and others. As the narrator contends with chronic pain, and with a pandemic raging in the background, she sets out to examine the literal and symbolic role of the mo

The Warrior

From the bestselling author of The Master, an intimate biography of tennis's living legend Rafael Nadal - publishing in Nadal's final year before retirement.

Mark Twain

The #1 New York Times Bestseller! “Comprehensive, enthralling . . . Mark Twain flows like the Mississippi River, its prose propelled by Mark Twain´s own exuberance.” —The Boston Globe “Chernow writes with such ease and clarity . . . For all its length and detail, [Mark Twain] is deeply absorbing throughout.” — The Washington Post Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Ron Chernow illumi

River Stories

From the ancient Nile to the sacred Ganges and from the venerable Thames to the mighty Mississippi—the rivers of the world wind through this collection of stories from the world's great writers. River gods and nymphs frolic in Ovid's mythic telling. The trickster Coyote reroutes a river in a Native American tale. A set of stone steps at the shore of the Ganges bears witness to heartbreak in

Dinner for Vampires

A deliciously witty and inspiring memoir by One Tree Hill star Bethany Joy Lenz about her decade in a cult and her quest to break free.

High Priest: Raymond Buckland, Father of American Witchcraft

Explore the life of Raymond Buckland, the father of American Witchcraft, in this extensively researched biography based on his own unpublished memoirs. Casting new light on one of the first modern self-identifying witches in the US, Jason Mankey invites you deep into Buckland’s life. Known for bringing Wicca to America and sharing it through his writing, Buckland penned more than forty title

Second Life: Having a Child in the Digital Age

“Second Life is a tender, perceptive account of pregnancy and early motherhood—and a stylish confrontation with the demented landscape of digital parenting content.” —Anna Wiener, author of Uncanny Valley The long-awaited debut memoir from the beloved New York Times critic, chronicling the convergence of parenthood and technology. For more than a decade, Amanda Hess has documented th

Warhol's Muses

From the New York Times bestselling author of Capote´s Women comes an astonishing account of the revolutionary artist Andy Warhol and his scandalous relationships with the ten women he deemed his “superstars”—beginning in 1964 and culminating four years later when Warhol was shot and almost killed. “Now and then, someone would accuse me of being evil,” Andy Warhol confessed, “of letting peo