Everything we think, do & refrain from doing is determined by our brain. From religion to sexuality, it shapes our potential, our desires & our characters. Taking us through every stage in our lives, from the womb to falling in love to old age, Dick Swaab shows that we don`t just have brains: we are our brains. `A blockbuster about the brain.. . provocative, fascinating, remarkable` Clive Cookson, Financial Times `A giant in the field` Zoe Williams, Guardian ` Engrossing, intriguing & enlightening` Robin Ince ` Enchantingly written` The Times Higher Education ` Wide-ranging, fun & informative.. . as an ice-breaker at parties, it is unmatched` Bryan Appleyard, Sunday Times ...

Tomás is a game designer
- but he can`t see his ideas through. Tomás also works in a university
- where he spends most of his

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A film tie-in edition to 20th Century Fox`s film adaptation of the heart-warming international bestseller starring Scarlett Johansson & Matt Damon & directed by Oscar-winning director Cameron Crowe. An amazing true story that has inspired the major Hollywood motion picture this Christmas, to be repackaged for release alongside the film. We Bought a Zoo is about one young family, a broken down zoo, & the wild animals that changed their lives forever. When Ben [played by Damon] & his wife Katherine [played by Johansson] sold their small flat in Primrose Hill, upped sticks with their children & invested their savings into a dilapidated zoo on the edge of Dartmoor, they were prepared for a challenge & a momentous change in all their lives. With over 200 exotic animals to care for
- including an African lion, a wolf pack, a Brazilian tapir & a jaguar
- Ben`s hands, & those of his wife, children & tiny team of keepers, were full. What they weren`t prepared for was Katherine`s devastating second brain cancer diagnosis. Ben found himself juggling the daunting responsibilities of managing the park`s staff & finances, while holding the bailiffs at bay & caring for his wife. A moving & entertaining story of courage & a family`s attempts to rebuild a zoo, & carry on after Katherine`s tragic death.

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A History of Modern Britain confronts head-on the victory of shopping over politics. It tells the story of how the great political visions of New Jerusalem or a second Elizabethan Age, rival idealisms, came to be defeated by a culture of consumerism, celebrity & self-gratification. In each decade, political leaders think they know what they are doing, but find themselves confounded. Every time, the British people turn out to be stroppier & harder to herd than predicted. Throughout, Britain is a country on the edge
- first of invasion, then of bankruptcy, then on the vulnerable front line of the Cold War & later in the forefront of the great opening up of capital & migration now reshaping the world. This history follows all the political & economic stories, but deals too with comedy, cars, the war against homosexuals, Sixties anarchists, oil-men & punks, Margaret Thatcher's wonderful good luck, political lies & the true heroes of British theatre. 'superb, colourful, outspoken, fresh & richly entertaining. Don't miss'
- The Times. ' Lively, full of rich anecdotes & sparkling pen portraits. He has the rare gift of being able to explain complex issues in a few crisp sentences'
- Sunday Telegraph.


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Includes:: some of the greatest of our poetry. I hope that it adds up to a new way of thinking

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Part of a series of exciting & luxurious Flame Tree Notebooks. Combining high-quality production with magnificent fine art, ...

Part of a series of exciting & luxurious Flame Tree Notebooks. Combining high-quality production with magnificent fine art, ...

In corners of the globe where fault-lines seethe into bloodshed & civil war, foreign correspondents have, for hundreds of years, been engaged in uncovering the latest news &
- despite obstacles bureaucratic, political, violent
- reporting it by whatever means available. It`s a working life that is difficult, exciting & undeniably glamorous. We Chose to Speak of War & Strife brings us pivotal moments in our history
- from the Crimean War to Vietnam; the siege of Sarajevo to the fall of Baghdad
- through the eyes of those who risked life & limb to witness them first h&, & the astonishing tales of what it took to report them. These stories celebrate an endangered tradition. Where once despatches were trusted to the hands of a willing sea-captain, telegraph operator or stranger in an airport queue prepared to spirit a can of undeveloped film back to London, today the digital realm has transformed the relaying of the news
- even if the work of gathering it in the field has changed little. Weaving the tales of the greats of yesterday & today, such as Martha Gellhorn, Ernest Hemingway, Don Mc Cullin & Marie Colvin, with extraordinary accounts from his own lifetime on the frontlines, this is a deeply personal book from a master of the profession, the most distinguished foreign correspondent of our time.




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In corners of the globe where fault-lines seethe into bloodshed & civil war, foreign correspondents have, for hundreds of years, been engaged in uncovering the latest news &
- despite obstacles bureaucratic, political, violent
- reporting it by whatever means available. It`s a working life that is difficult, exciting & undeniably glamorous. We Chose to Speak of War & Strife brings us pivotal moments in our history
- from the Crimean War to Vietnam; the siege of Sarajevo to the fall of Baghdad
- through the eyes of those who risked life & limb to witness them first h&, & the astonishing tales of what it took to report them. These stories celebrate an endangered tradition. Where once despatches were trusted to the hands of a willing sea-captain, telegraph operator or stranger in an airport queue prepared to spirit a can of undeveloped film back to London, today the digital realm has transformed the relaying of the news
- even if the work of gathering it in the field has changed little. Weaving the tales of the greats of yesterday & today, such as Martha Gellhorn, Ernest Hemingway, Don Mc Cullin & Marie Colvin, with extraordinary accounts from his own lifetime on the frontlines, this is a deeply personal book from a master of the profession, the most distinguished foreign correspondent of our time.




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YA rising stars Sarah Crossan & Brian Conaghan join forces to break readers` hearts in this contemporary story of star-cross`d lovers. Jess would never have looked twice at Nicu if her friends hadn`t left her in the lurch. Nicu is all big eyes & ill-fitting clothes, eager as a puppy, even when they`re picking up litter in the park for community service. He`s so not her type. Appearances matter to Jess. She`s got a lot to hide. Nicu thinks Jess is beautiful. His dad brought Nicu & his mum here for a better life, but now all they talk about is going back home to find Nicu a wife. The last thing Nicu wants is to get married. He wants to get educated, do better, stay here in Engl&. But his dad`s fists are the most powerful force in Nicu`s life, & in the end, he`ll have to do what his dad wants. As Nicu & Jess get closer, their secrets come to the surface like bruises. The only safe place they have is with each other. But they can`t be together, forever, & stay safe
- can they? An extraordinary, high-impact, high-emotion collaboration between two Carnegie honoured rising stars of YA. Perfect for fans of Patrick Ness, Malorie Blackman, Rainbow Rowell & John Green.
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