Demystify the world of whisky. Whisky experts Nick Morgan and The Whisky Exchange open the lid on the whisky industry, revealing what makes one of the world's simplest spirits just so popular.
The ultimate guide to style and social success for the modern gentleman. Ever wondered how to decode the infamous smart casual dress code? How many shirts a man really needs? How to master the art of small talk? Or even which cocktail recipes every man simply must have in his repertoire of bar skills?
'A must-have book... desperately needed' Candice Brathwaite, Sunday Times bestselling author of I Am Not Your Baby Mother'A beautiful book - Paula's sense of style is both clearly defined and perfectly refined' Kate Watson-Smyth, author of Mad About the House'Glorious, drool-making, richly illustrated' The Bookseller_____________________________________A happy home is everything.
'A landmark work' Brian EnoImagine a world with no banks. No stock market. No tech giants.No billionaires. Imagine if Occupy and Extinction Rebellion actually won. In Another Now world-famous economist, Yanis Varoufakis, shows us what such a world would look like.Far from being a fantasy, he describes how it could have come about - and might yet. But would we really want it?
'De Bernieres is a singular, cherishable voice' Mail on SundayFrom the master of historical fiction, this book follows an unforgettable family after the Second World War. Some bonds are hard to break... Daniel Pitt was an RAF fighter in the First World War and an espionage agent for the SOE in the Second.Now the conflicts he faces are closer to home.
Murder stalks a touring stage production of A Christmas Carol in this 1930s-set festive mystery. Murder stalks a touring stage production of A Christmas Carol in this 1930s-set festive mystery. December 1935.Director Monty Harrison's production of A Christmas Carol has had a troubled run on its tour of regional theatres.
Daniel Sloss's stand-up comedy engages, enrages, offends, unsettles, educates, comforts, and gets audiences roaring with laughter - all at the same time.
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERBestselling author of The Four and NYU Business School professor delivers an insightful, urgent analysis of who stands to win and who's at risk to lose in a post-pandemic world. 'Thought-provoking... As good an analysis as you could wish to read.
The international literary icon opens his eclectic closet: Here are photographs of Murakami's extensive and personal T-shirt collection, accompanied by essays that reveal a side of the writer rarely seen by the public. Haruki Murakami's books have galvanized millions around the world.
A brilliantly warm, witty and moving portrait of our pandemic lives, told in ten heart-rending short storiesLove and marriage. Children and family. Death and grief.Life touches everyone the same. But living under lockdown, it changes us alone.
From the author of the widely acclaimed Heat, an exhilarating account of Bill Buford's adventures in the world of French cooking. 'A romping, chomping, savoury tour de force... Hilarious' Simon SchamaWhat does it take to master French cooking?
'Hard to put down, I tore through it in two sittings. This tale of an illicit one-night stand with devastating consequences is a hugely enjoyable read.' ALEX MICHAELIDES, author of The Silent Patient'Bears comparison with his 2000 novel, Man and Boy ... Laced with humanity and the shadow of guilt, this is Parsons at his very best.
___________'Incredibly tense and thriller-like . . .I totally recommend it' LEE CHILD'The dialogue is punchy, cinematic . . .
The powerful debut from 2020 Booker Prize shortlisted author of The Shadow KingAddis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1974 - the eve of a revolution. Yonas kneels in his mother's prayer room, pleading to his god for an end to the violence that has wracked his family and country. His father, Hailu, a prominent doctor, has been ordered to report to jail after helping a victim of state-sanctioned torture to die.
The presenters of BBC Radio 4's flagship show, The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry, set about explaining why the world is as it is, and celebrate how we know what we know (even while we get so much wrong). 'A wonderfully engaging blend of wit, enthusiasm, clarity and knowledge.
The smash-hit Sunday Times bestseller that will transform your understanding of our planet and life itself. 'Dazzling, vibrant, vision-changing' Robert MacfarlaneThe more we learn about fungi, the less makes sense without them.
'Thubron on top form. Richly detailed, immaculately written and full of insights and encounters that bring a complex corner of the world to life' Michael PalinA dramatic and ambitious new journey for our greatest travel writerThe Amur River is almost unknown. Yet it is the tenth longest river in the world, rising in the Mongolian mountains and flowing through Siberia to the Pacific.
'She's no good, that girl. Much too individualistic'This is the story of Fenfang who, determined to carve out a life more independent than her provincial roots, gets a job as a film extra in Beijing. But living a modern life is not as easy as it looks in this tumultuous, messy city.
'When I'd slept enough, I'd be okay. I'd be renewed, reborn.'This is the story of a woman with no name. Young, thin, pretty, a recent Columbia graduate, she lives in an apartment on the Upper East Side of Manhattan paid for, like everything else, by her inheritance.Yet she longs to lose herself completely.
'There are times, though, that no matter how much food I eat, I find the food does nothing for me, like I am hungry for my country and nothing is going to fix that'This is the story of Darling, uprooted from her family home by paramilitary police, and living in a Zimbabwean shanty called Paradise.