'Make this book a morning ritual.' Matthew McConaugheyWhat does it mean to be a great father?
This is an exceptional moment for democracy. In the year of elections, read Margaret Atwood, Mary Beard, Lea Ypi, Elif Shafak and more on what democracy means - and why it matters. In 2024, nearly half the world will take part in a national election, with billions heading to the polls.It's a thrilling, unprecedented opportunity for change - yet democracy is also under threat.
Wai and Ling are secondary school Chinese language teachers in Hong Kong, both crumbling under the pressure of a forced transition from using Cantonese to Mandarin as a medium of Chinese-language instruction.
This is the story of Palestine told from the inside.
For the first time, this quirky and engaging history reveals the secrets of one of our most ancient social gestures.
Uncertainty, risk, ambiguity, emotion, non-verbal behaviour - in so many ways life is like a game of poker. So approach it like a poker player, with critical thinking. In The Truth Detective, science journalist and competitive poker player Alex O'Brien shows how we can survive and prosper in a world full of uncertainty and incomplete information.It's a book about getting to the truth.
Here is what science knows about childhood, so you can use the scientific method - be calm, be curious, be creative - to understand your human child in all their glorious, frustrating complexity.
A manifesto for groups around the world that are seeking urgent action on climate breakdown and other threats.
Describes how Helvetica and Comic Sans took over the world; why Barack Obama opted for Gotham, while Amy Winehouse found her soul in 30s Art Deco; the pivotal moment when fonts left the world of Letraset and were loaded onto computers; and more.
Horizon-expanding tales of how translators altered the course of world events.
What if we could do the impossible and remove gender from the equation?
How did we end up living in a terrifying reality of potential nuclear annihilation?
