Now presented in a new annotated edition, The Road to Wigan Pier represents a unique record of a society riven by class inequality and plagued by unemployment, inadequate housing, unsafe working conditions and other social ills, as well as providing an invaluable insight into the evolution of Orwell's political consciousness.

From the bestselling author of The Robin: A BiographyThe wren is a paradox of a bird. The wren was on postage stamps and the farthing, it featured in nursery rhymes and greetings cards, poems and rural `wren hunts', still a recent memory in Ireland particularly.

The very best of British and Irish nature writing selected by the natural history writer Patrick Barkham.

From the author of the multi-million copy selling The Psychology of Money… Same As Ever will arm you with a powerful new ability to think about risk and opportunity, and navigate the uncertainty of the future.