A compelling insight into how our imagination works, based on the latest scientific research.

Brims with ideas and insights . . . Ghosh is at his sparkling best' IRISH TIMES

Wild Fictions brings together Amitav Ghosh's extraordinary writing on the subjects that have obsessed him over the last twenty-five years: literature and language; climate change and the environment; human lives, travel, and discoveries. The spaces that we inhabit, and the way in which we occupy them, is a constant thread throughout this striking and expansive collection.

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A stunningly written new biography of Alexander the Great, based on a series of important new discoveries and the author's own translations of source material from twelve ancient languages

A compelling maritime story of shipwreck and plunder that breathes new life into one the greatest quests in the history of exploration: the search for the legendary City of Gold

Celebrating 10 fantastic years of the genre-defining and million-copy-selling Fantastically Great Women series, this special anniversary edition of the book that started it all features 15 of the most inspiring and influential women of all time! Including Frida Kahlo, Emmeline Pankhurst, Marie Curie and (new for this edition) Taylor Swift and Malala Yousafzai!

10th Anniversary Edition. From neuroscientist and internationally bestselling author Dean Burnett comes The Idiot Brain, an accessible, witty examination of how our brains get things wrong - and why that's absolutely fine.

Leading neurologist Masud Husain shares seven fascinating and surprising cases of brain disorders from across his career - and what they can teach us about our own brains