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The Climate Book
2024 || Paperback || Greta Thunberg || Penguin
A Times, Financial Times, Observer and Nature Book of the Year
‘Spectacular ... this work is planetary in scale’ Independent
‘It offers real, rich hope’ Observer, Books of the Year
We still have time to change the world. From the world's leading climate activist, this is the essential book for making it happen.
Created by Greta Thunberg in partnership with over 100 climate experts working around the globe, with her commentaries throughout and updates for this new paperback edition to ...
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The Underworld (Heruitgave)
Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean
2024 || Paperback || Susan Casey || Penguin
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAn awe-inspiring portrait of the mysterious world beneath the waves, and the men and women who seek to uncover its secrets.
'Masterful and mesmerizing . .
. an irresistible mix of splendid scholarship, heart-stopping adventure writing, and vivid, visceral prose.' Sy Montgomery, author of Soul of an Octopus 'Fantastical and forbidding' Washington Post 'A fascinating history' Time'Casey’s descriptions of the shimmeringly strange life teeming below the wav...
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Sparks (Heruitgave)
China's Underground Historians and Their Battle for the Future
2024 || Paperback || Ian Johnson || Penguin
A FINANCIAL TIMES AND NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023‘Johnson’s stories bring … this history chillingly alive’ Christina Patterson, Sunday Times'An indelible feat of reporting and an urgent read ... It's a privilege to read books like these' Te-Ping Chen, author of Land of Big NumbersA documentary filmmaker who uncovered a Mao-era death camp; an independent journalist who gave voice to the millions who suffered through Covid; a magazine publisher who dodged the secret police: thes...
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A Monk's Guide to a Clean House and Mind
2024 || Paperback || Shoukei Matsumoto || Penguin
Cleanliness is next to enlightenment. In this Japanese bestseller a Buddhist monk explains the traditional meditative techniques that will help cleanse not only your house - but your soul.
Live clean. Feel calm. Be happy.
We remove dust to sweep away our worldly cares. We live simply and take time to contemplate the self, mindfully living each moment. It's not just monks that need to live this way. Everyone in today's busy world needs it.
In Japan, cleanliness is ne...
We are Our Brains
From the Womb to Alzheimer's
2024 || Paperback || Dick Swaab || Penguin
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.
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Pirate Enlightenment, or the Real Libertalia
2024 || Paperback || David Graeber || Penguin
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Homer and His Iliad
2024 || Paperback || Robin Lane Fox || Penguin
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On Palestine
2024 || Paperback || Noam Chomsky e.a. || Penguin
Operation Protective Edge, Israel's most recent assault on Gaza, left thousands of Palestinians dead and cleared the way for another Israeli land grab. This book offers hope and a way forward for all those committed to the struggle to liberate Palestine.
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The Power Paradox
How We Gain and Lose Influence
2024 || Paperback || Prof. Dacher Keltner || Penguin
A revolutionary rethinking of everything we know about power It shapes every interaction we have, whether we're trying to get a two-year-old to eat green vegetables or ask for a promotion at work. But how do we really gain and maintain power - through coercion or cooperation? What does it do to our behaviour? And what makes us lose power? In twenty revolutionary 'power principles', renowned psychologist Dacher Keltner turns everything we thought we knew about influence and status upside down,...