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Power of Guilt
Why We Feel It and Its Surprising Power to Heal
Av Chris Moore
Häftad, 2026
190 kr
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When was the last time you felt guilty?Chances are, you don't even want to think about it most of us would rather not. Guilt is messy, uncomfortable and one of the most powerful emotions we experience as humans. As soon as we feel it, we want it gone.But, despite the discomfort, guilt contains an …
This is Our Game
Inside the World's Greatest Football Cities
Av Joel Rookwood, Daniel Fieldsend
Häftad, 2026
149 kr
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"Reminds me of why I love football - at its heart, it's a reflection of the communities that are built around it. A special book." - Jamie CarragherYou know when you’re in a Football City.The murals, the billboards, the graffiti, the colours on the bars and pubs. No two football cities are the …
Healing Power of Cats
Nine Lessons from Our Feline Friends
Av Carina Nunstedt, Ulrica Norberg
Inbunden, 2025
135 kr
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In these nine life-fulfilling lessons, learn how your cat can bring you peace, comfort and a unique happiness.A home without a cat is just a house, as they say. There is something special about our feline friends the comfort they bring, their intuition, their famously comedic side that contributes …
Beyond Fear
Finding the Way When There's No Way Back
Inbunden, 2027
227 kr
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A 2026 TIME100 creator and bestselling author of Free Ride (out now)One woman. A life-changing adventure.It’s now or never for Noraly Schoenmaker. If she wants to break ground as a filmmaker and full-time adventurer, her YouTube channel needs to take off with an even bolder expedition: a solo …
Another Round?
A Post-War History of Britain in Twelve Drinks
Häftad, 2026
118 kr
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“It has dad present written all over it…” — The SpectatorRaise a glass to the Great British tradition of booze, and the twelve drinks that made it what it is today. Cheers!The history of Britain, perhaps more so than any other country, is defined by its drinking culture. Built on a foundation of …
Wonders
Lifting the Curtain on the Freak Show, the Circus and the Victorian Age
Av John Woolf
Häftad, 2027
137 kr
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Ladies and gentlemen, step right up…On 23 March, 1844, General Tom Thumb, at 25 inches tall, entered the Picture Gallery at Buckingham Palace and bowed to Queen Victoria. On both sides of the Atlantic, this event marked a tipping point in the nineteenth century: the age of the ‘Freak’ was …
Invisible Hand of Maria Edgeworth
The Regency novelist who outsold Austen, and wrote the rules to a new era
Häftad, 2027
198 kr
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Envied by Lord Byron, admired by Jane Austen, read avidly by the British royalty: this is the story of ‘The Great Maria’.Maria Edgeworth, known to her contemporaries as 'the Great Maria', was one of the most important authors of the Regency era. Her work was the envy of Lord Byron, Humphry Davy and …
Very Dangerous Woman
The many lives and loves of Baroness Moura Budberg, Russia’s most seductive spy
Av Deborah McDonald, Jeremy Dronfield
Häftad, 2027
134 kr
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Schemer, seductress, and sometime spy - this is a tale of espionage quite unlike any other.Baroness Moura Budberg was notorious throughout 1950s London for her reputation as a gossip and a lover to several well-known writers and artists. She was deeply charismatic, commanding centre stage wherever …
Butt Seriously
The Definitive Guide to Anal Health, Pleasure and Everything In-Between
Häftad, 2024
154 kr
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As Featured on the Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness podcast'I can't recommend this book highly enough' Dan Savage, author of Savage Love Butt Seriously is the first-of-its-kind guide to all things anal. Covering toys, training exercises, sex positions and offering helpful advice for when …
Murders in the Dark
The Astonishing True Story of the 1942 Blackout Murders
Inbunden, 2027
232 kr
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A series of violent and calculated murders, perpetrated across a six-day period in the heart of wartime London.A city plunged into utter darkness for fourteen hours at a time. An erratic and desperately charming RAF man with an overactive imagination and a penchant for lying. A tense and furious …
Mythology of the British Isles
Häftad, 2023
134 kr
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An unforgettable and illuminating exploration of the legends of the British Isles.From the misty centuries of British and Irish prehistory to the height of the dark age, comes tales of giants and fairy-folk, druids and saints. From King Lear and King Arthur, to Fingal, Beowulf, Gwendolen and …
Sneeze
The History and Science of the Common Cold
Av David Miles
Häftad, 2027
155 kr
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A fascinating history of our most common illness, written by a leading immunologist.The tickle in the back of your throat; the cough that won’t let you sleep; the stuffy nose and the constant need to sneeze – these symptoms are sadly all too familiar. Having a cold is so common in our day-to-day …
Forgetting
The New Science of Memory
Häftad, 2025
112 kr
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'Brilliant' Bill Clinton'Fascinating and useful', Walter Isaacson, bestselling author of The Code Breaker and Leonardo da Vinci'Upbeat', The Wall Street JournalRacking your brain? Drawing a blank? Maybe it's not such a bad thingUntil recently, it was largely believed that forgetting served no …
Lost Voices of the Falklands War
Their story. In their words.
Av Max Arthur
Häftad, 2025
138 kr
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'Remarkable and unique' Daily Express'I never dreamed we'd go to war with Argentina.' Rear-Admiral John WoodwardOn 2 April 1982, Argentina invaded and occupied the Falkland Islands. Britain was quick to mobilise a task force to recover its territory, but the ensuing conflict, lasting over two …
When Women Ran Fifth Avenue
Glamour and Power at the Dawn of American Fashion
Av Julie Satow
Häftad, 2025
119 kr
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A New York Times BestsellerA Cosmopolitan Best Nonfiction Book of 2024'Compulsively readable: I found myself dashing through it like a novel' The Wall Street Journal 'Riveting' Financial Times The New York Times bestselling story of the golden age of luxury department stores, and the trailblazing …
Stirling's Men
The Inside History of the SAS in World War II
Häftad, 2025
135 kr
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The story of the greatest Special Forces unit the world has ever seen, told by the men who fought together.In 1941, maverick officer David Stirling adventurer, gambler, rake created the Special Air Service. The soldiers came from all walks of life: miners, desert explorers, Guardsmen, bored clerks …
Fire and Fury
The Allied Bombing of Germany 1942-1945
Häftad, 2025
158 kr
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'Insightful, rigorously researched and splendidly written' Donald L. Miller, author of Masters of the Air During World War II, Allied bombing obliterated every major German and Japanese city. Before the dropping of the atomic bombs, conventional bombing had killed approximately 400,000 Germans and …
Your Family Story
The Essential Questions
Häftad, 2025
130 kr
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What are the questions you'd regret not asking when they're gone?In Your Family Story, anthropologist Elizabeth Keating helps you to uncover the unique memories of your parents and grandparents and to create lasting connections with them in the process.By asking questions that make the familiar …
Blood, Sweat and Tears
A History of Bodily Fluids
Häftad, 2027
152 kr
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'A history of the gruesome and the grim. Fascinating.' - Sue Black, author of All That RemainsOur ancestors didn't just take the piss. They used it too. The human body leaks. It oozes. It sweats and spits. It bursts, it bleeds and it squirts. Over the history of humanity, our bodies have evolved …
Rebel and the Peacemaker
The Incredible True Story of Mary and Charles Bagot
Häftad, 2027
125 kr
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Scandal exiled them from London. Destiny called them to Washington.When it came to Charles and Mary Bagot, the gossips of Regency England had more than their fill of scandal. When rumours of a particularly salacious affair broke through London, the couple were banished to the New World, to serve …
Disappearance of Simon Parkes
Sailors, Scandal and a Secret Killer in the Royal Navy
Av Ros Astengo
Inbunden, 2027
232 kr
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When 18-year-old British sailor Simon Parkes disappeared on a winter's night in 1986 Gibraltar, he was presumed AWOL. He has never been found.Almost forty years later, journalist Ros Astengo stumbles across the case while reporting on the daily news for the Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation. As …
Disappearance of Simon Parkes
Sailors, Scandal and a Secret Killer in the Royal Navy
Av Ros Astengo
Häftad, 2027
176 kr
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When 18-year-old British sailor Simon Parkes disappeared on a winter's night in 1986 Gibraltar, he was presumed AWOL. He has never been found.Almost forty years later, journalist Ros Astengo stumbles across the case while reporting on the daily news for the Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation. As …
Poverty, Prison, Premiership
A Story of Football, Scotland and Class Warfare
Inbunden, 2027
276 kr
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Davie Martindale was never supposed to succeed.Born into poverty and raised in the schemes of West Lothian, Martindale went from a prison cell to managing Scottish Premiership side Livingston FC, along the way undertaking a journey that few could have imagined.Raw, unflinching, and impossible to …
American Men
Stories of Modern Masculinity
Inbunden, 2026
245 kr
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"Empathetic and quietly profound." The New York TimesFrom celebrated investigative journalist Jordan Ritter Conn (The New York Times, Sports Illustrated, ESPN) comes a fascinating and challenging portrait of modern manhood – as seen through the lens of four American men with vastly different …
American Men
Stories of Modern Masculinity
Häftad, 2027
148 kr
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‘A masterclass in empathetic storytelling. With profound sensitivity and unwavering curiosity, he brings us into the lives of men grappling with the silent pressures of masculinity.' - Gilbert King, Pulitzer prize-winning author of Devil in the GroveFrom celebrated investigative journalist Jordan …
Spotter's Guide to Humans
The Weird and Wonderful Patterns of People in the Wild
Av Mark Earls
Inbunden, 2027
190 kr
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Ever caught yourself people-watching and thinking, what on earth are we doing?Humans: we’re curious creatures - brilliant, social and just a little bit weird. In A Spotter’s Guide to Humans, behaviour expert Mark Earls unpacks the odd habits, copycat moments and social quirks that make our species …
Legs Hearts Minds
How Burnley Football Club Saved My Life
Av Chris Jones
Inbunden, 2026
215 kr
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Returning home from a work trip, too jet-lagged to fall asleep, Chris Jones opened his wife’s laptop to get some writing done. Instead, he found a series of messages that would burn his world to the ground.In the span of twenty minutes, he lost his wife and his best friend. Overwhelmed by sorrow …
Legs Hearts Minds
How Burnley Football Club Saved My Life
Av Chris Jones
Häftad, 2027
165 kr
Kommande
Returning home from a work trip, too jet-lagged to fall asleep, Chris Jones opened his wife’s laptop to get some writing done. Instead, he found a series of messages that would burn his world to the ground.In the span of twenty minutes, he lost his wife and his best friend. Overwhelmed by sorrow …
Thrive to Survive
The Unfiltered Behind-the-Scenes Story of F1's Ultimate Underdog Team
Inbunden, 2027
282 kr
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Formula 1 is a world of giants – global manufacturers, billion-dollar budgets and corporate empires. And then there is Haas.Founded by an American industrialist with a conviction that the old model was broken, Haas entered the most unforgiving championship in motorsport with fewer resources, fewer …
Drinking America
A History of Post-Prohibition America in Twelve Strong Drinks
Inbunden, 2027
192 kr
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The history of modern America… With a twist.In December 1933, the "Noble Experiment" of Prohibition ended, having run America's alcohol industry into the ground. Nevertheless, the drinks were flowing on December 5th: “Repeal Day” celebrations took place and criminal bootleggers pivoted their …
