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The Disappearing Act: The Impossible Case Of Mh370
by Florence de Changy‘The affair was weird when seen from afar, but seen close-up, it was Kafkaesque: it was not possible in 2014 for a Boeing 777 to have simply disappeared…’ A remarkable piece of investigative journalism into one of the most pervasive and troubling mysteries of recent memory.
Why Can’t We All Just Get Along: How To Disagree Without Falling Out
by Iain DaleWhy Can’t We All Just Get Along is part-memoir, part-polemic about the state of public discourse in Britain and the world today.
Everything in Moderation
by Daniel Finkelstein‘How long does a column take? Well it’s 1,150 words and it takes usually between two and three hours to write down. But in reality it has taken me somewhere between three hours and the entirety of my life since I was eight years old.’
The Hero
by Lee ChildWHAT MAKES A HERO? WHO BETTER TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION THAN LEE CHILD… ‘It’s Lee Child. Why would you not read it?’ Karin Slaughter ‘I don't know another author so skilled at making me turn the page’ The Times
Genius and Ink: Virginia Woolf On How To Read
by Virginia WoolfFOREWORD BY ALI SMITH WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY FRANCESCA WADE Who better to serve as a guide to great books and their authors than Virginia Woolf?
The Status Game: On Social Position And How We Use It
by Will StorrFrom the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Science of Storytelling, a bold and ambitious investigation of the hidden structure behind human behaviour: status
Scabby Queen
by Kirstin Innes‘Gripping and moving. A literary triumph’ Nicola Sturgeon ‘A humane and searching story’ Ian Rankin ‘Kirstin Innes is aiming high, writing for readers in the early days of a better nation’ A.L. Kennedy
How to Lose a Country: The New Ice Age Of Politics
by Ece Temelkuran’This is essential’ Margaret Atwood on Twitter ‘She's one of the most acute and perceptive analysts of the furtive growth of fascism. Everyone should know about this’ Philip Pullman ’Vibrates with outrage’ The Times
The Front Runner (All the Truth Is Out Movie Tie-in)
by Matt BaiNow a major motion picture starring Hugh Jackman. When politics went tabloid…
Hungry: The Highly Anticipated Memoir From One Of The Greatest Food Writers Of All Time
by Grace Dent‘Extraordinary. Vivid, irreverent, heartbreaking.’ NIGEL SLATER ‘So funny and so delicious. I could eat it.’ DAWN O’PORTER
How to Fail: Everything I've Ever Learned From Things Going Wrong
by Elizabeth DayInspired by her hugely popular podcast, How To Fail is Elizabeth Day’s brilliantly funny, painfully honest and insightful celebration of things going wrong.
Edexcel GCSE Maths Grade 1-3 Workbook: (PDF) (Collins GCSE Maths Series)
by Chris PearceCollins GCSE Edexcel Maths Grade 1-3 Workbook provides targeted practice at to build confidence and skills for the Foundation GCSE exam. Develop fluency in key topics and the confidence to tackle multi-mark questions with supportive problem-solving questions and accessible practice. Exam Board: Edexcel Level & Subject: GCSE Maths First teaching: September 2015 First exams: June 2017
Zucked: The Education Of An Unlikely Activist
by Roger McNameeThis is the dramatic story of how a noted tech venture capitalist, an early mentor to Mark Zuckerberg and investor in his company, woke up to the serious damage Facebook was doing to our society and set out to try to stop it.
The Times Great War Letters: Correspondence During The First World War
by James Owen Samantha WyndhamSelection of more than 300 letters published by The Times newspaper between 1914 and 1918, as its readers and the nation alike endured the ordeal of the First World War.
Nelson Mandela: Level 4 (National Geographic Readers Ser.)
by Barbara Kramer National Geographic KidsNational Geographic Primary Readers is a high-interest series of beginning reading books that have been developed in consultation with education experts. The books pair magnificent National Geographic photographs with lively text by skilled children’s book authors across four reading levels. Nelson Mandela, who courageously dealt with adversity and emerged a world leader, has been an inspirational role model for millions of people around the world, from students to presidents. After being imprisoned for 27 years, in 1994 he became South Africa's first democratically-elected president and shared the Nobel Peace Prize. Learn all about his life, especially the challenges he faced and how he persevered, in this thoughtful biography. Level 4: Independent reader: Perfect for kids who are reading on their own with ease and are ready for more challenging vocabulary with varied sentence structures. They are ideal for readers of White and Lime books
Albert Einstein: Level 4 (National Geographic Readers Ser.)
by Libby Romero National Geographic KidsNational Geographic Primary Readers is a high-interest series of beginning reading books that have been developed in consultation with education experts. The books pair magnificent National Geographic photographs with lively text by skilled children’s book authors across four reading levels. Explore one of the most recognised scientists in the world with this biography of physicist Albert Einstein. Kids will learn about his life, achievements, and the challenges he faced along the way. The Level 4 text provides accessible, yet wide-ranging, information for independent readers. Level 4: Independent reader: Perfect for kids who are reading on their own with ease and are ready for more challenging vocabulary with varied sentence structures. They are ideal for readers of White and Lime books.
Helen Keller: Level 3 (National Geographic Readers Ser.)
by Kitson Jazynka National Geographic KidsNational Geographic Primary Readers is a high-interest series of beginning reading books that have been developed in consultation with education experts. The books pair magnificent National Geographic photographs with lively text by skilled children's book authors across four reading levels. Readers will be inspired by the amazing story of Helen Keller in this informative biography. They will learn all about her life, her achievements, and the challenges she faced along the way. Level 3: Becoming independent: Best suited to kids who are ready for complex sentences and more challenging vocabulary, but still draw on occasional support from adults. They are ideal for readers of Purple and Gold books.
Alexander Graham Bell: Level 3 (National Geographic Readers Ser.)
by Barbara Kramer National Geographic KidsNational Geographic Primary Readers is a high-interest series of beginning reading books that have been developed in consultation with education experts. The books pair magnificent National Geographic photographs with lively text by skilled children’s book authors across four reading levels. Say hello to the inventor of the telephone―and so much more! Through levelled text and engaging photos, kids meet Alexander Graham Bell and learn about his important invention as well as his role in the founding of the National Geographic Society. Level 3: Becoming independent: Best suited to kids who are ready for complex sentences and more challenging vocabulary, but still draw on occasional support from adults. They are ideal for readers of Purple and Gold books.
Last Call at the Hotel Imperial: The Reporters Who Took On A World At War
by Deborah Cohen‘A fresh, fast-paced history … Riveting’ MAYA JASANOFF ‘The celebrated journalists of the lost generation were voracious, reckless, promiscuous, funny, and drunk, and they were also shrewd and deeply political … As intimate and gripping as a novel … I read it all at once. I couldn’t stop … Brilliant’ LARISSA MACFARQUHAR
The New Fashion Rules: The New Fashion Rules
by Victoria MagrathThe rules of fashion have changed. The new digital era is all about being seen, liked and inspired. So how do we define ourselves through style? And why has the evolution of the Internet changed the way we buy and wear clothing?
Frenemies (and Why This Matters): The Epic Disruption Of The Ad Business (and Everything Else)
by Ken AulettaAn intimate and profound reckoning with the changes buffeting the $2 trillion global advertising and marketing business from the perspective of its most powerful players, by the bestselling author of Googled
Uncanny Valley: A Memoir
by Anna Wiener‘Joan Didion at a startup’ Rebecca Solnit ‘I've never read anything like Uncanny Valley ’ Jia Tolentino ‘This is essential reading’ Stylist
GCSE Science 9-1 — AQA GCSE BIOLOGY 9-1 FOR COMBINED SCIENCE GRADE 5 BOOSTER WORKBOOK
by Heidi Foxford and Shaista ShiraziThis Workbook will support and motivate students to reach their full potential with targeted questions and support. Provides plenty of practice opportunities for short- and long-answer questions on every topic Builds confidence with worked examples demonstrating how to answer different types of questions Further support from hints and tips explaining command words, advising how to approach questions and more The questions begin with confidence-building, lower demand questions and they are ramped throughout each topic. The workbook provides coverage of maths and practical skills as well as offering synoptic questions. The range of questions available encourages students to develop their skills in applying and analysing as well as recall. Frequent support notes provide hints and tips on strategies for decoding questions (for example by identifying key words in the question), key terminology, and how to write explanations and give the right amount of detail.
How to Lose a Country: The New Ice Age Of Politics
by Ece Temelkuran’This is essential’ Margaret Atwood on Twitter ‘She's one of the most acute and perceptive analysts of the furtive growth of fascism. Everyone should know about this’ Philip Pullman ’Vibrates with outrage’ The Times
The Dictionary of Body Language: A Field Guide To Human Behavior
by Joe NavarroFrom former FBI agent and bestselling author Joe Navarro, a field guide companion to his classic What Every BODY is Saying, revealing the more than 400 essential body language indicators.