Non-fiction
Kith
By Jay Griffiths
Hardback
Published 02-May-2013
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Why are so many children in Euro-American cultures unhappy - and why is it that children in many traditional cultures seem happier? This title explores these questions and more.
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Tiny Beautiful Things
By Cheryl Strayed
Paperback
Published 01-May-2013
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Rich with humor, insight, compassion - and absolute honesty - Tiny Beautful Things is a balm for everything life throws our way, administered by the author of the New York Times-bestelling memoir, Wild.
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1913: The Last Year
By Charles Emmerson
Hardback
Published 25-Apr-2013
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A title that presents a panoramic view of a world crackling with possibilities, from St Petersburg to Shanghai and from Los Angeles to Jerusalem.
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Small Wars, Far Away Places
By Michael Burleigh
Hardback
Published 11-Apr-2013
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A trenchant and thought-provoking account of the death of empire by one of our finest historians
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Place in the Country
By W G Sebald
Hardback
Published 02-May-2013
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Fusing biography and essay, and finding, as ever, inspiration in place - as when he journeys to the Ile St Pierre, the tiny, lonely Swiss island where Jean-Jacques Rousseau found solace and inspiration, the author brings his subjects to life in his distinctive, inimitable voice.
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New Digital Age
By Eric Schmidt
Hardback
Published 25-Apr-2013
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The must-read book for anyone concerned about the present and the future
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Strictly Bipolar
By Darian Leader
Paperback
Published 02-May-2013
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What could explain this explosion of bipolarity? Is it a legitimate diagnosis or the result of Big Pharma marketing? Exploring these questions, this title challenges the rise of 'bipolar' as a catch-all solution to complex problems, and argues that we need to rethink the highs and lows of mania and depression.
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XX Factor
By Alison Wolf
Hardback
Published 25-Apr-2013
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The reality of female professional success in today's world - a challenge to long held assumptions about female achievement and sexual inequality. For most of history, being female defined limits of a woman's achievements. This book deals with the social, cultural and economic schisms behind the phenomenal rise of women in the workplace.
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Paleofantasy
By Marlene Zuk
Hardback
Published 10-May-2013
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A whip-smart, brilliantly researched expos of pseudoscientific myths about the evolutionary past and how people should live today.
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