A beautiful, inspirational read, this is a fresh addition to the increasingly popular nature writing canon. A lyrical exploration our relationship with birds. The book won the readers' vote for the Nike award 2017, Poland's most prestigious literary prize. A must read for fans of Robert MacFarlane, Roger Deaken and Helen MacDonald.
A fascinating examination on how restricting speech has continuously shaped our culture, and how - regardless of political leanings - every individual can act as both the suppressors and the suppressed.
Embracing history and society, literature and theatre, medicine and religion, author and magician Ian Keable reveals our susceptibility to being duped. 'Fake news', 'going viral' and 'social media' may be modern terms, but as this amusing and eye-opening book shows, these concepts have been with us for centuries.
One of the world's most seasoned international relations experts argues that the Cold War did not end with the collapse of the USSR - and that the US, Russia and China today are locked in a spiral of hostilities ongoing since the 1990's.