the gene siddhartha mukherjee

** NEW YORK TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER **The Gene is the story of one of the most powerful and dangerous ideas in our history from the author of The Emperor of All Maladies.The story begins in an Augustinian abbey in 1856, and takes the reader from Darwin⠙s groundbreaking theory of evolution, to the horrors of Nazi eugenics, to present day and beyond - as we learn to ⠜read⠝ and ⠜write⠝ the human genome that unleashes the potential to change the fates and identities of our children. Majestic in its scope and ambition, The Gene provides us with a definitive account of the epic history of the quest to decipher the master-code that makes and defines humans ⠓ and paints a fascinating vision of both humanity⠙s past and future. For fans of Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari, A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking and Being Mortal by Atul Gwande.⠘Siddhartha Mukherjee is the perfect person to guide us through the past, present, and future of genome science⠙ Bill Gates ⠘A thrilling and comprehensive account of what seems certain to be the most radical, controversial and, to borrow from the subtitle, intimate science of our time⠦Read this book and steel yourself for what comes next⠙ Sunday Times

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Winner of the 2023 PROSE Award for Excellence in Biological and Life Sciences and the 2023 Chautauqua Prize! Named a New York Times Notable Book and a Best Book of the Year by The Economist, Oprah Daily, BookPage, Book Riot, the New York Public Library, and more! In The Song of the Cell, the extraordinary author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning The Emperor of All Maladies and the #1 New York Times bestseller The Gene “blends cutting-edge research, impeccable scholarship, intrepid reporting, and gorgeous prose into an encyclopedic study that reads like a literary page-turner” (Oprah Daily).Mukherjee begins this magnificent story in the late 1600s, when a distinguished English polymath, Robert Hooke, and an eccentric Dutch cloth-merchant, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek looked down their handmade microscopes. What they saw introduced a radical concept that swept through biology and medicine, touching virtually every aspect of the two sciences, and altering both forever. It was the fact that complex living organisms are assemblages of tiny, self-contained, self-regulating units. Our organs, our physiology, our selves—hearts, blood, brains—are built from these compartments. Hooke christened them “cells.” The discovery of cells—and the reframing of the human body as a cellular ecosystem—announced the birth of a new kind of medicine based on the therapeutic manipulations of cells. A hip fracture, a cardiac arrest, Alzheimer’s dementia, AIDS, pneumonia, lung cancer, kidney failure, arthritis, COVID pneumonia—all could be reconceived as the results of cells, or systems of cells, functioning abnormally. And all could be perceived as loci of cellular therapies. Filled with writing so vivid, lucid, and suspenseful that complex science becomes thrilling, The Song of the Cell tells the story of how scientists discovered cells, began to understand them, and are now using that knowledge to create new humans. Told in six parts, and laced with Mukherjee’s own experience as a researcher, a doctor, and a prolific reader, The Song of the Cell is both panoramic and intimate—a masterpiece on what it means to be human. “In an account both lyrical and capacious, Mukherjee takes us through an evolution of human understanding: from the seventeenth-century discovery that humans are made up of cells to our cutting-edge technologies for manipulating and deploying cells for therapeutic purposes” (The New Yorker).

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**Longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize 2023**A NEW YORK TIMES, DAILY TELEGRAPH, ECONOMIST, MAIL ON SUNDAY and GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEARFrom the dawn of life itself, every being that has ever lived owes its existence to the cell. Will leave you in awe GuardianThe discovery of this vital form led to a transformation in medicine but also in our understanding of ourselves - not as bodies or machines but as ecosystems. It has also given us the power to treat a vast array of mortal maladies...and even to create new kinds of human altogether.Rich with stories of scientists, doctors and the patients whose lives may be saved by their work, The Song of the Cell is a stunning ode to the building blocks of life and the cutting-edge science harnessing their power for the better. Profound...As big a topic as life itself The Times Medical magic Daily Telegraph Vast...important...optimistic Mail on Sunday

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Vědecký thriller o zhoubném bujení překvapuje čtenáře na celém světě svým strhujícím tempem a hluboce lidským vyzněním. Jeho autor Siddharta Mukherjee, lékař, vědec a oceňovaný spisovatel, se na nádorové onemocnění dívá s precizností buněčného biologa, s nadhledem historika a se zaujetím životopisce. Výsledkem je úžasně poutavá kronika nemoci, s níž lidé žijí a umírají více než pět tisíc let. Příběh rakoviny začíná prvními doloženými zmínkami ve starověku, graduje epochální bitvou ve dvacátém století, kdy se lidé snažili nemoc vyléčit, ovládnout a porazit, a zatím končí radikálně novým pochopením její podstaty. Skutečnými hrdiny této biografie jsou však lidé svádějící neuvěřitelně těžký zápas o život - od perské královny Atossy, jíž řecký otrok vyřízl maligní nádor z prsu, přes první pokusy s jednoduchou radiací a chemoterapií v devatenáctém století až po Mukherjeeho vlastní pacientku Carlu. Příběh rakoviny je totiž příběhem lidské vynalézavosti, houževnatosti a vytrvalosti, ale také arogance, povýšenosti a nepochopení. Mukherjee líčí staletí objevů, omylů, vítězství a úmrtí, promlouvá ústy svých předchůdců i současníků, kteří zasvětili všechen důvtip souboji s nekonečně vynalézavým protivníkem. S protivníkem, o němž se ještě před třemi desítkami let domnívali, že ho jednou provždy porazí. Vládkyně všech nemocí nabízí také fascinující pohled do budoucnosti léčby rakoviny. Je to velmi poučná kniha, která přináší naději a světlo těm, kdo chtějí této nemoci porozumět. Siddhartha Mukherjee byl za své dílo oceněn Pulitzerovou cenou (2011) a cenou deníku Guardian. Časopis TIME knihu zařadil mezi 100 nejvlivnějších anglických knih od roku 1923 a New York Times Magazine mezi 100 nejlepších odborných knih všech dob.

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Americký onkolog, vědec a spisovatel, dobře známý i českým čtenářům díky překladům svých dřívějších významných děl Vládkyně všech nemocí. Příběh rakoviny (2015) a Gen. O dědičnosti v našich osudech (2019), která vyšla v nakladatelství Munipress, přichází s novým strhujícím příběhem. Píseň buňky vypráví o tom, jak vědci postupně objevovali a od 17. století i pozorovali buňky, základní jednotky živých organismů. O tom, jak se postupně učili poznávat životně důležitá vzájemná propojení, která vytvářejí tkáně, orgány a orgánové systémy, buněčnou provázanost, jež dává vzniknout tak úžasným fyziologickým funkcím, jako je imunita, reprodukce, schopnost vnímat, chápat, opravovat a omlazovat. Ale i o tom, co se stane, když buňky selžou a vývoj se zvrhne patologickým směrem. A konečně i o tom, jak díky neustálému rozšiřování a prohlubování lidských znalostí o buněčné fyziologii a patologii dochází k revolučním změnám v biologii a medicíně.Zlomenina kyčelního kloubu, zástava srdce, Alzheimerova choroba, selhání ledvin, artritida, zápal plic nebo covid – to vše nyní díky autorovi můžeme vidět zcela novým pohledem a chápat jako důsledek abnormálního fungování buněk nebo jejich systémů. Otevírá se nám tak cesta k novému druhu medicíny, která je založena na terapeutické úpravě buňky, vyvíjí nové léky, nové způsoby léčby a přináší nové cesty k uzdravování a proměně lidského těla.Poutavé odborné výklady, při nichž Mukherjee mistrovsky uplatňuje svůj vypravěčský talent, jsou protkány příběhy ze života dávných i současných badatelů, vlastními zážitky a někdy i bolestnými vzpomínkami na pacienty a přátele, které mu vzala nemoc.

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Americký onkolog, vědec a spisovatel, dobře známý i českým čtenářům díky překladům svých dřívějších významných děl Vládkyně všech nemocí. Příběh rakoviny (2015) a Gen. O dědičnosti v našich osudech (2019), která vyšla v nakladatelství Munipress, přichází s novým strhujícím příběhem. Píseň buňky vypráví o tom, jak vědci postupně objevovali a od 17. století i pozorovali buňky, základní jednotky živých organismů. O tom, jak se postupně učili poznávat životně důležitá vzájemná propojení, která vytvářejí tkáně, orgány a orgánové systémy, buněčnou provázanost, jež dává vzniknout tak úžasným fyziologickým funkcím, jako je imunita, reprodukce, schopnost vnímat, chápat, opravovat a omlazovat. Ale i o tom, co se stane, když buňky selžou a vývoj se zvrhne patologickým směrem. A konečně i o tom, jak díky neustálému rozšiřování a prohlubování lidských znalostí o buněčné fyziologii a patologii dochází k revolučním změnám v biologii a medicíně.Zlomenina kyčelního kloubu, zástava srdce, Alzheimerova choroba, selhání ledvin, artritida, zápal plic nebo covid – to vše nyní díky autorovi můžeme vidět zcela novým pohledem a chápat jako důsledek abnormálního fungování buněk nebo jejich systémů. Otevírá se nám tak cesta k novému druhu medicíny, která je založena na terapeutické úpravě buňky, vyvíjí nové léky, nové způsoby léčby a přináší nové cesty k uzdravování a proměně lidského těla.Poutavé odborné výklady, při nichž Mukherjee mistrovsky uplatňuje svůj vypravěčský talent, jsou protkány příběhy ze života dávných i současných badatelů, vlastními zážitky a někdy i bolestnými vzpomínkami na pacienty a přátele, které mu vzala nemoc.

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HUNTED, Abir Mukherjee s explosive contemporary thriller, is available NOW*Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month**A Book of the Year pick in The Times* An engaging, evocative thriller that captures the heat of Indian nights and heady days of a bygone era, without being sentimental or simplistic Janice Hallett, bestselling author of The Appeal Abir Mukherjee is doing something uniquely different in the crime genre...breathtaking PETER MAY, Sunday Times bestsellerCalcutta, 1923. When a Hindu theologian is found murdered in his home, the city is on the brink of all-out religious war. Can officers of the Imperial Police Force, Captain Sam Wyndham and Sergeant Surendranath Banerjee track down those responsible in time to stop a bloodbath?Set at a time of heightened political tension, beginning in atmospheric Calcutta and taking the detectives all the way to bustling Bombay, the latest instalment in this unmissable (The Times) series presents Wyndham and Banerjee with an unprecedented challenge. Will this be the case that finally drives them apart? The Shadows of Men finds the always reliable Crime Writers Association Dagger Award-winner Abir Mukherjee on fine form Financial Times______________PRAISE FOR THE WYNDHAM AND BANERJEE SERIES An exceptional historical crime novel C.J. Sansom A thought-provoking rollercoaster Ian Rankin Cracking... A journey into the dark underbelly of the British Raj Daily Express

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**Pre-order THE BURNING GROUNDS, the next thrilling novel from the author of Waterstones Thriller of the Month HUNTED, coming November 2025** An unmissable series The Times Captivating, moving and exciting, it s historical fiction at its finest Sunday ExpressIn the Burning Ghats of Calcutta where the dead are laid to rest, a man is found murdered, his throat cut from ear to ear.The body is that of a popular patron of the arts, a man who was, by all accounts, beloved by all: so what was the motive for his murder? Despite being out of favour with the Imperial Police Force, Detective Sam Wyndham is assigned to the case and finds himself thrust into the glamorous world of Indian cinema.Meanwhile Surendranath Banerjee, recently returned from Europe after three years spent running from the fallout of his last case, is searching for a missing photographer; a trailblazing woman at the forefront of the profession. When Suren discovers that the vanished woman is linked to Sam s murder investigation, the two men find themselves working together once again - but will Wyndham and Banerjee be able to put their differences aside to solve the case? Abir Mukherjee is doing something uniquely different in the crime genre...breathtaking Peter May, Sunday Times bestseller, on The Shadows of MenFrom the critically-acclaimed author of HUNTED comes the next instalment in the popular Wyndham and Banerjee series.

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Compulsive reading. This is a master storyteller at the top of his game. Ann Cleeves Historical crime fiction at its best The Times An utterly spellbinding triumph from a master storyteller Joseph O Connor In the Burning Ghats of Calcutta, where the dead are laid to rest, a man is found murdered, his throat cut from ear to ear.The victim is a popular patron of the arts, a man who was adored by all. So, what was the motive for his murder? Despite being out of favour with the Imperial Police Force, Detective Sam Wyndham is dragged in to investigate and finds himself thrust into the glamorous but dangerous world of Indian cinema. Meanwhile Surendranath Banerjee, recently returned from Europe after three years spent running from the fallout of his last case, is searching for a missing photographer. When the vanished woman is linked with Sam s murder investigation, the two men find themselves working together once again.But can Wyndham and Banerjee put their differences aside to solve the case? Abir Mukherjee is doing something uniquely different in the crime genre...breathtaking Peter May, Sunday Times bestseller, on The Shadows of MenReaders love THE BURNING GROUNDS: A wonderful addition to an exceptional series Incredibly exciting and action-packed A must-read for anyone who loves fiction at its best Beautifully written and a smashing story An engaging, atmospheric thriller with strong character development and a plot full of intrigue

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We all need this book in our lives - Annice is a saviour in hormone hell! Jenny Powell Having this book by my side changed my life! Sally DynevorTake control of your menopauseDr Annice Mukherjee went through the menopause at just 41 following a breast cancer diagnosis, and she is also a top UK hormone specialist with nearly 30 years of experience. In this book she combines her medical expertise and personal experience to develop an essential menopause toolkit offering balanced, practical and comprehensive advice designed for our modern world.The author has used her unique holistic system to help thousands of women look better, feel younger and enjoy an improved quality of life in the long term. This book includes her lifestyle toolkit - which every woman can start implementing straight away to improve symptoms - as well as science based advice on the treatment options when self-management is not enough. It demystifies the big questions, including:- Managing the menopause at work- How things change in the decades after the menopause - What happens if you have a medically induced menopause- When to consider hormone therapies and alternatives to HRTThe ultimate guide to taking control, rebalancing your body for the better and successfully maintaining optimum health through and beyond menopause.

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The Selfish Gene is a classic exposition of evolutionary thought. In it Professor Dawkins articulates a gene s eye view of evolution - a view giving centre stage to these persistent units of information, and in which organisms can be seen as vehicles for the replication of genes. The book provoked widespread and heated debate, which in part led Dawkins to write The Extended Phenotype, in which he gave a deeper clarification of the central concept of the gene as the unit of selection, as well as contributing his own development of this insight.For the first time, The Extended Selfish Gene brings these two books together, by including two key chapters from The Extended Phenotype. These chapters provide Dawkins s detailed and powerful response to two issues raised by critics of The Selfish Gene: the accusations of genetic determinism (the idea that our behaviour is entirely determined by our genes), and of adaptationism (that all traits are indiscriminately perceived to be adaptations resulting from natural selection). While written in particular for the biology community, Dawkins s clarity of expression allows these chapters to be accessible to all who are seriously engaged with the gene s eye view and its implications.The imaginative, powerful, and stylistically brilliant Selfish Gene not only brought the insights of Neo-Darwinism to a wide audience, but galvanized the biology community, generating much debate and stimulating whole new areas of research. Forty years later, its insights remain as significant as on the day it was published. Along with the two extra chapters, The Extended Selfish Gene includes a new epilogue to The Selfish Gene from the author which highlights the relevance of the gene s eye view to evolutionary biology today.

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This book is an ode to the mythological heritage of Bharatanatyam. The visual narrative captures the rich heritage of this temple dance and its original exponents, the Devadasis or ‘handmaidens of the deity’. Its repertoire of movements and moods bring alive the fascinating stories of Hindu gods and goddesses and their kaleidoscopic lives. In the following pages, the authors have traced the myths and legends that are cherished in our performing arts, to delight the culture-curious reader. And what is interesting is that in these stories, the reader will discover the inter-connectedness of ancient mythologies around the world. Perhaps such discoveries go a long way in validating the role that art plays in connecting civilizations. The book is designed to engage the reader without pedagogy or scholastic strictures, but with a lightness of touch, that entertains while it informs. Because the vision here is to weave information, anecdotes and trivia, together in the spirit of a popular cultural ranconteur. Replete with rare photographs curated from the Sohinimoksha World Dance and Communications archives, complemented by a lucid narrative that wraps facts in the language of romance and adventure, this book promises to be a collector’s item for those who value the legacy of India’s most celebrated dance form. For glimpses of some live performances by Sohini Roychowdhury, and her Sohinimoksha World Dance troupe, celebrating the music, dance, mythology of India and the World, go on-line to ‘Dancing With The God.... with Sohinimoksha World Dance’ at https://youtu.be/naR7p6SKiko

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Birds are astonishingly intelligent creatures. In fact, according to revolutionary new research, some birds rival primates and even humans in their remarkable forms of intelligence. Like humans, many birds have enormous brains relative to their size. Although small, bird brains are packed with neurons that allow them to punch well above their weight.In The Genius of Birds, acclaimed author Jennifer Ackerman explores the newly discovered brilliance of birds and how it came about. As she travels around the world to the most cutting-edge frontiers of research - the distant laboratories of Barbados and New Caledonia, the great tit communities of the United Kingdom and the bowerbird habitats of Australia, the ravaged mid-Atlantic coast after Hurricane Sandy and the warming mountains of central Virginia and the western states - Ackerman not only tells the story of the recently uncovered genius of birds but also delves deeply into the latest findings about the bird brain itself that are revolutionizing our view of what it means to be intelligent.Consider, as Ackerman does, the Clark s nutcracker, a bird that can hide as many as 30,000 seeds over dozens of square miles and remember where it put them several months later; the mockingbirds and thrashers, species that can store 200 to 2,000 different songs in a brain a thousand times smaller than ours; the well-known pigeon, which knows where it s going, even thousands of miles from familiar territory; and the New Caledonian crow, an impressive bird that makes its own tools.But beyond highlighting how birds use their unique genius in technical ways, Ackerman points out the impressive social smarts of birds. They deceive and manipulate. They eavesdrop. They display a strong sense of fairness. They give gifts. They play keep-away and tug-of-war. They tease. They share. They cultivate social networks. They vie for status. They kiss to console one another. They teach their young. They blackmail their parents. They alert one another to danger. They summon witnesses to the death of a peer. They may even grieve.This elegant scientific investigation and travelogue weaves personal anecdotes with fascinating science. Ackerman delivers an extraordinary story that will both give readers a new appreciation for the exceptional talents of birds and let them discover what birds can reveal about our changing world.

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**Longlisted for the 2025 Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year Award***A Guardian, Financial Times, New Statesman and GQ Book for 2025 **From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Difficult Women* Brilliant, timely and compulsively readable. Helen Lewis shows how the idea of genius has warped our understanding of human creativity â “ and why people of vast accomplishment in one domain can prove so destructively clueless in others. OLIVER BURKEMANThe tortured poet. The rebellious scientist. The monstrous artist. The tech disruptor. You can tell what a society values by who it labels as a genius. You can also tell who it excludes, who it enables, and what it is prepared to tolerate. Taking us from the Renaissance Florence of Leonardo da Vinci to the Floridian rocket launches of Elon Muskâ ™s SpaceX, Helen Lewis unravels a word that we all use â ” without really questioning what it means. Along the way, she uncovers the secret of the Beatlesâ ™ success, asks how biographers should solve the Austen Problem, and reveals why Stephen Hawking thought IQ tests were for losers (before taking one herself). And she asks if the modern idea of genius â ” a class of special people â ” is distorting our view of the world. Lucid, funny and fascinating ADAM BUXTON An indispensable companion to our times CAROLINE CRIADO PEREZ

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As long as the word genius has existed it s been narrowly defined and understood. Surveys show that when anyone, male or female, is asked to name a genius, the answers are predictable - Albert Einstein. Leonardo Da Vinci. Steve Jobs. But when the same group of people are asked to name a female genius, they can only come up with ONE name: Marie Curie. Janice Kaplan, the New York Times bestselling author of The Gratitude Diaries, set out to find out why, using her unique mix of memoir, narrative, and a sprinkling of self-help. Through interviews with neuroscientists, psychologists, and yes, a large number of actual female geniuses, she proves in this book that genius isn t just about talent - it s about having that talent recognised, both historically, and, surprisingly, today.

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Which genius ideas and inventions began with the ancient Greeks? What did they develop that we use to this day? Find out how the ancient Greeks organised their society, trained their soldiers, used their ships for trade and transport and built their temples. Discover their brilliant developments in architecture, politics, art, medicine, theatre and sport that have influenced the way we live today.The Genius Of series helps children aged 9 plus to explore the major discoveries, inventions, influence and legacies of key periods in history. Titles in the 8-book series look at the genius of: the ancient Egyptians, the ancient Greeks, the Anglo-Saxons, the Benin Kingdom, the Maya, the Romans, the Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages and the Vikings.

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Which genius ideas and inventions began with the Maya? What did they develop that we use to this day? In this book, aimed at readers aged nine and over, find out how the Maya built their cities to suit the landscape and population, traded their resources and developed a complex system of writing. Discover their brilliant developments in farming, astronomy and cloth-making and how they have influenced the way we live today. The Genius Of series helps children aged 9 plus to explore the major discoveries, inventions, influence and legacies of key periods in history. Titles in the 8-book series look at the genius of: the ancient Egyptians, the ancient Greeks, the Anglo-Saxons, the Benin Kingdom, the Maya, the Romans, the Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages and the Vikings.

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A brilliant, bleak moral maze of a novel Guardian Dazzling... by turns comic, lyrical and heartbreaking Monica Ali Profound and beautiful Paul Murray, author of The Bee Sting A vital, haunting, devastating read Sarah WatersA publisher, who is at war with his industry and himself, embarks on a radical experiment in his own life and the lives of those connected to him; an academic exchanges one story for another after an accident brings a stranger into her life; and a family in rural India have their lives destroyed by a gift. These three ingeniously linked but distinct narratives, each of which has devastating unintended consequences, form a breathtaking exploration of freedom, responsibility, and ethics. What happens when market values replace other notions of value and meaning? How do the choices we make affect our work, our relationships, and our place in the world? Neel Mukherjee s new novel exposes the myths of individual choice, and confronts our fundamental assumptions about economics, race, appropriation, and the tangled ethics of contemporary life.Choice is a scathing, compassionate quarrel with the world, a masterful inquiry into how we should live our lives, and how we should tell them. A magnificent achievement Namwali Serpell A superb writer... his greatest work yet Michelle de Kretser

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A brilliant, bleak moral maze of a novel Guardian Dazzling... by turns comic, lyrical and heartbreaking Monica Ali Profound and beautiful Paul Murray, author of The Bee Sting A vital, haunting, devastating read Sarah WatersA publisher, who is at war with his industry and himself, embarks on a radical experiment in his own life and the lives of those connected to him; an academic exchanges one story for another after an accident brings a stranger into her life; and a family in rural India have their lives destroyed by a gift. These three ingeniously linked but distinct narratives, each of which has devastating unintended consequences, form a breathtaking exploration of freedom, responsibility, and ethics. What happens when market values replace other notions of value and meaning? How do the choices we make affect our work, our relationships, and our place in the world? Neel Mukherjee s new novel exposes the myths of individual choice, and confronts our fundamental assumptions about economics, race, appropriation, and the tangled ethics of contemporary life.Choice is a scathing, compassionate quarrel with the world, a masterful inquiry into how we should live our lives, and how we should tell them. A magnificent achievement Namwali Serpell A superb writer... his greatest work yet Michelle de Kretser

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Sublime ... It is a true masterpiece DAILY TELEGRAPH, ***** Mind-blowing GUARDIANâ ˜Wondrous. Gives us trees as we ve never seen them beforeâ ™ ISABELLA TREE, author of Wilding**A TELEGRAPH, COUNTRY LIFE, NEW YORKER and CRITIC BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025**The Genius of Trees tells the mind-expanding story of the inventive and astonishing ways trees learned to shape our natural world. Over hundreds of millions of years, from prehistoric forests to the trees around us today, we see trees using fire as a reproductive tool, harnessing large mammals to spread their seeds (but poisoning smaller, less useful mammals), and splitting rock to create fertile ground in barren landscapes. Because trees, we discover, manipulate fundamental elements, plants, animals, bacteria, fungi, and even humankind to achieve their ends. From the laurel cloud-forests of the Canary Islands to the magnificent sex-shifting oaks of Iraq, from the giant sequoias of California to the carbon-spinning junipers of the Pakistan-Afghanistan border â “ trees sculpt their environments. At once transporting and expert, The Genius of Trees gives us hope for the future. It enables us to see trees, for the first time, not as victims but as agents of change in a grand ecological narrative â “ and as leading actors in the great drama of life on earth. â ˜Exceptionalâ ™ ROBIN LANE FOX, Financial Times Gardening Columnist If I was dazzled by nature and in awe of trees before, I now know how much we are indebted to themâ ™ KIRSTY WARK Full of wonder and revelation ... Highly recommended SUE STUART-SMITH, author of The Well Gardened Mind

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A brilliant, bleak moral maze of a novel Guardian Dazzling... by turns comic, lyrical and heartbreaking Monica Ali Profound and beautiful Paul Murray, author of The Bee Sting A vital, haunting, devastating read Sarah WatersA publisher, who is at war with his industry and himself, embarks on a radical experiment in his own life and the lives of those connected to him; an academic exchanges one story for another after an accident brings a stranger into her life; and a family in rural India have their lives destroyed by a gift. These three ingeniously linked but distinct narratives, each of which has devastating unintended consequences, form a breathtaking exploration of freedom, responsibility, and ethics. What happens when market values replace other notions of value and meaning? How do the choices we make affect our work, our relationships, and our place in the world? Neel Mukherjee s new novel exposes the myths of individual choice, and confronts our fundamental assumptions about economics, race, appropriation, and the tangled ethics of contemporary life.Choice is a scathing, compassionate quarrel with the world, a masterful inquiry into how we should live our lives, and how we should tell them. A magnificent achievement Namwali Serpell A superb writer... his greatest work yet Michelle de Kretser

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Transformative insights and advice to reduce downtime, navigate disruptions, and improve efficiency The Gen AI Manufacturing Revolution highlights how generative and agentic artificial intelligence are transforming manufacturing processes, driving innovation, and reshaping the way we work. Implementing AI in manufacturing comes with unique challenges, such as integrating AI with physical machinery, managing intricate supply chains, and ensuring regulatory compliance. This book addresses these challenges, helping you harness AI s potential while navigating its complexities. With tailored strategies and use cases, the book demonstrates how to unlock the power of Gen AI, from automating routine tasks to enabling better decision-making. You ll learn to build an AI-ready workforce, overcome common challenges in adoption, drive value across the organization, and maintain accountability. Leverage generative AI to streamline product design, boost creativity, and accelerate innovationDeploy agentic AI systems to autonomously manage workflows, monitor performance, and support complex decision-makingBuild an AI-ready workforce capable of collaborating with intelligent systemsAddress ethical, operational, and cultural challenges in AI adoptionDrive enterprise-wide value while maintaining transparency and accountability Whether you re looking to reduce downtime, enhance efficiency, or stay ahead of disruptive change, this book is your essential guide to leading the next wave of industrial transformation through AI.

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In The Surprising Genius of Jesus, Peter J. Williams examines the story of the prodigal son in Luke 15 to show the genius, creativity, and wisdom of Jesusâ ™s teachings.

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Does your DNA have a hidden purpose, and could it be the transformation of consciousness itself? Gene Keys offers a means of unlocking your untapped potential by awakening the sleeping genius inside you.

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James Patterson is the Einstein of fiction and has solved the equation for storytelling: Adventure + Science = AWESOME! Tom Fletcher Any young readers out there interested in science and adventure ... this book is brilliant! Tim Peake, astronautJames Patterson has teamed up with the world s most famous genius to entertain and inspire a generation of children â “ with the first and only children s adventure series officially approved by the Albert Einstein Archives.Max Einstein is a typical 12-year-old. Sheâ ¦Goes to college every dayPlays speed chess in the parkBuilds inventions that help the homelessAnd talks to Albert EinsteinAll normal stuff, right?Until one day when Max is recruited by a mysterious organisation! Their mission: solve some of the worldâ ™s toughest problems using science. Sheâ ™s helped by a diverse group of young geniuses from around the globe as they invent new ways to power the farthest reaches of the planet.But thatâ ™s only if the sinister outfit known as The Corporation doesnâ ™t get to her firstâ ¦

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Kniha - autor Siddhartha Mukherjee, 594 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Paperback edition of the story of the quest to discover the gene, which spans the globe and several centuries. A "New York Times" bestseller and a BBC Radio 4 Book Of The Week, it follows the success of "The Emperor Of All Maladies", which won a Pulitzer Prize and the "Guardian" First Book Award.

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From the co-authors of the New York Times-bestselling Start-Up Nation: The Story of Israel s Economic Miracle comes the highly anticipated follow-up, The Genius of Israel, breaking down the defining factors behind Israel s successful trajectory of innovation and explaining how other nations can learn from its development.

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This is a limited edition of a hugely popular bestseller, presented in a luxury slipcase with high-end production finishes. The perfect keepsake for Gene Keys fans.

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Years of torment by her evil scheming stepmother have made Jeanette the laughing stock of high society. Now, Jeanette s father has disappeared, giving the wicked matriarch the perfect excuse to cast her out the house! Always the eternal optimist, Jeanette sees this as a chance for growth. Determined to start anew, she calls off her engagement to Count Claus Guivarch, rumoured to be forced into marriage to settle his family s debt. Wanting to free him, she s shocked when he refuses and instead offers to help reclaim her father s corporation. Seizing the opportunity, Jeanette s business acumen quickly shines. But what s behind Claus unexpected affection?

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Our favourite lovable loser and owner of the world s most beloved beagle, Snoopy, Charlie Brown shares his outlook on life in this beautifully produced gift book for all generations. In his incomparable style, Charlie Brown spends his days battling with the kite-eating tree, yearning for the Little Red-Haired girl, refusing to give in on the baseball field and wrestling with his multiple anxieties. For the millions of faithful Charles Schulz fans, and those who fondly remember this insecure little boy in his yellow striped shirt, this is the first in a series to cherish that will see the beguiling Peanuts gang share their sentiments on everything from food to friendship.

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USA TODAY BestsellerWALL STREET JOURNAL BestsellerCombining the dietary recommendations in his bestselling Genius Foods and the lifestyle recommendations of The Genius Life, Genius Kitchen features shockingly delicious, nutrient-packed recipes that will energize your mind, strengthen your body, and pave a path to health that you’ll feel with the first bite. Max Lugavere’s debut book Genius Foods was groundbreaking, providing much-needed information on brain health that was embraced by thousands, and became an instant New York Times bestseller. His second book, The Genius Life, introduced an easy-to-implement protocol for strengthening your body and mind. This is the follow-up fans have been waiting for: the companion cookbook, filled with over 100 delicious recipes to help you lose weight, feel great, and reach optimum health.Inspired by traditions from around the globe, the 100-plus recipes and stunning photographs in Genius Kitchen feature an international twist, with bold flavors that favor simplicity and quality of ingredients over complexity and quantity. In addition, Max lists the basic, healthy ingredients and tools that are essential for a well-stocked kitchen and pantry, and offers techniques and best practices for healthy cooking and eating well on a budget. Max wants everyone to be well and enjoy great food—a legacy imparted on him by the tragic health of his mother. Part cookbook, part wellness guide, Genius Kitchen provides key insights that make healthy eating a breeze. Max explains the importance of whole, fresh foods, how various nutrients work together keep you healthy, and how to get fit without counting calories. Breaking down each meal component, Max explains the art and science of nutrition without the dogma, so that you can feel your best every day without sacrificing your love of eating. Whether you are a novice cook or seasoned in the kitchen; just beginning the journey to wellness, or health conscious but wanting to up your game, everyone will benefit from the information presented in Genius Kitchen—and enjoy some epic food in the process.

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There s nothing to be ashamed of. Your talents are incredible - and they make the world a better place. Kicked out of her house by her wicked stepmother, Jeanette is determined to make her own way in the world! And with an infectiously positive attitude and business acumen that just won t quit, it looks like there s no stopping her! But when her Orlonde silk become all the rage in high society, Jeanette s jealous stepmother steps in to interfere - and she won t be happy until her stepdaughter has lost everything! Join Jeanette and her intensely sweet and dedicated (but weirdly suspicious) fiance Klaus, as their crazy comedy mission to make people smile through business continues!

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Hudební CD - Reprezentativní výběr nahrávek jedné z největších hvězd americké hudební historie. Na kompilaci najdete snad všechny zásadní písně Arethy Franklin, vše je nově zremasterováno! Bývá nazývána Královnou soulu. Přes padesát let je její tvorba součástí americké kultury. Reprezentativní výběr nahrávek jedné z největších hvězd americké hudební historie. Na kompilaci najdete snad všechny zásadní písně Arethy Franklin, vše je nově zremasterováno! Bývá nazývána Královnou soulu. Přes padesát let je její tvorba součástí americké kultury. Aretha Franklin je zřejmě nejdůležitější soulovou zpěvačkou světa. Je druhou nejúspěšnější držitelkou cen Grammy, v roce 1987 byla jako vůbec první žena uvedena do rock'n'rollové síně slávy. Rok vydání : 2021 Seznam stop CD1 I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You) [2021 Remaster] / Do Right Woman - Do Right Man (2021 Remaster) / Respect (2021 Remaster) / Baby I Love You (2021 Remaster) / (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural...

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Welcome to Explodapedia, the indispensable guide to everything you need to know!

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An awe-inspiring journey to understand bats by the worldâ ™s leading expert

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LP vinyl - The Genius After Hours je album Raye Charlese z roku 1961. Všechny zařazené skladby byly převzaty ze tří studiových sessions, které daly vzniknout albu The Great Ray Charles. To představovalo Charlesovu tvorbu v podobě jak pro trio, tak pro septet, který aranžoval Quincy Jones. The Genius After Hours je album Raye Charlese z roku 1961. Všechny zařazené skladby byly převzaty ze tří studiových sessions, které daly vzniknout albu The Great Ray Charles. To představovalo Charlesovu tvorbu v podobě jak pro trio, tak pro septet, který aranžoval Quincy Jones. Na albu se coby host objevuje také David „Fathead” Newman na tenor a alt saxofon, stejně jako trumpetista Joseph Bridgewater. Geniální zpěvák, skladatel a muzikant byl v padesátých letech hlavním reprezentantem soulové hudby a průkopníkem fúze soulu s rhythm'n'blues nebo gospelem. Frank Sinatra ho nazval „jediným skutečným géniem v hudebním průmyslu”. Věnoval se hlavně soulu, jazzu, blues, ale i country.

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LP vinyl - The Genius Ray Charles je šesté studiové album Ray Charlese, vydané v roce 1959. Album je odklonem od soulového zvuku, jemuž se Charles věnoval v předešlých letech. Místo toho fúzuje jazz, gospel a blues se aranžemi pro swingový big band. The Genius Ray Charles je šesté studiové album Ray Charlese, vydané v roce 1959. Album je odklonem od soulového zvuku, jemuž se Charles věnoval v předešlých letech. Místo toho fúzuje jazz, gospel a blues se aranžemi pro swingový big band. Těm patří první polovina alba, zatímco druhou půlku tvoří smyčci podepřené balady. Geniální zpěvák, skladatel a muzikant byl v padesátých letech hlavním reprezentantem soulové hudby a průkopníkem fúze soulu s rhythm'n'blues nebo gospelem. Frank Sinatra ho nazval „jediným skutečným géniem v hudebním průmyslu”. Věnoval se hlavně soulu, jazzu, blues, ale i country. Rok vydání : 1959 Rok reedice : 2019 Seznam stop LP Let the Good Times Roll (2016 Mono Remaster) / It Had to Be You...

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Perfect for fans of Pamela Butchart and David Solomons, this is a new hilarious adventure from the creative team behind the bestselling I Swapped My Brother On The Internet.Keith has entered the Junior Mega Brain quiz and heâ ™s determined to win. The problem is â “ heâ ™s not really a genius. Even worse, his sister Minerva actually is, and Keith will have to go head to head against her.Keith needs to get super smart and fast! Could he just steal Minâ ™s brain? Or will some awesome inventions, sneezing rabbits and fearsome flapjacks be the genius way to victory?

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Known as Ireland’s Chekhov, Frank O’Connor was a master of the modern short story, with an eye for capturing the spaces between our selves and our surroundings. The Genius brings together some of his very best stories, often told from the perspective of young children and forming a revealing portrait of coming of age in postwar Ireland. Humorous and poignant in equal parts, these stories are a lesson in craft from a celebrated, prolific author.

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I relished every page â ¦ This is the best book on Jane Austen I have ever readâ ™Spectator Compelling â ¦ a delightful and engrossing book â ¦ Byrneâ ™s passion is nothing if not persuasiveâ ™Sunday TimesWas Jane Austen a woman of prim manners and genteel calm? Or someone who behaved outrageously, filled with sharp wit and wild comedy?Looking afresh at adaptations of Austenâ ™s work â “ from the BBCâ ™s Pride and Prejudice to Emma Thompsonâ ™s Sense and Sensibility and the wildly successful Clueless â “ bestselling biographer Paula Byrne presents a bold new portrait of Austen as youâ ™ve never seen her before.â ˜A definitive and pioneering study of a wholly neglected aspect of Austenâ ™s art Michael Caines, TLSâ ˜Entertaining and engagingâ ™Literary Review..[Previously published as The Genius of Jane Austen]

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Sky-high, ornate, and the pinnacle of glamour, both restrictive and liberating, art object and deeply ordinary, shoes tell the story of shifting attitudes toward desire, power, and wealth throughout history. Lace up for a journey through the most enviable shoe closet from the permanent collection at The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology⠔and four centuries of fashion⠙s hardest working accessory.Featuring designs from the likes of Louis Vuitton, Salvatore Ferragamo, Chanel, Gucci, Saint Laurent, Roger Vivier, Christian Louboutin, and more, Shoes A⠓Z. The Collection of The Museum at FIT celebrates fashion⠙s most revolutionary and coveted labels with more than 400 styles selected from the Museum⠙s pristinely preserved collection.Texts from Daphne Guinness, Valerie Steele, Colleen Hill, and The Museum⠙s expert team of curators explore the unique legacy of each of the featured designers and the lasting cultural impact of the shoe. Also featured are custom portraits of the designers by illustrator Robert Nippoldt. Exclusive access to original sketches, advertisements, and photographs from the designers⠙ private archives further illuminate the genius behind the functional, sculptural delights we cannot live without. Also available as Collector⠙s Edition of 1,000 numbered copies, including three prints by Manolo Blahník created exclusively for this edition with a hallmark stamp.The 6/8 color drawings are printed on 100% cotton paper, by famed Italian company Fabriano, and are housed in a luxury portfolio with gold foil embossing and with a ribbon closure.

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Special collectors hardback editions lovingly restored to original designs I love these editions - so beautifully produced, so solid and permanent, just as Tove Jansson deserved. Philip PullmanA beautiful collectors edition of this classic Moomin story, using original 50s and 60s cover artwork, gorgeous endpapers and including for the first time a special prologue written by Tove but never before published in the UK. One cold and windy autumn evening many years ago a newspaper parcel was found on the doorstep of the Home for Moomin Foundlings. In that parcel I lay, quite small and shivering with cold. So begins the remarkable Memoirs of Moominpappa, a book written to delight his dear son Moomintroll and friends. What follows is a story about storytelling itself. Moominpappa weaves one fabulous tale after another, writing at night to read aloud by day and featuring not only the fearless, adventurous author but also the fathers of Sniff and Snufkin - the rather muddled Muddler and the carefree Joxter. Add to this mix the genius inventor Hodgkins and a grand finale in which Moominpappa rescues a shipwrecked Moominmamma from the waves and the fun becomes irresistible.The Memoirs of Moominpappa, was first published in the UK in 1950 under the title The Exploits of Moominpapa. In the early 1960s Tove Jansson substantially revised this text, redrawing pictures and reinstating her preferred title. This is the very first time the revised edition has become available in the UK. From the publisher of The Invisible Child and The Fir Tree (all proceeds to Oxfam) here s the Moomin gift editions.

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A Brazilian Lord of the Flies, about a group of boys who live by their wits and daring in the slums of Bahia.They call themselves Captains of the Sands , a gang of orphans and runaways who live by their wits and daring in the torrid slums and sleazy back alleys of Bahia. Led by fifteen-year-old Bullet , the band - including a crafty liar named Legless , the intellectual Professor , and the sexually precocious Cat - pulls off heists and escapades against the privileged of Brazil. But when a public outcry demands the capture of the little criminals , the fate of these children becomes a poignant, intensely moving drama of love and freedom in a shackled land. Captains of the Sands captures the rich culture, vivid emotions, and wild landscape of Bahia with penetrating authenticity and brilliantly displays the genius of Brazil s most acclaimed author.JORGE AMADO (1912-2001), the son of a cocoa planter, was born in the Brazilian state of Bahia, which he would portray in more than twenty-five novels. His first novels, published when he was still a teenager, dramatize the class struggles of workers on Bahian cocoa plantations. Amado was later exiled for his leftist politics, but his novels would always have a strong political perspective. Not until Amado returned to Brazil in the 1950s did he write his acclaimed novels Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon and Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (the basis for the successful film and Broadway musical of the same name), which display a lighter, more comic approach than his overtly political novels. One of the most renowned writers of the Latin American boom of the 1960s, Amado has had his work translated into more than forty-five languages.GREGORY RABASSA is a National Book Award-winning translator whose English-language versions of works by Gabriel García Márquez, Mario Vargas Llosa, Julio Cortázar, and Jorge Amado have become classics in their own right.COLM TÓIBÍN, who worked as a journalist in Latin America in the 1980s, is the author of the bestselling novels The Master, which was shortlisted for the 2004 Booker Prize, and Brooklyn.

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IACP Award Winner 2019 marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the acclaimed French Laundry restaurant in the Napa Valley⠔⠜the most exciting place to eat in the United States⠝ (The New York Times). The most transformative cookbook of the century celebrates this milestone by showcasing the genius of chef/proprietor Thomas Keller himself. Keller is a wizard, a purist, a man obsessed with getting it right. And this, his first cookbook, is every bit as satisfying as a French Laundry meal itself: a series of small, impeccable, highly refined, intensely focused courses. Most dazzling is how simple Keller s methods are: squeegeeing the moisture from the skin on fish so it sautées beautifully; poaching eggs in a deep pot of water for perfect shape; the initial steeping in the shell that makes cooking raw lobster out of the shell a cinch; using vinegar as a flavor enhancer; the repeated washing of bones for stock for the cleanest, clearest tastes. From innovative soup techniques, to the proper way to cook green vegetables, to secrets of great fish cookery, to the creation of breathtaking desserts; from beurre monté to foie gras au torchon, to a wild and thoroughly unexpected take on coffee and doughnuts, The French Laundry Cookbook captures, through recipes, essays, profiles, and extraordinary photography, one of America s great restaurants, its great chef, and the food that makes both unique. One hundred and fifty superlative recipes are exact recipes from the French Laundry kitchen⠔no shortcuts have been taken, no critical steps ignored, all have been thoroughly tested in home kitchens. If you can t get to the French Laundry, you can now re-create at home the very experience Wine Spectator described as ⠜as close to dining perfection as it gets.⠝

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PREORDER Chris Brookmyre s new novel The Cracked Mirror now, the most inventive and unique crime novel of the year. Chris Brookmyre is a genius, every new book of his is a cause for celebration --- RICHARD OSMAN Keeps you guessing until the very end - after an avalanche of revelations and twists --- THE TIMES, BOOK OF THE MONTHOne hen weekend, seven secrets... but only one worth killing forJen s hen party is going to be out of control...She s rented a luxury getaway on its own private island. The helicopter won t be back for seventy-two hours. They are alone. They think.As well as Jen, there s the pop diva and the estranged ex-bandmate, the tennis pro and the fashion guru, the embittered ex-sister-in-law and the mouthy future sister-in-law. It s a combustible cocktail, one that takes little time to ignite, and in the midst of the drunken chaos, one of them disappears. Then a message tells them that unless someone confesses her terrible secret to the others, their missing friend will be killed. Problem is, everybody has a secret. And nobody wants to tell.PRAISE FOR CHRIS BROOKMYRE Strikingly original and definitively Brookmyre - there s nothing he can t do Mick Herron I recommend The Cut SO HIGHLY! A fast-paced thriller, lovely characters, [and] it kept me guessing Marian Keyes A twisty spiralling rabbit hole of a book that draws you deeper with every chapter. Brilliantly original, compulsively readable, right to the final page Ruth Ware Dark, heartfelt, stylish and thrilling, the kind of wonderfully original tale I just adore. Chris Brookmyre is a storytelling mastermind Chris Whitaker This is a special novel. A brilliant, original, up-to-the-minute tale with all of the dark, edgy, humorous brilliance we ve come to expect from one of the finest crime fiction writers in the world Abir Mukherjee

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Exquisite ... A wonderment of an essay about a wonderment of a building Paul PrestonIts scaffolding-cloaked spires reach up to the heavens, dominating the Barcelona skyline and drawing in millions of visitors every year. What seduces our attention is perhaps a combination: not only its almost megalomaniac ambition and architectural extravagance but the sheer longevity of its construction.Its creator, Antoni Gaudí, God s Architect , saw the first stone laid on 19 March 1882 and yet it is unlikely to be completed until 2026 at the very earliest. It has survived two World Wars, the ravages of the Spanish Civil War and the Hunger Years of Franco s rule. It has defied the critics, the penny-pinching accountants, the conservative town-planners and the slaves to sterile modernism to witness the most momentous changes in society and history.The Sagrada Familia explores the evolution of this remarkable building, working through the decades right up to the present day before looking beyond to the final stretch of its construction. It is at once a guidebook and a chronological history, and a moving and compelling study of man⠙s aspiration towards the divine.Rich in detail, vast in scope, this is a revelatory and authoritative study of a building and its place in history and the genius that created it.

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#39;Superb...his pages fizz with character and colour #39; Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times #39;Scholarly and very readable #39; Andrew Lycett, Spectator #39;Energetic and hugely entertaining #39; A.N.Wilson, TLSThe definitive biography of Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe, the first and greatest press magnate in history and the genius who invented modern popular journalism. The turn of the century was a period when the world was opening up in new and exciting ways – radio, telegrams, the advent of flight. With literacy and the right to vote extending across an ever-expanding populace, politics and journalism were embarking on a power struggle that continues unabated to this day. Lord Northcliffe rose to the challenges of this new world by employing cutting-edge technology, upending the outdated mores of traditional journalism and radically reshaping the very concept of ‘news’. He was a tough and uncompromising businessman, frequently levelled with charges of megalomania, but in The Chief Andrew Roberts puts Northcliffe’s ruthlessness in the context of a life of visionary business skill, journalistic brilliance, distinguished wartime public service and heartfelt patriotism. The man was, undoubtedly, a genius – albeit a flawed one. From a modest background, growing up on the outskirts of Dublin, by twenty-seven he presided over a magazine empire with the largest circulation in the world. By the time of his tragically early death in 1922, Northcliffe had founded the Daily Mail and Daily Mirror, and had also owned The Times and the Observer. At one point he owned two thirds of all the titles on Fleet Street. Based on exclusive access to the Harmsworth family archive, The Chief charts Lord Northcliffe’s rise to power and his highly controversial influence in a politically critical period. His influence still resonates today both through his remarkable business innovations and in the way we consume our news and politics.

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Conway . . . has devised one of the greatest villains in 21st Century spy literature Sunday Times A brilliant and unpredictable climax Times thriller of the year 2020 Top echelon, adrenalin-pumping entertainment all the way Irish Independent The sense of danger is deep and unsettling Financial Times_________________________________________________ISIS can t control him.MI6 can t find him.But he s coming...Things change quickly in the world of espionage and clandestine operations. Jude Lyon of MI6 remembers the captured terrorist bomb-maker. He watched him being flown off to Syria, back when Syria was friendly . No-one expected him to survive interrogation there.Yet the man is alive and someone has broken him out of jail.Bad news for the former foreign secretary who authorised his rendition. And Jude s boss Queen Bee who knew he wasn t a terrorist at all, but an innocent bystander. Now she calls Jude back from a dangerously enjoyable mission involving a Russian diplomat s wife.He has a new job: close down this embarrassment. Fast.But embarrassment is only the beginning. Someone is using the former prisoner to front a new and unspeakably terrifying campaign. Someone not even ISIS can control.He is like a rumour, a myth, a whisper on the desert wind. But he is real and he is coming for us . . . He is the genius known only as . . .The Stranger.From the corridors of Westminster to the refugee camps of Jordan, the back streets of East London to the badlands of Iraq, The Stranger is a nerve-shredding journey of suspense as Jude Lyon pieces together the shape of an implacable horror coming towards him - and a conspiracy of lies behind him.

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THE TIMES BEST SCIENCE BOOK OF 2024GUARDIAN BEST IDEAS BOOKS OF 2024ECONOMIST BEST BOOKS OF 2024FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOKS OF 2024From one of the world’s great science writers, a book that explores the deepest principles of evolutionary history. In this groundbreaking new approach to the evolution of all life, Richard Dawkins shows how the body, behaviour, and genes of every living creature can be read as a book – an archive of the worlds of its ancestors. A perfectly camouflaged desert lizard has a desiccated landscape of sand and stones ‘painted’ on its back.Its skin can be read as a description of ancient deserts in which its ancestors survived – and, before that, of the worlds of its more remote ancestors: a genetic book of the dead. But such descriptions are more than skin-deep. The fine chisels of Darwinian natural selection carve their way through the very warp and woof of the body, into every biochemical nook and corner, into every cell of every living creature.A zoologist of the future, presented with a hitherto-unknown animal, will be able to reconstruct the worlds that shaped its ancestors, to read its unique ‘book of the dead’. The book is filled with fascinating examples of the power of Darwinian natural selection to build exquisite perfection, paradoxically accompanied by what look like gross blunders. Along the way, Dawkins dismantles influential criticisms of the ‘gene’s-eye-view’ of life.And, to end with a provocative sting in the tail, the author asks there is a sense in which all our ‘own’ genes can be seen as a gigantic colony of cooperating viruses?From the author of The Selfish Gene and The Ancestor’s Tale comes a revolutionary, richly illustrated book that unlocks the door to an ancient past, seen through wholly new eyes.

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The wonderful long-awaited second novel from Pam Smy, the celebrated author and illustrator of Thornhill.Covering themes of families, childhood, domestic violence, being separated and reunited, this is an important and beautifully illustrated book for middle grade readers right up to adults.⠘The Hideaway by Pam Smy is a work of art. Smy is the genius writer and illustrator of the stunning Thornhill. Smy takes children⠙s books to another level. Highly recommend.⠙ - David WalliamsThe wonderful long-awaited second novel from Pam Smy, celebrated author and illustrator of Thornhill.The Hideaway tells the story of a boy, Billy McKenna, who runs away from a difficult situation at home and takes refuge in an overgrown graveyard. While hiding there he meets an elderly man who is tending the graves in preparation for a day in November when something magical is set to happen.The book is written in two alternating narratives, both different aspects of the same story. One thread tells of Billy s experience of hiding away in the graveyard, his mixed-up feelings and emotions, and the supernatural events he eventually witnesses. The other tells of his mother s situation at home and the police search for Billy. Covering themes of family, childhood, separation and reunion, domestic violence and doing the right thing, this is an important and beautiful book for middle grade readers right up to adults.Billy s story is illustrated throughout with tonal and textured black and white drawings, until the event on All Souls Eve, when the text gives way to a series of double page images of the supernatural happening.The Hideaway is a compelling, exciting and emotional story that will stay with you long after you finish the last page.

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