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From the author of FOE, now a major motion picture starring Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal Penny, an artist, has lived in the same apartment for decades, surrounded by the artifacts and keepsakes of her long life. She is resigned to the mundane rituals of old age, until things start to slip. Before her longtime partner passed away years earlier, provisions were made, unbeknownst to her, for a room in a unique long-term care residence, where Penny finds herself after one too many “incidents.” Initially, surrounded by peers, conversing, eating, sleeping, looking out at the beautiful woods that surround the house, all is well. She even begins to paint again. But as the days start to blur together, Penny – with a growing sense of unrest and distrust – starts to lose her grip on the passage of time and on her place in the world. Is she succumbing to the subtly destructive effects of aging, or is she an unknowing participant in something more unsettling?At once compassionate and uncanny, told in spare, hypnotic prose, Iain Reid’s genre-defying third novel explores questions of conformity, art, productivity, relationships, and what, ultimately, it means to grow old.‘I loved this book and couldn #39;t put it down – a deeply gripping, surreal and wonderfully mysterious novel. Not only has Reid given us a brilliant page turner, but a profoundly moving meditation on life and art, death and infinity. Reid is a master’ Mona Awad, author 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl and All #39;s Well

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Penny, an artist, has lived in the same apartment for decades, surrounded by the artifacts and keepsakes of her long life. She is resigned to the mundane rituals of old age, until things start to slip. Before her longtime partner passed away years earlier, provisions were made, unbeknownst to her, for a room in a unique long-term care residence, where Penny finds herself after one too many “incidents.” Initially, surrounded by peers, conversing, eating, sleeping, looking out at the beautiful woods that surround the house, all is well. She even begins to paint again. But as the days start to blur together, Penny – with a growing sense of unrest and distrust – starts to lose her grip on the passage of time and on her place in the world. Is she succumbing to the subtly destructive effects of aging, or is she an unknowing participant in something more unsettling?At once compassionate and uncanny, told in spare, hypnotic prose, Iain Reid’s genre-defying third novel explores questions of conformity, art, productivity, relationships, and what, ultimately, it means to grow old.‘I loved this book and couldn #39;t put it down – a deeply gripping, surreal and wonderfully mysterious novel. Not only has Reid given us a brilliant page turner, but a profoundly moving meditation on life and art, death and infinity. Reid is a master’ Mona Awad, author 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl and All #39;s Well

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#39;Reads like a house on fire #39; - the extraordinary new novel by Iain Reid, the acclaimed author of I’m Thinking of Ending Things You think you know everything about your life. Long-married couple Junior and Henrietta live a quiet, solitary life on their farm, where they work at the local feed mill and raise chickens. Their lives are simple, straightforward, uncomplicated.Until everything you think you know collapses. Until the day a stranger arrives at their door with alarming news: Junior has been chosen to take an extraordinary journey, a journey across both time and distance, while Hen remains at home. Junior will be gone for years. But Hen won #39;t be left alone.Who can you trust if you can #39;t even trust yourself? As the time for his departure draws nearer, Junior finds himself questioning everything about his life - even whether it #39;s really his life at all. An eerily entrancing page-turner, Foe churns with unease and suspense from the first words to its shocking finale. Perfect for fans of Humans, Westworld and Black Mirror, Foe is a book you will never forget.*** Praise for FOE *** ‘I couldn’t put it down. It infected my dreams. A creepy and brilliant book’ Zoe Whittall, author of The Best Kind of People #39;The narrative is so eerie and disturbing… fuelling the reader’s unease; Reid pulls off a wonderful twist in the tail’ Guardian ‘From the opening page, you’ll have an uneasy feeling as you settle into Iain Reid’s brilliant new novel.. A masterful and breathtakingly unique read. I can’t stop thinking about it ‘ Amy Stuart, author of Still Mine and Still Water ‘Spare, consuming, unforgettable. Foe is a dark arrow from a truly original mind. Page by eerie page, Iain Reid pulls the unknown world out from under you, and leaves you trapped inside a marriage’s most haunting question: can I be replaced? This is a book that seeps into your bloodstream – and crowns Iain Reid the king of deadpan, philosophical horror’ Claudia Dey, author of Heartbreaker ‘Movie producers are simply confirming what the literary community already knows: Iain Reid just might be the most exciting and excitingly unclassifiable author working in Canadian fiction today’ - The Globe and Mail (Canada)‘Foe reads like a house on fire, and is almost impossible not to finish in one sitting...an otherworldly hothouse of introversion and fantasy’ – The Toronto Star

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Part memoir, part manifesto, part history, We Are What We Read is not just about how education can place you back on the right side of the tracks. It is also a rallying cry for the importance of literature in a world where the arts are being squeezed out at every level and where book bans in schools and libraries have surged to record highs.

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The works of Iain M. Banks have forever changed the face of modern science fiction. With breathtaking imagination and extraordinary storytelling, they have secured his reputation as one of the most extraordinary and influential writers in the genre. Banks is a phenomenon William Gibson The State of the Art is the only collection of Iain M. Banks s short ­fiction and includes the acclaimed Culture novella of the same name.From science ­fiction to horror, dark fantasy to twisted comedy, all eight stories bear the inde­finable stamp of Banks s staggering talent.Praise for the novels of Iain M. Banks: Epic in scope, ambitious in its ideas and absorbing in its execution Independent on Sunday Banks has created one of the most enduring and endearing visions of the future Guardian Jam-packed with extraordinary invention Scotsman Compulsive reading Sunday Telegraph The novels of Iain M. Banks: The Culture seriesConsider PhlebasThe Player of GamesUse of WeaponsExcessionInversionsLook to WindwardMatterSurface DetailThe Hydrogen SonataThe State of the ArtOther books by Iain M. BanksAgainst a Dark BackgroundFeersum EndjinnThe AlgebraistAlso now available: The Culture: The Drawings - an extraordinary collection of original illustrations faithfully reproduced from sketchbooks Banks kept in the 1970s and 80s, depicting the ships, habitats, geography, weapons and language of Banks Culture series of novels in incredible detail.

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**IAIN DALE S LATEST COLLECTION OF ESSAYS: AVAILABLE TO BUY NOW** Praise for Iain Dale: Riveting and enlightening. A history lesson via a novel route. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Really enjoying reading this book. It is easy to dip in and out and each chapter is well written. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Illuminating yet balanced ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Were the signs that Putin is a ruthless dictator there all along? How should we deal with President Xi of China? Given the world seems to be moving more and more towards authoritarian rule, this is the right moment to seek warnings, and lessons, from history. In The Dictators, Iain Dale brings together 64 essays by historians, academics, journalists and politicians about elected and unelected dictators, wartime and peacetime dictators, those driven by ideology and those with a reputation for sheer brutality. How did these tyrants, autocrats and despots seize power - and how did they exercise it? And how did they lose it? Very few dictators die peacefully in their own beds, after all. Only by examining these figures from the 6th century BC to the present, from ancient Greece to present day Saudi Arabia, do patterns start to emerge. We can see the shared character traits, the common conditions, the patterns of behaviour that have enabled dictators to seize power - time and time again. The Dictators is acutely relevant to world politics today: it is indeed a warning from history. Will we take heed? Or will history, in fact, teach us that history teaches us nothing?

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***THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER*** Tipped to be this summer s biggest read SUNDAY TIMES A richly drawn page-turner OBSERVER Quite possibly our favourite TJR novel yet COSMOPOLITAN I absolutely adored this BRYONY GORDON A breathtaking, quietly staggering tale of female empowerment, desire, and our place in the universe HEAT Unputdownable GRAZIAREADERS ARE SAYING... So emotional by the end that I could hardly speak - Reader Review, 5***** Melted my heart by the end - Reader Review, 5***** Taylor Jenkins Reid is the master of a really great love story - Reader Review, 5***** Taylor Jenkins Reid s best book yet - Reader Review, 5*****An epic novel set against the backdrop of the 1980s space shuttle program about the extraordinary lengths we go to live and love beyond our limits. In the summer of 1980, astrophysics professor Joan Goodwin begins training to be an astronaut at Houstonâ ™s Johnson Space Center, alongside an exceptional group of fellow candidates: Top Gun pilot Hank Redmond; mission specialists John Griffin and Lydia Danes; warmhearted Donna Fitzgerald; and Vanessa Ford, the magnetic and mysterious aeronautical engineer. As the new astronauts prepare for their first flights, Joan finds a passion and a love she never imagined and begins to question everything she believes about her place in the observable universe. Then, in December of 1984, on mission STS-LR9, everything changes in an instant. Atmosphere is Taylor Jenkins Reid at her best: transporting readers to iconic times and places, creating complex protagonists, and telling a passionate and soaring story about the transformative power of love â “ this time among the stars. Is there a popular fiction writer alive who conveys falling in love better than Taylor Jenkins Reid? DAILY MAIL Packs a hefty emotional punch MAIL ON SUNDAY Thrilling ... heartbreaking ... uplifting. Taylor Jenkins Reid s novel Atmosphere is the fast-paced, emotionally-charged story of one ambitious young woman, finding both her voice and her passion ... I loved it KRISTIN HANNAH, author of The Women NASA? Space missions? The 80s? This is a collection of all the things I love. Great story, excellent research and accuracy, and a thrilling conclusion. ANDY WEIR, author of Project Hail Mary and The Martian

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Once upon a time, there lived a happy family called the Maitlands. Iain, the father, was a writer. Tracey, the mother, worked at a nearby school. They had three bright and charming children, Michael, Sophie and Adam. It looked like the perfect family life. Until October 2012, when Iain received a message. Michael had been taken to hospital. Years of depression, anxiety and anorexia had taken their toll, and he had pneumonia and a collapsed lung. The doctors weren t sure if he would make it.Told with humour and frankness through Michael s diary entries and Iain s own reflections, Out of the Madhouse charts Michael s journey to recovery from entering the Priory and returning home, to becoming a mental health ambassador for young people. Sharing tips and techniques that have helped them and others to self-manage, this is an essential resource for anyone experiencing depression, anxiety, OCD and similar issues.

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The novels of Iain M. Banks have forever changed the face of modern science fiction. With breathtaking imagination and extraordinary storytelling, they have secured his reputation as one of the most extraordinary and influential writers in the genre. Banks is a phenomenon William Gibson Count Sessine is about to die for the very last time . . .Chief Scientist Gad­fium is about to receive the mysterious message she has been awaiting from the Plain of Sliding Stones . . .Bascule the Teller, in search of an ant, is about to enter the chaos of the crypt . . .This is the time of the encroachment and everything is about to change. Although the dimming sun still shines on the vast, towering walls of Serehfa Fastness, the end is close at hand. The King knows it, his closest advisers know it, and the crypt knows it too; so an emissary has been sent - an emissary who holds the key to all their futures.Praise for the novels of Iain M. Banks: Epic in scope, ambitious in its ideas and absorbing in its execution Independent on Sunday Banks has created one of the most enduring and endearing visions of the future Guardian Jam-packed with extraordinary invention Scotsman Compulsive reading Sunday Telegraph Books by Iain M. Banks:Consider PhlebasThe Player of GamesUse of WeaponsExcessionInversionsLook to WindwardMatterSurface DetailThe Hydrogen SonataThe State of the ArtAgainst a Dark BackgroundFeersum EndjinnThe AlgebraistAlso now available: The Culture: The Drawings - an extraordinary collection of original illustrations faithfully reproduced from sketchbooks Banks kept in the 1970s and 80s, depicting the ships, habitats, geography, weapons and language of Banks Culture series of novels in incredible detail.

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The aftermath of their first discovery pulls Effy and Preston on a final adventure and brings their haunting love story to its end in this stunning sequel and final book in the duology. RETURN TO THE DREAMLIKE WORLD OF THE INSTANTLY BESTSELLING DARK ACADEMIA FANTASY A STUDY IN DROWNING_________All stories come to an end. An academic treat, gowned in gothic darkness Daily MailReid is a singular, extraordinary talent Sasha Peyton Smith, The Rose Bargian We ve been counting down the days until we can find ourselves reunited with Effy and Preston CosmopolitanEffy learned that when she defeated the Fairy King. Even though she may never know exactly what happened at Hiraeth, she is free of her nightmares and is able to pen a thesis with Preston on the beloved national fairytale Angharad. She has finally earned a spot at the literature college, making her the first woman in history to enroll. But some dreams are dangerous, especially when they come true. The entire university - and soon the entire nation - is waiting for her to fail. With the Fairy King defeated and Myrddin s legacy exposed, Effy can no longer escape into fantasy. Who is she without her stories?With Effy under threat, Preston is surprised to discover a rage simmering inside him, ringing in his ears like bells. He begins to dream of a palace under the sea, a world where he is king - visions that start to follow him even in waking. As the war between Llyr and Argant explodes, Effy and Preston find themselves caught in the crossfire: Effy losing her dreams and Preston losing himself in his. Are dreams ever truly just dreams?__________PRAISE FOR A STUDY IN DROWNING A love letter to stories - and to everyone silenced of forgotten in their retelling. ALLISON SAFT As merciless as a rising tide and as beguiling as a fairy s bargain. MELISSA ALBERT A spell-binding mix of magic, myth and mystery. RORY POWER Darkly romantic and unsettlingly eerie ERIN. A CRAIG Lyrical, incisive, and tragically beautiful, this book will haunt your dreams. VAISHNAVI PATEL Reid is a singular, extraordinary talent. SASHA PEYTON-SMITH I could read this book again and again - absolute perfection. COURTNEY GOULD Incandescent, tender, and fierce. This is a story that lingers, long after the last word. REBECCA ROSSREADERS ABSOLUTELY ADORE A STUDY IN DROWNING... ***** â ˜I was enraptured from the first few chaptersâ ™***** â ˜haunting and atmosphericâ ™***** â ˜Ava Reid has a magical way with wordsâ ™***** â ˜There is something about the way Reid creates an atmosphere that I find completely immersiveâ ™***** â ˜This book is truly mesmerisingâ ™***** â ˜Beautifully writtenâ ™***** â ˜I will read ANYTHING that Ava Reid writesâ ™***** â ˜Ava Reidâ ™s writing is extraordinary and beautifulâ ™ 5****** â ˜Prepare to be drawn into the most thrilling, dark, subversive world imaginable.â ™***** â ˜My mind is blown away and my heart is full to the brimâ ™

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A dense narrative and a wealth of examples Literary Review Reid-Henry narrates this story with elegance and gusto Washington Post [Reid-Henry] conveys an important message: Individual political action must become accountable to society s interests Kirkus Reid-Henry s scholarship is impressive, gathering a wide range of historical anecdotes and referencing a diverse set of thinkers Publishers Weekly The first panoramic history of the Western world from the 1970s to the present day: Empire of Democracy is the story for those asking how we got to where we are.In this epic narrative of the events that have shaped our own times, Simon Reid-Henry shows how liberal democracy, and Western history with it, was profoundly re-imagined when the postwar Golden Age ended. As the institutions of liberal rule were reinvented, a new generation of politicians emerged: Thatcher, Reagan, Mitterrand, Kohl. The late twentieth-century heyday they oversaw carried the Western democracies triumphantly to victory in the C old War and into the economic boom of the 1990s. But equally it led them into the fiasco of Iraq, to the high drama of the financial crisis in 2007/8, and ultimately to the anti-liberal surge of our own times.The present crisis of liberalism enjoins us to revisit these as yet unscripted decades. The era we have all been living through is closing out, democracy is turning on its axis once again. As this panoramic history poignantly reminds us, the choices we make going forward require us first to come to terms with where we have been.

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The novels of Iain M. Banks have forever changed the face of modern science fiction. His Culture books combine breathtaking imagination with exceptional storytelling, and have secured his reputation as one of the most extraordinary and influential writers in the genre. Banks is a phenomenon William Gibson The Culture - a utopian human-machine symbiotic society - has thrown up many expert Game Players, and one of the greatest is Jernau Morat Gurgeh. He is Master of every board, computer and strategy - he is The Player of Games.Bored with success, Gurgeh travels to the cruel and incredibly wealthy Empire of Azad to try their infamous game . . . a game so complex, so like life itself, that the winner becomes emperor. Mocked, blackmailed, almost murdered, Gurgeh plays the game, and faces the challenge of his life - and very possibly his death. Praise for the Culture series: Epic in scope, ambitious in its ideas and absorbing in its execution Independent on Sunday Banks has created one of the most enduring and endearing visions of the future Guardian Banks s sci-fi, at its best, is staggeringly inventive, beautifully written, dramatic and often very funny. His stories are packed with ideas, warships with minds very much of their own, alien races, charismatic drones and intergalactic politics New Scientist Jam-packed with extraordinary invention Scotsman Compulsive reading Sunday TelegraphThe Culture series:Consider PhlebasThe Player of GamesUse of WeaponsExcessionInversionsLook to WindwardMatterSurface DetailThe Hydrogen SonataThe State of the ArtOther books by Iain M. Banks:Against a Dark BackgroundFeersum EndjinnThe AlgebraistAlso now available: The Culture: The Drawings - an extraordinary collection of original illustrations faithfully reproduced from sketchbooks Banks kept in the 1970s and 80s, depicting the ships, habitats, geography, weapons and language of Banks Culture series of novels in incredible detail.

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A compelling account of a compulsory subject ... A masterpiece of compression and readability Daniel Finkelstein A deft, clear-eyed summary of Thatcher s life Rory Stewart Iain Dale introduces Margaret Thatcher to a new generation and intelligently explodes some of the myths about her Simon HefferMargaret Thatcher was a woman of tremendous paradoxes: a conviction politician who was also a pragmatist; someone who delighted in her tough reputation, yet could also be emotional, and even tearful, when confronted by personal or national tragedy. Her reputation as a cabinet leader was one of being quasi-dictatorial, yet she left her ministers to get on with their jobs â “ far more than any of her successors ever have. She was known as a classical laissez faire liberal, yet she started out as a social conservative, and wasnâ ™t averse to state intervention when she felt it was warranted. Iain Daleâ ™s sparkling short biography of Margaret Thatcher brings her to life in all her paradoxes and contradictions, and shows how her election in 1979 really was a turning point in British history. Dubbed the â ˜Iron Ladyâ ™ by the Soviets, she was one of the few recent prime ministers to burnish an international reputation, fighting the Falklands war, playing a leading role in defeating Communism and winning the Cold War, and through her battles with the European Economic Community. Domestically, she ushered in a period of forty years of consensus on the limited role of the state, an industrial relations settlement and the dominance of the private sector in the economy â “ a settlement that is only now being seriously questioned. A little over a decade after her death, Margaret Thatcher introduces her to new generations of readers who may not remember her premiership, but who are living with its consequences.

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Hackney, that Rose-Red Empire is Iain Sinclair s foray into one of London s most fascinating boroughs As detailed and as complex as a historical map, taking the reader hither and thither with no care as to which might be the most direct route ObserverHackney, That Rose-Red Empire is Iain Sinclair s personal record of his north-east London home in which he has lived for forty years. It is a documentary fiction, seeking to capture the spirit of place, before Hackney succumbs to mendacious green papers, eco boasts, sponsored public art and the Olympic Park gnawing at its edges. It is a message in a bottle, chucked into the flood of the future. An explosion of literary fireworks Peter Ackroyd, The Times Gloriously sprawling, wonderfully congested, one of the finest books about London in recent decades Daily Telegraph Sinclair adopts the roles of pedestrian, pilgrim and poet, magnificently illuminating the borough s historical and spiritual life The Times Remarkable, compelling, bristles with unexpected, frequently lurid life. On Sinclair s territory there s nobody to touch him . . . a gonzo Samuel Pepys Sunday TimesIain Sinclair is the author of Downriver (winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the Encore Award); Landor s Tower; White Chappell, Scarlet Tracings; Lights Out for the Territory; Lud Heat; Rodinsky s Room (with Rachel Lichtenstein); Radon Daughters; London Orbital, Dining on Stones, Hackney, that Rose-Red Empire and Ghost Milk. He is also the editor of London: City of Disappearances.

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The novels of Iain M. Banks have forever changed the face of modern science fiction. His Culture books combine breathtaking imagination with exceptional storytelling, and have secured his reputation as one of the most extraordinary and influential writers in the genre. Banks is a phenomenon William Gibson It was one of the less glorious incidents of a long-ago war.It led to atrocities on an extraordinary scale. To the destruction of two suns and the billions of lives they supported.Now, eight hundred years later, the light from the first of those doomed stars has reached the Culture Orbital, Masaq , bathing its ­fifty billion inhabitants in the rays of their society s ancient mistake.Amongst them is Major Quilan, sent on a mission so secret that not even he knows what it is, and determined to exact his revenge against the Culture at any cost.Praise for the Culture series: Epic in scope, ambitious in its ideas and absorbing in its execution Independent on Sunday Banks has created one of the most enduring and endearing visions of the future Guardian Jam-packed with extraordinary invention Scotsman Compulsive reading Sunday Telegraph The Culture series:Consider PhlebasThe Player of GamesUse of WeaponsExcessionInversionsLook to WindwardMatterSurface DetailThe Hydrogen SonataThe State of the ArtOther books by Iain M. Banks:Against a Dark BackgroundFeersum EndjinnThe AlgebraistAlso now available: The Culture: The Drawings - an extraordinary collection of original illustrations faithfully reproduced from sketchbooks Banks kept in the 1970s and 80s, depicting the ships, habitats, geography, weapons and language of Banks Culture series of novels in incredible detail.

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The novels of Iain M. Banks have forever changed the face of modern science fiction. His Culture books combine breathtaking imagination with exceptional storytelling, and have secured his reputation as one of the most extraordinary and influential writers in the genre. Banks is a phenomenon William Gibson The man known as Zakalwe was one of Special Circumstances foremost agents, changing the destiny of planets to suit the Culture through intrigue, dirty tricks or military action.Though the woman known as Diziet Sma had plucked him from obscurity and aided his stratospheric rise, she did not know him as well as she thought.The drone Ska­ffen-Amtiskaw thought it knew both of these people. It had once saved the woman s life by massacring her attackers, and it believed the man to be a burnt-out wreck - but not even its superlative machine-intelligence could see the horrors in his past. Praise for the Culture series: Epic in scope, ambitious in its ideas and absorbing in its execution Independent on Sunday Banks has created one of the most enduring and endearing visions of the future Guardian Banks s sci-fi, at its best, is staggeringly inventive, beautifully written, dramatic and often very funny. His stories are packed with ideas, warships with minds very much of their own, alien races, charismatic drones and intergalactic politics New Scientist Jam-packed with extraordinary invention Scotsman Compulsive reading Sunday Telegraph The Culture series: Consider Phlebas The Player of Games Use of Weapons Excession Inversions Look to Windward Matter Surface Detail The Hydrogen SonataThe State of the Art Other books by Iain M. Banks: Against a Dark Background Feersum Endjinn The Algebraist Also now available: The Culture: The Drawings - an extraordinary collection of original illustrations faithfully reproduced from sketchbooks Banks kept in the 1970s and 80s, depicting the ships, habitats, geography, weapons and language of Banks Culture series of novels in incredible detail.

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The novels of Iain M. Banks have forever changed the face of modern science fiction. His Culture books combine breathtaking imagination with exceptional storytelling, and have secured his reputation as one of the most extraordinary and influential writers in the genre. Banks is a phenomenon William Gibson The War in Heaven , a simulated war game, rages between civilisations. Its virtual battles have been fought for decades, and the victors will decide the fate of the digital Hells - torturous artificial afterlives with horrors beyond imagination.In the Sichultian Enablement, Y breq is one of the Intagliated, her marked body bearing witness to a family shame, her life belonging to a man whose lust for power is without limit.As the virtual war threatens to spill into the Real, Y breq is willing to risk everything for her freedom - but she ll need the Culture, and its help comes at a price. The Culture is going to war with death itself.Praise for the Culture series: Epic in scope, ambitious in its ideas and absorbing in its execution Independent on Sunday Banks has created one of the most enduring and endearing visions of the future Guardian Jam-packed with extraordinary invention Scotsman Compulsive reading Sunday Telegraph The Culture series:Consider PhlebasThe Player of GamesUse of WeaponsExcessionInversionsLook to WindwardMatterSurface DetailThe Hydrogen SonataThe State of the ArtOther books by Iain M. Banks:Against a Dark BackgroundFeersum EndjinnThe AlgebraistAlso now available: The Culture: The Drawings - an extraordinary collection of original illustrations faithfully reproduced from sketchbooks Banks kept in the 1970s and 80s, depicting the ships, habitats, geography, weapons and language of Banks Culture series of novels in incredible detail.

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The novels of Iain M. Banks have forever changed the face of modern science fiction. His Culture books combine breathtaking imagination with exceptional storytelling, and have secured his reputation as one of the most extraordinary and influential writers in the genre. Banks is a phenomenon William Gibson The intricate structure of a Shellworld - an arti­ficial planet of spheres-within-spheres - is matched only by the machinations of its inhabitants.On the eighth sphere of Sursamen, a man witnesses the murder of his father and flees, searching for the one - maybe two - people who could clear his name. For his brother, this means a life lived under constant threat of treachery, while for their sister, Djan Seriy Anaplian, it means returning to a place she d thought abandoned forever.Anaplian is not who she once was. She has become an agent of the Culture s Special Circumstances section, charged with high-level interference in civilisations throughout the greater galaxy.Concealing her new identity - and her particular set of abilities - might be a dangerous strategy. In the world to which she returns, nothing is quite as it seems; and determining the appropriate level of interference in someone else s war is never a simple matter.Praise for the Culture series: Epic in scope, ambitious in its ideas and absorbing in its execution Independent on Sunday Banks has created one of the most enduring and endearing visions of the future Guardian Jam-packed with extraordinary invention Scotsman Compulsive reading Sunday Telegraph The Culture series:Consider PhlebasThe Player of GamesUse of WeaponsExcessionInversionsLook to WindwardMatterSurface DetailThe Hydrogen SonataThe State of the ArtOther books by Iain M. Banks:Against a Dark BackgroundFeersum EndjinnThe AlgebraistAlso now available: The Culture: The Drawings - an extraordinary collection of original illustrations faithfully reproduced from sketchbooks Banks kept in the 1970s and 80s, depicting the ships, habitats, geography, weapons and language of Banks Culture series of novels in incredible detail.

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**Winner of the 2020 PARLIAMENTARY BOOK AWARDS for Best Political Book by a Non-Parliamentarian**A Times Political Book of the Year An entertaining, thorough and informative canter through the characters and stories of prime ministers past. - New Statesman A wealth of enjoyable insights into three centuries of Westminster politics... It is a most elegant hardback volume, with a gilded cover that looks a little like the famous front door of No. 10 itself; the ideal Christmas gift. - Joyce McMillan, The Scotsman This is a timely study of UK Prime Ministers and Iain Dale has done the subject a great service with this measured and thoughtful labour of love which offers a fascinating set of insights into the history of Britain, politics, the role of Prime Minister, and elite and establishment power... a superb guide to the times we have lived through and are living in. - Gerry Hassan, Scottish ReviewIt has almost been 300 years since Sir Robert Walpole arguably became the first holder of the office of Prime Minister in 1721 - an office which today is under scrutiny like never before. The Prime Ministers, edited by leading political commentator Iain Dale, brings to life all 55 of Britain s First Among Equals with an essay for each office holder, written by key figures in British politics. From the obscure 18th-century figures like the Earl of Shelburne to 20th-century titans like Churchill and Thatcher, this book provides a much-needed reminder about their motivations, failures and achievements.

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Iain Matthews â “ A Peopleâ ™s History is an oral history of one of Britainâ ™s leading singer-songwriters. One of the founding members of folk-rock pioneers Fairport Convention, Iain left the band in 1969 to further a career in music that now spans almost 60 years.

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Iain Sinclair explores modern London through a day s hike around the London Overground route.The completion of the full circle of London Overground provides Iain Sinclair with a new path to walk the shifting territory of the capital. With thirty-three stations and thirty-five miles to tramp - plus inevitable and unforeseen detours and false steps - he embarks on a marathon circumnavigation at street level, tracking the necklace of garages, fish farms, bakeries, convenience cafés, cycle repair shops and Minder lock-ups which enclose inner London. He is incapable of writing a dull paragraph Scotland on Sunday Sinclair breathes wondrous life into monstrous man-made landscapes Times Literary Supplement If you are drawn to English that doesn t just sing, but sings the blues and does scat and rocks the joint, try Sinclair. His sentences deliver a rush like no one else s Washington Post

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***NEW NOVEL ATMOSPHERE COMING JUNE 2025 â “ PREORDER NOW***From the bestselling author of MALIBU RISING, DAISY JONES THE SIX and THE SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGO It made me cry twice, and when I finished reading, I had to sit for a minute with the hole it left in my chest . . . just order it EMILY HENRY A crowd-pleaser. Taylor Jenkins Reid captures all the sweat, rivalry and glamour of elite sport THE TIMES Jenkins Reid has written yet another page turner . . . [it] will have you hooked INDEPENDENTCarrie Soto is the greatest player the world has ever seen.But six years after her last match, she watches a young British tennis player steal her world record - and Carrie knows she has to go back and reclaim her rightful place at the top. Even if the world doesn t believe in her. Even if it almost breaks her.This is a story about the cost of greatness and the burden of fame.The fight for a place in history is about to begin . . . It artfully combines the heady glamour of elite sport with questions about what happens when we find ourselves winning professionally, but losing personally STYLIST One of my favourite authors ever . . . I don t think I ve ever felt so strongly about an author FEARNE COTTON A portrait of female ambition in all its raw and divine glory, Carrie Soto will stay with you long after the last page is turned ERIN KELLYTaylor Jenkins-Reid, Sunday Times bestseller, April 2023

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Elektronická kniha - romantická. Kdo je Reid Matthews? Během dospívání se nad jeho budoucností vznášel stín záznamu z vězení a jeho život se stal nekonečnou smyčkou samoty. Dokud nedostal druhou šanci a nezačal mu nový život. - ze série Vested Interest, autor Melanie Moreland, 320 stran, česky Muže z BAM už znáte.Pojďte poznat rebela.Kdo je Reid Matthews?Dítě, opuštěné a nemilované.Napospas osudu ponechaný a opovrhovaný teenager, který své vynikající technologické znalosti používal ze špatných úmyslů.Během dospívání se nad jeho budoucností vznášel stín záznamu z vězení, a jeho život se stal nekonečnou smyčkou samoty.Dokud nedostal druhou šanci a nezačal nový život. nbsp;Dokud se na obzoru neobjevila kariéra, o které se mu mohlo jenom zdát a dokud nebyl obklopen lidmi, kteří mu dokázali, že rodina a domov nejsou jen slova.Dokud mu jedna dívka neukázala ten nejlepší a nejsložitější kód, jaký kdy mohl napsat.Lásku.Napsali o knize,, Součástí toho, že někoho...

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Kniha - romantická. Kdo je Reid Matthews? Během dospívání se nad jeho budoucností vznášel stín záznamu z vězení a jeho život se stal nekonečnou smyčkou samoty. Dokud nedostal druhou šanci a nezačal mu nový život. 4. díl ze série Vested Interest, - autor Melanie Moreland, 280 stran, česky, Pevná s přebalem lesklá Muže z BAM už znáte.Pojďte poznat rebela.Kdo je Reid Matthews?Dítě, opuštěné a nemilované.Napospas osudu ponechaný a opovrhovaný teenager, který své vynikající technologické znalosti používal ze špatných úmyslů.Během dospívání se nad jeho budoucností vznášel stín záznamu z vězení, a jeho život se stal nekonečnou smyčkou samoty.Dokud nedostal druhou šanci a nezačal nový život. nbsp;Dokud se na obzoru neobjevila kariéra, o které se mu mohlo jenom zdát a dokud nebyl obklopen lidmi, kteří mu dokázali, že rodina a domov nejsou jen slova.Dokud mu jedna dívka neukázala ten nejlepší a nejsložitější kód, jaký kdy mohl napsat.Lásku.Napsali o knize,, Součástí...

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People are increasingly looking to alternatives to Western medicine and here is a practical self-help guide to a balanced and positive lifestyle. Tao, the most ancient and fundamental element in the world s oldest civilisation, is as relevant to today s world as to classical China. For the contemporary reader, this accessible book is the first to explore, in the light of the findings of modern Western science, the balanced and holistic system of health care used by Chinese physicians, martial artists and meditators for over 5,000 years. Exploring the ancient teachings of characters such as The Yellow Emperor and The Plain Girl, Daniel Reid lights the path to sexual fulfilment. The instructions of the Way of Yin and Yang serve as signposts along the winding road to a woman s orgasm, and - says the author - every man should learn to read them. In The Tao of Health, Sex and Longevity, Daniel Reid has combined his personal experience with original research and in an accessible, informed and often anecdotal style he presents the issues and answers of practical concern to a Western audience. The book covers every aspect of health with concise information on diet and nutrition, fasting, breathing and exercise, medicine, meditation and sexual yoga.

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FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF LADY MACBETH AND A STUDY IN DROWNING There s one thing about Ava Reid; she doesn t miss. Sasha Peyton Smith You ll start saving space on your shelf for Ava Reid. Kendare Blake---------The Last of Us meets The Ballad of Songbirds Snakes in this stand-alone dystopian romance about survival, sacrifice, and love that risks everything.By encouraging massive accumulations of debt from its underclass, a single corporation, Caerus, controls all aspects of society.Inesa lives with her brother in a half-sunken town where they scrape by running a taxidermy shop. Unbeknownst to Inesa, their cruel and indolent mother has accrued an enormous debt⠔enough to qualify one of her children for Caerus⠙s livestreamed assassination spectacle: the Lamb⠙s Gauntlet.Melinoë is a Caerus assassin, trained to track and kill the sacrificial Lambs. The product of neural reconditioning and physiological alteration, she is a living weapon, known for her cold brutality and deadly beauty. She has never failed to assassinate one of her marks.When Inesa learns that her mother has offered her as a sacrifice, at first she despairs⠔the Gauntlet is always a bloodbath for the impoverished debtors. But she⠙s had years of practice surviving in the apocalyptic wastes, and with the help of her hunter brother, she might stand a chance of staying alive.For Melinoë, this is a game she can⠙t afford to lose. Despite her reputation for mercilessness, she is haunted by painful flashbacks. After her last Gauntlet, where she broke down on livestream, she desperately needs redemption.As Mel pursues Inesa across the wasteland, both girls begin to question everything: Inesa wonders if there⠙s more to life than survival, while Mel wonders if she⠙s capable of more than killing.And both wonder if, against all odds, they might be falling in love.

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A TELEGRAPH MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEARA ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE YEARAN UNCUT BOOK OF THE YEARA RESIDENT MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEARIn Never Understood, William Jim tell the story of The Jesus and Mary Chain - one of Britain s greatest guitar bands - for the very first time. A wildly funny and improbably moving chronicle of brotherly strife, feedback, riots, drug and alcohol addiction, eternal outsiders and extreme shyness - and a love letter to the Scottish working-class family - Never Understood is a bona-fide classic of rock n roll literature. Here is the story of the Reid brothers rollercoaster life. Scream if you want to go faster: they ll almost certainly oblige Ian Rankin Entertaining . . . fraught, funny and occasionally farcical The Scotsman

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RAF Grimsby and 100 Squadron s WWII efforts highlight Bomber Command s devastating impact and heavy losses, featuring firsthand accounts and rare photos.By the last year of the Second World War, the RAF’s Bomber Command had become a devastating military force. The peak of its operations came in March 1945 when the squadrons that fell under its command dropped the greatest weight of bombs for any month in the war. In the total of 364,514 operational sorties flown since September 1939, the men and machines of Bomber Command dropped a staggering 1,030,500 tons of bombs on targets in Germany and Occupied Europe. However, the success achieved by Bomber Command came a cost, with 8,325 aircraft lost in action and 55,573 airmen were killed.So vast was Bomber Command, that to tell its full story in any detail would be a huge task. In Lancasters at War, Ian Reid has set out to explore its successes and failures through the men and machines that operated from one airfield, namely RAF Grimsby, and one unit, 100 Squadron.Located in what is today referred to as ‘Bomber Country’, RAF Grimsby was developed from the site of a pre-war civilian flying club just outside the village of Waltham in North-East Lincolnshire. It entered service in 1941. As for 100 Squadron, its lineage stretches back to the 1917 and the days of the Royal Flying Corps.The wartime history of both RAF Grimsby and 100 Squadron provide a fascinating insight into the actions of the wider Bomber Command. From attacks on the Ruhr to the Battle of Berlin, and from supporting the D-Day landings to the campaign against Hitler’s V-weapons, all are explored by the author in this book. A series of aircraft profiles, each of which is supported by a mini-history of the Lancaster depicted, also helps focus the story on individual crews and their aircraft – a valuable resource to historians, enthusiasts and modelers alike.Forty years of research has resulted in Ian Reid drawing together a remarkable record of one part of Bomber Command’s wartime service. Packed full of first-hand accounts from aircrew, groundcrew and WAAFs, all of which are supported by many previously unpublished photographs, Lancaster at War is an important addition to the record of the Allies’ Strategic Bombing Offensive in the Second World War, as well as Bomber Command’s part in the defeat of the Third Reich.

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Instant New York Times and USA Today Bestseller. Tech visionary and co-founder of Manas AI Reid Hoffman shares his unique insider’s perspective on an AI-powered future, making the case for its potential to unlock a world of possibilities. An essential companion. — Fei-Fei Li An important read. —Bill Gates Brilliant mind. Compassionate heart. Bold ideas…Read this book!” —Van Jones Refreshingly optimistic and welcome perspective. — Ariana Huffington A fascinating and insightful book. —Yuval Noah Harari As taught at UPenn s Wharton and Stanford.Superagency offers a roadmap for using AI inclusively and adaptively to improve our lives and create positive change. While acknowledging challenges like disinformation and potential job changes, the book focuses on AI’s immense potential to increase individual agency and create better outcomes for society as a whole. Imagine AI tutors personalizing education for each child, researchers rapidly discovering cures for diseases like Alzheimer s and cancer, and AI advisors empowering people to navigate complex systems and achieve their goals. Hoffman and co-author, tech and culture writer Greg Beato envision a world where these possibilities, and many more, become a reality. Superagency challenges conventional fears, inviting us to view the future through a lens of opportunity, rather than fear. It’s a call to action – to embrace AI with excitement and actively shape a world where human ingenuity and the power of AI combine to create something extraordinary. Entrepreneur Reid Hoffman is a co-founder of LinkedIn, Inflection AI, and Manas AI. He is also host of the podcasts Possible and Masters of Scale.

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Šestnáctiletý Frank žije na skotském ostrově jen s otcem, vzpomíná na bratra Erika, který skončil v blázinci, a většinu času tráví podivnými rituály a stavbou hrubých zbraní, kterými zabíjí drobná zvířata. Jeho největším vynálezem je ale Vosí továrna, záhadný přístroj podobný bludišti, do něhož Frank vpouští vosy a z jejich pohybu věští věci budoucí.Nyní se duševně nevyrovnaný Erik vrací na ostrov a Frank se snaží proniknout do věčně zamknuté otcovy pracovny. Jak dopadne vzájemné střetnutí a jaká rodinná tajemství vyplavou na povrch? Vosí továrna je prvním románem, který Iain Banks napsal. Knize se dostalo velmi kontroverzního přijetí – kritici ji dílem vynesli do nebes, dílem strhali pro její násilnost a nemorálnost. Dodnes se však objevuje v žebříčcích nejlepších anglických románů a stala se moderní klasikou.

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Nový strhující pohled na dějiny berlínské zdi, především slavného hraničního přechodu Charlie, jenž se stal symbolem studené války, střetu o moc mezi Západem a Východem. V důkladně zdokumentovaném a přitom čtivém příběhu tohoto místa vystupují významné postavy světové politiky jako D. Eisenhower, J. V. Stalin, J. F. Kennedy, N. S. Chruščov, Mao Ce-tung, a další. Na přesvědčivosti mu dodává řada působivých svědectví získaných z rozhovorů s lidmi, kteří zeď stavěli a bourali, s dětmi, které ji překonaly, s příbuznými a přáteli, jejichž blízcí zahynuli při pokusu o průnik do západní zóny, s příslušníky vojenské policie a vojáky strážícími kontrolní stanoviště, s agenty CIA, MI6 a Stasi, kteří dohlíželi na přeshraniční akce. Tři desetiletí po pádu berlínské zdi nám tato kniha připomíná, kolik lidských osudů zasáhla a jaké to bylo žít v rozděleném světě. Povinná četba pro každého, kdo chce porozumět Evropě, jakou jsme zdědili. - Jon Snow, moderátor britského televizního kanálu Channel 4 New MacGregor vdechuje berlínské zdi nový život díky rozhovorům s lidmi, kteří ji stavěli, bránili či žili v jejím stínu. - Whashington Post Bohatá sbírka příběhů z Berlína v době studené války zachycuje zběsilou komplexitu tohoto města. - Observer Iain MacGregor se jako redaktor či editor věnuje literatuře faktu již více než pětadvacet let. Své bohaté zkušenosti zúročil i v knize o berlínském hraničním přechodu Checkpoint Charlie. Jeho otec sloužil s britskou armádou na Rýně v 50. letech a poté byl poslán na zotavenou do Západního Berlína. Sám MacGregor během studií v první polovině 80. let navštívil Pobaltí i Sovětský svaz, se zájmem sledoval dění v Berlíně v noci z 9. na 10. listopadu 1989, kdy padla berlínská teď. Později procestoval bývalé země Varšavské smlouvy a vrátil se i do Berlína, kde zavítal ke stále netknutému hraničnímu přechodu Charlie. Žije v Londýně s manželkou a dvěma dětmi. Checkpoint Charlie je jeho druhá kniha.

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A gothic horror story of quite exceptional quality Financial Times Two years after I killed Blyth I murdered my young brother Paul, for quite different reasons than I d disposed of Blyth, and then a year after that I did for my young cousin Esmerelda, more or less on a whim. That s my score to date. Three. I haven t killed anybody for years, and don t intend to ever again. It was just a stage I was going through. Enter - if you can bear it - the extraordinary private world of Frank, just sixteen, and unconventional, to say the least.Praise for Iain Banks: The most imaginative novelist of his generation The Times His verve and talent will always be recognised, and his work will always find and enthral new readers Ken MacLeod, Guardian His work was mordant, surreal, and fiercely intelligent Neil Gaiman An exceptional wordsmith Scotsman

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A pioneering exploration of the differences between the brain⠙s right and left hemispheres and their effects on society, history, and culture⠔⠜one of the few contemporary works deserving classic status⠝ (Nicholas Shakespeare, Times, UK)  ⠜Persuasively argues that our society is suffering from the consequences of an over-dominant left hemisphere losing touch with its natural regulative ⠘master⠙ the right. Brilliant and disturbing.⠝⠔Salley Vickers, a Guardian Best Book of the Year  ⠜I know of no better exposition of the current state of functional brain neuroscience.⠝⠔W. F. Bynum, Times Literary Supplement  Why is the brain divided? The difference between right and left hemispheres has been puzzled over for centuries. Drawing upon a vast body of brain research, the renowned psychiatrist, author, and thinker Iain McGilchrist reveals that the difference between the two sides is profound⠔two whole, coherent, but incompatible ways of experiencing the world. The detail-oriented left hemisphere prefers mechanisms to living things and is inclined to self-interest, while the right hemisphere has greater breadth, flexibility, and generosity.  In the second part of his book, McGilchrist takes the reader on a journey through the history of Western culture, illustrating the tension between these two worlds as revealed in the thought and belief of thinkers and artists from the ancient to the modern, from Aeschylus to Magritte. He ultimately argues that, despite its inferior grasp of reality, the left hemisphere is increasingly taking precedence in today⠙s world⠔with potentially disastrous consequences.

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Iain McGilchrist addresses some of the hardest questions humanity faces â “ Who are we? What is the world? How can we understand consciousness, matter, space and time? Following neurology, philosophy and physics, McGilchrist leads us to a vision of the world that is profound and beautiful â “ in line with the deepest traditions of human wisdom.

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The novels of Iain M. Banks have forever changed the face of modern science fiction. His Culture books combine breathtaking imagination with exceptional storytelling, and have secured his reputation as one of the most extraordinary and influential writers in the genre. Banks is a phenomenon William Gibson Two and a half millennia ago in a remote corner of space, beside a trillion-year-old dying sun from a different universe, the artifact appeared. It was a perfect black-body sphere, and it did nothing. Then it disappeared.Now it is back. Diplomat Genar-Hofoen of Special Circumstances is sent to investigate but, sidetracked by an old flame and the spoiled-brat operative Ulver Seich, and faced with the systematic depravities of a race who call themselves the A­ffront, it s anyone s guess whether he ll succeed . . .

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In Pariah Genius, literary giant Iain Sinclair follows in the footsteps of photographer John Deakin, whose chronicles of Soho life - and the world of Francis Bacon and his friends - have so influenced our perception of that generation s work. In this bold fictionalisation, Sinclair enters the underworld of Deakin s life and imagination, pursuing his subject across continents, in dive bars, and bedrooms. The result is an engrossing, utterly unique portrait of a man who some felt was a fallen angel, and others, the devil himself.

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2025 GOLF BOOK OF THE YEAR⠘Enthralling ⠦ unmissable⠙ ⠓ Golf News A superbly detailed account of an uprising in professional golf ⠓ Andrew Cotter A complete and compelling commentary as the sport greedily ripped itself apart - James Corrigan, golf correspondent of the Daily TelegraphGolf is at war. PGA vs. LIV. Establishment vs. upstart. This is the story of how golf was ripped apart.The battle for the future of professional golf has been blazing. The Saudi-backed organisation LIV Golf has struck at the very heart of the golfing establishment, setting up rival tournaments with enormous prize pots and pitting the game⠙s most famous players against each other. Led by legend Greg Norman, it has enticed the likes of Sergio García, Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood and Jon Rahm, parking its tanks on the manicured greens of the traditional game. Its tagline: Golf but louder.With LIV now in its season and little sign of the struggle abating, BBC Golf Correspondent Iain Carter delivers the fascinating ⠓ and ongoing ⠓ account of a sporting upheaval.Golf Wars spotlights the key players, both on the course and in the boardroom, exploring how the PGA Tour and other traditional organisations are fighting back. Carter covers every twist and turn, hearing from influential figures including Rory McIlroy, Jay Monahan, Greg Norman, Keith Pelley and Tiger Woods.Through expert and up-to-date analysis of all sides of this bitter conflict, Carter reveals how the saga is unfolding and what it means for golf⠙s future. Has the controversial Saudi Arabian state essentially bought the game? Is LIV just a sportwashing series of glitzy exhibition tournaments? Or is it a welcome challenge to the golfing hegemony and a long-awaited refresh of tired traditions?This epic tale of fierce internal warfare has shaken golf to its core and marks a seminal moment in sporting history.

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In Pariah Genius, literary giant Iain Sinclair follows in the footsteps of photographer John Deakin, whose chronicles of Soho life - and the world of Francis Bacon and his friends - have so influenced our perception of that generation s work. In this bold fictionalisation, Sinclair enters the underworld of Deakin s life and imagination, pursuing his subject across continents, in dive bars, and bedrooms. The result is an engrossing, utterly unique portrait of a man who some felt was a fallen angel, and others, the devil himself.

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In the long-awaited follow-up to his bestselling collection, The Truth of You, poet Iain Thomas explores the unseen forces that shape our inner experience.A collection of over 200 pieces of poetry and prose, The Secret of You focuses on the thoughts and feelings that we might not share and have trouble expressing, the things that we need to let go in order to heal. Â Enhanced by ink illustrations, ThomasÂ’s newest volume asks and answers vulnerable questions on themes of love, loss, identity, shame, and more.Â

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One of the best opening lines of any novel Guardian It was the day my grandmother exploded. I sat in the crematorium, listening to my Uncle Hamish quietly snoring in harmony to Bach s Mass in B Minor, and I reflected that it always seemed to be death that drew me back to Gallanach. Prentice McHoan has returned to the bosom of his complex but enduring Scottish family. Full of questions about the McHoan past, present and future, he is also deeply preoccupied: mainly with death, sex, drink, God and illegal substances...Praise for Iain Banks: The most imaginative novelist of his generation The Times His verve and talent will always be recognised, and his work will always find and enthral new readers Ken MacLeod, Guardian His work was mordant, surreal, and fiercely intelligent Neil Gaiman An exceptional wordsmith Scotsman

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Have you ever experienced conflict between what your head and your heart were telling you to do? Have you struggled to reach agreement with others when making a group decision, or regretted a major decision and had to live with the consequences? Have you ever found it difficult to be sure of Godâ ™s will in a particular situation? If so, youâ ™re in very good company.Everybody makes decisions â “ all the time. Are there â ˜5 simple stepsâ ™ to the right decision? No, there arenâ ™t. Should you stop thinking about it and â ˜just do somethingâ ™? No, you shouldnâ ™t. But could you expect God to share with you his will and purpose, giving you clues and directions in a way you can understand? Yes, you could. Iain Dunbar and Peter Wilkinson share their own decision-making history (even the dodgy stuff) and encourage you to look honestly at yours. Borrowing from the world of coaching, they help you evaluate your decision-making to date and develop new and better habits and practices with God at the centre.

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE CHARLES TYRWHITT SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2025 ⠓ GOLF BOOK OF THE YEAR⠘Enthralling ⠦ unmissable⠙ ⠓ Golf News A superbly detailed account of an uprising in professional golf ⠓ Andrew Cotter A complete and compelling commentary as the sport greedily ripped itself apart - James Corrigan, golf correspondent of the Daily TelegraphGolf is at war. PGA vs. LIV. Establishment vs. upstart. This is the story of how golf was ripped apart.The battle for the future of professional golf has been blazing. The Saudi-backed organisation LIV Golf has struck at the very heart of the golfing establishment, setting up rival tournaments with enormous prize pots and pitting the game⠙s most famous players against each other. Led by legend Greg Norman, it has enticed the likes of Sergio García, Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood and Jon Rahm, parking its tanks on the manicured greens of the traditional game. Its tagline: Golf but louder.With LIV now in its season and little sign of the struggle abating, BBC Golf Correspondent Iain Carter delivers the fascinating ⠓ and ongoing ⠓ account of a sporting upheaval.Golf Wars spotlights the key players, both on the course and in the boardroom, exploring how the PGA Tour and other traditional organisations are fighting back. Carter covers every twist and turn, hearing from influential figures including Rory McIlroy, Jay Monahan, Greg Norman, Keith Pelley and Tiger Woods.Through expert and up-to-date analysis of all sides of this bitter conflict, Carter reveals how the saga is unfolding and what it means for golf⠙s future. Has the controversial Saudi Arabian state essentially bought the game? Is LIV just a sportwashing series of glitzy exhibition tournaments? Or is it a welcome challenge to the golfing hegemony and a long-awaited refresh of tired traditions?This epic tale of fierce internal warfare has shaken golf to its core and marks a seminal moment in sporting history.

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A stunning book. Banks powerful imagination is joined to a rare ability to be truly funny while exploring a nightmare world Sunday TimesA man lies in a coma after a near-fatal accident. His body broken, his memory vanished, he finds himself in the surreal world of the bridge - a world free of the usual constraints of time and space, a world where dream and fantasy, past and future, fuse. Who is this man? Where is he? Is he more dead than alive? Or has he never been so alive before?Praise for Iain Banks: The most imaginative novelist of his generation The Times His verve and talent will always be recognised, and his work will always find and enthral new readers Ken MacLeod, Guardian His work was mordant, surreal, and fiercely intelligent Neil Gaiman An exceptional wordsmith Scotsman

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One of the best opening lines of any novel Guardian It was the day my grandmother exploded. I sat in the crematorium, listening to my Uncle Hamish quietly snoring in harmony to Bach s Mass in B Minor, and I reflected that it always seemed to be death that drew me back to Gallanach. Prentice McHoan has returned to the bosom of his complex but enduring Scottish family. Full of questions about the McHoan past, present and future, he is also deeply preoccupied: mainly with death, sex, drink, God and illegal substances...Praise for Iain Banks: The most imaginative novelist of his generation The Times His verve and talent will always be recognised, and his work will always find and enthral new readers Ken MacLeod, Guardian His work was mordant, surreal, and fiercely intelligent Neil Gaiman An exceptional wordsmith Scotsman

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A book that makes you look at the world around you in a different light... properly thrilling Independent on SundayImagine a world that is one of infinite parallel worlds, between the dismantling of the Wall and the fall of the Twin Towers, in the shadow of suicide terrorism and financial collapse. Presiding over this world is the Concern, an all-powerful organisation whose operatives possess extraordinary powers. There is Temudjin Oh, an unkillable assassin who journeys from the high passes of Nepal to a version of Victorian London or a wintry Venice; Adrian Cubbish, restlessly greedy City trader; and the Philosopher, a state-sponsored torturer who moves between the time zones with sinister ease. Transition is a high-definition, hyper-real apocalyptic fable for terrible times.Praise for Iain Banks: The most imaginative novelist of his generation The Times His verve and talent will always be recognised, and his work will always find and enthral new readers Ken MacLeod, Guardian His work was mordant, surreal, and fiercely intelligent Neil Gaiman An exceptional wordsmith Scotsman

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Charming, sad, comic... the funniest, truest rock biopic yet ObserverDaniel Weir used to be a famous - not to say infamous - rock star. Maybe still is. At thirty-one he has been both a brilliant failure and a dull success. He s made a lot of mistakes that have paid off and a lot of smart moves he ll regret for ever. He has gone from rags to riches and back, and managed to hold on to them both, though not to much else. His friends all seem to be dead, fed up with him or just disgusted - and who can blame them? As he contemplates his life, Daniel realises he has only two problems: the past and the future. He knows how bad the past has been. But the future - well, the future is something else. Praise for Iain Banks: The most imaginative novelist of his generation The Times His verve and talent will always be recognised, and his work will always find and enthral new readers Ken MacLeod, Guardian His work was mordant, surreal, and fiercely intelligent Neil Gaiman An exceptional wordsmith Scotsman

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In this latest volume of political essays, Iain Dale picks the most consequential by-elections of the modern era and presents a series of thoroughly researched, and absorbing essays by some of the finest political writers working today.

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In the third and final installment of the Souls Trilogy, acclaimed poet Iain S. Thomas explores what hope feels like after despair.Following on his bestselling collections, The Truth of You and The Secret of You, Thomas’s latest volume of over two-hundred poems examines how we find the faith to carry on when everything has been stripped away and all that remains is the core of who we are. Enhanced by dramatic ink illustrations in his signature style, The Heart of You explores fear, bravery, intimacy, what we keep, and what we leave behind.

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Ingenious, daring and brilliant GuardianCOMPLICITY N. 1. THE FACT OF BEING AN ACCOMPLICE, ESP. IN A CRIMINAL ACTA few spliffs, a spot of mild S M, phone through the copy for tomorrow s front page, catch up with the latest from your mystery source - could be big, could be very big - in fact, just a regular day at the office for free-wheeling, substance-abusing Cameron Colley, a fully paid-up Gonzo hack on an Edinburgh newspaper.Prentice McHoan has returned to the bosom of his complex but enduring Scottish family. Full of questions about the McHoan past, present and future, he is also deeply preoccupied: mainly with death, sex, drink, God and illegal substances... Praise for Iain Banks: The most imaginative novelist of his generation The Times His verve and talent will always be recognised, and his work will always find and enthral new readers Ken MacLeod, Guardian His work was mordant, surreal, and fiercely intelligent Neil Gaiman An exceptional wordsmith Scotsman

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40th anniversary edition of Iain Banks classic debut novel THE WASP FACTORY, with an introduction by Neil Gaiman A gothic horror story of quite exceptional quality Financial Times Two years after I killed Blyth I murdered my young brother Paul, for quite different reasons than I d disposed of Blyth, and then a year after that I did for my young cousin Esmerelda, more or less on a whim. That s my score to date. Three.I haven t killed anybody for years, and don t intend to ever again. It was just a stage I was going through.

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