Nonfiction

This little-known classic is a uniquely valuable insight into the fascinating and complex transitional period between the decline of nineteenth-century constitutional nationalism and the emergence of the modern Irish state,...

'An intimate story from the family archive, a story that is also the infamous history of our continent' Valeria Luiselli, author of Lost Children Archive'Powerful and searing' Samanta Schweblin, author...

An extraordinary adventure became legendary with Henry Stanley's description of his search for David Livingstone, a missionary-explorer in Black Africa during the Victorian Era. Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) was...

The autobiography of former Vice President Mike Pence.Loyalty is a Vice President's first duty; but there is a greater one-to God and the Constitution. Mike Pence spent more hours in...

Selected as a Book of the Year in 2017 in the Scottish Herald 'The beauty of the prose is in contrast with the horror anticipated by this superbly subtle narrative'...

Ask most women whether they have the right to equality at work and the answer will be a resounding yes, but ask the same women whether they'd feel confident asking...

Chosen by WATERSTONES as one of their BEST POLITICS BOOKS of 2024 Two-time Pulitzer prize winner Bob Woodward tells the revelatory, behind-the-scenes story of three wars - Ukraine, the Middle...

This text covers aspects of management, considering planning and decision-making, organizing, leading and controlling. This second edition emphasizes innovation and includes topics such as quality, global pressures, workplace diversity and...

'A thought-provoking read.' -- Financial Times'Everybody in finance and wealth management should read this book - as soon as possible.' -- Alec Marsh, Spear's MagazineAn insider's look into how Generation...

Who really creates wealth in our world? And how do we decide the value of what they do? At the heart of today's financial and economic crisis is a problem...

Is it possible for businesses to have a bottom line that is not profit and endless growth, but human dignity, justice, sustainability and democracy? Or an alternative economic model that...

People say to me, if you could do it all again, knowing what you know now, would you change anything? I'm like, f*** no. If I'd been clean and sober,...

The new Oxford edition of Shakespeare's complete works reconsiders every detail of their text and presentation in the light of modern scholarship. The nature and authority of the early documents...

In The Syndicate of Twenty-two Natives, Lindiwe Sangweni-Siddo offers an elegy to her father, the late Professor Stan Sangweni, which explores the personal saga of a family's lineage rooted in...

When he died in 2014, author Chris van Wyk left behind an impressive literary legacy. The scope of his work was broad - poetry, children's books, short stories and biographies....

When she turned ninety, my mother sprang a final surprise on us. She started speaking in the voice of a stranger.Peter's mother is dying. Born in England and having spent...

'Brave, poetic, brutal, always honest. By leading the reader through his chaotic childhood and immersing us in a mental health treatment centre, Lesedi forces us to confront conversations that are...

We are all faced with projects going off the rails, veering far from what we initially set out to do, costing ten times as much and taking far too long...

The numerous anecdotes alone are worth the price of the book . . . most readers will find themselves asking why everyone doesn't run a business as preached by the...

So, what's different about this book? First, it is benefit driven. People don't just want to know what's in the budget. What they really want to know is how it...

This volume gathers together 50 essays by one of the most influential literary, cultural and intellectual voices of our time. Arranged chronologically, these writings take the reader on a whirlwind...

Democracies are fragile. Freedoms that seem secure can be lost. Few historical events illustrate this as vividly as the failure of the Weimar Republic.Fateful Hours tells one of the greatest...

One day in May 2009, Sean FitzPatrick - the disgraced former chief executive and chairman of Anglo Irish Bank - sat down to lunch in a Holiday Inn in Dublin....

Geraint Thomas is one of Britain's most loved sports stars. He's won Olympic gold medals, finished first, second and third at the Tour de France, and stayed at the top...

There are 15 million women drivers in the UK, yet so often they can feel at a disadvantage when it comes to dealing with the male-dominated motor industry. The solution...

This text offers a unique insight into the life of Stephen King. It explores what books and films influenced him as a young writer, his first idea for a story...