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This bold, gift-worthy and inspiring history tells the stories of nine women who, despite every effort to suppress them, dared to be extraordinary.Roaring Girls tells fresh, engaging, and amazing tales of perseverance grit and radical success through well-researched and riveting biographies. The ...

Delivered to his publisher shortly before he passed away, in À Bientôt, Roger looks back on his life - and gives it his trademark sideways glance, too. Nostalgic, funny, charming and most importantly, very human, his reflections on age and ageing encompass all aspects of this universal experience...

'Having worked for many years at the coalface of comedy, sorting the dross from the combustible, James Cary is uniquely qualified to write this book.' Milton Jones, comedian and panellist on BBC2's Mock the Week. Every few weeks a politician, pundit or soap star causes a media storm by making a g...

Brought to you by Penguin. **Over 1 million copies sold****The Sunday Times #1 bestseller**FIRE gave us powerFARMING made us hungry for moreMONEY gave us purposeSCIENCE made us deadlyThis is the thrilling account of our extraordinary history - from insignificant apes to rulers of the world.'Sapie...

Brought to you by Penguin. *Introduction narrated by Alain de Botton* THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER The essential guide to how to live wisely and well in the twenty-first century - from Alain de Botton, the bestselling author of The Consolations of Philosophy, The Art of Travel and The Course of Lo...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author and award-winning journalist comes Shadow State, a timely and shocking analysis which connects Putin, Trump, and Brexit with the dark web. Based on years of investigations, Luke Harding reveals how Russian spies helped to sway the 2016 US presidential...

A Radio 4 Book of the Week. From the author of 1599, a fresh perspective on the history of the United States - and a timely reminder of Shakespeare's indelible influence.Shakespeare's position as England's national poet is established and unquestionable. But as James Shapiro illuminates in this r...

In Shrinking Violets, Joe Moran explores the hidden world of shyness, providing insights on everything from timidity in lemon sharks to the role of texting in Finnish love affairs. As he seeks answers to the questions that shyness poses, he uncovers the fascinating stories of the men and women wh...

In 1942, the U.S. Army unleashed one of its greatest secret weapons in the battle to defeat Adolf Hitler: training nearly 2,000 German-born Jews in special interrogation techniques and making use of their mastery of the German language, history and customs. Known as the Ritchie Boys, they were se...

Random House presents the audiobook edition of Straight Outta Crawley, written and read by Romesh Ranganathan.At the age of 9, Romesh Ranganathan delivered his first ever stand-up set at a Pontin's Holiday Camp talent competition, smashing the only other competitor, a young girl playing the kazoo...