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Acclaimed Washington Post reporter Taylor Lorenz presents a groundbreaking social history of the internet - revealing how online influence and the creators who amass it have reshaped our world, online and off. For over a decade, Taylor Lorenz has been the authority on internet culture, documentin...

Luvvie Ajayi is known for her trademark wit, warm voice, and exceptional integrity. But even she's been challenged by the enemy of progress known as fear. She nearly skipped out on doing a TED talk that changed her life because of imposter syndrome. We're all afraid of asking for what we want bec...

Find your style. Increase your confidence. Uplift your life. Throughout my life, I have encountered fear and I know how much it has stopped me in my tracks. I want every woman to be able to move forward, to feel empowered at every stage of their lives. This manual includes all the advice you migh...

Part feminist manifesto, part call to arms, this book is a radical, new exploration of feminism. A frontline activist in the campaign to end male violence for the last four decades, Julie Bindel is a leading voice in the feminist movement. In her fight for women's rights, she has been up against ...

Here is an alternative introduction to cinema, focusing on the stories of 50 key films that consciously questioned the boundaries, challenged the status quo and made shockwaves we are still feeling today.

There is a corner of every town and city in Britain where the air is tangy with vinegar and thick with the scent of frying. It is almost impossible not to follow this mesmeric vapour trail, fuelling a nostalgic rush of parents across the land declaring 'Chippy tea!', followed by the golden antici...

On high-rise buildings, street corners and stadium walls in countries around the world, eye-catching murals pay tribute to footballing greats. From Messi and Ronaldo to Rapinoe and Cruyff, nowhere is the awe and affection felt for these legends and cult heroes more strikingly displayed. 'Football...

H.R. Giger is a painter, Oscar award winner and cult figure for the international artistic community for which his aesthetics of the apocalypse represent inspiration and spiritual healing. This book explores the inner hidden world within Giger's pictures. Giger's multi-faceted career: From surrea...

This title offers a rethink of everything you thought you knew about data, privacy and the future of Big Tech. 'Good Data' examines the incredible new ways this information explosion is already helping us, and explains why the best is yet to come.

A cultural phenomenon. A worldwide obsession. An agent of emotional chaos. There's no parallel to Taylor Swift in history: a teenage girl who turns into the world's favourite pop star, songwriter, storyteller, guitar hero, live performer, changing how music is made and heard. 'Heartbreak Is The N...