An account of the voyage of Emperor Zhu Di's fleet and the remarkable discoveries they made. The result of 15 years of research, hardback sales have reached over 60, 000. "... an intriguing and highly persuasive thesis, told with passion and energy" "Evening Standard
After is a ground-breaking book for anyone curious about the scope of the human mind, the nature of consciousness, and the pursuit of a meaningful life.'Absorbing and convincing' Daily MailAn Independent book of the month___What happens when we die?Ten per cent of people whose hearts stop, and then restart, report near-death experiences. Stories of lights, tunnels and reunion with late loved ones have been relayed - and dismissed - since ancie...
Highly original and convincing ... a delight to read!' - Daniel Everett-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------What is language? Why do we have it? Where does it come from? Why does that matter?Language is perhaps humanity's most astonishing capacity - and one that remains poorly understood. Upending centuries of scholarship (including, most recently, Chomsky and Pinker) The Language Game shows ...
Vampires do not exist. Everyone knows this. So it's particularly annoying when they start popping up around Manchester . . . Nobody is pleased about it. Not the Founders, the secret organisation for whom vampires were invented as an allegory, nor the Folk, the magical people hidden in plain sight who only want a quiet life. And definitely not the people of Manchester, because there is nothing more irksome than being murdered by an allegory run...
What does it mean to be truly free? And can any of us be free until all of us are?Nathan Law has experienced first-hand the shocking speed with which our freedom can be taken away from us, as an elected politician arrested simply for speaking his mind. He remembers what it is like to lack freedom - and his father's precarious three-day escape from China on a small rowing boat.When authoritarianism makes gains around the world, demanding our si...
From much-loved historian Neil Oliver comes a whole new insight on our past, told through 100 remarkable, unforgettable stories.In his brilliant and excitingly ambitious new book, Neil Oliver takes us on a whistlestop tour around the world and through a million years to give us a unique and invaluable grasp of how human history pieces together. From the east to the west, north to south, these 100 moments act like stepping stones allowing us to...
Something has been going wrong in our society in the last few years. Hardwired for tribal life, we instinctively surround ourselves with people who look and think just like us. Yet, now that we live in modern and globalised times, our tribal natures have led us to conflict, polarisation, and miscommunication. Even worse, any attempt at level-headed discussions about our fractured state is labelled as radioactive. How did we get here, and why i...
For fans of I MAY DESTROY YOU and FLEABAG and for readers who want to laugh and cry: the brave, beautiful, sometimes brutal story of a young misfit and her rocky road to womanhood, stopping at each year along the way. 'A raw, fierce, shockingly honest coming-of-age story' LOUISE O'NEILL 'Incredibly funny .
A Royal Society Science Prize shortlisted author 'A talented new writer' Sunday Times__________Most of us have experienced pain. We fear it and try to avoid it. But do we know what it really is?This is the story of pain in all its forms - from everyday aches and chronic afflictions to pure agony. Covering everything from phantom aches to feeling other people's pain or having no sensation of pain at all, Dr Monty Lyman examines what it means to...
Spring 1958: a mysterious individual believed to be high up in the Polish secret service began passing Soviet secrets to the West. His name was Michal Goleniewski and he remains one of the most important, least known and most misunderstood spies of the Cold War. Even his death is shrouded in mystery and he has been written out of the history of Cold War espionage - until now. Tim Tate draws on a wealth of previously-unpublished primary source ...
Maggie, still grieving a loss, slowly comes alive again - and Jack finally shares a painful secret he has hidden for years. But as his plans near completion, and his friendship with Maggie begins to change, Quinn faces a choice - between a safe haven and an adventure of the heart.
***By the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author of THE FIVE***'A fascinating expose of the seamy side of eighteenth century life' MAIL ON SUNDAY'Rubenhold's pages practically reek with smelly, pox-ridden Georgian Soho' GUARDIAN-------------------------------------------------------In 1757, a down-and-out Irish poet, the head waiter at the Shakespear's Head Tavern in Covent Garden, and a celebrated London courtesan became bound together by the ...
