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In our hyper-modern world, we are bombarded with more facts, stats and information than ever before. So, what can we grasp hold of to make sense of it all? Oliver Johnson reveals how mathematical thinking can help us understand the myriad data all around us. From the exponential growth of viruses to social media filter-bubbles, from share price fluctuations to the cost of living, from the datafication of our sports pages to quantifying clima...

As a humble barman at the M25 Orbital raves, Kirk Field witnessed the moment acid house exploded. Inspired by media lies to start writing the truth about what he saw unfolding, Kirk became a 'raving' reporter for the clubbers' bible Mixmag, covering the historic parties from the inside and sending sweat-soaked dispatches from distant dancefloors as the scene expanded across Europe and beyond.With a cast of characters including Diego Maradona, ...

THE POWERFUL AND UPLIFTING NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER In March 2022, much-loved pop star, father and son Tom Parker died from incurable brain cancer. This story is his legacy, in his own words. A proud working-class lad from Bolton, he rose to chart-topping fame with The Wanted and even took America by storm. A loving father to Aurelia and Bodhi and a devoted husband to Kelsey, his life after pop superstardom was all about family, fr...

From CIA to CEO is an ops manual for entrepreneurs that reveals how the esoteric techniques of the CIA can help anyone find their voice, discover their potential, and thrive in the world of business.Agent-turned-entrepreneur Rupal Patel shares the unique skills she developed as a woman and as a field agent in the high-octane, alpha-male world of the CIA, and combines those clandestine insights with her experience as a business leader and mento...

Ten commandments, ten chapters, ten ways to change your lifeBorn with Achondroplasia, Fats Timbo entered a world which does not accept those outside of its expectations. Fats had to develop her super-power, her fearlessness, in the face of rejection and criticism. Her first book will show girls and women not to fear what others think, to revel in your ability to subvert expectations.This is her 10 commandments for living fearlessly. Fats will ...

It's all about the product, ' says Walter White in Breaking Bad. 'Make it simple but significant' asserts Mad Men's Don Draper. 'Shit runs downhill, money runs up, ' curses Tony Soprano. They're not wrong. In fact, these are some of the business principles that have stood the test of time: enduring lessons that have built brands, forged firms and created corporations. These are some of the tenets underpinning Fortune and FTSE 100 organisatio...

Communication is at the core of all relationships, and it is inevitable that it fails at times. These occurrences offer crucial golden opportunities to find our way back to harmony. If we are available and willing to make successful repairs, the relationship strengthens and builds in trust and resilience ... it is what you do with conflict that matters.' This is a book for anyone who is struggling in their relationship. Written by two relatio...

Unstuck is a landmark new smart-thinking title that will help anyone optimise their mind to overcome the obstacles holding them back. It does for self-development what Atomic Habits did for with behavioural hacking and Thinking Fast and Slow did for understanding ourselves. Everyone, at some time, will go through episodes of simply being stuck, whether it's in our careers or relationships, our personal, professional or artistic lives. We call ...

We wrote the "Essence of Systems Engineering" explicitly for NAWCWD, the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division. However, we also wrote the book to be applicable throughout the Department of Defense and its suppliers.Be aware this book is not a "how-to" guide. We have read many books in our careers that were tomes on systems engineering with hundreds of pages of technical details. In this book, we only talk about the implications of technol...

If you could write a letter to your younger self, what would it say? Letter to My Younger Self is back with another incredible selection of letters from well-known figures. In this edition, interviewer Jane Graham asks one simple question to a wide range of women from the worlds of entertainment, politics, food, sport, literature and business.This collection of 50 of the most moving, inspiring and honest letters includes Fearne Cotton on battl...

Each and every January they came, with baggage-laden coaches, back to their houses in town. Woken from a wintertime slumber were the streets and squares of London's West End, suddenly echoing once more with the rumble of carriage wheels and coal-wagons, the steady beating of brass door knockers and the shouts of servants. Inside tall narrow townhouses and mansions more like private palaces, holland covers were cast off, shutters flung open, an...

Addressing the phenomenal success of Bohemian Rhapsody, acclaimed music journalist Mark Blake builds on the legend of Queen and their enduring audience appeal.Providing a fresh, unparalleled take on Queen's music, story and legacy, Blake's complete portrait covers not only the major hits and bestselling albums, but also the inside stories behind the music.Via a series of essays, interviews and biographies, the author shares a wealth of lesser-...

SHORTLISTED FOR BEST SPECIALIST BUSINESS BOOK AT THE BUSINESS BOOK AWARDS 2021Have you ever relied on your hand to remember your pin rather than your memory?Or acted out a golf stroke before going for it?Or listened to your gut on a big decision?In this insightful new book, leading business anthropologist Simon Roberts breaks down the revolutionary idea of embodied knowledge: the information that is unconsciously picked up by our body for use ...

Part biography, part social history, Being Britney pieces together a collage of stories, interviews, legends and fan experiences to construct a definitive portrait of one of the biggest stars in recent history.In her unique narrative, acclaimed music author Jennifer Otter Bickerdike provides a sympathetic yet objective re-examination of Britney's trajectory from girl next door to woman trapped by fame. Being Britney is the compelling account o...

We've all had those moments. The ones where you look in the mirror and nothing feels ok looking back at you. For Anita Bhagwandas, this started when she was a child growing up in South Wales, and it created an enduring internal torment about her looks. We're all told that this sadness is just part of 'being a woman'. We're encouraged to obsess over it and go to any length to change it, but we're also ordered to 'just love ourselves' from every...

Why do some people radiate energy when they speak whilst others fizzle out before they've even begun? How do some writers make our hearts race whilst others make us feel like closing the book? Why are some work colleagues seemingly more influential, or funnier, than others? Top speechwriter Simon Lancaster explains that the secret of brilliant communication is all about making connections. Whether in speech or in writing, at a networking event...

For girls and young women these are shifting times: never before have they had so much freedom and choice, but never before have they had so many demands placed upon them - by themselves as well as others. Writing directly to girls and young women Dr Tara Porter draws on decades of experience to offer them insight into their own psychology. From exams to friendship, from families to love, Tara pulls together everything she has learnt to provi...

We all age. But why do some of us live longer than others? Why do we live twice as long today as our ancestors did 200 years ago? And what does the latest science teach us that will help us not only live longer lives, but also to live fitter, healthier and happier lives, deep into our later years?Professor Rose Anne Kenny has 35 years of experience right at the top of ageing medicine and is at the forefront of scientific research into the subj...

A beautiful and timely guide to finding inner peace by yogi and meditation coach Swami Purnachaitanya.

With her canon of best-selling singles, electrifying stage performances and iconic music videos, Britney Spears is undoubtedly a modern pop superstar. But her story has long been clouded by society's dark obsession with beauty, youth and fame - a relentless glare that has threatened to eclipse her musical success.A mother, an entrepreneur, a victim, a fighter, an entertainer, an enigma - Britney's life is as multi-faceted as the very contradic...