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Six ideas that reveal how to see through lies, deceptions and empty rhetoric, and a warning that we currently misunderstand both intelligence and education.

A new history of the hitherto inexplicable Dieppe raid of 1942 and its true purpose.

366 quotations - one for every day of the (leap) year - each with a fascinating historical story

The seven fundamental - and surprising - scientific truths of our existence.

An original, practical and informed guide to living with and understanding teenagers.

For those old enough to remember, the Ryder Cups before the 1980s were often dispiriting affairs, especially if you were British. The Americans were simply too good and the British won only very occasionally. At the end of the 1970s, the great American golfer, Jack Nicklaus, suggested that the British invite golfers from Europe to join their team. Seve Ballesteros from Spain and Bernhard Langer from Germany were just coming to the peak of their careers and it was an inspired suggestion that fortunately the British accepted. The contest became more even and the Europeans began to win as often as the Americans. Indeed, since 1981 Europe has won ten of the sixteen contests. There have been many close and exciting contests with huge dramas developing on the last day. Standing out are the matches at Brookline in 1999 when the Americans overturned a deficit of 10-6 going into the final day; Celtic Manor in 2010, when the Americans nearly, but not quite, overturned a substantial European lead; and finally at Medinah in 2012 when the Americans were cruising comfortably to victory on Saturday afternoon with a 10-4 lead, only for the Europeans to fight back: first by winning the last two fourballs on the Saturday and then winning 8 points out of 12 in the singles on Sunday. The Ryder Cup captures all the glory of golf's greatest match.

A hundred years on from the first Moon landing, where will space exploration have taken us?

The raucous, stranger-than-fiction tale of Sealand - the tiny island nation off the Suffolk coast.

A post-colonial history of the destruction of the Fens of eastern England.

Lucy Jane Santos presents the surprising history of radium in everyday life.

One family's escape from the Taliban and their fight to save their son.

For fans of Downton Abbey, a unique autobiography of a 1930s London childhood

The popular science equivalent of the NBC TV show Who Do You Think You Are?

Yes, this is a book about improvisation. And it's a book about business. Specifically, it's a book about how to build confidence, be more creative and face anything. If you want to get serious at work, it's time to play.

A second volume of thought-provoking ideas from the author of The Daily Telegraph's 'Sceptical Gardener' column

How feminism shapes the world

'An ideal introduction [to Stephen Hawking]' - Independent'Astonishingly comprehensive - clearer than Hawking himself' - FocusStephen Hawking was a world-famous physicist with a cameo in The Simpsons on his CV, but outside of his academic field his work was little understood. To the public he was a tragic figure - a brilliant scientist and author of the 9 million-copy-selling A Brief History of Time, and yet spent the majority of his life confined to a wheelchair and almost completely paralysed.Hawking's major contribution to science was to integrate the two great theories of 20th-century physics: Einstein's General Theory of Relativity and Quantum Mechanics.J.P. McEvoy and Oscar Zarate's brilliant graphic guide explores Hawking's life, the evolution of his work from his days as a student, and his breathtaking discoveries about where these fundamental laws break down or overlap, such as on the edge of a Black Hole or at the origin of the Universe itself.

Accessible, aspirational and packed with interviews - the only biography of the World-Cup star with all the exclusive details

An accessible and aspirational biography of the recording-breaking forward, perfect for readers of all ages

Propelled by its mythology, America pursues its dream relentlessly. Here, the authors expose the dark side of that fantasy: death, suffering, perpetual fear, an increasing divide between rich and poor, a squandering of the human future, and the relentless building of more and more pretexts for future wars.

A journey through the history and science of epidemics and pandemics - from measles to coronavirus.

The making of France's World-Cup winning mini maestro

Two men decide to become beekeepers, learning about nature and about themselves in the process

Benghazi, Libya. 9/11/2012. Just over a year after the fall of Gaddafi, and on the eleventh anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, a group of heavily armed Islamic terrorists had their sights set on the U.S. diplomatic and intelligence presence in the city. In the prolonged attack, four Americans died, including the American ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stevens, the Information Officer Sean Smith, and two former Navy SEALs, Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty, working for the Central Intelligence Agency. Based on confidential eyewitness sources within the intelligence, diplomatic, and military communities, Under Fire is the terrifying account of that night, and of a desperate last stand amid the chaos of rebellion.