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An urgent call-to-action outlining how we can prevent a global conflict in the near-future from Tobias Ellwood, former Defence Minister and Chair of the House of Commons Defence Committee. 'Crucial reading on why our global order has come apart at the seams' - WILLIAM HAGUE 'Thoughtful...

Bloomsbury presents Glasses by Adam Geczy, read by Todd Boyce. Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. Glasses are among the oldest and most commonplace prosthetics we have invented. But what does it mean to wear glasses? There...

'A phalanx of motorcycles came roaring over the hill from the west ... the noise was like a landslide, or a wing of bombers passing over. Even knowing the Angels I couldn't quite handle what I was seeing.' Huge bikes, filthy denim and an aura of barely contained violence; the Hell's Angels could...

An Independent Book of the Month ‘Five Stars’ Ian Hislop 'A very interesting book' Marina Hyde, The Rest is Entertainment 'A vivid and at times unnerving portrait of how we live' The Times ‘A fun and fascinating look at one of those things we all do’ Jonathan Ross ‘The history of...

Before hip-hop became a global industry, it was an act of survival. Born in abandoned neighborhoods and powered by borrowed electricity, hip-hop transformed forgotten records into living history. DJs did not create new sounds from silence—they excavated them from the past. Funk breaks, jazz fragments, soul shouts, and outlawed rhythms were cut, looped, and reborn as something entirely new.

This innovative history explores the rich tradition of music behind bars and shows how policing and prisons have shaped our musical culture from blues to hip-hop. In American popular music, we often glorify rebellious artists and “outlaws.” But in The Midnight Special, Colin Asher tells a...

Bloomsbury presents Spider-man: Miles Morales by Ytasha L. Womack, read by Xenia Willacey. Explore the Stories Behind the Legends First introduced in 2011 by Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli, Miles Morales reconceived Spider-Man as African American and Latinx, and his debut marked a new...

Includes a brief history of the ancient roots of psychedelics, their rediscovery by the counterculture, and their contemporary use in treating trauma and mental illness Offers the “Human Promise” program blending spiritual and philosophical tools and practices with psychedelics for...

For almost three thousand years, the Odyssey has captured imaginations with seafaring adventure, romance, friendships, as well as feats of heroism and of bloody revenge. The tale of Odysseus’s long and eventful journey home remains one of the greatest epics ever told, inspiring new...

‘Expertly crafted’ AMELIA DIMOLDENBERG ‘A beautiful siren song to anyone who has ever felt ashamed of their own taste’ SCARLETT CURTIS 'An ode to both fearless critique and visceral fandom’ BILLIE JD PORTER A deep dive into the joy and power of personal pleasures, quirks, obsessions...

From the author of Enemy Feminisms and Abolish the Family , an original diagnosis of femmephobia in our culture, and a vision of a life-giving femme feminism for all. To be femme is to embody a dispossessed femininity, to be freighted with freedom, to refuse to be made proper or institutionalized. To love it is to embrace love for women (be they butch or not) in the broadest sense.

In What Lies Beneath the Ground: A Reckoning with Deerfield Beach’s "Old Colored Cemetery,” Dr. Sherman J. Morris offers a deeply personal essay on Black memory, sacred land, segregation, and the unfinished work of telling the truth. Written by a son of Deerfield Beach, this work speaks directly to the young Black people of the city while inviting all listeners to confront a history too often neglected, softened, or ignored. This is not simply the story of a cemetery.

This groundbreaking analysis transforms Beowulf from ancient epic to psychological roadmap, showing how the hero's journey mirrors our own path to wholeness and integration. Discover how this Old English masterpiece speaks directly to modern struggles with identity, trauma, and the search for meaning.

Explore the Stories Behind the Legends Naked, bloody, and screaming in pain - this is the Wolverine that faced readers in the story arc Weapon X. This was more than just the tale of how Wolverine got his adamantium skeleton and claws. Legendary creator Barry Windsor-Smith challenged fans’...

The second volume of Peter Guralnick's critically acclaimed Elvis Presley biographies 'Homeric in its play of beauty and folly, this is a monumental work' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY 'Riveting ... A masterwork' WALL STREET JOURNAL The next chapter in the definitive biography of Elvis picks up where...

It is a truth universally acknowledged that boys will be boys and girls have to grow up . . . Over the past decade, girlhood has repainted the cultural landscape pink. From Taylor Swift's Eras tour to Barbiemania, this nostalgia for girlhood has become a billion-dollar business, seen in the...

におい、音、手ざわり、そして電子機器の画面の明るさまで──。資本主義と技術は五感を商品にし、日常の体験そのものを設計してきた。都市空間とデパートがもたらした新しい消費行動の感覚、ガラス、プラスチック、セロハンなどの新素材による衛生観の更新、パック旅行やテーマパーク、「パノラマ」やVRまで、身近な事例で百年超の軌跡をたどる、新しい学問分野「感覚史」の入門書。

Discover how one 3,000-year-old story shaped the books we read, the movies we watch, the games we play, and our very idea of what it means to be a hero. Homer’s Odyssey is one of the greatest adventure stories ever told. Filled with shipwrecks, monsters, gods, temptation, cunning, and one...

A revelatory exploration of how our online lives can enrich human connections rather than destroy them, to help us all stay sane on the internet While it’s great to go outside and touch grass, the reality is that we spend most of life with our screens, whether for school, work, or socializing...

From a New York Times bestselling author, sports journalist, and fellow believer comes a riveting exploration of the sports-centered Christian revival sweeping America. After a thirty-year reduction in Americans who identified as Christians, the 2020s have seen the birth of a new Christian...