From award-winning author Benjamin Percy comes an explosive, breakout speculative thriller in which a powerful new metal arrives on Earth in the wake of a meteor shower, triggering a massive new 'gold rush' in the Midwest and turning life as we know it on its head. The first of a cycle of novels set in a shared universe.

A toolkit for intelligent people to become smarter, overcoming their blind spots and maximising their potential.

100 fascinating and brilliantly written stories about history's bravest, baddest but little known 'nasty' women from across the world.

The first book by Microsoft CLO Brad Smith, exploring the biggest questions facing humanity about tech

A page-turning account of a brutal urban wildfire, and a sweeping exploration of our rapidly changing relationship with fire

Exploring dust as a method for seeing the world - from space dust to sandstorms, the domestic to the digital.

THE CLOUD COLLECTOR'S HANDBOOK fits into the pocket, allowing cloudspotters to identify cloud formations anytime and anywhere. All the common cloud types are represented, as are many of the rare ones, each fully described and illustrated with a range of photographs. Not only is THE CLOUD COLLECTOR'S HANDBOOK an invaluable resource for anyone who wants to be able to identify and understand every cloud that floats by, it also caters for the competitive cloudspotter.

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A revelatory exploration of how people's social networks evolve, arguing that everyone needs a science-based strategy to build meaningful and productive relationships

The definitive biography of one of music's greatest legends.