A short and accessible analysis of the mental processes at work in the struggle to get to sleep, combining pop culture and historical anecdotes in its mythbusting pursuit of the answers behind insomnia.

In the winter of 2009, Rachel Cusk's marriage of ten years came to an end. Candid and revelatory, Aftermath chronicles the perilous journey as the author redefines herself and creates a new version of family life for her daughters.

A comprehensive guide to finding motivation and achieving success, from a legendary performance coach.

Anton de Kom's We Slaves of Suriname is a literary masterpiece as well as a fierce indictment of racism and colonialism. In this classic book, published here in English for the first time, the Surinamese writer and resistance leader recounts the history of his homeland, from the first settlements by Europeans in search of gold through the era of the slave trade and the period of Dutch colonial rule, when the old slave mentality persisted, long after slavery had been formally abolished.

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A Macmillan Collector's Library edition of the second volume of James Herriot's hilarious memoirs about life as a country vet.

Does it matter if we are ceding power to AI? Especially if we have been there before.

The incredible story of Leen Sanders, a Dutch boxer who was spared to entertain the Nazi guards at Auschwitz and helped others survive.

An original and compelling history of the northern European medieval renaissance in art, science and philosophy, which rivalled its Italian counterpart, by the author of The Florentines and The Borgias.