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This reading journal is for those who like big books and need somewhere to collect their thoughts about all the books they love, hate, TBR, or DNF. Catering to the Booktok and Bookstagram communities and equally appealing to everyday readers and book club members, it features a fun, meme-able cover and an easy-to-use and compact format. 'A really good book';...

This reading journal is for those passionate about the heroes and heroines of their books and need somewhere to collect their thoughts about all the books they love, hate, TBR, or DNF. Catering to the Booktok and Bookstagram communities and equally appealing to everyday readers and book club members, it features a fun, meme-able cover and an easy-to-use and compact...

'An immersive and lyrically personal journey through deep-time and modern tides' – RAYNOR WINN 'Wondrous, elegant and haunting, Lost to the Sea is a fascinating alternative history of the fractured, flooded and eroded edges of Britain and Ireland' – PHILIP HOARE Medieval kingdoms. Notorious pirate towns. Drowned churches. Crocodile-infested swamps. On a series of coastal walks, Lisa Woollett takes us...

A provocative chronicle of how US public health has strayed from its liberal roots. The Covid-19 response was a crucible of politics and public health—a volatile combination that produced predictably bad results. As scientific expertise became entangled with political motivations, the public-health establishment found itself mired in political encampment. It was, as Sandro Galea argues, a crisis of liberalism: a...

The captivating image on the cover of this Paperblanks journal comes from the first edition of Scottish poet and anthropologist Andrew Lang's The Violet Fairy Book. Compiled in 1901 by Lang and illustrated by Henry Justice Ford, the book was one in a 12-part series known as Lang's Fairy Books, with each book named for the colour of its fairy....

Shadows of Navarre (Fourth Wing) Ultra Unlined Hardcover Journal by Paperblanks draws inspiration from Rebecca Yarros's revitalisation of the romantasy genre with her 2023 release, Fourth Wing, the inaugural book in the Empyrean series. This series centres around Violet Sorrengail, a 20-year-old dragon-rider recruit. It defies traditional fantasy tropes by presenting readers with a female hero who is both formidable...

Shadows of Navarre (Fourth Wing) Ultra Lined Hardcover Journal by Paperblanks is inspired by the dynamic storytelling of Rebecca Yarros. Rebecca Yarros reignited the romantasy genre with the release of Fourth Wing (2023), the first book in her Empyrean series. Centered around 20-year-old dragon-rider recruit Violet Sorrengail, the series defies traditional fantasy tropes by offering readers a female hero who...

Laurel Burch was a self-taught artist and a flower child who sold handmade jewellery on the streets of San Francisco in the 1960s. Later on, she continued to rely on her intuition and passion, speaking from the heart with an unmistakable style that was the manifestation of her love of life and strong imaginative nature. From her fertile imagination, she...

Find inspiration in the cheerful glory of a blooming meadow as you record your thoughts in this lushly designed journal. Butterflies and Daisies Journal features: A splendid floral cover with four-colour wrap-around sprayed edges 160 pages of lined paper An easy-to-write-in layflat paperback format A compact 6.35" × 8.25" size that easily tucks into a tote bag or purse User-friendly...

A stunningly illustrated atlas of the world's rivers, estuaries, and deltas, and their ecosystems. From the Congo and the Mekong to the Seine and the Mississippi, Earth's rivers carve through landscapes before coursing into the world's oceans through estuaries and deltas. Their inexorable flow carries sediment and more, acting as lifeblood for a variety of ecosystems and communities. More than...

Exciting, healthy and tasty vegan recipes with the nutrients you need to train, recover and perform. Whether you already live a vegan lifestyle, embrace a meat-free day each week, or you simply want to try some amazing flavour combinations, The Vegan Athlete’s Cookbook will help you create easy, nutrient-packed meals to support your training goals. With a focus on performance,...

In his monumental 1687 work, Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, known familiarly as the Principia, Isaac Newton laid out in mathematical terms the principles of time, force, and motion that have guided the development of modern physical science. Even after more than three centuries and the revolutions of Einsteinian relativity and quantum mechanics, Newtonian physics continues to account for many of...

Profit — getting more out of something than you put into it — is the original genius of homo sapiens, who learned how to unleash the energy stored in wood, exploit the land, and refashion ecosystems. As civilisation developed, we found more and more ways of extracting surplus value from the earth, often deploying brutally effective methods to discipline people...

Every year, Sweden ranks near the top of the list of the world's most innovative countries in terms of the number of historically epoch-making innovations, patents granted per capita, and innovation start-up companies. The most common reason cited for Sweden's strength in innovation has been its strong tradition of engineering. But there are other reasons too. In this book, science...

Cities are raucous, cacophonous, and complex. Many dimensions of life play out and conflict across cities’ intricate landscapes, be they political, cultural, economic, or social. Urban policymakers and analysts often attempt to "cut through the noise" of urban disagreement by emphasising a dominant lens for understanding the key, central logic of the city. How To Think About Cities sees this...

Six decades ago, researchers achieved the impossible: developing a treatment that transformed kidney failure from a death sentence to a manageable condition. Yet, in the hands of a predatory medical industry, this triumph led to skyrocketing costs and worsening care. A gripping account of privatised healthcare gone wrong, How to Make a Killing recounts how the optimism of the 1950s...

Bears have always held a central place in our collective memory, from Indigenous folklore and Greek mythology to nineteenth-century fairytales and the modern toy shop. But as humans and bears come into ever-closer contact, our relationship nears a tipping point. Today, most of the eight remaining bear species are threatened with extinction. Some, such as the panda bear and the...

For centuries, people have been returning to the same tired nature-versus-nurture debate, trying to determine what we learn and what we inherit. In Dancing Cockatoos and the Dead Man Test, biologist Marlene Zuk goes beyond the binary and instead focuses on interaction, or the way that genes and environment work together. Driving her investigation is a simple but essential question:...

A beautifully presented and uplifting book of contemplative, wry, sometimes funny essays about living thoughtfully and with care amidst life's challenges. Give it to a friend and gift it to yourself. If you're struggling to maintain grace and good humour amidst daily potholes and pitfalls, Brigid Lowry may be just the warm, wise and witty companion you need. Informed by...

Everyone knows the wind’s touch, its presence, its force. Sometimes it roars and howls; at other times we hear its wistful sighs and feel its soothing caresses. Since antiquity, humans have borne witness to the wind and relied on it to navigate the seas. And yet, despite its presence at the heart of human experience, the wind has evaded scrutiny...

A beautifully illustrated, thematically arranged history of science—covering great scientists, inventions, and ideas—that has been updated to include the latest scientific advances. Delve into the story of science—from astronomy and biology to geology and mathematics—with this illustrated guide to the great scientists, discoveries, and inventions that shaped our world. Going from the dawn of science to the information age, Science...

A collection of 90 postcards to celebrate Penguin’s 90th anniversary, each featuring a different and iconic Penguin book jacket. Each of the 90 postcards in this box represents a unique collaboration between art director, designer, editor, and author, with input from colleagues in sales and marketing. In every case, the aim was to produce a design that connects with a...

Traces a commonplace average—sea level—from its origins in charting land to its emergence as a symbol of global warming. News reports warn of rising sea levels spurred by climate change. Waters inch ever higher, disrupting delicate ecosystems and threatening island and coastal communities. The baseline for these measurements—sea level—may seem unremarkable, a long-familiar zero point for altitude. But as Wilko...

Understand the real-life science behind crime scene investigation Forensics For Dummies takes you inside the world of crime scene investigation to give you the low down on this exciting field. Written by a doctor and former Law & Order consultant, this guide will have you solving crimes along with your favourite TV shows in no time. From fingerprints and fibres...

"A splendid book...engaging and exceedingly well-written" — Journal of the American Medical Association. "To compress 200 years of psychiatric theory and practice into a compelling and coherent narrative is a fine achievement...What strikes the reader [most] are Shorter's storytelling skills, his ability to conjure up the personalities of the psychiatrists who shaped the discipline and the conditions under which they...

There is a persistent gap in life expectancy between Black people and their white counterparts in the United States. It is a direct result of structural racism within American society and has nothing to do with genetic differences. In past eras, scientific racism sought to shift the blame to the supposed physical inferiority of people of African descent. Even today,...

Turning Water into a Commodity explores the use of pay-as-you-go water dispensers in many areas of the Global South, particularly those that are 'off-grid'. The book analyses the growing role of private sector companies and philanthrocapitalist organisations in development cooperation, with a focus on water supply to the inhabitants of rural and peri-urban areas in Kenya. Rather than addressing the...

Transport Truths is ideal for researchers and practitioners seeking fresh approaches to transport problems. This book combines cutting-edge qualitative and quantitative knowledge to inform transport futures. Engaging case studies, such as the Banjul Airport Expansion in The Gambia and the Interstate 35 development project in Austin, US, are used to illustrate how and why a transdisciplinary approach can lead to...

A history of masks protecting against bad air—in cities, factories, hospitals, and war trenches—exploring how our identities and beliefs shape the decision to wear a mask. For centuries, humans have sought to protect themselves from harmful air, whether from smoke, dust, vapours, or germs. This book offers the first history of respiratory masks—ranging from simple pieces of cloth to elaborate...

Over several decades, the influx of wealthy, white "lifestyle" migrants has transformed the economic, social, and ecological fabric of many rural communities across the United States—from alpine towns of the Rockies to forest and lake communities of the Southeast—in a process akin to urban gentrification. Illegality and the Production of Affluence explores an underappreciated dimension of this process: its dependence...

Copyright's profound impact on the online world as we know it Everyone Breaks These Laws is a captivating exploration of the profound impact of American copyright law on our online lives. By telling stories about hope, art, greed, and fear and how they have affected the legal dimensions of creativity and technological change, this book uncovers the hidden forces shaping...

In an era of exponential digital growth, Digital Conquest by Cécile Diguet and Fanny Lopez demonstrates how data centres are transforming urban landscapes and energy systems. Offering twenty case studies from Europe and the USA, it reveals the hidden impacts of our digital world, making it essential reading for those shaping sustainable futures.

Save lives and improve public health by countering misinformation In Dead Wrong: Diagnosing and Treating Healthcare’s Misinformation Illness, a team of health misinformation experts delivers a first-hand account of the dangers posed by false narratives and snake oil in the face of deadly healthcare crises, like the COVID-19 pandemic. In the book, you’ll explore the challenges facing those who fight...

The subdiscipline of economic geography has a long and varied history, and recent work has pushed the field to diversify even further. This collection takes this agenda forward by showcasing inspiring, critical, and plural perspectives for contemporary economic geographies. Highlighting the contributions of global scholars, the thirty chapters present fresh ways of approaching economic geography in research, teaching, and praxis....

Alchemy by Philip Ball is flush with hundreds of illustrations, revisiting the histories of chemistry, medicine, ideas, and culture through the lens of alchemy. The craft of alchemy has intrigued and mystified people since antiquity. Many early cultures are known to have experimented with chemical transformations: from dyes, glazes, and cosmetics in Bronze Age Egypt to life-extending elixirs pursued by...

A practical guide to nutrition and the health problems related to foods and diet, covering body composition, epidemiology, specific populations, and more. ABC of Nutrition is a comprehensive guide to nutrition as it relates to the causes, treatment, and management of the symptoms and medical conditions frequently met by healthcare professionals. Beginning with a new introduction to principles of nutrition...

Presented in a beautiful gift box, May Gibbs: Gift Cards includes 16 blank cards and envelopes, showcasing the iconic artwork of one of Australia's most treasured illustrators.

A FLAME TREE NOTEBOOK. Beautiful and luxurious, the journals combine high-quality production and FSC-certified paper with magnificent art. Perfect as a gift, and an essential personal choice for writers, notetakers, travellers, students, poets, and diarists. Features a wide range of well-known and modern artists, with new artworks published throughout the year. BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED. The highly crafted covers are printed on...

Artisan Art Sketch Books from Flame Tree come in a range of hues to suit the moment and are embellished with a wide variety of well-known art on their tactile, vegan leather covers. They're carefully crafted with decorated page edges overflowing with petals, teasing vines and patterns. A unique blend of the practical and beautiful, with two ribbons and thick...

A collection of three A5, foiled notebooks with alternating lined and blank pages. Each notebook features different beautiful artwork from Thomas Kinkade Studios: Italian Cafe, Wine Country Living, and Reflections of Faith. With a sturdy cover and rounded corners, they are perfect to be carried everywhere! Thomas Kinkade, the Painter of Light™️, emphasised simple pleasures and inspirational messages through his...

A FLAME TREE NOTEBOOK. Beautiful and luxurious, the journals combine high-quality production and FSC-certified paper with magnificent art. Perfect as a gift, and an essential personal choice for writers, note-takers, travellers, students, poets, and diarists. Features a wide range of well-known and modern artists, with new artworks published throughout the year. BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED. The highly crafted covers are printed on...

A collection of three A5, foiled notebooks with alternating lined and blank pages. Each notebook has a different beautiful bee design from Jade Mosinski. With a sturdy cover and rounded corners, they are perfect to be carried everywhere! Jade Mosinski is a Derbyshire-based designer and illustrator who loves to create beautiful and intricate illustrations inspired by the natural world, using...

A collection of three Midi notebooks with alternating lined and blank pages. Each notebook has a different beautiful design from Angela Harding: Cornish Path, Curlew Cry, and Harbour Whippets. With a sturdy cover and rounded corners, they are perfect to be carried everywhere! Printmaker and illustrator Angela Harding trained in Fine Art at Leicester Polytechnic and Nottingham Trent University. She...

Breath - it marks the beginning and end of life, it is the one thing shared by all human beings, and yet it is one of the most overlooked aspects of the human experience. What we take for granted actually forms the basis of our shared reality. Each breath we take signals triumph over death, our defiant presence in the...

Fill your heart with love and your pages with notes with this beautiful The Little Frog Journal. Whether you have plans to make, thoughts to journal, or daily affirmations to write, catalogue them all with this uplifting notebook featuring the Little Frog. The Little Frog: This adorable amphibian is a champion of self-care and kindness, making this notebook the perfect...

Master the ideas that have shaped the study of genetics today. In a series of 50 accessible essays, Mark Henderson and Helen Sims introduce and explain the central ideas of genetics, beginning with the theory of evolution to the very latest, cutting-edge developments in gene therapy and artificial life. From the double helix and how nature and nurture work together,...

IT’S SHOW TIME! Celebrate Halloween, the holidays, or any special occasion with this official countdown enamel pin set inspired by the beloved horror comedy film Beetlejuice™. The set features 12 one-of-a-kind enamel pins, including fan favourites like the Handbook for the Recently Deceased™, Lydia, and of course Beetlejuice™! Experience one surprise a day and proudly wear or display these pins...

Can we change the minds of science deniers? Encounters with flat earthers, anti-vaxxers, coronavirus truthers, and others. Climate change is a hoax--and so is coronavirus. Vaccines are bad for you. These days, many of our fellow citizens reject scientific expertise and prefer ideology to facts. They are not merely uninformed—they are misinformed. They cite cherry-picked evidence, rely on fake experts,...

When Kyoko’s heart is broken, she decides that revenge is a dish best served in the spotlight! Kyoko Mogami followed her true love Sho to Tokyo to support him while he made it big as an idol. But he’s casting her out now that he’s famous! Kyoko won’t suffer in silence—she’s going to get her sweet revenge by beating Sho...

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! From FOX News anchor and author Harris Faulkner comes a collection of powerful, true-life stories of resilience, healing, rescue, and protection. We need reminders of God’s power now more than ever. We often think about prayer as a wish list, with God as Santa Claus. The reality is that the power of prayer reminds...

It’s hard to be a diamond in a rhinestone world… Becky Mooney is a Scottish Dolly Parton tribute singer with such terrible stage fright that she can only perform when dressed up as country music’s biggest, blondest star. But after splitting with her boyfriend (and Kenny Rogers singing partner), Becky decides to take inspiration from Dolly to go it alone...

'A practical manual for your brain.' - Dr Megan Rossi, author of Eat Yourself Healthy A groundbreaking science-based guide to protecting your brain health for the long term. Whatever your age, having a healthy brain is the key to a happy and fulfilled life. Yet, for both young and old, diseases of the brain and mental health are the biggest...

A holistic and practical guide to optimising fertility for both men and women With a foreword by Dr Karen Joash, Consultant in obstetrics and gynaecology Liberty Mills was told at age 43 that she had a 0.7% chance of having another baby with her own eggs - and that was with the assistance of IVF. She and her partner decided...

Take your stationery, art supplies, makeup, earbuds, and chargers on the go with this beautiful accessory pouch. Celebrate the queen honey bee with this beautiful accessory pouch, perfect for storing and carrying your essentials. High-Quality Cotton Blend: This accessory pouch is sized 8.75” × 5.875” and features a cotton-blend exterior, a nylon interior, and a durable zipper with a pull...

Part of a series of exciting and luxurious Flame Tree Notebooks, these journals combine high-quality production with magnificent fine art. The covers are printed on foil in five colours, embossed, and then foil stamped. They are powerfully practical, featuring a pocket at the back for receipts and scraps, two bookmarks, and a solid magnetic side flap. These notebooks are perfect...

Art of Nature: Fungi Pencil Pouch celebrates the art of nature and the magical, strange, and beautiful kingdom of mushrooms with this pencil pouch. Take your pens, pencils, other desktop and art supplies on the go with this pencil pouch featuring the whimsical collage artwork of artist Amy Ross. HIGH-QUALITY COTTON BLEND: This accessory pouch is sized 8 1/4" x...

The Penguin Dictionary of Science covers all the important topics in this key subject area, including chemistry, physics, molecular biology, biochemistry, genetics, human anatomy and physiology, mathematics, astronomy, and computing. Superbly comprehensive and accessible, this newly updated dictionary is the ideal reference tool for anyone who needs to understand scientific terms, whether student, researcher, or enthusiastic layperson. Provides clear definitions...

Featuring over 100 maps of London from the twentieth century, this fascinating miscellany provides an enthralling exploration of the history of the city. One of the best ways to gain an insight into a city's multilayered past is by deciphering its maps, and this curated collection of over 100 historical maps of London will help you do just that. Many...

Age range 9+ One of the hardest questions that mathematics teachers have to answer is "Why?" Schoolroom sums are crucial in learning the awesome power of mathematics, but they are often a world away from how the knowledge is applied and where it came from. Inside Mathematics: Probability & Statistics is there to fill that gap. What are the chances...