Adam Usden

Adam Wagner

Adam Wasson

Adam Weymouth's work has been published widely, including in Granta, The Atlantic, The Observer and the BBC. His first book, Kings of the Yukon, won the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year, the Lonely Planet Adventure Travel Book of the Year and the Prix Paul-Emile Victor. He has been named by the National Writing Centre as one of ten writers shaping the UK's future.

Adam Weymouth

Adam Wisniewski-Snerg (1937-95) was born on the outskirts of Warsaw. His science fiction writing is largely focused around the consequences of totalitarianism. Although largely unread during his lifetime, after his suicide in 1995 his work began to receive major critical attention. He is now considered to be, along with Stanislaw Lem, one of Poland's greatest science fiction writers.

Adam Wisniewski-Snerg

Ade Edmondson

Adele Lang

Adele Nozedar is an author and photographer. Previously, she was in a cult indie band, then ran her own indie record label and became A&amp;R Director/General Manager of a major record company. 
 
Her wide-ranging passions are reflected in her books, which include The Hedgerow Handbook (2012), The Signs and Symbols Sourcebook (2011), The Secret Language of Birds (2006), and The Element Encyclopedia of Native Americans (2013).

Adele Nozedar

Adele Puhn

Adeline Yen Mah

Adelle Waldman is a freelance writer and book critic. She worked as a reporter at the New Haven Register and the Cleveland Plain Dealer, and wrote a column for the Wall Street Journal's website. Her articles also have appeared in The New York Times Book Review,The New Republic,Slate,The Wall Street Journal, and other national publications. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Adelle Waldman

Aditi Kakade Beaufrand is an Indian illustrator based in France. She likes experimenting with bright, happy colours. She grew up reading fairytales, watching animated films and imagining adventure stories, and her style is an embodiment of her Indian heritage and western culture. She loves animals and taking long walks on the beach, but she is never too far away from a pencil and a paper to draw her perception of the world.

Aditi Kakade Beaufrand

Aditya Chakrabortty

Adiva Geffen is a bestselling writer and playwright. Her plays have appeared on major stages in Israel, she lectures and leads numerous writing workshops and she is a board member of the Israeli Writers’ Association. 
 
 Geffen started out as a special-education teacher, before serving as the spokesperson for the Habima National Theatre for more than a decade. She founded and subsequently led the Israeli Theatre Award for ten years, and now serves as head of The Gnazim Institute of the Hebrew Writers Association, the largest Hebrew literature archive in the world. 
 
 Born in Haifa, Israel and the mother of three sons, Geffen now lives in Tel Aviv with her partner Aharon Meidan.

Adiva Geffen

Adnan Sarwar, 35, is a former British soldier who served in the Iraq War.  He has since worked as a military consultant to film and is a writer based in London.  Read more at www.adnansarwar.com / @adnansarwar

Adnan Sarwar

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Loos (1877-1933) was a leading Austro-Hungarian architect, perhaps most famous for the revolutionary 'Loos House' opposite the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, which caused outrage when it was built in 1912, and the wonderful American Bar, also in Vienna. He wrote extensively on architecture and design, working in reaction to the elaborate mass of decoration celebrated by the Vienna Secession movement.

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Adrian Bean

Adrian Bliss is a creator, writer and performer from London, best known for his comedy sketches which, explore everything from history to natural science to religion. Adrian's work has earned him nearly 20 million followers across social media and has been featured in CNN, The Times and Vogue. Adrian was named one of the New Faces of Comedy at Just For Laughs, and his one-man play Inside Everyone sold out its debut run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival prior to opening.

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Edward de Bono

THE classic work about improving creativity from world-renowned writer and philosopher Edward de Bono 
 
In schools we are taught to meet problems head-on: what Edward de Bono calls 'vertical thinking'. This works well in simple situations - but we are at a loss when this approach fails. Lateral thinking is all about freeing up your imagination. 
 
Through a series of special techniques, in groups or working alone, Edward de Bono shows us how to look at problems from a variety of angles and in so doing offer up solutions that are as ingenious as they are effective. After reading this book you will become a much more productive and formidable thinker.

Lateral Thinking

A Textbook of Creativity

Caroline L. Arnold

Small, but smart: a Wall Street guru's secrets to making change that sticks. 
 
'A rare self-improvement book that actually works' Adam Grant, bestselling author of Give and Take 
 
Every year, we're determined to achieve our goals: to lose weight, save money or get a promotion. But how often do we follow them through? Science - and real life - shows that this 'big push' strategy is ultimately designed to fail, with our limited willpower struggling against entrenched routines and autopilot behaviours. 
 
In Small Move, Big Change, Wall Street technology guru, Caroline Arnold, introduces micro-resolutions: simple and deceptively effective, they reward us with instant results that have huge, lasting effects that can help you revolutionise your: 
 
· Sleep 
· Fitness 
· Relationships 
· Organisation 
· Budgeting 
 
 
Packed full of real-world examples, this practical guide will help you spot the small moves that will bring the biggest change to your life.

Small Move, Big Change

Using Microresolutions to Transform Your Life Permanently

Paul Wilson

**Over 2 million copies sold** 
 
The Little Book of Calm is your pocket-sized stress antidote, full of advice to follow and thoughts to inspire, such as: 
 
- Imagine every day is a holiday. Do one little thing that stimulates this holiday mood every day 
- Barricade yourself from interruption for one hour every day 
- Forgive on the spot 
- Breathe less - a deeply relaxed person only breathes 5-8 times a minute 
 
Designed to be carried around and dipped into whenever your feel your stress levels rising, The Little Book of Calm is perfect for fans of Matt Haig, Fearne Cotton or Haemin Sunim.

The Little Book Of Calm

The Two Million Copy Bestseller

Sháá Wasmund

Is your life how you imagined it would be, or is the reality more stressful than you planned? Do you put yourself under too much pressure to succeed? Are you struggling to find time for the things, and people, you love? 
 
It doesn't have to be this way. Anything is possible when you stop trying to do everything at the same time. This life changing book gives you the tools to ditch your to-do list and follow your dreams. It will be your essential guide to doing what you love - and letting go of the rest.

Do Less, Get More

Guilt-free Ways to Make Time for the Things (and People) that Matter

How to Work Smart and Live Life Your Way

Do you want to be like that friend who holds the attention of the whole room with their telling of a story? Do you want your conversations to buzz with intrigue? Do you want your friends, colleagues or the stranger you talk to on the bus to think of you as the most interesting person they've spoken to that week? 
 
Being interesting isn't about having out-of-this-world adventures, it isn't about being beautiful, it isn't even about being intelligent or confident. Being interesting can be taught. Being interesting is a state of mind. 
 
Lateral thinking guru, Edward de Bono's How to Be More Interesting guides you through over 70 thought exercises to encourage you to bring out your imagination, bring the most interesting parts of you to the fore and to captivate all who you meet.

How to be More Interesting

Change how you see yourself and how the world sees you

**The multi-million copy bestselling phenomenon** 
 
Do you regularly find yourself in long, unstructured meetings which end without a decision? Are you a team leader looking for tips on increasing productivity? Or are you looking for ways to enhance collaboration? 
 
Six Thinking Hats, Edward de Bono's classic book on meetings, remains as relevant today as ever. Used to huge success by big companies and organisations such as IBM, Siemens and NASA, the Six-Hats method is a proven way to: 
 
- Reduce meeting lengths to one quarter of what they were previously 
- Make decisions in just 15 minutes, rather than 3 hours 
- Increase productivity by nearly 500% 
 
This extremely simple tool not only increases efficiency in discussions and decision-making, but also encourages openness and trust among colleagues, resulting in happier teams, a rise in productivity, and decisions which almost make themselves. 
 
"An inspiring man with brilliant ideas. De Bono never ceases to amaze" Sir Richard Branson

Six Thinking Hats

The multi-million bestselling guide to running better meetings and making faster decisions

Eddie Murphy

When you find yourself in a good place in your life, how do you make sure you stay there? Or, if you're in a bad place in your life, how do you get out of it? Here's how ... 
 
Dr Eddie Murphy knows what makes people tick. In Becoming Your Real Self, Eddie shares his methods for building and maintaining mental fitness - from identifying behavioural patterns to coping with the demands of a busy lifestyle; from dismissing faulty thinking to challenging emotional eating. 
 
In this book, you will learn how to transform: 
 
· Stress into relaxation 
· Anxiety into freedom 
· Low self-esteem into self-worth 
· Anger into calm 
 
With Becoming Your Real Self as your handbook, you can release yourself from the tyranny of negative emotions and embrace a fulfilling and meaningful life.

Becoming Your Real Self

A Practical Toolkit for Managing Life's Challenges

Brené Brown

Every time we are introduced to someone new, try to be creative, or start a difficult conversation, we take a risk. We feel uncertain and exposed. We feel vulnerable. Most of us try to fight those feelings - we strive to appear perfect. 
 
In a powerful new vision Brené Brown challenges everything we think we know about vulnerability, and dispels the widely accepted myth that it's a weakness. She argues that, in truth, vulnerability is strength and when we shut ourselves off from vulnerability - from revealing our true selves - we distance ourselves from the experiences that bring purpose and meaning to our lives. 
 
Daring Greatly is the culmination of 12 years of ground-breaking social research, across every area of our lives including home, relationships, work, and parenting. It is an invitation to be courageous; to show up and let ourselves be seen, even when there are no guarantees. 
 
This is vulnerability. This is daring greatly.

Daring Greatly

How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

Derek Llewellyn-Jones

The definitive voice in women's health and gynaecological study with over TWO MILLION COPIES sold worldwide. 
 
'Everywoman deals sensitively and thoroughly with every physical and psychological aspect of internal female development' VOGUE 
 
Everywoman is the essential manual to women's health. This book will provide you with the knowledge to ask questions and make empowered decisions about your own wellbeing. 
 
A leading pioneer in gynaecology, Derek Llewellyn-Jones' balanced and clear-cut advice provides medical guidance and a comprehensive exploration of women's sexuality. 
 
Everywoman will educate you on: 
 
· Adolescence and sexual development 
· Birth control and family planning 
· Pregnancy and labour 
· Postpartum care 
 
Newly revised with up-to-date information, Everywoman is a gynaecological guide for life for the twenty-first century women.

Everywoman

A Gynaecological Guide for Life

From confusing manuals to uninterpretable jargon and bureaucratic red-tape, modern life can be highly complicated and frustrating. For many of us it is almost impossible to make sense of. 
 
In Simplicity, lateral-thinking guru Edward de Bono shows us how to bring clarity into our increasingly complicated lives. Through his ten rules of simplicity, he encourages us to be creative and break down the complex into manageable and recognisable parts. By making the complicated simple, you will free up time, reduce stress and make better decisions.

Simplicity

How do you raise children who think for themselves? 
 
Edward de Bono, one of the world leading authorities on creative thinking, shows how parents can raise happy, confident and self-assured children through his simple tips, tricks and exercises that you can do with your child. 
 
This book will help your child: 
 
- Use positive reinforcement effectively 
- Unleash their creativity 
- Make the best life choices 
- Plan well for the future 
 
Confidence is one of the greatest gifts a parent can give their child and through this book you will learn how to give them the best start in life.

Teach Your Child How To Think

Maureen Gaffney

'A realistic approach to positive thinking' Sunday Times 
 
Do you want to be better at pursuing goals, grasping opportunities and facing set-backs? Do you want to FLOURISH? 
 
Psychologist Maureen Gaffney believes that in an increasingly uncertain world it is not only possible for us to flourish but essential that we take steps to do so. 
 
In Flourishing she shows you how to: 
 
- Achieve a deeper sense of well-being, meaning and purpose 
- Use adversity as a positive turning point 
- Train your mind to pay attention 
- Master your motions and focus on your goals 
 
This gripping, stimulating and inspiring book will help you change your life for the better. 
 
Get ready to flourish!

Flourishing

How to achieve a deeper sense of well-being and purpose in a crisis

Eric Berne

OVER FIVE MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE 
 
‘The canonical text on games in social contexts’ Emmett Shear, Former CEO of Twitch, and OpenAI 
 
If you’re only going to read one psychology book in your life, read this one 
 
Widely recognised as the most original and influential psychology book of our time, Games People Play has helped millions of people better understand basic social interactions and relationships. 
We play games all the time; relationship games; power games with our bosses and competitive games with our friends. 
 
In this book, Berne reveals the secret ploys and manoeuvres that rule our lives and how to combat them. Giving you the keys to unlock the psychology of others and yourself, this classic, entertaining and life-changing book will open up the door to honest communication and teach you how to get the most out of life.

Games People Play

The Psychology of Human Relationships

Our happiness and success depend on clear thinking. But too many of us are compromised by confusion, trying to do too much at once, and not knowing what to do next. 
 
In Teach Yourself to Think, Edward de Bono shows that good thinking depends on a simple five-stage process that anyone can learn. It will enable you to assess your goals, sort available information, identify the available choices, make a decision and, finally, turn thought into action. 
 
This book offers brilliant advice for anyone who needs to be able to respond to and deal with a vast range of situations at work and in life quickly, efficiently and intelligently.

Teach Yourself To Think

Alex Edmans

Global markets have been thrown into chaos, as crazy investments lead to wild booms and busts, economic inequality and even political fallout. 
 
In The Madness of Markets, Professor Alex Edmans uncovers the hidden forces that have driven global markets off course – from Reddit frenzies to CEO ego trips – hype cycles and social contagion have caused even the smartest investors to make irrational decisions. 
 
Their mistakes can become your advantage. Edmans shows not only how you can protect yourself from costly investing mistakes, but also how to capitalise when others misstep. Through insights and strategies built upon his leading research, discover how to make smart decisions in a world that often thinks fast, loud and wrong.

The Madness of Markets

Why Smart Investors Make Crazy Decisions and How to Exploit Them

Cal Newport

How to Be a High School Superstar

How to Become a Straight-A Student

How to Win at College

Priya Parker

The Art of Fighting

Tanya Byron

We live in a world fluent in therapy-speak — where every bad day is ‘depression’, every worry is ‘anxiety’, and every disappointment is ‘trauma’. But what if this language, meant to heal, is stopping us from feeling what’s real? 
 
In Your Are Not A Diagnosis, acclaimed clinical psychologist Professor Tanya Byron cuts through the noise with clarity and compassion. Drawing on decades in the therapy room, she shows how misusing the language of mental health hides our true emotions, robs those with genuine conditions of care, and leaves us trapped in labels instead of living authentically. 
 
This is not a book about dismissing distress — it’s about reclaiming it. With nuance and fierce honesty, Tanya argues that sadness, stress, grief and fear are not illnesses to diagnose away but experiences to sit with and move through, best held not by hashtags but by the people around us. Community, not a TikTok trend, is the real therapy room. 
 
For anyone who’s ever wondered if their messy, painful, overwhelming feelings mean they’re ‘broken’, this book offers a lifeline of perspective, agency and hope. And for parents navigating teens who self-diagnose via social media, it’s an urgent reminder to look beneath the therapy-speak and uncover what’s really being said. 
 
Essential, bracing, and deeply human, You Are Not A Diagnosis will change how you understand your feelings, your family, and the conversations we all so desperately need to get right.

You Are Not a Diagnosis

The Therapy-Speak Trap and the Lost Art of Listening to Ourselves

Anna Mathur

You didn’t used to be like this. 
The sharp words, the slammed drawers, the guilt that follows. You tell yourself to hold it together, but somehow, you keep finding yourself back here.Psychotherapist and bestselling author Anna Mathur knows that moment well. One evening, hot and exhausted in her kitchen as her children argued and whined, she felt the heat rise up and spill out in a shout that left her shaken and ashamed. That moment became the spark for this book.What if your anger isn’t bad, and it isn’t something you need to get rid of?For too long, we’ve been told to bottle it up, to keep smiling, to push it down. But anger is normal. Anger is necessary. And when you learn to understand it, it can become one of your greatest allies.In How to Stop Snapping at the People You Love, Anna helps you see rage not as shameful or dangerous, but as a signal pointing to your unmet needs, crossed boundaries and emotional overload. Through gentle insight and practical tools, she shows how to catch it sooner, recover faster, repair more deeply and use its energy for change instead of destruction.Because anger doesn’t mean you're broken, it makes you human. And when you learn to listen to it, it can become your greatest source of clarity, compassion and connection.

How to Stop Snapping at the People You Love (As Well As the Ones You Don’t)

A compassionate guide to rage, regulation and repair

Liam McClintock

Our minds spend little time in the present. They often replay painful memories and chatter internally at up to 4,000 words per minute. They’re easily caught up in cycles of craving, self-criticism, and needless worry. While this may seem normal, there’s a better alternative: a fit mind. 
 
Buddhist monk and tech founder Liam McClintock shares powerful, little-known techniques that enable us to meditate anywhere—whether at home, work, or on the move. Through this training, qualities like presence, vitality, and lasting bliss will become within your reach. 
 
Grounded in 2,500 years of contemplative wisdom and supported by modern science, this is a complete toolkit for beginners and experienced meditators alike. Readers will discover how to: 
 
• Quiet the mind’s excess chatter—going beyond thought entirely 
• Enter profound altered states of consciousness 
• Gain transformative insights into the workings of the mind 
• Experience durable shifts in perception, awareness, and well-being 
 
Discover how a fit mind—one full of clarity, energy, tranquillity, compassion, and joy—is both vital and accessible.

Fit Mind

4 Steps to Optimal Well-Being with Lessons from Neuroscience and Meditation

Byrne & Balzano

Described by his creator as 'short, fat and primitive', Evert Bäckström is a rather unique homicide detective but he is undeniably the real deal with it comes to modern policing. 
 
This series is blackly comic, thrillingly compelling and utterly real.

Bäckström

CAMP GOLD

Caedmon Aisquith

Cairo Trilogy

Can You Solve the Murder?

Capital

Care Bears

Cartoon Kid

Cath Kidston

A crime-fiction series with a twist - private investigator Catherine Berlin, is a damaged soul struggling with a heroin addiction, but she still manages to do her best, even when her own neck is on the chopping block.

Catherine Berlin

Celeste Express

Central Intelligence

Chaos and Flame

Charles Hayden

Charles Paris Dramatisations

Charlie Bass

Charlie Changes Into a Chicken

Charlie and Lola

Cherry Blossoms After Winter

Chevalier

Chinese Cinderella

Life at Tanglewood isn't all sleepovers, picnics and beach parties. Cherry, Summer, Skye, Coco and Honey all face some tough life challenges in this delicious series from bestselling girls' favourite Cathy Cassidy. Every sister has a secret to share. Which one will be your favourite?

Chocolate Box Girls

Christmas

Chronicles of Vladimir Tod

Churchminister

Welcome inside the violent, treacherous world of Roman politics, and learn how one man - clever, compassionate, devious, vulnerable - fought to reach the top.

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