How the Apple Store changed shopping forever – one customer at a time. In Shop Different: A Retail Story, visionary retailer Ron Johnson reveals the untold story of how he and Steve Jobs created the Apple store. From the first store’s opening...

An FT Best Book of the Year 'Perhaps the best of the memoirs of Afghanistan so far published' FT 'Saad Mohseni is one of the most remarkable figures in modern Afghanistan – brave, entrepreneurial, with a knack for imagining the impossible...

‘A wonderful book.' Cathy Rentzenbrink ‘A remarkable tale’ The Spectator A giant wheel of Comté – a cheese full of delight, a mosaic of flavour – can sometimes become flat. Despite all that’s gone into making it and...

'Inspirational, heartfelt and informative' John Lewis-Stempel'Absolutely brilliant' Jeremy ClarksonMinette Batters was the first female president of the National Farmers’ Union in its 109-year history. During that time, she fought tooth and...

Forget polished playbooks and sanitized lessons. This is a business memoir and career journey rooted in lived experience, not theory. It's the raw, unfiltered story of a woman who began as a casino dealer and went on to sell her startup in one of...

Some individuals have such a magnetic personality that they can attract a hugely devoted following, ignoring the misdeeds of their leader and even committing evil on their behalf. With religious, spiritual or philosophical beliefs to guide them, cults...

A WATERSTONES 'BEST BIOGRAPHY OF 2025'AN iPAPER BEST NEW BOOK OUT IN AUGUST 2025'Beautifully written and deeply moving' CLARE BALDING'An important voice' CATHY RENTZENBRINK'I devoured it in a day . . . An open-hearted book' CLOVER STROUDIn a...

‘Cinematic, suspenseful, totally immersive’ ZOË SCHLANGER ‘Explosive … fascinating’ RENI EDDO-LODGE ‘Riveting’ ERIC KLINENBERG The explosive true story of a secret group of radicals who...

'All the fun youthful dreams and the poignancy of disappointment...magnificent'. Phil Harrison, The GuardianA coming-of-age story about pursuing your dreams and what happens when reality gets in the way. It's 1992 and Andy (aka Horace) dreams of becoming...

In Your Area and In Our Hearts – this is the world of BLACKPINK! August 2016: stars are born. A decade later, BLACKPINK are still shooting to dazzling heights, redefining the music landscape globally with no end in sight. Come along and party as we...

My mother had died, but still I heard her voice...Growing up in an affluent neighbourhood in 1930s Shanghai, Loo Shu-hsin is told that it is 'no good for a girl to be smart' - and yet when rumours of the revolution reach their enclave, she is the one...

Discover the wacky and wonderful world of Sparks. When eccentric LA brothers Russell and Ron Mael moved to Britain in 1973, they exploded onto the pop scene as Sparks—an act that stood out even amid the flamboyance of the glam rock movement that...

THE NUMBER ONE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS 2025 ‘The best memoir you will read all year’ NICK HORNBY ‘A triumphant meditation on loss, literature and the...

From the author of Bad Girls of Ancient Greece comes a new collection, covering tales of lore from bad boys and more… Myths and legends would be nothing without their shining star of a hero at the forefront, right? But what about those...

'Touching, thoughtful and frank - Jenn is a wonderful writer' David Nicholls'The best kind of walking companion' Guardian'Wonderful for taking on a walk yourself' Financial Times'Exceptionally good company. I loved it' Mark HaddonBurnt-out and...

From working in some of London's most prestigious restaurants to scrubbing fat from kitchen floors, Alasdair Gill's life as a chef has been a series of exhilarating highs and harrowing lows. But so too has his private life. Taking readers behind the...

What happens when an ordinary girl falls for a charming prince? In this funny, honest and at times heartbreaking memoir, musical theatre star Ruthie Henshall reveals all.Today Ruthie is an award-winning West End and Broadway star, known for the emotional...

Filled with sparkling anecdotes and tales of living life to the full, featuring previously unseen photographs from Lady Glenconner's personal collection. Lady Anne Glenconner, Lady-in-Waiting to Princess Margaret and Maid of Honour at the Queen’s...

Essential reading for those whose life has been—or may yet be—touched by adoption, and for anyone wanting to better understand its story.Twenty years ago, Carol Atherton and her husband, Matthew stood together on the doorstep of a suburban...

'An inspiring must-read for anyone who is searching for hope in darkness of loss, grief or addiction' GILLIAN ANDERSON ____________ Sarah Hiscox’s deep self-esteem and addiction issues began in childhood when she was given powerful sleeping pills...