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Outstanding leadership is the kind that inspires employees, delights customers, and achieves extraordinary business results. And no one knows more about this kind of leadership than Lee Cockerell, the man who ran Walt Disney World ® Resort operations for...

The bestselling and prize-winning study of one of the most legendary American Presidents in history, Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin is the book that inspired Barack Obama in his presidency. When Obama was asked which book he could not live...

The #1 Wall Street Journal Business Book Bestseller & Top 10 New York Times Bestseller.Based on the highly acclaimed NPR podcast,How I Built This with Guy Raz, his book offerspriceless insights and inspiration from theworld's top entrepreneurs on how...

(Available on May 30, 2021) 'An absolute masterpiece.' -- DAN SNOW'A rich trove of ancient wonders.' -- IAN MORTIMERSixteen hundred years ago Britain left the Roman Empire and swiftly fell into ruin. Grand cities and luxurious villas were deserted and...

Coco Chanel: The Illustrated World of a Fashion Icon is an illustrated biography of Coco's Chanel's life from the internationally reknown illustrator and author, Megan Hess. It features key moments from Coco's amazing life and iconic items from the...

'An easy and engaging read...Quite often, though, it is eye-opening' -- Hugo Rifkind, The Times'Does a valuable job of explaining how Amazon sees itself' --  Financial TimesAmazon is the business story of the decade. Jeff Bezos, the richest man on the...

  "THE ULTIMATE DINOSAUR BIOGRAPHY," hails Scientific American: A thrilling new history of the age of dinosaurs, from one of our finest young scientists. "A masterpiece of science writing." —Washington Post A New York...

**The Sunday Times Best Business Book of the Year 2020**'A satisfying ticktock of the company's rapid rise and crash, culminating in its disastrous I.P.O. in 2019 and Neumann's ouster.' -- New York Times'This absorbing book exposes the sheer madness of...

The unparalleled master of the historical epic returns with a sweeping evocation of China from the Opium Wars of nineteenth century to the global powerhouse of the present day.   The internationally bestselling author portrays the great clash of East...

An explosive account of Facebook’s fall from grace over the last five years, Frenkel and Kang’s exhaustively researched volume posits the theory that seemingly accidental missteps may have been conscious attempts to destabilise society and politics...

Subtly devastating in it’s clear-headed and measured approach, Smith’s moving travelogue visits seven iconic US buildings constructed by enslaved Black labour and forces the current generation to acknowledge the hidden legacy of slavery. Beginning in...

In this thought-provoking follow-up to his acclaimed StarTalk book, uber astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson tackles the world's most important philosophical questions about the universe with wit, wisdom, and cutting-edge science. For science geeks, space...

This beautifully illustrated companion to celebrated scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson's popular podcast and National Geographic Channel TV show is an eye-opening journey for anyone curious about the complexities of our universe.For decades, beloved...

In this fascinating foray into the millennia-long relationship between science and military power, "the world's best science communicator" (Times Literary Supplement), astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and writer Avis Lang examine how the methods and...

Readers of his essays in Natural History magazine recognise Neil deGrasse Tyson's talent for guiding them through the mysteries of the cosmos with clarity and enthusiasm. Here, Tyson compiles his favourite essays across a myriad of topics. The title...

'A Napoleonic triumph of a book, irresistibly galloping with the momentum of a cavalry charge' -- Simon Sebag Montefiore'Simply dynamite' --  Bernard CornwellFrom Andrew Roberts, author of the bestsellers The Storm of War and Churchill: Walking with...

A magnificently researched New York Times bestseller revisionist history of Genghis Khan and his legacy, arguing that rather than a brutal barbarian, Khan was one of the most progressive leaders in world history who joined East and West and brought about...

A dramatic portrait of one of America's most compelling generals and presidents, Ulysses S. Grant, by Pulitzer Prize winner Ron Chernow, author of the book on which the astonishing musical Hamilton is based. As late as April 1861, when the American Civil...

Illuminating and absorbing, Black Spartacus is a definitive new biography of Toussaint Louverture – a revolutionary slave hero, military mastermind and the first leader of the independent Black state of Haiti. Winner of the Wolfson History...

This stunningly illustrated and deeply researched volume unravels the multi-layered story of Ravenna – once the capital of the Western Roman Empire and the cultural and political hub of early medieval Europe. Shortlisted for the Wolfson History...