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A New York Times Notable Book A New York Times Editors Choice A New York Post Best Book of the Year An Amazon Best Biography/MemoirHilarious and harrowing, and hard to put down Christopher Buckley, author of Thank You for SmokingMight be a career-destroying book... highly enjoyableDaily TelegraphA spin doctor to the rich and corrupt spills his secrets... starts with the crack of a Jack Reacher thrillerThe New York TimesThe man who used to pull the strings of the global media is now pulling back the curtain: a bridge-burning, riotous confession by a top PR operative who exposes the secrets of the $129-billion industry that controls so much of what we see and hear in the media. After nearly two decades in the PR business, Phil Elwood wants to come clean, by exposing the dark underbelly of the very industry thats made him so successful. The first step is revealing exactly what hes been up to for the past twenty years - and it isnt pretty. From helping win the Qatar World Cup bid, to a four-day Las Vegas bacchanal with a dictators son, and helping to land a Middle Eastern dictators wife a glowing profile in Vogue at the same time the Arab Spring broke out, Elwood reveals all his slippery tricks for seducing journalists in order to create chaos and cover for politicians, dictators and spies. But as Phil moved up the ranks, he felt worse and worse about the sleaziness of it all - and his role in it - until he received a shocking wake-up call from the FBI. This risky game nearly cost Phil his life and his freedom. Seeing the light, he has decided to tell the full truth about who is the worst human. _____A rollicking, unexpectedly affecting story. . . Its going to be one of the big, buzzy Beltway books of the year. PoliticoPhil Elwood has written a book about his Washington life thats part therapy, part cautionary tale ? and quite funny . . . What makes Elwoods story stand out from the typical Washington read is that his personal demons are so intertwined with his professional choices . . . Elwoods prose is zippy, even Sorkin-esque, and he relishes dark humor. The Washington PostIf Hunter S. Thompson billed clients by the hour, it would look like All The Worst Humans by Phil Elwood. The pacing and storytelling propel the books epic sweep across the darkside of DC and global hotspots. Even the most experienced in PR will learn things they did not know, and Elwoods gripping personal story is an unexpected and wild ride. Bill McCarren, former Executive Director, National Press ClubA lively, often hilarious, blood-chilling tale. Sam Kashner, Air MailA redemption story about becoming a better human, a story Elwood tells with vulnerability, heart, and brutal honesty. James Kirchick, New York Times bestselling author of Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay WashingtonAn exhilarating ride through the underbelly of global power structures. Ben Smith, author of Traffic and editor in chief of SemaforI raced through this book and was gripped by every page. Sophie Heawood

An intriguing series of tales about love affairs with cars which, like human relationships, can go badly wrong. Christian Wolmar, best-selling author of The Subterranean Railway and Fire & SteamThree Million Miles in a Volvo and Other Curious Car Stories is a whistle-stop tour of fifty fascinating petrolheads and how they changed car culture for good.Meet: The Prince of Darkness! The Sweeneys ace stunt driver! Renaults doyenne of colours and fabrics!Discover: A pathetic steam car! Metal underpants! The unseen brilliance of Jaguars!And find out exactly how one man adored his Volvo so much that he drove it around the world 120 times to cruise into the record books.

Engagingly written, and brilliantly researched, a treasure trove packed with rich nuggets of information. I loved and devoured it. Peter JamesA perfectly timed narrative history No one who crosses the Channel can fail to learn from, and enjoy, this original and absorbing book. Patrick MarnhamIt was half a million years ago that Britain first parted from Europe. As ice melted, water smashed through the chalky land bridge that separated Britain from the continent of Europe, forming what we now know as the English Channel, and what the French call La Manche. The second parting, far from being a force of nature, was the choice of Britains islanders disillusioned with continental rule.In The Busy Narrow Sea, Robin Laurance tells the story of the people whose lives have become entwined over the centuries with this iconic seaway, presenting a broad sweep of carefully researched historical fact lightened with a host of colourful anecdotes. This diverse tale covers artists captivated by its light; writers inspired by its power; tunnellers relishing its challenges; entrepreneurs turning fishing villages into smart resorts; smugglers ruling and adventurers conquering the waves; and much more besides, from Napoleon through the Second World War and into the modern day.

Now a major movie starring Paul Mescal and Josh OConnorTriumphantThe TimesStellarDaily MailExceptionally accomplishedThe ScotsmanSublimeObserverExquisiteSunday PostIn twelve luminous stories set across three centuries, The History of Sound examines the unexpected ways the past returns to us and how love and loss are entwined and transformed over generations. In Ben Shattucks ingenious collection, each story has a companion story, which contains a revelation about the previous, paired story. Mysteries and murders are revealed, history is refracted, and deep emotional connections are woven through characters and families.The haunting title story recalls the journey of two men who meet around a piano in a smoky, dim bar, only to spend a summer walking the Maine woods collecting folk songs in the shadow of the First World War, forever marked by the odyssey. Decades later, in another story, a woman discovers the wax cylinders recorded that fateful summer while cleaning out her new house in Maine. Shattucks inventive, exquisite stories transport readers from 1700s Nantucket to the contemporary woods of New Hampshire and beyondinto landscapes both enduring and unmistakably modern. Memories, artefacts, paintings, and journals resurface in surprising and poignant ways among evocative beaches, forests, and orchards, revealing the secrets, misunderstandings, and love that linger across centuries.Written with breathtaking humanity and humor, The History of Sound is a love letter to New England, a radiant conversation between past and present, and a moving meditation on the abiding search for home.

Henri Matisse described the Chapel of the Rosary, the chief labour of his final years, as the gathering together of his lifetimes work. Although widely known as Matisses Chapel, the buildings remarkable modern design and decoration emerged from a surprising friendship and artistic engagement with a group of Dominican sisters and brothers keen to see the Church embrace Modern Art and modern artists. With the advantage of hitherto unexplored archive and printed materials this study highlights that mutual encounter and explores how their shared artistic adventure became for Matisse himself an opportunity to express his religious vision of art and to rediscover his natal Catholic Faith in its post-war avant-garde form.

Set in the buried streets of Georgian London and the outrageous underworld of the molly houses, a carpenter hiding a double life, searches for a traitor who is betraying the secrets of the mollies a Top Ten Sunday Times bestseller!**WINNER of the CWA Historical DAGGER 2025***`Heartbreaking, beautiful, lyrical you wont want to put it down Catriona Ward`Utterly thrilling Elizabeth MacNeal`Immersive, illuminating and exceptionally entertaining Matt Cain`Stunning and powerful Youll never forget Thomas True Janice Hallett`A clever mystery, a powerful love story affected me more than anything Ive read in a long time Gareth Brown**WINNER OF THE HWA DEBUT CROWN****THE TOP TEN Sunday Times BESTSELLER****SHORTLISTED for Booksellers Association Author of the Year**_________________The only sin is betrayalIt is the year 1715, and Thomas True has arrived on old London Bridge with a dangerous secret. One night, lost amongst the squalor of Londons hidden back streets, he finds himself drawn into the outrageous underworld of the molly houses.Meanwhile, carpenter Gabriel Griffin struggles to hide his double life as Lotty, the mollys stoic guard. When a young man is found murdered, he realises there is a rat amongst them, betraying their secrets to a pair of murderous Justices.Can Gabriel unmask the traitor before they hang? Can he save hapless Thomas from peril, and their own forbidden love?Set amidst the buried streets of Georgian London, The Betrayal of Thomas True is a brutal and devastating thriller, where love must overcome evil, and the only true sin is betrayal__________________`Quite simply divine had me in all sorts of tears Jennie Godfrey`A vivid exploration of a largely forgotten aspect of Londons past as compelling as Wests debut The Times`Simmers with sinister menace and illicit temptation Susan Stokes-Chapman`An unforgettable combination of historical thriller, love story and heartbreaking tragedy Heat`Ingeniously plotted, vivid and memorable Historical Novel Society`Electric an unputdownable read Attitude Magazine`An epic adventure of love in a time of danger Hallie Rubenhold`Exuberant, moving Rosie Andrews`Vivid, impressive and utterly immersive I was weeping by the final pages. Masterful D.V. Bishop`A devastating story told with great power Christopher Stephens`You are instantly immersed in the perilous, hot, exciting, plot-swirling world of Mollies Felice Picano`Youll smile, youll gasp, youll cry Essie Fox`Hugely entertaining Anna Mazzola`Bursting with memorable characters and stunning imagery Sean Lusk`Brilliantly researched and lavishly written Emma Stonex`Like a modern Fielding Kate Griffin`Hypnotic. A hurtling tale of deception and self-discovery James Cahill`Very, very good Stephen Fry`There has never been a book that made me cry until today Suzie Edge`A beautiful, dark love story set in the fetid streets of Georgian London unp...

An instant New York Times bestseller, this furious, queer debut novel about embracing the monster within and unleashing its power against your oppressors is perfect for fans of Cemetery Boys.Prepare to die. His kingdom is near.Sixteen-year-old trans boy Benji is on the run from the cult that raised himthe fundamentalist sect that unleashed Armageddon and decimated the worlds population. Desperately, he searches for a place where the cult cant get their hands on him, or more importantly, on the bioweapon they infected him with.But when cornered by monsters born from the destruction, Benji is rescued by a group of teens from the local Acheson LGBTQ+ Center, affectionately known as the ALC. The ALCs leader, Nick, is gorgeous, autistic, and a deadly shot, and he knows Benjis darkest secret: the cults bioweapon is mutating him into a monster deadly enough to wipe humanity from the earth once and for all.Still, Nick offers Benji shelter among his ragtag group of queer teens, as long as Benji can control the monster and use its power to defend the ALC. Eager to belong, Benji accepts Nicks termsuntil he discovers the ALCs mysterious leader has a hidden agenda, and more than a few secrets of his own.

"Slasher movies are seen by some as kitschy fun, but this is a seriously disturbing novel, delving into the sacrifices art demands, psychological trauma and how monsters are made. Sometimes painful reading, its also incredibly gripping, smart and scary." The GuardianThe New York Times bestseller! Includes bonus content - see concept notes and pages from Tremblays notebooks.The monster at the heart of a cult 90s cursed horror film tells his shocking and bloody secret history. Slow burn terror meets high-stakes showdowns, from the bestselling author of A Head Full of Ghosts and The Cabin at the End of the World.Summer, 1993 a group of young guerrilla filmmakers spend four weeks making Horror Movie, a notorious, disturbing, art-house horror film.The weird part? Only three of the films scenes were ever released to the public. Steeped in mystery and tragedy, the film has taken on a mythic renown.Decades later, a big budget reboot is in the works, and Hollywood turns to the only surviving cast member the man who played the Thin Kid, the masked teen at the centre of it all. He remembers all too well the secrets buried within the original screenplay, the bizarre events of the filming, and the crossed lines on set.Caught in a nightmare of masks and appearances, facile Hollywood personalities and fan conventions, the Thin Kid spins a tale of past and present, scripts and reality, and what the camera lets us see. But at what cost do we revisit our demons?After all these years, the monster the world never saw will finally be heard.

*Released early for the UK election.* From our earliest wanderings to the rise of the digital nomad, here is the story of human migration. For hundreds of thousands of years, the ability of Homo sapiens to travel across vast distances and adapt to new environments has been key to our survival as a species. Yet this deep migratory impulse is being tested as never before. By building ever stronger walls and raising barriers to progress, governments are harming the lives of migrants and threatening the future well-being of our societies. In The Shortest History of Migration, a visionary thinker tells a story of the movement of peoples that spans every age and continent and goes to the heart of what makes us human. Drawn from ancient records and the latest genetic research, it recounts strange, terrible and uplifting tales of migrants past and present, examining the legacies of empire, slavery and war. Finally, Goldin turns his attention to todays world, bringing together the evidence of history with the most recent data to suggest how we might create a more humane future -- one that allows us to reap the tremendous benefits that migration can offer.

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWise, funny and generousThe TimesWarm and perceptiveNew York TimesSo honest and funny and smartObserverGriffin Dunne knows how to tell a storyWashington PostDunne is a prospector for the incandescent detailLos Angeles TimesFull of light, life and colour...a startling tale of precarious American privilege, spotlighting a family that is blessed and cursedGuardianAt eight, Sean Connery saved him from drowning. At thirteen, desperate to hook up with Janis Joplin, he attended his aunt Joan Didions legendary LA launch party for Tom Wolfes The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test. In his early twenties, he shared a Manhattan apartment with his best friend and soulmate Carrie Fisher while she was filming some sci-fi movie called Star Wars and he was a struggling actor selling popcorn at Radio City Music Hall. A few years later, he produced and starred in the now-iconic film After Hours, directed by Martin Scorsese.In the midst of it all, Griffins twenty-two-year-old sister, Dominique, a rising star in Hollywood, was brutally strangled to death by her ex-boyfriend, leading to one of the most infamous public trials of the 1980s. The outcome was a travesty of justice that marked the beginning of their father Dominick Dunnes career as a bestselling author of true crime narratives.And yet, for all its boldface cast of characters and jaw-dropping scenes, The Friday Afternoon Club is no mere celebrity memoir. It is, down to its bones, a family story that embraces the poignant absurdities and best and worst efforts of its loveable, infuriating, funny and moving characters - its author most of all.

A good story, embracing character, emotion and drama... refreshing.THE TIMESA splendidly sympathetic and sparky portrait... Wittily written and rich in detail Miranda SeymourCatherine of Braganza - Boring? Plain? Ineffectual? Think again.Charles IIs wife was a trouser-wearing tastemaker who introduced tea drinking, popularised card games and championed baroque fashion and art. Her salon culture was infamous for its parties, theatricals and frequent trips to the pub. A Catholic queen in a strictly Anglican country, she was the diplomatic bridge between an unstable Britain and the European mainland, and carefully navigated the treacherous political landscape of Restoration England.In this illuminating portrait historian Sophie Shorland brings Catherine vividly to life for the first time, revealing a woman who defied the limitations imposed upon her to have a profound impact on the world around her.Previously published as The Lost Queen.

Alistair Moffat tells the extraordinary story of the Highlands in the most detailed book ever written about this remarkable part of Scotland. This is the story of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland as it has never been told before. From the formation of the landscape millions of years ago to the twenty-first century, it brings to life the events and the people who have shaped Highland history, from saints, sinners and outlaws to monarchs, clan chiefs and warriors. Highly readable and informative, it mines a wide range of sources including medieval manuscripts and sagas, poetry and popular culture. Picts, Romans, Irish missionaries, Vikings, Jacobites and the flood of emigrants who left to forge new lives abroad are just some of the important players in the drama. As he paints the bigger picture, Alistair Moffat also introduces many key aspects of Highland culture and explores the experience of ordinary Highlanders and Islanders over thousands of years.

In a giddy rush, a young woman and her older lover escape the rising fascism of 1930s Berlin for a summer vacation on the Cote dAzur. As they drive along stunning bays and linger over sumptuous meals, they are enchanted by each other. But their harmony soon falters, and the woman decides she must leave in search of a cottage of her own near Saint-Tropez. There, amid the vineyards and lemon trees, she will forge startling new connections and pass an unforgettable summer of independence and freedom.Background for Love is an autobiographical novel by the great publisher Helen Wolff, who together with her husband, Kurt Wolff, set up Pantheon Books in America after fleeing Nazi Germany. In the fascinating companion essay, historian Marion Detjen, the authors great-niece, delves into the basis of the novel in Helens own life as well as the political and social forces that led her to abandon hope of publishing it.Written in 1932 and now translated into English for the first time by the authors grandson, Tristram Wolff, this is a lushly atmospheric, irresistible story of passion and self-discovery, told from the cusp of disaster.

A moving, witty memoir about a Jewish childhood in apartheid-era South Africa"There were three other people present, or five, depending on whom one chooses to include... The ceremony lasted precisely thirty minutes, as had been agreed on well in advance, not a second longer."What kind of bar mitzvah lasts only thirty minutes? Which five people could have been present, and where could such a ceremony have taken place under these circumstances? As Denis Hirson gradually reveals the details of his extraordinary bar mitzvah, he explores the familial and political divisions that formed his story.Recreating 1960s Johannesburg through his adolescent eyes, Hirson writes of the silences that surrounded his Jewish heritage, and of the day that one of his familys secrets finally exploded. Witty and deeply poignant, My Thirty-Minute Bar Mitzvah is a beautiful account of one man being confronted by his own past.

LONGLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE 2025WINNER OF THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD AND THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE FOR FICTIONAn instant classicNew York TimesBased on Crtrescus own experience as a teacher, Solenoid submerges us in the mundane details of a diarists life and spirals into an existential account of history, philosophy and mathematics. Grounded in the reality of communist Romania, it grapples with frightening health care, the absurdities of the education system and the struggles of family life, while investigating other universes and forking paths.In a surreal journey like no other, we visit a tuberculosis preventorium, an anti-death protest movement, a society of dream investigators and a minuscule world of dust mites living on a microscope slide. Combining fiction with autobiography and history, Solenoid searches for escape routes through the alternate dimensions of life and art, as various monstrous realities erupt within the present.PRAISE FOR SOLENOIDCrtrescu is no longer writing novels. He is officiating a cultTLSA bravura performanceThe NationSurreal and viscerally politicalFTNothing short of remarkableLos Angeles Review of BooksA masterpieceAstra Magazine

Heartbreaking Fascinating Unbearably poignant. - Daily MailDramatic Sensational ... Closely researched and compulsively readable. - The LadyMeticulously researched, erudite and utterly engaging Magnificent. - Karen Powell, author of Fifteen Wild DecembersNovelist, sister, celebrity, wife, daughter: Charlotte Bronte played many roles. As the beloved author of Jane Eyre, she is one of the most radical talents of the nineteenth century. And one of the most mysterious.Based entirely on rarely seen private letters, this radical and moving biography sheds new light on the dramatic events of Brontes turbulent last years of grief, fulfilment and tragedy and exposes the astonishing media scandal that followed her early death, when her friends and family battled to control how history would remember her.

The story of herring is entwined in the history of commercial fishing. For over two millennia, herring has been commercially caught and its importance to the coastal peoples of Britain cannot be measured. At one point tens of thousands were involved in the catching, processing and sale of herring. They followed the shoals around the coast from Stornoway to Penzance and many towns on Britains east coast grew rich on the backs of the silver darlings.Fishing historian Mike Smylie looks at the effects of herring on the people who caught them, their unique ways of life, the superstitions of the fisher folk, their boats and the communities who lived for the silver darlings.With a wealth of illustrations, this fascinating book reveals the little-known history of the herring. And for those whove neglected the silver darlings for lesser fish such as cod and haddock, there are a number of mouth-watering recipes to try.

«Uma viagem vem connosco quando acaba.»Um livro-puzzle, um álbum de recortes, um caderno de memórias, um conjunto de notas contra a voragem do presente, um louvor ao que mais importa na vida, um auto

Um mistério viciante e febril do grande mestre do thriller literário. Com mais de vinte milhões de leitores em todo o mundo, vencedor do Grande Prémio de Romance da Academia Francesa, do Prémio Gonco

Ghost Mountain is a mountain that appeared yesterday, changing the lives of the local people; the town drunk, a retired teacher and her dog, a young soul and his wife,an old soul. It is a story about all that is unmistably present yet never trul fathomable in our lives.