THE COMMISSION ON THE FUTURE OF MULTI-ETHNIC BRITAIN Bhikhu Parekh (Chair) Kate Gavron (Vice Chair) Tariq Modood (Advisor) Robin Richardson (Editor) Yasmin Alibhai-Brown Muhammad Anwar Colin Bailey Amina Begum Michael Chan Navnit Dholakia David Faulkner Stuart Hall Bob Hepple QC Judith Hunt Antony Lerman Matthew McFarlane Andrew Marr Peter Newsam Herman Ouseley Anne Owers Trevor Phillips Sarah Spencer Seamus Taylor Sally Tomlinson Sue Woodford-Hollick
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I Saw the Dog
Alexandra Aikhenvald
A leading expert draws on a lifetime of fieldwork to reveal the mysteries and magic of language
The Disappearance of Lydia Harvey
Julia Laite
An immersive historical account of a fascinating and important untold story
World of Wonders
Aimee Nezhukumatathil
An award-winning poet's non-fiction debut – essays about the natural world, and the way its inhabitants can teach, support and inspire us
The Handshake
Ella Al-Shamahi
For the first time, this quirky and engaging history reveals the secrets of one of our most ancient social gestures
Genesis
Guido Tonelli
A visionary scientific account of the seven 'days' of creation, from a lead player in the hunt for the Higgs boson
Law in a Time of Crisis
Jonathan Sumption
What is the right relationship between the law and politics, judges and politicians?
The Gun, the Ship, and the Pen
Linda Colley
Award-winning historian Linda Colley shows the dawn of the modern world – through the advance of written constitutions
Notes from Deep Time
Helen Gordon
The Earth writes its own story in the landscape. A novelist sets out on a journey to piece it together
How Should A Government Be?
Jaideep Prabhu
When the art of government itself is changing, the old political divisions no longer make sense. Join organisation expert Jaideep Prabhu on a tour of…
I Like You
Sandol Stoddard Warburg
A tiny book with a big heart – a favourite gift for weddings, best friends and Valentines
The Happy Traitor
Simon Kuper
A 'humane and informative' (according to John Le Carré) biography of George Blake, the most notorious double agent in British history….
Two-Way Mirror
Fiona Sampson
How Britain's most famous female poet invented herself and defied her times
The Hidden Spring
Mark Solms
A revolutionary new explanation for sentience from the neuroscientist who discovered how the brain dreams
How to Spend a Trillion Dollars
Rowan Hooper
A compelling thought experiment that will lead to hours of fruitful debate
Words Fail Us
Jonty Claypole
A lifelong stutterer dismantles the cult of fluency and champions the creative powers of inarticulacy
Intensive Care
Gavin Francis
On the pandemic's forgotten front lines, a doctor cares for his community – from care homes to homeless shelters, islands to the inner city
The Colonizer and the Colonized
Albert Memmi
In this classic study of European colonialism, Albert Memmi examines the psychological effects of colonial ideology and system on both the colonizer a…
The Listening Path
Julia Cameron
A groundbreaking new book about listening to ourselves, to others and to the world from the internationally bestselling 'queen of change' Ju…
Drawing on the Dominant Eye
Betty Edwards
The long-awaited follow-up to the bestseller Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain – with new insights about creativity and our unique way of seeing…