So what is this England really like & how do the English really see themselves? Intrigued by the many contradictory emotions that the English feel for their own country, Harry Reid, one of Britain's leading journalists, set out on voyage of discovery. As he travels down the byways & up the highways of this green & pleasant l&, he anatomises a country which is still as rich & diverse & eccentric as ever. But is it a country at peace with itself? Has it lost its way? At a time of economic uncertainty & international upheaval would the English fly the flag or would the contrasts between city & village, slum & prosperity, betray a deeper ambiguity about what it actually means to be English? At the end of his journey Harry Reid attempts an analysis of where England is & where it is going. ...

From an award-winning project comes an inspiring, collaborative book that makes data artistic, personal
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After a trip to the museum, Max writes a letter to his favourite dinosaur, the mighty T. Rex
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From the show`s creators, a groundbreaking new novel, inspired by the Broadway smash hit, Dear Evan Hansen. Dear Evan Hansen, Today`s going to be an amazing day & here`s why... When a letter that was never meant to be seen draws high school senior Evan Hansen into the Murphy family`s grief over the loss of their son, he is given the chance of a lifetime: to belong. He just has to stick to a lie he never meant to tell. That the notoriously troubled Connor Murphy was his secret best friend. Suddenly, Evan isn`t invisible anymore. & Connor`s wealthy parents have taken him in like he was their own, desperate to know more about their enigmatic son from his `closest friend`. As Evan gets pulled deeper into their family, he knows that what he`s doing may not be right, but if he`s helping people, how wrong can it be? No longer tangled in his once-incapacitating anxiety, this new Evan has a purpose. He`s confident. He`s a viral phenomenon. Every day is amazing. But when everything is in danger of unravelling, he comes face to face with his greatest obstacle: himself. A simple lie leads to complicated truths in this big-hearted coming-of-age story of grief, authenticity & the struggle to belong in an age of instant connectivity & profound isolation. ...

Have you ever wished you could tell your favourite books just what they mean to you? Or wanted to give a piece of your mind to the `must-read` book that you wish you hadn`t? Librarian Annie Spence has done just that, writing letters to the books under her care, from love letters to Matilda & The Goldfinch, to snarky break-up notes to Fifty Shades of Grey & The Hobbit. Annie`s letters will make you laugh, remind you why you love your favourite books, & give you lots of new entries for your reading list. She`s also on-hand to help out with your bookish dilemmas: recommendations for lazy readers; excuses to tell your friends when you`d rather stay home reading; & how to turn your lover into a reader. Hilarious, compassionate & smart, Dear Fahrenheit 451 is the consummate book-lover`s book. ...

From the best-selling author of Americanah & We Should All Be Feminists comes a powerful new statement about feminism today
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From the best-selling author of Americanah & We Should All Be Feminists comes a powerful new statement about feminism today
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This is a Sunday Times Top 10 Bestseller. Dear Leader contains astonishing new insights about North Korea which could only be revealed by someone working high up in the regime. It is also the gripping story of how a member of the inner circle of this enigmatic country became its most courageous, outspoken critic. Jang Jin-sung held one of the most senior ranks in North Korea`s propaganda machine, helping tighten the regime`s grip over its people. Among his tasks were developing the founding myth of North Korea, posing undercover as a South Korean intellectual & writing epic poems in support of the dictator, Kim Jong-il. Young & ambitious, his patriotic work secured him a bizarre audience with Kim Jong-il himself, thus granting him special status as one of the ` Admitted`. This meant special food provisions, a travel pass & immunity from prosecution & harm. He was privy to state secrets, including military & diplomatic policies, how the devastating ` Scrutiny` was effected, & the real position of one of the country`s most powerful, elusive men, Im Tong-ok. Because he was praised by the Dear Leader himself, he had every reason to feel satisfied with his lot & safe. Yet he could not ignore his conscience, or the disparity between his life & that of those he saw starving on the street. After breaking security rules, Jang Jin-sung, together with a close friend, was forced to flee for his life: away from lies & deceit, towards truth & freedom. ...

Alice Munro captures the essence of life in her brilliant new collection of stories. Moments of change, chance encounters, the twist of fate that leads a person to a new way of thinking or being: the stories in Dear Life build to form a radiant, indelible portrait of just how dangerous & strange ordinary life can be. ...

Irma Kurtz arrived in London from New Jersey in the late 1950s. Dismayed by the city's drabness, she quickly moved on to Paris
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