New Trade Paperbacks - Non-Fiction

Legendary bluesman John Lee Hooker lived more life in one of his songs than the collective lifetimes of many.

George Soros - universally known for his philanthropy, progressive politics and investment success, and now under sustained attack from the far right, nationalists, and anti-Semites around the world - gives an impassioned defence of his core belief in open society.

A hilarious look at how the line between 'genius' and 'extremely lucky idiot' is finer than we'd like to admit.

In January 2014 sixteen year-old Daniel Spargo-Mabbs - a popular, big-hearted prom king - took a fatal overdose of MDMA. Her determination to make sure that other parents are better prepared to protect their children from harm has driven every word in Fiona Spargo-Mabbs' compelling, life-changing and life-saving book about teenagers and drugs.

The Speakmans' powerful guide to confidence, every single day

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In this intimate and bestselling memoir, actress and musician Jamie Lynn Spears tells her unfiltered story on her own terms.

'A hugely generous and thoughtful book which reminds us of the distinction between loneliness on the one hand and solitude on the other - and emphasises the dignity and adventure of a life lived on one's own terms' - ALAIN DE BOTTON 'A kind, wise celebration of solo living - a joyous invitation to make your own declaration of independence' - DAISY BUCHANAN 'Thoughtful and thought provoking, it made me genuinely excited about spending time in my own company' - FELICITY CLOAKE How to be alone and absolutely own it, by founder of the Alonement blog and podcast, Francesca Specter.

Hailed by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the greatest rock memoirs of all time, Be My Baby is the true story of how Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Ronnie Spector carved out a space for herself against tremendous odds amid the chaos of the 1960s music scene and beyond.

So . . . you got a phone! You can text your friends, play games, and take cool pictures! You have the whole world in your pocket-power to be used as a force for good or, um, not so good.

The world expert in multisensory perception on the remarkable ways we can use our senses to lead richer lives 'Spence does for the senses what Marie Kondo does for homes - he shows us how to rearrange and declutter our way to better living' Avery Gilbert, author of What the Nose Knows

The creator of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Maus explores the comics form...and how it formed him!