New Trade Paperbacks - Non-Fiction

The life-changing near-death experience of a respected neurosurgeon.

When the papers say that people in London are behaving normally, they’re telling the truth. Everyone is pretending as hard as possible that nothing is happening … I don’t think Hitler will destroy London, because London, if its legs are blown away, is prepared to hobble on crutches.

New York Times bestselling author William Alexander takes readers on the surprisingly twisty journey of the beloved tomato in this fascinating and erudite microhistory.

Yoga and meditation teacher and rising star Shannon Algeo presents Trust Your Truth-a transformational guide to help readers overcome feelings of self-doubt, trust their own purpose, and build the confidence and courage needed to be themselves. The book invites readers to partake in powerful practices for healing body and mind, and offers inspiration for collective social change.

Power Up is a definitive picture of the intricate world that humanity has built, and a rallying cry to face the challenges of climate change using the power at our fingertips.

When you understand how your memory actually works, you are better equipped to optimize it. In The Neuroscience of Memory, neuropsychologist Sherrie All offers readers a seven-step approach to memory enrichment drawn from evidence-based neuroscience. With this guide, readers will learn to enhance brain and memory function, and stay mentally sharp as they age.

Having worked with some of the best-known models, at home & abroad, to working with the likes of Alexa Chung & Def Leppard, Ciara Allen has seen it all. In this book, Ciara brings all her knowledge, insights & skills from the beauty industry straight to you - the glamorous, but almost more importantly the not so glamorous details.

In 1994, Irishman Graeme Allen arrived in Urumqi, China, the most landlocked city in the world. With barely a penny to his name and not a word of Chinese, he set about building a new life and career in China’s burgeoning tourist industry.

For several decades Chinese ascendancy has been supported by an astonishingly broad and deep portfolio of soft power. The stories are their reach are breath-taking - Chinese-sponsored reporting in the Daily Telegraph; the gagging of NBA and Premier League sports brands; state-funded faculties across Western academia; Hollywood self-censorship for the Chinese market; and of course - Huawei. But these are just the most visible examples.

"Part true crime tale, part investigative procedural, this is the account of the brilliant and necessary superheroes of Global Witness, whose superpower is the truth." - Edward Zwick, Director of Blood Diamond