How the contest between the US and China will shape our century An urgent and essential assessment of the global contest between the US and China, and how looking to ... Sir Robin Niblett – The New Cold War

The compelling first biography of Wilfred ‘Biffy’ Dunderdale – a ruthless and effective spymaster whose career spanned the Russian Revolution to the Cold War and beyond. A Suspicion of Spies ... Tim Spicer – A Suspicion of Spies

A Doctor’s Stories of Intensive Care Dr Jim Down brings us to the very heart of the intensive care unit – the section of the hospital where the sickest patients ... Jim Down – Life in the Balance

Those who understand how AI thinks are about to win big. Leading British AI entrepreneur Nigel Toon explains why it’s so exciting and how it can be controlled. How AI ... Nigel Toon – How AI Thinks

A History of How we Walk From Here to There A journey across Britain’s millennia-old network of pathways, revealing key moments throughout our history. Hundreds of thousands of miles of ... Jack Cornish – The Lost Paths

An introduction to the wondrous world of clouds, by the internationally bestselling founder of the Cloud Appreciation Society and a prize-winning children's book author and illustrator.Have you ever watched a ... Gavin Pretor-Pinney – Cloud Spotting For Beginners

In the words of the late Gillian Ayres, this is a book about “what can be done with painting.” Drawing on decades of conversations with practicing painters, acclaimed author Martin ... Martin Gayford – How Painting Happens (and why it matters)

Million-copy bestselling author Damien Lewis has established himself as one of the most popular WWII historians, and this book builds on the success of SAS Great Escapes which has sold more than 40,000 copies in just over a year. SAS Great Escapes II reveals how SAS men crossed deserts, evaded hunter forces and escaped through ... Damien Lewis – SAS Great Escapes II

The Ben Shephard Memorial Lecture An Infantry Battalion at War, 1939 The only way to truly understand what it was like to fight in the Second World War is to listen to the experiences of those men who were there. And often, there was nowhere more dangerous than on the ground. In Footsloggers, Peter Hart ... Peter Hart – Footsloggers

Detailing six high profile murder and manslaughter cases over which they have presided, an Old Bailey judge reveals the inner workings of a crown court and how we should all be invested in the judicial process that transforms so many ordinary lives. Every day in the UK lives are suddenly, brutally, wickedly taken away. Victims ... Her Honour Wendy Joseph KC – Unlawful Killings

A ravishing coming-of-age story set in the shadow of an oncoming war, The Whalebone Theatre fizzes with invention and compassion as an 'unmarriageable' girl elects to defy convention and find her own path through life. “Maudie, why are all the best characters men?”Maudie closes the book with a clllump. “We haven’t read all the books yet, Miss ... Joanna Quinn – The Whalebone Theatre