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As lead singer of Happy Mondays and Black Grape, Shaun Ryder was the Keith Richards and Mick Jagger of his generation. A true...

How can sea cucumbers, geckos and termites help us cure diseases, camouflage soldiers and even keep our buildings cool? Nature’s...

Love, Poverty and War: Journeys and Essays showcases the Hitchens' rejection of consensus and cliche, whether he's reporting from...

Since the end of the Cold War so-called experts have been predicting the eclipse of America’s “special relationship” with...

In this compelling tour of the classical world, Peter Jones reveals how it is the power, scope and fascination of their ideas...

Butman... , Targett...

In the mid-sixteenth century, England was a small and relatively insignificant kingdom on the periphery of Europe, and it had...

Without a moment's pause, we share our most intimate thoughts with trillion-dollar tech companies. Their algorithms categorize us...

Humanity’s embrace of openness is the key to our success. The freedom to explore and exchange – whether it’s goods, ideas or...

In 2007, Bolton Crown Court sentenced Shaun Greenhalgh to four years and eight months in prison for the crime of producing...

Why does one smoker die of lung cancer but another live to 100? The answer is ‘The Hidden Half’ – those random, unknowable...

Almost nine million people from all over the world flock to the Louvre in Paris every year to see its incomparable art...

Britain's foremost astrobiologist offers an accessible and game-changing account of why life is like it is.

The puzzles of...

A deliciously funny and sage guide to midlife – an unscientific, flaws-and-all account of one woman’s adventures and...

10 September 1961: at the boomerang-shaped racetrack at Monza half a dozen teams are preparing for the Italian Grand Prix. It is...

We’ve decided by consensus that consensus is good. In this essential book, psychologist Charlan Nemeth argues that this principle...

Never in human history was there such a chance for freedom of expression. If we have Internet access, any one of us can publish...

A wonderfully entertaining celebration of that most unique of creatures: the sloth.

In public estimation, sloths have...

A unique and compelling exploration of why humans need animal companions – from dogs and cats to horses, birds and reptiles – as...

In this witty and mischievous book, philosopher Peter Cave dissects the most controversial disputes today and uses philosophical...

Like it or not, our lives are dominated by mathematics. Our daily diet of news regales us with statistical forecasts, opinion...

The official account – complete with full-colour illustrations – of how four ordinary people managed to expose the government’s...

For the first time in millennia we live without formal empires. But that doesn’t mean we don’t feel their presence rumbling...

Ours is the age of global warming. Rising sea levels, extreme weather, forest fires. Dire warnings are everywhere, so why has it...

The untold story of the remarkable young men who played a central role in the history of British horticulture and helped to shape...

Charles Dickens was a superb public performer, a great orator and one of the most famous of the Eminent Victorians. Slight of...

Dan Lyons was Technology Editor at Newsweek Magazine for years, a magazine writer at the top of his profession. One Friday...

I propose to open my mind as wide as possible to allow my readers the first ever glimpse at South Central from my side of the...

As the day of the final of the 1995 Rugby World Cup dawned, and the Springboks faced New Zealand’s all-conquering All Blacks,...

Pain is a universal human experience, but we understand very little about the mechanics behind it. We hurt ourselves, we feel...

Raising kids can sometimes feel like society has ended, so why not go one further, and actually plan for it?

From James...