Train Teasers: A Quiz Book for the Cultured Trainspotter – Andrew Martin
£14.99Great fun to be had testing your knowledge of the UK’s railway system and enjoying a cornucopia of colourful and enlightening facts, figures and anecdotes.
Trees: From Root to Leaf – Paul Smith
£40.00A sumptuous survey which celebrates the diversity and beauty of trees, enhanced by exquisite photography, paintings, drawings and infographics.
Trespass – Clare Clark
£14.50
Tudor England: A History – Lucy Wooding
£30.00Widely praised for its range and depth, this is a major reappraisal of life in Tudor England, rich in anecdote and striking detail from frequently overlooked angles.
Tyger – SF Said
£12.99Illustrated by Dave McKean
When Adam discovers an injured mythical creature hiding in a rubbish dump he senses that his life will change. A rich, absorbing adventure by the author of Varjak Paw.
Age guide: 8-12
Unraveller – Frances Hardinge
£14.99Spellbinding tale of Kellen – born with the rare ability to unravel curses – and his companion Nettle on a quest to uncover a deadly conspiracy. Atmospheric and gripping.
Age guide: 12+
UPROAR! Satire, Scandal and Printmakers in Georgian London – Alice Loxton (Signed)
£25.00Signed by the author.
London, 1772: a young artist called Thomas Rowlandson is making his way through the grimy backstreets of the capital, on his way to begin his studies at the Royal Academy Schools.
Within a few years, James Gillray and Isaac Cruikshank would join him in Piccadilly, turning satire into an artform, taking on the British establishment, and forever changing the way we view power. Set against a backdrop of royal madness, political intrigue, the birth of modern celebrity, French revolution, American independence and the Napoleonic Wars, UPROAR! follows the satirists as they lampoon those in power, from the Prince Regent to Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire. Their prints and illustrations deconstruct the political and social landscape with surreal and razor-sharp wit, as the three men vie with each other to create the most iconic images of the day.
Visionary: on Hilma af Klint and the Spirit of Her Time
£18.00
Warrior Queens & Quiet Revolutionaries: How Women (Also) Built the World – Kate Mosse
£20.00Celebration of the lives of almost 1,000 trailblazing women throughout the globe and across history whose accomplishments have been all but erased.
What We Owe The Future: A Million-Year View – William MacAskill
£20.00Inspiring call for ethical living and decision making by a young moral philosopher arguing for the immediate need to address and prioritise global issues.
What Women Want: Conversations on Desire, Power, Love and Growth – Maxine Mei-Fung Chung
£16.50Free shipping within the UK.
When McKinsey Comes to Town: The Hidden Influence of the World’s Most Powerful Consulting Firm – Walt Bogdanich & Michael Forsythe
£20.00A devastating 5 year investigation by two New York Times reporters uncovers the firm’s unwholesome corporate culture.
Which Way to Anywhere – Cressida Cowell
£12.99Lots of humour in this pacy story of four squabbling siblings who must bury their differences and join forces on a perilous journey to rescue their kidnapped baby sister.
Age guide: 8-11
White Debt: The Demerara Uprising and Britain’s Legacy of Slavery – Thomas Harding
£20.00On Wednesday 15th June, Thomas Harding will be talking about his new book White Debt: The Demerara Uprising and Britain’s Legacy of Slavery at St Mary’s Primrose Hill – see here for more information and to buy tickets.
When Thomas Harding discovered that his mother’s family had made money from plantations worked by enslaved people, what began as an interrogation into the choices of his ancestors soon became a quest to learn more about Britain’s role in slavery. It was a history that he knew surprisingly little about – the myth that we are often taught in schools is that Britain’s role in slavery was as the abolisher, but the reality is much more sinister. In WHITE DEBT, Harding vividly brings to life the story of the uprising by enslaved people that took place in the British colony of Demerara (now Guyana) in the Caribbean in 1823.
It started on a small sugar plantation called ‘Success’ and grew to become a key trigger in the abolition of slavery across the empire. We see the uprising through the eyes of four people: the enslaved man Jack Gladstone, the missionary John Smith, the colonist John Cheveley, and the politician and slaveholder John Gladstone, father of a future prime minister. Charting the lead-up to the uprising right through to the courtroom drama that came about as a consequence, through this one event we see the true impact of years of unimaginable cruelty and incredible courage writ large.
Captivating, moving and meditative, WHITE DEBT combines a searing personal quest with a deep investigation of a shared history that is little discussed amongst White people. It offers a powerful rebuttal of the national amnesia that masks the role of the British in this devastating period, and asks vital questions about the legacy we have been left with – cultural, political and moral – and whether future generations of those who benefited from slavery need to acknowledge and take responsibility for the White Debt.
Wild Maps: A Nature Atlas for Curious Minds – Mike Higgins
£20.00
Winter Swimming: The Nordic Way Towards a Healthier and Happier Life – Susanna Soberg
£22.00Handsomely illustrated exploration of cold water traditions in Scandinavia by a specialist in metabolism who argues for the benefits of taking the plunge all year round.