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3 FIRE AND FURRY: AN TRUE OR POO? INTELLIGENCE TEST FOR CATS WITH NICK CARUSO & DANI RABAIOTTI LOW SELF-ESTEEM The follow-through to the international sensation Does it Who’s smarter - your cat, or Donald ‘I know words - I have Fart? the best words’ Trump? After Does it Fart?, here comes Number Two...a fully Perfect for demoralised cats who need a pick-me-up. illustrated compendium of animals facts and falsehoods, the more repulsive the better. You know Donald Trump, right? Wobbly orange trumpet on legs? The answer to the question: ‘What would the offspring Do komodo dragons have toxic slobber? What exactly is of a Wotsit and a dolphin look like?’ Yeah, that guy. Well, he urohidrosis (from the Greek for “urine sweat”? Is it true also happens to be the 45th President of the United States that a scorpion that sheds its tail dies of constipation? How far actually are you from the nearest rat? Can you get high of America. 18th OCTOBER 2018 from licking toads, or is that...fake newts? 6th SEPTEMBER 2018 Hardback, 128 There are many questions to be asked of Trump - did he All this and far, far more can be found in True or Poo, a collude with Russia? Is his hair made from caramelised RIGHTS SOLD IN PREVIOUS: manual for disgusting and one-upping your friends and Hardback, 128 pages orangutan farts? More pressing than all of them, though, is Chinese simplified (CHINA enemies for years to come. this: Is he smarter than your cat?* CITIC); Polish (Insignis Media S.C.); Turkish (Alakarga); US Nick Caruso (Author) There’s only one way to find out... (Hachette Book Group USA) Nick Caruso is a PhD student and salamander expert at the University of Alabama. To complete the Cat vs Trump test you will need: Dani Rabaiotti (Author) A cat Dani Rabaiotti is a PhD candidate and zoologist who studies African wild dogs and climate change at London Zoo. A pencil

The ability to forget that the world feels like it’s on the brink of nuclear apocalypse for a bit

A reminder of POTUS’s biggest gaffes and a genuine cat IQ test all in one, this is the perfect present for cat lovers and Donald detractors alike...

*SPOILER ALERT - NO

4 5 THE GENIUS TEST: CAN GET SMART: PHILOSOPHY YOU MASTER THE WORLD’S MARCUS WEEKS

HARDEST IDEAS? Can you master the ideas of Plato, Kant, Nietzsche and Sartre? GILES SPARROW Are you a genius? Put your knowledge to the test - and What does ‘I think, therefore I am’ really mean? Do you learn to think and talk like a genius. know the arguments for and against the existence of Are you clever enough to master the world’s hardest god? And what do the great philosophers tell us about ideas? knowledge and truth, good and evil? Read Get Smart: Philosophy and learn to think and talk like history’s Can you explain Quantum Theory? What is the Higgs greatest philosophical minds. Boson? And what are you looking at when you’re looking at Modern Art? 1st NOVEMBER 2018 Packed with bite-sized briefings, shortcuts and bluffs, 2nd NOVEMBER 2017 The Genius Test takes you on a journey through humanity’s Hardback, 224 pages Get Smart: Philosophy demystifies 50 key philosophical most brain-bending ideas, from the big bang and the concepts and provides you with all you need to speak Hardback, 224 pages origins of life to chaos theory, existentialism and special out about the very biggest ideas, including: relativity, challenging you to understand and providing the RIGHTS SOLD IN: German tools to help you master the big ideas. (Verlagsgruppe Droemer Knaur); The nature of reality; Free will; Ethics; Philosophy of Hungarian (Partvonal Publishing) the mind; Justice and liberty; Relativism; Utilitarianism; and Romanian (Grup Media Capitalism and democracy; Paradoxes and fallacies; The Litera) Social Contract; Existentialism; Metaphysics; Chinese philosophy; Beauty and art; Artificial intelligence; Human rights; Analytic, Linguistic and Continental philosophy . . . GET SMART: MATHS and many more. JULIA COLLINS Marcus Weeks is the author of the hugely successful Put your mathematical muscle to the test with this Philosophy in Minutes, Psychology in Minutes and entertaining and essential guide to 50 of the world’s Politics in Minutes. He has written numerous other greatest problems books and contributed to prestigious reference Do you love a difficult brain teaser? Can you explain works such as The Philosophy Book, the Millennium Fermat’s Last Theorem? What is the shape of the Encyclopedia and the Definitive Visual Guide series. Universe? How do you add up to infinity? And are Einstein, Pythagoras and Ada Lovelace your heroes and heroines? Challenge yourself with Get Smart:Maths and learn to think and talk like the world’s greatest mathematical geniuses. Taking you on a journey through the mathematical ideas 8th MARCH 2018 that underpin our world - from imaginary numbers Hardback, 224 pages and Turing machines to chaos theory and mathematical paradoxes; from the search for primes and game theory to relativity and the arithmetic of altruism - Get Smart: Maths demystifies 50 key concepts and provides you with the tools to master the very biggest ideas. 6 7 SECRET SERVICE THE KNOWLEDGE BRAINTEASERS ROBERT LORDAN SINCLAIR MCKAY Train your brain with the secrets behind the world’s toughest feat of memory: the London Knowledge Pit your wits against the greatest minds of our time with The Knowledge is a unique book: a guide to getting more brain bogglers, puzzles and hidden codes inspired by the out of your brain and your city. A fully illustrated, lovingly MI6. detailed look at London’s best kept secrets, it will also take Have you ever daydreamed of being approached to be you down the pathways of your mind and teach you how a secret agent? Fancied yourself being propelled into an to keep your memory sharp. Written by a licensed London elegant and dangerous world of spies? cab driver and tour guide, The Knowledge is the first ever book to take readers inside the legendarily difficult - and Long gone are the days when the tap on the shoulder was fast-vanishing - set of skills that all licensed cab drivers largely a result of social connections, now the MI6 have cast must have: a perfect, thoroughly tested knowledge of 20th SEPTEMBER 2018 their nets wider and it’s your chance to join the ranks. 3rd MAY 2018 every street, alley, turning and landmark of London.

Trade Paperback, 288 pages Whether you have a linguistic flair, an instinct for technology Hardback, 224 pages The black cab is an iconic symbol of London, but to drive or good old common sense, pit your wits against some of it, prospective cabbies must take what is often considered Fully illustrated, black and white the greatest minds of our time with ingenious brainteasers the world’s hardest exam, involving learning every street, including secret languages, sabotage themed brain bogglers turning and waypoint along 320 different routes across and hidden codes. London, along with every landmark within 1/4 of a mile of the start and end of each route: altogether 25,000 streets Blending extraordinary and illuminating historical tales of the and 2,000 places of interest. Learning the Knowledge takes Secret Service from 1909 onward and a wide range of mind years, and dozens of appearances at gruelling oral exams, twisting puzzles, Secret Service Brainteasers will test your but those who pass become part of a unique partnership, mental agility and discover: Do YOU have what it takes to with no parallel anywhere in the world. Scientific studies be a spy? have consistently shown that London cabbies who have passed the Knowledge have enlarged brains and near- Sinclair McKay is the author of the bestselling Secret Life of superhuman memory capacities. Bletchley Park. He writes for the Spectator and the Telegraph and spends much of his life eyebrow-deep in dusty archives! Rob Lordan is a licensed London cab driver, tour guide and He lives in east London. journalist who was named Time Out’s Expert Blogger of the Year 2015. Bletchley Park Brainteasers has sold over 144,000 copies.

8 9 THE FLOOR IS LAVA IVAN BRETT 100 games to play with family and friends. The Floor is Lava is a must for any gathering of friends or family. Stuffed with 100 games, this is a how-to for turning time together into quality time together. There are games to start a party, ideas to trigger conversation, story-telling setups and fiendish puzzles, plus physical challenges, activities to soothe a weary brain and plenty more. In short, there is something for everyone. Here you’ll find games for every occasion: • beating boredom in the car 12th JULY 2018 • hosting a party GENERAL NON-FICTION Trade Paperback, 256 • cooling off in the summer holidays • sitting around the dinner table • digesting your Christmas turkey • being trapped in the house on a rainy day • plus lots more . . . Now, jump up and get started - the floor is lava! Ivan Brett’s first book, published on his 21st birthday, was the multiple award-nominated Casper Candlewacks in Death By Pigeon. A love-letter to provincial England and the unique characters that inhabit its villages, this silly yet anarchic book was followed up with three more in the series: Casper Candlewacks in The Claws of Crime, Casper Candlewacks in Attack of the Brainiacs and Casper Candlewacks in The Time Travelling Toaster, all met with rave reviews.

10 11 HOW TO MAKE CHILDREN HUMANS: A BRIEF HISTORY OF LAUGH HOW WE F**KED UP MICHAEL ROSEN Learn the most beautiful skill in the world from the world TOM PHILLIPS expert in making children laugh, Michael Rosen. HUMANS: An exhilarating journey through the most Belching, banana skins, being eaten and bear hunts make creative and catastrophic f**k ups in human history, from children laugh. our very first ancestor falling out of that tree, to the most As do practical jokes, peekaboo, pantomime and poetry that spectacular fails of the present day. makes no sense. HUMANS: An exhilarating journey through the most creative Why and how does this work? And why does it matter? and catastrophic f**k ups in human history, from our very first ancestor falling out of that tree, to the most spectacular 17th May 2018 Writer and Professor of Children’s Literature Michael fails of the present day. Perfect for fans of Sarah Knight and Hardback, 64 pages Rosen, whose books - from We’re Going on a Bear Hunt to Giles Milton. Chocolate Cake - have made millions of children rock with 26th JULY 2018 laughter, gives us the tools for this greatest of gifts. In the seventy thousand years that modern human beings Trade Paperback, 304 pages have walked this earth, we’ve come a long way. Art, science, Michael Rosen is an award-winning poet, writer, performer culture, trade - on the evolutionary food chain, we’re real RIGHTS SOLD IN: Dutch and broadcaster. He was Children’s Laureate from 2007 until winners. But, frankly, it’s not exactly been plain sailing, and 2009, during which time he set up The Roald Dahl Funny (Thomas Rap); German sometimes - just occasionally - we’ve managed to really, truly, Prize which give awards to the funniest children’s books of (Goldmann) and Lithanian the year. He frequently appears on radio and gives talks and (Baltos Lambo) quite unbelievably f**k things up. lectures on children’s literature. From Chairman Mao’s Four Pests Campaign, to the sinking of the Titanic; from the American Dustbowl, to the world’s leading superpower electing a reality TV mogul as President... it’s pretty safe to say that, as a species, we haven’t exactly grown wiser with age.

So, next time you think you’ve really f**ked up, this book will remind you: it could be so much worse...

Tom Phillips is a journalist and humour writer based in London. He was the editorial director of BuzzFeed UK, where he divided his time between very serious reporting on important issues, and making jokes. He studied Archaeology & Anthropology and the History and Philosophy of Science at Cambridge, and is pleasantly surprised to be working on a book that actually makes use of them. Over his career 21st SEPTEMBER 2017 he has been a member of a very briefly acclaimed comedy Hardback, 64 pages group, has worked in television and in parliament, and once launched an unsuccessful newspaper.

RIGHTS SOLD IN: Catlan (Blackie Books); Korean (Human Comedy Publishing); Spanish (Blackie Books); Dutch (Uitgeverij Unieboek); Swedish (Norstedts Forlag); Italian (Bollati Boringhieri Editore); Finnish (Gummerus Kustannus); 12 13 READING BETWEEN STORIES FOR BOYS WHO THE LINES: WHAT YOUR DARE TO BE DIFFERENT HANDWRITING SAYS ABOUT YOU BEN BROOKS EMMA BACHE A beautiful and inspiring collection of stories about boys who changed the world without killing a single dragon or Are you creative with a strong imagination? Or easily saving a single princess. distracted and oversensitive? Or perhaps you have a strong Boys need to know that prince charmings and brave hunters physical and sexual drive? Your handwriting will reveal all! are not the only role-models. Handwriting is something of a dying art nowadays, as we tap messages to each other day after day. But handwriting In fact, a whole lot of them out there don’t identify with the analysis can divulge everything from a person’s timidity to idea of being a strong, independent, competitive saviour who their ambition, from their desire to please to their need to never cries. As a boy, there is an assumption that you will 6th SEPTEMBER 2018 control. In fact, so revealing is your writing that in Japan all 5th APRIL 2018 conform to this stereotypical idea of masculinity, but what CVs are still written by hand. if you’re the introvert kind, what if you prefer to pick up a Hardback, 400 pages Hardback, 208 pages book rather than a sword, what if you’re very sensitive, what Written by the UK’s leading handwriting expert, Reading if you like the idea of wearing a dress? RIGHTS SOLD IN: Croat Between the Lines will show you how to judge someone’s (Znanje d.o.o); German (Loewe handwriting as a whole and how to examine it in detail. Verlag GmbH); Italy (Salani); As statistics keep showing that there is an ongoing crisis Because every aspect of penmanship - the height of an ‘h’, Polish (K.E.LIBER); Romanian with regards to young men and mental health, with unhelpful the curliness of a ‘g’, the pressure of the pen on the paper - is (Grup Media Litera); Spanish gender stereotypes contributing to this malaise, Stories for a collection of signals that we are giving out without meaning (Penguin Random House Boys Who Dare To Be Different offers a welcome alternative Mexico) and US (Hachette to. The way we write can tell the world a huge amount; Book Group USA) narrative. It is an extraordinary compilation of 100 stories sometimes more than the things we write about. of famous and not-so-famous men from the past to the present day, every single one of them a rule-breaker and Our handwriting exposes how we interact with the world innovator in his own way, and all going on to achieve amazing and the people around us, and also how we cope with stress things. Entries include Frank Ocean, Salvador Dali, Rimbaud, and express emotions. It can help us make choices for our Beethoven, Barack Obama, Ai Weiwei and Jesse Owens - future, showing us what our desires are, and even what jobs different sorts of heroes from all walks of life and from all and partners may suit us best. over the world.

Using real-life examples, including celebrity samples, you will A beautiful and transporting book packed with stories of be challenged to put your new-found knowledge to the test. adventure and wonderment, it will appeal to those who By the end of the book you will have amassed a wealth of need the courage to reject peer pressure and go against the knowledge that will help you understand human nature - grain. It will educate and entertain, while also encourage and including your own - in all its colours.. inspire.

The UK’s leading handwriting expert, Emma Bache has Ben Brooks was born in 1992 and lives in Berlin. He is the worked as a graphologist since 1989, analysing handwriting author several books, including Grow Up and Lolito, which in both the Corporate and private sectors. With additional won the Somerset Maugham Award in 2015. qualifications in Psychotherapy and Hypnotherapy, Emma has helped to solve cases of fraud for both private individuals Quinton Winter is a British illustrator, artist and colourist. and the corporate world, giving a valuable insight into the He has worked for many clients including criminal mind. She has had her own columns in The Times newspaper, Walker Books, ‘’, 2000AD, Vertigo and the Financial Times and has written for other major Comics, Mojo and the BBC. 15 publications such as the Daily Mail, , the 14 Guardian and Cosmopolitan. SHE: A CELEBRATION OF ALWAYS SMILING RENEGADE WOMEN GEORGIA TOFFOLO HARRIET HALL Half memoir, half inspirational, positive guide to life, Always Smiling is the firstbook from the nation’s favourite reality TV Calling all women! SHE: A CELEBRATION OF RENEGADE star Toff. WOMEN by Stylist’s Harriet Hall is the must-have book for women everywhere. Perfect for fans of Caitlin Moran, Lena Everyone loves Toff and she has come a long way since Dunham and Good Night Stories For Rebel Girls. bursting onto our screens on E4’s in 2014. As the runaway winner of I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of You are cordially invited to celebrate inspirational women... Here 2017, Toff surprised us all, not least herself, with her positive, happy-go-lucky attitude and kindness to others, no SHE is a love letter to all the women who have thrown out matter what challenge came her way in the jungle. the rulebook and threatened the status quo. It’s a toast to 8th MARCH 2018 the brave, bold and brilliant women who make us proud to 2rd AUGUST 2018 In Always Smiling, Toff is here to share her experiences, be ladies. some funny, some sad, some that make her cringe with Hardback, 208 pages Hardback, 208 pages embarrassment. So whether it is friendships, family dramas, From fashion icon Coco Chanel to Queen Cleopatra, from heartbreak and relationships, or how she coped with living literary legend Jane Austen to trailblazer Michelle Obama her life in front of millions of viewers of Made in Chelsea, and from kick-ass activist Malala Yousafzai to the one-and- Toff reveals how she has learnt to keep a smile on her face, only Beyoncé, SHE honours 100 truly renegade women, from whatever life throws at her. history through to present day. Told with her trademark honesty, humour and endless sense Gorgeously curated and expertly written by Stylist journalist of fun, Always Smiling is a must-have for any fan. Harriet Hall, and filled with stunning illustrations and stylish typography, SHE is a thing of beauty to be worshipped, just like the women that make up its contents.

This statement, timely book is the perfect gift for the renegade women in your life who inspire and amaze you or, for YOU, to simply make you proud of being a woman.

Writer: Harriet Hall is a London-based journalist published prolifically across digital and print media, with expertise in women’s issues and fashion history. Currently digital features editor at Stylist magazine where she edits the reputable Ask a Feminist column, Harriet also works as a broadcaster, and has appeared on BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour, Sky and BBC News, as well as at panel events.

Illustrator: Alice Skinner is best known for her satirical drawings, often tackling political issues with a sense of humour. Her recent body of work sees her reimagining classical art from the likes of Picasso for the social media generation, pairing the illustrations with meme inspired captions which she shares to her ever growing page. 16 17 YEAR OF WONDER: CLASSICAL KILLER WOMEN: CHILLING, MUSIC FOR EVERYDAY DARK AND GRIPPING TRUE CRIME CLEMENCY BURTON-HILL STORIES OF WOMEN WHO KILL

Classical music for everyone - an inspirational piece of music NIGEL CAWTHORNE for every day of the year, celebrating composers from the The inside story of the 50 most evil female murderers in medieval era to the present day. world history

’Year of Wonder is an absolute treat - the most enlightening way The Inside Story of Women Who Are Driven to Kill to be guided through the year.’ Eddie Redmayne Killer Women are the most disturbing yet compelling of all criminals, representing the very darkest side of humanity Classical music for everyone - an inspirational piece of music for every day of the year, celebrating composers from the and subverting the conventional view of women as the medieval era to the present day, written by award-winning weaker sex. violinist and BBC Radio 3 presenter Clemency Burton-Hill. 20st SEPTEMBER 2018 From Elizabeth Bathory, ‘The Bloody Countess’ whose 5th OCTOBER 2017 vampire-like tendencies terrorised sixteenth-century Have you ever heard a piece of music so beautiful it stops you Hardback, 272 pages Hardback, 432 pages in your tracks? Or wanted to discover more about classical Hungary, to the Moors Murderer Myra Hindley and the music but had no idea where to begin? Florida Highway Killer Aileen Wuornos, these women RIGHTS SOLD IN: Chinese transfix us with their extreme ability to commit savage acts Simplified (Ginkgo Book Year of Wonder is a unique celebration of classical music by an of cruelty and depravity. Co,); Polish (Foksal); Russian author who wants to share its diverse wonders with others (EKSMO); Spanish (Ediciones and to encourage a love for this genre in all readers, whether Most chilling is the fact that many of their victims represent Urano) and US (HarperCollins complete novices or lifetime enthusiasts. the most vulnerable in society: babies, the ill and infirm, and Inc) the elderly. In some cases their methods of disposing of Clemency chooses one piece of music for each day of the year, the corpses fall nothing short of ingenious: meet Leonarda with a short explanation about the composer to put it into Cianciulli, ‘The Soap-Maker of Correggio’, who used the context, and brings the music alive in a modern and playful way, fat from her victims’ bodies to make soap and teacakes to while also extolling the positive mindfulness element of giving sell to unsuspecting customers. These killers’ backgrounds, yourself some time every day to listen to something uplifting methods and their crimes are described in forensic and or beautiful. Thoughtfully curated and expertly researched, this gripping detail. is a book of classical music to keep you company: whoever you are, wherever you’re from. Nigel Cawthorne is the author of a number of successful true crime and popular history books. His writing has ‘The only requirements for enjoying classical music are open appeared in over 150 newspapers, magazines and partworks ears and an open mind.’ Clemency Burton-Hill - from the Sun to the Financial Times, and from Flatbush Life to The New York Tribune. He lives in London. Clemency Burton-Hill is one of the UK’s leading arts broadcasters and writers. She is one of the presenters of BBC Radio 3 Breakfast, the Proms, and Young Musician of the Year as well as numerous other music and arts programmes on radio, television and online. A former presenter of The Culture Show and The Review Show, as a journalist she regularly contributes to the Observer, Economist, 1843 Magazine, FT Weekend, Guardian and Telegraph. She is also the classical music columnist for BBC Culture. An award-winning violinist, Clemency has performed all over the world under leading conductors. She is the co-founder of Aurora Orchestra and a patron of the music and arts education charities The Choir of London Trust and Dramatic Need. 18 19 THE NORSE MYTHS: STORIES OF THE GODS AND HEROES VIVIDLY RETOLD DR THOMAS BIRKETT

The greatest legends, battles and heroics of Norse Mythology, brought to life and explained in fascinating detail The great Norse Myths are among the most dramatic and unforgettable stories in all human history. These fascinating, fantastical tales have inspired centuries of art, culture and literature, including the storytelling of Tolkien, Neil Gaiman, 15th NOVEMBER 2018 George RR Martin’s Game of Thrones, Wagner’s Ring Cycle NARRATIVE NON-FICTION and Marvel Comics. Hardback, 320 pages The Norse Myths takes us on a thrilling journey through the Norse cosmos, from the creation of the world to Ragnarok, the final world-destroying conflict; via the Nine Worlds, and the exploits of the mighty gods and goddesses - mystical Odin, malicious Loki, mighty Thor and more - and their quarrel with the giants. Bringing to life the magical world of monsters and mythical creatures, this also introduces the adventures of humankind: folk heroes and tricksters; Sigmund’s great battle in the Volsung Saga; the exploits of Kings and Princes; and Viking exploration and settlement of new lands including Iceland, Greenland, America, and Viking life in the Mediterranean and the East. As well as a treasure trove of these epic stories of heroism and cruelty, squabbles and seductions, The Norse Myths is a comprehensive study of their origins, survival and interpretations - as academically important as it is exhilarating.

20 21 OUR MAN IN NEW YORK FLIGHT RISK: THE HIGHS AND HENRY HEMMING LOWS OF LIFE AS A HEATHROW The extraordinary story of a propaganda campaign like no other: the covert British operation to manipulate American AIRPORT DOCTOR public opinion and bring America into the Second World DR STEPHANIE GREEN War. A candid insight into the exhilarating drama of life and work When William Stephenson - “our man in New York” - as one of Heathrow airport’s on-site doctor arrived in the United States towards the end of June 1940 From monitoring drug mules to treating refugees entering with instructions from the head of MI6 to secure aid for the UK and greeting and assessing any plane landing at Britain and ‘organise’ American public opinion, Britain was Heathrow coming from affected epidemic areas, Dr. Green on the verge of defeat to Nazi Germany. Surveys at that time deals with any and all situations deemed to require a medical showed that just 14% of the population wanted to go to war opinion at London’s Heathrow Airport, often confronting against Germany. But over the months that followed, public dramatic situations on every shift. Through all of this, Dr. 30th MAY 2019 opinion in the US began to shift... 28th JUNE 2018 Green juggles 24-hour shifts and threats of a Level Four Hardback, 352 pages Those campaigning against America’s entry into the war Hardback, 320 pages virus with the demands of running a home and looking after had many theories about who or what was behind this shift her two small boys while her husband works late most night in public opinion. The American aviator Charles Lindbergh, as a chef-owner of a gastro-pub. by 1941 the chief spokesman for the isolationist America Dr. Stephanie Green graduated with an MA in Biological First Committee, referred to a British-led plot to bring Anthropology from Downing College, Cambridge in 1991, the US into the war. Others believed that the British and obtained her medical degree at Southampton University were somehow manipulating the American media, that the in 1998. She initially specialised in psychiatry, before working government was riddled with British stooges, and that the at London’s Heathrow for more than a decade. She now British were meddling in US politics and using dirty tricks to runs her own consultancy business, and has various roles smear prominent anti-war politicians. including Medical Member of the First-Tier Tribunal for These claims were shocking, wild, even paranoid: they were the Social Security Chamber, Consulting Doctor for also true. That truth is revealed here for the first time by Marie Stopes International, and Medical Member of the bestselling author Henry Hemming, using access to hitherto Independent Family Returns Panel (Home Office). private and classified documents, including the diaries of his own grandparents, who worked for Stephenson’s organisation. Stephenson - who later saved the life of Henry Hemming’s father - was a maverick figure of unique brilliance and daring whose work changed the course of the wat, and can now be told in full. Henry Hemming’s previous book, M, was Waterstones Book of the Month and a Sunday Times Top 10 bestseller.

22 23 BRAVE BAILEY FIRE ON ALL SIDES ANDY HUTCHINS JAMES RHODES Life is messy and imperfect for us all, and when your mind is Brave Bailey is the heart warming tale of Andy Hutchins, a on fire and you feel like you’re trapped in a terrifying blaze former drug addict and homeless man, and his life-saving with no way out, sometimes the only way is to embrace the relationship with his dog, Bailey. After years of addiction and fragility of the human condition. being in and out of prison, Andy found Bailey four years ago. Since that day he hasn’t touched drugs and has turned his life For many of us who suffer from depression or anxiety, the around through the companionship of his best friend. With simple act of endurance, of having to appear ‘normal’, is a daunting, painful and heroic task. their story, they will raise awareness about the realities of being homeless as well as how a small gesture of kindness Getting out of bed, packing the kids off to school, showing can change someone’s life for the better. up for work, preparing dinner... These can be astonishing achievements when it sometimes takes a superhuman effort Andy Hutchins is amazed and grateful to have reached the simply to stand upright. grand old age of 50. Unwanted at home, he was raised in a Hells Angels clubhouse. Twenty years of homelessness, How do you keep going? How do you do what you do, day in, day out, conforming to people’s idea of you and functioning drug addiction and crime followed but somehow failed to 7the FEBRUARY 2019 in the way society expects you to, when all you want to do claim him. At his lowest point, he met a helpless 4-week-old is disappear and hide? Hardback, 336 pages puppy and named him Bailey. From this puppy Andy learned 11th JANURAY 2018 long forgotten life lessons, about giving and receiving love, In Fire On All Sides, Rhodes attempts to find how to make Hardback, 320 pages responsibility, trust and companionship. Bailey transformed the unbearable bearable in the most exposing circumstances imaginable. As he embarks on a gruelling five-month concert his life and continues to do so. Andy now has a home and RIGHTS SOLD IN: Catalan tour, performing in front of thousands of people, the (Blackie Books); Spanish is free from the grip of addiction. The scarf-wearing, bag- tortuous voices in his mind his constant companions, he has carrying Bailey is a well-known and loved member of his (Blackie Books) no choice but to face these wild, mad ramblings head on. local London community. Luckily, there is the music. There is always the music. Bach, Chopin, Beethoven - they are his holy grail, his mechanism for survival. Just. This is an important, urgent book. It’s about going through your day feeling like you can’t find a way out of the crazy, it’s about not setting the happiness bar too high, it’s about accepting the messy imperfection that is life. Rhodes explodes the myths surrounding depression, anxiety and stress - the plagues of our society - into a million pieces, then sticks them back together again with his characteristic thought-provoking, laser sharp and humorous style. The really good news? It’s going to be OK. Just. James Rhodes was born in London in 1975. A keen piano player, at eighteen he was offered a scholarship at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, but went to Edinburgh University instead. James stopped playing the piano entirely and dropped out after a year. He ended up working in the City for five years. After a devastating mental breakdown that led him to be institutionalised, he took the piano up again. He is now a professional and applauded concert pianist, writer and TV presenter. His memoir, Instrumental, was published to 24 great critical acclaim and became an international bestseller. 25 OTTOMAN ODYSSEY: THE PRICE OF PARADISE TRAVELS THROUGH A LOST EMPIRE IAIN OVERTON An urgent and pertinent exploration of how and why the ALEV SCOTT suicide bomber has shaped the modern age, written by a multi-award winning investigative journalist and human A journey across the former Ottoman Empire reveals the rights campaigner. legacy of its influence on people from the Balkans to the Levant, and the integral diversity threatened amid rising We live in the age of the suicide bomber. The suicide bomb nationalism. itself takes more lives than any other type of explosive weapon. Moreover, in the last 5 years more people have been Alev Scott’s odyssey began when she looked beyond killed by suicide attacks than at any other time in history. Turkey’s borders for contemporary traces of the Ottoman Empire. Their 800-year rule ended a century ago - and yet, How has this descent deep into the heart of terror escalated travelling through twelve countries from Kosovo to Greece in such a way? What drives people to blow themselves up to Palestine, she uncovers a legacy that’s vital and relevant; and what are the consequences? More importantly perhaps, 4th APRIL 2019 where medieval ethnic diversity meets 21st century what can be done to combat the rising spread of this form of violence? nationalism, and displaced people seek new identities. Hardback, 352 pages It’s a story of surprises. An acolyte of Erdogan in Christian- Investigative journalist Iain Overton addresses the RIGHTS SOLD IN: Dutch fundamental drivers of modern day suicide attacks in this 4th OCTOBER 2018 majority Serbia confirms the wide-reaching appeal of his (Uitgeverigen Q) authoritarian leadership. A Druze warlord explains the fascinating and important book, showing how the suicide Hardback, 336 pages secretive religious faction in the heart of the Middle East. bomber has played a pivotal role in the evolution of some The palimpsest-like streets of Jerusalem’s Old Town hint of the most defining forces of the modern age - from at the Ottoman co-existence of Muslims and Jews. And in Communism and the Cold War, to the modern day War on Turkish Cyprus Alev Scott rediscovers a childhood home. Terror. In every community, history is present as a dynamic force. Interviewing Russian anarchists, Japanese kamikazes, Faced by questions of exile, diaspora and collective memory, Hezbollah militants, survivors of suicide bombings and Alev Scott searches for answers from the cafes of Beirut countless other sources of valuable information, while to the refugee camps of Lesbos. She uncovers in Erdogan’s travelling to places such as Iran, Iraq and Pakistan, Overton nouveau-Ottoman Turkey a version of the nostalgic utopias skilfully combines historical narrative, travelogue, interviews sold to disillusioned voters in Europe and the U.S. And and testimonies, and brings his research alive thanks to yet - as she relates with compassion, insight and humour - potent facts and visceral storytelling. diversity is the enduring, endangered heart of this fascinating The result is a powerful and unforgettable read, the first non- region. academic attempt to chart the rise and rise of this weapon. Alev Scott was born in London in 1987 to a Turkish mother Iain Overton is a multi-award winning journalist and human and a British father. She studied Classics at Oxford before rights campaigner, and has reported from over two dozen working in London as an assistant director in theatre and conflict zones worldwide. Today he runs the London based opera. In 2011 she moved to Istanbul, where she taught charity Action on Armed Violence (AOAV), but prior to Latin at the Bosphorus University. Her first book, Turkish that he worked for the BBC, ITN and the London-based Awakening, was published in 2014. Alev writes for numerous Bureau of Investigative Journalism. He has written for the publications, including the Guardian. Guardian, Los Angeles Times, Foreign Affairs and International Business Times, among others. He is the recipient of two Amnesty Media Awards, a BAFTA, and a Peabody Award, and holds two degrees from Cambridge University. As well as lecturing on human rights journalism at Birkbeck University, London, he speaks regularly at the United Nations and other international forums on the matter of suicide bombings. He oversees the only global monitor of explosive violence around the world. 27 WAR GARDENS NOT THAT KIND OF LOVE LALAGE SNOW GREG WISE & CLARE WISE A journey through the most unlikely of gardens: the oases A moving, thought-provoking and surprisingly humorous of peace people create in the midst of war book which is both a description of a journey to death and a celebration of the act of living. In this millennium, we have become war weary. From Afghanistan to Iraq, from Ukraine to South Sudan and Syria, Based on Clare Wise’s blog, which she started when she from Kashmir to the West Bank, conflict is as contagious was first diagnosed with cancer in 2013, Not That Kind of and poisonous as Japanese knotweed. Living through it are Love charts the highs and lows of the last three years of people just like us with ordinary jobs, ordinary pressures Clare’s life. and ordinary lives. Against a new landscape of horror and violence it is up to them to maintain a modicum of The end result is not a book that fills you with despair and normality and colour. For some, gardening is the way to anguish. On the contrary, Not That Kind of Love should achieve this. be read by everybody for its candour, and for its warmth and spirit. Clare is an astonishingly dynamic, witty and Working in the world’s most dangerous war zones, freelance fun personality, and her positivity and energy exude from war correspondent and photographer Lally Snow has often every page. chanced across a very moving sight, a testimony to the triumph of the human spirit in adversity, a celebration of As she becomes too weak to type, her brother - the actor Greg Wise - takes over, and the book morphs into 31st MAY 2018 hope and beauty: a war garden. In Kabul, the royal gardens 22nd FEBRUARY 2018 are tended by a centenarian gardener, though the king is a beautiful meditation on life, and the necessity of talking Hardback, 352 pages long gone: in Camp Bastion, bored soldiers improvise tiny Hardback, 352 pages about death. gardens to give themselves a moment’s peace; on both With echoes of Atul Gawande’s Being Mortal and Cathy sides of the dividing line in Jerusalem families tend groves Rentzenbrink’s The Last Act of Love, it is a very special read of olives and raise beautiful plants from the unforgiving, that rejoices in the extraordinary and often underestimated disputed landscape; in Ukraine, families tend their gardens sibling bond, and the importance of making the most of the in the middle of a surreal, frozen war. ordinary pleasures life has to offer. As Greg Wise writes in War Gardens is a surprising, tragic and beautiful journey the book: ‘Celebrate the small things, the small moments. through the darkest places of the modern world, revealing If you find yourself with matching socks as you leave the the ways people make time and space for themselves and house in the morning, that is a cause for celebration. If for nature even in the middle of destruction. Illustrated the rest of the day is spent finding the cure for cancer, or with Lally Snow’s own award-winning photography, this is brokering world peace, then that’s a bonus.’ a book to treasure. Clare & Greg Wise were born and raised in the north of Award winning photographer, filmmaker and writer England. Lalage Snow has covered conflict and unrest since 2007 She read books, he fell out of trees. after finishing a Masters degree with Distinction in She excelled at school, he hid when the end-of-term photojournalism at London College of Communication. Report came. Her personal projects have been published and exhibited to critical acclaim around the world and have She got a Double First in History at university. He did two been featured on the , BBC, CNN and Al Jazeera. Degrees - one where you spend your time drawing, the She has also given a number of public talks at literary other where you pretend to be someone else. festivals, museums and academic institutions including Oddly, as adults, they both found themselves in the MIT. A series of short films made in Afghanistan are film business: she at the UK Film Council and then Vice currently on display at the Smithsonian, the worlds President of Universal Pictures, he pretending to be largest museum complex. someone else. They lived in the same street until her death in 2016. 28 29 A BIKER’S LIFE EAT, DRINK, RUN: HOW I GOT FIT WITHOUT GOING TOO HENRY COLE MAD The dramatic, humorous and candid memoir of one of the BRYONY GORDON most recognisable names in motorcycling. The new hilarious and inspirational memoir from Sunday A Biker’s Life is the dramatic, humorous and candid memoir Times no1 bestselling author Bryony Gordon. of one of the most recognisable names in motorcycling. Bryony Gordon was not a runner. A loafer, a dawdler, a Henry Cole’s passion for motorbikes began when, at the drinker, a smoker, yes. A runner, no. Yet somehow, as she age of eight, he was first introduced to a ‘man cave’. His began to recover from the emotional rollercoaster of great-uncle Redbeard’s corrugateds iron shed was ‘stuffed laying her life bare in her mental health memoir Mad Girl, to the gills with old motorbikes’ which Henry helped she started to realise that getting outside, moving her body rebuild and ride. Since then, Henry’s life can be charted and talking to others for whom life was also an occasional through the bikes and journeys he has been on - from a challenge, might actually help her. Going for a run might stifling public-school education, via many years battling not banish her sadness but at least it might show it that she addiction, to the big-sky iconic routes Henry has ridden was damn well trying to beat it, which is sometimes half for over twenty series as presenter of numerous TV shows. the battle. As she began to run further she started to see 4th OCTOBER 2018 This book reminds millions of motorcyclists why their bike 31st MAY 2018 the limitations she had imposed on her life more clearly. gives them the freedom to be exactly who they want to be: Why couldn’t she be a runner? Or a bungee jumper? Or Hardback, 320 pages to say ‘Fuck you, fuck the world, I’m doing my thing.’ When Hardback, 256 pages a deep sea diver? Maybe rather than sitting on the sofa you ride a motorbike you become part of a worldwide watching the world go by, fulfilling your dreams was just community of kindred spirits - those of us who will not about standing up and taking that first step. Maybe you can be pacified by driving a car, but instead live for adventure, do it too. escape and the sheer thrill of the throttle. In April 2017, less than a year after she had weighed herself Henry Cole is on television most days of the year as the at over 16 stone but stepped off the scales and started presenter of shows like Find It, Fix It, Flog It!, Shed and Buried, training anyway, Bryony Gordon ran all 26 and 3/4 miles of the London Marathon. During this time she formed The World’s Greatest Motorcycle Rides and The Motorbike an unlikely bond with the royals, and even managed to Show. He is associated with Norton Motorcycles, Brough convince one of them to speak openly in public for the Superior Motorcycles and Davida Helmets. first time about their own mental health. Here, in her new typically funny and hugely inspiring memoir, she shows us how extraordinary things can happen to us all, no matter what life throws at us, if we’re just willing to keep going. In the 18 years that she has worked for the Telegraph, Bryony Gordon has become one of the paper’s best-loved writers. She is the author of the bestselling The Wrong Knickers plus Number One bestseller Mad Girl which was nominated for a British Book Award. PRAISE FOR MAD GIRL

I loved it. A brilliant fast and funny and frank look at something that absolutely needs to be talked about in this way - Matt Haig

Funny, warm and fearlessly honest. This book is a must for anyone who’s ever lost their mind but was too polite to mention it - Sali Hughes

A powerful and intimate look at the way our minds can torment us, this honest and rather 30 beautiful book will bring comfort to those who fear they are alone in their madness - Cathy 31 Rentzenbrink CONFESSIONS OF A SINGLE MUM

AMY NICKELL When Amy Nickell left university, she managed to nab herself a real life paid job as a celebrity reporter in London town. She literally got paid to ask Robert Downey Junior out for Nando’s, while living with her gay best friend, their Harry Styles cardboard cutout and their pet toad, Snoop Frog, and drank prosecco way before it was in fashion. Things were good, they were fun, they definitely weren’t serious. However, that life took a very grown up, very serious detour when Amy found herself expecting the unexpected and pregnant age 24. Pregnant and without DRAFT a boyfriend. And so her life took on an altogether new direction... POPULAR SCIENCE 12th JULY 2018 Here in Confessions of a Single Mum, Amy debunks single mum myths, delves into the world of dating (nothing Hardback, 320 pages ruins sexy sofa snogging ambience like the watchful eye of Daddy Pig), going back to work just ten days after giving birth, lactating WAY too close to Simon Cowell, as well answering the questions that come with having a family that is anything but nuclear. Amy’s wonderfully frank, honest and hilarious story will inspire other parents to own their single status as well as anyone whose life has thrown them a curveball. Amy Nickell is is a journalist without boundaries. Whether she is oversharing in newspapers and magazines, such as the Metro, the Guardian and Grazia, or in front of the camera offering Jennifer Aniston Doritos, she’s never taken a standard approach. But the real surprise came when Amy discovered she was pregnant (yep, PREGNANT) and without a boyfriend age 24. Despite the bad press, unplanned pregnancy and single parenthood didn’t ruin her life and she’s been writing and talking about it ever since including appearances on Good Morning Britain and BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour. She now lives in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire with her son Freddy who is now three and her partner, Oliver.

32 33 THE MATHS OF LIFE AND THE DEEP DEATH PROFESSOR ALEX ROGERS There’s so much we don’t know about what lies deep beneath the ocean’s surface - and the time to find out is KIT YATES growing increasingly precious... From one of the world’s Maths is a story worth telling leading experts in marine biology and oceanology comes The Deep. Maths ends at school and has nothing to do with real life – or so the popular misconception goes. In fact, it turns out Professor Alex Rogers is one of the world’s leading that maths is present in every single one of our decisions. experts in marine biology and oceanology, and has spent When we tap our foot to music, sing in the shower or his life studying the deep ocean - and in particular the admire a snowflake, we are unconsciously performing impact of human activity on the ecosystems of the oceans. maths. In this timely, galvanising and fascinating book - replete with Instead of explaining complex formulae, mathematical stunning photography of strange and beautiful creatures - biologist Kit Yates is here to make real-life sense of the 18th APRIL 2019 equations that rule our lives. From deciding which seat on Professor Rogers offers a fundamentally optimistic view of the train to pick, searching for our life partner and coping Hardback, 480 pages humanity’s relationship with the oceans - and also a very with worrying medical results, to drugs tests, inaccurate personal account of his own interaction with the seas. RIGHTS SOLD IN: German 5th SEPTEMBER 2019 profiling and social media algorithms, maths has a lot of (Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag); Alex Rogers is the Professor of Conservation Biology at answers – and even more questions. Hardback, 256 pages Spanish (Atico de los Libros) the Department of Zoology at Oxford University and a RIGHTS SOLD IN: Arabic How can maths prevent innocent people being convicted Fellow of Somerville College. for crimes they didn’t commit? When is alarm fatigue (Arab Scientific Publishers); useful or fatal? And does DNA always reveal the full truth? He has also been involved UN International Seabed Chinese - Simp (China Authority, UN Division of Oceans and Law of the Sea, the CITIC); Dutch (Uitgeverij Maths is the story of the world around us, and the wisdom IUCN and with the G8+5 Global Legislators Organisation it can give is there for the taking. If we listen up it could be De Bezige Bij); German for a Balanced Environment (GLOBE) as a Commissioner the difference between life and death. (Piper Verlag); Hebrew for the Commission on Land Use Change and Ecosystems. (Tchelet Books); Italian (RCS Media Group); Professor Rogers is also Scientific Director of The Japanese (Soshisha Co); International Programme on State of the Ocean and has Korean (Woongijn Think); worked for other NGOs including the WWF, Greenpeace Polish (Insignis Media and the Deep-Sea Conservation Coalition. S.C.); Portuguese (Saida de He is without doubt one of the world’s leading minds on Emergencia); Portuguese the oceans. This is his first book. - Brazil (Grupo Editorial Record); Romanian (Grup Media Litera); Russian (EKSMO); Spanish (Blackie Books) and US (Simon & Schuster Inc)

34 35 PIG: TALES FROM AN ORGANIC FARM 50 IDEAS SERIES HELEN BROWNING This hugely successful series has sold over a million copies worldwide in over twenty territories An evocative and illuminating account of the wonder of pigs, from one of the pioneers of the organic farming 50 Science Ideas You Really Need to Know is your guide to the biggest movement. A perfect read for fans of The Secret Life of questions and deepest concepts from across the world of science. What does quantum mechanics tell us about the universe? Is true artificial Cows and A Shepherd’s Life. intelligence possible? How did life on Earth arise? Is there life on other What is it about the humble pig that holds such a special planets? place in our hearts? 7th JULY 2016 In a frosty field on the longest night of the year, eight little Hardback, 208 pages piglets snuffle their first breaths, and jostle close to their mother to feed... From our own solar system to the edges of the universe, 50 Astronomy So begins the life of the farm animal that you think you Ideas You Really Need to Know is your introduction to the most important 20st SEPTEMBER 2018 already know. But think again... concepts, discoveries and mysteries in astronomy. How did the universe Hardback, 304 pages begin? How did our own sun and moon form? What happens at the This is the magical account of the life and times of a gang fringes of our galaxy and in the heart of a black hole? of Saddleback pigs, from one of the most forward-thinking 7th JULY 2016 organic farmers in the United Kingdom. Hardback, 208 pages Helen Browning shines a light on the secret lives of these mischievous, intelligent, and inventive animals - and shares her vision for the future of ethical farming. Capitalism is the economic system that shapes our society and our If you liked The Secret Life of Cows and A Shepherd’s Life, lives, the set of principles that underlie our politics and our futures: but you’ll love this evocative and illuminating tale... what does it really mean? What is money? What drives growth and what happens when it stops? What role can - or should - regulation play? Why What people are saying about Helen: did capitalism overcome rival systems in the past, why is it in crisis today - and what is its future? ‘A woman who won’t be cowed in the war against titan farms’ - Independent 3rd NOVEMBER 2016 ‘Pioneering’ - Guardian Hardback, 208 pages Looking at Islam’s history, its core beliefs and its rituals, as well as issues of Helen Browning runs Eastbrook Farm in Wiltshire, where contemporary importance and current debate, and written by renowned she grew up. There she tends her beloved pig herd, as well scholar Professor Mona Siddiqui, this book contains everything you need as running the Helen Browning’s Organic brand which sells to understand the world’s fastest-growing religion. pork to retailers large and small, and the village pub, the 3rd NOVEMBER 2016 Royal Oak. She is Chief Executive of the Soil Association, a charity which campaigns for a more organic, humane and Hardback, 208 pages healthy future for farming and food.

RIGHTS SOLD IN 50 IDEAS SERIES: Albanian (Plejad); Brazil (Planeta); Chinese (P&T Press); Czech (Slovart); Dutch (Veen); French (Dunod); German (Spektrum); Hungarian (Kossuth); Indonesian (Erlangga); 36 Italian (Dedalo); Japanese (Kindai Kadakusha); Korean (KPI); Lithuanian (Vaga); Malaysian (ITBM); Polish 37 (PWN); Portuguese (Dom Quixote); Russian (Phantom); Slovak (Slovart); Slovene (Videotop); Spanish (Ariel); Swedish (Lind); Taiwanese (Wu-nan); Thai (Amarin); Turkish (Domingo). IN MINUTES SERIES How did life begin? What is the theory of evolution and is it proven? Are we Clear, concise yet wide-ranging, The Ancient World in Minutes is the quickest really descended from apes? And has evolution stalled or is humanity just way to understand the great civilizations of the distant past. From the a step on the way to more advanced forms of life? In Evolution in Minutes, first-ever cities of Sumeria and Babylon around 3500 BCE to the fall of Darren Naish answers these and many other fundamental questions on Rome and the bloody demise of the Aztecs, here - in 200 mini-essays - are the most controversial topic of all. Evolution in Minutes concisely covers the critical leaders and wars; ideas and inventions; myths and religions; and the concepts, rival theories, history and politics of evolution, as well as art and architecture of the first 5000 years of recorded history. explaining the development of life across deep time as revealed by the fossil record, from the earliest bacteria via dinosaurs and Neanderthals to Discover the spiritual, cultural, technological and artistic innovations of humankind and beyond. the ancient civilizations that still amaze and influence us today - from the Pyramids and Parthenon to Machu Picchu and the Great Wall of China; Retold here in Myths in Minutes are nearly 200 myths - from Prometheus and from the first hieroglyphic writings and great epics of world literature defying Zeus to create man to the destruction of Troy; and from valiant to democracy and the Olympic Games. The great civilizations are brought battles against Frost Giants and Cyclopes to the heroic quests for the to life in vivid illustrations with 200 maps, iconic artworks and ancient Golden Fleece and Holy Grail - including a commentary on their origins, artefacts. common themes and meanings. Compellingly written, concise and with each myth illustrated with an iconic image, Myths in Minutes is the perfect The brain is considered the most complex structure in all of creation. But way to understand and enjoy the world’s major fables. recent discoveries in neuroscience are now revealing the inner secrets of the brain - how it works, why it makes us who we are and what happens 2nd NOVEMBER 2017, Trade Paperback, 416 pages when it goes wrong. RIGHTS SOLD IN: French (Editions Tredaniel); Turkish The Brain in Minutes covers: the origin and anatomy of the brain; control (Pegasus Yayincilik Tic.. San. Ltd. Sti) of the body; mood and emotions; perception; consciousness; memory and learning; personality; intelligence and other higher functions; language; strange states of the mind; malfunctions, disease and treatments; and the future of the brain. It also includes 200 high-tech scans, images and diagrams that detail and explain the structure and workings of the amazing human brain. 3rd MAY 2018 Trade Paperback, 416 pages

The Solar System in Minutes explains the history and features of all the major celestial bodies, including the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, the planets’ main moons, the asteroids, comets, dwarf planets and the Kuiper belt; as well as the birth, evolution and science of the solar system and the story - and future - of its exploration.

With 200 of the very latest space photographs and explanatory diagrams, here is the easiest way to understand our cosmic neighbourhood.

The Countries of the World in Minutes is the lively, accessible and informative guide to all 195 countries in the modern world.

Each of the 195 officially recognised countries of the world is brought to life with a mini-essay, clearly and concisely explaining the history, characteristics and social and political structures. Packed with outline maps to show each country’s globallocation, main geographic features and capital city and with tables of essential and fascinating data - including population, political system, languages, major religions, currency, gross domestic product, main industries, and much RIGHTS SOLD IN PREVIOUS TITLES: Chinese (P&T); French (Tredaniel); Japanese (Diamond); more - The Countries of the World in Minutes is the quickest way to understand the modern Korean (Contents Crew); Latvian (Janis Roze); Russian (Eksmo); Swedish (Lind) 39 world and every country in it. 38 1st NOVEMBER 2018 Trade Paperback, 416 pages THE DAVID HIGGINS BODY FIX PLAN: BE STRONGER, FITTER AND MORE FLEXIBLE IN JUST 6 WEEKS DAVID HIGGINS

A self-care programme of exercise and diet by Wonder Woman’s body guru - the man who trains the Hollywood stars Gal Gadot, Samuel L Jackson, Colin Firth and Margot Robbie. ‘When I met David, I was broken, physically. He patiently 27th DECEMBER 2018 and caringly put me together again. His combinations of strength, Pilates, stretching and active release ... are nothing MIND, BODY AND SPIRIT Hardback, 256 pages short of spectacular.’ Samuel L Jackson Based on the principles of Gal Gadot’s training programme - which focused on building core strength, flexibility and HEALTH agility - The David Higgins Body Fix programme will help everyone tone up their bodies, but also improve their posture and flexibility. In fact, David’s ‘Dynamix’ programme - his hybrid pilates workout combined with dietary PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT principles - is founded on the belief that everything stems from correct movement and from there we can not only look fabulous but also be free of lower back pain, stiff necks FOOD AND DRINK and aching shoulders. So don’t just look like a superhero, move like one too! David Higgins is a personal trainer and physical therapist who specialises in preparing actors for roles. His client list is a Who’s Who of Hollywood: Gal Gadot, Ryan Reynolds, Margot Robbie, Colin Firth, Chris Pine and Samuel L Jackson, Claudia Schiffer and Nigella Lawson. Film credits include Avengers: Age of Ultron; both Kingsman films, The Legend of Tarzan and the Justice League. Most recently, he was Gal Gadot’s trainer and physical therapist for Wonder Woman. David also co-founded the health and fitness company BodySPace, which recently launched at London’s Corinthia hotel.

40 41 LIVE WELL TO 101: FROM MOTHER TO A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO ACHIEVING A DAUGHTER: THE THINGS I’D TELL LONG AND HEALTHY LIFE MY DAUGHTER DR DAWN HARPER KATIE PIPER WITH DIANE PIPER

Start investing in your health now, to improve your chances An inspiring and empowering book on raising a daughter of enjoying your latter years to the full. in the modern world In Live Well to 101, Dr Dawn Harper, from Channel 4’s ‘Whether you’re becoming a mum for the first time or you Embarrassing Bodies, urges you to start investing in your have children who are growing up faster than you could health now to improve your chances of enjoying your latter have ever imagined, motherhood can feel like the most years to the full. This book is for anyone who enjoyed and joyful and yet the most daunting of times. But you’re not learnt from The Longevity Book by Cameron Diaz or The alone. Optimum Nutrition Bible by Patrick Holford. 22nd FEBRUARY 2018 From the moment I knew my first baby was a girl I started ‘We are living longer. A girl born today can expect to live beyond 22nd MARCH 2018 Hardback, 320 pages to plan, hope and dream. I couldn’t wait to experience that her 83rd birthday, and a boy half way into his 80th year. But special bond, but I wondered how I’d feel about being a Hardback, 256 pages living long doesn’t necessarily mean living well.’ working mum, how I’d hold on to the person I am. I also Life expectancy is on a steep upwards curve; but if we knew that the world has changed so much since I was do live longer then we need to do everything we can to growing up. What advice, values and role models would make sure that we live well to a ripe old age. This is a book help give my daughter the confidence and strength to cope about what the medical obstacles are to a healthy old age with all that might come her way - and to give her an open and what we can do about them. Dr Dawn offers simple, mind and warm heart? practical advice alongside case studies of centenarians who live a full and healthy life. There are steps that we can all This is my journey in motherhood: my experiences, hopes take, starting now, no matter what age we are each at. It’s and fears - with my mum’s stories of raising me, a parenting a bit like a pension; the earlier you invest the more you expert’s advice and empowering exercises - to guide will have in the bank later. And there are lessons for all you from those first wobbly moments to being a happy, generations. healthy mum and raising children who aren’t afraid to be themselves - and to go for the life they want. There is nothing in here that will recommend a hideously restrictive diet or living your life as though you are training From Mother to Daughter is about motherhood, what you for a marathon or about to climb Mount Everest. Instead, learn as a mother, the things you would tell your daughter it’s about showing how small, achievable and sustainable and most of all it’s Katie and Diane Piper’s celebration of changes really can alter your future. With over 21 years the incredible power of mother-daughter relationships. in General Practice, Dr Dawn has gained hundreds of simple tips, all of which can make a substantial difference if practiced as part of daily life. Dr Dawn Harper works as a GP in Stroud, Gloucestershire. She studied at Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School. Since 2007 she has been one of the presenters on Channel 4’s Embarrassing Bodies. She also appears regularly on ITV’s This Morning, Channel 5’s The Wright Stuff and LBC Radio. She has most recently appeared as one of the contestants on the celebrity series of The Island with Bear Grylls. 42 43 CONFIDENCE: THE JOHN TORODE’S SYDNEY JOURNAL: YOUR YEAR OF TO SEOUL: MY FOOD POSITIVE THINKING JOURNEY FROM AUSTRALIA TO KATIE PIPER THE FAR EAST Find confidence each and every day! JOHN TORODE ‘When it comes to confidence, we could all take a leaf out Masterchef John Torode embarks on a food odyssey from of Katie’s book. She has overcome more than anyone else Australia to Asia, creating delicious recipes that combine his I know’ Cheryl straightforward Aussie cooking with the fantastic flavours of Malaysia, Thailand, Korea and China. Don’t look to other people for confidence, find it in yourself. The Confidence Journal will guide you through daily John Torode is the masterchef of Australia and the Far East affirmations and creative prompts to help you live the life 31st MAY 2018 - his knowledge and passion will excite and inspire anyone 6th SEPTEMBER 2018 you want, whenever you want. Katie Piper’s warm and who loves a Thai curry, nasi goreng or Aussie brunch. If Hardback, 288 pages Trade Paperback, 192 pages honest voice will inspire you to achieve goals and happiness you love Rick Stein’s adventuring spirit, you will love John’s you only ever dreamed of and will allow you to be the star combination of fantastic flavours and straightforward home of your own life. cooking. With true confidence, anything and everything is possible. John’s food is uncomplicated, quick and easy, but always full of flavour, fun and perfect for family feasts or social Katie Piper is a TV presenter and charity campaigner. In gatherings. In this new book, John creates fresh Aussie 2008 she survived an attack and her moving, BAFTA- breakfast dishes, delicious bowls of noodles and ramen, nominated Channel 4 documentary Katie: My Beautiful Face Asian rice and curries as well as barbecues influenced by was watched by 3.5 million viewers and shown in more both Sydney beaches and Korean bulgogi. Not forgetting his than 15 countries. Katie founded her own charity, The Katie own trademark fusion of flavours that bring together the Piper Foundation, to help people living with burns and scars best of both worlds. and she has received numerous awards and accolades for her charity work, including a prestigious Woman of the If you love this part of the world, let the King of Australasia Year Award. She is now a presenter on Channel 4 and the take you on a gastronomic tour! author of five books: Confidence, Beautiful Ever After, Things John Torode is one of the UK’s best-loved chefs and known Get Better, Start Your Day with Katie and From Mother to to millions as the judge of BBC One’s MasterChef, Celebrity Daughter publishing in March 2018. MasterChef and Junior MasterChef. His series on Australia and on Malaysia consistently draw the highest viewing figures for the Channel. John’s previous books, Beef and Chicken, celebrated his love of good meat, and especially rare breeds, and John has built strong relationships with farmers and suppliers in the UK.

44 45 CHERISH: FOOD TO MAKE FOR SINGLE MALT: A GUIDE TO THE PEOPLE YOU LOVE THE WHISKIES OF SCOTLAND— INCLUDES PROFILES, RATINGS, AND ANNE SHOOTER TASTING NOTES FOR MORE THAN 300 Recipes to make for the people you love - inspired by my EXPRESSIONS Jewish family. One of my favourite childhood memories is going round to CLAY RISEN my grandparents’ house in London’s East End on a Friday A curated yet comprehensive primer of the single-malt afternoon with my mum and brothers, waiting for my dad whiskies any growing aficionado needs to be familiar with. and aunts, uncles and cousins to arrive for dinner. A follow-up to American Whiskey, Bourbon & Rye: A Guide to And now, every Friday, like my mum, and my grandma, and the Nation’s Favorite Spirit, this book is an introduction to the her mother before her, I prepare a traditional, Jewish Friday history, science, and diversity of malted whisky. With maps night dinner for my family. But this book isn’t only aimed at of important whisky regions of Scotland, profiles of each 8th FEBRUARY 2018 Jewish people. That’s my background and where my food of the makers, and a full bottle shot and tasting notes for comes from, but it is also food that is easy to cook and Hardback, 256 pages 16th OCTOBER 2018 each of the most widely available expressions, you’ll learn as delicious to eat. much about single-malt whisky as you already know about RIGHTS SOLD IN PREVIOUS Hardback, 352 pages whiskey, bourbon, and rye. TITLE: Dutch (Good Cook) And it’s not just for Friday nights. It’s whenever we have friends or family over - a Sunday lunch of salt beef and latkes With over a hundred active distilleries in Scotland, the with coleslaw and pickles, a fish stew from my childhood 300 expressions featured in this book provide a curated in Aldeburgh, a delicately poached whole salmon with a yet comprehensive primer of the single-malt whiskies any variety of salads or a watermelon, feta and mint concoction, growing aficionado needs to be familiar with. Additional inspired by the beach food of Tel Aviv. features include a directory of distilleries, Risen’s top picks Ultimately, although this will be a book inspired by my Jewish in various categories of single-malt whisky, and a full index roots, it is a book of food to make for people you love. of the expressions features in the book. Anne Shooter’s first book, Sesame & Spice, is shortlisted Clay Risen is an editor at The New York Times, where he for the Guild of Food Writers’ First Book Award. Anne has written extensively on whiskey, rum, and other spirits. is a food writer, recipe columist and blogger for the Daily He has also written for Smithsonian, The Atlantic, and The Mail and Anne has also written for Delicious, the Jewish Washington Post. He wrote American Whiskey, Bourbon & Rye: Chronicle, the Guardian and Women and Home and has A Guide to the Nation’s Favorite Spirit in 2013. Risen grew also appeared at food festivals including Gefiltefest, the up in Nashville, Tennessee, and now lives in Brooklyn, New Oxford Foodie Festival and Aldeburgh. York, with his wife and two young children.

46 47 THREE KINGS JONNY OWEN & LEO MOYNIHAN The three biggest football clubs in terms of international reach are Celtic, Liverpool and Manchester United. Their three biggest managers were Jock Stein, Bill Shankly and Matt Busby who won every major trophy and accolade available in the 1950s and 1960s. Remarkably they all grew up, and initially worked, within 20 miles of each other around the great coal face south of Glasgow. This is their collective biography, published to tie-in to a feature-length cinema-release documentary from the producers of AMY and SENNA. It will have contributions from the club’s current managers - Brendan Rogers, Jurgen Klopp SPORT 18th OCTOBER 2018 and Jose Mourinho – who were not born within 20 miles of each other. Hardback, 320 pages The three clubs have a combined global social media reach of 200 million people. Hugh McIlvanney’s seminal 1997 Arena BBC documentary about Stein, Shankly and Busby called them ‘The Football Men’. This is a book for anyone who follows the beautiful game.

48 49 I’M SORRY I LOVE YOU: A THE WORLD ACCORDING HISTORY OF PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING TO FOGGY JIM SMALLMAN A complete history of professional wrestling, from its beginnings at the turn of the twentieth century as a legitimate A pulsating and entertaining flat-out charge through life by sport, to it becoming a staple of televised entertainment and Carl Fogarty, the legendary motorbike racing icon. the pop-culture juggernaut that it now is. Published to coincide with the thirtieth anniversary of the History of Professional Wrestling will be of interest to both Superbike World Championship, The World According to enthusiastic and casual wrestling fans, and explain the Foggy will delight the legions of motor sport fans in the UK phenomenon to anyone who is completely new to the subject. and beyond, and will be lapped by those who have enjoyed books by Valentino Rossi, Guy Martin, Michael Dunlop, John This book will focus on the characters, the fandom, the growth McGuinness, Ian Hutchinson and Freddie Spencer. and the weird and wonderful, all told with a sense of humour. 23rd AUGUST 2018 23rd AUGUST 2018 Foggy’s scintillating new book takes his fans into the memory Jim Smallman has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and banks of this most charismatic and straight-talking of sporting in that time he’s gained an almost encyclopaedic knowledge Hardback, 288 pages Hardback, 288 pages icons, transporting them into the weird and wonderful world of the subject. His stories and facts will blow the minds of of this endearingly quirky hero of the track. anyone new to professional wrestling. The World According to Foggy contains lashings of adrenaline- Jim Smallman is a comedian, writer, podcaster, voice artist fuelled bikes and electrifying bike racing, thrills and spills galore, and wrestling promoter. He has taken several shows to the but it will also reveal the man behind the helmet, his passions Edinburgh Fringe, including 2009’s The Boy Next Door Gone and frustrations, what makes him still leap out of bed in the Wrong (winner of Best Comedy Performance and Best morning and seize the day - ultimately, what makes this great International Show at the 2010 Hollywood Fringe in Los man tick and explains his enduring popularity. Angeles, and nominated for best debut show at the 2009 Leicester Comedy Festival. He has written articles and Carl Fogarty is an ocean-going, fur-lined, five-star icon of opinion pieces for various publications including The Guardian, motor sport. And a national treasure to boot, following his The , The Leicester Mercury, Metal Hammer and FSM. triumph in 2014’s I’m a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!. The 51-year-old legend is the most successful World Superbikes rider in the history of the sport, winning four World Championship titles - in 1994, 1995, 1998 and 1999 - before injury called time on his illustrious career in 2000. Forming an unstoppable partnership with the iconic Ducati team, and also riding for Honda, Fogarty won 59 races in 12 seasons and in the process carved himself a seat at motor sport’s top table. He also enjoyed huge success in the Isle of Man TT.

50 51 OLD TOO SOON, SMART Subagents TOO LATE: MY STORY KIERON DYER AND OLIVER HOLT The first intimate, honest, unsparing portrait of the Albania, Bulgaria & Macedonia (all China and Taiwan (Hodder & failures and excesses of the ‘Baby Bentley generation’ of divisions) - Anthea Agency Quercus) – The Grayhawk Agency English footballers. PO Box 16, Sofia 1172, Bulgaria 14F, No..63, Sec.4, Xinyi Rd.,Taipei 10684, Tel/ Fax : + 39 2 986 35 81 Kieron Dyer’s memoir, Old Too Soon, Wise Too Late, is the Taiwan [email protected] [email protected] first intimate and unsparing portrait of the failures and [email protected] excesses of the generation of English footballers made rich beyond their wildest dreams by the post-1990 Brazil (all divisions) Riff Agency World Cup boom in the game and the explosion of the – Avenida Calógeras, n° 6, sala 1007, 20030- Premier League. It shares the same brutal honesty and Czech Republic & Slovak Re- 070, Centro, Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brazil 22nd FEBRUARY 2018 self-awareness of the bestselling No Nonsense by Joey publics (all divisions) – Kristin Olson Tel: 00 55 21 2287 6299, Fax: 00 55 21 2267 Barton and GoodFella by Craig Bellamy. Agency 6393 Hardback, 320 pages Klimentska 24, 110 00 Praha 1, Czech [email protected] In the public mind, Kieron Dyer came to symbolise so Republic much of what was self-destructive about a group of Tel/Fax: +420 2 2258 0048 / 2042 football players known collectively as the ‘Baby Bentley [email protected] generation’. Nicknamed ‘The King of Bling’ by the tabloid Croatia, Hungary, Serbia & Slo- press, Dyer was caught up in many of the scandals that venia (all divisions) – Katai and Bolza Greece (all divisions) – OA Literary characterised the history of a talented crop of players who Literary Agency Agency promised so much and delivered so little, a generation Benczur u. 11, H-1068 Budapest, Hungary 1 G Evangeliou Street, 19003 Markopoulo, whose wages and lavish lifestyles began to alienate them Tel: +36 1 456 0313, Fax: +36 1 456 0314 Greece from the fans who once worshipped them. Hubgary - [email protected] Tel: +381 11/ 3016141, Fax: +381 11/ The brash young man is gone now, and in his place is the Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia - reka@kataibolza. 3119879 quiet, caring, wise man who was such a favourite on I’m hu [email protected] a Celebrity, Get me Out of Here! in 2015. Dyer narrates, China and Taiwan (Headline & in uncompromising detail, how a generation of talented Indonesia (all divisions) – Maxima English footballers, taken out of working class childhoods JMP)– Peony Literary Agency Creative Agency and presented with a world of glitz, glamour, wealth and Bldg. 3, Lane 588, Madang Road, Huangpu JL. Kelapa Puan 19 Blok AJ-4 No. 11, Gad- temptation, failed to cope with the riches that were District, Shanghai, 200025 ing Serpong – Tangerang 15810, Indonesia presented to them and often fell apart. China Tel: + 6221 5467 121, Fax: +62 215482 Old Too Soon, Wise Too Late is about a moment in time, a [email protected] 515 social and historical record of English football at the start [email protected] [email protected] of its gold rush. For Dyer, the end of the book brings a [email protected] measure of personal redemption and peace but for the English game, there is only a lingering sense of waste and regret for an opportunity lost. Oliver Holt is Chief Sport Writer at the Mail on Sunday. His previous books include Miracle at Medinah and GoodFella, with Craig Bellamy. In an 18-year career in professional football, Kieron Dyer played for Ipswich Town, Newcastle United, West Ham 52 53 United, QPR and Middlesbrough. He won 33 caps for England. Japan (Headline & Quercus) – The Romania (all divisions) - Simona English Agency Kessler International Sakuragi Building 4F. 6-7-3 Minami Aoy- Str. Banul Antonache 37, 70 000 Bucha- ama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0062, Japan rest 1, Romania Tel: + 81 3 3406 5385, Fa: +81 3 3406 Tel: +40 2 1 231 8150, Fax: + 40 2 1 231 5387 4522 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

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