This is one of the first pages from our book of the week. 1. Can you guess the book? 2. What are your first impressions of the writing? 3. Would you like to continue reading this book? Recommended by? Your English teachers.
Why should I read it? The memoir of one man’s coming-of-age, set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed. Trevor Noah’s unlikely path from apartheid South Africa to the desk of The Daily Show began with a criminal act: his birth. Trevor was born to a white Swiss father and a black Xhosa mother at a time when such a union was punishable by five years in prison. Living proof of his parents’ indiscretion, Trevor was kept mostly indoors for the earliest years of his life, bound by the extreme and often absurd measures his mother took to hide him from a government that could, at any moment, steal him away. Finally liberated by the end of South Africa’s tyrannical white rule, Trevor and his mother set forth on a grand adventure, living openly and freely and embracing the opportunities won by a centuries-long struggle.
I’ve already read it! Try: ‘Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C J Walker’ by A’Lelia Perry Bundles. Anagram: Rearrange these letters to see if you can guess the title:
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Top tips: • This books is also a popular film. • In 2007 the subject of this book was named the most powerful person in business by Fortune magazine Recommended by? Your business teachers.
Why should I read it? Based on extensive interviews, this book is an insight into the mind of the man who created the phone that is probably in your pocket right now!
I’ve already read it! Try: ‘Einstein: His Life and Genius’ by the same author. Anagram: Rearrange these letters to see if you can guess the title:
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Top tips: • The subjects of this book are from Liverpool.
• Among the food and drink mentioned in their songs are eggs, onion, cornflakes, honey, coffee, marshmallows, cherry, truffles, ginger, pineapple, honey, octopus, turkey, marmalade, coconut fudge, tangerine, strawberries, mustard and pies. Recommended by? Your music teachers.
Why should I read it? If you can hum at least five Beatles songs off the top of your head… This book delves deeply into their body of work, introducing the concepts of musical form, instrumentation, harmonic structure, melodic patterns, and rhythmic devices in a way that is accessible to musicians and non-musicians alike. Are they the best band ever? You decide.
I’ve already read it! Try: ‘One, Two, Three, Four: The Beatles in Time’ by Craig Brown. This is one of the first pages from our book of the week.
1. Can you guess the book? 2. What are your first impressions of the writing? 3. Would you like to continue reading this book? Recommended by? Your maths teachers.
Why should I read it? You don't have to be a maths genius to follow along with this book! This brilliant book is packed with short, easy-to-grasp explanations, step-by-step diagrams, and witty illustrations that play with our ideas about numbers. What is an imaginary number? Can two parallel lines ever meet? How can maths help us predict the future? All will be revealed and explained in this encyclopaedia of mathematics.
I’ve already read it! Try: ‘The Science Book’ by DK publishers. This is one of the first pages from our book of the week. 1. Can you guess the book? 2. What are your first impressions of the writing? 3. Would you like to continue reading this book? Recommended by? Your history teachers.
Why should I read it? An award-winning piece of historical fiction. If you were fascinated by your work on the Tudors, then why not try this story of political intrigue and betrayal?
I’ve already read it! Try: ‘The Mirror and the Light’ by the same author. Anagram: Rearrange these letters to see if you can guess the title:
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Top tips: • The author of this book has ADHD.
• The author of this book used to be the CEO of a famous clothing company. Recommended by? Your business teachers.
Why should I read it? If you are determined to have started your own business at a young age. Amoruso has lots of funny anecdotes about her journey from drop-out to CEO.
I’ve already read it! Try: ‘Little Black Book’ by Otegha Uwagba. This is the one of the first pages from our book of the week.
1. Can you guess the book? 2. What are your first impressions of the writing? 3. Would you like to continue reading this book? Recommended by? Your art teachers.
Why should I read it? This book is packed with expert advice on all aspects of acrylic painting: what to do, and what not to do. Learn how to choose and mix colours, and create a multitude of effects using only one set of tubes. Discover how to make your own equipment, set up a "studio" space, and use household materials to save money. Beginners can follow processes stage-by-stage, while more experienced artists can dip in and out for help with specific problems. A unique section on how to develop your art and take it to a wider public is full of professional secrets which can bring you success much more quickly. “Try it” and “Fix it” panels placed throughout the book suggest ways of practising and developing new skills, and avoiding or correcting common painting errors.
I’ve already read it! Try: ‘Sea and Sky in Acrylics Techniques and Inspiration’ by Dave White. Use these images to help you guess the title!
Another clue! Recommended by? Your history teachers.
Why should I read it? Brick Lane is a story of race, identity, arranged marriage and forbidden love, set against London’s East End.
I’ve already read it! Try: ‘White Teeth’ by Zadie Smith. This is the one of the first pages from our book of the week.
1. Can you guess the book? 2. What are your first impressions of the writing? 3. Would you like to continue reading this book? Recommended by? Your English teachers.
Why should I read it? The first modern depiction of extra-terrestrials attacking the earth, The War of the Worlds remains one of the most influential of all science-fiction works. It shows the whole of human civilization under threat, as terrifying, tentacled Martians land in England, build gigantic killing machines, destroy all in their path with black gas and burning rays and feast on the warm blood of trapped, still- living human prey. The forces of the Earth, however, may prove harder to beat than they at first appear.
I’ve already read it! Try: ‘The Invisible Man’ by H G Wells. This is the one of the first pages from our book of the week. 1. Can you guess the book? 2. What are your first impressions of the writing? 3. Would you like to continue reading this book? Recommended by? Your history teachers.
Why should I read it? It’s based on a true story of a prisoner of Auschwitz (Nazi camp). It’s a story of hope, love and survival.
I’ve already read it! Try: ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’ by John Boyne. Use these images to help you guess the title! Recommended by? Your art teachers.
Why should I read it? Walk into any museum, or open any art book, and you'll probably be left wondering: where are all the women artists? A Big Important Art Book (Now with Women) offers an exciting alternative to this male-dominated art world. This beautiful book energizes and empowers women, both artists and amateurs alike, by providing them with projects and galvanizing stories to ignite their creative fires. Each chapter leads with an assignment that taps into the inner artist, pushing the reader to make exciting new work and blaze her own artistic trail. Interviews, images, and stories from contemporary women artists at the top of their game provide added inspiration, and historical spotlights on art "herstory" tie in the work of pioneering women from the past. With a stunning, gift- forward package and just the right amount of pop culture-infused feminism, this book is sure to capture the imaginations of aspiring women artists.
I’ve already read it! Try: ‘Women in Art: 50 Fearless Creatives Who Inspired the World’ Rachel Ignotofsky. Anagram: Rearrange these letters to see if you can guess the title:
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Top clues: • This play is a story of (partially fictionalised) witch trials in America.
• The author of this play was once married to Marilyn Monroe. Recommended by? Your drama teachers.
Why should I read it? Arthur Miller's classic parable of mass hysteria draws a chilling parallel between the Salem witch-hunt of 1692 - 'one of the strangest and most awful chapters in human history' - and the American anti-communist purges led by Senator McCarthy in the 1950s. The story of how the small community of Salem is stirred into madness by superstition, paranoia and malice, culminating in a violent climax, is a savage attack on the evils of mindless persecution and the terrifying power of false accusations. I’ve already read it! Try: ‘Death of a Salesman’ by the same author. This is the first page from our book of the week. 1. Can you guess the book? 2. What are your first impressions of the writing? 3. Would you like to continue reading this book? Recommended by? Your English teachers.
Why should I read it? In 2014, award-winning journalist Reni Eddo-Lodge wrote about her frustration with the way that discussions of race and racism in Britain were being led by those who weren't affected by it. She posted a piece on her blog, entitled: 'Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race' that led to this book. Exploring issues from eradicated black history to the political purpose of white dominance, whitewashed feminism to the inextricable link between class and race, Reni Eddo-Lodge offers a timely and essential new framework for how to see, acknowledge and counter racism. It is a searing, illuminating, absolutely necessary exploration of what it is to be a person of colour in Britain today.
I’ve already read it! Try: ‘The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness’ by Michelle Alexander. Top clues: Recommended by? Your art teachers.
Why should I read it? Most art historians agree that the modern art adventure first developed in the 1860s in Paris. A circle of painters, whom we now know as Impressionists, began painting pictures with rapid, loose brushwork. They turned to everyday street life for subjects, instead of overblown heroic scenes, and they escaped the power of the Salon by organizing their own independent exhibitions. After this first assault on the artistic establishment, there was no holding back. In a constant desire to challenge, innovate, and inspire, one modernist style supplanted the next: Symbolism, Expressionism, Futurism, Dada, abstract art, renewed Realism, Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism, Pop, Minimal and conceptual practice. This indispensable overview traces the restless energy of modern art with a year-by-year succession of the groundbreaking artworks that shook standards and broke down barriers. universe!
I’ve already read it! Try: ‘A-Z of Great Modern Artists’ by Andy Tuohy. Top clues: Recommended by? Your science teachers.
Why should I read it? What happens when a robot begins to question its creators? What would be the consequences of creating a robot with a sense of humour? Or the ability to lie? How do we truly tell the difference between man and machine? In I, Robot, Asimov sets out the Three Laws of Robotics - designed to protect humans from their robotic creations - and pushes them to their limits and beyond. Following genius robopsychologist Dr. Susan Calvin and engineers Powell and Donovan, these short stories helped to transform artificial intelligence from a dream into a science and changed perceptions of robots for ever.
I’ve already read it! Try: ‘Dune’ by Frank Herbert. Use these images to help you guess the title! Recommended by? Your art teachers.
Why should I read it? Sketchbooks are an essential part of the creative process for artists of all disciplines, ranging from textiles and jewellery to interior design, printmaking and ceramics. The sketchbook is a complete record of the creative process which, it can even be argued, is more important that the finished object at the end of this process. This book is a vital resource for artists of all levels including students, makers and collectors, as it not only gives practical advice about building your own sketchbooks but also provides examples of different artists' working methods. Extraordinary Sketchbooks takes the reader through different themes and functions for sketchbooks, including drawing to collect visual research, course work, developing concepts and suggestions for making simple and quick visuals into exciting images. An inspiring gallery of examples from a range of artists including recent graduates, practising artists and lecturers and working professionals form a variety of art and design industries. A fantastic resource for artists everywhere. I’ve already read it! Try: ‘The Drawing Ideas Book’ by Frances Stanfield. Use these images to help you guess the title!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Odx8NV6dX0Q Recommended by? Your art teachers.
Why should I read it? You Can Get It If You Really Want, by Levi Roots, the man behind the Reggae Reggae Sauce empire and hero of BBC's 'Dragons' Den', is a business book brimming with positivity. In this inspirational and upbeat book, Levi provides essential tips and advice for successful business start-ups whatever your idea and wherever your starting point might be. This book includes informative and practical advice as well as Levi's personal anecdotes of his success and the lessons he learned from his mistakes. Levi's experience and passion for his message shines through every chapter. Additionally, the book includes personal insights from Peter Jones (Levi's own Dragon) and many other entrepreneurs and captains of industry. You Can Get It If You Really Want also includes Levi's Top 10 Rules for the Roots of Business Success - together with an array of business tools to slay the dragons waiting in the world of start-ups.
I’ve already read it! Try: ‘Levi Roots Reggae Reggae Cook Book’ by the same author. Use these images to help you guess the title! Recommended by? Your music teachers.
Why should I read it? Everyone knows music is big business, but do you really understand how ideas and inspiration become songs, products, downloads, concerts and careers? This textbook guides students to a full understanding of the processes that drive the music industries. More than just an expose or ′how to′ guide, this book gives students the tools to make sense of technological change, socio-cultural processes, and the constantly shifting music business environment, putting them in the front line of innovation and entrepreneurship in the future.
I’ve already read it! Try: ‘Music: The Business’ by Ann Harrison. Use these images to help you guess the title! Recommended by? Your maths teachers.
Why should I read it? The world of maths can seem mind-boggling, irrelevant and, let's face it, boring. This groundbreaking book reclaims maths from the geeks. Mathematical ideas underpin just about everything in our lives: from the surprising geometry of the 50p piece to how probability can help you win in any casino. In search of weird and wonderful mathematical phenomena, Alex Bellos travels across the globe and meets the world's fastest mental calculators in Germany and a startlingly numerate chimpanzee in Japan. Packed with fascinating, eye-opening anecdotes, Alex's Adventures in Numberland is an exhilarating cocktail of history, reportage and mathematical proofs that will leave you awestruck.
I’ve already read it! Try: Can You Solve My Problems?: A casebook of ingenious, perplexing and totally satisfying puzzles’ by the same author. Use these images to help you guess the title! Recommended by? Your music teachers.
Why should I read it? A fascinating insight into the golden-age of 1970s and 80s rock and roll told through the eyes of music legend Bernie Marsden and, most notably, his role in establishing one of the world’s most famous rock bands of all time – Whitesnake. ‘Bernie Marsden is a musical treasure…I don't think people know ALL he has done and just how much he was a part of the early British rock scene to present day. It's all in here. Touring with AC/DC. Befriending The Beatles. Writing one of the world’s most iconic rock songs. This is the story of a young boy from a small town who dreamt of one day playing the guitar for a living – and ended up a rock n’ roll legend. I’ve already read it! Try: ‘Just Kids’ by Patti Smith. Use these images to help you guess the title! Recommended by? Your English teachers.
Why should I read it?
If you’ve ever felt anxious after scrolling through your phone for a few hours, then this is the book for you.
Looking at sleep, news, social media, addiction, work and play, Matt Haig invites us to feel calmer, happier and to question the habits of the digital age. This book might even change the way you spend your precious time on earth. I’ve already read it! Try: ‘Reasons to Stay Alive’ by the same author. This is one of the first pages from our book of the week. 1. Can you guess the book? 2. What are your first impressions of the writing? 3. Would you like to continue reading this book? Recommended by? Your maths teachers.
Why should I read it? This book will change the way you see the world. Why is it better to buy a lottery ticket on a Friday? Why are showers always too hot or too cold? And what's the connection between a rugby player taking a conversion and a tourist trying to get the best photograph of Nelson's Column? These and many other fascinating questions are answered in this entertaining and highly informative book, which is ideal for anyone wanting to remind themselves or discover for the first time that maths is relevant to almost everything we do. Dating, cooking, travelling by car, gambling and even life-saving techniques have links with intriguing mathematical problems, as you will find explained here.
I’ve already read it! Try: ‘How Long Is A Piece Of String’ by the same author. Anagram: Rearrange these letters to see if you can guess the title:
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Top clues: • This book is also a popular film (by Francis Ford Coppola) starring a very young Tom Cruise.
• In 2019 this made the BBC’s list of 100 most influential novels. Recommended by? Your English teachers.
Why should I read it? A classic novel about youth, loyalty and brotherhood.
Teenagers in a small Oklahoma town have split into two gangs, divided by money, tastes and attitude. The Socs' idea of having a good time is beating up Greasers like Ponyboy Curtis. Ponyboy knows what to expect and knows he can count on his brothers and friends - until the night someone takes things too far, and life is changed forever. I’ve already read it! Try: ‘The Catcher in The Rye’ by J D Salinger. Use these images to help you guess the title! Recommended by? Your music teachers.
Why should I read it? The Art of Songwriting is a comprehensive guide to life, art and making great songs. It’s not about chasing a hit song. It’s not about theories that are interesting but no use filling the blank page. And most of all – it’s not just about the craft of songwriting. It’s about how to create, think and live like a songwriter. It’s about being resilient, innovative and passionate about what you make. It’s about how artists can change the world – and why they should. Stop relying on songwriting tricks, methods and shortcuts. It's time to embrace your inner artist, make your own rules and start creating like you've never created before.
I’ve already read it! Try: ‘Writing Better Lyrics: The Essential Guide to Powerful Songwriting’ by Pat Pattison. Top clues: Recommended by? Your English teachers.
Why should I read it? In her memoir, a work of deep reflection and mesmerizing storytelling, Michelle Obama invites readers into her world, chronicling the experiences that have shaped her—from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago to her years as an executive balancing the demands of motherhood and work, to her time spent at the world’s most famous address. With unerring honesty and lively wit, she describes her triumphs and her disappointments, both public and private, telling her full story as she has lived it—in her own words and on her own terms. Warm, wise, and revelatory, Becoming is the deeply personal reckoning of a woman of soul and substance who has steadily defied expectations—and whose story inspires us to do the same. I’ve already read it! Try: ‘Promised Land’ by Barack Obama (out Nov 2020). Top clues: Recommended by? Your art teachers.
Why should I read it? A great guide for painters who want to experiment with mixed media and make their landscape paintings more adventurous. Popular artist and teacher, Soraya French, encourages readers to experiment with mixing media and to create more adventurous paintings and broaden their artistic horizons. The media that Soraya uses in this book are acrylics, pastels and collage and she shows how to bring the best out of mixing these media with handy tips, some simple projects and several step-by-step demonstrations. This practical and inspirational book will help and encourage the reader to explore the fascinating potential of mixed media and to adopt a freer attitude in their painting.
I’ve already read it! Try: ‘Mixed Media Landscapes and Seascapes’ by Chris Forsey. Top clues: Recommended by? Your business teachers. Why should I read it? In the words of the man himself: Throughout my life I have achieved many remarkable things. In Screw It, Let's Do It, I will share with you my ideas and the secrets of my success, but not simply because I hope they'll help you achieve your individual goals. Today we are increasingly aware of the effects of our actions on the environment, and I strongly believe that we each have a responsibility, as individuals and organisations, to do no harm. I will draw on Gaia Capitalism to explain why we need to take stock of how we may be damaging the environment, and why it is up to big companies like Virgin to lead the way in a more holistic approach to business. In Screw It, Let's Do It I'll be looking forwards to the future. A lot has changed since I founded Virgin in 1968, and I'll explain how I intend to take my business and my ideas to the next level and the new and exciting areas - such as launching Virgin Fuels.
I’ve already read it! Try: ‘The Virgin Way’ by the same author. This is the one of the first pages from our book of the week.
1. Can you guess the book? 2. What are your first impressions of the writing? 3. Would you like to continue reading this book? Recommended by? Your English teachers.
Why should I read it? Explosive, subversive, wild and funny, 50 years on the novel's strength is undiminished. Reading Joseph Heller's classic satire is nothing less than a rite of passage. Set in the closing months of World War II, this is the story of a bombardier named Yossarian who is frantic and furious because thousands of people he has never met are trying to kill him. His real problem is not the enemy - it is his own army which keeps increasing the number of missions the men must fly to complete their service. If Yossarian makes any attempts to excuse himself from the perilous missions then he is caught in Catch-22: if he flies he is crazy, and doesn't have to; but if he doesn't want to he must be sane and has to. That's some catch... I’ve already read it! Try: ‘Brighton Rock’ by Graham Greene. Top clues: Recommended by? Your maths teachers.
Why should I read it? The word mathematics comes from the Greek word mathema, meaning knowledge or learning. And indeed mathematics is at the heart of almost all processes and patterns that occur in the modern world, yet many still find the discipline hard to fathom. Fibonacci's Rabbits solves this problem in bite-sized hops, describing the 50 most critical discoveries and revolutionary moments in the history of mathematics from Ancient Greece to the present day.
I’ve already read it! Try: ‘Schrödinger's Cat: And 49 Other Experiments That Revolutionised Physics’ by the same author. This is the one of the first pages from our book of the week.
1. Can you guess the book? 2. What are your first impressions of the writing? 3. Would you like to continue reading this book? Recommended by? Your English teachers.
Why should I read it? Warning: this book might make you cry. I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, then all at once. Despite the tumour-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten. Insightful, bold, irreverent, and raw, The Fault in Our Stars brilliantly explores the funny, thrilling, and tragic business of being alive and in love.
I’ve already read it! Try: ‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower’ by Stephen Chbosky. This is the one of the first pages from our book of the week.
1. Can you guess the book? 2. What are your first impressions of the writing? 3. Would you like to continue reading this book? Recommended by? Your English teachers.
Why should I read it? #1 New York Times bestseller Milk and Honey is a collection of poetry and prose about survival. About the experience of violence, abuse, love, loss, and femininity. The book is divided into four chapters, and each chapter serves a different purpose. Deals with a different pain. Heals a different heartache. Milk and Honey takes readers through a journey of the most bitter moments in life and finds sweetness in them because there is sweetness everywhere if you are just willing to look.
I’ve already read it! Try: ‘The Bell Jar’ by Sylvia Plath. This is the one of the first pages from our book of the week.
1. Can you guess the book? 2. What are your first impressions of the writing? 3. Would you like to continue reading this book? Recommended by? Your English teachers.
Why should I read it? The international classic and bestseller, Maya Angelou's memoir paints a portrait of 'a brilliant writer, a fierce friend and a truly phenomenal woman' (Barack Obama). 'I write about being a Black American woman, however, I am always talking about what it's like to be a human being. This is how we are, what makes us laugh, and this is how we fall and how we somehow, amazingly, stand up again' Maya Angelou. In this first volume of her seven books of autobiography, Maya Angelou beautifully evokes her childhood with her grandmother in the American south of the 1930s. Loving the world, she also knows its cruelty. As a Black woman she has known discrimination, violence and extreme poverty, but also hope, joy, achievement and celebration.
I’ve already read it! Try: ‘The Color Purple’ by Alice Walker. This is the one of the first pages from our book of the week.
1. Can you guess the book? 2. What are your first impressions of the writing? 3. Would you like to continue reading this book? Recommended by? Your music teachers.
Why should I read it? This book is a memoir by the master pianist, conductor and internationalist Daniel Barenboim. 'The power of music lies in is its ability to speak to all aspects of the human being-the animal, the emotional, the intellectual, and the spiritual. Music teaches us, in short, that everything is connected' Daniel Barenboim's new book vividly describes his lifelong pursuit of knowledge and understanding, not only of music and of life, but of one through the other.
I’ve already read it! Try: ‘Piano Notes: The Hidden World of the Pianist’ by Charles Rosen. Top clues: Recommended by? Your business teachers.
Why should I read it? This is the incredible untold story of how Netflix went from concept to company - all revealed by cofounder and first CEO Marc Randolph. Now with over 150 million subscribers, Netflix's triumph feels inevitable, but the 21st century's most disruptive start-up began with few believers and calamity at every turn. From having to pitch his own mother on being an early investor, to the motel conference room that served as a first office, to server crashes on launch day, to the now-infamous meeting when they pitched Blockbuster to acquire them, Marc Randolph's transformational journey exemplifies how anyone with grit, gut instincts and determination can change the world - even with an idea that many think will never work.
I’ve already read it! Try: ‘Strong Woman: The Truth About Getting to The Top’ by Karen Brady. This is one of the first pages from our book of the week. 1. Can you guess the book? 2. What are your first impressions of the writing? 3. Would you like to continue reading this book? Recommended by? Your English teachers.
Why should I read it? 'This is the book I've been waiting for - for years. It's personal, historical, political, and it speaks to where we are now' Benjamin Zephaniah
Covering everything from the police, education and identity to politics, sexual objectification and the far right, ‘Natives’ speaks directly to British denial and squeamishness when it comes to confronting issues of race and class that are at the heart of the legacy of Britain's racialised empire. ‘Natives’ is the searing modern polemic and Sunday Times bestseller from the BAFTA and MOBO award-winning musician and political commentator, Akala.
I’ve already read it! Try: ‘Brit(ish): On Race, Identity and Belonging’ by Afua Hirsch. Use these images to help you guess the title! Recommended by? Your English teachers.
Why should I read it? This book explores themes of race, class, disability and gender. It explores what it is to be human. Drifters in search of work, George and his childlike friend Lennie, have nothing in the world except the clothes on their back - and a dream that one day they will have some land of their own.
I’ve already read it! Try: ‘The Great Gatsby’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Use these images to help you guess the title! Recommended by? Your science teachers.
Why should I read it? If you are fascinated by space, then this is the book for you. Future generations will look back on our epoch as the time when the human race finally broke into a radically new frontier--space. In Pale Blue Dot Sagan traces the spellbinding history of our launch into the cosmos and assesses the future that looms before us as we move out into our own solar system and on to distant galaxies beyond. The exploration and eventual settlement of other worlds is neither a fantasy nor luxury, insists Sagan, but rather a necessary condition for the survival of the human race. I’ve already read it! Try: ‘Cosmos’ by the same author. Anagram: Rearrange these letters to see if you can guess the title:
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Top clues: • This novel has one of the most famous opening lines in English literature: 'It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife'.
• One of the main characters has a first name of: ‘Fitzwilliam.’ Recommended by? Your English teachers.
Why should I read it? Because this book is the original romantic comedy! Pride and Prejudice, which opens with one of the most famous sentences in English Literature, is an ironic novel of manners. In it the garrulous and empty-headed Mrs Bennet has only one aim - that of finding a good match for each of her five daughters. In this she is mocked by her cynical and indolent husband. With its wit, its social precision and, above all, its irresistible heroine, Pride and Prejudice has proved one of the most enduringly popular novels in the English language. I’ve already read it! Try: ‘Sense and Sensibility’ by the same author. This is the one of the first pages from our book of the week.
1. Can you guess the book? 2. What are your first impressions of the writing? 3. Would you like to continue reading this book? Recommended by? Your business teachers. Why should I read it? This book is a collection of interviews from tech start ups – providing the inside knowledge before their companies became household names. A must for the next Steve Jobs!
I’ve already read it! Try: ‘Zero to One: Notes on Start Ups, or How to Build the Future’ by Peter Theil and Blake Masters. Top clues: Recommended by? Your history teachers.
Why should I read it? It’s a bestselling thriller that incorporates codes, historical documents and murder. Opt for this book if you like conspiracy theories.
I’ve already read it! Try: ‘The Hound of the Baskervilles’ by Arthur Conan Doyle. This is the one of the first pages from our book of the week.
1. Can you guess the book? 2. What are your first impressions of the writing? 3. Would you like to continue reading this book? Recommended by? Your business teachers. Why should I read it? Dragon's Den star Peter Jones will demonstrate how anyone can become successful - you just need guts, determination and ideas. In Tycoon, Peter offers his personal insight into the qualities and skills he believes every successful entrepreneur possesses. His Ten Golden Rules provide key building blocks for turning your ideas into successful businesses. He shows how to road test your ideas, create momentum behind a project, inject investors with enthusiasm for your ideas, and how to have the courage to risk failing in order to see your vision become a money-spinning reality. A hugely inspiring book - it's the ultimate guide to thinking like a millionaire and becoming one. I’ve already read it! Try: ‘Common Sense Rules: What You Really Need To Know About Business’ by Deborah Meaden. This is one of the first pages from our book of the week.
1. Can you guess the book? 2. What are your first impressions of the writing? 3. Would you like to continue reading this book? Recommended by? Your English teachers.
Why should I read it? 'I write this sitting in the kitchen sink' is the first line of this timeless, witty and enchanting novel about growing up. Cassandra Mortmain lives with her bohemian and impoverished family in a crumbling castle in the middle of nowhere. Her journal records her life with her beautiful, bored sister, Rose, her fading glamorous stepmother, Topaz, her little brother Thomas and her eccentric novelist father who suffers from a financially crippling writer's block. However, all their lives are turned upside down when the American heirs to the castle arrive and Cassandra finds herself falling in love for the first time. I’ve already read it! Try: ‘Rebecca’ by Daphne Du Maurier. This is one of the first pages from our book of the week.
1. Can you guess the book? 2. What are your first impressions of the writing? 3. Would you like to continue reading this book? Recommended by? Your history teachers.
Why should I read it? If an award winning story of love and betrayal set against WWII sounds like your idea of an interesting book, then this one is for you.
I’ve already read it! Try: ‘Atonement’ by Ian McEwan. This is the first page from our book of the week. 1. Can you guess the book? 2. What are your first impressions of the writing? 3. Would you like to continue reading this book? This is the first page from our book of the week. 1. Can you guess the book? 2. What are your first impressions of the writing? 3. Would you like to continue reading this book? Recommended by? Your business teachers.
Why should I read it? Because Deep Patel is a young writer and entrepreneur whose inspirational tips for success will help you to start your own business. It’s called ‘A Paperboy’s Fable’ because his father was a paperboy at sixteen years old.
I’ve already read it! Try: ‘Rich Dad, Poor Dad’ by Robert T. Kiyosaki. Anagram: Rearrange these letters to see if you can guess the title:
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Top clues: • This book was written in 1948.
• The slogan used in the book: “2 + 2 = 5” originated from Russia, where the Communist regime used it as a motto of sorts in an effort to help them accomplish the goals of their five-year plan in only four years. The slogan is still used to point out the ills of totalitarian brainwashing today. Recommended by? Your English teachers.
Why should I read it? Because it’s disturbing how much of this dystopian novel can be related to modern day life (it was written in 1948). 'Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past' Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith skilfully rewrites the past to suit the needs of the Party. Yet he inwardly rebels against the totalitarian world he lives in, which demands absolute obedience and controls him through the all-seeing telescreens and the watchful eye of Big Brother, symbolic head of the Party. In his longing for truth and liberty, Smith begins a secret love affair with a fellow-worker Julia, but soon discovers the true price of freedom is betrayal. I’ve already read it! Try: ‘Brave New World’ by Aldous Huxley. Top clues:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MM8OkVT0hw Recommended by? Your English teachers.
Why should I read it? Because it’s an award-winning, best selling novel about race. Sixteen-year-old Starr lives in two worlds: the poor neighbourhood where she was born and raised and her posh high school in the suburbs. The uneasy balance between them is shattered when Starr is the only witness to the fatal shooting of her unarmed best friend, Khalil, by a police officer. Now what Starr says could destroy her community. It could also get her killed. I’ve already read it! Try: ‘On the Come Up’ by the same author. Top clues: Recommended by? Your art teachers.
Why should I read it? If you want a quick introduction to art history. This is the second Edition of The Art Book, and has been is a substantially expanded and updated. Introducing 100 new artists selected from all periods and from across the globe, the new edition includes for the first time leading figures from the fields of photography and performance art. This is a really useful pocket reference book.
I’ve already read it! Try: ‘Art: The Definitive Visual Guide’ by Andrew Graham Dixon. This is the first page from our book of the week. 1. Can you guess the book? 2. What are your first impressions of the writing? 3. Would you like to continue reading this book? Recommended by? Your English teachers.
Why should I read it? Sam Waver's life has always been pretty quiet. A bit of a loner, he struggles to make friends, and his busy parents often make him feel invisible. Luckily for Sam, his older brother, Jason, has always been there for him. Sam idolises Jason, who seems to have life sorted - he's kind, popular, amazing at football, and girls are falling over themselves to date him. But then one evening Jason calls his family together to tell them that he's been struggling with a secret for a long time. A secret which quickly threatens to tear them all apart. His parents don't want to know and Sam simply doesn't understand. Because what do you do when your brother says he's not your brother at all? That he's actually your sister? I’ve already read it! Try: ‘Wayword Son’ by Rainbow Rowell.