Russia: A 1,000-Year Chronicle of the Wild East

Martin Sixsmith

"Accompanying the landmark BBC Radio 4 series, and marking the 20th anniversary of the dissolution of the USSR, Russia- The Wild East tells the epic story of this vast nation, tracing the conundrums of modern Russia to their roots in its troubled past. Russia is a country of contradictions, a nation of ...

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

Jules Verne

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is written by Jules Verne in 1870. It is a story of three accidental visitors to an underwater world hosted by the mysterious Captain Nemo. From their arrival on board the Nautilus, the adventurous Ned Land, loyal Conseil, and scholarly Professor Aronnax are torn be...

Wisdom Of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety

Alan W Watts

Pioneering Zen scholar Alan Watts explores the human quest for psychological security'A revelatory classic' Maria Popova 'A spiritual polymath, the first and possibly greatest' Deepak ChopraWhat we have forgotten is that thoughts and words are conventions, and that it is fatal to take conventions too se...

Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts

Rebecca Hall

A stunning, imaginative work of history that transforms our understanding of slavery and resistanceWomen warriors planned and led slave revolts on slave ships during the passage across the Atlantic. They fought their enslavers throughout the Americas. And then they were erased from history.In Wake Rebec...