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In this compelling history, Peter Chapman shows how the United Fruit Company took bananas from the jungles of Costa Rica to the halls of power in Washington, D.C., with not just clever marketing, but covert CIA operations, bloody coups and brutalised workforces. And how along the way they turned the banana into a blueprint for a new model of unfettered global capitalism: one that serves corporate power at any cost.

A whip-smart novel about a 60-something female assassin navigating the vulnerabilities posed by her ageing body

The first children's book from number one bestselling author, poet and national treasure Lemn Sissay, beautifully illustrated throughout

A compelling and compassionate novel about environmental activism, community and starting over, from the Booker-shortlisted author

Socialite Maryanne Simpson is working hard to make it as a journalist, so she's furious when rival columnist Nolan Adams writes an unflattering piece about her. She needs to prove to Nolan - and to herself - that she can make it on her own. And when they end up as neighbors, Maryanne discovers that she can't resist Nolan's gruff charm ...

Sheriff Hank Worth is charged by Dr Maggie McClearly, his wife, with investigating a spate of elderly tourists falling ill in Branson, Missouri. Meanwhile, Chief Deputy Sheila Turley fights discontent and sabotage within the department, all while solving the brutal murder of a former antagonist of the team.

A monumental speculative fiction story of love, loyalty, politics and conscience set in parallel Londons

Alasdair Gray's remarkable retelling of Dante's Divine Comedy; this edition brings Gray's Hell, Purgatory and Paradise together into a single edition for the first time

Combining popular science, history and moral philosophy, this is a wide-ranging and radical take on the human story and what it means for us today

President Barack Obama's #1 New York Times bestselling memoir of his childhood and young adult years, a compelling journey through family, race and identity, is now adapted for young people. Includes a new introduction from the author, a new full-colour plate section and a family tree

A stylish, atmospheric detective story with shades of the Gothic - from the author of the award-winning cult classic The Cutting Room

The award-winning and atmospheric crime cult classic from bestselling author Louise Welsh - 'Unputdownable' Sunday Times

The man is found dead in the local dockyard, shot from behind. Colin Harpur predicts the execution spells imminent trouble - and so does his spiteful, brilliant boss, ACC Iles. Iles' tolerance of the local drugs trade has kept gang warfare off the streets, and he is determined to protect his set-up ... at all costs.

The remarkable conclusion to the Laidlaw series which launched a genre, from the godfather of Scottish crime fiction

A body discovered beneath the waves off Scolt Head Island. A series of break-ins targeted at wealthy second-home owners. A lethal strain of adulterated cocaine flooding the streets of nearby Lynn. When a second body is found, DI Shaw and DS Valentine fear the simmering tensions underpinning this remote coastal community will reach breaking point.