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The first definitive biography of gold - from the Big Bang, to currency, and kingmaker.Gold is one the most crucial substances in human history. As the world's oldest currency, it has built our global financial system as we know it, and defined our modern systems of rule in ways perhaps we don't.In The Secret History of Gold, Dominic Frisby tells the captivating story of this precious metal, from its curious origins in the formation of the solar system, through ancient myth and conquest to present day. He explores how our mercurial relationship with gold has shaped wars, progress and disaster throughout the ages and why, as one of the only lasting substances that represents and stores value, we still need it in a digital economy.Gold has, and always will be, a political metal. And, as governments in China, Russia and others rush to buy and mine gold at the fastest rate in history, what does this indicate for the future of global peace and power?

Embark on a captivating photographic journey beyond Earth, from the dawn of human space exploration, through the untold story of the Mercury and Gemini missionsWhen we think of the history of space exploration, we can't help but think of the Apollo missions and Neil Armstrong's one giant leap. But what about the small steps that enabled NASA to reach for the Moon? Astronauts working on the earliest space missions, from Project Mercury to the Gemini missions of the mid-1960s, answered fundamental questions about the possibilities of long-duration space travel, paving the way for the Apollo missions and, ultimately, the Moon landings. They also took the first, and still some of the finest, images of Earth ever captured on film. Now, the bestselling author of Apollo Remastered, Andy Saunders has restored images from these first missions to show them in unprecedented detail and tell their full story, filled with dramatic life or death moments, mischievous pranks and astonishing triumphs. This stunning visual odyssey brings to life the pivotal, intimate moments of early space travel, unveiling the raw beauty and profound challenges faced by the pioneering astronauts pushing the boundaries of human achievement. Gemini and Mercury Remastered is a striking tribute to the visionaries who dared to dream beyond our world and a testament to the enduring power of exploration.

James VI & I, who died 400 years ago this year, was one of the most consequential and most interesting of all British monarchs, not least in creating the British monarchy itself through the joining of the English and Scottish thrones. A major intellectual, a religious and constitutional thinker, an expert on witchcraft, James was also obsessed with hunting, building, diplomacy, poetry and fashion. His reign encompassed extraordinary dramas - such as the Gunpowder Plot - and powerful creative moments, from Shakespeare's later plays to the great translation of the Bible commissioned by James. He was also deeply involved in the new colonial 'plantations' of Ulster and Virginia, with its capital of Jamestown. Clare Jackson's wonderful new book tells the story of this highly unusual monarch with great flair and insight. Jackson raises fascinating questions about the nature of rule, the making of culture and a period of in which political, economic and ecological changes were tipping much of Europe into disaster.

*Available to pre-order now!*Set on the glittering shores of Lake Como comes the new novel of love, second chances, and making your own fate, from the Sunday Times bestselling author Adriana Trigiani Recently divorced, Jess Capodimonte Baratta is helping her Uncle Louie with his marble business from her parents' basement in Lake Como, New Jersey. When an unexpected loss within the family unearths long-buried secrets that make Jess question where her loyalties lie, she decides a change of scene is needed, and escapes to Carrara, Italy - her ancestral home. From the shadows of the majestic marble-capped mountains of Tuscany to the glittering streets of Milan and the enchanting shores of Lake Como, Jess soon feels a sense of belonging in her new country. And when she meets dreamy Angelo Strazza, a passionate artist, it feels like she is finally where she is meant to be. But as further revelations about her family history come to light, it becomes clear that Italy cannot be her hiding place forever. Will the dark truths of her ancestral past send her back home? Or help her finally live life on her own terms? Praise for The Good Left Undone:'A storyteller second to none' HEATHER MORRIS'Trigiani never fails to sweep you away . . . an emotional and beautiful tale of family, love, and loss' TAYLOR JENKINS REID'Gorgeous' SARAH JESSICA PARKER'A big, beautiful, wonderful book; romantic, moving, transporting, affecting' LOUISE DOUGLAS'An unforgettable historical epic' LISA JEWELL'At once epic and intimate . . . A delightful novel' JESS WALTER'An exquisite portrait of love, loss, the ravages of time and the price a family pays for its secrets' KRISTIN HANNAH

She drew a long, soft breath, as though the paper daffodils between them were almost too sweet to bearKatherine Mansfield was a magician of the short story, whose work was described by Virginia Woolf as 'the only writing I have ever been jealous of'. These eight tales show her gift for transforming fleeting moments - a chance meeting, a letter received, a careless remark - into small miracles of language and feeling.

There are many great English ghost stories, but they appear flimsy and emotionally spectral compared to the works of M.R. James. This selection gives the reader a flavour of his strange gifts. Often, the ghost is barely glimpsed and yet somehow sticks with the reader for years, making ordinary rooms or gardens or churches uncanny and threatening. Is that the kitchen cat? And what is it that terrible thing stalking about in the dolls' house?

"All art," Oscar Wilde once announced, "is quite useless." Selected here are some of his finest prose works on the subject of art - useless, illuminating, artificial, uplifting, radical, gorgeous, boring, sublime - and his most brilliant aphorisms on the creative life. Whether lamenting the crass urge to hold art to realist or natural standards or arguing against morality as a guiding principle, Wilde defends the artist while delighting the audience.

Edgar Allen Poe's short stories have lost none of their power to horrify. He remains a destabilizingly terse sketcher out of ideas, a writer who allows the reader to fill in the many ghastly blanks in his narratives of violence, retribution and animalism. It is hard to recommend Hop-Frog wholeheartedly (its original subtitle was: Or, The Eight Chained Ourang-Outangs) as it is such an affront to decency, but you will certainly never forget it.

PRE-ORDER AND CELEBRATE YOUR LIFE WITH THE JAPANESE ART OF MANIFESTATINGIn a world of constant motion, where desires and dreams often feel just out of reach, "Yoshuku" offers a path to manifestation rooted in ancient Japanese wisdom and introduces you to the gentle power of collective intention and pre-celebration - a practice that not only shapes your future but uplifts those around you.Azumi Uchitani, an internationally acclaimed cultural communicator, unveils the secrets of Yoshuku-a long-established Japanese approach to bringing your deepest wishes into reality. With the same quiet profundity found in concepts like wabi-sabi, Yoshuku teaches us that the key to manifesting lies not in relentless pursuit, but in mindful anticipation and shared joy.In these pages, you'll discover:- How to harness the power of collective energy to manifest your goals- Ancient Japanese rituals seamlessly adapted for modern life- The art of pre-celebration and its role in attracting positive outcomes- Techniques to cultivate harmony between your desires and the world around you- Ways to enrich not only your own life but the lives of those in your community"Yoshuku" is more than a book-it's an invitation to slow down, tune into the rhythms of the universe, and gently guide your destiny. Whether you're familiar with manifestation techniques or new to the concept, this book will lead you to a more intentional, fulfilling life.Embrace the Japanese art of manifesting and watch as your world transforms, one shared celebration at a time.

Hot on the heels of a broken heart, Everett "Evie" Riley arrives at Camden Academy ready for a new beginning - one far away from her cheating ex-boyfriend, the sister who stole him, and the best friend who let it happen. But her fresh start is stopped in its tracks when she's accidentally placed in an all-boys dorm, with no choice but to stay. When rumors and gossip about Evie's housing predicament spread like wildfire, she decides the only way to survive is to lean into her questionable new reputation... but she's definitely going to require help. Her grumpy emo dorm mate Salem Grayson isn't exactly her first choice, but he does need her help to repair his relationship with his parents every bit as much as she needs his to learn how to be cool. And so they make a pact: he'll teach her how to be bad, if she teaches him how to be good. It's a flawless plan, except while Salem thrives academically, romantically, and-annoyingly enough- even physically, Evie's quest feels like one dead end after another. But when Evie realizes what she wants more than anything, she'll have to contend with her thrice-broken heart and figure out how to become someone capable of chasing happiness. Dahlia Adler's Come As You Are is about refusing to accept less than you deserve, and realizing that the best relationships are forged with people who know exactly who you are.

Welcome to the Japan of tomorrow. Here, the practice of a radical sympathy toward criminals has become the norm - and a grand skyscraper in the heart of Tokyo is planned to house wrongdoers in compassionate comfort. Acclaimed architect Sara Machina has been tasked with designing the city's new centrepiece, but is riven by doubt. As she casts her mind to the terrible crime she experienced as a young girl, she wonders if she might think against the grain of her time: could it be that criminals deserve the punishment and disdain of the past? In search of solace, in need of creative inspiration, Sara turns to the knowing words of an AI chatbot...Awarded Japan's highest literary prize, Sympathy Tower Tokyo is an extraordinary novel from one of the most exciting new voices in world literature. Partly inspired by conversations with an artificial intelligence, it offers an extraordinary defence of the power of language written by humans, a touching exploration of the imaginative impulse, and an often hilarious send up of our modern world's unrelenting conformity.

*PRE-ORDER NOW! THE ATMOSPHERIC, SUSPENSEFUL NEW THRILLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE LIARS, PERFECT FOR FANS OF LUCY FOLEY'S THE MIDNIGHT FEAST AND SALTBURN*'Sinister and sun-soaked. This is a perfectly crafted mystery that I flew through in days' Caz Frear 'Delicious drip feed suspense, and a well imagined sultry setting. Engaging and compelling, atmospheric and stylish' 5***** reader review It's been years since Rain last went home.To many, growing up onthe Tanglewood estate, nestled in a beautiful corner of the Cotswolds countryside, seemed like a dream.But for Rain, memories of her childhood there are forever tainted by what she saw that summer. The wild party. The body...Now estranged from her mother, and all ties to Tanglewood, Rain thought she'd moved on.Yet when another dead body is found in the Tanglewood grounds, she knows she must face up to her past.Rain has long held suspicions that what happened that summer wasn't an accident. It was murder.And now's her chance to prove it. Why readers LOVE Katherine Fleet'A fabulously written, gripping story' 5***** reader review'The author creates an incredible sense of place...an excellent read that will stay with me for a while' 5***** reader review'So emotional, and twists right until the end!' 5***** reader review'The perfect vacation thriller' 5***** reader reviewPraise for Katherine Fleet'Compelling and utterly transportive' Lucy Clarke'Taut, tense, stylish and incredibly atmospheric, with a thrilling twist. The perfect book for summer!' Daisy Buchanan'Completely addictive and wonderfully compelling. A sun-dappled summer escape with a jagged dark heart. You won't be able to put it down' B P Walter

'I'm not the sort of husband you dream of when you're walking alone along the avenue in the evening, am I? And it would be a disaster, wouldn't it?'How does love die? This question lies at the heart of Tolstoy's desperately sad novella. It tells the story of seventeen-year-old Masha who, despite their differences, falls passionately in love with an older man, and marries him. Soon, however, the gap between them becomes unbridgeable.

I am a ridiculous man. They call me mad now. That would be a promotion in rankA delusional man whose strange dream changes his life; a self-justifying husband who causes his wife's suicide; a witness to a young girl's ruin; a writer who stretches out on a gravestone and listens to the gossip of the dead ... the narrators of these four confessional tales show how little we understand ourselves.

'The body was cold as ice; the heart had long ceased to beat: yet there were no other signs of death.'The phantoms and ghouls of Japanese folklore are in this book driven back into the world of the living. Mysterious brides melt into mist, paintings come alive, and man-eating goblins barter for redemption. Traditional Japanese folktales and legends, infused with memories of Lafcadio Hearn's own haunted childhood, are here masterfully retold.

There was something coming to her and she was waiting for it, fearfully. What was it? She did not know; it was too subtle and elusive to nameNuns, maidens, adventurers - with electricity, The Story of an Hour collects stories of female freedom, as Kate Chopin asks the question: what will emancipation feel like for her, looking at the horizon and the future, to the frontier?

'He stretched out his two long, lank arms, that looked like spider's claws, and seemed to embrace with them the expanse before him'His inheritance squandered and engagement severed, Guido di Cortese stalks the desolate Genoese coast. A monstrous creature, shipwrecked by a ferocious storm, offers him unimaginable wealth to exchange bodies, entwining their fates. Transformation, with two further tales of striking and eerie power here, shows how Mary Shelley haunts us still.

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books'I had rather die in the adventure of noble achievements, than live in obscure and sluggish security'In 1666, Margaret Cavendish had a vision: there was a crack in reality at the North Pole leading to a utopian parallel universe, where gender roles, scientific orthodoxy and political norms had been razed to the ground. She slipped through the portal and returned with the first science fiction novel in English - an explosive account of the Blazing World.

Trotty Veck, an elderly porter, has read so many newspaper reports about crime and immorality that he believes the working classes are irredeemable. But, on New Year's Eve, summoned to the church tower by a mysterious chiming, Trotty witnesses his own death, and is taken on a ghostly journey that will force him to reassess his conviction. One of Dickens' 'Christmas stories', The Chimes is charming and surprising manifesto for empathy for our fellow man.

Yes, as my swift days near their goal,'Tis all that I implore;In life and death, a chainless soul,With courage to endure. In this new selection of Emily Brontë's heart-rending poems, we uncover a soul unafraid to confront mortality, tragedy and the wild cruelty - and beauty - of nature. These verses capture her profound passion and indomitable spirit, plumbing the depths of the human heart and revealing the raw power of Brontë's poetic genius.

'I must die. But must I die bawling?'What does it mean to live a virtuous life? How can we rise above pain and anguish? In these teachings from Book 1 of his Discourses, ancient philosopher Epictetus outlines a practical approach to Stoicism that has inspired thinkers for centuries, from Marcus Aurelius to Theodore Roosevelt, offering enduring wisdom on resilience, virtue and the pursuit of meaning.