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Powerfully persuasive, personal and provocative — an unforgettable takedown of white feminism and an empowering manifesto for revolution Most of us believe that feminism is a force for good. In...

A Drawing Exercise Book for Beginners. Learn the Secrets of Japanese Illustrators (Learn 81 Poses; Over 850 illustrations)Set your manga characters in motion! Draw Amazing Manga Characters combines the strengths,...

A Step-by-Step Beginner's Guide (over 21 Lessons and 300 Illustrations)This book makes it easy to create and admire wonderful Japanese-style paintings and portraits! Modern Japanese-style paintings are recognisable by their...

Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching is the source of Zen Buddhism, and is probably the most broadly influential spiritual text in human history. Complete & Unabridged.This edition is translated and...

Creating Beautiful and Healthy Indoor Green Spaces in Your Home The healthier your plants, the happier you'll feel! A Beginner's Guide to House Plants teaches you how to bring your...

An illustrated stitch guideGoldwork embroidery is a traditional Chinese embroidery technique that was originally used in the court or palaces and was exclusive to nobility in ancient times. Similar embroidery...

Leading graphic designer Yang Liu brings the way we were face to face with the way we are. Reissued in four languages, Today meets Yesterday deploys vivid pictogram pairings to...

Yang Liu uses her wonderfully apt pictograms to display the discordances between American and European customs with wit and wisdom.In Europe meets USA she captures her own experiences of living...

Translated by James Legge 'The wise are free from perplexities; the virtuous from anxiety; and the bold from fear.' Born Kong Qiu (孔丘) in what is now eastern China, Confucius...

Jet Tila, author of the bestsellers 101 Asian Dishes and 101 Epic Dishes, knocks it out of the park yet again with a selection of stunning and delicious dishes from...

The Chinese Challenge to American Primacy The twenty-first century's great geopolitical contest has begun. A major trade war has broken out. American and Chinese naval vessels are having close encounters...

How to live a Zero Waste LifeDid you know that there will be more plastic than fish in the seas by 2050? Did you know that it takes 20,000 litres...

Stories of Life and Death from the Forgotten Guardians of EverestChanging the narrative of mountaineering books, Sherpa focuses on the people who live and work on the roof of the...

All the Stitches You Need to Know to Make Gorgeous DesignsMaster 15 Key Stitches for Incredible Embroidered ArtMaking beautiful embroidered designs is easy with this invaluable guide — you won’t...

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The bestselling self-published phenomenon addressing our urgent need for self-love in the world today. Now expanded with new reader oriented lessons, and a powerful and transformative personal story of the...

The definitive photographic guide to the amazing avifauna of Sri Lanka.The island of Sri Lanka is one of Southern Asia's most popular birding destinations, boasting a remarkably high number of...

The Rebellion for Democracy in South KoreaThe essential account of the South Korean 1980 pro-democracy rebellion.On 18th May 1980, student activists gathered in the South Korean city of Gwangju to...

A revelatory treatise from the Women’s Prize-winning, Booker-shortlisted author of A Tale for the Time Being about how her face has shaped and been shaped by her life.What did your...

History, Without BordersSanjay Subrahmanyam is becoming well known for the same sort of reasons that attach to Fernand Braudel and Carlo Ginzburg, as the proponent of a new kind of...

In this extraordinary book, an acclaimed young war reporter chronicles a dangerous journey on the smuggler's road to Europe, accompanying his friend, an Afghan refugee, in search of a better...

Life and Death in a Contested City A fast-paced journey around Karachi in the company of those who know the city inside out — from an electrifying new voice in...

The first book from a former intelligence community insiderThe mysterious, brutal, and calculating Kim Jong Un has risen to become the unchallenged dictator of a nuclear rogue state. He now...

Be Who You AreKodo Nishimura rose to fame following his appearance in Queer Eye: We're in Japan. Now this celebrity make-up artist and ordained Buddhist monk shares his unique and...

Dispossession and Defiance in Hong KongAn award-winning journalist takes to the protest-riven streets of Hong Kong to write this startling landmark account of the island city's complex past and precarious...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In her most personal cookbook yet, the bestselling author of Cravings shares food that will bring you joy and comfort — with a little help from...

Indian family food with heart A heart-warming cookbook of comforting aromatic Indian flavours, from Asma Khan of Darjeeling Express and Netflix fame My Ammu, mother, is the centre of our...

48 Lessons on Achieving CalmPut yourself at ease with this highly practical, internationally bestselling guide to reducing anxiety and living worry free by the renowned Zen Buddhist author of ZEN:...

A Feast of Nepali Dishes from Terai, Hills and Himalayas Celebrate the vibrant flavours of Nepal with this unique range of recipes from MasterChef: The Professionals finalist, Santosh Shah. The...

A memoir of love and labourA young girl forced to work in a Queens sweatshop calls child services on her mother in this powerful debut memoir about labour and self-worth...

Sikh wisdom for living well by doing goodThink of any scene of disaster and you'll find Sikh volunteers rallying to the site to perform seva — pronounced 'say-va', meaning selfless...

'A brave new voice that reaches out to us all' — Miranda Doyle, author of A Book of Untruths 28-year-old Zeba Talkhani charts her experiences growing up in Saudi Arabia...

A fresh perspective on the Australia-China relationship told through the lens of memoir, culture and friendshipIn the late nineteenth century, as crippling famine devastated northern China, the Li family had...

A Memoir of Uyghur Loss, Exile and Hope A powerful and urgent memoir of loss, exile and hope by Uyghur activist Gulchehra Hoja 'This gripping memoir conveys the courage and...

For anyone who has ever felt like they don't belong, Sigh, Gone is an irreverent, funny, and moving memoir of assimilation woven together with poignant themes from works of classic...

A stunning piece of reportage, examining modern India through the stories of three couples who defy their families to be together — across faith, caste and tradition.What would you risk...

An Improvisation on Indian MusicBy turns essay, memoir and cultural study, Finding the Raga is Amit Chaudhuri's singular account of his discovery of, and enduring passion for, North Indian music:...

Overview Inspired by a photograph passed down through generations comes this beautifully written, compelling memoir of one Singapore family and the secrets that defined their story.A cherished family photograph, taken...

Arthur Conan Doyle, George Edalji andthe Case of the Foreigner in the English Village In the village of Great Wyrley near Birmingham, someone is mutilating horses. Someone is also sending...

Fresh, vibrant dishes from Kuala Lumpur to KyotoAn award-winning collection of over 110 modern and delectable recipes from across AsiaWhether you fancy Korean fried chicken, a warming bibimbap, spicy dan...

Love and Loss in the Municipality of Castaway Belongings A city struggling with the cost of its appetites. A rubbish mountain eighteen stories high. And the people who call it...

A Memoir of an Undocumented ChildhoodThe New York Times bestselling memoir a girl who learns to live — and then escape — an invisible lifeIn China she was the daughter...

The new book in the popular 'How to' series from the father of mindfulness, Thich Nhat Hanh.In this enlightening series world-renowned spiritual leader Thich Nhat Hanh shares the essential foundations...

Inequality, Environmental Destruction, and Imagining Poverty in the 21st CenturyA critical reflection on the power of moviemaking to shape our collective imagination of better futuresThrough a close analysis of more...

Does your mind wander?Do you find it hard to concentrate?Do you jump from one task to another?Are you stressed? Anxious? Depressed? Fearful?The life you want is within reach by learning...

From Persia to Bombay: recipes & tales from the ancient cultureFrom Dinaz Aunty's incredible tamarind and coconut fish curry, lamb stewed with cinnamon and Hunza apricots, to baked custards infused...

With fascism on the march once more, this is an urgent dispatch from one of the great writers and intellectuals of our time 'Azadi!' — Urdu for 'freedom' — is...

Recipes from Sri Lanka Rambutan tells the story of Sri Lanka's unique, spicy, fresh, vegan-friendly cuisine that deliciously combines Javanese, Malay, Indian, Arab, Portuguese, Dutch and British influences. Cynthia serves...

Yang Jisheng's The World Turned Upside Down is the definitive history of the Cultural Revolution, in withering and heartbreaking detail. As a major political event and a crucial turning point...

A Qirgiz Epic Poem in the Manas CycleTranslated by Daniel PriorAn ancient Central Asian epic, passed down through generations, carries the reader into a world of nomads, warriors and horselords'Manas...