Bridge Builders
Bringing People Together in a Polarized Age
Nathan Bomey
In these turbulent times, defined by ideological chasms, clashes over social justice, and a pandemic intersecting with misinformation, Americans seem hopelessly divided along fault lines of politics, race, religion, class, and culture. Yet not everyone is accepting the status quo. In Bridge Builders: Bringing People Together in a Polarized Age, journalist Nathan Bomey paints a forensic portrait of Americans who are spanning gaping divides between people of difference.
June 2021
Deep Adaptation
Navigating the Realities of Climate Chaos
Jem Bendell and Rupert Read
‘Deep adaptation’ refers to the personal and collective changes that might help us to prepare for – and live with – a climate-influenced breakdown or collapse of our societies.
“‘This book is the “red pill” of our times, offering neither certainty nor confirmation of any story you may be holding about where we are heading in the face of so many colliding crises.”
Gail Bradbrook, co-founder, Extinction Rebellion
June 2021
New Pandemics, Old Politics
Two Hundred Years of War on Disease and its Alternatives
Alex de Waal
“Packed with relevant historical insights and challenging ideas, this book is certainly a help in understanding how such pandemics arise and what needs to be done if we are to prevent such outbreaks in the future.”
Morning Star
“An extremely comprehensive, fascinating political history of previous epidemics, their metaphors and manifestations, and as such, a highly thought-provoking read in our current times.”
LSE Review of Books
April 2021
The Dignity of Labour
Jon Cruddas
“‘This book seeks to re-establish Labour as the party of work. It is an ambitious and essential read for anyone interested in how our movement can rebuild.’”
Keir Starmer, Leader of the Labour Party
April 2021
The Scent of Empires
Chanel No. 5 and Red Moscow
Karl Schlögel
Can a drop of perfume tell the story of the twentieth century? Can a smell bear the traces of history? What can we learn about the history of the twentieth century by examining the fate of perfumes?
“Schlögel is a master storyteller.”
Frankfurter Rundschau
May 2021
Post Growth
Life after Capitalism
Tim Jackson
‘Empowering and elegiac’
Yanis Varoufakis, author of Another Now
‘Utterly inspiring’
Caroline Lucas, MP, Green Party
‘A masterpiece of measured rage and love.’
Jonathan Porritt, author of Hope in Hell
March 2021
China’s Leaders
From Mao to Now
David Shambaugh
“A colourful and accessible introduction to China’s five main leaders to date.”
The Telegraph
“A fascinating look at China’s evolution since 1949 through the eyes and actions of the country’s top leaders: Mao, Deng, Jiang, Hu, and Xi. Fresh, fun, and insightful. Shambaugh has written a must-read book for understanding contemporary China.”
Elizabeth C. Economy, Senior Fellow, The Hoover Institution and Council on Foreign Relations, and author of The Third Revolution
July 2021
Book Wars
The Digital Revolution in Publishing
John B. Thompson
From the surge of ebooks to the self-publishing explosion and the growing popularity of audiobooks, Book Wars provides a comprehensive and fine-grained account of technological disruption in one of our most important and successful creative industries.
“John Thompson was there when the digital-driven changes were in full swing, and he uses his bird’s-eye view and thoroughly researched analysis to give the reader the story behind the stories. And it’s a great read too.”
John Sargent, CEO of Macmillan Publishers USA
March 2021
