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NEW TITLES: NON-FICTION AUGUST


plus work from other sources. There will be a big launch at the Edinburgh Festival, where Lee has a new comedy show.


generation of readers by exploring the lives both of its author and its translator.


YEE-LUM MAK OTHER-WORDLY: WORDS BOTH STRANGE AND LOVELY FROM AROUND THE WORLD CHRONICLE, 2ND, H/B, £8.99, 9781452125343 From tsundoku (noun, Japanese): buying books and not reading them; to tartle (verb, Scots): to hesitate when introducing someone because you have forgotten their name; to hoppipolla (compound word: Icelandic): jumping into puddles. A lovely anthology of words not simply translatable into English.


SCROOBIUS PIP DISTRACTION PIECES CASSELL, 11TH, H/B, £16.99, 9781844039128 Featuring the likes of Russell Brand, Zane Lowe, the late Howard Marks, Amanda Palmer, Simon Pegg, Jon Ronson and Danny Wallace, the best of Pip’s Distraction Pieces podcast—the fastest- growing in the UK— including new, exclusive material and illustrations by mr heggie.


STANLEY WELLS (ED) SHAKESPEARE ON PAGE AND STAGE OUP, H/B, £20, 9780198786542 Brings together a prime selection of the best essays from the long career of Shakespeare scholar Stanley Wells, with chapters divided into themed sections on Shakespearian influences, particular works, theatre and text.


DR RAJIV PATI WITH PAUL PERRY DYING TO WAKE UP: A DOCTOR’S VOYAGE INTO THE AFTERLIFE AND THE WISDOM HE BROUGHT BACK HAY HOUSE, 16TH, P/B. £10.99, 9781781807262 True story of how the life of a wealthy and successful —yet abusive, addicted and depressed—doctor was transformed by a near-death experience involving archangels and his deceased father which led him to witness both heaven and hell.


TEAL SWAN THE COMPLETION PROCESS: THE PRACTICE OF PUTTING YOURSELF BACK TOGETHER AGAIN HAY HOUSE, P/B, £10.99, 9781781806685


From the creation of a safe haven to purification and healing, this is billed as a powerful 20-step process for healing past wounds and present problems, and transforming the future. Swan herself suffered years of abuse at the hands of a cult member.


NATURAL HISTORY & PETS


TOM WOLFE KINGDOM OF SPEECH CAPE, 4TH, H/B, £14.99, 9781911214199 The author of The Bonfire of the Vanities argues provocatively that what we think we know about speech and human evolution is wrong. Considering the work of the likes of Alfred Russel Wallace, Daniel Everett and others, he argues that speech, not evolution, is responsible for humanity’s complex societies and achievements.


MIND, BODY, SPIRIT


ROBERT D RICHARDSON NEARER THE HEART’S DESIRE: POETS OF THE RUBAIYAT: A DUAL BIOGRAPHY OF OMAR KHAYYAM AND EDWARD FITZGERALD BLOOMSBURY, 11TH, H/B, £16.99, 9781620406533 Weaving together the biographies of two poets separated by nearly a thousand years, this aims to bring to life the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam to a new


MARK OLLY REVEALING THE GREEN MAN MOON BOOKS, P/B, £6.99, 9781780993362


Revealing the Green Man through archaeological and historical case studies which point to personal, intellectual and spiritual enlightenment affecting everyone alive today. Not just a cute chubby face peering at us through leaves, but rather a true representation of the essence of life itself.


BIRD PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR COLLINS, 25TH, H/B, £25, 9780008175238 In a collaboration between the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), Nature Photographers Ltd and Collins, a lavish book accompanying a new photographic competition celebrating some of the best bird photography of the year. Foreword by BTO president and head judge Chris Packham.


learning to swim. Ties in to an “adorable” three-part series on BBC1.


called “The Meaning of Trees”, Stafford examines both their natural history and the links between literature, culture and trees.


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and a mother whose daughter was diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer. They reveal that beyond the heartache, death teaches us invaluable lessons about life.


RACHEL WARREN CHADD AND MARIANNE TAYLOR BIRDS: MYTH, LORE AND LEGEND BLOOMSBURY, H/B, £25, 9781472922861


Why are owls regarded as either wise, or as


harbingers of doom? What gave rise to the belief that storks bring babies? Why is the eagle associated with victory? Stories, myths and legends associated with more than 80 kinds of birds from around the world.


DR NATHAN EMERY BIRD BRAIN: AN EXPLORATION OF AVIAN INTELLIGENCE IVY PRESS, 4TH, H/B, £20, 9781782403142 Fascinating and beautifully presented exploration of avian intelligence, showing how science is exploding the myth of our feathered friends being “bird brained” and how we might need to re-evaluate how we think of intelligence in animals.


SIMON KING NATUREWATCH: HOW TO SPOT AND TRACK BRITISH WILDLIFE QUADRILLE, 25TH, H/B, £20, 9781849494762 The presenter of BBC’s “Springwatch”, “Autumnwatch” and “Big Cat Diary” with a guide to watching British wildlife. He aims to teach us to use our eyes and ears to identify tracks and signs, and move stealthily without disturbing animals. He also offers tips on kit, photography, camouflage and hides.


LAURA BARWICK ANIMAL BABIES BBC, 18TH, H/B, £8.99, 9781785941009 Photographic menagerie of the world’s most endearing —and bravest—baby animals, from wolf pups squabbling in the pack and elephant calves wobbling to their feet, to baby turtles flipping their way to the sea and baby otters


FIONA STAFFORD THE LONG, LONG LIFE OF TREES YALE, H/B, £16.99, 9780300207330 From the ash and the apple, to the pine, oak, cypress and willow, an engaging appreciation of 17 common trees. In an elegantly illustrated book which has grown out of two BBC Radio series


VICKY AND NEIL TURNER TOBY AND SOX: THE HEART-WARMING TALE OF A LITTLE BOY WITH AUTISM AND A DOG IN A MILLION EBURY, 25TH, P/B. £6.99, 9781785032004 After severely autistic Toby Turner was excluded from school for the third time, his family hit rock bottom. Then came a lifeline in the form of three-year-old Labrador/Golden Retriever Sox, trained by Dogs for the Disabled to help children with autism. Within two weeks the dog had turned Toby’s life around.


PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT & SELF-HELP


ANNA BARNES HOW TO BE HAPPY VIE, 11TH, P/B, £8.99, 9781849538985 “Stylishly designed” collection of tips, uplifting statements and fun activities to “give you a boost and help life shine brighter”. Also out this month by the same author: How to Be Mindful (9781849538978).


EMMA LOUISE BRIDGE AUTISM, ANXIETY AND ME: A DIARY IN EVEN NUMBERS JESSICA KINGSLEY, 18TH, P/B, £12.99, 9781785920776 “Quirky and light-hearted” look at autism and social anxiety through the diary of a 24-year-old woman who has both. Strategies for coping with the challenges are listed at the end of each section.


ANDY COPE THE LITTLE BOOK OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE: HOW TO FLOURISH IN A CRAZY WORLD JOHN MURRAY LEARNING, 11TH, H/B, £12.99, 9781473636347 Unpick limiting beliefs, recalibrate your thinking, tilt at happiness and flip the script of your life for the better with this compact primer on the subject of Emotional Quotient. Also out this month in the same series: The Little Book of Energy (9781473634732).


ROSALIND BRADLEY (ED) A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH: 60 VOICES SHARE THEIR WISDOM JESSICA KINGSLEY, 18TH, P/B, £9.99, 9781849056014 People from all walks of life share their insights and wisdom about death and dying, including a Holocaust survivor, a Death Row inmate who reclaimed his life through Buddhism,


NIGEL CUMBERLAND 100 THINGS SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE DO: HABITS, MINDSETS AND ACTIVITIES FOR CREATING YOUR OWN SUCCESS STORY JOHN MURRAY LEARNING, 11TH, P/B, £12.99, 9781473635043 Discover the habits that are common to successful people and find out how to adopt them. Each idea is presented over two pages, with the first explaining the idea and how it can benefit you, and the second featuring exercises and practical activities.


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