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Genome

By Matt Ridley

Biographies and Memoirs

The most important investigation of genetic science since The Selfish Gene, from the author of the critically acclaimed and best-selling The Red Queen and The Origins of Virtue. The genome is our 100,000 or so genes. The genome is the…

Fruitful

By Sarah Johnson

Cooking

"Refreshingly unpretentious and gorgeously inspiring." - Nigella "Full of elegant ideas and a deep knowledge of the subject. Every fruit lover should have a copy" - Diana Henry This is a celebration of fruit, and all the glorious variety it…

Fresh Banana Leaves

By Jessica Hernandez

General Nonfiction

A 2022 Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist in Science & Technology An Indigenous environmental scientist breaks down why western conservationism isn't working--and offers Indigenous models informed by case studies, personal stories, and family histories that center the voices of…

Freezing Order

By Bill Browder

Biographies and Memoirs

THE SUNDAY TIMES NO 2 BESTSELLER ** THE NEW YORK TIMES NO 1 BESTSELLER ‘More explosive, compulsive and gasp-inducingly, spine-tinglingly, mouth-dryingly, heart-poundingly thrilling than any fiction I have read for years, but it is all true’ Stephen Fry ‘Mind-blowing...Browder's battle…

Forever Strong

By Gabrielle Lyon

Advice and How-To

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Learn how to reboot your metabolism, build strength, and extend your life with this accessible new book that demonstrates the importance of muscle for health and longevity from the founder of the Institute for…