John Murray Press

"THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL BOOKS EVER WRITTEN ABOUT LEADERSHIP." Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of THINK AGAIN and host of the TED podcast WorkLife*** THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ****** PORCHLIGHT AWARDS: BEST LEADERSHIP & STRATEGY BOOK ***We have never needed people with the skill and will to collaborate to create a better world more than now. We need people who are willing to fill the leadership void. People who will embrace the influence they have. People who believe in improving society and workplace culture - not only because it makes life better, but because it is proven to yield positive results. We need more leaders. READERS LOVE THE PROMISES OF GIANTS:????? "A truly outstanding book"????? "An absolutely wonderful book"????? "I have no words that would adequately express my gratitude to John Amaechi OBE for writing such an amazing book" The Promises of Giants is for anyone who aspires to make a difference. Over fourteen promises, it intertwines personal anecdotes with the latest research to provide practical, proven tips and strategies to empower you to maximize your own potential and inspire others. It is a how-to guide for winning, rooted in the belief that the most unlikely of people, in the most improbable of circumstances, can become extraordinary.

In the long-awaited sequel to one of the world’s most beloved and widely read books of the last twenty years?The Shack?unrivaled storyteller Wm. Paul Young leads us back to the great questions of human existence: How does life go on in the face of irreconcilable loss? How can the irredeemable find redemption? Ten years after the devastating events of The Shack, Mackenzie Allen Phillips is still living in the shadow of loss. Though life has moved forward, grief continues to haunt his family, his relationships, his faith, and his very sense of self. Nan, his wife, carries her own hidden sorrow. They are two people bound together by love yet often divided by pain. On what would have been their daughter Missy’s sixteenth birthday, Mack and Nan confront the unthinkable when Mack is asked to visit death row to speak with the serial killer who abducted and murdered her. In the stark silence of the prison, Mack encounters not only the brokenness of another human being but also the raw weight of his own anger, doubt, and disappointment with God. Where is God when unbearable suffering endures? How can a shattered heart ever heal? In Return to the Shack, William Paul Young invites readers on a profound journey into the depths of grief, the complexity of trauma, and the surprising humanity of those we most fear. With honesty and compassion, he explores the devastating impact of mental illness, abuse, and violence, the strain of loss on relationships, and the staggering cost?and unexpected freedom?of forgiveness. This long-awaited sequel dares to ask the hardest questions: What does it mean to forgive the unforgivable? How do we live with God’s silence when our wounds cry out for answers? And can even the darkest prison and the most desolate wreckage of broken dreams become places where grace and redemption take root? Both tender and unflinching, Return to the Shack is a story of pain, faith, and the relentless possibility of hope.

The highly anticipated novel from Bora Chung, author of the National Book Award finalist and International Booker Prize-shortlisted Cursed Bunny.

'When one is faced with the possibility of early death, it makes one realise that life is worth living.' Stephen HawkingAn insatiable curiosity and appreciation for life powered Stephen Hawking to the furthest reaches of the universe and human achievement: during his remarkable lifetime he shed light on many of the mysteries of black holes and made key contributions to our understanding of the beginnings of the universe, all while captivating the world and selling more than 25 million copies of A Brief History of Time.A brilliant theoretical physicist, Hawking lived one of the most extraordinary lives of the past century. And yet, none of this should have been possible. Aged 21, he was given only a few years to live - and spent the next fifty-five showing what can be achieved despite near-hopeless odds.Drawing on his parents' previously unseen letters and diaries, and exclusive interviews with Stephen's family, friends and closest colleagues, Costa Award-winning biographer and physicist Graham Farmelo reveals the complex man behind the theories and global celebrity - and the resilience, fortitude and support that enabled him to defy his life-limiting diagnosis.Vividly told and rigorously researched, Hawking is the definitive portrait of an exceptional man and extraordinary intellect.

Your Guide to Startup SuccessWhether you dream of launching your own business or you've already started your entrepreneurial journey, this book is you. This is your toolkit for building your entrepreneurial skills quickly and confidently.What separates successful entrepreneurs from the rest isn't necessarily a groundbreaking idea or being the smartest or hardest worker in the room; it's a combination of mindset, habits, strategies and skills that will help you overcome obstacles and thrive in your chosen business environment and marketplace.100 Things Successful Startups Do is packed with great ideas for launching a successful venture, all carefully chosen to help you navigate whatever challenges and opportunities cross your path and give you the best chance of success as you grow your business. So whether you're looking for guidance on writing a business plan, attracting investors, managing a growing team or staying resilient when the going gets tough, you'll find everything you need within these pages.Explore the habits, tools, techniques and mentality of smart startups and develop your own business style. Every chapter features a new idea to help you form the habits and mindset of a successful entrepreneur. Together, they are your springboard to success. Mixing simple explanations with activities and exercises, you'll learn the optimal mindset and habits you need to succeed.100 Things Successful Startups Do is your go-to resource for encouragement, advice and practical steps to help you succeed. Now it's time to get started.Praise for 100 THINGS SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE DO'Inside these pages you'll find a powerful reminder of the many ways you can make your life - and other people's lives - more successful. It will help you identify what success means to you and give you the building blocks for making that success a reality. This is your chance to overcome whatever obstacles are stopping you. Read it, act on it and experience the difference' Marshall Goldsmith Ph.D., bestselling author of TRIGGERS

With AI upending work and life, the bestselling authors of Smart Brevity offer a one-stop survival guide to dramatically improving your life, work and happiness. * Toxic complexity clogs our meetings, inboxes, calendars - even in our daily habits. We can do so much more, but first we need to do less. * Simplify shows you how. It's a step-by-step playbook for spending most of your time doing things that make you feel and perform better. This urgent manual lets you take control of what is essential in a world where AI might simplify you out of a job. Maximize success by simplifying every aspect of your life. Ruthlessly distill what really matters to you, then clear the space to focus on what you do best. * Simplify will help anyone thrive, from interns to CEOs. The authors draw on lessons from founding two hot startups - Axios and Politico - and their years of experience advising Fortune 500 companies. Simplify is packed with advice from some of the world's most successful people - your handbook for eliminating dreary distractions... so you can focus on what matters.

"Ken's book will transform your life around money." - Jack Canfield, #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series and The Success PrinciplesTake the zen path to financial security and happiness. Ken Honda - Japan's #1 bestselling personal development guru - teaches you how to achieve peace of mind when it comes to money with this instant international bestseller. Too often, money is a source of fear, stress, and anger, often breaking apart relationships and even ruining lives.We like to think money is just a number or a piece of paper, but it is so much more than that. Money has the ability to smile, it changes when it is given with a certain feeling, and the energy with which it imbues us impacts not only ourselves, but others as well. Although Ken Honda is often called a "money guru," his real job over the past decade has been to help others discover the tools they already possess to heal their own lives and relationships with money.Learn how to treat money as a welcome guest, allowing it to come and go with respect and without resentment; understand and improve your money EQ; unpack the myth of scarcity; and embrace the process of giving money, not just receiving it. This beautifully written book will reinvent the way you see your personal finances. You will come to understand that money flows like water and arrives like a guest.You'll rethink your own attitudes and examine the way they were shaped by beliefs about money you were taught as a child. When we heal the fear and anxiety we have about money, we successfully achieve prosperity and peace. This book isn't to fix you, because as Ken Honda says, you're already okay!

'HONEST, PRACTICAL, AND DEEPLY EMPOWERING' Gino Wickman, Author of Traction & Shine, Creator of EOS® As an entrepreneur with ADHD, some of your traits like creativity, hyperfocus, and risk-taking are rocket fuel for starting a business. Others, like trouble with attention to detail and time management can make running it feel impossibly overwhelming. Traditional business advice, designed for neurotypical brains, often leaves you stressed, doubting yourself, and on the road to burnout. That's why serial entrepreneur and ADHDer Amanda Perry wrote BRAIN FIRST BUSINESS a groundbreaking guide that rewrites the rules of entrepreneurship for you and your neurodivergent brain. Using her Brain First method, she blends lived experience with neuroscience to show you how to reach your goals without sacrificing your sanity. By learning how ADHD shows up in your business and adopting proven strategies that play to your strengths, you'll redesign your approach in a way that works with your brain, not against it and unlock a sustainable path to a profitable business.

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE IN HISTORY 2026ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2025LONGLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN NONFICTION 2025THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA THE ECONOMIST, HISTORY TODAY, NEW YORK TIMES, NEW YORKER AND WASHINGTON POST BOOK OF THE YEAROn the 250th anniversary of America's founding - a landmark history of the US Constitution for a troubling new era.The US Constitution is among the oldest constitutions in the world - and one of the most difficult to amend. Although nearly twelve thousand amendments have been proposed since 1789, only twenty-seven have ever been ratified. Tellingly, the Constitution has not been meaningfully amended since 1971. Without amendment, the risk of political violence rises. So does the risk of constitutional change by presidential power.Leading Harvard historian Jill Lepore captures the stories of generations of ordinary people who have attempted everything from abolishing the Electoral College to guaranteeing environmental rights, hoping to mend their nation. Recounting the history of America through centuries of efforts to realize the promise of the Constitution, we witness how nearly all those bids have failed.We the People is the sweeping account of a struggle, arguing that the Constitution was never intended to be preserved, but was expected to be gradually altered. At a time when the risk of political violence is all too real, it hints at the prospects for a better, amended America.

'Fantastic . . . Kojo's case is clear and to my mind irrefutable' AKALA'Essential reading' CAROLINE LUCASThe future of drugs is here, and it's dangerously unequal.Over the last decade, the status quo around drugs has collapsed. Drugs once sold as safe cures have been revealed as ineffective or dangerous, while substances criminalised for generations are being reborn as breakthrough mental health treatments, wellness supplements, Silicon Valley productivity tools and billion-dollar investment opportunities. How did this reversal happen - and who stands to benefit?In The Next Fix, award-winning author and academic Kojo Koram travels from Scotland to Colombia, Ghana to the United States, to uncover the forces reshaping the global drug landscape. Moving between glossy corporate cannabis expos to grassroots activist campaigns and the question of reparations, he traces the growing tension between movements fighting for justice after decades of prohibition and the finance-world race to profit from a newly legal frontier. Will drug reform finally undo the racial violence, environmental destruction and public health failures of the War on Drugs? Or will it simply open a new chapter in global capitalism, creating a smooth transition from cartel barons to Wall Street oligopolies?Urgent, moving and deeply reported, The Next Fix asks whether the War on Drugs is really over - or merely changing its chemical formula.

Laurie Blount, the ''enfant terrible'' of the West End, the voice of a generation, a shining star. Also: dead. Very, very dead. Reeling at being left behind, his husband Jo, best friend Vivi, and goddaughter Rosy must step out from the shadows and begin a new life, at their own pace. But scattered chapters of Laurie''s unpublished memoirs ensure that while he may be dead, he''ll never leave them. Waspish, wicked, and witty, they reveal a side to Laurie nobody really knew - or would admit to knowing. But who''s already had their eyes on them, and is it all really true? Who should his grieving loved ones believe to be the real Laurie - the lovable, arch comedian they knew, or the adulterous, somewhat tragic figure who comes alive on the page?Jo is about to discover he has more in common with his dear departed husband than he ever imagined, and that comedy and tragedy are just the same mistakes, made under different lighting. Those we adore let us down, halos can dim, and pedestals are there to be toppled. If Jo is ever to find peace in the future, he must confront Laurie''s past.PRAISE FOR JUSTIN MYERS''Funny, kind, insightful book, about those who get left behind'' Russell T Davies''The Fake-Up is everything I want from a rom com. It''s warm, funny and whip smart. I feel like I know all the characters, they just leap off the page. I couldn''t put it down'' Laura Kay, author of THE SPLIT''Justin Myers has done it again - a brilliantly funny reimagining of the romcom, full of helter-skelter twists'' Adam Kay, author of THIS IS GOING TO HURT''Myers uses his razor keen eye for observation, dialogue and character to the wittiest effect'' Evening Standard

What is empathy? Can it be depleted? Can you empathize with those who've hurt you? Do you grapple with an excess of empathy that leaves you drained? Why is it often hardest to muster empathy for those we love? These questions might be what led you to pick up this book. Empathy is that profound moment when we step into someone else's shoes, perceive the world through their eyes, and genuinely understand their emotions. It's the bridge connecting us and the compass guiding us toward deeper connections. Yet, despite knowing empathy's value, there are times when it seems just beyond our reach. One of the most perplexing aspects of empathy is how we extend it to those who've harmed us. How do we show understanding to those who've caused us pain or mistreated us? Is empathy inherent, or can it be developed through training? These questions test our emotional boundaries, and in this book, we address them directly. Within these pages, we explore the complexities of coping with unempathetic parents, emotionally unavailable partners, and challenging work relationships. You'll gain practical tools for extending empathy and navigating the dynamics of family and groups. You'll also learn to balance empathy with self-respect, establish boundaries, and tend to your emotional needs. If you've ever struggled with empathy-feeling like you have either too much or too little-then this book is for you. It is as a guide to mend broken relationships, nurture deeper connections, and enhance self-love. Ultimately, you may come to view empathy not as something that drains you, but as a priceless gift that multiplies when shared.

WITH A NEW FOREWORD BY MARK RYLANCE'As disturbing as it is empathetic, as beautiful as it is riveting' Eimear McBride, New Statesman'A literary triumph' Adam Thorpe, Guardian1066. The Norman invasion has brutally seized the country that the Buccmaster of Holland, a proud landowning farmer in Lincolnshire, once knew. Bereft of his wife and sons, the Buccmaster clings to the ways of the Old Gods, and assembles a band of 'grene men' to seek revenge. Winner of the Gordon Burn Prize 2014 and longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, The Wake transports readers to an English landscape steeped in folklore, omens and violence. Told in a 'shadow tongue' - a form of Old English understandable to a modern reader - the novel is an astonishing and gripping depiction of faith, homeland and identity at the end of the world. 'Strange and extraordinary . . . it lingers in the imagination' The Times

''Shocking, stylish, elegant, and twisting. A truly stunning debut'' Chris Whitaker, NYT bestselling author of All the Colours of the Dark''One of the best books I''ve read this year'' Jodi PicoultJenni Godfrey**AN AMAZON.COM BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR**SHE THOUGHT IT WAS FATE. I KNEW IT WASN''T.Honor''s life is nearly perfect: she adores her bright and beautiful daughter, Chloe, and her charming, handsome husband, Tom, even if he works one hundred hours a week. Yet Honor''s longing for another baby threatens to eclipse all that is wonderful - until a shocking event changes everything.Years later, Tom makes a decision that ripples through their family''s life in ways he could never have predicted. As the consequences of his choice continue to unfold, two women''s paths become irrevocably intwined.Blending a page-turning moral dilemma with a sweeping love story, Finding Grace explores the price of secrets and asks whether it''s ever too late to tell the truth.''The darkest beach read imaginable, with a protagonist that no reader could predict'' Plum Sykes, author of Wives Like Us''Full of wisdom and stuffed full of unpredictable twists that kept me engrossed to the end'' Daily Mail''A strikingly original and deeply moving debut'' People

Miles Krzelewski is a devoted husband, a doting father beloved for his outlandish bedtime stories, and the proud owner of a truffle-hunting dog in a land with no truffles. He is also a bit lost, twelve years late with his PhD on Russian folktales and increasingly haunted by a sense that he's become a disappointment to his family. So when his wife Kate accepts a visiting professorship at a prestigious college in the far away forests of Vermont, he decides that this will be the year to finally move forward with his life. But Miles is a man of many enthusiasms, who possesses, in Kate's, words, 'a great capacity to fall in with anyone, anywhere'. Soon he finds himself entangled with a cast of characters as colorful as those of any of his folktales - from a ghostly tree surgeon, to a scythe-mad biochemist, a Shakespearean temptress, and a photographer of snowflakes - until at last he stumbles upon a bizarre local legend, which, he begins to suspect, might not be a legend at all.

THE LIFE-CHANGING INVESTMENT GUIDE FOR UNDER 30s. Not everyone wants to be rich. But everyone should. Wealth means you can enjoy life more and make more of an impact on the causes you care about. If you learn enough about money you have a good chance of becoming a millionaire. To a great extent, the richest 1% of people in the world are, quite simply, the most financially literate 1% of people in the world. By reading this book, you will significantly increase your chances of being one of them. · Discover the money secret understood by virtually every rich person in history · Make money from your money so you can live on your capital, not your work. · Invest with confidence - from stocks and shares through to currencies and gold. From the author of the bestselling investment guide HOW TO OWN THE WORLD, this new book, HOW TO OWN THE WORLD BEFORE YOU''RE 30, is the definitive wealth handbook for investors who want to start early and capitalize on the awesome power of compounding.