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A rare, riveting insider's account on Wall Streetan updated Liar's Pokerwhere greed coupled with misogyny and discrimination enforces a culture of exclusion in the upper echelons of Goldman SachsJamie Fiore Higgins became one of the few women at the highest ranks of Goldman Sachs. Spurred on by the obligation she felt to her working-class immigrant family, she rose through the ranks and saw it all: out-of-control, lavish parties flowing with never-ending drinks; affairs flouted in the office; rampant drug use; and most pervasively, a discriminatory culture that seemed designed to hold back the few women and people of color employed at the company. Despite Goldman Sachs having the right talking points and statistics, Fiore Higgins soon realized that these provided a veneer to cover up what she found to be an abusive culture. Her account is one filled with shocking stories of harassment and jaw-dropping tales of exclusionary behavior: when she was told she only got promoted because she is a woman; when her coworkers mooed at her after she pumped for her fourth child, defying the superior who had advised her not to breastfeed; or when a male boss used a racial epithet in front of her, other colleagues, and clients without any repercussions. Bully Market sounds the alarm on the culture of finance and corporate America, while offering clear, actionable ideas for creating a fairer workplace. Both a revealing, extraordinary look at the industry and a top Wall Streeter's explosive personal story, Bully Market is an essential account of one woman's experience in a flawed system that speaks to the challenge and urgency for change.

Bardskull is the record of three journeys made by Martin Shaw, the celebrated storyteller and interpreter of myth, in the year before he turned fifty. It is unlike anything he has written before. This is not a book about myth or narrative: rather, it is a sequence of incantations, a series of battles. Each of the three journeys sees Shaw walk alone into a Dartmoor forest and wait. What arrive are stories - fragments of myth that he has carried within him for decades: the deep history of Dartmoor itself; the lives of distant family members; Arthurian legend; and tales from India, Persia, Lapland, the Caucasus and Siberia. But these stories and their tellers don't arrive as the bearers of solace or easy wisdom. As with all quests, Shaw is entering a domain of traps and tests. Bardskull can be read as a fable, as memoir, as auto-fiction or as an attempt to undomesticate myth. It is a magnificent, unclassifiable work of the imagination.

Introducing 'Pageboy', a captivating novel by the talented author, Elliot Page. Published in 2023 by Transworld Publ. Ltd UK, this book has quickly become a must-read in its genre. Pageboy takes you on a journey like no other, immersing you in a world that captivates your imagination and leaves you yearning for more. Elliot Page's skillful writing will keep you engaged from the first page to the last. Don't miss out on this masterpiece. Get your copy from Transworld Publ. Ltd UK today.

In 1963, Annie Ernaux, 23 and unattached, realizes she is pregnant. Shame arises in her like a plague: understanding that her pregnancy will mark her and her family as social failures, she knows she cannot keep that child. This is the story, written forty years later, of a trauma Ernaux never overcame.

An ordinary day. The end of ordinary life. 'Very moving but never sentimental, tough but never cynical . . . gripping, funny and always honest' DAVID NICHOLLS

Hey, I'm Jamie, a 29-year-old trans guy from the UK. I've been transitioning for 12 years now after realising I was trans (by accident!) at sixteen years old. I knew I was a boy since the age of four, but realised whilst growing up that I was different. It was only in my teens that I found the words to express who I was and what I needed to do. Since then, I've been on testosterone for more than a decade - I know, I can't believe it either - I've also had top and bottom surgery and legally changed my sex, so I know a few things about the transitioning process and being trans!I want to welcome you to The T in LGBT where you can explore and learn about so many topics surrounding gender identity: realising you're trans, starting hormones, considering surgery, and everything in between. Whether you're questioning your own identity and are looking for advice on certain stages of transition, or whether you're wanting to learn about the trans experience to support someone or understand allyship, I hope this book can be your one-stop guide to everything trans related.And don't just take my word for it either - this book is packed full of advice, tips, and the personal stories of a range of trans voices, because no one journey is the same.

John le Carré was a defining writer of his time. This enthralling collection letters - written to readers, publishers, film-makers and actors, politicians and public figures - reveals the playfully intelligent and unfailingly eloquent man behind the penname._____'The symbiosis of author and editor, father and son, has resulted in a brilliant book, le Carré's final masterpiece' 5*, Jake Kerridge, Sunday Telegraph_____A Private Spy spans seven decades and chronicles not only le Carré's own life but the turbulent times to which he was witness. Beginning with his 1940s childhood, it includes accounts of his National Service and his time at Oxford, and his days teaching the 'chinless, pointy-nosed gooseberry-eyed British lords' at Eton. It describes his entry into MI5 and the rise of the Iron Curtain, and the flowering of his career as a novelist in reaction to the building of the Berlin Wall. Through his letters we travel with him from the Second World War period to the immediate moment in which we live. We find le Carré writing to Sir Alec Guinness to persuade him to take on the role of George Smiley, and later arguing the immorality of the War on Terror with the chief of the German internal security service. What emerges is a portrait not only of the writer, or of the global intellectual, but, in his own words, of the very private, very passionate and very real man behind the name._____Includes letters to:John BanvilleWilliam BurroughsJohn CheeverStephen FryGraham GreeneSir Alec GuinnessHugh LaurieBen MacintyreIan McEwanGary OldmanPhilip RothPhilippe SandsSir Tom StoppardMargaret ThatcherAnd more...

'I thought I'd found myself in a world that, in order for me to fit into it, I had to fold myself up and break myself down. But it's a tight squeeze in a box that's only good for hiding.'

Take control of your happiness, learn to love yourself, and get the life of your dreams . . . all with your next cup of coffee!Do you want to live an inspired life of sparkling adventure and achieve goals you never thought possible? Start with Coffee Self-Talk.This accessible, powerful routine will show you how to start every day with positivity and energy. By taking just five minutes each morning to practise the art of self-talk, you can reframe the way you think about yourself and prime your mind for happiness, success and self-love.With included self-talk scripts, guidance on how to personalise them for your own goals, and blank pages for journaling and creating your own affirmations, this book will help you:· Learn to love yourself· Unlock happiness, resilience, and confidence· Change your bad habits· Attract wealth, success, and prosperityNo matter your circumstances, now is the time to become your best, most magical self - faster than it takes to finish your first cup of coffee!With Coffee Self-Talk you can take control of your life, increase your confidence, and manifest the life of your dreams.

A sex and relationship columnist bares it all in a series of essays¿part memoir, part manifestöthat explore the author's coming-of-age and coming out as a bisexual man and move toward embracing and celebrating sex unencumbered by shame

Tiny Beautiful Things (10th Anniversary Edition) is a remarkable book by the acclaimed author, Cheryl Strayed. Published in 2022 by Random House LCC US, this book has captivated readers worldwide. It's a book that fits perfectly into the genre of self-help and personal development, providing readers with an intimate look into the human experience. Through Strayed's powerful storytelling, readers are offered a unique blend of empathy, wisdom, and insight. This 10th anniversary edition of Tiny Beautiful Things is a testament to the book's enduring popularity and the timeless relevance of its content. Don't miss out on this special edition from Random House LCC US, a publisher renowned for its selection of impactful and thought-provoking books.

**WINNER OF THE WRITERS' PRIZE (NON-FICTION CATEGORY)****SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2024**'A wonderful read (or a great present) for anyone who loves stories and art' Nina Stibbe, author of Love, NinaA beautifully illustrated new memoir of a life in art, a father and daughter, and what a shared love of a painting can come to mean.'We see with everything that we are'On the morning of 12 October 1654, a gunpowder explosion devastated the Dutch city of Delft. The thunderclap was heard over seventy miles away. Among the fatalities was the painter Carel Fabritius, dead at thirty-two, leaving only his haunting masterpiece The Goldfinch and barely a dozen known paintings. The explosion that killed him also buried his reputation, along with answers to the mysteries of his life and career.What happened to Fabritius before and after this disaster is just one of the discoveries in a book that explores the relationship between art and life, interweaving the lives of Laura Cumming, her Scottish painter father, who also died too young, and the great artists of the Dutch Golden Age.This is a book about what a picture may come to mean: how it can enter your life and change your thinking in a thunderclap.**A SUNDAY TIMES, DAILY EXPRESS AND GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023**'Brilliant ... rush out and buy it' Edmund de Waal, bestselling author of The Hare with Amber Eyes

Simon Reeve reveals more of his journeys, tales and lessons for life.

"Ken, whose Japanese American family has been in the United States for generations, is mainstream; for Hua, a first-generation Taiwanese American who has a 'zine and haunts Bay Area record shops, Ken represents all that he defines himself in opposition to. The only thing Hua and Ken have in common is that, however they engage with it, American culture doesn't seem to have a place for either of them. But despite his first impressions, Hua and Ken become best friends, a friendship built of late-night conversations over cigarettes, long drives along the California coast, and the textbook successes and humiliations of everyday college life. And then violently, senselessly, Ken is gone, killed in a carjacking. ... Determined to hold on to all that was left of his best friend, ... Hua turned to writing"--Provided by publisher.

Da Rusland den 24. februar 2022 invaderede Ukraine, forlod mange journalister landet, mens Rasmus Tantholdt blev. I krigens første uger var han således den eneste skandinaviske journalist i Kyiv. 65 DAGE I UKRAINE er hans personlige beretning fra en blodig krig, der langtfra er ovre, og som udover at have krævet store menneskelige ofre har vendt op og ned på vores verdensorden. En aktuel fortælling om håbløshed og håb – og om altid at være på menneskenes side, når katastrofen rammer. Fra en af Danmarks mest erfarne udenrigskorrespondenter, der i 2022 modtog årets publicistpris, netop for sin dækning af krigen i Ukraine.

De fire essays i denne samling bringer os nærmere ind på livet af den tyske forfatter Thomas Mann og redegør for produktionen af fire af hans største romaner: Buddenbrooks, Trolddomsbjerget, Josef og hans brødre og Doktor Faustus.Vi følger skriveprocessens op- og nedture og får indblik i den omfattende læsning af både skønlitterær og videnskabelig art, der er en central forudsætning for Manns kreative arbejde. Vi underrettes om forfatterens helbredsproblemer samt om de konflikter, som hans litterære og politiske virksomhed medfører og belastes af – det være sig med tyske ”emigrationspatrioter” eller folk, der mener sig udleveret i hans fiktioner.Teksterne er overvejende blevet til under Manns eksil i USA og belyser den dannede europæers møde med amerikansk politisk kultur og tilværelsen som kunstner i en krigstid, hvor foredrags- og forfatterlivet konstant afbrydes af intense nyhedsmeddelelser fra den anden side af Atlanten.

SPIS, BED, ELSK er en personlig fortælling om tro, håb og kærlighed. Det er en rørende og sjov pageturner, som har givet læsere over hele verden mod og inspiration til at tage på eventyr og søge efter balance i livet. Elizabeth Gilbert er først i 30’erne, og der er ikke en finger at sætte på hendes tilværelse: Hun har landet sit drømmejob, bor smukt med en skøn mand, og de taler om at få børn. Men hun kan ikke mærke nogen glæde ved det hele, kun angst, sorg og forvirring. Og så går det op for hende, hvad hun egentlig drømmer om: Hun vil føle sig fri. Efter en skilsmisse, en depression og endnu et mislykket kærlighedsforhold, indser hun, hvad der skal til. Hun siger sit job op, skiller sig af med alle sine ejendele og tager af sted på et års rejse – alene. Hun vil afsøge tre aspekter af sin natur, og det skal ske i tre forskellige kulturer: Hun vil finde glæde i Italien, hengivenhed i Indien og balance i Indonesien. Det bliver en livsomvæltende rejse. Og ud af det blå, når hun mindst venter det, dukker kærligheden op. Pressen skrev om bogen: ”En charmerende, intelligent og vildt underholdende erindringsbog.” – TIME ”En meditation over kærlighed i alle dens former … Gilberts beretning om hendes ekstraordinære rejse er frisættende og fuld af selvironi og kan få selv den mest kyniske læser til at drømme.” – LOS ANGELES TIMES ”Spis, Bed, Elsk er blevet overleveret fra kvinde til kvinde som selve livets hemmelighed.” – SUNDAY TIMES ”Læseværdig og sjov.” – WASHINGTON POST ”I denne opslugende og fængslende fortælling rejser journalisten Elizabeth Gilbert jorden rundt i et år og besøger Italien, Indien og Indonesien. Heldigvis kan alt det, hun lærer, let overføres til os som læsere.” – MARIE CLAIRE ”Alle kvinder burde læse den.” – ELLE MACPHERSON, DAILY TELE GRAPH ”Jeg kunne ikke lægge den fra mig.” – BRITNEY SPEARS, GLAMOUR ”En uimodståelig bog.” – JENNIFER EGAN, NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW