The hardest leadership skill in the GCC isn't power. It's balance.Every day, leaders across the Gulf face choices that have no obvious right answer. How do you empower people without weakening authority? Encourage honest feedback without disrupting harmony? Build trust while respecting deeply rooted cultural expectations?These are not problems to solve. They are tensions to lead through.Through the story of Abdullah, a newly promoted regional leader navigating the realities of the GCC work...

Therapy is never neutral. This is Not a Safe Space begins there, and asks what follows once we admit it.Written in the wake of profound personal loss and shaped by sixteen years of clinical practice, this is a powerful and deeply personal exploration of what it means to truly listen. Through the author's experience as a Black woman therapist, it examines how racism, misogynoir, and other forms of systemic oppression shape mental health, relationships, and the therapeutic e...

A gripping, thought-provoking courtroom thriller about Man vs Artificial Intelligence.A 15-year-old schoolboy is accused of the brutal murder of one of his teachers. His lawyers, the guarded veteran, Judith, and the energetic young barrister, Constance, begin a desperate pursuit of the truth, revealing uncomfortable secrets about the teacher and the school. But Judith has her own secrets which she risks exposing when it is announced that a new lie-detecting device, nicknamed Pinocch...

A new Burton & Lamb thriller with an AI twist from the acclaimed author of The Pinocchio Brief."An intense and compelling legal drama – quite wonderful" - Geoffrey WansellAn elderly local artist plunges 100 feet to her death at an overstretched London hospital and the police immediately sense foul play. The hospital cleaner, a Syrian refugee and a loner, is arrested for her murder.He protests his innocence, but why has he given her...

The Big BangNatural SelectionE = mc2All pretty decent theories, that beg one question: why has no-one discovered a fully unified theory for what makes jokes funny?Well, comedy director Amanda Baker, comedy writer Abi Grant and stand-up comedian Jimmy Carr have done just that. In this book, in case that's not obvious. From how to identify the families of jokes, to decoding the building blocks of comedy, to the ...

In an era where AI can generate code in minutes, why do software teams still struggle to deliver?While artificial intelligence transforms how we build software, most organizations remain trapped by friction that turns AI's promise of speed into bottleneck nightmares. Slow deployments, brittle systems, and frustrated developers create invisible drag on innovation—costing US companies $1.52 trillion annually in technical debt alone.Frictionless: 7 Steps to Remove Barriers...

Deep in the tunnels of an abandoned mine lurks a demon that absorbs the power of anything it touches: the Black Ooze. When it consumes its first human male, it acquires both intelligence and ravenous sexual desire, much to the distress of a sorceress who mistakenly enters its domain. The heroes who seek glory and riches in these caverns are about to learn why monsters should be feared!

'Shot through with the tensions of trying to come to terms with the ever-present past that we carry with us, no matter how far we travel' Elisabeth Gifford, author of The Mischief Makers'An atmospheric and affecting novel' Jane Johnson, author of Secrets of the Bees'Paints a vibrant picture of how we misunderstand ourselves and others, and how good intentions can lead us in the wrong direction. Gorgeously immersive...

A "beautifully written, lyrical . . . completely believable" prize-winning novel about a girl's coming of age in war-torn Lebanon ( Publishers Weekly).In her peaceful town outside Beirut, Ruba is slowly awakening to the shifting contours within her household: hardly speaking and refusing to work, her father has inexplicably withdrawn from his family in favor of his favorite armchair; her once-youthful mother looks so sad that Ruba imagines her heart must h...

This book, the first to treat workplace culture like a garden instead of a construction project, offers a proven framework that transforms toxic environments into thriving ecosystems where all talent flourishes.Organizations fail when they treat culture like a construction project. They thrive when they treat it like a garden, cultivating conditions for growth rather than engineering behavior through rigid blueprints.Award-winning consultant Abi Adamson int...

Meet Jamie, a curious and clever kid living in a vibrant neighborhood, who's about to embark on an exciting adventure: learning all about money! In 'A Dollar or Two, All for Jamie and You,' young readers aged 6-10 will join Jamie as he discovers the secrets of earning his own cash, the joy of saving for big dreams, the smart way to spend, and the heartwarming power of sharing with friends. But Jamie also learns why borrowing money can lead to a sticky mess, and how to avoid it!Fill...

A stunning, inspiring new novel from Abi Daré, New York Times bestselling author of The Girl with the Louding VoiceWhen Tia accidentally overhears a whispered conversation between her mother—terminally ill and lying in a hospital bed in Port Harcourt, Nigeria—and her aunt, the repercussions will send her on a desperate quest to uncover a secret her mother has been hiding for nearly two decades.Back home in Lagos a few days later, Adunni, a...