The Aristocracy of Talent: How Meritocracy Made the Modern World

Adrian Wooldridge

The Times (UK) book of the year! Meritocracy: the idea that people should be advanced according to their talents rather than their birth. While this initially seemed like a novel concept, by the end of the twentieth century it had become the world's ruling ideology. How did this happen, and why is merit...

The Night House

Jo Nesbo

From the internationally best-selling author comes a twisted, multi-layered spin on the classic horror novel for fans of Stranger Things and ITWHEN THE VOICES CALL, DON'T ANSWER...In the wake of his parents' tragic deaths fourteen-year-old Richard Elauved has been sent to live with his aunt and uncle in...