Ironic plot twists and colorful characters abound in Afshin Matin-Asgari’s accessible history of relations between the United States and Iran. The missionaries and educators who descended on Iran in the early nineteenth century made way for the next century’s oilmen, CIA agents, scholars, and arms dealers in the assertion of US imperial priorities. Whether Iran resisted or succumbed to US interests, it couldn’t fail to be shaped by the superpower.

Matin-Asgari offers fresh takes on familiar topics: America’s rise as a Middle East hegemon during the Cold War; the special relationship between Washington and the shah; the Iranian Revolution and hostage crisis; the Iran-Iraq war; the Islamic Republic’s peculiar anti-imperialism; the decades of onerous American sanctions; Israel’s intervention in Iran-US relations; the ascendance of Trump; and the 2025 attempt by the United States and Israel to bring regime change to Tehran.

A labyrinthine tale of American imperial misadven-tures, Axis of Empire incorporates and challenges scholarly narratives while offering a sophisticated yet highly readable account of Iran-US history.　

阿夫辛·马廷-阿斯加里这部通俗易懂的美伊关系史著作，处处可见充满反讽的剧情转折与鲜活的人物刻画。十九世纪初涌入伊朗的传教士与教育家们，为二十世纪的石油商、中情局特工、学者及军火商铺路，共同推进美国帝国主义的扩张。无论伊朗是抵制还是屈从于美国利益，都难逃超级大国塑造的影响。 马汀-阿斯加里对诸多经典议题提出了全新解读：冷战时期美国崛起为中东霸主的历程；华盛顿与伊朗国王的特殊关系；伊朗革命与人质危机；两伊战争；伊朗伊斯兰共和国独特的反帝国主义立场；美国长达数十年的严苛制裁；以色列对伊朗-美国关系的干预；特朗普的崛起；以及2025年美以两国试图推翻德黑兰政权的行动。

《帝国轴心》以错综复杂的叙事手法，既融合又挑战了学术界对美国帝国主义冒险的既有论述，同时以精妙而易读的笔触，勾勒出伊朗与美国历史的全景图景。(Sandy)

Born in Iran, Afshin Matin-Asgari studied in the United States, where he was active in the 1970s anti-shah student opposition. He returned to Iran to participate in the revolution. He lives in the United States and is Professor of Middle East History at California State University, Los Angeles. Matin-Asgari has published two scholarly monographs and more than two dozen articles and book chapters on modern Iranian political and intellectual history, focusing in particular on leftist thought and movements.

Maurizio Lazzarato’s War and Money explores the connections between capitalist expansion, international economic conflict, and war, via an analysis of the imperialism of the American dollar. He examines why contemporary left-wing theorists such as Michel Foucault and Antonio Negri have failed to recognize war as a fundamental aspect of capitalism. Renewed readings of Marx, Lenin, and Rosa Luxemburg argue for class struggle against capitalist war as a fundamental aspect of leftist theory.　

莫里齐奥·拉扎拉托在《战争与货币》中，通过剖析美元帝国主义，揭示了资本主义扩张、国际经济冲突与战争之间的深层关联。他指出，米歇尔·福柯、安东尼奥·内格里等当代左翼理论家未能将战争视为资本主义的核心要素。通过对马克思、列宁和罗莎·卢森堡思想的重新解读，作者强调阶级斗争对抗资本主义战争是左翼理论的根本立场。(Sandy)

MAURIZIO LAZZARATO is an Italian sociologist and philosopher residing in Paris. In the 1970s, he was active in the workers’ movement Autonomia Operaia. Lazzarato is a founding member of the editorial board of the journal Multitudes, a researcher at the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) and Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University, and a member of the International College of Philosophy in Paris. He is the author of War and Violence and The Intolerable Present, the Urgency of Revolution, among others.

Kicking leaves.
Digging soft sand.
Helping others.
What I don’t love is:

Having zero friends in my class.
Getting in trouble every single day.
Being called Brianna Banana.
Nine-year-old Brianna struggles to fit in. She can be impulsive and distracted, and sometimes she loses her temper, but she’s also thoughtful and brave and ready to be a friend. Brianna thinks that being chosen for classroom helper duty will make the other kids like her. When new girl Rumi is named Helper of the Day instead, Brianna is disappointed. But could a new friend be just around the corner?

The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.　

Suharu Ogawa is a Toronto-based illustrator. Her love for drawing started in a kindergarten art school after being kicked out of calligraphy class for refusing to convert to right-handedness. Formally trained in art history and cultural anthropology, she worked for several years as a university librarian until her passion for illustration called her out of that career and into the pursuit of a lifelong dream. Since then, Suharu has created illustrations for magazines, public art projects and children’s books, including Why Humans Work: How Jobs Shape Our Lives and Our World in the Orca Think series. She also teaches illustration at OCAD University in Toronto.

Your old growth playbook is breaking down. AI is collapsing moats, compressing product cycles, and reshaping how customers buy. Meanwhile, your teams are still executing strategies built for a slower, more stable world. Market-Led Growth shows you how to rebuild—fast.

This is not a book of tactics. It’s a blueprint for transforming how your company senses shifts in demand, adapts GTM in real time, and scales with the market—not against it. You’ll learn how to decentralize decision-making, embed AI into execution, and move capital, people, and priorities at the speed of market signal. If you’re serious about building a company that thrives in the AI era—not just survives it—this is your operating manual.　

你以往的成長策略已經失效。人工智慧正在瓦解競爭壁壘，縮短產品週期，並重塑消費者的購買方式。同時，你的團隊仍在執行著為更為緩慢、穩定的時代而設計的策略。 《市場驅動型成長》將向你展示如何快速重建。

這並非一本戰術手冊，而是一份藍圖，指導你如何轉變公司感知需求變化、即時調整市場進入策略以及順應市場而非逆市場發展的方式。你將學習如何分散決策權、將人工智慧融入執行流程，並以市場訊號的速度調動資金、人員和優先事項。如果你真心想要打造一家在人工智慧時代蓬勃發展（而不僅僅是勉強生存）的公司，那麼這本書就是你的行動指南。(Zoe)

Felix Danczak is the founder of Market-Led Growth and Head of AI & Growth at Pembroke VCT. Previously COO of intelligent paywall company Zephr and Global Marketing Lead at Zuora, Felix helps founders, boards, and GTM leaders rewire how they scale in the age of AI.

We currently have three titles:

•EASY History

•EASY Philosophy

•EASY Science

•More titles in the KNOWLEDGE series are currently in development These books provide a fresh, visual approach to understanding key subjects, making them ideal for general readers, students, and anyone seeking to build foundational knowledge quickly and enjoyably.　

目前有三本：

• 《歷史輕鬆學》EASY HISTORY

• 《哲學輕鬆學》EASY PHILOSOPHY

• 《科學輕鬆學》EASY SCIENCE

其他主題正在開發中

這些書籍以全新的漫畫形式幫助讀者理解關鍵學科，是一般讀者、學生以及任何希望快速、愉快地建立基礎知識人士的理想之選。 (Zoe)

Prepare children to be the problem-solvers, inventors, engineers, scientists, and technologists of tomorrow by equipping them with the foundational skills they’ll need, today. Through accessible, fun, and engaging activities that are also completely screen-free, Unplugged Tots helps teachers and parents introduce computational thinking skills to children as young as 2½, giving them a head start in the world of technology.

This book:

- Features 100% screen-free activities — no computer, tablet, or mobile phone needed
- Requires no prior technical knowledge
- Facilitates learning through structured play
- Helps you teach pre-computer coding skills to children aged 2½ to 8 years
- Code is the fundamental building block of all computer programs — those sets of instructions that power everything from the World Wide Web to your car. Its importance has been recognised by governments all over the world, and programming has been added to countries’ school curricula accordingly.

This book will help you teach the core concepts behind coding to preschool-aged children (and have fun while doing it!). Just like learning an additional language, the process of learning digital skills has numerous benefits for children (as well as parents, teachers, and caregivers), including improved communication, greater confidence, and perhaps the most important skill of all: the ability to learn from failure.

The activities in Unplugged Tots are designed for children aged 2½ to 8 to enjoy, with help from an adult; the book does not define age ranges for the activities, as children have different abilities, interests, and attention spans. The activities are scaffolded, meaning every child can start with the basics and follow the fun as they progress to other levels. Each chapter also includes tips to simplify and extend the activities, enabling Unplugged Tots to grow with the child!　

为你的孩子奠定计算机编程的基础，赋予他们掌握未来的能力，就从现在开始。

通过培养未来的问题解决者、发明家、工程师、科学家和技术专家，从现在起就为他们装备所需的核心技能。《无屏编程小能手》通过完全无需电子屏幕、易于上手、充满乐趣的活动，帮助老师和家长向年仅两岁半的儿童引入计算思维技能，让他们在科技世界中抢占先机。

本书特色：

100% 无屏幕活动——无需电脑、平板或手机；

无需任何技术背景——家长和老师零基础也能轻松引导；

通过结构化游戏促进学习——在玩中学，掌握核心思维；

专为2岁半至8岁儿童设计——系统培养学前及小学低年级儿童的预编码技能。

代码是所有计算机程序的基础构建模块，正是这些指令集驱动着从万维网到你汽车的一切。全球各国政府都已认识到其重要性，并相应地将编程纳入学校课程。

这本书将帮助你向学龄前儿童传授编程背后的核心概念（并且在过程中充满乐趣！）。就像学习一门新语言一样，掌握数字技能的过程对孩子（以及父母、老师和看护者）有诸多益处，包括提升沟通能力、增强自信心，以及或许是最重要的技能：从失败中学习的能力。

《无屏编程小能手》中的活动专为2岁半至8岁儿童设计，需要在成人帮助下进行。书中并未严格限定每项活动的年龄范围，因为每个孩子的能力、兴趣和注意力时长各不相同。活动设计采用循序渐进的方式，意味着每个孩子都可以从基础开始，随着能力提升，逐步探索更高级别的趣味挑战。每一章还包含了简化或延伸活动的小贴士，确保《无屏编程小能手》能伴随孩子一同成长！(ZY)

Hannah Hagon is the founder of Unplugged Tots. Hannah supports schools, parents and, ultimately, children, giving them a toolkit of skills they can use as they grow and eventually enter the workforce. Hannah works with nurseries and schools to provide curriculum support, schemes of work and lesson plans based on the UK EYFS and National Curriculum. She also works with parents to support the growth of their children, helping to balance screen use at home and allowing more opportunities for parents and children to bond and connect over learn-play experiences. Hannah is based in the United Kingdom.

We currently have three titles:

•EASY History

•EASY Philosophy

•EASY Science

•More titles in the KNOWLEDGE series are currently in development These books provide a fresh, visual approach to understanding key subjects, making them ideal for general readers, students, and anyone seeking to build foundational knowledge quickly and enjoyably.　

目前有三本：

• 《歷史輕鬆學》EASY HISTORY

• 《哲學輕鬆學》EASY PHILOSOPHY

• 《科學輕鬆學》EASY SCIENCE

其他主題正在開發中

這些書籍以全新的漫畫形式幫助讀者理解關鍵學科，是一般讀者、學生以及任何希望快速、愉快地建立基礎知識人士的理想之選。 (Zoe)

We currently have three titles:

•EASY History

•EASY Philosophy

•EASY Science

•More titles in the KNOWLEDGE series are currently in development These books provide a fresh, visual approach to understanding key subjects, making them ideal for general readers, students, and anyone seeking to build foundational knowledge quickly and enjoyably.　

目前有三本：

• 《歷史輕鬆學》EASY HISTORY

• 《哲學輕鬆學》EASY PHILOSOPHY

• 《科學輕鬆學》EASY SCIENCE

其他主題正在開發中

這些書籍以全新的漫畫形式幫助讀者理解關鍵學科，是一般讀者、學生以及任何希望快速、愉快地建立基礎知識人士的理想之選。 (Zoe)

Featuring a representative selection of one hundred artworks from the previously fractured, uncatalogued, and largely inaccessible collection of over seven thousand Indian illustrations in Kew’s archives, Flora Indica foregrounds the vital role of Indian artists in helping to advance both scientific knowledge and the aesthetics of botanical art.

The botanical watercolors, created between 1790 and 1850, were commissioned by British botanists, many of whom were employed by the East India Company to document India’s rich plant diversity. The text by leading expert Henry Noltie reveals the lost stories of how these illustrations came to be, exploring the work of twenty Indian artists from eleven collections, with nineteen named individuals and thirty previously unseen illustrations. Noltie’s extensive research into these hidden histories features plants native to South Asia alongside exotics introduced from the then-emerging international network of botanical gardens, taking readers on a journey that explores the environments in which these master artists worked. The style of the works represents a unique fusion of traditional Indian artistry and techniques with botanists’ demands for naturalism and scientific specificity from an Indo-British perspective.

Presented with a foreword by art historian William Dalrymple, Flora Indica illuminates Kew’s beautiful Indian botanical art collection, through which readers are invited to discover the important lost histories of Indian botanical art from the age of empire.

Prabuddha Dasgupta is a self-taught photographer and the author of Women and Ladakh. He received the Yves Saint Laurent grant for photography in 1991, and his work is in the collections of many institutions, including Museo Ken Damy and Galleria Carla Sozzani. William Dalrymple divides his time between London and Delhi. His other books include In Xanadu, City of Djinns, which won the 1994 Thomas Cook Travel Book Award and the Sunday Times Young British Writer of the Year Award, The Age of Kali, and The Last Mughal.

In this book, Kew expert Tony Hall has profiles over 200 plant species and cultivars of all types that are perfectly suited to perform in the colder months. The book has tips on planting positions, plant combinations and pruning advice to ensure success in gardens of all sizes. Gardening with Winter Plants includes a reference guide to flowering by month, plant colours and fragrancy, and information on plants that will attract wildlife

- Provides the first English edition of Etteilla’s seminal text, an Etteilla deck, and a tutorial on how to make your own deck
- Offers eight main spreads along with variations, devised by Etteilla, and accompanying commentary and case studies
- Shares how Etteilla’s 1770 method set the standard for most European cartomantic divination, influencing the development of both cartomancy and tarot Etteilla is the pseudonym of Jean Baptiste Alliette, known to divination devotees as the Father of Cartomancy. His 1770 manual, revised in 1773 under the title La Seule Mani re de Tirer Les Cartes, was the first book on how to divine from playing cards, and it remains the basis for many cartomantic decks and tarots today. Now, for the first time, Etteilla’s manual is available in English.

This deck and guidebook gives readers a set of Petit Etteilla cards and a fully annotated translation of his text. The book explores how Etteilla’s deck and interpretive methods serve as the foundation for decks to follow, including the Lenormand and Rider-Waite-Smith decks. Readers will learn each card’s meaning (both upright and reversed) and the significance of each card’s placement in a spread. In Etteilla’s system, each card’s meaning and associated words are printed on the card, allowing readers the freedom to use intuition instead of memorizing the meaning of each card. The result is an innovative system that offers a highly personalized method for readings. Readers will also learn how to make their own decks to further personalize their connection with Etteilla’s method. This book offers eight spreads devised by Etteilla, with variations of each, along with commentary, case studies, and practices to enrich your understanding.　

Rebecca Birrell is an artist, designer, professional card reader, and teacher of Tarot and the Intuitive Arts. She lives in Launceston, Tasmania.

Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia’s tenth Prime Minister, asks how we might rethink ourselves for these confusing, uncertain and volatile times, and shape fairer, more sustainable futures. Anwar’s passion is rooted in experience: he spent, in total, over a decade behind bars after three separate miscarriages of justice, from his days as a student activist to his time as Leader of the Opposition.

Alongside reflections on his time in prison are critical investigations into truth, justice, post-colonialism, Islamophobia, democracy and global order. Anwar assembles ideas from East and West, North and South, to explore how we can create a new inclusive synthesis for a good society and world. Vividly expressed, expertly dissected, this is a timely book for our turbulent age.