The Profile Christmas Gifting Guide 2021
Our ultimate guide to the best non-fiction books this Christmas
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How to Be You
Jeffrey Marsh
A warm-hearted guide to accepting and celebrating yourself as you are – from Jeffrey Marsh, the kindest person on the internet
A Grand Tour of the Roman Empire by Marcus Sidonius Falx
Jerry Toner
The first ever travel guide to the Roman Empire.
The BBC
David Hendy
A monumental work of popular history, making the case that the Beeb is as much of a National Treasure as the NHS
Dark and Magical Places
Christopher Kemp
Lose yourself in this extraordinary account of how we navigate the world
The Social Lives of Animals
Ashley Ward
Everything you ever wanted to know about how animals live together, and what that means for us
Recovery
Gavin Francis
A short, uplifting account of hope and healing by the author of Adventures in Human Being
Designing Organisations
Naomi Stanford
A new approach to structuring a business to support strategy and maximise efficiency
New Rome
Paul Stephenson
Three hundred action-packed years of Roman history, encompassing the fall of Rome and the rise of a new empire in the East
Seeking Wisdom
Julia Cameron
A deeply personal guide to creative recovery, from the internationally bestselling 'queen of change' Julia Cameron
Master the Marathon
Ali Nolan
A no-nonsense, interactive guide that empowers women at all levels to run their strongest, best marathon ever
The Economist Guide to Commodities 2nd edition
Caroline Bain
The latest comprehensive overview of the forces at work in the world of commodities.
Sign Language Companion
Cath Smith
A practical guide with over 400 illustrations, covering a wide range of topics.
Warning
Jenny Joseph
Twice-voted poem of the year, Warning is an uplifting poem about growing older.
The Rule of Laws
Fernanda Pirie
From ancient Mesopotamia to today, the epic story of how humans have used laws to forge civilizations
Magritte
Alex Danchev
The first major biography for our time, from the celebrated biographer of Cézanne
The Wordhord
Hana Videen
An entertaining and illuminating collection of weird, wonderful and downright baffling words from the origins of English
Fabric
Victoria Finlay
A magnificent work of original research, unwinding history through cloth – how we make it, use it and what it means to us
A Cheesemonger's Compendium of British & Irish Cheese
Ned Palmer
A full-colour, delicious guide to artisanal and farmhouse cheeses from the bestselling author of A Cheesemonger's History of the British Isles
Everything I Know about Life I Learned from PowerPoint
Russell Davies
A book about PowerPoint built out of PowerPoint – jokes, culture, politics, serious points about power and more, better, jokes
Featured authors
Bestsellers and Classics
The Uncommon Reader
Alan Bennett
What would happen if the Queen became a reader of taste and discernment rather than of Dick Francis? The answer is a perfect story.
A Cheesemonger's History of The British Isles
Ned Palmer
A celebration of cheese to go perfectly with your Christmas Stilton
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
Shoshana Zuboff
THE TOP 10 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERSurveillance Capitalism: A new phase in economic history in which private companies and governments track your every…
Moneyland
Oliver Bullough
From ruined towns on the edge of Siberia, to Bond-villain lairs in Knightsbridge and Manhattan, something has gone wrong with the workings of the worl…
SPQR
Mary Beard
Mary Beard on Ancient Rome: Britain's favourite classicist lifts the lid on the Roman Empire. A major new BBC TV series presented by the author s…
Born to Run
Christopher McDougall
'A fascinating and inspiring true adventure story … destined to become a classic.' Ranulph FiennesA New York Times bestseller and word of…