Our Top 5 Books on Society and the Human Condition
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New releases
Psycho-Cybernetics (Updated and Expanded)
Maxwell Maltz
The classic work of the human potential movement that has sold 30 million copies worldwide
Courage Is Calling
Ryan Holiday
The first book in Stoicism guru Ryan Holiday's new series looking at the four key virtues of Stoicism
Remainders of the Day
Shaun Bythell
Bookseller and bestselling author Shaun Bythell is back, and he has some thoughts about that Kindle you bought over lockdown
LRB Diary for 2023
Alan Bennett
Celebrating 40 years of Alan Bennett's diary in the London Review of Books
What They Still Don’t Teach You At Harvard Business School
Mark H. McCormack
More timeless wisdom from the million-copy bestselling author
The Aeneid
Shadi Bartsch
A fresh new translation of Vergil's Aeneid by a renowned classicist and scholar of Latin literature
Five Arguments All Couples (Need To) Have
Joanna Harrison
Couple therapist Joanna Harrison's indispensable guide to rethinking our relationships
Surviving the Daily Grind
Philip Coggan
The esteemed Bartleby's one-stop guide to surviving the daily grind
A Home of One's Own
Hashi Mohamed
As cities expand and rents rise, what does it really mean to have a home?
The Genetic Age
Matthew Cobb
How fifty years of genetic engineering have brought us to the brink of a profound and disturbing future, from Baillie Gifford-shortlisted scientist Ma…
Russia
Rodric Braithwaite
A short and pithy introduction to the history of Russia as we know it today
The Brompton
Will Butler-Adams
The story of the iconic Brompton bicycle and the company that built it
World of Wonders
Aimee Nezhukumatathil
An award-winning poet's nonfiction debut: a collection essays about the natural world, and the way its inhabitants can teach, support and inspire…
The Rule of Laws
Fernanda Pirie
From ancient Mesopotamia to today, the epic story of how humans have used laws to forge civilizations
We Could Have Been Friends, My Father and I
Raja Shehadeh
A subtle psychological portrait of the author's relationship with his father during the twentieth-century battle for Palestinian human rights
Floor Sample
Julia Cameron
A bold and big-hearted memoir by Julia Cameron, the author of The Artist's Way – a book that has helped thousands of people uncover their creativ…
Something Out of Place
Eimear McBride
A blistering, galvanising essay from Eimear McBride, award-winning author of A Girl is a Half-formed Thing
Am I Normal?
Sarah Chaney
The riveting story of the strange science of the 'Normal', and the origins of an anxiety-ridden modern obsession
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…