The Economist is one of the world’s most widely recognised and well-read current affairs publications, offering more than 1.6 million readers each week the trusted analysis and insight they need to understand the world around them. Profile’s Economist Books list reflects and shares these ambitions, offering a range of publications which aim to inform and entertain readers with the latest ideas, debates and analysis.
The list includes a new generation of workplace guides, the Economist Edge series, with books that offer fresh insight into the world of work. It publishes classics such as The World in Conflict and Writing with Style alongside smart thinking on topics as wide ranging as the future of business, personal investment or the latest on the role of contemporary economics. You’ll also find the delightfully surprising and counterintuitive in our gift and humour titles like Figuring Out the Past and Oddly Informative.
Are You a Team or a Meeting?
Nick Pope
An all-new guide to building and sustaining high performing teams
The Economist Quiz Book
Tom Standage
Sixty addictive quizzes from the clever people at The Economist
Economics: The Economist Guide
Philip Coggan
The definitive Economist guide to the world of economics
Wellbeing Intelligence
Kiran Bhatti
A new approach to mental health at work: working on our wellbeing intelligence (WBQ)
50 Ideas that Changed the World of Work
Jonathan Besser
How to know your black swans from your blue ocean
Choose Trust
Stuart Maister
How and why building trusting relationships at work gives you a competitive edge
The Power of Culture
Laura Hamill
Why organisations need to be proactive about their culture – and how they can achieve that
Influence at Work
Steve J. Martin
From the bestselling author on the psychology of persuasion: a new guide to improving your influence at work – and beyond
Best Story Wins
Mark Edwards
How to harness the power of storytelling in your communications at work
Giving Good Feedback
Margaret Cheng
An essential new guide to giving, soliciting and receiving feedback
Writing with Style
Lane Greene
A brand new take on how to write with style – from The Economist's language columnist, Lane Greene
Innovating with Impact
Ted Ladd
We're all innovators now. Thinkers and entrepreneurs Ted Ladd and Alessandro Lanteri show us how