Books
Realms of the Human Unconscious
Stanislav Grof
Observations from LSD research: the classic book of a radical new psychology
The Disappearance of Lydia Harvey
Julia Laite
An immersive historical account of a fascinating and important untold story
The Handshake
Ella Al-Shamahi
For the first time, this quirky and engaging history reveals the secrets of one of our most ancient social gestures
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.
Genesis
Guido Tonelli
A visionary scientific account of the seven 'days' of creation, from a lead player in the hunt for the Higgs boson
The Gun, the Ship, and the Pen
Linda Colley
Award-winning historian Linda Colley shows the dawn of the modern world – through the advance of written constitutions
Law in a Time of Crisis
Jonathan Sumption
What is the right relationship between the law and politics, judges and politicians?
Notes from Deep Time
Helen Gordon
The Earth writes its own story in the landscape. A novelist sets out on a journey to piece it together
How Should A Government Be?
Jaideep Prabhu
When the art of government itself is changing, the old political divisions no longer make sense. Join organisation expert Jaideep Prabhu on a tour of…
The Happy Traitor
Simon Kuper
A biography of George Blake, the most notorious double agent in British history, who just died in Moscow
Two-Way Mirror
Fiona Sampson
How Britain's most famous female poet invented herself and defied her times
I Like You
Sandol Stoddard Warburg
A tiny book with a big heart – a favourite gift for weddings, best friends and Valentines
The Hidden Spring
Mark Solms
A revolutionary new explanation for sentience from the neuroscientist who discovered how the brain dreams
Words Fail Us
Jonty Claypole
A lifelong stutterer dismantles the cult of fluency and champions the creative powers of inarticulacy
How to Spend a Trillion Dollars
Rowan Hooper
A compelling thought experiment that will lead to hours of fruitful debate
Intensive Care
Gavin Francis
On the pandemic's forgotten front lines, a doctor cares for his community – from care homes to homeless shelters, islands to the inner city
The Colonizer and the Colonized
Albert Memmi
In this classic study of European colonialism, Albert Memmi examines the psychological effects of colonial ideology and system on both the colonizer a…