Books
The Gospel of Wellness
Rina Raphael
The surprising roots of the wellness industry and where we go from here
Hybrid Humans
Harry Parker
Our ever-increasing intimacy with technology is changing our bodies and our brains. What can those at the frontiers tell us about what it means to be…
The Economist Guide to Commodities 2nd edition
Caroline Bain
The latest comprehensive overview of the forces at work in the world of commodities.
Magritte
Alex Danchev
The first major biography for our time, from the celebrated biographer of Cézanne
The Rule of Laws
Fernanda Pirie
From ancient Mesopotamia to today, the epic story of how humans have used laws to forge civilizations
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
The War of Nerves
Martin Sixsmith
A major new history of the Cold War: exploring the conflict through the minds of the people who lived it
The Wordhord
Hana Videen
An entertaining and illuminating collection of weird, wonderful and downright baffling words from the origins of English
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
Truly Peculiar
Tom Standage
Another bestselling collection of astonishing explainers from The Economist
The Weir Group, 1871–2021
William Viscount Weir
In 1871 two brothers, George and James Weir, founded the engineering firm of G. & J. Weir, one of a booming range of industry on the west coast of…
DECARBONOMICS
Charles Dumas
An overview of post-Covid economics and the possible future of decarbonisation.
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
The Library
Arthur der Weduwen
Princes, collectors, bookworms and thieves: the extraordinary story of the library, from Alexandria to the age of Google
The Digital Silk Road
Jonathan E. Hillman
An expert on China's growing digital empire provides an urgent look at the battle to connect and control tomorrow's networks
A Spotter's Guide to Countryside Mysteries
John Wright
A grown-up I-spy for the great outdoors that illuminates the details we might otherwise miss