Profile is a fearless independent publisher of inventive books, powerful voices and lively thought. We love to drive conversations, developing writers from all walks of life to create books that surprise, delight and endure on every subject from the dawn of the cosmos to the fate of future. Nimble and responsive to the world around us, we are a lifelong home for authors and a beacon of non-fiction publishing. Whether alone or in collaboration with inspiring partners, we bring pleasure and illumination to readers everywhere.
Sea Fever
Meg Clothier
Everything you need to know about the sea and shore, from high tides to half-hitches
Dancing on Ropes
Anna Aslanyan
Horizon-expanding tales of how translators altered the course of world events
The Greywacke
Nick Davidson
The story of three 19th-century geologists whose fraternal rivalry ended up rewriting the history of our planet
Richer, Wiser, Happier
William Green
In-depth interviews with more than forty of the world's super-investors reveal that the keys to wealth and business success hold other life lesson…
Move!
Caroline F Williams
Exercise changes the brain. But which exercises have what effect? Time to get up to speed with the cutting-edge science of the mind-body connection an…
I Saw the Dog
Alexandra Aikhenvald
A leading expert draws on a lifetime of fieldwork to reveal the mysteries and magic of language
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
Genesis
Guido Tonelli
A visionary scientific account of the seven 'days' of creation, from a lead player in the hunt for the Higgs boson