Arts, Language & Literature
Strongmen
Ruth Ben-Ghiat
A leading academic exposes the historical and cultural contexts which allow political strongmen to thrive
The Aeneid
Shadi Bartsch
A fresh new translation of Vergil's Aeneid by a renowned classicist and scholar of Latin literature
The Economist Guide To Change And Project Management
Paul Roberts
How to make sure that projects run to budget and schedule – and deliver the intended results.
Unconventional Wisdom
Tom Standage
Another bestselling collection of astonishing explainers from The Economist
This Book Will Make You Kinder
Henry James Garrett
A sweetly illustrated examination of what makes us kind
War
Margaret MacMillan
How the human history of conflict has transformed the world we live in – for good and evil.
Cows and Curates
Judith Curthoys
A unique account of the land and property owned by Oxford's grandest college
The Black Book
Sybil Oldfield
For the first time, discover the stories of the heroic men and women the Nazis singled out for death in their plan to invade Britain
The Peter Principle
Raymond Hull
The Peter Principle – "In a hierarchy, every employee tends to rise to his own level of incompetence"
Lives of the Stoics
Ryan Holiday
From the bestselling authors of The Daily Stoic comes an inspiring guide to the lives of Stoicism's greatest practitioners
A Dictionary of Omens and Superstitions
Philippa Waring
A beautifully-packaged, fun A to Z of good omens, inauspicious signs, their origins and meanings
Happiness, a Mystery
Sophie Hannah
Bestselling crime writer, poet and confessed self-help addict Sophie Hannah sets out to solve the age-old mystery of happiness
Solo
Rebecca Seal
A self-help guide for freelancers, business owners and company employees working from home – addressing the emotional and mental challenges of working…
Breaking Bread with the Dead
Alan Jacobs
The past isn't cancelled: it's not even past. How to cherish authors from Aristotle to Edith Wharton without succumbing to their most regret…
Britain at Bay
Alan Allport
Power. Glory. Death. Courage. How well do we know the story of the Second World War?
Gods of Management
Charles B. Handy
The business classic for understanding management styles and finding your own
How Bad Are Bananas?
Mike Berners-Lee
Packed full of information yet always entertaining. From text messages and plastic bags to wars and volcanoes, How Bad Are Bananas? has the carbon ans…
Pocket World in Figures 2021
The new edition of this annual bestseller, packed with amazing data about the world in 2021