Arts, Language & Literature

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

Dementia: The One-Stop Guide

June Andrews

A world expert on dementia brings her advice up to date

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…