Arts, Language & Literature
The Professor and the Parson
Adam Sisman
'I embarrassed myself by uncontrollable guffaws … This is a truly wonderful story' A. N. Wilson, Spectator
No Bullsh*t Leadership
Chris Hirst
A practical guide to getting shit done, everyday: no jargon, no guff, no unworkable theories
The Buried
Peter Hessler
An intimate excavation of life in one of the world's oldest civilizations at a time of convulsive change
Working with Nature
Jeremy Purseglove
How do we work with nature rather than against it, both harvesting and conserving? The environmentalist Jeremy Purseglove shares a lifetime of experie…
Firefighting
Ben S. Bernanke
This is a rigorous account of the worst financial crisis since 1929 from the three primary architects of the American response-from why it happened to…
The Origin of Empire
David Potter
Capturing the pivotal moment when Rome transformed from a republic to a world empire, spanning over three hundred action-packed years
A Farmer's Diary
Sally Urwin
A hilarious and honest account of a farmer's year – from lambing to harvest
Tragedy, the Greeks and Us
Simon Critchley
A provocative and timely exploration into tragedy from the curator of The New York Times philosophy column
The Border
Diarmaid Ferriter
The history and possible future of the border between the Republic and Northern Ireland.
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
Shoshana Zuboff
THE TOP 10 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERSurveillance Capitalism: A new phase in economic history in which private companies and governments track your every…
The Goodness Paradox
Richard Wrangham
Professor Richard Wrangham advances a provocative new theory of what makes human civilisation special: the nature of our violence.
Chasing the Sun
Linda Geddes
The full story of how our relationship with light shapes our health, productivity and mood from the award winning science journalist Linda Geddes
Hungary
Norman Stone
In this robust overview of Hungarian history, award-winning historian professor Norman Stone tells the story of the nation's struggle for self-de…
The Signs Were There
Tim Steer
The stories, scandals and crucial insights behind stock market disasters – and how to avoid them
Babel
Gaston Dorren
A quirky language-lovers tour of the twenty most-spoken languages in the world – what puts them a cut above the other six thousand?