Arts, Language & Literature
A Better World is Possible
Georgina Ferry
A study in contemporary philanthropy and an exclusive account of the Gatsby Charitable Foundation's investment in a better world.
Anquetil, Alone
Paul Fournel
The legend of Jacques Anquetil, controversial French cycling star of the 60s, told through the eyes of novelist and childhood Anquetil fan Paul Fourne…
The Stones of Christ Church
Judith Curthoys
A lively account of the architecture and construction of Oxford's grandest college over the last 500 years
Marx, Capital and the Madness of Economic Reason
David Harvey
Marx's Capital explained by its greatest expositor in simple, understandable terms
Nagasaki
Susan Southard
Chosen as one of the Washington Post's most notable nonfiction books of 2015, Nagasaki tells the neglected story of life after nuclear war
China at War
Hans van de Ven
An authoritative account of the brutal wars that wracked China between 1937 and 1952, including China's war with Japan, the Chinese Civil War, and…
Conservatism: Ideas in Profile
Roger Scruton
The ideas and principles of conservatism explored and explained by the world's leading thinker on the subject
Significant Figures
Ian Stewart
Vivid accounts of the lives of 25 of the world's greatest mathematicians with clear descriptions of their far-reaching discoveries
The Wisdom of Finance
Mihir Desai
Putting the humanity back into finance by looking at the profession's core principles through the prism of art, literature and film.
Telling Tales in Greek
Lorna Robinson
An engaging guide to ancient Greece, narrated by the sly hero Odysseus.
Weed, The User's Guide
David Schmader
A funny and informative guide to using marijuana, from writer and performer David Schmader
Perennial Seller
Ryan Holiday
Bestselling author and marketing strategist Ryan Holiday reveals how a classic work – a Perennial Seller – is made and marketed
American Heiress
Jeffrey Toobin
A thrilling account of a crime that defined a decade from the bestselling author of The Run of His Life (the book behind The People v. O.J. Simpson)
Mafia Life
Federico Varese
A compelling account of life inside the mafia, from a leading academic: out now in paperback
That's The Way It Crumbles
Matthew Engel
Americanisms have been slyly coloring the English language for centuries, and this practice must stop. Period.
The Hardmen
The Velominati
Stories of the toughest cyclists of all time, told by The Velominati, originators of The Rules
The Russian Revolution
Sean McMeekin
The first major new history of the Russian Revolution in a decade combines cutting-edge scholarship and a fast-paced narrative to shed new light on a…