Arts, Language & Literature
Go Figure
Tom Standage
Smart, savvy answers to universal questions, from the highly popular Economist Explains and Daily Chart blogs, a treat for the knowing, the uninitiate…
Scorn
Matthew Parris
A totally up-to-date compendium of the sharpest, wittiest and downright rudest insults in human history
Treasure Palaces
Maggie Fergusson
From Julian Barnes to Ali Smith, great writers give us personal tours of the museums they treasure
Release Your Inner Roman by Marcus Sidonius Falx
Jerry Toner
After his acclaimed How to Manage your Slaves, Marcus Sidonius Falx returns with a guide to self-fulfilment the Roman way
Aliens
Jim Al-Khalili
The ALIENS invasion is coming … a new collection of writing from the best scientific thinkers in the galaxy
Murder under the Christmas Tree
Cecily Gayford
Murder most festive: a selection of puzzling Christmas mysteries from the crème de la crème of crime writers.
The Ten Faces of Innovation
Tom Kelley
Essential reading for every single person in your organization – even the CEO should read it! Each page contains a nugget that's worth the price…
How the Zebra Got its Stripes
Léo Grasset
The Just So stories retold in the light of evolution by France's brightest young natural scientist
The Daily Stoic
Ryan Holiday
Daily doses of practical, uplifting philosophy from the bestselling author of The Obstacle is the Way.
The Art of Rivalry
Sebastian Smee
Pulitzer Prize-winning Sebastian Smee reveals how love and betrayal shaped the careers of eight famous artists
Communion
Whitley Strieber
This UFO classic and the basis for the cult film starring Christopher Walken, Communion is one of the most thought-provoking books of the twentieth-ce…
Boots on the Ground
Richard Dannatt
A vivid and fascinating account of Britain and her Army since 1945, told by the former head of the British Army
Realms of the Human Unconscious
Stanislav Grof
Observations from LSD research: the classic book of a radical new psychology
Do Parents Matter?
Robert A. LeVine
Are modern parents obsessed with raising perfect children? Are they missing the bigger picture? Parents can only affect their children to a limited ex…
Why Deals Fail and How to Rescue Them
Anna Faelten
Exploring and explaining The Three Big Mistakes of Deal-Making through expert advice, stories and lessons.
Hinterland
Chris Mullin
A wry and revealing political memoir from the man behind the celebrated diaries: A View from the Foothills, A Walk-On Part and Decline & Fall
Calculating the Cosmos
Ian Stewart
One of the world's great mathematicians explores the origins, history and future of the universe
Imperial Triumph
Michael Kulikowski
Two hundred years of Roman imperial politics and power brought to life in an action-packed narrative
Criticism
Catherine Belsey
The next introduction in the IDEAS IN PROFILE series: a snappy but serious introduction to criticism
Beyond Words
Carl Safina
In a world where we measure animals by human standards, prize-winning author and MacArthur Fellow Carl Safina takes us inside their minds, witnessing…