Arts, Language & Literature

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…

Pocket World in Figures 2017

The book is an intriguing snapshot of the world today, giving rankings on everything from boozing to banking, travel and TV habits, politics, populati…