Arts, Language & Literature

D.I.Y. Magic
Anthony Alvarado
A collection of techniques to access deeper levels of creativity and change the way you think.

The Elephant in the Classroom
Jo Boaler
A REVISED AND UPDATED EDITION OF THE ORIGINAL BESTSELLERWhy do millions struggle with mathematics, and what can be done to change that for the next ge…

The Ancient World: Ideas in Profile
Jerry Toner
A sparkling introduction to the Ancient World that brings its peoples and cultures vividly to life.

The Future of Almost Everything
Patrick Dixon
The way the world is changing – the trends everyone is interested in and which businesses must take account of if they are to survive and prosper in t…

Voices from the Front
Peter Hart
The First World War in the words of the men who fought it, from the author of Gallipoli and The Great War.

Shifting Sands
Raja Shehadeh
A fresh look at the Middle East today, tomorrow and in the past: fifteen writers, with an introduction by Raja Shehadeh, author of the Orwell Prize-wi…

The Monocled Mutineer
John Fairley
The best-selling book behind the BBC Drama The Monocled Mutineer, starring Paul McGann as the ringleader of the Étaples Mutiny, Percy Toplis, wit…

Something Will Turn Up
David Smith
Britain's 'foremost economic journalist' (Sunday Times) paints a lively, accessible portrait of the country's economic fortunes si…

Getting (More Of) What You Want
Margaret A. Neale
Cutting-edge behavioural psychology to give you a competitive edge in any negotiation

Life's Greatest Secret
Matthew Cobb
This thrilling account shows how discovering DNA has fundamentally influenced the way we think of life and affected every aspect of our lives. Now ava…

How to Bake Pi
Eugenia Cheng
Möbius bagels, Euclid's flourless chocolate cake and apple pi – this is maths, but not as you know it.In How to Bake Pi, mathematical crusad…

Power Score
Alan Foster
Imagine you could find a tried and tested formula to boost your performance as a leader. Well now you can: welcome to the world of PxWxR = Power Score…

The Obstacle is the Way
Ryan Holiday
In business and marketing, Ryan Holiday has done it all, seen it all, and now he's here to show you … the way.A modern guru who shows the way t…

In Search Of Excellence
Robert H Waterman Jr
A reissue of this classic business bestseller, ranked in a poll by Bloomsbury Publishing as 'the greatest business book of all time'.

Adventures in Human Being
Gavin Francis
Oliver Sacks meets Bear Grylls in this unique voyage around the human body, from the prize-winning author of Empire Antarctica. Now available in paper…

Shakespeare: Ideas in Profile
Paul Edmondson
A short introduction to Shakespeare by expert Paul Edmondson

The Vital Question
Nick Lane
A game-changing book on the origins of life, called the most important scientific discovery 'since the Copernican revolution' in the Observe…

Natural Born Heroes
Christopher McDougall
From the man who brought you Born to Run: a radical new approach to fitness

Managing Business Communications
Chartered Management Institute
From the CMI Checklists series – practical advice and guidance on both internal and external business communications.

Managing Operations
Chartered Management Institute
In the CMI Checklists series – advice and guidance on getting the operational details right.