Arts, Language & Literature
Empires of the Imagination
Holger Hoock
This scholarly yet highly accessible book illuminates the manifold ways in which the culture of power and the power of culture were interwoven and sha…
Fixing Climate
Wallace S. Broecker
We've heard lots about climate change – but what can we do about it? Wallace Broecker, the eminent scientist who coined the term global warming w…
Occasions of Sin
Diarmaid Ferriter
Groundbreaking in its scope and ambition, Occasions of Sin charts the Irish sexual experience over the course of the twentieth century.
St Pancras Station
Simon Bradley
St Pancras station has long been an iconic landmark on the London landscape and one of its most distinctive monuments. This new edition is published t…
The 50th Law
Robert Greene
Bestselling author Robert Greene combines forces with 50 Cent to help you get ahead
The Checklist Manifesto
Atul Gawande
One of the top ten greatest doctors in the world looks at the lowly checklist, and how this simple idea – which is free to reproduce – will revolution…
The Dragon and the Elephant
David Smith
By 2050 the world's three biggest economies will be China, India and the United States. The Economics Editor of the Sunday Times examines the imp…
The Impoverishment of Nations
Leigh Skene
Early in 2007 Leigh Skene warned of the danger of a meltdown in global markets. Now, while governments spend furiously to rescue the global economy, h…
The Sixties
Jenny Diski
Jenny Diski at her essayistic best in a highly personal and entertaining exploration of the twentieth century's most colourful decade.
Howards End is on the Landing
Susan Hill
A year of reading from home, by one of Britain's most distinguished authors
Professor Stewart's Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities
Ian Stewart
A book of mathematical oddities: games, puzzles, facts, numbers and delightful mathematical nibbles for the curious and adventurous mind.
Hello Everybody!
Joris Luyendijk
A powerful and moving wake-up call to the dangers of media maniplulation
The Parthenon
Mary Beard
'A classic in every sense of the word' John Julius Norwich Revised and updated to include the story of the New Acropolis Museum, the controv…
Born to Run
Christopher McDougall
'A fascinating and inspiring true adventure story … destined to become a classic.' Ranulph FiennesA New York Times bestseller and word of…
Mojo
Marshall Goldsmith
Mojo is the concept of positive momentum: success building upon success. It anchors our self-esteem, shapes our careers and influences those around us…