Arts, Language & Literature
Shopping, Seduction & Mr Selfridge
Lindy Woodhead
The men who created the first department stores – what Zola called 'great cathedrals of shopping' – made vast fortunes, but no one understoo…
Nella Last's Peace
Patricia Malcolmson
Picking up where bestseller Nella Last's War left off, this fascinating and unique diary of 1945-48 delves into the private life of housewife, mo…
Pieces of Modesty
Peter O'Donnell
The first collection of pulse-pounding short stories featuring the iconic heroine Modesty Blaise
Asian Godfathers
Joe Studwell
The men who control the economies of S.E. Asia are unimaginably rich and powerful. They gamble at golf for US$2 million a hole. This is – for the firs…
Japan Through the Looking Glass
Alan MacFarlane
A journey of discovery through Japan's multi-faceted customs and culture
The Rosetta Stone
John Ray
The Rosetta Stone has been in the British Museum for 200 years and is the single most visited object in the entire collection. A pharaoh's forgot…
The Tiger That Isn't
Andrew Dilnot
A painless introduction to the maths of the real world by the team who created and present the hugely popular BBC Radio 4 series More or Less.
What Got You Here Won't Get You There
Marshall Goldsmith
Your hard work is paying off. You are doing well in your field. But there is something standing between you and the next level of achievement. That so…
The Concise 33 Strategies of War
Robert Greene
A brilliant concise distillation of the strategies of war to help you wage triumphant battles everyday, from the multi-million copy bestselling author…
In Search of Kazakhstan
Christopher Robbins
Borat has got it all wrong. Kazakhstan is far more interesting and entertaining than he'd have us believe. In fact it's probably the most su…
Better
Atul Gawande
The bestselling author of Complications reveals what you need to be a great surgeon – and shows how everyone can improve at what they do
Complications
Atul Gawande
I don't know if Atul Gawande was born to be a surgeon – I very much suspect so – but he was certainly born to write.This wise and exciting accoun…
The 33 Strategies Of War
Robert Greene
From mutli-million copy bestselling author Robert Greene comes a brilliant distillation of the strategies of war to help us master the modern world
Magic and Mystery in Tibet
Alexandra David-Neel
The classic account of a woman's extraordinary journey to Tibet
Joe
Michael Blastland
This is the best written, most thought-provoking book on autism I have read in years, suitable for anyone with an interest in humanity. Go out and buy…
Nella Last's War
Richard Broad
A classic of wartime literature…highly engaging, very moving. All Home Front life is here, especially the kitchen sink
Think Like A Maths Genius
Michael Shermer
How to calculate almost anything in your head – and how to do maths for people who don't do maths
Four Stories
Alan Bennett
Here are Alan Bennett's four hugely admired, triumphantly reviewed and bestselling stories, brought together in one book for the first time.