Humour & Gift

The Economist Book of Business Quotations
Bill Ridgers
Handy wit and wisdom from across the world of business

Bio-dynamic Gardening
John Soper
The gardening technique that works with nature and the cosmic forces to make your garden a flourishing paradise of fruitfulness. Bio-dynamics develope…

The Hidden Science of Lost Civilisations
David Wilcock
Who are we, how did we get here and where are we going?

Led By The Nose
Yvonne Skargon
The unusual, remarkable memoir of a treasured British poet: Jenny Joseph, author of Warning: When I am an Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple, presents a ye…

It Could Have Been Yours
Jolyon Fenwick
Things you never knew you wanted – even if you could afford them

The Little Book of Perfumes
Luca Turin
This marvellous little book is a distillation of the essence of Turin and Sanchez's acclaimed masterwork Perfumes: The A-Z Guide

Brain Games for Your Child
Robert Fisher
Every child needs love and physical care, but also play that stimulates their thinking and helps boost their brain power. By playing with parents, gra…

Creative Mythology
Joseph Campbell
Campbell examines the inner story of modern culture, encompassing its philosophical, spiritual and cultural history since medieval times, and consider…

Politically Correct Bedtime Stories
James Finn Garner
A witty contemporary parody of traditional fairy tales.

Primitive Mythology
Joseph Campbell
One of Joseph Campbell's classic quartet, a study of the ethno-cultural roots of mythology.

Book of Obituaries
Ann Wroe
A selection of the two hundred best obituaries that have appeared in The Economist since the first one was published in 1995.

Wheat-Free Cooking
Rita Greer
A helpful and informative book by Rita Greer, who has over twenty years' experience of devising gluten intolerant diets.

Don't Be Needy Be Succeedy
L Vaughan Spencer
HILARIOUS! Laughed out loud from start to finish. So much great material. Silly and smart. Bravo.

Movie Lists
Paul Simpson
At last! A film book that is really useful! And fun! These enthusiasts' lists, arranged by genre, director or actor, answer that most difficult o…

The Answers
Lucy Kellaway
…covers the gamut of problems that can crop up in office life…her answers will also offer much needed help and balm to soothe the troubled office…