Philosophy & Ideas
Speaking and Being
Kübra Gümüsay
What happens when our language is no longer fit for purpose, and how we can change the discourse
How To Live With Each Other
Farhan Samanani
An anthropologist looks at our modern world – and shows how we can build a better, more connected one
Courage Is Calling
Ryan Holiday
The first book in Stoicism guru Ryan Holiday's new series looking at the four key virtues of Stoicism
How to Deal With Idiots
Maxime Rovere
The international bestseller that offers an alternative to chucking your most irksome idiot out a window.
Something Out of Place
Eimear McBride
A blistering, galvanising essay from Eimear McBride, award-winning author of A Girl is a Half-formed Thing
The Web of Meaning
Jeremy Lent
A compelling foundation for a new story of interconnectedness, showing how, as our civilization unravels, another world is possible.
Lives of the Stoics
Ryan Holiday
From the bestselling authors of The Daily Stoic comes an inspiring guide to the lives of Stoicism's greatest practitioners
The French Art of Not Trying Too Hard
Ollivier Pourriol
The answer to overwork and burnout, the route to fulfilment and success: letting go
Together
Vivek H Murthy
'Essential reading' (Atul Gawande) from Obama's Surgeon General on the global loneliness epidemic – and how we can overcome it
Natural
Alan Levinovitz
Why arguments based on what is 'natural', in food, medicine, and society at large, are appeals to a false idol – our oldest, most persistent…
Minor Feelings
Cathy Park Hong
A fearless work of creative non-fiction about racism in cultural pursuits by award-winning poet Cathy Park Hong
Bodies
Susie Orbach
'A timely counterblast against our harsh new visual culture, obsessed with the perfection of the physical self.' – The Times
This Life
Martin Hägglund
A serious and original philosopher tackles the meaning of life and returns with a majestic, liberating new answer
Tragedy, the Greeks and Us
Simon Critchley
A provocative and timely exploration into tragedy from the curator of The New York Times philosophy column
Chinese Horoscopes for Your Child
Theodora Lau
Chinese astrology can help anyone become a better parent by understanding the strengths and weaknesses of their child's lunar sign. Discover your…
The Lies That Bind
Kwame Anthony Appiah
From the best-selling author of Cosmopolitanism comes this revealing exploration of how the collective identities that shape our polarized world are r…
The Art of Logic
Eugenia Cheng
A survival guide for our post-truth world using the timeless methods of logic, from a Royal Society Prize shortlisted mathematician
