Politics & Economics
How to Spend a Trillion Dollars
Rowan Hooper
A compelling thought experiment that will lead to hours of fruitful debate
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Philip Coggan
A panoramic history of trade, industry and economic thought, from prehistoric times to the present.
The Colonizer and the Colonized
Albert Memmi
In this classic study of European colonialism, Albert Memmi examines the psychological effects of colonial ideology and system on both the colonizer a…
Strongmen
Ruth Ben-Ghiat
A leading academic exposes the historical and cultural contexts which allow political strongmen to thrive
Unconventional Wisdom
Tom Standage
Another bestselling collection of astonishing explainers from The Economist
How Bad Are Bananas?
Mike Berners-Lee
Packed full of information yet always entertaining. From text messages and plastic bags to wars and volcanoes, How Bad Are Bananas? has the carbon ans…
People Like Us
Hashi Mohamed
One man's story of social mobility and inequality – and a searching analysis of what needs to change
How to Stay Sane in an Age of Division
Elif Shafak
The Booker Prize-shortlisted author on how staying optimistic can make our world better
Going Home
Raja Shehadeh
Raja Shehadeh reflects on ageing, failure, the occupation, and the changing face of Ramallah
15 Minutes of Power
Peter Riddell
Peter Riddell explores what it means to be a minister in the British Government
How Are We Going to Explain This?
Jelmer Mommers
An international bestseller, the first climate book that doesn't leave the reader depressed: realistic and hopeful, witty and clarifying
Mindf*ck
Christopher Wylie
From whistleblower Christopher Wylie, the definitive story of the Brexit coup, the making of Bannon's America, and an ongoing crime against democ…
The Buried
Peter Hessler
An intimate excavation of life in one of the world's oldest civilizations at a time of convulsive change
Where Power Stops
David Runciman
David Runciman grapples with how character defines and limits the holders of the highest offices in the UK and America
Trials of the State
Jonathan Sumption
Judges are meant to interpret laws but, increasingly, they make them.
Windows of Opportunity
David Sainsbury
A new theory of economic growth, putting individual firms' investment decisions in the central role
The Medal Factory
Kenny Pryde
The full story of the most successful organisation in the history of sport
The World in Conflict
John Andrews
From a top Economist journalist, an all-new guide to the world's conflicts – recent, current and future
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 Signs Were There
Tim Steer
The stories, scandals and crucial insights behind stock market disasters – and how to avoid them