Politics & Economics
How to Spend a Trillion Dollars
Rowan Hooper
A compelling thought experiment that will lead to hours of fruitful debate
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…
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
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
The Pink Line
Mark Gevisser
Eye-opening, moving, and crafted with expert research, this is a vital journey of epic scope, across the world's most challenging new frontiers
The Velvet Rope Economy
Nelson Schwartz
A gripping expose of the way inequality is built into our everyday world – and who profits
Active Measures
Thomas Rid
This startling history of secret psychological operations traces the century-long rise of organized deception from the Russian Revolution to contempor…
The Classical School
Callum Williams
A breezy, bracingly irreverent introduction to the founders of economics – how they lived, what they thought, what they got wrong and which of their i…
The Address Book
Deirdre Mask
An exuberant work of popular history: why something as seemingly mundane as an address can save lives or serve the powerful
Why We're Polarized
Ezra Klein
Polarisation is often invoked as proof that our societies are broken but what if it's really the system working as intended?
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
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Philip Coggan
A panoramic history of trade, industry and economic thought, from prehistoric times to the present.
What We Need to Do Now
Chris Goodall
A manifesto for groups around the world that are seeking urgent action on climate breakdown and other threats
People Like Us
Hashi Mohamed
One man's story of social mobility and inequality – and a searching analysis of what needs to change
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…
Trials of the State
Jonathan Sumption
Judges are meant to interpret laws but, increasingly, they make them.