Reference, Humour & Gift
Weep Not for Me
Constance Jenkins
A beautiful poem to help comfort those who have experienced the loss of a beloved pet
Create Your Own Midlife Crisis
Marie Phillips
We all ask ourselves 'how did I get here?' So try running away or sexting without ruining your life, and create your own midlife crisis with…
Uncommon Knowledge
Tom Standage
Following up 2016's hit Go Figure and 2018's Sunday Times bestseller Seriously Curious, another collection of astonishing bite-sized explain…
Babel
Gaston Dorren
A quirky language-lovers tour of the twenty most-spoken languages in the world – what puts them a cut above the other six thousand?
Seriously Curious
Tom Standage
Following up 2016's hit Go Figure, another collection of astonishing bite-sized explainers from the Economist
The Laws of Human Nature
Robert Greene
From the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The 48 Laws of Power comes the definitive new book on decoding the behaviour of the people around you
What We Think About When We Think About Football
Simon Critchley
A philosopher's take on what makes the beautiful game
That's The Way It Crumbles
Matthew Engel
Americanisms have been slyly coloring the English language for centuries, and this practice must stop. Period.
Game Query
Philip Coggan
The non-trivial trivia quiz book that asks how well you really know your world
Nemo's Almanac
Ian Patterson
A literary quiz full of quotes that will challenge, cheer and enlighten book buffs
Scorn
Matthew Parris
The enduring collection of hilarious insults gets a FRESH NEW LOOK, perfect for Christmas gifting
The Daily Stoic Journal
Ryan Holiday
Companion volume to bestseller The Daily Stoic, an elegant journal to help readers apply the stoic principles of wisdom and virtue in today's tumu…
Alexander Hamilton's Guide to Life
Jeff Wilser
Two centuries after his death, Alexander Hamilton is headline news again.
Modern Calligraphy
Molly Suber Thorpe
A complete beginner's guide to the basics of pointed pen script
Go Figure
Tom Standage
Smart, savvy answers to universal questions, from the highly popular Economist Explains and Daily Chart blogs, a treat for the knowing, the uninitiate…
Treasure Palaces
Maggie Fergusson
From Julian Barnes to Ali Smith, great writers give us personal tours of the museums they treasure
How to Watch the Olympics
David Goldblatt
The 2016 Rio games are finally here! This is the one book on the Olympics you really do need
Metamorphosis
Polly Morland
Psychology and philosophy in the real world – how, why and when do we change? Can we make it happen when we want to? How do we deal with it when we ha…