Reference
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?
Dramatic Exchanges
Daniel Rosenthal
A unique collection of correspondence between the most celebrated actors, directors and playwrights of the past 50 years – now in paperback
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
Schadenfreude
Tiffany Watt Smith
A hilarious quest to understand life's ultimate guilty pleasure – in a beautiful gift package
This is a Voice
Jeremy Fisher
Train your voice to speak (and sing) with impact using this practical guide, with a foreword by Cerys Matthews
The Economist Style Guide
An updated and refreshed edition of this bestselling guide to English usage.
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
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 tum…
What We Think About When We Think About Football
Simon Critchley
A philosopher's take on what makes the beautiful game
Alexander Hamilton's Guide to Life
Jeff Wilser
Two centuries after his death, Alexander Hamilton is headline news again.
The Jewish Joke
Devorah Baum
Heard the one about the Rabbi and the cow from Minsk? Look no further than this witty compendium, a fascinating and revealing celebration of the great…
That's The Way It Crumbles
Matthew Engel
Americanisms have been slyly coloring the English language for centuries, and this practice must stop. Period.
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…