A playful examination of how science's silliest research leads to crucial breakthroughs and enduring insights. Why would anyone research how elephants pee? Or study worms…
A provocative essay exploring how isolationism weakens the global economy. Nations are turning away from each other via sanctions, trade wars and real wars. With…
A powerful, unsparing new history of World War II, recasting the conflict as a brutal struggle for survival among declining and ascendant imperial powers. In…
A powerful, unsparing new history of World War II, recasting the conflict as a brutal struggle for survival among declining and ascendant imperial powers. In…
The epic history of world order, revealing how the decline of the West may be a good thing for its future. Since the dawn of…
The definitive history of the sixteenth-century uprising that revolutionized Europe. The German Peasants' War was the greatest popular uprising in Western Europe before the French…
Do you repeatedly defer life to later, convinced there will come a time when you'll be better prepared to seize its opportunities? Do you spend…
The collapse of law and order in the last years of the Roman Republic told through the rise and fall of its most famous lawyer,…
'A must-read' THOMAS PIKETTY 'Captivating' DARON ACEMOGLU 'Important' FRANCIS FUKUYAMA An award-winning political scientist shows that a society's path to prosperity, sustainability, and equality depends…
A HISTORY TODAY BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Certain to become the definitive work' DOUGLAS SMITH 'Elegantly written and magisterially researched' ROBERT SERVICE 'Masterful . .…
A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK A NEW SCIENTIST BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A stunning and unforgettable voyage through the stars' STEPHEN FRY…
WINNER OF THE LONDON HELLENIC PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE RUNCIMAN AWARD A Sunday Times, BBC History Magazine, and Evening Standard Book of the Year 'Majestic,…
WINNER OF THE SABEW MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP BUSINESS BOOK AWARD 'Thought-provoking' Wall Street Journal 'A must-read' Donald C. Hambrick 'Insightful . . . reminds us…
'Timely, important and compelling' Philip Ball 'A new and stunning argument' Azra Raza What defines who we are? Until now, the biological answer has been…
'Mind expanding - this book will change your view of the world forever' Matthew Syed A blueprint for a better future. Playing on the phrase…
A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024 A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF 2024 'Gripping history that also informs the present' Sunday Times 'Lively and…
WINNERS OF THE 2024 NOBEL PRIZE FOR ECONOMICS LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE LONGLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES AND SCHRODERS BUSINESS BOOK OF THE…
Part manifesto, part exploration of what justice truly means for survivors of trauma and abuse, Judith Herman forces us to reconsider our perspective on victims,…
FINALIST FOR THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE 2023 'A brilliant new take' Janina Ramirez, author of Femina 'A masterpiece of the historian's art' Peter Brown, author…
A FINANCIAL TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR A STRONG WORDS TOP 50 BOOKS OF THE YEAR 'Dizzying and fragrant . . . truly a…
A BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Excellent' Richard Evans 'A vivid, crisp, impressively sustained narrative' Financial Times 'Riveting' Irish Independent 'Refreshing and readable'…
A provocative debunking of accepted economic wisdom which offers a new pathway to a sustainable, survivable economy. Confronted by the devastating trends of the early…
'A brilliant account of how models are so often abused and of how they should be used' John Kay How do mathematical models shape our…
'Brain-stretching . . . pulsating . . . irresistable' The Sunday Times 'Deeply researched and elegantly written - essential reading' Dan Jones 'Erudite, often thrilling…
A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST ECONOMICS BOOK OF THE YEAR A THE ECONOMIST BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Brilliantly conceived and enlightening at every turn' Lawrence Wright…
'Changes the narrative of economic history and provides a powerful call for action' Mark Carney 'If you want to follow the money, start here' Jeanette…
What Socrates's greatest failure says about a 2,000-year-old question: is it possible to teach ourselves and others to become better people? Can we make ourselves…
'Packed with fresh and clear insights that will change the way you think about the world' Uri Gneezy 'One of those books that you pick…
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER LONGLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST ECONOMICS…
A History Today Book of the Year Finalist for the Lambda Literary Award 'A beautiful, brilliant, lively book that weaves together fascinating and moving examples…
A global history of free speech, from the ancient world to today. Hailed as the "first freedom," free speech is the bedrock of democracy. But…
'Astute, compassionate, and brilliant' Siri Hustvedt Vanessa wakes from a coma having forgotten ten years of her life. Toussaint is haunted by voices. Claire loses…
As remote working becomes the norm rather than the exception for many office workers around the globe, The Nowhere Office proposes a radical new way…
Over the past century, our species has made unprecedented technological innovations with which we have sought to control nature. In A Natural History of the…
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE A SUNDAY TIMES PAPERBACK OF THE YEAR 'Magnificent . . . Important and hugely readable' William Dalrymple, Financial Times…
A Guardian Best Book of 2020 A History Today Book of the Year, 2020 Renowned historian Olivette Otele uncovers the untold history of Europeans of…
'Making Darkness Light is an illumination' Adam Phillips 'His sympathetic yet challenging account will undoubtedly win Milton new readers - and for that a chorus…
From New York to New Delhi, COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on our urban world - how can we adjust to this new reality…
In this sequel to his prescient New York Times bestseller Rise of the Robots, Martin Ford presents us with a striking vision of the very…
'The most sheerly enjoyable history of science of recent years' The Spectator 'This is one of the best science books I have read in a…
From the TIME 100 author of the Sunday Times and number 1 New York Times bestseller So You Want to Talk About Race, a subversive…