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A savagely ironic portrait of a couple's failing marriage set in early 90s Europe, offering fierce and timeless reflections on love, identity and desire.

Want to know what's next for the human race? Step into Jim Al-Khalili's time machine ...

A powerful meditation on the nature and dangers of ego, from the bestselling author of The Obstacle is the Way.

A new cover edition of this classic business bestseller, ranked in a poll by Bloomsbury Publishing as 'the greatest business book of all time'.

Why are some nations more prosperous than others? This book sets out to answer this question, with a compelling and elegantly argued new theory: that it is not down to climate, geography or culture, but because of institutions. It explains why the world…

A revolutionary account of the origins of language from one of the world's best known and most influential linguists.

The classic account of ambient music, with a new foreword by Michel Faber.

One of the top ten greatest doctors in the world looks at the lowly checklist, and how this simple idea - which is free to reproduce - will revolutionise the way we approach problems, and help save lives. Today we find ourselves in possession of stupendou

An inside account of Sanders' extraordinary campaign - and a blueprint for future political action.

The comprehensively revised edition of the international bestseller, with new material.

A charming, playful, profound tale of lost souls in search of transformation in modern Japan.

From ruined towns on the edge of Siberia, to Bond-villain lairs in Knightsbridge and Manhattan, something has gone wrong with the workings of the world.

A quirky language-lovers tour of the twenty most-spoken languages in the world - what puts them a cut above the other six thousand?

The divisive impacts of identity politics laid bare by the bestselling author of The Origins of Political Order and The End of History.

A practical, illuminating and timeless guide to thinking better, from a Royal Society Prize shortlisted mathematician - now in paperback.

A thrilling day-by-day account of the final months of the Weimar Republic, documenting the collapse of democracy in Germany and Hitler's frightening rise to power.

Surveillance Capitalism: A new phase in economic history in which private companies and governments track your every move with the goal of predicting and controlling your behaviour. Under surveillance capitalism you are not the customer or even the produc

A masterful fictional contribution to the #MeToo debate, set to be the most fiercely debated book of the season.

From the international bestselling author of Better, Complications and The Checklist Manifesto and Reith Lecturer 2014, a revolutionary and emotionally searing account of death, dying and medicine.

Professor Ian Stewart explores the development and limits of the mathematics that tame uncertainty.

'I am his Highness's dog at Kew;/ Pray tell me, Sir, whose dog are you?' - Alexander Pope

The new edition of the bestselling survival manual for parents with teenagers.

A panoramic history of trade, industry and economic thought, from prehistoric times to the present.

From the million-copy bestselling author of The 48 Laws of Power Robert Greene is a master guide for millions of readers, distilling ancient wisdom and philosophy into essential texts for seekers of power, understanding and mastery. Now he turns to the…

It may not always seem so, but day-to-day interactions between individual humans are extraordinarily peaceful. That is not to say that we are perfect, just far less violent than most animals, especially our closest relatives, the chimpanzee and their…

An empowering new way to make decisions as a parent - take out the judgement, use the data.

How ideas moved the world from post-war to pre-war once more.