Once more blending Clinton’s insider knowledge with James Patterson’s storytelling pyrotechnics, the hugely anticipated sequel to The President is Missing finds ex-president Michael Keating facing a deadly threat to his daughter from a ruthless assassin...

Humanity has always had a complicated relationship with sexual intercourse and Lister’s breezily accessible and wickedly witty tour through centuries of slap and tickle is a truly eye-opening history.  This is not a comprehensive study of every...

From post-Cold War espousal of unrestrained capitalism to mania for social media, the former Deputy National Security Advisor to President Obama delivers a deeply researched and insightful volume about where America has gone wrong and what the country...

An instant New York Times Bestseller!“Consider this another vaccine against disaster. Fortunately, this dose won't cause a temporary fever—and it happens to be a rippingly good read.” —Wired“This crisply written and well-paced book reads like an all-caps...

Bursting with wild imagination and littered with singular imagery, Vandermeer’s apocalyptic sci-fi thriller flings climate change, identity politics and conspiracy theories into a psychedelic narrative blender with glorious results. A speculative...

From the bestselling author of Children of Time, this magisterial space saga follows the crew of a lone rescue vessel travelling the galaxy after the destruction of Earth, with the future of humanity in their hands. This high-stakes space-based...

The first literary study of its kind, Costa’s enthralling analysis of bilingualism’s benefits and challenges throws light on all manner of neuro-linguistic avenues that would otherwise remain hidden to any layperson. Scholarly yet highly readable and...

Hooks’s incisive and nuanced book on the nature of love challenges assumptions and offers a fascinating analysis of the effects of affection in our private and public lives. The word 'love' is most often defined as a noun, yet...we would all...

Stimulating, warm and hugely enjoyable, Spiegelhalter’s tour de force about the role and relevance of statistics in our daily lives encourages us to examine our beliefs and assumptions around numeric data. Engaging and truly eye-opening, The Art of...

A fitting, parting gift: Brief Answers to the Big Questions rekindles that excitement we shared as booksellers when A Brief History of Time became the phenomenon it was, Hawking’s zeal and spirit undimmed to the last. Professor Stephen Hawking was a...

'Absorbing, mind-enlarging, studded with insights ... This could have significant real-world results' -- Sunday TimesHumanity's greatest feat is our incredible ability to learn. Even in their first year, infants acquire language, visual and social...

'Hill's advice is straightforward and no-nonsense' - The Guardian 'A life-transforming book... fascinating - Daily Mail 'Maisie Hill has written a bloody brilliant book (pun intended). Everything you need to know about periods and how they affect you and...

"Fantastic... Stefanie's practical, informative, inspiring and highly-accessible approach to addressing psychological phenomena makes this book a hit" -- Vex King, bestselling author of Good Vibes, Good Life"I adored this book! Both mind-expanding and...

Women Don’t Owe You Pretty is an accessible entry point into progressive feminist discussion, covering topics such as body image, toxic beauty standards, and identity-building in a world still plagued by misogyny and sexism. Longlisted for the Polari...

Ranging from the age of slavery to contemporary injustices, this groundbreaking history of race, gender and class inequality by the radical political activist Angela Davis offers an alternative view of female struggles for liberation.Tracing the...

Barbie or Lego? Reading maps or reading emotions? Do you have a female brain or a male brain? Or is that the wrong question? On a daily basis we face deeply ingrained beliefs that our sex determines our skills and preferences, from toys and colours to...

'If you think you understand AI and all of the related issues, you don't. By the time you finish this exceptionally lucid and riveting book you will breathe more easily and wisely' - Michael GazzanigaA leading computer scientist brings human sense to the...

'A cerebrally enjoyable survey, written with great clarity and touches of wit . . . The non-western section throws up some fascinating revelations' -- Sunday TimesThe story of philosophy is an epic tale: an exploration of the ideas, views and teachings...

What is masculinity? Dominating the world around us, from Trump's twitter outbursts to deadly gun violence, from male suicide rates to incels on Reddit and 4chan, masculinity is perceived to be 'toxic', 'fragile' and 'in crisis'.In Mask Off, JJ Bola...

A big, warm hug of a book from the beloved author of The Humans and The Midnight Library that deftly mixes philosophy and memoir to create an indispensable manual for self-love and emotional resilience.     Reflections on hope, survival and the...