Summer Reads

(Available after 3-20 days)As featured in The Guardian, How to Raise Kids Who Aren't Assholes is a clear, actionable, sometimes humorous (but always science-based) guide for parents on how to shape their kids into honest, kind, generous, confident,...

'There are enough plums, cherries, raisins and sultanas in this delightful cake to inspire, surprise, motivate and enthuse anyone. Warmly recommended' - Stephen FryToday, more than ever, we are aware of the power of personality. Are we introverts,...

'This book has the power to change everything' -- Susan Cain, author of Quiet In this groundbreaking book, designer Ingrid Fetell Lee explores how making small changes to your surroundings can create extraordinary happiness in your life. Drawing on...

Brimming with detail and mind-blowing revelations, Wall Street Journal reporters Eliot Brown and Maureen Farrell’s meticulously researched book charts the meteoric rise and dramatic fall of WeWork and its founder Adam Neumann with a pace of a gripping...

A revelatory account of how making minor alterations to the way we breathe could have profound benefits for health and wellbeing, Nestor’s clear, accessible volume combines science with ancient custom to develop a unified theory of breathing. There...

Approaching the contentious issue of social bias with nuance and exhaustive research, behavioural scientist, activist and writer Agarwal demonstrates how unconscious prejudice is still immensely prevalent in contemporary society. For the first time,...

Winner of Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award 2015.If a 'robot' could do your job quicker than you and better than you for no pay, would you still be employed? Today it's travel agents, data-analyst and paralegals whose jobs are...

From twice-Pulitzer-Prize-winning author Steve Coll comes Private Empire, winner of the FT/GOLDMAN SACHS BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2012.The oil giant ExxonMobil makes more money annually than the GDP of most countries; has greater sway than US...

Both gripping real-life thriller and mesmerising character study, The Key Man highlights one of history's biggest ever financial scams as the man entrusted by world leaders with ending poverty is revealed as an avaricious fraudster on an unparalleled...

Approaching the issue of racism in the workplace in a practical, strategic manner, Livingston outlines methods that companies and CEOs can utilise to transform mission statements on racial diversity into concrete objectives for change. Longlisted for...

Highlighting the shameful record on pollution of corporate monoliths and right-wing populists, Mann calls for an effective movement to redress the balance between individuals and businesses in the ongoing campaign to end climate change. Longlisted...

Deeply disturbing and endlessly fascinating, Perlroth's investigation into the new breed of cyberweapons and nation-crippling software bugs paints a shocking picture of governmental collusion and technological sabre-rattling. Longlisted for...

Asserting that the social contract between a government and its people is failing throughout the world, the Director of the London School of Economics sets forth her bold vision for the principles that democracies across the globe must sign up to...

(Available after October 31, 2021)An action-packed comedy about a fake family that includes a spy, an assassin and a telepath!Master spy Twilight is unparalleled when it comes to going undercover on dangerous missions for the betterment of the world. But...

Informed and persuasive, Scott’s polemic against gender inequality in global economics highlights the benefits for everybody of empowering women in business and in the workforce.   Shortlisted for the Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book...

(Available after November 21, 2021) Winner of the 2021 Lionel Gelber Prize: A provocative look at how today's trade conflicts are caused by governments promoting the interests of elites at the expense of workers"The authors weave a complex tapestry of...

Longlisted for the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award 2020 Business leaders often take actions that prop up earnings in the short term, but compromise their companies' long-term health. David Cote, the much-respected former...

'If you've ever wondered what would happen if limitless money met limitless power, wonder no longer, it's all here ... Terrifying, disturbing and ghastly'  -- Oliver Bullough, author of Moneyland'Explosive' --  The Times'[A] Crisp page-turner of a book...

In turbulent times such as those we are currently living through, the uncertainty of the future can seem truly terrifying. Kay and King’s incisive, rigorously researched volume challenges the accepted strategies used to cope with uncertainty and...

Longlisted for the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award 2020 The South Sea Company was formed to trade with Asian and Latin American countries. But it had almost no ships and did precious little trade. Instead it got into...