Summer Reads

Modernist poets trapped in an Agatha Christie Murder Mystery. The Romantics gathering in Lake Geneva to resurrect the dead. What really happened during the fall of Rome. The Lucifer who was a nun, hearing Ananke's Black Death confession. As we approach...

Survival strategies for communicating in a notification-saturated worldAs our ability to pay attention in a world of distractions vanishes, it's no wonder that our ability to be heard and understood-to convey our messages-is also threatened. Whether...

From the host of NPR’s Planet Money, the deeply-investigated story of how one visionary, dogged investor changed American finance forever.Before Bill Gross was known among investors as the Bond King, he was a gambler. In 1966, a fresh college grad, he...

WINNER OF THE BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2020!The world is spinning so fast it's difficult to keep up. Two hundred and fifty years ago the Industrial Revolution replaced our arms and legs at work. The fourth Industrial Revolution is now replacing...

Feel good and function well with the help of Resilience. Resilience is your key to surviving and thriving in an ever more challenging world. This highly practical book gives you the tools and techniques to deal with the minor irritations and major events...

WINNER: CMI Management Book of the Year 2013 - New Manager Category (previous edition)The Leadership Skills Handbook from best-selling author Jo Owen reveals the essential skills you need to be an effective leader.This book shows you what works in...

In a world still adjusting to the impact of the pandemic, remote and hybrid working is new territory for most people. But many managers can be poorly equipped to deal with it: the more casual ways of managing in a physical office simply don't work with...

This book is your essential guide to the theory and practice of leadership. Whatever your level in an organisation, this is your practical handbook for getting to the top and staying there. Learn how to: Get promoted, and survive promotion Influence and...

Does the idea of public speaking leave you in a cold sweat?   Public speaking can be daunting. The Speaker's Coach will help you learn how to write a speech and develop your speech writing skills so that you can effectively prepare for talks and deliver...

WINNER: American Book Fest Best Book Awards 2020 - Marketing and Advertising categoryWINNER: NYC Big Book Award 2020 - Business: Small Business and Entrepreneurship categoryWINNER: BookAuthority Best New Book to Read in 2020 - Social Media Marketing...

A detailed review of what businesses need to know about influencer strategies, social media and how digital communication works.Digital influencing is one of the most exciting and disruptive new industries, forecast to be worth billions by 2020, but...

Forcing compliance is easy. Anyone can 'make' another perform a task. It will get done, but when and to what standard? Sustained high performance can only come from engagement with and commitment to the job in hand.This book will introduce you to...

(Available after 3-20 days) "If The Unabomber's Manifesto had been about office work" -- Janine, HR Professional. Shortlisted for The Business Book Awards 2021, The Management Delusion is a funny and eye-opening take on the modern workplace that will...

'OMG! This book is SO me! The tips and stories shared by Ed, Mark and Nicky will help you live a life filled with more fun, joy and enthusiasm!' -- ALISON HAMMOND, TV Presenter 'Kids are so authentic and there's no reason for us to lose that when we're...

Want to be the next Ella Mills? Award-winning rising star entrepreneur, Angelica Malin shows you how.For a new generation of fiercely independent and ambitious career women, going at it alone and even thinking you could launch your own successful...

Winner of the Business Book Award (Personal Development) 2020"Using our Physical Intelligence we can strengthen our cognitive function and alter our mood, emotional responses, stress, confidence and happiness levels at will." -- HR magazine"This could be...

A great brand voice grabs attention, persuades your audience, and builds loyalty. But as the number of brand channels explodes, organisations are finding it harder than ever to create a consistent, differentiated brand voice and express exactly what they...

Have you ever wondered what has made Mercedes the undisputed kings of Formula One? Do you want to know how Lewis Hamilton has managed to exceed legendary driver Michael Schumacher's record of winning races? And most of all, do you want to find out how to...

Improve your business performance through digital transformationDigital transformation has become commonplace across public and private sector organizations, and yet most struggle to achieve tangible results from it. Many make avoidable mistakes or fall...

This panoramic novel about a family scattered across the Soviet Union and Europe during World War II is a monument of modern Russian literature by the Ukrainian-born writer hailed as “the Tolstoy of the USSR.”Suppressed by the KGB and years later...