Most Popular Books Published in October 2023

A revolutionary new argument from eminent Yale Law professor Daniel Markovits attacking the false promise of meritocracy It is an axiom of American life that advantage should be earned through ability and effort. Even as the country divides itself...

By most people's standards I would say I've had a pretty good career. I've reached the top of the `ladder' and been lucky enough to have had a damned good life. But at what cost? At the cost of who I truly was. I played the business game for years, where...

The first, foundational book on blockchain technology, from the bestselling author of Wikinomics Don Tapscott and blockchain expert Alex Tapscott, now in paperback with a new preface and chapter explaining recent developments in the world of...

This book is the perfect introduction to the subject of economics and economic ideas throughout history.From the earliest forms of currency to the Industrial Revolution, and from the birth of the stock market to free-market capitalism and globalized...

Microeconomics and Behaviour, third edition, is an accessible yet intellectually challenging and engaging textbook for students.It develops core analytical and technical tools and embeds them in a collection of real-world examples and applications to...

What secrets lie in the past? Fifteen years ago, during the Great War, Louise Leidner's first husband was tried as a spy, sentenced to death, and then escaped, only to die in a train crash. So how is he sending her death threats from beyond the grave?...

Car brakes failA boulder missesAccidents? Or not? On holiday in Cornwall, Poirot meets a pretty young woman with an unusual name, 'Nick' Buckley. Upon discovering a bullet-hole in Nick's sun hat, the great detective decides the girl needs his protection...

One of the most flawlessly plotted Poirot novels, Death on the Nile follows a glorious cast of characters tormented by secrets and passions, as they embark on a luxury cruise, headed for tragedy. Agatha Christie's most exotic murder mystery,...

Newly adapted for the BBC for autumn 2018, starring John Malkovich, The ABC Murders is an ingeniously plotted, multi-perspective mystery that puts Poirot on the trail of a devious serial killer. Agatha Christie's world-famous serial killer mystery,...

Boasting one of the most audacious twists in crime fiction history, this legendary entry in the Christie canon finds Poirot investigating a thorny saga of betrayal, blackmail and murder. Agatha Christie's most daring crime mystery - an early and...

Peeling off the rural village idyll layer by layer, Christie’s classic about the terrible end of a teenager at a Halloween gathering brings Poirot face to face with a truly sinister mystery. The inspiration for A Haunting in Venice - now a major...

One of the most famous stories from the Queen of Crime, Murder on the Orient Express presents Poirot with the mystery of a monstrous American tycoon, found dead in his cabin, stabbed a dozen times. “The murderer is with us—on the...

Seven of the greatest modern short stories - disassembled by their authors.This innovative anthology reveals the inspiration, the ideals and the work involved in a great short story. Reverse Engineering brings together contemporary classic stories with...

A masterpiece of fiction and memory, Cheri is a heart-breaking but glorious celebration of all the moments of beauty and pain that make an individual life, right up until its very last moments.Cheri has been living with cancer for many years...

A strong-willed high school girl and a hot young scion of a business empire can’t help trying to outwit each other every chance they get... But could these opposites be conning themselves out of the perfect match?!After her older sister refuses to...

A strong-willed high school girl and a hot young scion of a business empire can’t help trying to outwit each other every chance they get... But could these opposites be conning themselves out of the perfect match?!After her older sister refuses to...

Faced with the choice of being married to a strange spirit or being made into dinner, Aoi decides to create a third option for herself!Aoi Tsubaki inherited her grandfather’s ability to see spirits—and his massive debt to them! Now...

WINNER OF A FORTNUMS SPECIAL AWARD 2023 WINNER OF THE ANDRÉ SIMON AWARD 2022 FOR BEST FOOD BOOK ‘A beautifully written instant classic that is every bit as exuberant and delicious as the man himself!’ Nigella Lawson 'Jeremy Lee is an...

‘This book will earn a place in kitchens up and down the country’ -- Nigella LawsonSeventy-five one-tin recipes: half vegan, half vegetarian, all delicious.With all seventy-five recipes in this book, you simply pop your ingredients in a...

‘Touching and uplifting’ MILLY JOHNSON ’A beautiful story of loss, discovery and recovery’ HEIDI SWAIN ‘Heart-wrenching and compelling’ SARAH MORGAN ‘This book tore my heart into tiny pieces, then...