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No Bullsh*t Leadership
Why the World Needs More Everyday Leaders and Why That Leader Is You
2024 || Paperback || Chris Hirst || Profile Books Ltd
A practical guide to getting shit done, everyday: no jargon, no guff, no unworkable theories.
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The Wordhord
Daily Life in Old English
2024 || Paperback || Hana Videen || Profile Books Ltd
An entertaining collection of strange, delightful and unexpectedly apt words from the origins of English.
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Fear
An Alternative History of the World
2024 || Paperback || Robert Peckham || Profile Books Ltd
A ground-breaking examination of the societal impact of fear that gives us a thrilling insight on world history
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Better
A Surgeon's Notes on Performance
2024 || Paperback || Atul Gawande || Profile Books Ltd
Explores how doctors strive to close the gap between best intentions and best performance in the face of obstacles that sometimes seem insurmountable. This book discusses the ethical dilemmas of doctors' participation in lethal injections and examines the influence of money on modern medicine.
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Stillness is the Key
An Ancient Strategy for Modern Life
2024 || Paperback || Ryan Holiday || Profile Books Ltd
The #1 New York Times Bestseller that shows why slowing down is the key to getting ahead.
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Courage Is Calling
Fortune Favours the Brave
2024 || Paperback || Ryan Holiday || Profile Books Ltd
An inspiring anthem to the power, promise, and challenges of courage, the first in a series examining the timeless Stoic virtues from bestselling author Ryan Holiday.
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The Notebook
A History of Thinking on Paper: A New Statesman and Spectator Book of the Year
2024 || Paperback || Roland Allen || Profile Books Ltd
Diaries, sketchbooks, common-places, notebooks, ledgers and ships' logs: how the blank book changed the way we think, and helped us change the world.
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Is Maths Real?
How Simple Questions Lead Us to Mathematics’ Deepest Truths
2024 || Paperback || Eugenia Cheng || Profile Books Ltd
One of the world's most creative mathematicians offers new ways to look at maths - focusing on questions, not answers
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Cezanne
A life
2024 || Paperback || Alex Danchev || Profile Books Ltd
Today we view Cezanne as a monumental figure, but during his lifetime (1839-1906), many did not understand him or his work. This book tells the story of an artist who was never accepted into the official Salon: he was considered a revolutionary at best and a barbarian at worst, whose paintings were unfinished, distorted and strange.
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Emperor of Rome
The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller
2024 || Paperback || Professor Mary Beard || Profile Books Ltd
A sweeping account of the social and political world of the Roman emperors by 'the world's most famous classicist' (Guardian)