The very best of British and Irish nature writing selected by the natural history writer Patrick Barkham.

A brave and revelatory account of how a small-minded, low-level KGB operative came to control the world's largest country and, in an astonishingly short time, destroyed years of progress, making Russia once more a threat to her own people and to the world - now with a new preface

This love letter to reading is a philosophical take on why we read and collect books, told through a working-class lens

People who believe ageing brings wisdom live longer.

Lucky charms really do improve athletic performance.

Taking a placebo, even when you know it is a placebo, can still benefit your health.

Welcome to The Expectation Effect.

David Robson takes us on a tour of the cutting-edge research happening right now that suggests our expectations shape our experience. Of course, you can't just think yourself thinner, happier or fitter, but using this book you can reframe many different facets of your li...

A walking tour of the border region where England and Scotland meet by the award-winning Scottish writer, meditating on the conflict and union of their relationship through history and in the future

How Israel makes a killing from the Occupation.

A timely critique investigating how four women philosophers persevered in a field that often suppressed and disregarded the insights of female thinkers.

From the Pulitzer Prize–winning New York Times reporter who has defined Donald J. Trump’s presidency like no other journalist: a magnificent and disturbing reckoning that chronicles his life and its impact, from his rise in New York City to his tortured postpresidency.

All of Trump’s behavior as president had echoes in what came before. In this revelatory and news-making book, Haberman brings together the events of his life into a single mesmerizing work. It is the definitive account of ...