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Lives of the Stoics
The Art of Living from Zeno to Marcus Aurelius
2024 || Paperback || Ryan Holiday e.a. || Profile Books Ltd
From the bestselling authors of The Daily Stoic comes an inspiring guide to the lives of Stoicism's greatest practitioners.
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Tracks on the Ocean
A History of Trailblazing, Maps and Maritime Travel
2025 || Paperback || Dr Sara Caputo || Profile Books Ltd
A trailblazing history of how the marks left on maps tell the story of the world
Moneyland
Why Thieves And Crooks Now Rule The World And How To Take It Back
2024 || Paperback || Oliver Bullough || Profile Books Ltd
SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWATERSTONES NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTHSHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2019SUNDAY TIMES BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR an ECONOMIST Politics and Current Affairs book of the year and a DAILY MAIL and TIMES book of the year'You cannot understand power, wealth and poverty without knowing about Moneyland.'Simon Kuper, New Statesman2019: democracy is eating itself, inequality is skyrocketing, the system is breaking apart. Why?Because in 1962, some bankers in London had an idea...
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What's the Use?
The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics
2024 || Paperback || Professor Ian Stewart || Profile Books Ltd
A bestselling author tries to rehabilitate a much-maligned field.
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The Power of Culture
Bringing values to life at work: An Economist Edge book
2024 || Paperback || Laura Hamill || Profile Books Ltd
Why organisations need to be proactive about their culture - and how they can achieve that
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Babel
Around the World in Twenty Languages
2024 || Paperback || Gaston Dorren || Profile Books Ltd
A quirky language-lovers tour of the twenty most-spoken languages in the world - what puts them a cut above the other six thousand?
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Ego is the Enemy
The Fight to Master Our Greatest Opponent
2024 || Paperback || Ryan Holiday || Profile Books Ltd
A powerful meditation on the nature and dangers of ego, from the bestselling author of The Obstacle is the Way.
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Sea Fever
A Seaside Companion: from buoys and bowlines to selkies and setting sail
2024 || Paperback || Meg Clothier e.a. || Profile Books Ltd
Everything you need to know about the sea and shore, from high tides to half-hitches.
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Irresistible
How Cuteness Wired our Brains and Conquered the World
2024 || Paperback || Professor Joshua Paul Dale || Profile Books Ltd
The psychology and biology behind what we find cute, and how cuteness has shaped cultures around the world.
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Vermeer's Hat
The seventeenth century and the dawn of the global world
2024 || Paperback || Timothy Brook || Profile Books Ltd
Offers an understanding of Vermeer's paintings and of the era they portray.