Giving an account of the life of a surgeon, this book looks at what it is like to cut into people's bodies and the - literally life and death - decisions that have to be made. It includes chronicles of operations that go wrong; of doctors who go to the bad; why autopsies are necessary; and what it feels like to insert your knife into someone.

From the international bestselling author of Better, Complications and The Checklist Manifesto and Reith Lecturer 2014, a revolutionary and emotionally searing account of death, dying and medicine.

An expert guide to transforming your teamwork and results

A practical, illuminating and timeless guide to thinking better, from a Royal Society Prize shortlisted mathematician - now in paperback.

From ancient Mesopotamia to today, the epic story of how humans have used laws to forge civilizations.

The final installment in the New York Times bestselling Stoic Virtues series: the essential, life-changing and hard-won virtue of wisdom

The riveting history of the strange science of the 'Normal', and the origins of an anxiety-ridden modern obsession

A practical guide to getting shit done, everyday: no jargon, no guff, no unworkable theories.

An entertaining collection of strange, delightful and unexpectedly apt words from the origins of English.

A ground-breaking examination of the societal impact of fear that gives us a thrilling insight on world history