A trailblazing history of how the marks left on maps tell the story of the world

A quirky language-lovers tour of the twenty most-spoken languages in the world - what puts them a cut above the other six thousand?

A powerful meditation on the nature and dangers of ego, from the bestselling author of The Obstacle is the Way.

Offers an understanding of Vermeer's paintings and of the era they portray.

The psychology and biology behind what we find cute, and how cuteness has shaped cultures around the world.

A game-changing guide to the art, science and joy of pitching

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.

Find order, creativity and productivity with this revolutionary system

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