An immediate New York Times bestseller this is the fascinating exploration of the intricacies of how we remember, why we forget, and what we can do to protect our memories.

A lively and accessible history of humanity's greatest - and strangest - creation: money.

A witty and engaging beginner's guide to the Classics, by the author of Veni, Vidi, Vici and Eureka!

'Much more than a portrait of a Congolese herd boy who becomes an important military man, it is a portrait of a vast and chaotic country in a state of near-anarchy. I have long admired Lieve Joris's African books, but this one is both powerful and timely, intensely imagined.' Paul Theroux

A captivating portrait of contemporary New York City, the most linguistically diverse place ever to have existed on the planet, told through six speakers of little-known and overlooked languages.

From the #1 bestselling author of Too Much and Never Enough: A diagnosis of America's national trauma, and a way to heal.

An outrageously provocative and profoundly moving new work on the complicated relationship between Joan Didion and her fellow literary titan, Eve Babitz.

Christmas is just around the corner, and Ronja and Melissa's father is out of work. When ten-year-old Ronja hears about a job selling Christmas trees, she thinks it might be the stroke of luck they all need. Soon, the fridge fills with food and their father comes home smiling, covered in spruce needles. But the local pub has an irresistible pull and he quickly abandons his responsibilities.

Melissa decides to take his place at the Christmas tree stand, working before and after school, and bri...

The definitive and hilarious New York Times bestselling exposé of a new age of excess in Silicon Valley