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The Obstacle is the Way: 10th Anniversary Edition
The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
2024 || Hardcover || Ryan Holiday || Profile Books Ltd
The book that launched a global phenomenon - updated, expanded and set to introduce a new generation to the power of Stoicism
World Cup Fever
A Footballing Journey in Nine Tournaments
2025 || Paperback || Simon Kuper || Profile Books Ltd
The story of how football transformed the world, told through nine World Cups - by one of our most talented football writers
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The Origins of Political Order
From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution
2024 || Paperback || Francis Fukuyama || Profile Books Ltd
If we are to understand the politics that we now take for granted, we need to understand its origins. This book examines the paths that different societies have taken to reach their current forms of political order. It starts with the very beginning of mankind and comes right up to the eve of the French and American revolutions.
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The Checklist Manifesto
How To Get Things Right
2024 || Paperback || Atul Gawande || Profile Books Ltd
One of the top ten greatest doctors in the world looks at the lowly checklist, and how this simple idea - which is free to reproduce - will revolutionise the way we approach problems, and help save lives. Today we find ourselves in possession of stupendous know-how, which we willingly place in the hands of the most highly skilled people.
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain / 4th edition
A Course in Enhancing Creativity and Artistic Confidence
2013 || Hardcover || Betty Edwards || Profile Books Ltd
OVER 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE'You will quickly amaze and delight yourself. Hands down the best and most life-enhancing thing I've done in lockdown' India Knight, Sunday TimesDrawing on the Right Side of the Brain is the world's most widely used drawing instruction book. Whether you are a professional, a student, or enjoy art as a hobby, Betty Edwards' practical step-by-step guide will give you greater confidence in your ability, deepen your artistic perception and provide a new way to ...
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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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
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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