Open

Humanity’s embrace of openness is the key to our success. The freedom to explore and exchange – whether it’s goods, ideas or people – has led to stunning achievements in science, technology and cultur …

The Prime Ministers

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‘Fascinating, revealing and entertaining.’ John Humphrys’A pure pleasure to read.’ Polly Toynbee’Extraordinary.’ Kirsty WarkA landmark history of the men and women who have defined the UK’s role in th …

Why the Germans Do it Better

Emerging from a collection of disparate city states 150 years ago, no other country has had as turbulent a history as Germany or enjoyed so much prosperity in such a short time frame. Today, as much o …

The Myths We Live By

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In this witty and mischievous book, philosopher Peter Cave dissects the most controversial disputes today and uses philosophical argument to reveal that many issues are less straightforward than we’d …

The Great Imperial Hangover

‘An excellent read.’ — Robert D. KaplanFor the first time in millennia we live without formal empires. But that doesn’t mean we don’t feel their presence rumbling through history. The Great Imperial …

How the West Stole Democracy from the Arabs

When Europe’s Great War engulfed the Ottoman Empire, Arab nationalists rose in revolt against their Turkish rulers and allied with the British on the promise of an independent Arab state. In October 1 …

Lawless

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In the summer of 2008 Kimberley Motley quit her job as a public defender in Milwaukee to join a program that helped train lawyers in war-torn Afghanistan. She was thirty-two at the time, a mother of t …

The Curse of Bigness

‘Timely and important.’ — Joseph E. Stiglitz ‘Tim Wu helps shape an urgent new global conversation.’ — Shoshana ZuboffWe’re three decades into a global experiment: what happens when the major nation …

Endell Street

A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEKWhen the First World War broke out, the suffragettes suspended their campaigning and joined the war effort. For pioneering suffragette doctors (and life partners) Flora M …

Good Company

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‘What a joy! Inspiring and powerful.’ — Ruby WaxIn a highly competitive world, many think business success means being ruthless: maximising short-term return for shareholders, cutting overheads, crus …

Shot Down

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On 17 July 2014, Malaysian Airlines MH17 was shot out of the sky above Ukraine. Aboard were 298 people, 38 of whom were Australians. No one survived.Subsequently it was shown that the airliner was alm …

The Hidden Half

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Why does one smoker die of lung cancer but another live to 100? The answer is ‘The Hidden Half’ – those random, unknowable variables that mess up our attempts to comprehend the world.We humans are ver …

Apocalypse How?

‘Entertaining and insightful’ — Evening Standard’One of the most important books of the year… Compelling’ Jamie Bartlett, Literary Review’Timely’ — New StatesmanAs the world becomes better connect …

Tomorrows Versus Yesterdays

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The current crisis of democracy, the growing economic inequality between rich and poor, our narcissistic social media culture and the looming menace of AI all threaten us as never before. The challeng …

The New Class War

An Evening Standard’s Book of the Year’A tour de force.’ David GoodhartAll over the West, party systems have shattered and governments have been thrown into turmoil. The embattled establishment claims …

Infinite Powers

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Shortlisted for the Royal Society Science Book Prize 2019A magisterial history of calculus (and the people behind it) from one of the world’s foremost mathematicians.This is the captivating story of m …