PROFILE BOOKS
SPRING 2016
Publishers are there to do their best for their authors and I am confident we do everything we can for ours – to edit, design, print, market and sell their books to great effect around the world. We work hard, but what we do is nothing compared to what our authors go through. Writing any book is an arduous and solitary task, the labour of months if not years of detailed and diligent research, deep thinking, and inspired and disciplined writing. That is true for all the books in this catalogue, but sometimes it goes even beyond that herculean task. Charles Foster lived for six weeks in a badger sett, eating worms and insects on a Welsh hillside, and he was hunted by packs of bloodhounds on Exmoor to understand the reality of Being a Beast (p3), a book that brings a startling new dimension to nature writing. Andrew Dickson has spent his career immersing himself in the Bard, certainly not the same hardship, but essential to create The Globe Guide to Shakespeare (p4) the definitive book on the subject. And an immense amount of research, thought and reflection has gone into the other books featured here, from Malcolm Lambert’s Crusade and Jihad, tracing the history of religious fighting in the Middle East (p22) to Polly Morland’s penetrating analysis in Metamorphosis (p17) of how and why we change. We never cease to be amazed and surprised by our authors and, whatever your tastes and interests, we are confident that you, too, will find plenty to amaze and surprise you in the books in this catalogue. Happy reading. ANDREW FRANKLIN PUBLISHER
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‘The swifts are doing something on our behalf. Their motion is redemptive. They move constantly so that we don’t have to. A badger can be local, living in a hole in a Welsh hill, because there are moving things – and supremely the swifts – that do the movement that’s necessary. They’re the throbbing hearts and tidal chests. They keep the bellows of the world working, enabling slow things to sleep without dying. They keep oxygen bubbling through standing water, so that other things can breathe. To be still is to die. Moving things enable stillness: the exuberantly international enables and legitimises the parochial.’
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Being a Beast What is it really like to be a beast? A lyrical exploration of animal life, from swimming with otters to burrowing with badgers
Charles Foster is a curious man, and he wanted to know what life is really like for a badger, an otter, a deer, a fox and a swift. So he tried it. He lived as a badger for six weeks, sleeping in a dirt hole and eating earthworms (apparently they taste of the earth they live in), he came face to face with shrimps as he lived like an otter, and he spent hours curled up in a back garden in East London and rooting in bins like an urban fox. A new departure for nature writing and an intimate look at life in the wild, Being a Beast brings together neuroscience, psychology, naturalism and memoir. Full of thrills, wisdom and beauty, containing moments of humour and joy, Charles Foster gets down and grapples with the beast in us all.
Charles Foster is a Fellow of Green Templeton College at the University of Oxford. He is a qualified vet, teaches medical law and ethics, and he’s a practising barrister. Much of his life has been spent on expeditions; he has run a 150 mile race in the Sahara, skied to the North Pole, and ‘bled in many beautiful and desolate landscapes’. He has written on subjects including travel, evolutionary biology, natural history, anthropology and philosophy. www.charlesfoster.co.uk
£14.99 256pp Demy hardback ISBN: 978 1 78125 534 6 e-ISBN: 978 1 78283 199 0 Nature April 2016 World ex USA, Can Exclusive Europe 5
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ANDREW DICKSON
The Globe Guide to Shakespeare The plays, the productions, the life Published to coincide with Shakespeare’s 400th anniversary The Globe Guide to Shakespeare is the ultimate guide to the life and work of the world’s greatest playwright: William Shakespeare. With full coverage of the thirty-nine plays, including a synopsis, full character list, stage history and a critical essay for each, this comprehensive guide is both a quick reference and in-depth background guide for theatre-goers, students, film buffs and literature-lovers alike. The Globe Guide to Shakespeare also explores Shakespeare’s sonnets and the narrative poems, combined with fascinating accounts of Shakespeare’s life and theatre, exploring in colourful detail each play’s original performances. This comprehensive guide includes up-to-date reviews of the best films and audio recordings of each play, from Laurence Olivier to Baz Luhrmann, Kozintsev to Kurosawa. The Globe Guide to Shakespeare is a celebration of all things Shakespearian. ‘An amazing achievement - the book I turn to before seeing any new production.’ Michael Billington £19.99 592pp Royal paperback ISBN: 978 1 78125 634 3 e-ISBN: 978 1 78283 247 8 Literary and Theatre Studies February 2016 World Tr US 6
Andrew Dickson is a writer and theatre critic for the Guardian. An honorary research fellow at Birkbeck, University of London, he is also a regular on BBC radio as a presenter and reviewer, and is author of the forthcoming Worlds Elsewhere: Journeys Around Shakespeare’s Globe, a book about Shakespeare’s global influence.
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SPQR A History of Ancient Rome Published to coincide with a major new BBC series presented by Mary Beard Ancient Rome matters. Its history of empire, conquest, cruelty and excess is something against which we judge ourselves. Its myths, stories, debates and controversies still strike a chord. SPQR is a new look at Roman history from one of the world’s foremost classicists. It explores not only how Rome grew from an insignificant village in central Italy to a power that controlled territory from Spain to Syria, but also how the Romans thought about themselves and their achievements, and why they are still important to us today. Covering a thousand years of history, and casting fresh light on the basics of Roman culture from slavery to running water, this is a definitive history of ancient Rome. Mary Beard is a professor of classics at Newnham College, Cambridge, and the classics editor of the TLS. Her previous books include the bestselling, Wolfson Prize-winning Pompeii, The Roman Triumph, The Parthenon and Confronting the Classics. Her blog has been collected in the books It’s a Don’s Life [9781846682513] and All in a Don’s Day [9781846685361].
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£9.99 608pp B format paperback ISBN: 978 1 84668 381 7 e-ISBN: 978 1 84765 441 0 History April 2016 World ex USA, Can Exclusive Europe Tr 7
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The Perfect Bet How Science and Maths are Taking the Luck Out of Gambling A guide to how the world’s smartest gamblers are using science to take on the house – and win Gamblers have been trying to figure out how to game the system since our ancestors first made wagers over dice fashioned from knucklebones. Now, in the twenty-first century, professional gamblers are using cutting-edge techniques to tilt the odds further in their favour. At the roulette wheel, card table or racecourse, science is giving us the competitive edge over opponents, casinos and bookmakers. But is there such a thing as a perfect bet? Award-winning writer Adam Kucharski looks beyond probability and statistics to examine how wagers have inspired a plethora of new disciplines – including chaos theory, behavioural psychology, machine learning and game theory – which are not just revolutionising gambling, but changing our fundamental notions about chance, randomness and luck. Explaining why poker is gaming’s last bastion of human superiority over artificial intelligence and how a new breed of algorithms is losing banks and asset traders millions, The Perfect Bet has the inside track on just about any wager you’d care to place. £12.99 288pp Demy trade paperback ISBN: 978 1 78125 546 9 e-ISBN: 978 1 78283 205 8 Popular Science May 2016 UK & Com
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Adam Kucharski is a lecturer in mathematical modelling at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Born in 1986, he studied at the University of Warwick before completing a PhD in Mathematics at the University of Cambridge. Winner of the 2012 Wellcome Trust Science Writing Prize, his popular science articles have appeared in the Observer, BBC Focus and Scientific American. He lives in London.
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JOHN WRIGHT
The Natural History of the Hedgerow A fascinating look behind the garden hedge and into the rich world of hedgerows and boundaries across Great Britain
Ever since the first human settlements 10,000 years ago, hedgerows have been a feature of our landscape and our history. The Romans were keen hedge builders, the Anglo-Saxons gave us the word ‘hege’ and in the nineteenth century villagers rioted against the building of hedged enclosures. Many of these ancient hedgerows still survive, and today they line our motorways, fringe our gardens and criss-cross the countryside. In The Natural History of the Hedgerow, John Wright tells the story of hedgerows past and present, encompassing their long significance in the life of the countryside, their origins and natural history, the ancient crafts involved in their creation, and the huge variety in their ages, sizes, shape, composition and functions. Full of beautiful line drawings and colourful photographs, the book transforms these stalwarts of nature into rich sources of cultural, historical and scientific material. You’ll never look at shrubs in the same way again.
John Wright is a naturalist and forager and one of Britain’s leading experts on fungi. His most recent book is The Naming of the Shrew: A Curious History of Latin Names (Bloomsbury 2014). He is the author of books on hedgerows, seashores, mushrooms and booze in the popular River Cottage Handbook series.
£14.99 320pp Demy hardback ISBN: 978 1 84668 552 1 e-ISBN: 978 1 84765 935 4 Natural history March 2016 World Tr US 9
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Adventures in Human Being ‘A sober and beautiful book about the landscape of the human body: thought-provoking and eloquent.’ Hilary Mantel ‘So enthralling and so well written that it should win its own clutch of prizes ... immensely engaging and often unexpected.’ Sunday Times ‘Grand, eloquent stuff, occasionally humorous, frequently moving and invariably informative ... a thoroughly entertaining, provocative work.’ Observer £8.99 272pp B format paperback ISBN: 978 1 78125 342 7 e-ISBN: 978 1 78283 104 4 Popular Science February 2016 UK & Com
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Being Mortal ‘Gawande’s most powerful, and moving book’ Malcolm Gladwell £8.99 B format paperback ISBN: 978 1 84668 582 8
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Sex by Numbers ‘A clever, hugely readable book … astounding.’ Sunday Times £12.99 Demy trade paperback ISBN: 978 1 78125 329 8 e-ISBN: 978 1 78283 099 3 £8.99 B format paperback ISBN: 978 1 78125 330 4 April 2016
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Forensics ‘A grimly absorbing account of crime and its detection’ Observer £8.99 B format paperback ISBN: 978 1 78125 170 6
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Indian Medicine Stories of life, death and healing from the world’s most fascinating nation
India defies definition, and the story of medicine in India is similarly rich and complex: shaped by unique challenges and opportunities, uniting cutting-edge technological developments with ancient cultural traditions, fuelled by political changes which transformed the lives of millions, and moulded by the energy of forceful individuals. Here, Aarathi Prasad investigates how Indian medicine came to be the way it is. Her travels will take her to bonesetter clinics in Hyderabad and the waiting-rooms of Bollywood’s best plastic surgeons, and introduce her to traditional healers as well as the world-beating heart surgeon who is revolutionising treatment around the globe. From the asthma ‘cure’ that involves swallowing live fish, to mental health initiatives in Mumbai’s Dharavi mega-slum and ground-breaking neuroscience happening inside the Mughal walls of old Delhi, Indian Medicine tells the story of the Indian people, in sickness and in health, and provides a unique perspective on the most diverse and fascinating country in the world.
Aarathi Prasad is a biologist and writer. She has appeared on TV and radio programmes, including BBC Radio 4, Channel 4 and the Discovery Channel. She is the author of Like A Virgin: How Science is Redesigning the Rules of Sex. She lives in London.
£14.99 256pp Demy hardback ISBN: 978 1 78125 486 8 e-ISBN: 978 1 78283 178 5 History / Medicine March 2016 World All Languages Tr US 11
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States of Mind Experiences at the Edge of Consciousness – An Anthology 100+ writers, artists, philosophers and scientists explore the nature of consciousness The meaning of consciousness, the mechanics of the mind and otherworldly transition or disrupted states – such as trance, sleep-walking, amnesia and locked-in syndrome – are perennially fascinating issues. The subjects of many studies by philosophers and clinical psychologists, these issues and experiences have also sparked the creative imagination of numerous artists, literary writers, pulp sci-fi authors and Hollywood scriptwriters. States of Mind is an anthology of prose, poetry, real-life accounts and visual interpretations of liminal and disrupted states of consciousness. Key themes include the mind−body problem, artificial consciousness, synaesthesia, dreams, nightmares, sleep paralysis, somnambulism, aphasia, amnesia, anaesthesia and being buried alive.
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The 100+ entries span five centuries and include works by Jane Austen, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Arthur Conan Doyle, Francis Crick, René Descartes, Emily Dickinson, H. L. Gold, Franz Kafka, H. P. Lovecraft, Marcel Proust, Mary Shelley, Henry David Thoreau, Alan Turing, H. G. Wells and Emile Zola.
States of Mind will accompany a year-long exhibition and events programme at Wellcome Collection.
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CHARLES FERNYHOUGH
The Voices Within The History and Science of How We Talk to Ourselves The Royal Society Winton Prize-listed author of Pieces of Light examines how inner speech shapes the way we think Close your eyes and have a thought. Now ask yourself a question: what was it like to think that thought? What we usually call ‘thinking’ is often a kind of speaking by the multiple voices of our consciousness. The Voices Within eavesdrops on those voices: the voices of everyday thought, emotion and memory, but also the distressing or beneficent voices of those who hear others speaking when there is no one around. Authoritative and engaging, drawing on the most up-to-date research and thinking, Charles Fernyhough illuminates the new science of language and thought with a raft of interviews, case studies and historical and cultural examples. The Voices Within is a thought-provoking examination of how words and thoughts weave together in our consciousness and how the conversations that we have with ourselves play a vital part in our thinking.
Charles Fernyhough is part-time
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Professor in Psychology at Durham University, where he directs Hearing the Voice, a project on inner voices funded by the Wellcome Trust. He is the author of the novel The Auctioneer and his previous non-fiction book Pieces of Light was shortlisted for the 2013 Royal Society Winton Prize.
£16.99 320pp Demy hardback ISBN: 978 1 78125 279 6 e-ISBN: 978 1 78283 078 8 Popular Science / Psychology April 2016 World US 13
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JEREMY FISHER & GILLYANNE KAYES
This is a Voice 64 exercises to train, project and harness the power of your voice Train your voice to speak (and sing) with impact using this practical guide Your voice is a vital method of communication, more important even than the words you say. But it can also get in the way: we can find ourselves mumbling when we want to sound confident and failing to hit those crucial high notes at choir or karaoke. This is a Voice is a practical system of step-bystep vocal warm ups and exercises, illustrated with striking graphic design. By following these simple techniques, anyone can gain more control over their voice – whether to project confidence and be more persuasive at work, or just to sing in tune. Containing sections on speeches, using your voice in the workplace, singing and opera, and offering guidance on everything from breathing and posture to ventriloquism and beatboxing, as well as tricks to combat issues such as groggy morning voice or nerves, this book is an unusual gift and essential toolkit to help you transform the way you sound. This is a Voice accompanies a major Wellcome Collection exhibition in collaboration with the Royal Opera House, London. The exhibition will travel to the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney, Australia in 2017. £12.99 176pp B format hardback ISBN: 978 1 78125 656 5 e-ISBN: 978 1 78283 259 1 Popular Science / Self-help April 2016 World Tr US 14
Jeremy Fisher is a performance coach and vocal trainer with more than thirty years of experience working in opera and London’s West End. Gillyanne Kayes is a singing voice expert, voice researcher and author with a PhD on female singing voice. Steven Connor (introduction) is Professor of English at the University of Cambridge who has written extensively on the history of the voice, sound and music.
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Brazillionaires Inside the murky, scandalous world of Brazil’s most powerful men
In 2012, Brazilian tycoon Eike Batista was the eighth richest man in the world, his $30bn fortune built on Brazil’s incredible natural resources. By the middle of 2013 he had lost it all, engulfed in scandal. Brazillionaires is a fast-paced account of Batista’s rise and fall, and of the rise and rise of the hyper-rich, not just in Brazil but the world over: a story of helicopter flights, high-speed car crashes and beach-front penthouses. But it is also an investigation into a country apparently poised to become a superpower, yet beset by endemic inequality and corruption. Stefan Zweig said in 1941 that Brazil was the country of the future; Brazilians joke that it always will be. Today, though, that future seems closer than ever. It is the world’s seventh-largest economy, companies such as Heinz, Budweiser and Burger King are now controlled by Brazilian investors and Rio de Janeiro is hosting the 2016 Olympics. The brazillionaires have ridden the crest of Brazil’s wave of progress; through them Brazillionaires tells the story of their country’s past, present and future.
Alex Cuadros is a freelance journalist and writer based in São Paulo. He has written for Slate, The Nation and for Bloomberg, where he was a dedicated ‘billionaires reporter’.
£12.99 320pp Demy trade paperback ISBN: 978 1 78125 387 8 e-ISBN: 978 1 78283 125 9 Current affairs June 2016 UK & Com ex Canada
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MARGARET MacMILLAN
History’s People Personalities and the Past From the author of The War that Ended Peace: vivid accounts of the men and women who shaped history What difference do individuals make to history? Are we all swept up in the great forces like industrialisation or globalisation that change the world? Clearly not, real people - leaders in particular - and the decisions that they make change our lives irrevocably, whether in deciding to go to war or not, decisive tactical decisions made in the heat of battle, or changing the economic fortunes of countries. So if people - explorers, rulers, politicians, campaigners - make a difference in history, what is the role of personality? What difference did the characters of, for example, Nixon, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Montaigne or Stalin make? And what about less visible but influential people like writers, explorers and diarists? This book asks very big questions about the role of individuals, their behaviour and how personalities can affect - for better or worse - millions of people and the future of countries. Margaret MacMillan is the renowned author of the international bestsellers The War that Ended Peace, Nixon in China and Peacemakers: The Paris Peace Conference of 1919 which won the Duff Cooper Prize, the Hessell-Tiltman Prize, the Samuel Johnson Prize, and the 2003 Governor General’s Literary Award in Canada. £12.99 224pp Demy hardback ISBN: 978 1 78125 512 4 e-ISBN: 978 1 78283 189 1 History February 2016 UK & Com ex Au, NZ, Can
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The Ways of The World The essential anthology of writings by the world’s leading Marxist thinker
This book presents a sequence of landmark works in David Harvey’s intellectual journey over five decades. It shows how experiencing the riots, despair and injustice of 1970s Baltimore led him to seek an explanation of capitalist inequalities via Marx and to a sustained intellectual engagement that has made him the world’s leading exponent of Marx’s work. The book takes the reader through the development of his unique synthesis of Marxist method and geographical understanding that has allowed him to develop a series of powerful insights into the ways of the world, from the new mechanics of imperialism, crises in financial markets and the effectiveness of car strikers in Oxford, to the links between nature and change, why Sacré Coeur was built in Paris, and the meaning of the postmodern condition. David Harvey is renowned for originality, acumen and the transformative value of his insights. This book shows why. David Harvey is Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at the City University of New York Graduate School where he has taught since 2001. His course on Marx’s Capital, developed with students over forty years, has been downloaded by over two million people since appearing on the CUNY website in mid2008. His book The Enigma of Capital was published by Profile in 2010 to international acclaim.
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small introductions to big topics
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Geography A clear and accessible introduction to geography Geography gives shape to our innate curiosity; cartography is older than writing. Channelling our twin urges to explore and understand, geographers uncover the hidden connections of human existence, from infant mortality in inner cities to the decisionmakers who fly overhead in executive jets, from natural disasters to over-use of fossil fuels. In this incisive introduction to the subject, Danny Dorling and Carl Lee reveal geography as a science which tackles all of the biggest issues that face us today, from globalisation to equality, from sustainability to population growth, from climate change to changing technology – and the complex interactions between them all. Illustrated by a series of award-winning maps created by Benjamin D. Hennig, this is a book for anyone who wants to know more about why our world is the way it is today, and where it might be heading next. £8.99 176pp B format trade paperback ISBN: 978 1 78125 530 8 e-ISBN: 978 1 78283 196 9 Geography March 2016 World Tr US £8.99 • 978 1 78125 481 3
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Metamorphosis 19 True Stories About Change Can stories help to change your life? Polly Morland explores true stories of ordinary and extraordinary transformation What makes a violinist become a policeman, or a monk fall in love? How does someone lose eighteen stone in as many months or a follower of radical Islam turn his back on holy war? And how does a family adapt to the brain injury that changes their son or brother beyond recognition? These and other stories combine with a wealth of smart thinking from psychology, philosophy, literature and science as Polly Morland unravels the mysteries and mechanisms of human change. Most of us would like to change something about ourselves, although too often we feel that we can’t. Yet change is not an event – it is a process at which we are more skilled than we realise, a story we are already good at telling. Exploring how some people succeed in shaping their lives, like master storytellers, toward the happy ending of their choosing, Polly Morland shows that change is possible for us all. During fifteen years as a documentary-maker, Polly Morland worked as producer/director for the BBC and Channel Four, as well as for PBS and the Discovery Channel. Her first book, The Society of Timid Souls won a Jerwood Award and was longlisted for the Guardian First Book Award.
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Chancing It The laws of chance - and how they can work for you Key insights into how probability affects our lives by one of Britain’s leading science writers We’re all familiar with the workings of chance in our lives, from lucky breaks and bad bets to strange coincidences. They can make us jump for joy or leave us feeling persecuted – or just plain spooked. Yet behind all the apparent randomness lie hard and fast laws, and understanding how they work can transform our attitude to the ups and downs of life. But as this groundbreaking book reveals, these same laws can do far more, giving us powerful tools for dealing with uncertainty and risk to our wealth, health and happiness. Using compelling real-life cases Robert Matthews demonstrates the astounding power and reach of the laws of chance. He shows how their insights often defy commonsense, overturning many widely-held beliefs. Drawing on his own academic research, he also reveals how to spot basic flaws in the claims of experts in fields ranging from science and medicine to finance. The chances are this will be one of the most valuable books you’ll ever read.
£12.99 280pp Demy hardback ISBN: 978 1 78125 030 3 e-ISBN: 978 1 84765 862 3 Business / Popular Science February 2016 World Tr US 20
Robert Matthews is an award-winning science writer and academic. After reading physics at Oxford University he became Science Correspondent of the Sunday Telegraph, and his articles and books have been published in twelve languages. He is also a Visiting Fellow at Aston University, and his research into the effects of chance have appeared in many journals, including Nature and The Lancet.
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MARK STEVENSON
We Do Things Differently Entrepreneur and stand-up comedian Mark Stevenson introduces fifteen innovators breaking the rules to make our world better
Our systems are failing. Right across education, healthcare and government, food production, energy supply and commerce, old models are creaking under the weight of modern challenges. As the world’s population nears 10 billion, it’s clear we need new approaches. In We Do Things Differently, Mark Stevenson seeks out the innovators who are challenging the status quo and pioneering new ways to make our world more sustainable and equitable. From off-grid African villages ‘technology leapfrogging’ the West, to the boardrooms of (unsung) corporations that are taking the environment seriously, via patient-led groups transforming healthcare and new systems of citizen government that are helping Brazilian Favelas find a new future, We Do Things Differently travels the world to find the advance guard re-imagining our future. Populated by extraordinary (and often hilarious) characters, We Do Things Differently paints an enthralling picture, offering a window on, and a road map to a different future. For the powers-that-be it might make uncomfortable reading.
Mark Stevenson is a writer, entrepreneur and ideas broker who speaks regularly on future narratives, innovation, belief systems and learning. He is the author of the critically acclaimed An Optimist’s Tour of the Future which is being turned into a TV series. He is an adviser to the Virgin Earth Challenge and Trillion Fund.
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The Switch How solar, storage and new tech means cheaper power for all Tracing the switch from fossil fuels to solar power and looking at the technology, people and trends that will take us there How will the world be powered in ten years’ time? Not by fossil fuels. Energy experts all say the same thing: solar photovoltaics (PV) is our future. Reports from universities, investment banks, international institutions and large investors agree. It’s not about whether the switch from fossil fuels to solar power will happen, but when. This book tracks the transition away from coal, oil and gas to a world in which the limitless energy of the sun provides much of the energy the 10 billion people of this planet will need. It examines both the solar future and how we will get there, and the ways in which we will provide stored power when the sun isn’t shining. From artificial photosynthesis from a start-up in the US to a company in Germany that makes batteries for homes, The Switch meets the entrepreneurs, inventors and scientists from around the world using the latest research and studies to create positive solutions to the climate change crisis, and looks to a brighter future ahead. Chris Goodall is a consultant and £9.99 288pp B format paperback ISBN: 978 1 78125 635 0 e-ISBN: 978 1 78283 248 5 Environment June 2016 World Tr US 22
adviser to investors and companies across the fields of low-carbon energy and the circular economy. He is an academic referee for the journal Biomass and Bioenergy and his writing has appeared in the Guardian, The Ecologist and Abundance Generation. He is author of four books including Ten Technologies to Fix Energy and Climate.
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HUGH MOSS
The Art of Understanding Art A new perspective A refreshingly original and thought-provoking new theory of art, outlined and argued with intelligence, panache and wit What is art? How do you judge it? And how did artists such as Duchamp and Hirst change things? In this delightfully readable book, art expert and artist Hugh Moss presents a persuasive and controversial new theory of art that should help everyone to enjoy art more, and to feel more confident in their judgements about it. Much accepted thinking about art, he argues, is the result of intellectual tyranny: to fully appreciate a work of art, we need to combine intellect and reason with the transcendental side of consciousness. Not easy, admittedly, but if you can reach your own enlightened view, immensely rewarding. Written with a light touch, practical, intelligent, provocative, seasoned with irreverence and wit, and wonderfully illustrated by Peter Suart, this is a book that anyone interested in art will find stimulating.
Hugh Moss ran a gallery specialising in Asian art in London’s West End before moving to Hong Kong in the 1970s. An accomplished artist and an acknowledged expert in Chinese snuff bottles and works of art, he has worked closely with the world’s leading auction houses for over fifty years.
£9.99 224pp B format hardback ISBN: 978 1 78125 611 4 e-ISBN: 978 1 78283 235 5 History of Art December 2015 World Tr US 23
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Crusade and Jihad From the medieval origins of crusade and jihad to their contemporary meanings in the West and Middle East
Crusade and Jihad looks afresh at the Christian and Islamic struggle to control the holy places of Palestine and the Middle East between the seventh and thirteenth centuries. Crusade and jihad are often reckoned to be two sides of the same coin: both resonate on opposing sides in the war on terror. Malcolm Lambert shows that this simple opposition conceals important differences in their origins and meanings. He compares their early development in a narrative that places equal emphasis on the complex inner histories of Christendom and Islam, both of which were and are subject to internal tensions and dissent. The final chapters consider the long aftermath of crusade and jihad, including the nineteenthcentury French imperial crusade to bring civilisation to the world; the benign heritage of the Knights Hospitallers in the St John Ambulance Brigade; and the jihadists of the world today.
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Malcolm Lambert was Reader in Medieval History at the University of Bristol until 1991 when he retired to devote himself to writing and research. His books include Medieval Heresy, The Cathars and Christians and Pagans: The Conversion of Britain from Alban to Bede.
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MORIZ SCHEYER
Asylum A survivor’s flight from Nazi-occupied Vienna through wartime France A miraculous memoir of escape, survival and art in wartime Europe
In 1943, Moriz Scheyer was in hiding at a convent in the Dordogne when he began drafting Asylum, the extraordinarily tense, moving and at times almost miraculous account of his persecution in Vienna and flight to wartime France. An arts editor for Vienna’s principal newspaper before the German invasion in 1938, Scheyer was friends with some of the city’s great artists, from Stefan Zweig to Gustav Mahler, and an important literary journalist in his own right. Here he turns his acerbic wit and critical eye to his own remarkable experiences, tracing events from the Anschluss in Austria to Paris immediately pre-war and under occupation; the Exodus from Paris to life in two different concentration camps; an escape attempt, contact with the Resistance, and, finally, a dramatic rescue and clandestine life in a convent. Written while in hiding in 1944, this memoir is rare and riveting in its immediate perspective of events. After Scheyer’s death in 1948, his stepson – who disliked the book and its all-encompassing denunciation of the German people – destroyed the manuscript. Or thought he did. Recently, the only remaining copy was discovered in the family’s attic by Peter Singer, who has translated and provided an afterword to this unique recollection of the holocaust.
£14.99 320pp Demy hardback ISBN: 978 1 78125 599 5 e-ISBN: 978 1 78283 229 4 Memoir January 2016 World Tr US 25
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A Cabinet of Philosophical Curiosities A Collection of Puzzles, Oddities, Riddles and Dilemmas An entertaining miscellany of logical curiosities – from anecdotes to puzzles and puns – found outside the classroom Logic has made some men rich. Inside this book you will learn of John Eck (who debated Luther in 1519): he devised a sequence of contracts that sidestepped usury laws. Voltaire set himself up for life by exploiting a fallacy in the construction of a Parisian lottery. And logic is for altruists. You will discover how General Benjamin Butler used other-centric reasoning to protect runaway slaves, and why Horatio Nelson believed his phantom arm demonstrated his immortality. Historical snapshots of logic in action are interwoven with anecdotes, puzzles and games; tributes to great logicians such as Lewis Carroll and Arthur Prior; and short lives of philosophers from Plato to John Searle. Concise essays on great debates and problems in philosophy sit alongside accounts of arresting aspects of truth, falsehood, reason and human utterances. There are dialogues, cures and insults, paradoxes, poems and puns.
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Roy Sorenson’s intriguing miscellany of logical curiosities comes from his lifelong search for philosophical anomalies and intriguing logical puzzles. Readers will be as surprised by the unexpected consequences of their own beliefs as they are entertained by the paradoxes that fill Philosophical Curiosities. Roy Sorensen never told you that he is the son of Ted Sorensen, President Kennedy’s speech writer and confidant. For it is not true. Roy Sorensen is a professor of philosophy at Washington University in St Louis. He is the author of Seeing Dark Things, A Brief History of the Paradox, Thought Experiments and Blindspots.
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Historically Inevitable? Turning Points of the Russian Revolution The essential analysis of the events leading up to October 1917 and beyond, by the world’s foremost experts on Russian history Marx held that the progression of society from capitalism to communism was ‘historically inevitable’. In Russia in 1917 it seemed that Marx’s theory was being born out in reality. But was the Russian Revolution really inevitable? This collection of fourteen contributions from the world’s leading Russian scholars attempts to answer the question by looking back at the key turning points. From the assassination of Stolypin in 1905 through to the appropriation of church property in 1922, and focusing especially on the events in 1917, Historically Inevitable? is a forensic account of Russia’s road to revolution. Each contribution gives not only an incisive narrative account of the events but also features, for the first time, an intriguing counter-factual analysis of what might have gone differently. Historically Inevitable? explains how Russia, more through blind luck than any historical inevitability, became the world’s first communist state. Featuring contributions from: Donald Crawford • Sean McMeekin • Dominic Lieven • Orlando Figes • Richard Sakwa • Douglas Smith • Martin Sixsmith • Simon Dixon • Boris Kolonitsky • Richard Pipes • Edvard Radzinsky • Catriona Kelly • Erik Landis • Evan Mawdsley Sir Tony Brenton was a British diplomat from 1975 to 2009, completing his career as Charge d’Affaires in Washington, and then Ambassador in Moscow. He is now a Fellow of Wolfson College, Cambridge, writing a book on the Russia of Peter the Great, and is a regular commentator on contemporary Russian issues.
£25 400pp Royal hardback ISBN: 978 1 78125 021 1 e-ISBN: 978 1 84765 859 3 History June 2016 World all languages Tr US 27
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SIMON BILL
Artist in Residence A modern (art) farce
For our drunken anti-hero, a YBA-style painter whose moment in the spotlight has long since faded, life is looking bleak. His curator girlfriend has dumped him; the only dealer with any time for him is the one who sells him drugs; and he’s reduced to snaffling free drinks at endless private views. But his luck changes when he’s offered a job as artist in residence at a neurological institute. Enthralled by the characters and conditions he encounters – and smitten by the beautiful amnesiac Emily – his thoughts turn to romance, as well as the possibility of reviving his moribund career with a neuro-inspired show. Meanwhile, all is not as it seems at the shiny new institute. In this hilarious modern art farce, with a neurotwist, Simon Bill lifts the lid on the venal, noveltyseeking world of London’s contemporary art scene while enlightening us on the fascinating workings of the human brain. ‘A novel of dark satire ... laugh-out-loud funny.’ Peter Carty, Independent ‘I bloody loved it!’ Gary Hume £8.99 288pp B format paperback with flaps ISBN: 978 1 90874 557 6 e-ISBN: 978 1 90874 558 3 Fiction May 2016 World
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Simon Bill studied at the RCA and St Martin’s in London and is closely associated with the YBA group of visual artists. He has had solo exhibitions in California, Cologne, London, Manchester and, most recently, a major retrospective at Baltic, Gateshead. This is his first work of fiction.
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Ice A novel The epic of island life that has gripped Finland In the summer of 1947, a young priest, his wife and baby daughter arrive by mail boat at a tiny church island. They are to take over its draughty homestead from where Petter is to minister to the scattered and subtly divided community. In this deeply evocative tale, Ulla-Lena Lundberg draws us into the minutiae of an austere yet purposeful life where the demands of self-sufficiency – cows to milk and sheep to graze – are tempered by the kindness of neighbours. With each season, the family’s love of the island grows and when the winter brings ice a new and tentative link is created. Told through the eyes of Petter, the wholehearted if naive novice priest, and Mona, his tough-minded wife, a story unfolds that is as immersive as it is heartrending. Winner of the Finlandia prize and nominated for the Nordic Critics Prize, Ice was a huge bestseller in Finland.
Ulla-Lena Lundberg is an acclaimed and prizewinning Finland-Swedish poet, ethnologist and author. She has published more than twenty works of fiction and essays. Born in Kökar in the Åland islands, she has lived in Japan, Africa and Siberia, and now lives in Porvoo, Finland. Ulla-Lena is featured on a recent Åland Islands stamp.
£9.99 384pp B format paperback with flaps ISBN: 978 1 90874 547 7 e-ISBN: 978 1 90874 548 4 Fiction February 2016 World
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Sales Mind 48 tools to help you sell Tools, tips and psychological insights to help you step up your selling Selling is tough. Salespeople today face multiple challenges: mass competition, the race against technology, buyers blind to outdated techniques, to name but a few. It’s clear that selling has evolved and salespeople have to change too. Smart sellers need to take a psychological step up: the winners will be those with a finely tuned sales mind. A sales mind uses an innate range of mental skills which are at everyone’s disposal: the ability to see, to think and to improve. Drawing on the wisdom of psychology, philosophy and cultural history, Sales Mind looks at how best to develop, master and use these critical skills. Helen Kensett has used her lifelong sales experience to develop forty-eight visually-led tools to take you through the essential stages of great selling and to help you develop the skills and techniques needed to close a sale. Each visual is a practical tool designed to make you think again and take a fresh look at any situation where you need to make a pitch.
£9.99 208pp A format hardback ISBN: 978 1 78125 631 2 e-ISBN: 978 1 78283 245 4 Business February 2016 World Tr US 30
Helen Kensett is a sales expert. She runs The Convince Consultancy which helps businesses create compelling sales and marketing campaigns and advises start-ups on their direct sales efforts. Through her brand Sales Mind, she equips national and international sales teams with the mindset and skills to sell more, more often.
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JEREMY MILLER
Warren Buffett’s Ground Rules Words of Wisdom from the Partnership Letters of the World’s Greatest Investor Easy-to-follow ground rules from one of the world’s most successful investors At the age of twenty-six, Warren Buffett founded Buffett Partnership Limited, which lasted from 1956 to 1970. During this time he wrote thirtythree letters to his small but growing group of partners. These letters chronicle his thoughts, approaches and reflections in the period immediately prior to his Berkshire Hathaway tenure – one that saw an unprecedented record of investing success. Warren Buffett’s Ground Rules brings together, for the first time, and with Buffett’s permission, the key investment principles and teachings the letters reveal. Here you will find the basis for Buffett’s contrarian diversification strategy, his almost religious celebration of compounding interest, and his tactics for bettering market results by at least 10 per cent annually. Quoting extensively and directly from Buffett’s own writing, equity research expert Jeremy Miller reveals the timeless advice the letters contain, demonstrating a set of highly effective investment strategies that continue to resonate today.
Jeremy Miller works in institutional sales at Vertical Research Partners, a leading New York City-based equity research and consulting firm. His clients include investors working at some of the largest money management firms in world – Blackrock, Goldman Sachs, Paulson & Co, GLG, among others.
£12.99 240pp B format hardback ISBN: 978 1 78125 563 6 e-ISBN: 978 1 78283 214 0 Business April 2016 UK & Com ex Canada
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Stupid Why smart people act dumb – and what we can do about it Welcome to the idea of functional stupidity: how to recognise it, why it’s attractive and how to guard against it Something strange is happening in our knowledge economy: organisations everywhere are encouraging smart people to do stupid things. At its extremes, this can be catastrophic: witness the institutional blindness in financial services that led to the crisis of 2008. But we can all relate to more everyday examples of losing touch with the need to question the dubious and criticise the absurd, from unsustainable management fads or the cult of leadership and strategy through to an over-reliance on brand and image. Stupid tackles head-on the pros and cons of a culture of questioning and challenge. Harmony and action at all costs can be attractive and can also bring short-term benefits. But, ultimately, the book is a wake-up call to all of us to be alert to behaviours that discourage critical thinking, and to use our intelligence to the full in the interests of personal satisfaction, organisational success and the performance of the wider economy and society as a whole.
£12.99 288pp Demy trade paperback ISBN: 978 1 78125 541 4 e-ISBN: 978 1 78283 202 7 Management June 2016 World all lang ex Swedish Tr US 32
André Spicer is Professor of Organisational Behaviour at Cass Business School, City University, London, known for his thought leadership in the human side of work, leadership and ethics.
Mats Alvesson is Professor of Business Administration at the University of Lund, Sweden and is a sought-after speaker and commentator around the globe.
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How to Watch the Olympics An instant initiation into every Olympic sport to enjoy all the action at Rio 2016 The 2016 Rio games are finally here! This is the one book on the Olympics you really do need The Olympic Games can dazzle us with the sheer scale and variety of its sporting contests. Yet many of the games are unfamiliar to even the most avid sports fan. Which is where this witty, insightful book comes in. How to Watch the Olympics offers each sport’s backstory and culture, and explains the finer points of strategy, skulduggery and skill. Once you’ve read the book, you’ll be on tenterhooks to see whether the Danes triumph at handball, what the Italian fencers are up to, and why Greco-Roman wrestling is so crucial to Kazakhstan. This edition has been freshly updated for the 2016 Games in Rio, including new Olympic sports Rugby Sevens and Golf, and much, much more. ‘The perfect event-by-event primer for sport’s biggest occasion’ Independent ‘Those planning Olympic spectatorship will not find a better vade mecum than How to Watch the Olympics … crisply informative.’ Observer David Goldblatt is the author of the World Football Yearbook and The Ball is Round: a Global History of Football. He writes the ‘Sporting Life’ column in Prospect magazine, teaches the sociology of sport at the University of Bristol, and broadcasts regularly on the politics of sport for BBC Radio 4.
Johnny ‘Lord’ Acton is a writer who specialises in digging up obscure nuggets of information and making complex subjects accessible. He has written books on everything from pickling food (Preserved with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall) to the history of balloons (The Man Who Touched the Sky).
£9.99 400pp B format paperback ISBN: 978 1 78125 103 4 e-ISBN: 978 1 84765 758 9 Sport May 2016 World ex USA, Can Tr US 33
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The Art Of Innovation Lessons in Creativity from IDEO A reissue of this timeless business classic with a new introduction from the author
Tom Kelley’s inspirational book The Art of Innovation has become the go-to read for any business that wants to be more creative in its thinking, products, and processes – and with good reason. Tom Kelley, partner at the Silicon Valley-based design firm IDEO, takes readers behind the scenes of this wildly imaginative and energised company to reveal the strategies and secrets it uses to turn out hit after hit.
£9.99 320pp B format paperback ISBN: 978 1 78125 614 5 Business, Innovation March 2016 World ex USA, Can NEW IN PAP ERBACK
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Mindful Work How Meditation is Changing Business from the Inside Out ‘A delightful, authoritative and provocative guide ... Give this book your full attention.’ Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence ‘Brimming with insights and backed up with solid research, Mindful Work takes us to the front lines of a revolution that is transforming the business world.’ Arianna Huffington ‘By far the most insightful, practical guide to mindfulness and meditation. Mindful Work could change your life.’ Bill George, Harvard Business School Professor and author of True North £9.99 304pp B format paperback ISBN: 978 1 78125 177 5 e-ISBN: 978 1 84765 996 5 Business and Management January 2016 UK & Com ex Can
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GEOFF SMART, RANDY STREET AND ALAN FOSTER
Power Score Your Formula for Leadership Success ‘ghSMART is the world’s top firm for helping leaders hire talented teams and run them at full power. Nothing is more important.’ Marshall Goldsmith, author of What Got You Here Won’t Get You There ‘The new go-to guide for leadership.’ Atul Gawande, surgeon and author of Being Mortal
£8.99 192pp B format paperback ISBN: 978 1 78125 215 4 e-ISBN: 978 1 78125 216 1 Business & Management May 2016 UK & Commonwealth
MARSHALL GOLDSMITH & MARK REITER
Triggers Sparking positive change and making it last ‘Marshall’s focussed, practical and insightful approach will help you in leadership, but even more important, it can help you in life!’ Jim Yong Kim, President, World Bank ‘I’m a raving fan of Marshall Goldsmith – and you will be, too, when you read Triggers.’ Ken Blanchard, co-author of The One Minute Manager
£9.99 272pp B format paperback ISBN: 978 1 78125 282 6 e-ISBN: 978 1 78283 079 5 Business & Management March 2016 UK & Com exc Canada
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PAUL STROHM
Poet’s Tale Chaucer and the year that made The Canterbury Tales ‘Thrilling ... an imaginative recreation of everything you ever wanted to know about Chaucer.’ Terry Jones ‘A superb combination of biography, social history and literary scholarship.’ Ian Mortimer ‘The rewards are plenty’ Daily Telegraph ‘Evokes Chaucer’s world with scholarly rigour and in vivid detail.’ Orlando Bird, Financial Times ‘Wonderfully readable’ BBC History Magazine £9.99 304pp B format paperback ISBN: 978 1 78125 060 0 e-ISBN: 978 1 84765 899 9 Biography January 2016 World ex USA, Can
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Professor Stewart’s Incredible Numbers ‘Britain’s most brilliant and prolific populariser of mathematics’ Alex Bellos ‘Ian really is unsurpassed as raconteur of the world of numbers’ Jeremy Webb, New Scientist
£9.99 352pp B format paperback ISBN: 978 1 78125 451 6 e-ISBN: 978 1 78283 158 7 Mathematics February 2016 World ex USA, Can Tr
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Natural Born Heroes The lost secrets of strength and endurance From the man who brought you Born to Run: a radical new approach to fitness ‘A fascinating edifice of ideas’ Independent ‘A marvellously eclectic book ... the perfect tonic for the paunchy, jaded He-Man in your life and comatose inner heroes everywhere.’ The Times ‘An undeniably ripping yarn. One for sofa surfers and adventurers alike.’ Independent on Sunday
£8.99 352pp B format paperback ISBN: 978 1 84668 457 9 e-ISBN: 978 1 84765 933 0 Sports / Psychology February 2016 World ex USA, Can
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The Shark and the Albatross Travels with a Camera to the Ends of the Earth ‘A lovely book, vividly written, giving us a fascinating insight into the world of wild life photography.’ Alexander McCall Smith ‘In a word, beautiful. John shares the experience of patiently waiting, then the euphoria of capturing the action; capturing the art in nature.’ Bill Oddie ‘These evocative stories are from the heart of the keenest observer, a skilled cameraman and a superb naturalist.’ Chris Packham ‘A kaleidoscope of brilliant wildlife experiences not to be missed’ Sir John Lister-Kaye, conservationist and nature writer £8.99 256pp B format paperback ISBN: 978 1 78125 349 6 e-ISBN: 978 1 78283 107 5 Natural History June 2016 World Tr 37
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DIARMAID FERRITER
A Nation and not a Rabble The Irish Revolution 1913–1923 ‘Magisterial … wonderful’ Irish Independent ‘Fascinating’ Spectator
£10.99 528pp B format paperback ISBN: 978 1 78125 042 6 e-ISBN: 978 1 84765 882 1 History March 2016 World NEW EDITION
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Memorial to the Missing of the Somme The definitive account of the history and significance of a world landmark – reissued with a new epilogue in time for the anniversary of the Somme. Edwin Lutyens’ Memorial to the Missing of the Somme at Thiepval in Northern France towers above the surrounding countryside: on its walls are carved the names of the 73,357 soldiers whose bodies were never found at the end of that bloody and futile campaign. It is the principal, tangible expression of the defining moment in Britain’s experience and memory of the Great War. Reissued for the centenary of the Battle of the Somme, this definitive study by the celebrated architectural historian Gavin Stamp tells the story of the memorial as a commemoration of the war dead, as well as placing in its historical and artistic context, and exploring what it means to us today. £9.99 224pp B format paperback ISBN: 978 1 78125 506 3 e-ISBN: 978 1 84765 060 3 Wonders of the World March 2016 World Tr 38
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EUGENIA CHENG
Cakes, Custard and Category Theory Easy recipes for understanding complex maths ‘A concert pianist, mathematician, polyglot and now YouTube star, Cheng has carved out quite a niche for herself demystifying maths through cake. It’s a Beautiful-Mind-meets-Scott-Pilgrim kind of mission, and Cheng brings to it an ebullient enthusiasm that’s infectious’ Guardian ‘An entertaining introduction to the beauty of mathematics’ Times Educational Supplement ‘Quirky recipes, personal anecdotes and a large dollop of equations are the key ingredients in this alternative guide to maths and the scientific process. You should find it as easy as cooking a pie.’ Observer £8.99 320pp B format paperback ISBN: 978 1 78125 288 8 e-ISBN: 978 1 78283 082 5 Mathematics June 2016 World ex USA, Can Tr
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Fashion on the Ration Style in the Second World War ‘I would not have thought a book could make me nostalgic for rationing, but Julie Summers has managed it. A marvellous read.’ Julian Fellowes ‘A charming read ... and a rebuttal of the notion that fashion is a sideshow to the real business of life; a women only zone.’ Anna Murphy, The Times ‘A fantastic book’ Independent
£8.99 240pp B format paperback ISBN: 978 1 78125 327 4 e-ISBN: 978 1 78283 097 9 History of Fashion March 2016 World Tr 39
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NICK LANE
The Vital Question Why is life the way it is? ‘Ingenious, breathtaking in scope, and challenging in every sense ... intellectually what Lane is proposing, if correct, will be as important as the Copernican revolution and perhaps, in some ways, even more so.’ Peter Forbes, Guardian ‘One of the most imaginative thinkers about the evolution of life on Earth … scintillating’ Clive Cookson, Financial Times ‘A potent book, one that not only brings you up to date with biology but also stuns you with the wonder of it all’ Bryan Appleyard, Sunday Times
£9.99 352pp B format paperback ISBN: 978 1 78125 037 2 e-ISBN: 978 1 84765 880 7 Popular science April 2016 World ex USA, Can
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Life’s Greatest Secret The Story of the Race to Crack the Genetic Code ‘Masterly … a delight’ Peter Forbes, Guardian ‘A compelling fusion of science, history and biography.’ Sunday Times ‘It is to Cobb’s considerable credit that he manages to provide such an authoritative but nevertheless thrilling narrative, while also establishing, on a more serious level, how the genetic code has made its impact on everyday life fifty years since it’s discovery. In short, this is a first-class read.’ Robin Mckie, Observer £9.99 432pp B format paperback ISBN: 978 1 78125 141 6 e-ISBN: 978 1 78283 002 3 Science June 2016 World ex USA, Can
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Economics: An A-Z Guide Economics explained and demystified in trademark Economist style
Economics is all around us, essential to every aspect of our lives. But just how much does the average person understand about what Economics is for, how it underpins crucial decisions taken every day and how it continues to evolve? Step forward The Economist’s official guide to Economics, which features bite-sized overviews of the most important economic ideas, concepts and terms. If you need to understand why a country’s balance of payments is such a big deal, whether deflation is always a bad thing, or exactly why John Maynard Keynes or Milton Friedman were so influential, then dipping into this A-Z Guide will provide the answers. Primer, glossary, dictionary and guide, Economics offers everything you always wanted to know about Economics, but were afraid to ask.
Matthew Bishop is the Globalisation Editor of The Economist. Previously the magazine’s US Business Editor and New York Bureau Chief, and before that the London-based Business Editor, he is the author of several books, including co-author of Philanthrocapiltalism: How the Rich Can Save the World.
£9.99 352pp B format trade paperback ISBN: 978 1 78125 418 9 e-ISBN: 978 1 78283 140 2 Economics, Reference June 2016 World ex USA, Can Exclusive Europe Tr 41
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RUPERT MERSON
Growing a Business How to get bigger and be better Everything you need to know about the challenges and opportunities of growing a business
Business growth is a clear goal for ambitious entrepreneurs and leaders. But it’s not without its pitfalls and challenges, and planning for, and managing, a growing business needs careful thought. Drawing on a wide range of models, research and case studies, Growing a Business offers practical advice and guidance on a whole range of topics, including the different types and stages of growth, identifying growth triggers, and barriers, and the implications of growth, financially, culturally and for the people involved in the business. £9.99 256pp B format trade paperback ISBN: 978 1 78125 242 0 e-ISBN: 978 1 78283 047 4 Business February 2016 World ex USA, Can Exclusive Europe Tr
JOHN ANDREWS
The World in Conflict Understanding the world’s troublespots From a top Economist journalist, an essential guide to the world’s main danger spots and how and why war and terrorism persist
In The World in Conflict, John Andrews investigates and analyses the reasons why global conflict is an ever-present in our lives. He looks at today’s conflicts continent by continent, considering the causes, participants, impact and likely outcomes, and where and why new clashes might erupt. The result is a stunning review which helps us all to understand better our world in conflict.
£15.00 288pp Demy trade paperback ISBN: 978 1 78125 368 7 e-ISBN: 978 1 78283 115 0 Geopolitics / Current Affairs January 2016 World ex Can Exclusive Europe Tr 42
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