SINCE PROFILE opened its doors on April Fool’s Day 1996 the world has changed a lot and we have too. But we have always strived to uphold our ambition to publish books of the very highest standard that stretch the mind, fire the imagination, and entertain the reader – and to publish few enough to do each one justice. Some people assert that reading is more popular than ever. If true, this is great news. Others claim that books (or long-form reading as the parlance has it) are in decline. We are not sure. What is certain is that more than ever people need books that are stimulating and make a difference. We believe the books in this catalogue will do both. The list is certainly diverse, with books on history, travel, social observation, sport, business ideas, science, fiction (for teenagers and readers of ghost stories) and even a guide to manners. Read some, or all, of these books, and we guarantee that you will see the world a little differently. Happy reading. Andrew Franklin M A N AG I N G D I R EC TO R
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Natural Born Heroes From the author of The New York Times bestseller Born to Run, comes the next fitness phenomenon
Cancel the gym membership, dump the protein shake and discover the ancient fitness method that helped a motley crew of English romantics and Cretan shepherds resist the might of Nazi Germany. Led by John Pendlebury, a one-eyed archaeologist, this rag-tag band, which included a young Paddy Leigh Fermor, exploited the natural versatility of the body’s movements and classical concepts of strength and heroism to give themselves the power and endurance of ancient Greek heroes. Soon, their almost superhuman fitness became the secret weapon of the Greek Resistance. Exploding common exercise myths and following the modern incarnation of the ‘natural method’ from the Brazilian jungle to Parisian parkour routes, Christopher McDougall reveals the simple – but devastatingly effective – fitness techniques that work for anyone, anywhere. This exercise trend is poised to revolutionise the way we think about strength, fitness and our bodies.
£16.99 256pp Demy hardback ISBN: 978 1 84668 456 2 e-ISBN: 978 1 84765 933 0 Sports / Travel September 2013 World Ex USA, CAN 2
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Christopher McDougall is a former war correspondent for the Associated Press and now a contributing editor for Men’s Health. A three-time National Magazine Award finalist, he has written for Esquire, The New York Times Magazine, Outside and Men’s Journal. His previous book was The New York Times bestseller Born to Run which has sold 160,000 copies.
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One Kiss or Two? An indispensable guide to modern manners
Should you sign your text messages with an ‘x’? Which of your friends do you ask to be your best man (or best woman)? Who are you supposed to kiss and when – and is it one kiss or two? How to behave, like how to punctuate, is an aspect of life that many are no longer taught. But getting it wrong is the stuff of comedy at best and humiliation at worst – never more so now that our errors can instantly edify the nation via Twitter and Facebook. Award-winning broadcaster and writer Sandi Toksvig rides to the rescue with an expedition through modern manners, offering comfort and guidance on the social pitfalls of every phase of life, from christenings to condolence letters. With characteristic wit and perceptiveness she distinguishes decency from convention to provide an entertaining and essential guide to twenty-first century behaviour.
Sandi Toksvig is a broadcaster, author and columnist for Good Housekeeping. Her play Bully Boy was the opening production for London’s first new theatre in thirty years, the St James. She is one of BBC Radio 4’s star presenters and is also Chancellor of Portsmouth University.
£12.99 288pp Demy hardback ISBN: 978 1 78125 032 7 e-ISBN: 978 1 84765 866 1 Humour / Gift October 2013 World Tr US
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A Cause for Carolling The history of Christmas carols A story of music, politics and religion – accompanying a ten-part Radio 4 series From the Coventry Carol of the mystery plays to the Dickensian world of ‘Oh Little Town of Bethlehem’; from the bawdy ‘Here we come awassailing’ to the disapproval of Oliver Cromwell, the Christmas carol holds a mirror up to society. But despite appealing to so many people for so long, few know their colourful history. Pagans dancing round stone circles at the winter Solstice, early Christians chanting in Christmas processions, St Francis of Assisi shaking wooden nativity figures in time to music, and villagers being charged to hear festive songs on Christmas Eve: these merry carollers all contributed to the making of the genre. In A Cause for Carolling, published to coincide with a landmark BBC Radio 4 series, acclaimed academic and radio presenter Jeremy Summerly tells the story of one of the best-loved musical forms of all.
£9.99 192pp with b/w illustrations Demy hardback ISBN: 978 78125 182 9 e-ISBN: 978 1 78283 011 5 History / Music / Religion November 2013 World 4
Jeremy Summerly is Sterndale Bennett Lecturer in Music at the Royal Academy of Music. He has conducted over 40 CD recordings, received the European Cultural Prize in 1995 and made his Proms conducting début in 1999. He is also a freelance record producer and writer/presenter for BBC Radio 3 and 4.
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SIMON JENKINS
England’s 100 Best Views An eye-opening guide to the country’s most outstanding landscapes and townscapes
Nothing can compare to the feeling created as you reach the brow of a hill and a new vista unfolds before you, or when you stumble up the hundredth step of a cathedral spire, to see a city laid out in the early morning light. But what are the most spectacular views of all – and what are the stories behind them? In 100 entertaining and erudite entries, Simon Jenkins picks the best of England’s views. From the white cliffs of Dover to Hadrian’s Wall, from the Lake District to the marshes of East Anglia, he uncovers the rich historical, geographical, botanical and architectural background to England’s visual treasures, both familiar and the unfamiliar. You will wonder how you chose walks, mini-breaks or spontaneous diversions without this exquisitely written and beautifully illustrated guide.
Simon Jenkins is Chairman of the National Trust and author of the bestseller A Short History of England (Profile), and the celebrated England’s Thousand Best Churches and England’s Thousand Best Houses. He is a former editor of The Times and Evening Standard and a columnist for the Guardian.
£25.00 352pp Royal hardback Full colour throughout ISBN: 978 1 78125 095 2 e-ISBN: 978 1 84765 948 4 Travel October 2013 World Tr US
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Nothing Insights from the New Scientist into the amazing world of nothingness Nothing compares to the fascinating history – of nothing Nothing needs a rethink: all too easily, we ignore or dismiss the fascinating possibilities of emptiness and non-existence. But without nothing, or rather what we’ve long taken to be nothing – we’d be nowhere. For centuries, scientists have known that it may be the key to understanding everything, from why particles have mass to the expansion of the universe. The start (and end) of the universe, dark energy, superconductivity, consciousness – all these scientific issues are players in the drama surrounding nothing. Including writing by Ian Stewart on zero, Marcus Chown on the Big Bang, Nigel Henbest on deep space, Michael Brooks on the placebo effect, Paul Davies on the origin of time and David E. Fisher on noble gases, this will enlighten anyone interested in the cutting edge of science – or simply in the greatest mysteries of our world. Shakespeare had it right all along: it’s time to make much ado about nothing.
£7.99 256pp B format paperback ISBN: 978 1 84668 518 7 e-ISBN: 978 1 84765 915 6 Popular Science November 2013 World Tr US
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Avidly read for over fifty years, New Scientist is the bestselling and fastest-growing science magazine in the world. Jeremy Webb is its Editor-in-Chief.
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The Lost Gods The second book in Francesca Simon’s gripping Norse series
In The Sleeping Army, Freya went to Hell and back. She fought dragons, fled fire and outwitted giants – all to restore eternal youth to the Norse Gods. But now they’re back, does anyone care? Up in Asgard, it doesn’t really feel like it. The gods’ popularity on earth is waning, and without regular worship, their powers are fading fast. Meanwhile, their ancient enemies, the Frost Giants, are stirring. So the gods hatch a plan – they’ll come back down to earth, and they’ll pursue a very different kind of popularity. They’re going to become celebrities. A rollicking, thrilling and hilarious ride, The Lost Gods takes up where The Sleeping Army left off and takes us back to Francesca Simon’s brilliantlyimagined modern Norse England.
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Francesca Simon is universally known for the bestselling Horrid Henry series, which has also been made into a hugely popular cartoon series on CITV. Horrid Henry Robs the Bank was shortlisted for the Children’s Book of the Year award at the 2009 British Book Awards.
£9.99 256pp with illustrations B format hardback ISBN: 978 1 84668 565 1 e-ISBN: 978 1 84765 779 4 Children’s Fiction September 2013 World Tr US
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Adventures in Stationery The first book ever on one of our secret pleasures
From the first fresh sheet of a hipster’s Moleskine notebook to the last gnawed biro lurking at the bottom of a briefcase, stationery is an inescapable part – and pleasure – of our lives. But while few are immune to the lure of flickable rubber bands or a novelty Post-it note, we rarely, if ever, think about where they come from, why they are the way they are – or what stories they might have to tell. Drawing on a lifetime’s obsession, Adventures in Stationery is a tale of brilliant designs, accidental inventions, bitter rivalries and epic feats of procrastination, laced with Proustian nostalgia. In a quiet way, the inventors of Sellotape, the highlighter and Tipp-Ex have changed our lives; this book, for anyone who’s ever had a favourite pencil case or pondered the evolution of desk organisers, restores them to their rightful place in our hearts and minds.
£12.99 256pp with illustrations B format hardback ISBN: 978 1 84668 615 3 e-ISBN: 978 1 84765 871 5 Cultural History September 2013 World Tr US
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James Ward’s blog, I Like Boring Things, has featured in the Independent, Observer and on the BBC website. He is co-founder of Stationery Club and the Boring Conference, featured in the Wall Street Journal and on Radio 4. This is his first book.
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MARGARET MACMILLAN
Turning Out the Lights How Europe abandoned peace for the First World War A magnum opus from one of the world’s most eminent historians The First World War followed a period of sustained peace in Europe during which people talked with confidence of prosperity, progress and hope. But in 1914, Europe walked into a catastrophic conflict which killed millions, bled its economies dry, shook empires and societies to pieces and fatally undermined Europe’s dominance of the world. It could have been avoided up to the last moment – so why did the war happen? Beginning in the early twentieth century, and ending with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, award-winning historian Margaret MacMillan uncovers the huge political and technological changes, national decisions and – just as important – small moments of human muddle and weakness that led Europe from peace to disaster. This masterful exploration of how Europe chose its path towards war will change and enrich how we see this defining moment in our history as we approach its hundredth anniversary.
Margaret MacMillan is Professor of International History and Warden of St Antony’s College at the University of Oxford. She is the author of The Uses and Abuses of History (Profile) and Peacemakers: The Paris Peace Conference of 1919 and Its Attempt to End War, which won the Samuel Johnson Prize, the Duff Cooper Prize and the Hessell-Tiltman Prize.
£25.00 512pp with illustrations Royal hardback ISBN: 978 1 84668 272 8 e-ISBN: 978 1 84765 416 8 History October 2013 World ex USA, CAN 9
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Who Invented the Stepover? And other crucial football conundrums
Have you ever wondered who invented the 4-4-2 formation? Why footballers used to celebrate success by releasing a platitudinous pop single? And who has really scored the most goals in the history of the game? You can find the answers to all these questions and more in a book which takes the time to consider the debt the stepover may owe to Dutch speed skaters, explores the most surprising world transfer record and celebrates the most dysfunctional World Cup campaign ever. Who Invented the Stepover sheds unexpected light on the beautiful game, challenging conventional wisdom, discovering neglected heroes and destroying a few urban myths along the way.
ÂŁ9.99 256pp B format Hardback ISBN: 978 1 78125 006 8 e-ISBN: 978 1 84765 842 5 Sport / Gift August 2013 World Tr US
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Paul Simpson was launch editor of FourFourTwo magazine. He is the author of the critically acclaimed Rough Guide To Elvis, and currently edits Champions magazine. His alltime favourite football team is Jimmy Bloomfield’s Leicester City. Uli Hesse is the author of Tor!, the definitive history of German football, a contributor to 11 Freunde magazine and is writing a book on the history of Borussia Dortmund, the club he supports, through the eyes of its fans.
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JOE MORAN
Armchair Nation An intimate history of Britain in front of the TV The ‘box’ and how it has changed our lives Almost ninety years after its first demonstration by John Logie Baird (in Selfridges), television has assumed a central role in our houses and our lives, and satellite dishes and aerials have become fixtures of urban skylines. Introducing the nation to exotic nature (in Life on Earth), high art (Civilisation) and low culture (Crossroads), television has brought coronations and World Cups into living rooms and provided a thousand conversation starters. Acclaimed cultural historian Joe Moran weaves a fascinating, lyrical and surprising narrative which shows how TV spread across the country, filtered into our daily routines, imaginations and memories, and made us see the world differently. Armchair Nation reveals the truth behind everything from what happened when the ‘f’-word was first uttered on TV to why aliens might be tuning in to Coronation Street.
Joe Moran is a Professor of English and Cultural History at Liverpool John Moores University and contributes regularly to the Guardian and other newspapers. His book On Roads was longlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize and, together with his previous book Queuing for Beginners, received unanimous critical acclaim.
£16.99 432pp Demy hardback ISBN: 978 1 84668 391 6 e-ISBN: 978 1 84765 444 1 Cultural History November 2013 World Tr US
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The Gods of Olympus The unruly lives of the great Greek gods
Elegant and entertaining, this is the history of the most vibrant characters in classical civilisation. Even in antiquity, the gods of Olympus were seen as cruel, over-sexed, mad, or just plain silly. And yet they were survivors: in Egypt, they began to resemble pharaohs; in Rome, they led respectable citizens in orgiastic rituals of drink and sex. Under Christianity and Islam they survived as demons, allegories and planets – until they triumphantly re-emerged, in a Renaissance vision of ancient beauty. They travelled east along the Silk Route to the walls of cave-temples in China, and west, colonising the Americas. They featured on Wedgwood teapots, attacked the poet Hölderlin, haunted Nietzsche and visited Borges in restless dreams. Barbara Graziosi deftly traces the travels and transformations of these pagan deities from the distant past to the present, showing that the gods of Olympus remain potent symbols that help us to feel ourselves part of a broad and fascinating humanity.
£18.99 288pp with illustrations Royal hardback ISBN: 978 1 84668 321 3 e-ISBN: 978 1 84765 428 1 History November 2013 UK & Commonwealth 12
Barbara Graziosi is Professor of Classics at Durham and Director, for the Arts and Humanities, of the Institute of Advanced Study. She has published widely on classical literature and its reception, and regularly contributes to radio and TV programmes on the arts.
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The Dark Box Confession in the Catholic Church Secrets of the confessional In 1905, Pope Pius X decreed the greatest moral experiment ever imposed on young Catholics in the history of their religion. He ordered that children confess their sins to a priest from the age of seven, instead of the traditional age of fourteen. He also advocated weekly rather than annual confession. Confessors now had unprecedented, unsupervised access to children in circumstances of extraordinary secrecy and intimacy. The initiative was to have a profound and scandalous effect on generations of lay Catholics and clergy throughout the twentieth century. Against the background of the eventful 2000-year saga of confession’s history, John Cornwell explains the repeated rise and fall of this powerful ritual, culminating in generations of psychological oppression of children and the clerical sexual abuse of minors. Based on wide ranging research, and hundreds of written reminiscences and interviews, Cornwell reveals the untold story of the spiritual benefits of this ancient sacrament, its darker secrets and future prospects.
John Cornwell is the author of several controversial bestsellers including Hitler’s Pope and A Thief in the Night. He is a Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge, where he directs the Science and Human Dimension Project. He writes regularly for the Sunday Times, Financial Times, New Statesman and Prospect.
£16.99 320pp with illustrations Demy hardback ISBN: 978 1 78125 108 9 e-ISBN: 978 1 84765 954 5 History September 2013 World ex USA, Can 13
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The Riddle of the Labyrinth The deciphering of Linear B and the discovery of a lost civilisation The truth behind of one of ancient history’s greatest discoveries From the discovery of a cache of ancient tablets recording a lost prehistoric language to the dramatic solution of the riddle more than fifty years later, the story of Linear B exerts a mesmerising pull on the imagination. But, until now, the full story of how an ancient language was brought to life has been missing a vital piece. Margalit Fox restores Alice Kober to her rightful place beside Arthur Evans, the intrepid Victorian classicist who discovered the script at Knossos and Michael Ventris, the dashing young amateur who found the solution. Without her work Linear B, and the Mycenaean culture to which it held the key, might still remain a mystery. Drawing on Kober’s papers – made available only recently – Fox reveals how you decipher an ancient script when neither its language nor its alphabet is known, and provides fascinating insights into famous decipherments throughout history.
£14.99 352pp with illustrations Royal trade paperback ISBN: 978 1 78125 132 4 e-ISBN: 978 1 84765 970 5 History July 2013 World ex US, Can 14
Margalit Fox is a senior writer at The New York Times who was originally trained as a linguist. Her first book, Talking Hands: What Sign Language Reveals about the Mind, follows an international team of scientists studying the indigenous sign language of an isolated deaf community in the Middle East.
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A Book of Numbers The sacred (and secular) significance of numbers
This is a book of trivia with a difference, revealing a numerical array of virtues, spiritual attributes, gods, devils, sacred cities, dominions, powers, heroes, saints and symbols. Its short entries explain the diverse roles numbers play – not only in mathematics and science, but in poetry and the many religions, cultures and belief systems of our world. A traveller through these lists stumbles across the sacred significance of forty, re-creates lost worlds of meaning in birth dates and anniversaries, and begins to understand the spiritual power of numerology which filled temples, shrines and prayer halls. And as you read further into this deceptively simple book it becomes clear that all of our supposedly separate cultures are magnificently interlinked by a shared belief in the magical significance of numbers.
Barnaby Rogerson is an author, publisher and journalist. With his partner Rose Baring he runs Eland Books, and is the author of acclaimed biographies of the Prophet Mohammed and his heirs, and the Cadogan guides to Morocco, Tunisia and South India. He writes frequently for Vanity Fair, Condé Nast Traveller, Harpers & Queen and TLS.
£9.99 208pp with illustrations A format hardback ISBN: 978 1 78125 099 0 e-ISBN: 978 1 84765 983 5 Reference November 2013 World Tr US
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Tales from the Dead of Night Twelve Classic Ghost Stories Chilling tales from the best writers in history Settle down by the fireside, tuck yourself up in bed and try not to think too hard about what’s lurking just out of sight. These classic tales of supernatural terror, by some of the best writers of the last three centuries, are lessons in ingenuity and surprise, sometimes building slowly to a chilling climax, sometimes springing horror on you from the utterly banal. Some names will be familiar and some unknown, but all will have you checking under the bed tonight. Tales from the Dead of Night will take you from rural England to colonial India, from haunted mansions to modern apartment buildings, unfolding spine-tingling tales which pull back the veil of everyday life to reveal the nightmares in the shadows. And they are more than simply frightening, they’re also disquieting insights into mortality, loneliness and the human capacity for both evil and remorse. We wish you pleasant dreams!
£9.99 288pp B format hardback ISBN: 978 1 78125 094 5 e-ISBN: 978 1 84765 982 8 Fiction September 2013 World Tr US
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‘I know you will never believe what I have written here. Yet as surely as ever a man was done to death by the Powers of Darkness I am that man.’
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The Reality Test 48 surprising questions that strategists need to ask Can your business survive real life? All too often the best laid business plans go horribly wrong in practice. Robert Rowland Smith has the answer to why strategies that looked unbeatable in the boardroom end up being not only unproductive but counterproductive. Years of experience in high-level consultancy have taught him that ‘reality eats strategy for breakfast’: it simply can’t compete with the messy and unpredictable world of real life. So, he proposes forty-eight surprising, universal questions that will help you anticipate the issues your business will face when reality hits. Including many new examples from his experience working with major organisations, The Reality Test will help you learn the lessons of the past (rather than fixating on the future) and drop the jargon to find out what your business is really about. So leave your competitors behind in strategy la-la land, get on the inside track – and make your business reality-proof.
Robert Rowland Smith was for seven years a Prize Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. Today he divides his time between advising major organisations, writing on philosophy and lecturing world-wide. He is a columnist for the Sunday Times and author of the international hits Driving with Plato [9781846683060] and Breakfast with Socrates [9781846682414].
£12.99 256pp Demy trade paperback ISBN: 978 1 78125 079 2 e-ISBN: 978 1 84765 918 7 Business September 2012 World Tr US
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Sort of Books celebrate T ove JJansson’s Tove ansson’s Centenar Centenary y (1914-2014) with a Christmas edition of
Sculptor’s Daughter A Childhood Memoir Tove Jansson First publication in UK £9.99 | 192pp B format deluxe hardback ISBN 978-1-908745-33-0
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Tove Jansson’s ďŹ rst book for adults was a memoirr, capturing afresh the enchantments and fears of her Helsinki childhood. Restored to its original form, Sculptor’ tor’’s Daughter gives us tor a glimpse off the mysteries y of winter ice, the bonhomie of balalaika parties, and the vastness of Christmas viewed from beneath the tree.
Tove Jansson (1914 –2001) is best known as the creator of the muchloved Moomin n stories for o children. However, in her er ďŹ ffties t she turned her attention to writing for adults, producing a dozen novels and story collections. Sculptor’ ulptor’’s Daughter was the ďŹ rst, in 1968, followed by The Listener, three years later.
The Listener
Ja ansson’’s debut collection co translated for the first time £8.99 | 192pp B format deluxe paperback with flaps ISBN 978-1-908745-36-1 eISBN 978-1-908745-37-8 November 2013 World ex USA/Can
In her first ever story collection, Jansson revealed the clarity of vision and light philosophical touch that were to become her hallmark. From the good listener who begins to betray the secrets confided to herr, to vignettes of a city storm or the slow halting thaw of spring, these stories are gifts of originality and depth.
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Winning without Losing 66 strategies for building a wildly successful business while living a happy and balanced life ‘Big thinking about our future in the post-industrial world. Don’t wait, it’s here now’ Seth Godin Whatever your job, you probably find it hard to switch off. We work longer hours than ever, and smartphones ensure we never really leave the office. But a new movement of global entrepreneurs have proved that building multi-million dollar businesses doesn’t mean neglecting friends, family or personal happiness, and Martin Bjergegaard and Jordan Milne – and the twenty-five business role models who inspired Winning Without Losing – are here to show us how they did it. In sixty-six short insights featuring cutting-edge research, they reveal the secret to success without sacrifice: use ‘Efficiency Boosters’ to make the work you put in go further; make a ‘Today’ list not a to-do list; ‘ride the wave’ and work where your energy leads you. So say goodbye to checking your emails on a date, or getting home when your children are already asleep – this is your route to winning on every level.
£12.99 320pp Demy trade paperback ISBN: 978 1 78125 150 8 e-ISBN: 978 1 78283 006 1 Business May 2013 World ex USA, Can 20
Martin Bjergegaard is a founder of Rainmaking, a company which runs eight startups with annual revenues of $50 million, and has offices in London, Copenhagen and Berlin. Jordan Milne is an entrepreneur and writer, and is Entrepreneur in Residence at Rainmaking.
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Leadership Transformed How ordinary managers become extraordinary leaders Seven paths to the summit for the aspiring business leader How does a good manager become a superb leader? If you ask in business circles, you’ll get as many different answers as people you ask; some might even tell you that leaders are born not made. But renowned leadership expert Peter Fuda has identified a pathway to greatness through seven distinct yet interconnected metaphors – a pathway accessible to anyone willing to learn. Fuda’s findings show that effective leaders can Mask (authenticity) and accelerate their success through concepts ranging from Fire (ambition) to Snowball (momentum and the virtuous circle). Based on hard data and rigorous research – as well as Fuda’s own experience in his multi-million pound management consultancy – Leadership Transformed contains inspiring insights and concrete strategies to help you kick-start your transformation into the leader you want to be.
Peter Fuda is a global authority on leadership and business transformation, and works as a management consultant, coach, researcher and speaker. His research into transformation in business, including the seminal Harvard Business Review article that gave birth to this book, has been published across five continents.
£12.99 288pp Demy trade paperback ISBN: 978 1 78125 124 9 e-ISBN: 978 1 84765 965 1 Business & Management August 2013 World ex USA, Can 21
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The Great Game of Business The only sensible way to run a company
One of ‘The 100 Best Business Books of All Time’ Thirty years ago, Springfield Remanufacturing Corporation was near-bankrupt; thanks to Jack Stack and his Open-Book Management revolution, today it is one of the most successful companies in the USA, with a share price 3,000 times what it was in the 1980s. This is Stack’s definitive, fully updated account of how he revolutionised business management. Jack Stack has used Open-Book Management to start and
acquire over sixty small/mid-sized businesses. Bo Burlingham is a business writer and editor-at-large of Inc.
Magazine. £12.99 288pp Demy trade paperback ISBN: 978 1 78125 152 2 e-ISBN: 978 1 78283 007 8 Business & Management July 2013 World ex USA, Can
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The Customer Rules The 39 essential rules for delivering sensational service
The man from Disney who made millions happy shares his secrets Today consumers have more choice than ever before, so companies must provide such impeccable service that customers keep coming back. At Disney World Lee Cockerell, who was responsible for its operations for ten years’ trained a team of 40,000 to keep tens of millions of customers smiling. Now, through Lee’s thirty-nine universal and easy-to-follow rules (Rule #35: Never Say No – Except ‘No Problem’), you can access his unparalleled customer service know-how. £12.99 224pp Demy trade paperback ISBN: 978 1 78125 122 5 e-ISBN: 978 1 84765 978 1 Business March 2013 World ex USA, Can 22
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Surviving the Debt Storm Getting capitalism back on track
The even worse economic mess we are headed for – and how it can be avoided Can things get worse? Indeed they can. This searing indictment of the policies being followed by governments and central banks highlights how they are likely to lead to yet more bank failures, dysfunctional capital markets, higher taxes and reduced government services and benefits. Yet none of this need happen, as the authors argue in their perceptive prescription of what needs to change to ensure a prosperous rather than an austere future. Leigh Skene and Melissa Kidd both work as analysts for Lombard Street Research, a leading economic consultancy. £15.00 288pp Demy trade paperback ISBN: 978 1 78125 105 8 e-ISBN: 978 1 84765 952 1 Economics and current affairs May 2013 World Tr
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Enterprise Rules The foundations of high achievement – and how to build on them
The tried and tested rules on which long term success depends In so many businesses the pursuit of short term objectives and personal financial interest, together with a fascination for short lived management fads have subverted the long term interests of the various stakeholders. Don Young highlights where and why things have gone wrong, and the steps that managers must take to put their enterprises on the right track. £15.00 272pp Demy trade paperback with flaps ISBN: 978 1 78125 116 4 e-ISBN: 978 1 84765 962 0 Business February 2013 World ex USA, Can Tr US
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The Checklist Series Your guides to getting it right The first three titles in a new series from the experts at the Chartered Management Institute
Managing Yourself
Managing Others: Teams and Individuals
Managing Others: the Organisational Essentials
To manage others successfully you need to manage yourself. All the checklists you need are here including: Developing your network, Handling the politics to Solving problems and Stress management.
From Empowerment and Successful delegation to Managing conflict and Motivating the demotivated: the aspects that are most crucial to getting the most from those you have to manage and work with.
Including Performance management and Training needs analysis to Recruitment and Redundancy: here are the organisational processes you need to be on top of when managing other people.
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chartered professional body in the UK dedicated to promoting the highest standards in management and leadership excellence. By developing professional management standards – built into its qualifications, membership criteria and learning resources – it recognises individual capability and gives employers confidence in their managers’ performance.
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Pocket World in Figures 2014 The annual bestseller of fascinating facts and figures about the world we live in Completely updated, revised and expanded with many new features, the annual bestseller that never ceases to entertain as well as inform. Where else would you discover that: • The G7 economies account for nearly 50% of the world’s GDP but only 11% of its population • National income per head in Luxembourg is over $105,000; in Somalia it is $110 • Four of the world’s five most liveable cities are in Australia; three of the top ten are in Canada • Between them overseas Indians and Chinese send close to $110 billion home a year • America is the biggest arms exporter, India the biggest arms importer • Switzerland and Latvia come highest in the Environmental Performance Index • Estonians buy more alcoholic drinks per head than anyone else
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I A I N E L LWO O D
Marketing for Growth The role of marketers in driving revenues and profits Marketers play a crucial role in generating revenue and with the right focus they can pay an equally important role in how revenues translate into profit. They are, after all, the people with their ear to the ground, who should be the first to pick up on changing customer needs and behaviour and the forces at play in the markets. Using a wealth of hard data and anecdotal evidence based on the experience of a wide range of businesses across the world, this new Economist book will help marketers and their colleagues identify and pursue the most valuable customers, the most effective ways to drive revenue growth and the best ways to improve profitability. £20.00 256pp Demy hardback ISBN: 978 1 84668 904 8 £15.00 256pp Demy paperback ISBN: 978 1 84668 905 5 eISBN: 978 1 84765 865 4 Business August 2013 World ex USA, Can Tr
MARION DEVINE AND MICHEL SYRETT
Managing Talent Recruiting, retaining and getting the most from talented people Survey after survey confirms how the success of a business depends on the calibre of its people, how difficult it can be to attract individuals of unusual ability, and how firms who manage to hire good people often fail to get the best out of them. Using extensive original research to build on previous work in the field the authors examine the way that companies are facing the challenge of recruiting, retaining and developing talent. The book also provides readers with lessons on how to play the talent game for themselves – and boost their own career prospects and satisfaction. £20.00 256pp Demy hardback ISBN: 978 1 84668 573 6 £15.00 256pp Demy paperback ISBN: 978 1 84668 589 7 eISBN: 978 1 84765 810 4 Business August 2013 World ex USA, Can Tr 26
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P E T E R S TA N Y E R
Guide to Investment Strategy
(Third Edition)
How to understand markets, risk, rewards and behaviour The financial markets never cease to surprise and the global financial crisis exposed the flaws in many investment strategies. The extensively revised third edition of this much admired guide explores the controversies that surround the management of wealth, provides guidance on how to construct appropriate investment strategies and also includes much new material on behavioural finance as well as a range of alternative investments such as art and wine. £20.00 288pp Demy hardback ISBN: 978 1 78125 071 6 £15.00 288pp Demy paperback ISBN: 978 1 78125 072 3 eISBN: 978 1 84765 913 2 Business & Management October 2013 World ex USA, Can
JASON KARAIAN
The Chief Financial Officer What CFOs do, the influence they have, and why it matters From back-office accountant to front-line executive, the rapid rise of the chief financial officer is unrivalled by any other corporate role. With a wealth of insights from current and former CFOs this book explains how they earned their privileged position and what the future may hold for them. In addition to CFOs themselves, it is aimed at those looking to build a career in corporate finance; managers seeking to improve their relationship with the finance department; consultants, accountants and banks who want to get on the good side of the keeper of the corporate cheque book; and investors who want to understand the way businesses are managed today. £20.00 192pp Demy hardback ISBN: 978 1 78125 097 6 £15.00 192pp Demy paperback ISBN: 978 1 78125 098 3 eISBN: 978 1 84765 985 9 Business November 2013 World ex USA, Can Tr 27
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Ed i t o r s : A I DA N M A N K T E LO W A N D F R I DA WA L L I N
Emerging Markets The business potential and the practicalities The growth that companies can achieve from the operations in developed markets has for many years been modest, with the real opportunities being in identifying and exploiting emerging market opportunities. Using the expertise built up over the years by the Economist Corporate Network team and the experiences of the hundreds of companies they have worked with, this is the definitive guide to making the most of emerging markets. £20.00 288pp Demy hardback ISBN: 978 1 78125 117 1 £15.00 288pp Demy paperback ISBN: 978 1 78125 146 1 eISBN: 978 1 78283 003 0 Business September 2013 World ex USA, Can Tr
MARC LEVINSON
Guide to Financial Markets
(Sixth edition)
The definitive guide to the different financial markets The extensively revised and completely updated fifth edition of this well-established guide provides an even more necessary understanding of the markets that deal with money, foreign exchange, equities, commodities, financial futures, options and other derivatives – why they exist, how they work, who trades in them and the factors that influence rates and prices. £20.00 288pp Demy hardback ISBN: 978 1 78125 106 5 £15.00 288pp Demy paperback ISBN: 978 1 78125 107 2 eISBN: 978 1 84765 953 8 Finance December 2013 World ex USA, Can Tr
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Destiny in the Desert The road to El Alamein – the battle that turned the tide ‘A wonderfully incisive, superbly written history. What Dimbleby has nailed so brilliantly is what so many war historians miss: the big picture’ Saul David ‘Dimbleby expertly weaves the dramatic events of the desert war together with the decisions and dilemmas of the Great War leaders. He tells this story with real pace, drama and insight’ Dr Niall Barr ‘Superbly paced and expressed’ Allan Mallinson, The Times ‘Fascinating, thought-provoking and beautifully written’ Andrew Roberts £9.99 576pp B format paperback with illustrations ISBN: 978 1 84668 445 6 e-ISBN: 978 1 84765 467 0 History June 2013 World ex USA, Can
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On the Eve The Jews of Europe before the Second World War ‘Nothing less than a marvel’ Sunday Times ‘Great books are those that stay with the reader, abrading consciousness for years afterward. On the Eve is such a book’ Washington Post ‘A broad, detailed and brilliantly written examination of the Jewish experience in Europe prior to the Holocaust’ BBC History magazine ‘A wide-ranging, marvellously complete overview of a diverse, teeming civilisation poised for ruin’ Kirkus £10.99 592pp B format paperback with illustrations ISBN: 978 1 84668 190 5 e-ISBN: 978 1 84765 345 1 History May 2013 World ex USA, Can 32
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SIMON GARFIELD
On The Map Why the world looks the way it does ‘Completely enthralling’ Daily Mail ‘Garfield has a genius for being sparked to life by esoteric enthusiasm and charming readers with his delight’ The Times ‘A rollicking sweep through map history, packed with curiosities and written with verve’ Independent on Sunday ‘There couldn’t be anyone better to write about our love of maps than Simon Garfield’ Condé Nast Traveller ‘Garfield’s genial prose twinkles with the delight of discovery’ Wanderlust ‘This book is a joy’ Press Association £9.99 464pp B format paperback ISBN: 978 1 84668 510 1 e-ISBN: 978 1 84765 855 5 History / Travel October 2013 World ex USA, Can Tr
SUSAN HILL
Dolly A Ghost Story ‘No one chills the heart like Susan Hill’ Daily Telegraph ‘Susan Hill is the grande dame of English supernatural fiction’ FT ‘An assuredly chilling ghost story’ Sadie Jones, Guardian ‘Possesses a timeless austerity ... the very simplicity of Hill’s unveiling of her story in Dolly imposes an awful inevitability on the action ... suitably wintry atmospheric storytelling’ Spectator ‘The mistress of the modern ghost story’ Independent £7.99 160pp B format paperback ISBN: 978 1 84668 575 0 e-ISBN: 978 1 84765 783 1 Fiction September 2013 World ex USA, Can
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DAV I D C RYS TA L
Spell It Out The singular story of English spelling ‘Crystal’s splendid book, the latest in a long line by this prolific language truffler, proceeds chronologically, deep in learning and characteristically light on its feet’ Daily Mail ‘Delicious revelations ... Crystal does an excellent job’ Independent on Sunday ‘One of [Crystal’s] best ... it builds gradually into a kind of linguistic tapestry, packed with abstruse information, wonderfully readable’ Spectator ‘This masterly book is a deft guide with a light touch’ TLS £8.99 336pp B format paperback ISBN: 978 1 84668 568 2 e-ISBN: 978 1 84765 822 7 Language September 2013 World ex USA, Can
JOHN SUTHERLAND
Lives of the Novelists A history of fiction in 294 lives ‘The fruit of decades of reading and research ... witty and enjoyably wide-ranging’ FT ‘A bumper treat for fiction fanatics ... drawn with incision and wit ... exhilarating reading’ Daily Mail ‘Delightful for dipping and discovery’ Independent on Sunday ‘Erudite and entertaining, informative and provoking’ Wall Street Journal ‘Sutherland’s writing is just plain delightful’ LA Times £20.00 832pp Pinched Crown Quarto ISBN: 978 1 84668 160 8 e-ISBN: 978 1 84765 343 7 History August 2013 World ex USA, Can
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Raffles And the Golden Opportunity ‘Magnificent . . . Glendinning is in danger of giving imperialism a good name’ Economist ‘Spirited, fluent and immaculately researched . . . a splendid tribute to a great British character’ Sunday Times ‘Vivid, beautifully written and a terrific read, this is a wonderful biography’ Literary Review ‘Glendinning paints a vivid portrait’ Independent £9.99 384pp with illustrations B format paperback ISBN: 978 1 84668 604 7 e-ISBN: 978 1 84765 824 1 Biography August 2013 World ex USA, Can
J OYC E T Y L D E S L E Y
Tutankhamen’s Curse The developing history of an Egyptian king ‘Tyldesley’s strength has always been her storytelling, and here she is on top form’ Sunday Telegraph ‘This excellent biography scores with a wealth of splendid detail’ Independent ‘Authoritative ... Sifting through the findings from Tutankhamen's tomb, and the arguments of Egyptologists since, she aims to resurrect the man behind the mask. She succeeds’ Sunday Times ‘Fluent in her subject, Tyldesley does an admirable detective job of reconstructing the boy king’s narrative’ Kirkus £9.99 352pp B format paperback with illustrations ISBN: 978 1 86197 166 1 e-ISBN: 978 1 84765 797 8 Fiction July 2013 World ex USA, Can Tr 35
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Cézanne A Life ‘The most engrossing biography of an artist that I have read for years’ Jackie Wullschlager, FT ‘A stimulating tapestry of ideas . . . the reach of this book is unlikely ever to be surpassed in the search for Cézanne’ Independent ‘A brave new life of Cézanne . . . An important book’ Sunday Times ‘Enlightening . . . Accomplished and subtle ****’ Mail on Sunday ‘Original, engaging and highly persuasive’ Guardian £16.99 512pp with illustrations Royal paperback ISBN: 978 1 84668 170 7 e-ISBN: 978 1 84765 344 4 Biography October 2013 World ex USA, Can
S T E V E N N A I F E H A N D G R EG O RY W H I T E S M I T H
Van Gogh The Life ‘This will surely count (for a few decades at least) as the definitive biography of Van Gogh. Rigorous research and imaginative ingenuity are roped together by a strong strand of authorial conviction to offer a compelling and realistic account’ Art Books of the Year, The Times ‘A huge achievement. Art Book of the Year’ Sunday Times ‘The definitive biography for decades to come’ Leo Jansen ‘Magisterial’ Michiko Kakutani, New York Times £16.99 1008pp Royal Octavo paperback with illustrations ISBN: 978 1 84668 025 0 e-ISBN: 978 1 84765 321 5 Biography November 2013 World ex USA, Can
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Lessons from the Top How successful leaders tell stories to get ahead – and stay there ‘Excellent advice for those telling the stories, and those hearing them’ Alastair Campbell ‘A must-read for all aspiring leaders and speechmakers. Insightful and fascinating. I loved it!’ Lord Digby Jones ‘A book full of great stories which you’ll immediately want to share. He’s a superb guide to this vital subject’ Philip Delves Broughton ‘Fascinating. This book will help you understand how great stories work’ Philip Collins £8.99 288pp B format paperback ISBN: 978 1 84668 500 2 e-ISBN: 978 1 84765 847 0 Business August 2013 World Tr
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Wait The useful art of procrastination ‘A seductive case for measured action’ Time Out ‘Fascinating’ FT ‘A fascinating analysis’ Sunday Telegraph ‘A smoothly sceptical essay ... I instinctively approved of the basic message – think more!’ Steven Poole, Guardian £8.99 304pp B format paperback ISBN: 978 1 84668 595 8 e-ISBN: 978 1 84765 818 0 Business / Psychology July 2013 World ex USA, Can
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CHARLES FERNYHOUGH
Pieces of Light The new science of memory ‘An immense pleasure’ New Scientist A captivating journey in the mind, told with great style’ Telegraph ‘An ... enlightening meditation on the complex business of remembering’ Guardian ‘Refreshing, well judged and at times moving ... An unusual book but a very rewarding one’ THES £9.99 352pp B format paperback ISBN: 978 1 84668 449 4 e-ISBN: 978 1 84765 823 4 Psychology July 2013 World ex USA, Can Tr
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Paraphernalia The curious lives of magical things ‘Ingenious, whimsical, imaginative and entertaining ... a magical little book; a pleasurable and fidgetable stimulus to the mind’ Guardian ‘Urbane, seductive, challenging and enchanting’ Independent ‘Recommended ... Readers will enjoy Connor on the “eroticism of rubber”, the joy of fidgeting and the relationship between spectacles and the existential drama of “self-invention’’ ’ New Statesman £8.99 256pp B format paperback ISBN: 978 1 84668 271 1 e-ISBN: 978 1 84765 282 9 History August 2013 Tr
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