What reading experiences have entertained you, provoked you, taught you, inspired you, helped you to see your own life more clearly, or connected you with others? As teachers, librarians, school admi..
Gideon Levy is one of the most respected critics of Israel's apartheid policies against the Palestinian people. He is the outspoken award-winning journalist who has been writing on the conflict for de..
The Koran, in a masterful, fully revised translation
The Koran is universally accepted by Muslims to be the infallible Word of God as first revealed to the Prophet Muhammad by the Angel Gabriel n..
'Wonderful ... A remarkably comprehensive biography of the single most important thing we all share - language' Robin Dunbar
The relationship between language, thought and culture is of concern t..
An author and human rights activist offers his inspiring approach to a happier, more ethical way of life by embracing Sikh teachings.
A National Bestseller
"I love this book... It is rich in..
This book is a celebration of LGBTQIA+ activists, artists, comedians, writers, musicians and pop culture giants who have shaped our worlds, expanded our horizons and radically increased queer visibili..
A wide-ranging and thought-provoking exploration of the importance of long-term thinking.
Humans are unique in our ability to understand time, able to comprehend the past and future like no..
A unique celebration of silence-in art, literature, nature, and spirituality-and an exploration of its ability to bring inner peace, widen our perspectives, and inspire the human spirit in spite of th..
A Spectator Book of the Year
A New Statesman Book of the Year
'An illuminating and riveting read.' - Jonathan Dimbleby
Jeremy Bowen, the International Editor of the BBC, has been covering th..
In this landmark new book, Iain McGilchrist addresses some of the oldest and hardest questions humanity faces - ones that, however, have a practical urgency for all of us today. Who are we? What is th..
With letters from Sir David Attenborough, Bob Geldof, Dame Hilary Mantel, Dame Kelly Holmes, Sir John Major and many more . . .
In 2015, James Bailey was down on his luck, unemployed, heart..
William James's influential collection of essays demonstrating his clear theories for a pragmatic conception of truth. Now in a digestible, pocket format for the modern reader. A clear, accessible in..
'Women, put down your never-ending to-do list and read this book cover to cover.' Rebecca Huntley
'The gender wars of household chores' - The Guardian
'Funny and relevant, this is a book to ..
National Book Critics Circle Award Winner, Nonfiction
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2022 BY THE NEW YORKER, TIME MAGAZINE, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, VOX, SALON, LIT HUB, AND VANITY FAIR
"En..
Sun Tzu's Art of War has been read mostly as a book of war strategies that teaches us how to beat our opponents on the battlefield. The Modern Art of War presents a new interpretation- it isn't about ..
What does a person need, not just to survive, but to flourish? In this profound, searching book, Michael Ignatieff explores the many human needs that go beyond basic sustenance: for love, for respect,..
Financial Times Best Summer Books of 2023
'Essential reading' Tony Blair
A revelatory, myth-dispelling exploration of China's juggernaut economy
Although China's economy is one of the l..
We have entered a new Cold War, even if most people choose not to admit it. The contest between America and China is global and unbridgeable, and it encompasses all major instruments of statecraft: di..
This is a book of narrative reportage six years in the making. It describes how ideology and technological ambition have reshaped India's nascent democracy and follows a diverse cast of people as they..
A philosophical meeting of minds, as John Gray reads Thomas Hobbes to understand our current predicament
Ever since its publication in 1651, Thomas Hobbes' Leviathan has unsettled and challenged ..
The second edition of David Bentley Hart's critically acclaimed New Testament translation
David Bentley Hart's translation of the New Testament, first published in 2017, was hailed as a "remar..
A coruscating analysis of current international relations, setting out the dangers the world will face if the West does not succeed in reinventing itself.
The West is facing an unprecedented cris..
A lean, fleet-footed translation that recaptures Homer's "nimble gallop" and brings an ancient epic to new life. The first great adventure story in the Western canon, the Odyssey is a poem about viole..
Bestselling journalist Antony Loewenstein uncovers the widespread commercialisation and brutal deployment globally of Israel's occupation-enforcing technologies.
For more than 50 years, the occup..
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 2023
'I learned something new on every page of this totally essential book' Sathnam Sanghera
'By thinking about gendered inequality as ro..
A powerful new anthology of feminist voices throughout history and from around the world
The Penguin Book of Feminist Writing selects writing from across time and throughout the world, creating a..
Discover the most important ideas in philosophy and the individuals behind them
Get to grips with the concepts that shaped the way we think about ethics, politics, and our place in the universe. ..
This colouring book offers an enjoyable, highly effective way for students to learn physiology. Topics are covered in self-contained two-page spreads, allowing students to easily focus on the material..
Enthralled by his own exquisite portrait, Dorian Gray exchanges his soul for eternal youth and beauty. Influenced by his friend Lord Henry Wotton, he is drawn into a corrupt double life; indulging his..
'Baggini offers us a tempting smorgasbord of some of the most baffling, weird and occasionally downright creepy scenarios ever envisaged... enjoy these mind-boggling tales from the outer limit of thou..
'A riveting read that skips along at pace. Illuminating and concerning, it lifts the lid on the tawdry world of Westminster powerbroking' Tim Shipman, The Times
The explosive behind-the-scenes ac..
The Poetry Book is a practical guide to teaching poetry. When students write poetry, it enriches their language and vocabulary, encourages creative thinking and develops reading, writing, speaking and..
Taking a broad definition of design and drawing on the shared histories and legacies of settler colonialism in Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, The Politics of Design offers a wide-ra..
After thirty years of retreat, the last decade has witnessed a resurgent left in the United States and Western Europe. This upsurge of anti-establishment candidates was not only left-wing but also pop..
Inspirational advice and practical tools to focus, reflect and implement the spiritual practice of du'a from Sunday Times bestselling author Aliyah Umm Raiyaan.
'Empowering....of great benefit to..
The Power of Reconciliation will come to be seen as Archbishop Welby's most important book to date.
Today there is so much intolerance of views that are other than our own as we demonize those we..
'A prince must not have any other object nor any other thought...but war, its institutions, and its discipline; because that is the only art befitting one who commands.' When Machiavelli's brief trea..
The Professional Practice of Teaching in New Zealand contains information that will help you learn to teach effectively. Written specifically for the New Zealand setting, it highlights the range of kn..
A fascinating exploration of the Divided Woman, the key to understanding why women cannot take a hero's journey. Every woman battles being a Divided Woman, whether she is a stay-at-home mom or a high-..
The Qur'an is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims around the world to be the literal word of God as revealed to the Prophet Muhammad by the angel Gabriel nearly fourteen hundred y..
The resources race is on. Powering our digital lives and green technologies are some of the Earth's most precious metals - but they are running out. And what will happen when they do?
The green-t..
Have you ever found yourself re-reading the same sentence four or five times and thought 'I should get more sleep'? Are you clueless as to why one paragraph just seems to 'flow' while you simply can't..
The Reading Book is a comprehensive guide to teaching reading. It contains
research-based information that will support primary and middle school
teachers to plan realistic and effective programme..
From the Nobel Prize-winning author of Never Let Me Go.
In the summer of 1956, Stevens, the ageing butler of Darlington Hall, embarks on a leisurely holiday that will take him deep into the count..
One of the greatest works of philosophy, political theory, and literature ever produced, Plato's Republic has shaped Western thought for thousands of years, and remains as relevant today as when it wa..
The unabridged version of this definitive work is now available in this highly designed hardcover with an introduction by Odysseus Makridis.
Published around 380 BCE, Plato's most famous work exp..
Plato's dialogues still form the basis of ethical government and justice today. Now read The Republic in a digestible, pocket format for the modern reader. With a new introduction placing Plato's gre..
Argentine poet Jorge Luis Borges was madly in love when his life was shattered by painful heartbreak. But the breakdown that followed illuminated an incontrovertible truth-that love is necessarily imb..
A major reappraisal, by the Nobel-prizewinning economist, of the relationship between capitalism and freedom
Despite its manifest failures, the narrative of neoliberalism retains its grip on the ..
Urgent, compelling reading from the author of Chernobyl on the defining conflict of our times- do you know what is at stake in Ukraine?
On 24 February 2022, Russia shocked the world by launching ..
A thought-provoking and eye-opening work in the vein of Sapiens, Walking the Bible, and The Language of God that offers a compelling argument for how science is not only compatible with faith, but can..