Politics & Social Sciences

The Great Philosophers: Aristotle

The Great Philosophers: Plato 'Courage is knowing what not to fear' Plato 'One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors' Without the work of Plato, western thought is, quite literally, unthinkable. No single...

Talking To Strangers Malcolm Gladwell, host of the podcast  Revisionist History  and author of the #1  New York Times  bestseller  Outliers , offers a powerful examination of our interactions with strangers ,  and why they often go wrong —now with a new afterword by the author....

From Nobel laureate, world-renowned doctor, and noted human rights activist Dr. Denis Mukwege comes an inspiring clarion call-to-action to confront the scourge of sexual violence and better learn from women's resilience, strength, and power. At the heart of Dr. Mukwege’s message will be...

Angels And Demons CERN Institute, Switzerland: a world-renowned scientist is found brutally murdered with a mysterious symbol seared onto his chest. The Vatican, Rome: the College of Cardinals assembles to elect a new pope. Somewhere beneath them, an unstoppable bomb of terrifying power...

Who Was Queen Elizabeth II? How did a little girl who loved horses become the longest reigning monarch in England? Find out in this addition to the #1  New York Times  best-selling Who Was? series !  In 1936, the life of ten-year-old Princess Elizabeth of York changed forever....

Don't Worry: 48 Lessons on Relieving Anxiety from a Zen Buddhist Monk  Discover why 90% of your worries won’t come true in this highly practical, internationally bestselling guide by the renowned Zen Buddhist author of   The Art of Simple Living. Think of a time when you were...

Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life The inspirational sequel to 12 RULES FOR LIFE, which has sold over 5 million copies around the world - now in paperback In  12 Rules for Life , acclaimed public thinker and clinical psychologist Jordan B. Peterson offered an antidote to the...

In  The Book of Fun , Polygon co-founder Russ Frushtick divulges the hidden backstories and fascinating facts about your favorite video games, theme parks, festivals, sports, and more. With 80+ digestible, entertaining entries, it's not just fodder for your next dinner party -- you might also...

From legendary investor Ray Dalio, author of the international bestseller Principles, who has spent half a century studying global economies and markets, Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order examines history's most turbulent economic and political periods to reveal why the times...

'A devastating indictment' SUNDAY TIMES 'An important book, a superb piece of reporting' OBSERVER 'With great narrative verve, and a sober and subtle intelligence, she carries us deep behind the scenes of history-in-the-making' PHILIP GOUREVITCH Why do leaders who vow 'never again'...

* SELECTED FOR BARACK OBAMA'S SUMMER READING LIST 2022 * 'Anyone interested in the future of liberal democracy should read this book' ANNE APPLEBAUM ---------- One of our most important political thinkers looks to the greatest challenge of our time: how to live together equally...

We Are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast   In We Are the Weather, Jonathan Safran Foer explores the central global dilemma of our time in a surprising, deeply personal, and urgent new way. Some people reject the fact, overwhelmingly supported by scientists, that our...

Alienated America: Why Some Places Thrive While Others Collapse    Now a Washington Post Bestseller.   During the 2016 presidential campaign, Donald J. Trump proclaimed, “The American Dream is dead,” a message that resonated across the country.  Washington Examiner  editor...

What makes a mammal a mammal? The answer is more complicated than you think! I, Mammal  is a history of mammals and their ancestors and of how science came to grasp mammalian evolution. After a misdirected football left new father Liam Drew clutching a uniquely mammalian part of his...

The Prince And Other Writings   One of the foremost examples of modern philosophy, Niccolò Machiavelli's The Prince is notorious for the morality it expounds, often summarized by the phrase, "The end justifies the means." With The Prince, Machiavelli's intent was to provide practical...

The Body: A Guide For Occupants   NATIONAL BESTSELLER NEW YORK TIMES  BESTSELLER INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A  NEW YORK TIMES  EDITORS' CHOICE NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2019 BY  Maclean's  •  The Washington Post  •  USA Today  • Indigo  Bill Bryson,...

Coders: Who They Are, What They Think and How They Are Changing Our World   From revolution on Twitter to romance on Tinder, we live in a world constructed of code - and coders are the ones who built it for us. In Coders, acclaimed tech writer Clive Thompson offers an illuminating...

The Brain: The Story Of You Locked in the silence and darkness of your skull, your brain fashions the rich narratives of your reality and your identity. Join renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman for a journey into the questions at the mysterious heart of our existence. What is...

The Future of Humanity: Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality, and Our Destiny Beyond Earth NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The #1 bestselling author of The Future of the Mind traverses the frontiers of astrophysics, artificial intelligence, and technology to...

Benjamin Franklin: An American Life In this authoritative and engrossing full-scale biography, Walter Isaacson, bestselling author of Einstein and Steve Jobs, shows how the most fascinating of America's founders helped define our national character. Benjamin Franklin is the...

A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership (Hardcover - UK Edition) In his book, former FBI director James Comey shares his never-before-told experiences from some of the highest-stakes situations of his career in the past two decades of American government, exploring what...