Beletrie Profile books

Mary Beard

Britain's favourite classicist lifts the lid on the Roman Empire in this major non-fiction release for 2015. Covering 1,000 years of history, and casting fresh light on the basics of Roman culture from…

Ryan Holiday

Inspiring and practical, this is a powerful meditation on the nature and dangers of ego, from the bestselling author of "Trust Me, I'm Lying" and "The Obstacle Is The Way".

Carmen Maria Machado

Chris Kraus

The first hardback publication of the cult novel adored by feminists and fashionistas alike. The novel's cult following has ensured a steady undercurrent of buzz since its first publication twenty years…

Alan Bennett

Oliver Bullough

Dan Davies

Part-biography, part-political thriller, The Unaccountability Machine is a rousing expose of how management failures lead organisations to make catastrophic errors

Sarah Perry

Now in paperback, this is an acclaimed historical novel of love and intrigue, set in Essex and London in the late 19th century. '"The Essex Serpent" is a novel to relish: a work of great intelligence…

Laszlo Krasznahorkai

Matthew Cobb

Catriona Ward

Helen Gordon

Suzy Hansen

Mikael Krogerus, Roman Tschäppeler

This is a pocket-sized compendium of the world's most useful tests - and a vital tool for anyone seeking to understand themselves and others. From leadership style to personality type, from IQ to EQ…

Ryan Holiday

A modern guru shows us how a simple change in attitude can change insurmountable obstacles into once-in-a-lifetime opportunities. His previous book, "Trust Me I'm Lying", was an instant "Wall Street…

Rashid I. Khalidi

50 Cent, Robert Greene

Paperback edition of the business guide from bestselling author of "The 48 Laws Of Power", Greene, and rapper 50 Cent. Draws on the lore of gangsters, hustlers and hip-hop artists, as well as 50 Cent's…

We're all going on a summer holiday ... and the destination is: murder

Janice Hallett

Ned Palmer

Laszlo Krasznahorkai

James A. Robinson, Daron Acemoglu

The bestselling book which explains why the world is divided into nations with wildly differing levels of prosperity. The authors argue that a nation's failure is not down to climate, geography or culture…

Robert Greene