Human Science

Thich Nhat Hanh

How to Smile

Marta Mcdowell

Gardening Can Be Murder: How Poisonous Poppies, Sinister Shovels, and Grim Gardens Have Inspired Mystery Writers

Dalai Lama

The Book of Joy

Two giants of human spirituality consider how humans can best find joy in the face of human suffering.

Viorica Marian

The Power of Language

Why should we learn more than one language? Can it change the way we think? Does it have the power to transform how we see the world? You may think you speak only one language. In fact, your mind is inte…

J. R. R. Tolkien

The Art of the Hobbit

A sumptuous full colour art book containing the complete collection of more than 100 sketches, drawings, paintings and maps created by J. R.R. Tolkien for The Hobbit.

Andrew Davidson

Astrobiology and Christian Doctrine

The universe turns out to be full of habitable planets. In this book, both the theological expert and the general reader (with theological bearings) are taken on the journey of thinking about how Christia…

Viorica Marian

The Power of Language

“Sparkles with insight.”—Daniel Pink This revolutionary book goes beyond any recent book on language to dissect how language operates in our minds and how to harness its virtually limitless power. As D…

Steven Merritt Miner

The Furies Unleashed

The ultimate chronicle of Russia's Second World War, using newly released sources to analyse the human sacrifice and suffering beneath the statistics.

Roxane Gay

How to Be Heard

Roxane Gay, the prominent novelist, New York Times bestselling author of Hunger and Bad Feminist, cultural critic, and columnist provides practical guidance for everyone who wants to use their voice to wr…

Ethan Doyle White

Pagans

A clear, concise and detailed historical analysis of the eclectic and beautiful visual and material culture of paganism. The book begins with an introduction that clarifies what we mean by `pagan . It t…

Dennis Baron

You Can't Always Say What You Want

Today's struggle for free speech is placed into historical context to explore how laws protect, or threaten, less-powerful speakers.

Alain de Botton

A Therapeutic Journey

The essential guide to mental health from the bestselling author of The School of Life A Therapeutic Journey follows the arc from mental crisis and collapse to convalescence and recovery. Written with ki…

J. R. R. Tolkien

The Art of the Lord of the Rings

A sumptuous full-colour art book containing the complete collection of almost 200 sketches, drawings, paintings and maps created by J. R.R. Tolkien for The Lord of the Rings.

Robin Dunbar

How Religion Evolved

A fascinating analysis of the evolution of religion from the internationally renowned evolutionary psychologist When did humans develop spiritual thought? What is religion's evolutionary purpose? And in …

Caroline Taggart

Humble Pie and Cold Turkey

Humble Pie and Cold Turkey is an engaging historical exploration of the bizarre words and phrases that are sprinkled throughout the English Language. Designed to be easily accessible, this digestible book…

Louis Ferrante

The Mafia

Louis Ferrante is an international bestselling author, global business speaker, and television host for Discovery Networks International. His books have been translated into fifteen languages and his tele…

William MacAskill

What We Owe The Future

Emma Smith

Portable Magic

'A fascinating journey into our relationship with the physical book...I lost count of the times I exclaimed with delight when I read a nugget of information I hadn't encountered before' Val McDermid, The …

Thich Nhat Hanh

The Art of Living

In troubled times, there is an urgency to understand ourselves and our world. We have so many questions, and they tug at us night and day, consciously and unconsciously. In this important volume, Zen mast…