Profile Books

The Idea of the Brain: A History: SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 2020

By Cobb, Professor Matthew

Runaway World

By Giddens, Professor Anthony

Pompeii: The Life of a Roman Town

By Mary Beard

At the Edge of Uncertainty: 11 Discoveries Taking Science by Surprise

By Brooks, Michael

Don't Sleep, There are Snakes: Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle

By Everett, Daniel

Vesuvius: The most famous volcano in the world

By Darley, Gillian

The King's Cathedral: The ancient heart of Christ Church, Oxford

By Curthoys, Judith

The Concise 33 Strategies of War (The Modern Machiavellian Robert Greene)

By Greene, Robert

The Cardinal's Hat: Money, Ambition and Everyday Life in the Court of a Borgia Prince

By Hollingsworth, Mary

Inside the Box: Why the best business innovations are right in front of you: Why the best business solutions are right in front of you: The creative method that works for everyone

By Goldenberg, Jacob, Boyd, Drew

The (Mis)Behaviour of Markets: A Fractal View of Risk, Ruin and Reward

By Mandelbrot, Benoit B., Hudson, Richard L.

The Uncommon Reader

By Bennett, Alan

State Building: Governance and World Order in the 21st Century

By Fukuyama, Francis

Asylum: A survivor’s flight from Nazi-occupied Vienna through wartime France

By Scheyer, Moriz, Singer, P.N.

The End Of The Question Mark?

By 63336, AQA

Aliens: Science Asks: Is There Anyone Out There?

By Al-Khalili, Jim

Infectious Greed: How Deceit and Risk Corrupted the Financial Markets

By Partnoy, Frank

Other People's Money: Masters of the Universe or Servants of the People?

By Kay, John

Get Out of My Life: The bestselling guide to the twenty-first-century teenager

By Franks, Suzanne, Wolf, Tony

Tutankhamen's Curse: The developing history of an Egyptian king

By Joyce Tyldesley

Release Your Inner Roman by Marcus Sidonius Falx (The Marcus Sidonius Falx Trilogy)

By Toner, Dr. Jerry

Smut: Two Unseemly Stories

By Bennett, Alan

100 Things To Do Before You Die: (plus a few to do afterwards)

By New Scientist

Joe: The Only Boy in the World

By Blastland, Michael

The Wonga Coup: Simon Mann's Plot to Seize Oil Billions in Africa

By Roberts, Adam

Talk to the Hand : The Utter Bloody Rudeness of Everyday Life

By Lynne Truss

Palestinian Walks: Notes on a Vanishing Landscape

By Shehadeh, Raja

The Rise And Fall Of Marks & Spencer: ..and How It Rose Again

By Bevan, Judi

The Roman Forum (Wonders of the World)

By Watkin, David

The Curious Incident Of The WMD In Iraq

By Candappa, Rohan