A quirky language-lovers tour of the twenty most-spoken languages in the world - what puts them a cut above the other six thousand?

A powerful meditation on the nature and dangers of ego, from the bestselling author of The Obstacle is the Way.

A brand new look at global conflict from top Economist correspondent John Andrews.

Everything you need to know about the sea and shore, from high tides to half-hitches.

Offers an understanding of Vermeer's paintings and of the era they portray.

Following up 2016's hit Go Figure, another collection of astonishing bite-sized explainers from the Economist.

The history and possible future of the border between the Republic and Northern Ireland.

Find order, creativity and productivity with this revolutionary system

The no-nonsense guide to change: how to lead it and how to lead through it when the world is still spinning. By the award-winning author of No Bullsh*t Leadership.

Giving an account of the life of a surgeon, this book looks at what it is like to cut into people's bodies and the - literally life and death - decisions that have to be made. It includes chronicles of operations that go wrong; of doctors who go to the bad; why autopsies are necessary; and what it feels like to insert your knife into someone.