New in the Economist Edge series: how brands can create enduring bonds with customers and markets in the post-digital age of social influence.

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

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.

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

The psychology and biology behind what we find cute, and how cuteness has shaped cultures around the world.

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

From James Joyce to Coco Chanel, 1913 is an irreverent but poignant portrait of Europe on the brink of war.

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.

From the international bestselling author of Better, Complications and The Checklist Manifesto and Reith Lecturer 2014, a revolutionary and emotionally searing account of death, dying and medicine.