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The Notebook
A History of Thinking on Paper: A New Statesman and Spectator Book of the Year
2024 || Paperback || Roland Allen || Profile Books Ltd
Diaries, sketchbooks, common-places, notebooks, ledgers and ships' logs: how the blank book changed the way we think, and helped us change the world.
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Is Maths Real?
How Simple Questions Lead Us to Mathematics’ Deepest Truths
2024 || Paperback || Eugenia Cheng || Profile Books Ltd
One of the world's most creative mathematicians offers new ways to look at maths - focusing on questions, not answers
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Geography Is Destiny
Britain and the World, a 10,000 Year History
2024 || Paperback || Ian Morris || Profile Books Ltd
The story of Britain, from its first moments as an island to its possible future
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Cezanne
A life
2024 || Paperback || Alex Danchev || Profile Books Ltd
Today we view Cezanne as a monumental figure, but during his lifetime (1839-1906), many did not understand him or his work. This book tells the story of an artist who was never accepted into the official Salon: he was considered a revolutionary at best and a barbarian at worst, whose paintings were unfinished, distorted and strange.
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The Book of Human Emotions
An Encyclopedia of Feeling from Anger to Wanderlust
2024 || Paperback || Tiffany Watt Smith || Profile Books Ltd
Now available in paperback: let Tiffany Watt Smith guide you through the history, politics, art, literature and philosophy of 156 emotions from around the world, from Iktsuarpok to Indignation.
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The Daily Stoic
366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living: Featuring new translations of Seneca, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius
2024 || Paperback || Ryan Holiday e.a. || Profile Books Ltd
Beautifully packaged daily doses of Stoic wisdom, from the author of The Obstacle is the Way.
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Perennial Seller
The Art of Making and Marketing Work that Lasts
2024 || Paperback || Ryan Holiday || Profile Books Ltd
Bestselling author and marketing strategist Ryan Holiday reveals how a classic work - a Perennial Seller - is made and marketed.
Moneyland (e-book)
Why Thieves And Crooks Now Rule The World And How To Take It Back
2018 || E-book via Bookshelf || Oliver Bullough || Profile Books Ltd
SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
WATERSTONES NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTH
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2019
SUNDAY TIMES BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR
an ECONOMIST Politics and Current Affairs book of the year
and a DAILY MAIL and TIMES book of the year
'You cannot understand power, wealth and poverty without knowing about Moneyland.'
Simon Kuper, New Statesman
2019: democracy is eating itself, inequality is skyrocketing, the system is breaking apart. Why?
Because in 1962, some bankers in London had ...
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Influence at Work
Capture attention, connect with others, convince people to act: An Economist Edge book
2024 || Paperback || Steve J. Martin || Profile Books Ltd
From the bestselling author on the psychology of persuasion: a new guide to improving your influence at work - and beyond
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Darwin's Most Wonderful Plants
Darwin's Botany Today
2024 || Paperback || Ken Thompson || Profile Books Ltd
A rediscovery of Darwin the botanist and his theories on insectivorous and climbing plants.