One of two new titles in Thames & Hudson’s ‘Big Idea’ series, this lucid analysis lays out the debate surrounding the escalating costs, both financial and ethical, of medicine in the modern world.

Part of Virago's Five Gold Reads: Celebrating five decades of the feminist publisher, each of the Five Gold Reads represents an iconic moment in Virago's history, from the 1970s to today. Representing the 2000s, Natasha Walter's highly acclaimed, controversial and much needed look at our highly sexualised culture

A groundbreaking book about how to harness the power of collaboration and work most effectively in groups-coauthored by Getting Things Done's David Allen

‘A brilliant cultural history … Scull’s book fills a gap in the literature and deserves to be widely read … outstanding’ The Times

321 surprising facts about flora and fauna, language, famous people, our planet earth and much more.

The first comprehensive account of the rise and fall of what historians consider to be the world's very first empire: Assyria

'A work of remarkable synthesis. The range of its sources is truly extraordinary . . . Frahm punctures a fair share of myths too' Pratinav Anil, The Times

At its height in 660 BCE, the kingdom of Assyria stretched from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. It was the first empire the world had ever seen.

Here, historian Eckart Frahm tells the epic story of Assyria...

This book explores answers to these questions by presenting research into how happiness is measured, frameworks for personal behaviors, management techniques that build happiness in the workplace--and warnings that highlight where the happiness hype has been overblown.

Through candid interviews and encounters with some of the world's most successful business people, find out what makes great leaders tick, learn what it takes to be credible and read about the things that they'd do differently if they had to do it all again.