An essential overview of the problems of our world today -- and how we should prepare for tomorrow -- from the world's leading public intellectual

We have two choices. We can be pessimistic, give up, and help ensure that the worst will happen. Or we can be optimistic, grasp the opportunities that surely exist, and maybe help make the world a better place. Not much of a choice. From peerless political thinker Noam Chomsky comes an exploration of rising neoliberalism, the refugee crisis in ...

Chidera Eggerue (Author)

Referred to by Elle as a 'millenial mastermind', Chidera Eggerue is an award-winning blogger, Instagram star, feminist, fashionista and BLM campaigner. She writes on issues facing young women today: relationships, friendships, bullying, racism, social media, self-confidence and mental well-being. She has featured in many publications such as Elle, Vogue, and BuzzFeed and was runner up for Cosmopolitan's Disruptor of the Year award in 2018.Manjit Thapp (Illustrat...

Shunmyo Masuno (Author)

Shunmyo Masuno is the head priest of a 450-year-old Zen Buddhist temple in Japan, an award-winning Zen garden designer for clients all over the world and a professor of environmental design at one of Japan's leading art schools. He has lectured widely around the world.Harry and Zanna Goldhawk (Illustrator)

Harry and Zanna Goldhawk create their beautiful illustrations from their seaside cottage in Cornwall. They're hugely inspired by nature and colour, and l...

Outside Asia precious little is known of their rich history, but new evidence reframes our understanding of the indelible mark they left on a vast region stretching from Europe and sweeping right across Central Asia deep into China.

A groundbreaking new textbook that brings a highly topical, environmental perspective to the story of how humans have shaped the world.