Beletrie Profile books

Mary Beard

Britain's favourite classicist lifts the lid on the Roman Empire in this major non-fiction release for 2015. Covering 1,000 years of history, and casting fresh light on the basics of Roman culture from…

Stephen Hanselman, Ryan Holiday

Mary Beard

Christopher McDougall

The Tarahumara are a remote, mysterious tribe of Mexican Indians, who came to the attention of the sport world in 1993, when one of them, aged 57, came first in a prestigious 100-mile race, wearing…

Esi Edugyan

David Runciman

Ryan Holiday

Inspiring and practical, this is a powerful meditation on the nature and dangers of ego, from the bestselling author of "Trust Me, I'm Lying" and "The Obstacle Is The Way".

Mikael Krogerus, Roman Tschäppeler

Ruth Ben-Ghiat

Shoshana Zuboff

Mikael Krogerus, Roman Tschäppeler

Chris Kraus

The first hardback publication of the cult novel adored by feminists and fashionistas alike. The novel's cult following has ensured a steady undercurrent of buzz since its first publication twenty years…

Alan Bennett

Marshall Goldsmith

Matthew Cobb

David Runciman

'A splendid book: economical, invigorating and surprising' The Times'He has that gift, both as a podcaster and as a writer, to illuminate abstruse and abstract ideas with human charm' ObserverIn this…

Laszlo Krasznahorkai

Laszlo Krasznahorkai

Mikael Krogerus, Roman Tschäppeler

This is a pocket-sized compendium of the world's most useful tests - and a vital tool for anyone seeking to understand themselves and others. From leadership style to personality type, from IQ to EQ…

Joost Ellfers, Robert Greene

An inspirational guide to self-empowerment, based on the advice of Elizabeth I, Henry Kissinger, Louis XIV and Machiavelli, amongst others. 30,000 copies sold in hardback.